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Birth Date	6-25-1985
Height	6' 4"
Weight	215 lbs

Age	38 years, 9 months, 30 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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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	BOS	MLB	49	0	49.3	2	2	1	41	22	63	5	111	7.5	4.0	0.9	11.5	0%	.303	1.28	3.41	3.65	86	3.47	74.4	1.0
2010	BOS	MLB	73	0	74.7	1	2	3	45	30	76	6	112	5.4	3.6	0.7	9.2	0%	.215	1.00	3.34	1.93	93	3.43	77.5	1.3
2011	BOS	MLB	70	0	73.0	2	9	1	46	24	74	5	108	5.7	3.0	0.6	9.1	0%	.224	0.96	2.99	3.33	83	2.82	65.6	1.7
2012	BOS	MLB	17	10	59.3	5	6	0	60	43	38	9	106	9.1	6.5	1.4	5.8	0%	.285	1.74	6.31	6.22	137	7.79	178.7	-1.8
2013	BOS	MLB	2	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	105	9.0	18.0	0.0	9.0	0%	.333	3.00	7.07	9.00	88	4.41	105.7	0.0
Career		MLB	211	10	257.3	10	19	5	193	121	252	25	109	6.8	4.2	0.9	8.8	48%	.253	1.22	3.95	3.67	100	4.28	97.0	2.1

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-
2007	GRN	A	SAL	17	17	61.7	3	5	0	55	56	38	3	113	8.0	8.2	0.4	5.5	0%	.281	1.80	5.95	6.42	134	6.50	133.4
2007	LNC	A+	CLF	5	5	13.3	0	2	0	21	22	9	2	122	14.2	14.9	1.4	6.1	0%	.365	3.23	9.56	10.15	152	10.03	205.7
2007	hon	Wnt	HWB	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		9.0	9.0	0.0	9.0	0%	.333	2.00	4.94	0.00	0	0.00	0.0
2007	hon	Wnt	HWB	16	0	16.7	0	0	0	8	15	15	0		4.3	8.1	0.0	8.1	0%	.182	1.38	5.73	1.08	0	0.00	0.0
2008	GRN	A	SAL	15	0	28.0	1	0	0	12	4	43	1	106	3.9	1.3	0.3	13.8	0%	.224	0.57	1.70	0.64	47	1.67	34.2
2008	PME	AA	EAS	31	0	49.7	4	1	7	30	26	64	3	103	5.4	4.7	0.5	11.6	0%	.252	1.13	3.18	1.99	81	3.13	64.1
2009	BOS	MLB	AL	49	0	49.3	2	2	1	41	22	63	5	111	7.5	4.0	0.9	11.5	0%	.303	1.28	3.41	3.65	86	3.47	74.4
2009	PAW	AAA	INT	11	0	16.0	1	0	6	6	5	29	2	102	3.4	2.8	1.1	16.3	0%	.190	0.69	2.27	1.13	39	1.40	29.6
2010	BOS	MLB	AL	73	0	74.7	1	2	3	45	30	76	6	112	5.4	3.6	0.7	9.2	0%	.215	1.00	3.34	1.93	93	3.43	77.5
2011	BOS	MLB	AL	70	0	73.0	2	9	1	46	24	74	5	108	5.7	3.0	0.6	9.1	0%	.224	0.96	2.99	3.33	83	2.82	65.6
2012	BOS	MLB	AL	17	10	59.3	5	6	0	60	43	38	9	106	9.1	6.5	1.4	5.8	0%	.285	1.74	6.31	6.22	137	7.79	178.7
2012	PAW	AAA	INT	31	1	32.0	3	2	0	31	29	32	2	93	8.7	8.2	0.6	9.0	0%	.322	1.88	5.62	7.03	122	6.62	137.9
2013	BOS	MLB	AL	2	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	105	9.0	18.0	0.0	9.0	0%	.333	3.00	7.07	9.00	88	4.41	105.7
2013	LOW	A-	NYP	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		0.0	36.0	0.0	18.0	0%	.000	4.00	11.09	0.00	146	7.57	164.6
2013	PME	AA	EAS	13	0	12.7	0	1	0	13	17	6	1		9.2	12.1	0.7	4.3	0%	.300	2.37	7.42	6.39	154	8.37	181.8
2013	RSX	Rk	GCL	2	0	1.7	0	0	0	1	6	1	0		5.4	32.4	0.0	5.4	0%	.250	4.20	13.05	10.80	159	12.88	279.8
2014	HIC	A	SAL	4	0	0.7	0	0	0	0	9	1	0		0.0	121.5	0.0	13.5	0%	.000	13.50	72.58	175.50	224	0.00	0.0
2016	PMB	A+	FSL	8	0	3.0	1	2	0	3	13	1	0		9.0	39.0	0.0	3.0	44%	.333	5.33	20.58	24.00	213	0.00	0.0
2017	SFD	AA	TEX	10	0	8.7	0	1	0	6	19	7	0		6.2	19.7	0.0	7.3	76%	.286	2.88	8.97	10.38	182	9.11	193.8
2017	MTS	Rk	GCL	1	0	0.7	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		0.0	67.5	0.0	0.0	100%	.000	7.50	34.92	54.00	172	14.89	300.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2009	837	0.5018	0.4922	0.7039	0.6024	0.3813	0.7905	0.5660	0.2961
2010	1107	0.5140	0.4679	0.7664	0.6239	0.3030	0.8225	0.6442	0.2336
2011	1089	0.5152	0.4674	0.7348	0.6185	0.3068	0.8012	0.5926	0.2652
2012	1040	0.4808	0.3837	0.7769	0.5720	0.2093	0.8462	0.6018	0.2231
2013	27	0.4444	0.2222	0.6667	0.4167	0.0667	0.6000	1.0000	0.3333
Career	4100	0.5029	0.4498	0.7473	0.6035	0.2947	0.8149	0.6061	0.2527

