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Birth Date	12-22-1987
Height	6' 1"
Weight	200 lbs

Age	36 years, 4 months, 0 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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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
2011	BAL	MLB	28	28	154.3	11	11	0	162	62	97	12	104	9.4	3.6	0.7	5.7	0%	.304	1.45	4.03	4.61	110	5.50	127.8	-0.8
2012	BAL	MLB	12	11	60.3	5	3	0	61	32	53	6	105	9.1	4.8	0.9	7.9	0%	.311	1.54	4.27	5.07	116	5.82	133.3	-0.5
2013	BAL	MLB	8	7	40.0	2	3	0	52	17	18	4	98	11.7	3.8	0.9	4.1	0%	.338	1.73	4.82	4.95	128	7.18	172.0	-1.1
2014	BAL	MLB	71	0	76.3	3	2	37	46	23	62	4	98	5.4	2.7	0.5	7.3	0%	.215	0.90	3.16	1.65	94	3.71	91.0	0.7
2015	BAL	MLB	64	0	65.7	4	1	36	51	14	79	3	114	7.0	1.9	0.4	10.8	0%	.308	0.99	1.97	1.92	73	2.86	66.8	1.4
2016	BAL	MLB	69	0	67.0	2	1	47	38	18	74	1	111	5.1	2.4	0.1	9.9	80%	.230	0.84	1.89	0.54	79	3.29	72.8	1.3
2017	BAL	MLB	38	0	37.3	2	1	15	39	18	29	1		9.4	4.3	0.2	7.0	75%	.336	1.53	3.38	2.89	103	5.91	125.8	-0.3
2018	BAL	0	16	0	15.7	1	0	4	11	10	13	1	105	6.3	5.7	0.6	7.5	64%	.263	1.34	4.47	3.45	115	7.71	172.3	-0.5
2018	NYA	0	25	0	25.0	1	0	3	18	11	21	2	111	6.5	4.0	0.7	7.6	78%	.229	1.16	4.11	2.88	107	6.55	146.2	-0.5
2019	NYA	MLB	66	0	61.3	3	1	3	38	32	53	3	101	5.6	4.7	0.4	7.8	77%	.224	1.14	3.76	1.91	92	3.47	71.3	1.2
2018	TOT	MLB	41	0	40.7	2	0	7	29	21	34	3	109	6.4	4.6	0.7	7.5	73%	.241	1.23	4.25	3.10	110	6.99	156.3	-1.0
Career		MLB	397	46	603.0	34	23	145	516	237	499	37	98	7.7	3.5	0.6	7.4	66%	.279	1.25	3.48	3.07	101	4.80	109.9	1.1

Statistics for All Levels

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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-
2006	BLU	Rk	APL	11	11	34.0	0	4	0	35	20	21	4	93	9.3	5.3	1.1	5.6	0%	.292	1.62	5.77	5.29	117	3.84	80.7
2007	ABE	A-	NYP	15	15	63.7	6	4	0	64	22	45	1	92	9.0	3.1	0.1	6.4	0%	.307	1.35	3.50	3.67	101	4.75	97.5
2008	DEL	A	SAL	27	27	147.3	12	7	0	118	49	114	9	98	7.2	3.0	0.5	7.0	0%	.255	1.13	3.92	3.12	100	3.71	75.8
2009	FRD	A+	CRL	25	24	140.0	9	6	0	123	55	131	6	103	7.9	3.5	0.4	8.4	0%	.294	1.27	3.40	2.70	91	4.19	88.2
2010	BOW	AA	EAS	15	14	87.0	7	3	0	76	28	68	4	95	7.9	2.9	0.4	7.0	0%	.277	1.20	3.46	2.48	0	0.00	0.0
2010	NOR	AAA	INT	12	12	66.3	3	4	0	63	23	56	3	99	8.6	3.1	0.4	7.6	0%	.303	1.30	3.27	2.99	0	0.00	0.0
2011	BAL	MLB	AL	28	28	154.3	11	11	0	162	62	97	12	104	9.4	3.6	0.7	5.7	0%	.304	1.45	4.03	4.61	110	5.50	127.8
2011	BOW	AA	EAS	3	3	11.7	0	2	0	14	2	15	3	79	10.8	1.5	2.3	11.6	0%	.355	1.37	4.94	5.40	93	5.95	121.5
