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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
11 111 206 7 13 1 4.98 -1.9
Birth Date4-22-1982
Height6' 5"
Weight245 lbs
Age41 years, 11 months, 28 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
Multiple stints are are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2008 TOR MLB 12 12 65.0 3 6 0 67 29 58 9 99 9.3 4.0 1.2 8.0 0% .307 1.48 4.69 5.54 108 5.35 114.1 0.1
2009 TOR MLB 9 9 48.0 1 3 0 54 30 39 6 104 10.1 5.6 1.1 7.3 0% .327 1.75 5.07 6.19 121 7.00 150.1 -0.8
2010 TOR MLB 33 0 34.0 1 1 1 26 15 32 3 113 6.9 4.0 0.8 8.5 0% .247 1.21 3.63 3.71 108 4.90 110.6 0.0
2011 DET 0 19 0 18.7 1 2 0 21 20 12 1 111 10.1 9.6 0.5 5.8 0% .333 2.20 5.68 7.23 130 7.32 170.2 -0.6
2011 OAK 0 9 0 12.7 0 0 0 9 3 7 1 92 6.4 2.1 0.7 5.0 0% .205 0.95 3.69 2.13 115 5.22 121.4 -0.1
2011 TOR 0 5 0 2.3 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 100 11.6 15.4 0.0 11.6 0% .429 3.00 5.63 11.57 137 9.18 213.4 -0.1
2013 CHA MLB 24 0 25.3 1 1 0 19 17 23 2 101 6.8 6.0 0.7 8.2 0% .246 1.42 4.53 2.13 128 6.28 150.4 -0.5
2011 TOT MLB 33 0 33.7 1 2 0 33 27 22 2 103 8.8 7.2 0.5 5.9 0% .000 1.78 4.93 5.61 126 6.66 154.8 -0.8
CareerMLB11121206.07131199118174221038.75.21.07.635%.2931.544.624.981175.99133.0-1.9