Injury History — No longer being updated

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

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-04-02	2014-06-04	Minors	63	Right	Shoulder	Recovery From Surgery	Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	2014-01-02
2014-01-02	2014-01-02	Minors	0	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	2014-01-02	-
2013-05-16	2013-08-26	Minors	102	-	Abdomen	Strain		-	-
2013-03-20	2013-03-24	Camp	4	Right	Thumb	Laceration		-	-
2008-08-27	2008-09-06	Minors	10	-		Not Disclosed		-	-
2007-05-03	2007-06-04	Minors	32	Right	Upper Arm	Strain	Triceps	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2024	COL	$9,500,000
2023	COL	$9,500,000
2022	COL	$4,400,000
2021	COL	$2,925,000
2020	COL	$
2016	PIT	$
2015	CHN	$
2014	TEX	$
2013	BOS	$
2012	BOS	$1,612,500
2011	BOS	$505,000
2010	BOS	$415,500

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$19,358,000
2019	Current	$9,500,000
7 yr	Pvs + Cur	$28,858,000
7 yr	Total	$28,858,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
6 y 103 d	ISE	2 years/$19M (2023-24)

Details

2 years/$19M (2023-24). Signed extension with Colorado 7/30/22. 23:$9.5M, 24:$9.5M. Award bonuses: $100,000 each for MVP, Cy Young, Reliever of the Year, WS MVP, Comeback Player of Year. $75,000 for LCS MVP. $50,000 each for second-fifth in MVP or Cy Young vote or second-third in Reliever of Year vote. $25,000 each for All Star, Gold Glove.
1 year/$4.4M (2022). Re-signed by Colorado 11/30/21 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$2.925M (2021). Re-signed by Colorado 12/15/20 (avoided arbitration).
1 year (2020). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 2/22/20 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Colorado 7/19/20.
1 year (2017). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 6/11/17 (minor-league contract). Retired 10/3/17.
1 year (2016). Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 1/14/16 (minor-league contract). Released by Pittsburgh. Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 6/16 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2015). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/17/15 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2014). Signed by Texas as a free agent 2/3/14 (minor-league contract).
1 year/$1.8625M (2013). Re-signed by Boston 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration). Claimed by Chicago Cubs off waivers 9/4/13 after being DFA by Boston 9/1/13. Non-tendered by Chicago Cubs 12/2/13.
1 year/$1.6125M (2012). Re-signed by Boston 1/21/12 (avoided arbitration, $1.825M-$1.4M).
1 year/$505,000 (2011). Re-signed by Boston 3/8/11.
1 year/$415,500 (2010). Re-signed by Boston 3/8/10.
1 year (2009). Contract purchased by Boston 5/10/09.
Drafted by Boston 2006 (1-28) (North Carolina). $1.55M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