2011	NOR	AAA	INT	1	1	5.0	0	1	0	3	1	3	0	90	5.4	1.8	0.0	5.4	0%	.214	0.80	2.63	1.80	102	3.50	71.6
2012	BAL	MLB	AL	12	11	60.3	5	3	0	61	32	53	6	105	9.1	4.8	0.9	7.9	0%	.311	1.54	4.27	5.07	116	5.82	133.3
2012	BOW	AA	EAS	2	2	12.0	1	0	0	8	3	11	0	96	6.0	2.3	0.0	8.3	0%	.242	0.92	2.36	0.75	81	3.14	65.3
2012	NOR	AAA	INT	9	9	51.3	4	2	0	49	20	37	5	94	8.6	3.5	0.9	6.5	0%	.279	1.34	4.15	4.91	105	4.57	95.1
2013	BAL	MLB	AL	8	7	40.0	2	3	0	52	17	18	4	98	11.7	3.8	0.9	4.1	0%	.338	1.73	4.82	4.95	128	7.18	172.0
2013	NOR	AAA	INT	19	19	103.3	6	5	0	112	46	75	5	97	9.8	4.0	0.4	6.5	0%	.324	1.53	3.86	4.27	102	5.75	124.9
2014	BAL	MLB	AL	71	0	76.3	3	2	37	46	23	62	4	98	5.4	2.7	0.5	7.3	0%	.215	0.90	3.16	1.65	94	3.71	91.0
2015	BAL	MLB	AL	64	0	65.7	4	1	36	51	14	79	3	114	7.0	1.9	0.4	10.8	0%	.308	0.99	1.97	1.92	73	2.86	66.8
2016	BAL	MLB	AL	69	0	67.0	2	1	47	38	18	74	1	111	5.1	2.4	0.1	9.9	80%	.230	0.84	1.89	0.54	79	3.29	72.8
2017	BAL	MLB	AL	38	0	37.3	2	1	15	39	18	29	1		9.4	4.3	0.2	7.0	75%	.336	1.53	3.38	2.89	103	5.91	125.8
2017	DEL	A	SAL	2	1	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	87	4.5	4.5	0.0	9.0	75%	.250	1.00	3.03	0.00	92	3.98	84.8
2017	ABE	A-	NYP	1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	102	0.0	9.0	0.0	9.0	100%	.000	1.00	4.43	0.00	91	3.89	82.7
2017	FRD	A+	CAR	2	0	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		4.5	4.5	0.0	9.0	80%	.200	1.00	2.89	0.00	94	3.54	75.4
2017	BOW	AA	EAS	4	0	3.7	0	0	0	4	2	5	1		9.8	4.9	2.5	12.3	80%	.333	1.64	5.68	4.91	86	3.71	79.0
2018	BAL	MLB	AL	16	0	15.7	1	0	4	11	10	13	1	105	6.3	5.7	0.6	7.5	64%	.263	1.34	4.47	3.45	115	7.71	172.3
2018	NYA	MLB	AL	25	0	25.0	1	0	3	18	11	21	2	111	6.5	4.0	0.7	7.6	78%	.229	1.16	4.11	2.88	107	6.55	146.2
2018	FRD	A+	CAR	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	3	0		9.0	0.0	0.0	27.0	100%	1.000	1.00	-2.64	0.00	57	2.83	59.9
2018	BOW	AA	EAS	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100%	.000	0.00	3.31	0.00	111	4.56	96.5
2018	NOR	AAA	INT	3	0	3.3	0	0	0	3	0	3	0		8.1	0.0	0.0	8.1	89%	.333	0.90	2.43	2.70	85	3.80	80.3
2019	NYA	MLB	AL	66	0	61.3	3	1	3	38	32	53	3	101	5.6	4.7	0.4	7.8	77%	.224	1.14	3.76	1.91	92	3.47	71.3

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2011	2499	0.4750	0.4178	0.8180	0.6040	0.2492	0.8954	0.6483	0.1820
2012	1056	0.4252	0.4025	0.7482	0.5746	0.2751	0.8837	0.5389	0.2518
2013	662	0.4683	0.4154	0.8291	0.6032	0.2500	0.9251	0.6250	0.1709
2014	1042	0.4846	0.4607	0.6958	0.6059	0.3240	0.8497	0.4253	0.3042
