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Birth Date	2-4-1984
Height	6' 8"
Weight	210 lbs

Age	40 years, 2 months, 20 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

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Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
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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
2009	SEA	MLB	11	10	61.0	3	4	0	63	15	36	11	97	9.3	2.2	1.6	5.3	0%	.271	1.28	5.13	4.13	109	4.48	96.1	0.7
2010	SEA	MLB	28	28	171.0	6	14	0	187	32	93	13	95	9.8	1.7	0.7	4.9	0%	.302	1.28	3.61	4.11	96	3.94	89.0	2.6
2011	DET	0	11	10	70.3	8	1	0	54	5	57	4	105	6.9	0.6	0.5	7.3	0%	.245	0.84	2.52	1.79	83	3.68	85.6	1.1
2011	SEA	0	21	21	146.0	3	12	0	139	32	89	7	93	8.6	2.0	0.4	5.5	0%	.284	1.17	3.30	3.33	90	3.40	79.0	2.9
2012	DET	MLB	26	26	161.7	10	10	0	156	37	137	15	105	8.7	2.1	0.8	7.6	0%	.296	1.19	3.37	3.45	87	3.46	79.2	3.3
2013	DET	MLB	33	32	208.7	14	9	0	229	44	159	14	101	9.9	1.9	0.6	6.9	0%	.332	1.31	3.28	3.67	87	3.73	89.4	3.1
2014	WAS	MLB	25	25	164.0	16	6	0	153	24	98	18	102	8.4	1.3	1.0	5.4	0%	.262	1.08	3.90	2.41	100	3.61	88.5	2.5
2015	WAS	MLB	25	15	103.0	5	7	1	120	24	63	14	92	10.5	2.1	1.2	5.5	0%	.310	1.40	4.57	4.19	104	4.67	109.0	0.4
2016	HOU	MLB	32	32	180.3	12	13	0	195	62	115	24	101	9.7	3.1	1.2	5.7	47%	.300	1.43	4.70	4.64	112	5.50	121.6	-0.3
2017	BOS	MLB	18	15	90.3	5	9	0	87	38	83	9	106	8.7	3.8	0.9	8.3	53%	.301	1.38	3.96	4.88	98	4.45	94.6	1.1
2018	TEX	MLB	12	12	66.0	1	7	0	73	19	40	11	107	10.0	2.6	1.5	5.5	51%	.291	1.39	5.28	4.50	119	6.66	148.7	-1.0
2011	TOT	MLB	32	31	216.3	11	13	0	193	37	146	11	97	8.0	1.5	0.5	6.1	0%	.000	1.06	3.05	2.83	88	3.49	81.2	4.0
Career		MLB	242	226	1422.3	83	92	1	1456	332	970	140	100	9.2	2.1	0.9	6.1	50%	.294	1.26	3.85	3.72	97	4.18	95.7	16.4