PCT	W	SV	G	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP	WARP
90^o	6.8	1.8	65	42.0	28	64	32	3	.212	2.18	7.25	8.07	-30.4	-3.3
80^o	5.4	1.3	55	35.5	26	59	27	3	.229	2.41	8.08	8.99	-30.3	-3.3
70^o	4.5	1	48	31.0	25	56	23	3	.242	2.59	8.71	9.7	-29.6	-3.2
60^o	3.7	0.7	42	27.4	23	52	21	3	.253	2.75	9.28	10.34	-28.6	-3.1
50^o	3.1	0.5	37	24.2	22	49	18	2	.263	2.92	9.85	10.97	-27.4	-3.0
40^o	2.6	0.4	33	21.1	20	45	16	2	.274	3.09	10.44	11.63	-25.9	-2.8
30^o	2	0.2	28	17.9	18	41	13	2	.286	3.29	11.11	12.38	-23.9	-2.6
20^o	1.5	0.1	22	14.5	16	35	11	2	.300	3.54	11.94	13.32	-21.3	-2.3
10^o	0.9	-0	16	10.1	12	27	8	1	.321	3.92	13.20	14.75	-16.8	-1.8
Weighted Mean	3.1	0.6	36	23.4	21	47	18	2	.260	2.87	9.73	10.83	-26.1	-2.8