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2004 AUB A- NYP 3 2 12.0 1 0 0 6 1 13 0 4.5 0.8 0.0 9.8 0% .214 0.58 1.79 1.50 0 0.00 0.0
2005 DUN A+ FSL 21 21 94.3 5 4 0 80 56 116 8 96 7.6 5.3 0.8 11.1 0% -.379 1.44 4.19 3.63 100 6.07 119.7
2005 NHP AA EAS 8 8 43.0 4 3 0 32 25 45 2 27 6.7 5.2 0.4 9.4 0% -.411 1.33 3.47 2.93 97 4.19 82.6
2006 NHP AA EAS 16 16 88.0 4 5 0 101 44 81 9 10.3 4.5 0.9 8.3 0% .343 1.65 4.47 5.63 0 0.00 0.0
2006 SYR AAA INT 12 12 51.2 2 7 0 49 38 45 7 99 8.6 6.7 1.2 7.9 0% .280 1.70 5.44 5.45 124 5.93 124.4
2007 NHP AA EAS 11 11 62.0 3 5 0 67 16 55 4 107 9.7 2.3 0.6 8.0 0% .337 1.34 3.29 5.37 83 4.86 99.7
2007 SUR Wnt AFL 6 6 22.0 1 2 0 13 9 25 0 5.3 3.7 0.0 10.2 0% .232 1.00 2.62 1.23 0 0.00 0.0
2008 TOR MLB AL 12 12 65.0 3 6 0 67 29 58 9 99 9.3 4.0 1.2 8.0 0% .307 1.48 4.69 5.54 108 5.35 114.1
2008 SYR AAA INT 19 19 117.0 8 6 0 97 34 121 8 87 7.5 2.6 0.6 9.3 0% .293 1.12 3.11 2.69 81 3.00 61.4
2009 TOR MLB AL 9 9 48.0 1 3 0 54 30 39 6 104 10.1 5.6 1.1 7.3 0% .327 1.75 5.07 6.19 121 7.00 150.1
2009 LVG AAA PCL 24 24 139.3 9 6 0 132 78 109 7 97 8.5 5.0 0.5 7.0 0% .302 1.51 4.41 4.46 104 4.34 91.3
2010 TOR MLB AL 33 0 34.0 1 1 1 26 15 32 3 113 6.9 4.0 0.8 8.5 0% .247 1.21 3.63 3.71 108 4.90 110.6
2010 NHP AA EAS 3 0 2.7 0 1 0 3 1 5 1 10.0 3.3 3.3 16.7 0% .400 1.48 5.58 13.33 0 0.00 0.0
2010 LVG AAA PCL 17 0 18.7 2 1 0 14 15 23 2 6.7 7.2 1.0 11.1 0% .267 1.55 4.91 3.37 0 0.00 0.0
2011 DET MLB AL 19 0 18.7 1 2 0 21 20 12 1 111 10.1 9.6 0.5 5.8 0% .333 2.20 5.68 7.23 130 7.32 170.2
2011 OAK MLB AL 9 0 12.7 0 0 0 9 3 7 1 92 6.4 2.1 0.7 5.0 0% .205 0.95 3.69 2.13 115 5.22 121.4
2011 TOR MLB AL 5 0 2.3 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 100 11.6 15.4 0.0 11.6 0% .429 3.00 5.63 11.57 137 9.18 213.4
2011 TOL AAA INT 8 0 11.3 0 0 0 11 5 7 0 8.7 4.0 0.0 5.6 0% .314 1.41 3.58 2.38 103 4.95 101.0
2012 LEH AAA INT 47 1 57.7 1 4 0 57 33 63 2 93 8.9 5.2 0.3 9.8 0% .346 1.56 3.55 4.37 94 5.29 110.1
2013 CHA MLB AL 24 0 25.3 1 1 0 19 17 23 2 101 6.8 6.0 0.7 8.2 0% .246 1.42 4.53 2.13 128 6.28 150.4
2013 CHR AAA INT 26 0 38.7 0 2 3 30 12 43 2 7.0 2.8 0.5 10.0 0% .289 1.09 2.73 3.03 74 2.74 59.6
2014 CHR AAA INT 12 0 19.7 0 2 2 19 14 15 3 8.7 6.4 1.4 6.9 0% .291 1.68 5.94 4.58 128 6.13 129.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 1096 0.4964 0.4398 0.7635 0.6360 0.2464 0.8266 0.6029 0.2365
2009 871 0.4994 0.4420 0.8026 0.6575 0.2271 0.8357 0.7071 0.1974
2010 611 0.4845 0.4861 0.7475 0.6858 0.2984 0.7734 0.6915 0.2525
2011 677 0.4845 0.4284 0.8345 0.6402 0.2292 0.8952 0.6750 0.1655
2013 455 0.4703 0.4352 0.7475 0.6495 0.2448 0.8633 0.4746 0.2525
Career37100.48980.44530.78100.65170.24710.83700.63940.2190

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-09-21 2013-09-30 DTD 9 9 Left Elbow Sprain Ulnar Collateral Ligament - -
2010-08-12 2010-09-01 15-DL 20 19 Right Foot Sprain -
2007-06-15 2007-09-04 Minors 81 0 Left Elbow Strain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 CHA $
2012 PHI $
2011 TOR $436,400
2009 TOR $403,700
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$840,100
2 yrTotal$840,100

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 133 dSteve Hilliard1 year (2014)

Details
  • 1 year (2014). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent (minor-league contract). Released by Chicago White Sox 5/12/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 11/15/12 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Chicago White Sox 7/3/13. Sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago White Sox 10/18/13. Refused assignment, elected free agency 10/22/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 12/9/11 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$0.4364M (2011). Re-signed by Toronto 2/11. Acquired by Oakland in trade 4/18/11 after being DFA by Toronto 4/12/11. Acquired by Detroit in trade from Oakland 5/27/11. DFA by Detroit 8/2/11. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/10/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed 3/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4037M (2009). Re-signed 2/23/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Contract purchased 11/20/07.
  • Drafted 2004 (1-16) (Oklahoma). Signed 7/04, $1.6M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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DateQuestionAnswer
2008-06-02 12:00:00 (link to chat)Would a Adam Lind and David Purcey for Bay deal workout well for both teams? Wouldn't Lind project as a lefthanded Bay with a little less power in his prime?
(Taylor from Toronto)		I think the Pirates would want some higher-end guys than Lind and Purcey. I don't think Lind is in Bay's class and Purcey doesn't excite me. (John Perrotto)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, David Purcey threw 3,818 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2014, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2014, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (93mph) and Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Change (86mph).