Austin Bibens-Dirkx Stats | Baseball Prospectus

IP	ERA	WHIP	SO	W	L	SV	WARP
105.3	5.32	1.46	82	5	7	0	0.0

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
2017	TEX	MLB	24	6	69.3	5	2	74	20	38	14	113	9.6	2.6	1.8	4.9	41%	.268	1.36	5.66	4.67	116	5.96	126.9	-0.5
2018	TEX	MLB	13	6	45.0	2	3	56	14	33	9	109	11.2	2.8	1.8	6.6	36%	.331	1.56	5.59	6.20	122	7.03	157.1	-0.9
Career		MLB	37	12	114.3	7	5	130	34	71	23	111	10.2	2.7	1.8	5.6	39%	.292	1.43	5.64	5.27	118	6.38	138.8	-1.4

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-
2011	TEN	AA	SOU	5	5	25.0	2	2	0	26	9	16	3	113	9.4	3.2	1.1	5.8	0%	.280	1.40	4.77	5.40	111	4.99	101.9
2011	IOW	AAA	PCL	24	17	105.3	4	5	0	125	31	75	18	108	10.7	2.6	1.5	6.4	0%	.317	1.48	5.74	6.07	110	5.07	103.6
2011	ZUL	Wnt	LVB	14	13	78.0	7	3	0	56	22	51	3		6.5	2.5	0.3	5.9	0%	.230	1.00	2.95	2.19	0	0.00	0.0
2012	HAR	AA	EAS	3	2	12.0	1	0	0	9	2	12	1	110	6.8	1.5	0.8	9.0	0%	.267	0.92	2.78	2.25	78	3.18	66.3
2012	CSP	AAA	PCL	7	0	11.7	1	1	0	20	12	10	2		15.4	9.3	1.5	7.7	0%	.450	2.74	7.26	13.89	125	9.11	189.8
2012	SYR	AAA	INT	29	2	46.7	0	3	1	57	16	41	4	93	11.0	3.1	0.8	7.9	0%	.363	1.56	3.73	5.59	94	6.22	129.5
2012	ZUL	Wnt	VWL	12	10	53.7	2	2	1	51	15	57	2		8.6	2.5	0.3	9.6	0%	.350	1.23	2.54	2.35	0	0.00	0.0
2013	DUN	A+	FSL	17	13	101.0	9	5	0	84	26	98	6	100	7.5	2.3	0.5	8.7	0%	.279	1.09	2.96	2.85	85	3.42	74.4
2013	NHP	AA	EAS	12	10	65.7	3	4	0	47	17	57	3	107	6.4	2.3	0.4	7.8	0%	.238	0.97	3.18	1.92	84	2.09	45.4
2014	NHP	AA	EAS	17	12	74.0	6	4	1	67	12	57	11	101	8.1	1.5	1.3	6.9	0%	.261	1.07	4.23	3.16	94	2.85	60.4
2014	BUF	AAA	INT	17	4	39.3	2	2	0	40	11	35	4	104	9.2	2.5	0.9	8.0	0%	.313	1.30	3.80	3.89	91	4.32	91.5
2015	NHP	AA	EAS	20	18	97.0	7	8	0	100	28	86	11	98	9.3	2.6	1.0	8.0	0%	.308	1.32	3.93	4.08	99	4.49	98.5
2015	BUF	AAA	INT	5	3	17.3	0	1	0	20	4	18	1	95	10.4	2.1	0.5	9.3	0%	.373	1.38	2.51	4.67	77	4.57	100.3
2016	ROU	AAA	PCL	17	13	85.0	3	2	0	85	25	62	11	90	9.0	2.6	1.2	6.6	40%	.282	1.29	5.00	4.34	112	4.92	108.5
2017	TEX	MLB	AL	24	6	69.3	5	2	0	74	20	38	14	113	9.6	2.6	1.8	4.9	41%	.268	1.36	5.66	4.67	116	5.96	126.9
2017	ROU	AAA	PCL	6	3	23.7	0	2	0	22	7	20	3	93	8.4	2.7	1.1	7.6	49%	.284	1.23	4.56	3.04	98	3.90	83.1
2018	TEX	MLB	AL	13	6	45.0	2	3	0	56	14	33	9	109	11.2	2.8	1.8	6.6	36%	.331	1.56	5.59	6.20	122	7.03	157.1
2018	ROU	AAA	PCL	17	15	82.3	3	6	0	94	28	79	14	95	10.3	3.1	1.5	8.6	43%	.327	1.48	5.16	5.68	105	5.11	108.1
2019	NAS	AAA	PCL	8	8	38.3	2	3	0	49	15	33	11	94	11.5	3.5	2.6	7.7	40%	.322	1.67	7.05	7.98	119	6.94	142.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2017	1171	0.4586	0.4526	0.7925	0.6555	0.2808	0.8722	0.6348	0.2075
2018	778	0.4254	0.4807	0.7807	0.6888	0.3266	0.8728	0.6370	0.2193
Career	1949	0.4453	0.4638	0.7878	0.6688	0.2991	0.8724	0.6357	0.2122

