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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
10 82 104.7 3 4 0 4.21 1.9
Birth Date7-1-1984
Height6' 1"
Weight210 lbs
Age39 years, 8 months, 27 days
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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.
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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
2007 ANA MLB 7 0 6.7 0 0 0 10 3 9 4 102 13.5 4.1 5.4 12.2 0% .375 1.95 9.75 10.80 97 4.55 94.2 0.1
2008 ANA MLB 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 104 18.0 9.0 0.0 4.5 0% .444 3.00 5.15 22.50 101 3.37 72.0 0.0
2009 ANA MLB 13 0 19.3 0 0 0 27 7 21 6 104 12.6 3.3 2.8 9.8 0% .368 1.76 6.23 5.12 89 3.03 65.1 0.5
2010 ANA MLB 13 0 19.7 2 0 0 12 4 15 2 104 5.5 1.8 0.9 6.9 0% .185 0.81 3.45 1.37 92 3.08 69.5 0.4
2011 ANA MLB 44 0 54.0 1 3 0 46 20 56 5 98 7.7 3.3 0.8 9.3 0% .279 1.22 3.30 3.00 87 3.48 80.9 0.8
2012 ANA 0 2 0 2.3 0 1 0 5 1 3 1 102 19.3 3.9 3.9 11.6 0% .500 2.57 7.32 15.43 53 1.78 40.7 0.1
2012 OAK 0 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 88 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .333 1.50 3.04 0.00 109 5.64 129.3 0.0
2012 TOT MLB 3 0 3.0 0 1 0 6 1 3 1 99 18.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 0% .000 2.33 6.37 12.00 63 2.63 60.4 0.1
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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.
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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-
2003 CDR A MDW 31 0 37.7 1 2 9 18 13 54 1 4.3 3.1 0.2 12.9 0% .221 0.82 1.67 0.24 0 0.00 0.0
2003 RCU A+ CLF 24 0 29.3 2 2 8 28 18 33 4 8.6 5.5 1.2 10.1 0% .308 1.57 5.29 4.91 0 0.00 0.0
2004 RCU A+ CLF 41 5 77.7 3 2 4 76 33 71 9 8.8 3.8 1.0 8.2 0% .307 1.40 4.78 3.94 0 0.00 0.0
2005 RCU A+ CLF 42 15 121.3 6 8 3 132 53 92 20 9.8 3.9 1.5 6.8 0% -.671 1.53 5.84 5.27 0 0.00 0.0
2006 ARK AA TXS 42 0 66.0 3 4 10 52 27 60 13 98 7.1 3.7 1.8 8.2 0% .227 1.20 5.41 5.18 100 3.09 64.8
2006 SLC AAA PCL 4 0 4.1 0 1 1 9 4 3 1 118 19.8 8.8 2.2 6.6 0% .471 3.17 7.97 13.17 127 0.00 0.0
2006 AUS wor WBC 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 16.4 16.4 8.2 0.0 0% .250 3.64 21.03 16.36 0 0.00 0.0
2007 ANA MLB AL 7 0 6.7 0 0 0 10 3 9 4 102 13.5 4.1 5.4 12.2 0% .375 1.95 9.75 10.80 97 4.55 94.2
2007 RCU A+ CLF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 70 4.5 0.0 0.0 13.5 0% .167 0.50 0.77 0.00 73 2.03 41.7
2007 ARK AA TXS 21 3 49.3 2 3 0 34 14 50 5 96 6.2 2.6 0.9 9.1 0% .234 0.97 3.50 2.01 85 3.01 61.7
2007 SLC AAA PCL 16 0 24.7 3 0 1 17 6 32 2 122 6.2 2.2 0.7 11.7 0% .263 0.93 3.08 2.19 63 1.51 31.0
2008 ANA MLB AL 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 104 18.0 9.0 0.0 4.5 0% .444 3.00 5.15 22.50 101 3.37 72.0
2008 SLC AAA PCL 10 0 13.3 1 0 0 12 9 11 1 110 8.1 6.1 0.7 7.4 0% .282 1.58 5.06 4.06 95 4.25 87.0
2008 ANG Rk AZL 7 0 9.0 0 0 2 6 2 13 0 104 6.0 2.0 0.0 13.0 0% .333 0.89 1.85 3.00 76 2.77 56.6
2009 ANA MLB AL 13 0 19.3 0 0 0 27 7 21 6 104 12.6 3.3 2.8 9.8 0% .368 1.76 6.23 5.12 89 3.03 65.1