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Date	Question	Answer
2012-03-08 15:00:00 (link to chat)	What are your thoughts on Daniel Bard's transition to the rotation? (Curtis Hall from Boston)	It's somewhat awkward to have the building I'm currently sitting in asking me a question, but I suppose that means I'd better answer it. I'm a bit skeptical considering that it's been years since Bard was successful as a starter. Ultimately, I think it'll come down to fastball command more than the offspeed pitches he can put out there. If Bard can hit his spots sitting 92-94, he should be a passable mid-rotation guy, especially given the Red Sox defense. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-02-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Daniel Bard, Neftali Feliz, and Chris Sale are all moving from the 'pen to the rotation this season. Optimistic on the triumvirate, or should I have concerns (own them all in a keeper)? (Mitch from cubicle 3s)	I'm actually fairly high on all three, especially if you have them cheap in a keeper league. They all have excellent numbers in relief (excepting Feliz's 2011) and could easily withstand the traditional 17% drop (as per Tom Tango's rule of thumb) of moving to the rotation. I also think each is well-equipped enough to make such a transition, each with at least three pitches to show batters. None should be counted on for high inning totals, but in terms of performance, I think they'll do about as well as you'd expect. (Derek Carty)
2012-01-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What is your opinion of Daniel Bard moving to the Boston rotation? What should we look for from him? (Tony from Virginia)	I like him. He has good stuff and three quality pitches, which isn't necessarily required but is a plus. They probably won't give him a full workload in 2012, but I think he'll be pretty good in terms of rates. 3.75 ERA, K/9 a bit under 8? (Derek Carty)
2011-05-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Who do you think is the next guy to nab a closer job? I'm talking about unheralded guys like John Axford last year as opposed to the sexy setup guys from the preseason like Daniel Bard and Jake McGee. (Aaron from YYZ)	I'll say Kevin Jepsen of the Angels. (John Perrotto)
2011-04-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Steven. After the Red Sox cut Daniel Bard, Jon Lester, John Lackey, Carl Crawford, and fire Terry Francona they can still win 140 games and win the World Series, right? (mattymatty2000 from Portland, OR)	The panic in Boston is as exaggerated as this question, and I'm sure that if an angel sent Lot into the city to find 20 good men who weren't panicked by an early sweep, he would easily fulfill his quota and spare Beantown a hail of brimstone. The Red Sox are still the class of the league. Some champions go wire-to-wire, some don't. That's all it is. (Steven Goldman)
2011-01-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is there a reasonable possibility that Andrew Miller and Daniel Bard could become the Red Sox version of the memorable Cincinnati "Nasty Boys". (dawson950 from cape cod)	I love Bard, but no. Dibble was one hell of a pitcher until his arm fell off, and Charlton/Myers were pretty great in their Cincy years as well. (Marc Normandin)
2010-04-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Loved your Red Sox interview book. Ever look back at some of the minor league guys from that book who never made it to MLB and think "man, I wish [player X] had gotten further"? (parkerd from SC)	Thanks, and yes, several of them. Conversley, Craig Breslow has clearly outperformed expectations, while Daniel Bard looked like a washout when the book came out. Aaron Bates made it to the show, which surprised many people. (David Laurila)
2010-04-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Watching Daniel Bard this past week, I saw not only a consistent 97-99 fastball, but a knee-buckling curve and an 89mph change, which he threw for strikes. Can you tell us how much better he is now, then when he was a prospect? And this may be a dumb question, but I'll ask it anyway... If I described the arsenal above, without naming the pitcher, one could think I was referring to Strasburg. What makes Strasburg the best pitching prospect in decades, while Bard is someone whose ceiling is at best a closer? Where do they differ? Command? Control? (tommybones from brooklyn)	We've already seen Bard struggle with his command at times, he certainly did in game one with the Yankees. His stuff is just outstanding, absolutely closer worthy, but he's a reliever, because of the delivery, and because of the command issues, and you like the breaking ball more than I do. The first guy I thought of with your nameless pitcher was actually Verlander. Strasburg has twice the command and control of Bard and is a starter. Huge difference, and I like Bard a ton. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-05-07 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Could you see the Red Sox transition Papelbon to a starter eventually with Daniel Bard's emergence? (Rob from Dallas)	No. No way. No how. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-02-16 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What are your thoughts on the Yankees' relief phenom, Mark Melancon? Obviously having the ceiling of a relief pitcher hurts him, but what makes, say, the Red Sox's Daniel Bard that much better of a prospect? (Jason O. from Middletown)	The fact the Bard sits at 98 and touches 100. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-11-03 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Christina, Love the chat(s) and work. Daniel Bard - possibility for the pen next year? Delcarmen does nothing to impress me...can he set up Papelbon with the occasional save as soon as next year? Thanks. (niketour2 from Raleigh, NC)	Thank you, niketour... maybe, as far as Bard, but I wouldn't sell Delcarmen short. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-07-29 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Rangers/Sox swap Laird for Daniel Bard. (James from Stamford, Texas)	Umm ... wow, that ones for KG. I don't know enough about Bard. (Will Carroll)
2008-06-02 12:00:00 (link to chat)	What is the deal with Daniel Bard? Is he for real and when we will see him pitching at Fenway? (wwfwwf from New York)	Right-handers that don't throw strikes don't inspire much confidence. I'll say, no, we won't see him at Fenway. (John Perrotto)
2008-05-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Given the Red Sox's current luck with it's young starters -- and it's less than stellar bullpen this year -- what are the odds that either Daniel Bard or Bryce Cox will be called up later in the year? (Dan from Newton, MA)	I think with a guy like Bard, who you are finally getting some success with after a year of the yips -- suddenly calling him up to the big leagues would prety much be the WORST idea ever. Cox is also finding success, but only at Low-A. You won't see either. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-05-05 12:30:00 (link to chat)	Bryan, is Daniel Bard's future in the bullpen? Would really like to see the Sox try one more time to try him as a starter. (Tim from DC)	Well, there seems to be some fragility with Bard -- as good as he's been this season, let's remember how off track he got last season. I think the key for this season is to let him get comfortable in his own boots, to let him build back some confidence. Also, I'm not sure I'd try him as a starter. This team is loaded with starting pitchers, and I think Bard at 99 mph out of the bullpen is a pretty good asset. (Bryan Smith)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2009-06-10 08:45:00	2009 Draft Coverage, Day Two	I can't imagine Kendal Volz -- the fantastic closer on last summer's historic USA Baseball National team -- doesn't go back to Baylor for his senior season, but it's a nice move by the Red Sox to see if they can't talk him out of it. Volz was a mess this spring, with velocity down 3-5 mph, and the slider straightened out. Like Daniel Bard, the best thing for him might just be to throw him in the bullpen and let him throw his heart out. (Bryan Smith)

PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Daniel Bard threw 7,998 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2009 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Slider (87mph) and Sinker (95mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (95mph). He also rarely threw a Cutter (89mph) and Change (88mph).