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-
2006	EVE	A-	NWN	20	4	40.2	3	5	4	35	11	35	2	104	7.8	2.5	0.4	7.8	0%	.280	1.14	3.05	2.24	92	4.55	95.6
2007	WTN	AA	SOU	24	24	131.0	7	8	0	156	32	85	14	96	10.7	2.2	1.0	5.8	0%	.333	1.44	4.27	4.60	102	5.69	116.7
2008	WTN	AA	SOU	31	23	134.3	6	14	0	155	45	104	12	109	10.4	3.0	0.8	7.0	0%	.333	1.49	4.10	5.43	97	4.99	102.1
2008	PEJ	Wnt	AFL	11	0	19.0	0	0	0	20	7	22	0		9.5	3.3	0.0	10.4	0%	.392	1.42	3.62	3.32	0	0.00	0.0
2009	SEA	MLB	AL	11	10	61.0	3	4	0	63	15	36	11	97	9.3	2.2	1.6	5.3	0%	.271	1.28	5.13	4.13	109	4.48	96.1
2009	WTN	AA	SOU	2	0	5.7	1	0	0	2	1	5	0	91	3.2	1.6	0.0	7.9	0%	.154	0.53	1.87	0.00	87	3.05	64.2
2009	TAC	AAA	PCL	22	17	106.3	6	4	0	132	11	79	10	97	11.2	0.9	0.8	6.7	0%	.346	1.35	3.64	3.81	83	4.54	95.5
2010	SEA	MLB	AL	28	28	171.0	6	14	0	187	32	93	13	95	9.8	1.7	0.7	4.9	0%	.302	1.28	3.61	4.11	96	3.94	89.0
2010	TAC	AAA	PCL	1	1	4.0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	74	9.0	0.0	0.0	6.8	0%	.333	1.00	2.08	4.50	0	0.00	0.0
2011	DET	MLB	AL	11	10	70.3	8	1	0	54	5	57	4	105	6.9	0.6	0.5	7.3	0%	.245	0.84	2.52	1.79	83	3.68	85.6
2011	SEA	MLB	AL	21	21	146.0	3	12	0	139	32	89	7	93	8.6	2.0	0.4	5.5	0%	.284	1.17	3.30	3.33	90	3.40	79.0
2012	DET	MLB	AL	26	26	161.7	10	10	0	156	37	137	15	105	8.7	2.1	0.8	7.6	0%	.296	1.19	3.37	3.45	87	3.46	79.2
2012	TOL	AAA	INT	1	1	4.0	0	0	0	2	1	5	0	92	4.5	2.3	0.0	11.3	0%	.222	0.75	1.40	0.00	78	3.53	73.4
2013	DET	MLB	AL	33	32	208.7	14	9	0	229	44	159	14	101	9.9	1.9	0.6	6.9	0%	.332	1.31	3.28	3.67	87	3.73	89.4
2014	WAS	MLB	NL	25	25	164.0	16	6	0	153	24	98	18	102	8.4	1.3	1.0	5.4	0%	.262	1.08	3.90	2.41	100	3.61	88.5
2014	POT	A+	CAR	1	1	4.0	0	0	0	6	0	3	0	96	13.5	0.0	0.0	6.8	0%	.429	1.50	2.01	0.00	82	6.99	148.0
2014	HAR	AA	EAS	1	1	3.7	0	0	0	2	3	5	0	110	4.9	7.4	0.0	12.3	0%	.250	1.36	3.08	4.91	86	3.42	72.5
2015	WAS	MLB	NL	25	15	103.0	5	7	1	120	24	63	14	92	10.5	2.1	1.2	5.5	0%	.310	1.40	4.57	4.19	104	4.67	109.0
2015	HAR	AA	EAS	1	1	6.0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	84	3.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	0%	.133	0.33	2.43	0.00	88	2.59	56.8
2015	SYR	AAA	INT	1	1	3.7	0	1	0	7	0	6	1	103	17.2	0.0	2.5	14.7	0%	.546	1.91	4.24	2.45	57	3.98	87.3
2016	HOU	MLB	AL	32	32	180.3	12	13	0	195	62	115	24	101	9.7	3.1	1.2	5.7	47%	.300	1.43	4.70	4.64	112	5.50	121.6
2017	BOS	MLB	AL	18	15	90.3	5	9	0	87	38	83	9	106	8.7	3.8	0.9	8.3	53%	.301	1.38	3.96	4.88	98	4.45	94.6
2017	SLC	AAA	PCL	3	3	15.7	1	0	0	16	5	10	0	106	9.2	2.9	0.0	5.7	63%	.327	1.34	3.59	4.02	95	4.00	85.2
2018	TEX	MLB	AL	12	12	66.0	1	7	0	73	19	40	11	107	10.0	2.6	1.5	5.5	51%	.291	1.39	5.28	4.50	119	6.66	148.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2009	957	0.5664	0.4305	0.8325	0.5664	0.2530	0.8827	0.6857	0.1675
2010	2692	0.5650	0.4198	0.8823	0.5279	0.2792	0.9178	0.7951	0.1177
2011	3178	0.5274	0.4566	0.8332	0.5644	0.3362	0.8869	0.7327	0.1668
2012	2511	0.5094	0.4249	0.8004	0.5442	0.3011	0.8664	0.6765	0.1996
2013	3341	0.4933	0.4244	0.7990	0.5552	0.2971	0.8842	0.6441	0.2010
2014	2454	0.5485	0.4584	0.8542	0.5988	0.2879	0.9045	0.7273	0.1458
2015	1644	0.5152	0.4349	0.8685	0.5868	0.2735	0.9115	0.7706	0.1315
2016	2995	0.4628	0.4003	0.8432	0.5592	0.2635	0.9174	0.7075	0.1568
2017	1535	0.4710	0.4091	0.8025	0.5754	0.2611	0.8702	0.6698	0.1975
2018	1113	0.4762	0.4115	0.8624	0.5774	0.2607	0.9150	0.7566	0.1376
Career	22420	0.5129	0.4283	0.8359	0.5626	0.2876	0.8958	0.7144	0.1641