2015	899	0.4516	0.5039	0.6578	0.6108	0.4158	0.8589	0.4146	0.3422
2016	1018	0.4037	0.4745	0.6190	0.5937	0.3937	0.8484	0.3849	0.3810
2017	584	0.3887	0.4486	0.7252	0.6300	0.3333	0.8741	0.5462	0.2748
2018	656	0.3765	0.4085	0.6791	0.5506	0.3227	0.8897	0.4621	0.3209
2019	920	0.3761	0.4152	0.7251	0.5954	0.3066	0.8689	0.5568	0.2749
Career	9336	0.4379	0.4362	0.7354	0.5974	0.3084	0.8781	0.5297	0.2646

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
2013-04-01	2013-04-07	Minors	6	0	Left	Thumb	Blister		-	-
2012-03-26	2012-06-06	60-DL	72	55	Left	Shoulder	Recovery From Impingement	Received PRP Injections	-	-
2012-02-28	2012-03-26	Camp	27	0	Left	Shoulder	Impingement	Received PRP Injections	-	-
2011-08-05	2011-08-22	15-DL	17	16	Left	Shoulder	Strain	Began on 6 Weeks Ago	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2022	NYA	$14,000,000
2021	NYA	$13,000,000
2020	NYA	$13,000,000
2019	NYA	$13,000,000
2018	BAL	$12,000,000
2017	BAL	$11,400,000
2016	BAL	$6,750,000
2015	BAL	$3,200,000
2014	BAL	$521,500
2013	BAL	$
2012	BAL	$486,000

Years	Description	Salary
10 yr	Previous	$87,357,500
10 yr	Total	$87,357,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
9 y 158 d	Boras Corp.	3 years/$39M (2019-21), 2022 option

Details

3 years/$39M (2019-21), plus 2022 club option. Re-signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 1/19. 19-21:$13M annually. 22:$14M club option (must be exercised after 2020 World Series). If club declines 2022 option, Britton may opt out of contract after 2020 season. Assignment bonus: $1M if traded. NY Yankees exercised 2022 option at $14M 10/29/20.
1 year/$12M (2018). Re-signed by Baltimore 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Baltimore 7/24/18 with $4,387,096 remaining on contract.
1 year/$11.4M (2017). Re-signed by Baltimore 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$6.75M (2016). Re-signed by Baltimore 2/5/16 (avoided arbitration, $7.9M-$5.6M).
1 year/$3.2M (2015). Re-signed by Baltimore 2/4/15 (avoided arbitration, $4.2M-$2.2M). Performance bonuses: $50,000 each 40, 45, 55 games finished. $75,000 each for 50, 60 GF.
1 year/$521,500 (2014). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/11/14.
1 year (2013). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/8/13.
1 year/$486,000 (2012). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/10/12.
1 year (2011). Contract purchased by Baltimore 11/19/10. Re-signed by Baltimore 2/11.