2009 SLC AAA PCL 29 0 43.3 3 1 0 41 11 51 7 105 8.5 2.3 1.5 10.6 0% .298 1.20 4.09 3.12 75 2.80 58.9
2009 azu Wnt DWL 13 0 12.7 1 1 0 11 5 12 0 7.8 3.5 0.0 8.5 0% .297 1.26 2.57 4.96 0 0.00 0.0
2010 ANA MLB AL 13 0 19.7 2 0 0 12 4 15 2 104 5.5 1.8 0.9 6.9 0% .185 0.81 3.45 1.37 92 3.08 69.5
2010 SLC AAA PCL 19 0 29.7 1 1 2 17 10 30 0 5.2 3.0 0.0 9.1 0% .246 0.91 2.57 0.61 0 0.00 0.0
2011 ANA MLB AL 44 0 54.0 1 3 0 46 20 56 5 98 7.7 3.3 0.8 9.3 0% .279 1.22 3.30 3.00 87 3.48 80.9
2012 ANA MLB AL 2 0 2.3 0 1 0 5 1 3 1 102 19.3 3.9 3.9 11.6 0% .500 2.57 7.32 15.43 53 1.78 40.7
2012 OAK MLB AL 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 88 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .333 1.50 3.04 0.00 109 5.64 129.3
2012 SAC AAA PCL 46 0 62.0 4 2 3 46 23 58 7 6.7 3.3 1.0 8.4 0% .239 1.11 4.37 3.34 99 2.93 61.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 52 0.5769 0.3654 0.9474 0.5333 0.1364 0.9375 1.0000 0.0526
2009 361 0.5319 0.4377 0.7405 0.6250 0.2249 0.8417 0.4211 0.2595
2010 288 0.5104 0.4306 0.8226 0.5714 0.2837 0.8810 0.7000 0.1774
2011 904 0.5254 0.4602 0.7813 0.6042 0.3007 0.8711 0.5814 0.2188
2012 56 0.5536 0.5000 0.7143 0.6452 0.3200 0.7500 0.6250 0.2857
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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
2010-08-05 2010-08-28 15-DL 23 20 Right Shoulder Inflammation -
2010-05-10 2010-06-02 Minors 23 0 Left Chest Strain Pectoral Muscle -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2012 ANA $495,000
2011 ANA $418,000
2008 ANA $391,000
2004 ANA $300,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$1,604,000
4 yrTotal$1,604,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 71 dRandy Rowley1 year (2013)

Details
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 12/11/12 (minor-league contract). Released by Toronto 3/26/13.
  • 1 year/$0.495M (2012). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/3/12. Claimed by Oakland off waivers 4/20/12 after being DFA by LA Angels 4/14/12. DFA by Oakland 4/25/12, sent outright to Triple-A 4/27/12.
  • 1 year/$0.418M (2011). Re-signed by LA Angels 3/1/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Renewed 3/4/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2009). Re-signed 2/25/09. Optioned to Triple-A 3/30/09. Recalled 4/18/09. Optioned 4/25/09. Recalled 5/27/09. Optioned 7/11/09. Recalled 9/1/09.
  • 1 year/$0.391M (2008). Optioned 4/5/08. Recalled 4/25/08. Optioned to Triple-A 4/28/08.
  • 1 year (2007). Contract purchased 9/1/07.
  • Signed 2002 as an amateur free agent from Australia.

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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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2023, Rich Thompson threw 1,898 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2012, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2012, he relied primarily on his Cutter (87mph) and Fourseam Fastball (89mph), also mixing in a Curve (76mph). He also rarely threw a Change (85mph).