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
2014-08-21	2014-08-21	DTD	0	0	-	General Medical	Cancer	Skin Cancer on Neck	-
2014-03-23	2014-05-09	15-DL	47	34	Right	Shoulder	Strain	Latissimus Dorsi	-	-
2014-03-03	2014-03-22	Camp	19	0	Right	Elbow	Inflammation		-	-
2012-08-20	2012-08-31	DTD	11	9	Right	Groin	Strain		-	-
2012-05-29	2012-06-16	15-DL	18	16	Left	Trunk	Strain	Intercostal	-
2012-04-08	2012-05-07	15-DL	29	25	Left	Trunk	Strain	Costochondral Intercostal	-	-
2012-03-24	2012-04-02	Camp	9	0	Right	Fingers	Soreness	Middle Finger	-	-
2010-06-01	2010-06-25	15-DL	24	22	Right	Shoulder	Fatigue		-
2010-03-20	2010-04-03	Camp	14	0	Right	Forearm	Contusion	Batted Ball	-
2009-09-07	2009-09-13	DTD	6	4	Right	Fingers	Blister		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2018	TEX	$3,500,000
2017	ANA	$
2016	HOU	$7,000,000
2015	WAS	$11,400,000
2014	WAS	$7,200,000
2013	DET	$4,000,000
2012	DET	$507,500
2011	SEA	$436,500
2010	SEA	$406,500

Years	Description	Salary
8 yr	Previous	$34,450,500
8 yr	Total	$34,450,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
8 y 158 d	PSI Sports	2019

Details

1 year/$4M (2018), plus 2019 club option. Signed by Texas as a free agent 11/27/17. 18:$3.5M, 19:$4.5M club option, $0.5M buyout. Price of option may increase $2.5M to $7M based on innings pitched. May earn additional $0.5M annually in performance bonuses based on innings pitched up to 190. Texas declined 2019 option 11/2/18. Retired 2/13/19.
1 year (2017). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 5/20/17 (non-guaranteed contract with salary of $1.75M in majors, $0.1M in minors). Performance bonuses: $0.1M each for 8, 10, 12 starts. $0.15M each for 14, 16, 18 starts. $0.25M for 20 starts. $50,000 each for 25, 30 relief appearances. $0.1M for 35 relief appearances. Claimed by Boston off release waivers 6/23/17 after being released by LA Angels 6/21/17.
1 year/$7M (2016). Signed by Houston as a free agent 1/28/16. Performance bonuses: $1M each for 100, 125, 150, 175, 200 innings pitched.
1 year/$11.4M (2015). Re-signed by Washington 1/16/15 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$7.2M (2014). Signed by Washington 2/1/14 (avoided arbitration, $8.5M-$5.75M). Performance bonuses: $75,000 each for 200, 210 innings pitched.
1 year/$4M (2013). Re-signed by Detroit 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Washington in trade from Detroit 12/3/13.
1 year/$0.5075M (2012). Renewed by Detroit 3/3/12.
1 year/$0.4365M (2011). Re-signed by Seattle 2/27/11. Acquired by Detroit in trade from Seattle 7/30/11.
1 year/$0.4065M (2010). Re-signed by Seattle 2/26/10.
1 year (2009). Contract purchased by Seattle 8/7/09.
Drafted by Seattle 2006 (7-201) (Fresno State). $50,000 signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

PCT	L	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP	WARP
90^o	7.2	14	14	79.0	71	25	51	9	.258	1.22	4.07	4.12	-7.4	-0.8
80^o	7.1	13	13	73.1	71	24	47	9	.271	1.30	4.44	4.51	-9.8	-1.1
70^o	7	12	12	68.9	70	24	45	9	.280	1.37	4.72	4.79	-11.3	-1.2
60^o	6.8	12	12	65.5	69	24	42	9	.289	1.42	4.95	5.04	-12.5	-1.4
50^o	6.7	11	11	62.3	68	24	40	9	.296	1.48	5.18	5.27	-13.4	-1.5
40^o	6.6	11	11	59.1	67	23	38	9	.304	1.53	5.41	5.51	-14.2	-1.5
30^o	6.4	10	10	55.9	66	23	36	9	.312	1.59	5.65	5.76	-14.9	-1.6
20^o	6.2	9	9	52.1	64	22	34	8	.322	1.66	5.95	6.07	-15.6	-1.7
10^o	6	8	8	47.1	62	21	30	8	.335	1.77	6.36	6.5	-16.3	-1.8
Weighted Mean	6.6	11	11	61.8	67	23	40	9	.294	1.46	5.15	5.25	-13.2	-1.4