Drafted by Baltimore 2006 (3-85) (Weatherford HS, Texas). $435,000 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
90^o	0	0	0	0	0	14.8	10	5	13	1	.239	1.05	2.73	2.87
80^o	0	0	0	0	0	9.6	7	4	9	1	.254	1.14	3.08	3.24
70^o	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	5	2	5	0	.265	1.21	3.33	3.51
60^o	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	1	3	0	.274	1.27	3.55	3.74
50^o	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	0	0	0	0	.283	1.33	3.75	3.96
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Date	Question	Answer
2017-05-15 17:00:00 (link to chat)	In an old fashioned roto league -- 25-man rosters, 13-teams, no bench. 6x4 with pitching categories just being ERA/K/W/S. I only have two DL slots to use, and they are currently occupied by Zach Britton and Madison Bumgarner. I also have Taillon. Given that I cannot proceed shorthanded for multiple months, which of these three would you drop? (nschaef from NYC)	Love the old fashioned Roto leagues. Hope it's not an only for your sake and your sanity. I'd drop Taillon. Just have no idea when he'll be back. (Mike Gianella)
2015-02-13 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Which side- my Dellin Betances for Hector Rondon and Zach Britton. It's a H2H league, and while Betances could be great, I should be picking up more saves, which I need more than the few extra K's/week Betances might get me. I also expect Betances to get less IP this year assuming he closes, and if he struggles at all I don't think the Yanks hesitate to go with Andrew Miller. (Shawn from Cubicle)	I love Betances, but I think you have to take the two closers in that format, particularly if closers are going to be taken/frozen in your draft/auction. I do think Betances is the man and he'll be fine, though, and every closer has risk of losing his job if he struggles. (Mike Gianella)
2014-08-19 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Does Baltimore have an issue with developing good starting pitching? Brian Matusz, Zach Britton, and Tommy Hunter are all now in the bullpen. Jake Arrieta is excelling in Chicago. Should Kevin Gausman be hoping for a trade? (Shawn from Cubicle)	Kevin Gausman will be just fine. I don't think their player development is the greatest but that also has to do with the players' makeup and willing to make adjustments and work. (CJ Wittmann)
2014-04-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Chances Zach Britton finishes the year as an Oriole starter? (John from CT)	I'm pulling for him, but I'm not sure he has the command for it. (Paul Sporer)
2014-03-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Zach Britton finally figures it out this year? (John from CT)	Sheesh. I hope so. I bought in on him a few years back and it just hasn't happened. (R.J. Anderson)
2014-01-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Zach Britton fixable or is he no longer a viable pitching option in Baltimore? (John from CT)	He won't be the quality starter we had once hoped, but he's probably still fixable. Not by the Orioles, though, who haven't developed a pitching prospect of their own in years. Could turn into a reliever like they did with Matusz. (Jeff Moore)
2013-07-29 11:00:00 (link to chat)	Many talk about the Mariners lack of ability to develop their hitting prospects but couldn't you say the same about the Orioles on the pitching side? Jake Arrieta, Brian Matusz, Zach Britton along with the struggles of Kevin Gausman (SSS I know) and the injury to Dylan Bundy. Should the O's be mentioned in the same breath in regards to their lack of development skills on the mound? (Roger Dorn from San Mateo)	I don't know if I'm ready to say that the O's do not know how to develop pitching just yet. However, I will admit a lot of their pitching prospects have had different prospect paths than I would have predicted. . (Zach Mortimer)
2013-07-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What's your opinion as to why Zach Britton hasn't yet figured it out at the major league level? He still has the same skill set he had when he was highly touted. Does it take lefties longer to "get it"? (John from CT)	with his stuff he's got to master sequencing and command, that's a longer journey. (Harry Pavlidis)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What's the story with Zach Britton. He was never considered to be an overwhelming talent but it seemed he would be a solid ground ball pitcher who could win at the major league level. (John from CT)	I actually REALLY like him, but he's taking a while to put it together (as lefties are wont to do). I love him most in dynasty leagues where you can afford to stash & wait. Or just any league that has a reserve roster deep enough where you can wait without it costing you the chance at more helpful options for right now. (Paul Sporer)