Injury History — No longer being updated

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

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Side	Body Part	Injury	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-05-06	2014-05-14	Minors	8	-		Not Disclosed	-	-
2008-07-09	2008-07-29	Minors	20	Left	Knee	Strain	-
2008-04-08	2008-04-25	Minors	17	Right	Elbow	Strain	-
2007-07-01	2007-09-03	Minors	64	Right	Elbow	Strain	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2019	TEX	$
2018	TEX	$
2017	TEX	$

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
1 y 47 d		2019

Details

2019. Signed by Uni-President Lions of Taiwan-based Chinese Professional Baseball League. Signed by Texas as a free agent 6/29/19 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2018). Re-signed by Texas as a free agent 12/17. Contract selected by Texas 5/24/18. Sent outright to Triple-A by Texas 11/2/18 (elected free agency).
1 year (2017). Re-signed by Texas as a free agent 2/18/17 (minor-league contract). Sent outright to Triple-A by Texas 11/6/17.
1 year (2016). Signed by Lancaster of independent Atlantic League. Signed by Texas as a free agent 6/16/16 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2015). Re-signed by Toronto as a free agent 11/20/14 (minor-league contract).
2014
1 year (2013). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 1/10/13 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2012). Signed by Washington as a free agent 1/10/12 (minor-league contract). Released by Washington 8/12/12. Signed by Colorado as a free agent 8/15/12 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2009). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 7/5/09 (minor-league contract).
Released by Seattle 4/3/09.
.Drafted by Seattle 2006 16-471 (Portland).

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

PCT	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP	WARP
90^o	10.1	0.2	29	19	123.1	113	38	95	18	.263	1.22	4.15	4.21	-12.9	-1.4
80^o	10.1	0.2	28	18	116.8	114	38	90	18	.275	1.30	4.53	4.59	-16.9	-1.8
70^o	10.1	0.2	27	18	112.4	114	39	86	18	.284	1.36	4.80	4.88	-19.6	-2.1
60^o	10.1	0.2	26	17	108.7	114	39	84	18	.291	1.41	5.04	5.13	-21.8	-2.4
50^o	10.1	0.2	25	17	105.3	115	39	81	18	.298	1.46	5.26	5.36	-23.6	-2.6
40^o	10.1	0.2	24	16	101.9	115	39	78	18	.305	1.51	5.49	5.6	-25.4	-2.8
30^o	10	0.1	23	16	98.4	115	39	76	18	.313	1.56	5.73	5.85	-27.1	-2.9
20^o	10	0.1	22	15	94.3	115	39	72	18	.321	1.63	6.03	6.16	-29.0	-3.2
10^o	9.9	0.1	21	14	88.7	114	39	68	18	.333	1.72	6.44	6.58	-31.2	-3.4
Weighted Mean	10.1	0.2	25	17	105.1	114	39	81	18	.297	1.45	5.24	5.34	-23.4	-2.5

Preseason Long-Term Forecast (Beyond the 2019 Projections)

Playing time estimates are based on performance, not Depth Charts.