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Date	Question	Answer
2018-04-05 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Where is my fan club that always shows up for these chats? (Wander Javier from Florida)	Doug Fister asked about 2/3rds of my questions. I hope it's more than just him. (Mike Gianella)
2015-10-22 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Who do you think will prove to be the best mid-tier starting pitcher FA investments this offseason? (Zonk from Chi Town)	Mid-tier pitching investments are, in general, a pretty bad idea. So the lower you buy in that arena, the better. How dented is Doug Fister's value? (Matthew Trueblood)
2014-07-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm in the playoff race in a 20-team dynasty (5x5's with OBP, XBH & QS, HLD): I gave Byron Buxton, Jon Gray, and Alcides Escobar. I received Justin Upton, Doug Fister, and Neil Walker. Essentially the type of trade you want to make as a Buxton owner, or did I sell short? (AJ from Phoenix)	#ibelieve (Chris Rodriguez)
2014-07-03 19:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm in the playoff race in a 20-team dynasty (5x5's with OBP, XBH & QS, HLD): I gave Byron Buxton, Jon Gray, and Alcides Escobar. I received Justin Upton, Doug Fister, and Neil Walker. Essentially the type of trade you want to make as a Buxton owner, or did I sell short? (AJ from Phoenix)	I...don't think I would've given Buxton for Upton, Gray for Fister. I think you came out behind on name value as I think you could've gotten more. Upton is a good player though, I hope it works out for you. (Mauricio Rubio)
2014-07-03 19:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm in the playoff race in a 20-team dynasty (5x5's with OBP, XBH & QS, HLD): I gave Byron Buxton, Jon Gray, and Alcides Escobar. I received Justin Upton, Doug Fister, and Neil Walker. Essentially the type of trade you want to make as a Buxton owner, or did I sell short? (AJ from Phoenix)	I...don't think I would've given Buxton for Upton, Gray for Fister. I think you came out behind on name value as I think you could've gotten more. Upton is a good player though, I hope it works out for you. (Mauricio Rubio)
2014-06-27 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What pitchers would you be targeting as buys/sells right now? (Shawnykid23 from CT)	The buys: Justin Verlander, Matt Cain, Doug Fister The sells: Johnny Cueto, Scott Kazmir, Garrett Richards (Doug Thorburn)
2014-06-26 14:00:00 (link to chat)	In a 5x5 roto league, what is the best strategy for moving up the ladder in WHIP? (Zeus from Greece)	In a simple sense, it's about acquiring better pitchers. If you're not able to acquire much via the trade market, though, you're wise to look at the reliever market and claim guys who pitch often and limit baserunners. Essentially, the second-tier relievers that everyone largely ignores because they don't accumulate saves. If you can, sacrifice those high-strikeout guys who have lofty WHIPs and acquire someone less exciting like Doug Fister, Tim Hudson, Jason Hammel, etc. The guys that people overlook because of the low Ks. (J.P. Breen)
2014-04-22 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Gentlemen, if my team is short on relievers, but probably has enough innings in total - thanks to drafting enough starters, even if two of them are Doug Fister and Derek Holland, would you prioritize drafting relievers in the first supplemental over more starters? (R.A. Wagman from GTA)	Having elite relievers is great for a contending team at the front of their bullpen, so if you can afford using your picks and there are strong relievers available, we feel good about that strategy. (Scoresheet Chat with Ben, Jared, and Ian)
2014-02-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What could the tigers get for Rick Porcello in a trade? 1 top 100 prospect and more? (Jason from Ohio)	Considering they didn't get one for Doug Fister, I doubt it. (Jeff Moore)
2013-05-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Would you trade Cargo for the duo of Asdrubal Cabrera and Doug Fister? (Brian from IL)	No. Love both of those players, but you need more for a surefire second rounder, borderline first rounder (Paul Sporer)
2013-04-10 20:00:00 (link to chat)	So I've got both Weaver and Halladay. That's a bummer man. With Weaver going on the DL who would you pick up between Fister and B. McCarthy? 10 Team Mixed, 5x5 adding in CG, and QS. (Eric from Costa Rica)	Hi Eric: That is a bummer. Of the two I'd pick up Doug Fister. Brandon McCarthy has struggled, and while I generally recommend NL pitchers over AL pitchers, Fister is in a better park and is more likely to get you quality starts than McCarthy. (Mike Gianella)