2013-04-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	The Orioles need to bring up a starter to replace Jake Arieta. Isnt Zach Britton the logical choice? Has his value slipped that much? Question probably only an O's fan would ask. (John from CT)	Yes, I think he's the logical choice especially since he seems to be pitching well in Triple-A this year. His stock has definitely slipped, but I'm not sure it's slipped to a point below "fill-in call-up guy." (Zachary Levine)
2013-03-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Zach Britton: temporary setback, or permanent bummer? Also, will the O's trade some of that pitching depth? (Pluto from (WI))	I assume we're talking about the one bad start, so I'd certainly say temporary setback. But I'm not convinced there was all that much there to begin with, so it's not like it's a setback from All-Star. Also, it's going to be tough to trade the pitching depth because so rarely have they all be at relative peaks at the same time. Maybe when Kevin Gausman and Dylan Bundy arrive then you start making trades by necessity because you start having guys out of options, but it's hard to trade a Tillman when he's peaking when you don't trust a lot of the other guys yet. (Zachary Levine)
2012-11-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Zach Britton: what's his upside, and how soon can he reach it? Am I wrong in thinking that he could be a top-30 starter by 2014? (Father Pete from San Francisco)	I agree with you on Britton breaking out in the near future, Father Pete, but I see him as more of a number-two/three starter than a possible ace. For the Orioles, who have Dylan Bundy surging through the pipeline, that's perfectly adequate. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-09-05 14:00:00 (link to chat)	I watch the Orioles every night, waiting for it to all come crushing down. Are there some statistical upsides to grasp on to, or are we relying on luck and a Pythagorean anomaly the rest of the way? (Jim from Baltimore, MD)	There's no question that it's going to take some luck for the Orioles to stay atop the standings, either in the East or the wild card, for the next month, but there are some encouraging signs. Zach Britton's recent success is one of them, as is Manny Machado holding his own and providing some offense from a position that was previously a black hole. And as I wrote in today's WYNTK, the O's run differential over their past two games is +16; those were wins against the gutted Blue Jays, but run differentials can change quickly. If you haven't already, read Adam Sobsey's piece on how continuous roster turnover has helped the Orioles to date: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18227 (Daniel Rathman)
2012-09-05 14:00:00 (link to chat)	In your eyes, which teams took the best strides towards future success in 2012? Can any make a surprise run at a division or wild card spot in 2013? (Steve from New York, NY)	The Orioles are the obvious answer in the AL, and even if they don't make it this year, they should hang around in 2013, with Manny Machado benefitting from the experience and Dylan Bundy topping the rotation. Zach Britton's health and effectiveness will be a big factor. In the NL, I'm probably a year too soon with this, but don't sleep on the Padres. They've shown flashes over the past few weeks, and there's a lot of talent both on the major-league team and coming up through the pipeline, not to mention Cory Luebke and Tim Stauffer, who should help the rotation. It's an increasingly competitive division, but a couple of breakout seasons could pave the way for a second-place finish and a shot at one of the wild-card spots. (Daniel Rathman)
2011-09-02 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Better future - Henderson Alvarez or Zach Britton? (dharris from ny)	Britton. (Kevin Goldstein)
2011-04-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Thanks Ben. Same question, another pitcher, what's the outlook for Zach Britton? (Tavis Bregel from Covington, KY)	Much better than Harrison's. Britton is the real deal. There will be some struggles--he's walked too many batters not to get burned at some point--but he should be fun to watch, and it's hard to imagine that he'll be sent back to Norfolk. If only I could stop calling him "Chris." Old habits die hard. (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-04-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How much of a problem is it for the Orioles to lose Matusz and Hardy to the disabled list? (TGisriel from Baltimore)	Given that Matusz's injury gave the Orioles an excuse to call up Zach Britton, not a huge one. Hardy's was a tough loss, plunging the O's back into the dark days of "Cesar Izturis, starting shortstop," but he'll be back in six weeks or so. (Ben Lindbergh)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Zack Britton threw 10,316 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2011 and 2022, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2022, he relied primarily on his Sinker (92mph) and Slider (79mph). He also rarely threw a Fourseam Fastball (92mph).