Year	Age	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	H/9	BB/9	K/9	HR/9	WARP
2020	35	3	3	14	8	61	68	23	46	11	40	.300	1.48	5.72	5.72	10.0	3.4	6.8	1.6	-0.2
2021	36	2	3	11	7	49	54	18	37	9	40	.300	1.48	5.77	5.77	10.0	3.3	6.8	1.7	-0.2
2022	37	2	2	10	6	42	46	16	32	8	40	.299	1.49	5.80	5.80	9.9	3.5	6.9	1.7	-0.2
2023	38	2	2	9	6	41	46	15	31	8	40	.299	1.49	5.82	5.82	10.1	3.3	6.8	1.8	-0.2
2024	39	2	2	9	6	40	45	15	31	8	40	.299	1.49	5.82	5.82	10.0	3.3	6.9	1.8	-0.2
2025	40	2	2	10	6	42	47	16	32	8	40	.298	1.50	5.86	5.86	10.1	3.4	6.9	1.7	-0.2
2026	41	2	2	9	6	40	45	15	30	8	40	.298	1.50	5.91	5.91	10.1	3.4	6.8	1.8	-0.2
2027	42	2	2	8	5	37	41	14	28	7	40	.298	1.49	5.95	5.95	10.0	3.4	6.8	1.7	-0.2
2028	43	1	2	8	5	34	38	13	25	7	40	.299	1.51	5.99	5.99	10.2	3.5	6.7	1.9	-0.2

Comparable Players (Similarity Index 72)

Rank	Score	Name	Year	Run Average	Trend
1	85	Jeff Harris	2009	0.00	DNP
2	84	Scott Richmond	2014	0.00	DNP
3	82	Yohan Pino	2018	0.00	DNP
4	82	Tim Corcoran	2012	0.00	DNP
5	82	Brandon Duckworth	2010	0.00	DNP
6	81	Ross Wolf	2017	0.00	DNP
7	81	Brian Mazone	2011	0.00	DNP
8	79	Eric Junge	2011	0.00	DNP
9	79	Daniel McCutchen	2017	0.00	DNP
10	79	Jason Berken	2018	0.00	DNP
11	78	Aaron Small	2006	9.43
12	78	Randy Keisler	2010	0.00	DNP
13	78	Tsuyoshi Wada	2015	3.90
14	77	Jared Fernandez	2006	11.37
15	77	Nate Bump	2011	0.00	DNP
16	77	R.A. Dickey	2009	4.76
17	77	Vladimir Nunez	2009	36.00
18	77	Brian Burres	2015	0.00	DNP
19	77	Shawn Hill	2015	0.00	DNP
20	77	Brian Lawrence	2010	0.00	DNP
21	76	Shane Loux	2014	0.00	DNP
22	76	Virgil Vasquez	2016	0.00	DNP
23	75	Chris Leroux	2018	0.00	DNP
24	75	Marty McLeary	2009	0.00	DNP
25	75	Chris Jakubauskas	2013	0.00	DNP
26	75	Yoslan Herrera	2015	0.00	DNP
27	75	Jeremy Powell	2010	0.00	DNP
28	75	Lindsay Gulin	2011	0.00	DNP
29	75	Jarrett Grube	2016	0.00	DNP
30	74	Travis Smith	2007	0.00	DNP
31	74	Josh Towers	2011	0.00	DNP
32	74	Matt Buschmann	2018	0.00	DNP
33	74	Eric Stults	2014	4.70
34	74	Tony Fiore	2006	0.00	DNP
35	73	Walter Silva	2011	0.00	DNP
36	73	Brandon Knight	2010	0.00	DNP
37	73	Justin Lehr	2012	0.00	DNP
38	73	Josh Roenicke	2017	0.00	DNP
39	73	Brandon Mann	2018	5.40
40	72	Pat Misch	2016	0.00	DNP
41	72	Matt Palmer	2013	0.00	DNP
42	71	Kane Davis	2009	0.00	DNP
43	71	Brad Thomas	2012	0.00	DNP
44	71	Jon Leicester	2013	0.00	DNP
45	71	Ross Ohlendorf	2017	0.00	DNP
46	71	John Wasdin	2007	5.95
47	70	Chris Sampson	2012	0.00	DNP
48	70	Tomo Ohka	2010	0.00	DNP
49	70	D.J. Carrasco	2011	6.39
50	70	Cesar Ramos	2018	0.00	DNP
51	69	Chris Narveson	2016	8.64
52	69	Claudio Vargas	2012	0.00	DNP
53	69	Jim Crowell	2008	0.00	DNP
54	69	John Thomson	2008	0.00	DNP
55	69	Andrew Lorraine	2007	0.00	DNP
56	69	Mark Redman	2008	7.94
57	68	Daisuke Matsuzaka	2015	0.00	DNP
58	68	Bryan Corey	2008	6.60
59	68	Chris Bootcheck	2013	9.00
60	67	Shaun Marcum	2016	0.00	DNP
61	67	Micah Bowie	2009	0.00	DNP
62	67	Michael Romano	2006	0.00	DNP
63	67	Tim Redding	2012	0.00	DNP
64	67	Miguel Gonzalez	2018	13.14
65	67	Glendon Rusch	2009	7.23
66	67	Jarrod Washburn	2009	3.94
67	67	Denny Stark	2009	7.36
68	67	Scott Baker	2016	0.00	DNP
69	67	Kris Benson	2009	9.27
70	67	Clay Hensley	2014	0.00	DNP
71	67	Cory Lidle	2006	5.27
72	67	Jim Miller	2016	0.00	DNP
73	66	Rodrigo Lopez	2010	5.67
74	66	Angel Castro	2017	0.00	DNP
75	66	Ryan Franklin	2007	3.15
76	66	Vinnie Chulk	2013	0.00	DNP
77	66	Art Fowler	1957	6.67
78	66	Blaine Boyer	2016	4.09
79	66	Bronson Arroyo	2011	5.38
80	66	Seth Etherton	2011	0.00	DNP
81	66	Jered Weaver	2017	8.72
82	66	Chad Zerbe	2006	0.00	DNP
83	66	Orel Hershiser	1993	4.42
84	66	Clay Condrey	2010	0.00	DNP
85	66	Alfredo Simon	2015	5.40
86	66	Travis Driskill	2006	0.00	DNP
87	66	Rick Rhoden	1987	4.16
88	66	Brad Penny	2012	7.07
89	66	Brandon McCarthy	2018	5.15
90	65	Jason Vargas	2017	4.21
91	65	Jamey Wright	2009	5.92
92	65	Todd Ritchie	2006	0.00	DNP
93	65	Tim Dillard	2018	0.00	DNP
94	65	John Lackey	2013	3.76
95	65	Joel Pineiro	2013	0.00	DNP
96	65	Chien-Ming Wang	2014	0.00	DNP
97	65	Brad Radke	2007	0.00	DNP
98	65	Lee Gardner	2009	0.00	DNP
99	65	Clay Rapada	2015	0.00	DNP
100	64	Chris Smith	2015	0.00	DNP