2013-03-20 11:00:00 (link to chat)	I've got Halladay and CJ Wilson as my #3 and #5 starter in a points league. Trying to flip them based on Halladay's health and Wilson's walking ways (possible 2011 was outlier??). Anyone you like I should target in a vacuum? I've got Wainwright, Darvish, Peavy, D.Holland, Pettitte and Porcello as the rest of my staff (league really likes [read: reaches] SPs) (James from NYC)	Sure, I can name dozens of starters I like better than those two, but it depends on the market. Jon Niese and Doug Fister are two off the top of my head, but I have no idea how their current owner(s) value them. (Cory Schwartz)
2013-02-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I love using BP's Player Forecast Manager as a major tool during a draft. In your opinion give a couple of players that PECOTA is too Bullish on as well as too Bearish. (rupertoooo from Lorton, VA)	I like Aaron Hill, Maro Estrada, Doug Fister, and Carlos Santana a bit more. Not quite as high on Anthony Rizzo and I'm nervous about Mike Napoli's hips. Like Shakira's, they don't lie except unlike Shakira's, I don't like what they're saying. (Paul Sporer)
2012-08-27 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Although he missed his start last week, what do you make of Doug Fister's resurgence in the 2H? (Corey31 from Detroit)	I think it's mostly just been a correction of some bad luck in the first-half. His peripherals were still good in the first half -- they were actually their best during his worst month, June -- and he was just a bit unlucky. I buy into Fister as like a 3.50 ERA type of guy. (Derek Carty)
2012-02-02 15:00:00 (link to chat)	I never miss Arthur Bryant's BBQ when I head to KC to see the Tigers. The bonus is that it's right down the street from the Negro League Baseball Museum. LC's BBQ is good too....Gates' BBQ is solid but a little sweet for my tastes. How do you see Doug Fister doing in a full season in Detroit? (lemppi from IA)	Second! I've done a lot of research on Fister to try and figure out where the spike in his K-rate came from after the trade to Detroit. As best as I can tell, he threw more 4-seam fastballs, curves and changeups than before the trade, and fewer 2-seamers and sliders. He had a slight uptick in velocity, and may or may not have moved over on the rubber a little bit, although I'm trying to get confirmation on that. In any case, he appears to be materially the same pitcher as he was before the trade, but just getting better at his craft. Add that to the greater run support he'll undoubtedly get this year, and I think he's a very solid #3/4 SP in mixed leagues. (Cory Schwartz)
2011-09-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Based on pure stuff/dominance/command (whatever strikes you), which pitchers are you most looking forward to watching this postseason? (Lucas Apostoleris from Amherst, MA)	Kenley Jansen is the guy that has piqued my interest most recently, but I'll have all offseason to look at him, I suppose. Of the pitchers who look playoff-bound, Craig Kimbrel is just amazing. I'm curious about Verlander's BABIP this year. Doug Fister is an interesting story. I've wanted to look at Alexi Ogando's switch to the rotation. Koji Uehara fascinates me, with his splitter and high flyball/popup rate. Josh Collmenter and Ian Kennedy are interesting. Of course there's no way I'll end up analyzing all or even most of those guys, but those are a few names who grab my attention. (Mike Fast)
2011-09-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Who will be your vote for the AL Manager of the Year? Also, will Mike Napoli be eligible for the ALDS after his kiss to the Angel dugout in the season's last game incites a brawl? :-) (jhardman from Apex, NC)	Good question. A few weeks ago I'd have said Terry Francona, but his stubborn refusal to move Lackey out of the rotation and stretch Aceves out is one of the main factors in the team's slide. I think Jim Leyland might be a good choice given that you really have to squint to figure out how Detroit has gotten to the top of the AL Central given all of their injuries and roster mismatches. That's also a credit to Dave Dombrowski, whose acquisitions of Wilson Betemit and Doug Fister have really helped. (Jay Jaffe)

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Doug Fister threw 23,787 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2009 and 2018, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2018, he relied primarily on his Sinker (89mph), also mixing in a Cutter (85mph), Curve (73mph) and Splitter (83mph). He also rarely threw a Fourseam Fastball (89mph).