BP Annual Player Comments

Year		Comment
2019		Due to publishing agreements, the 2019 player comments and team essays are only available in the Baseball Prospectus 2019 book (available in hardcopy, and soon e-book and Kindle).
2018		In many ways, Bibens-Dirkx’s career mirrors that of a beleaguered academic, and not just because his name sounds like that of a Classics PhD grinding away at a new translation of the Enchiridion. He spent years toiling in professional obscurity, complete with periods abroad to widen his experience. And then finally, the big day. Bibens-Dirkx made his major-league debut, and became one of only nine American-born rookies to make at least five starts at age 32 or older in the post-integration era. We’ll admit that sounds a bit strained for a fun fact, but it’s consistent with his repertoire: a fastball that’s a little slow, a sinker that doesn’t sink much, a DRA over 6.00. It all combined for a season that was fairly unremarkable, when you set aside how remarkable it was that he had a season at all. And so, unlike many an ABD clogging the graduate student lounges of American higher ed, Bibens-Dirkx actually finished his dissertation and graduated. Whether he’ll be able to find steady employment after all of that education remains to be seen, though in a free agent pitching market with few safe options, there should be opportunities to at least adjunct.
2013		Austin Bibens-Dirkx has improved his control, and following a good showing in the Venezuelan Winter League, he has a shot to emerge as a useful big leaguer.
2011		Retreaded from the indie leagues after getting discarded by the M's, Austin Bibens-Dirkx mixes things up, changing arm slots to get the most out of a modest assortment.

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Austin Bibens-Dirkx threw 1,989 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2011 and 2018, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2018, he relied primarily on his Sinker (90mph) and Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Change (83mph) and Curve (80mph).

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 34)