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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 32)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date10-4-1986
Height6' 3"
Weight225 lbs
Age37 years, 6 months, 13 days
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2018
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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
2012 LAN MLB 5 5 26.7 0 2 0 25 12 20 2 89 8.4 4.1 0.7 6.8 0% .291 1.39 4.18 2.70 106 4.45 102.1 0.2
2013 LAN MLB 12 10 58.3 4 4 0 69 20 45 7 96 10.6 3.1 1.1 6.9 0% .343 1.53 4.32 3.86 105 4.96 118.8 0.0
2014 LAN MLB 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 7 1 5 3 96 10.5 1.5 4.5 7.5 0% .235 1.33 8.93 6.00 90 3.64 89.3 0.1
CareerMLB181691.04601013370129410.03.31.26.951%.3211.474.583.661044.73112.00.3

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-
2008 LOW A- NYP 14 0 38.7 1 1 2 28 11 41 1 94 6.5 2.6 0.2 9.5 0% .265 1.01 2.99 2.33 90 3.04 62.3
2009 GRN A SAL 8 8 36.7 0 3 0 32 4 35 1 99 7.8 1.0 0.2 8.6 0% .292 0.98 2.22 2.70 76 3.01 63.2
2009 SLM A+ CRL 10 10 50.7 3 2 0 58 10 51 7 102 10.3 1.8 1.2 9.1 0% .340 1.34 3.84 4.44 91 4.60 96.8
2010 PME AA EAS 26 26 136.3 8 6 0 144 46 82 11 108 9.5 3.0 0.7 5.4 0% .297 1.39 4.32 4.75 0 0.00 0.0
2011 CHT AA SOU 6 6 33.7 3 0 0 36 15 25 2 119 9.6 4.0 0.5 6.7 0% .312 1.51 4.00 4.01 105 4.33 88.5
2011 PME AA EAS 19 18 103.3 11 4 0 107 37 70 7 95 9.3 3.2 0.6 6.1 0% .306 1.39 4.18 3.66 105 5.35 109.2
2012 LAN MLB NL 5 5 26.7 0 2 0 25 12 20 2 89 8.4 4.1 0.7 6.8 0% .291 1.39 4.18 2.70 106 4.45 102.1
2012 ABQ AAA PCL 25 24 135.3 11 7 0 157 44 93 13 116 10.4 2.9 0.9 6.2 0% .322 1.49 4.73 4.66 99 4.20 87.5
2013 LAN MLB NL 12 10 58.3 4 4 0 69 20 45 7 96 10.6 3.1 1.1 6.9 0% .343 1.53 4.32 3.86 105 4.96 118.8
2013 RCU A+ CAL 1 1 4.0 0 1 0 6 1 3 1 90 13.5 2.3 2.3 6.8 0% .357 1.75 6.26 6.75 109 6.09 132.3
2013 ABQ AAA PCL 10 8 37.3 2 4 0 46 21 33 3 113 11.1 5.1 0.7 8.0 0% .371 1.79 4.85 6.03 103 5.13 111.5
2014 LAN MLB NL 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 7 1 5 3 96 10.5 1.5 4.5 7.5 0% .235 1.33 8.93 6.00 90 3.64 89.3
2014 ABQ AAA PCL 11 9 43.7 2 2 0 65 15 27 2 104 13.4 3.1 0.4 5.6 0% .391 1.83 4.22 7.01 97 6.77 143.4
2014 DOD Rk AZL 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 3 0 5 1 4.5 0.0 1.5 7.5 0% .125 0.50 4.51 1.50 0 0.00 0.0
2016 IOW AAA PCL 7 7 27.3 0 2 0 28 10 25 1 85 9.2 3.3 0.3 8.2 59% .338 1.39 3.57 4.61 90 4.50 99.4
2016 CUB Rk AZL 3 3 8.0 0 0 0 9 3 5 0 99 10.1 3.4 0.0 5.6 57% .321 1.50 4.36 4.50 107 5.49 121.2
2016 EST Wnt DWL 5 5 21.3 1 1 0 26 4 14 2 11.0 1.7 0.8 5.9 0% .324 1.41 3.15 4.64 0 0.00 0.0
2017 NWO AAA PCL 12 12 65.7 4 3 0 76 18 52 4 93 10.4 2.5 0.5 7.1 52% .348 1.43 3.80 3.97 87 5.09 108.3
2018 COH AAA INT 20 17 86.0 5 7 0 124 20 56 8 98 13.0 2.1 0.8 5.9 53% .380 1.67 4.07 6.80 105 7.12 150.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2012 421 0.5083 0.4299 0.7956 0.5794 0.2754 0.8548 0.6667 0.2044
2013 946 0.5201 0.4366 0.8232 0.5955 0.2643 0.8976 0.6417 0.1768
2014 103 0.4660 0.4660 0.7292 0.6250 0.3273 0.8667 0.5000 0.2708
Career14700.51290.43670.80870.59300.27190.88320.63890.1913

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
2014-09-16 - 60-DL - - Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2014-08-13
2014-07-19 2014-09-16 Minors 59 0 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2014-08-13
2014-05-11 2014-06-27 Minors 47 0 - Not Disclosed -
2014-03-28 2014-03-30 Camp 2 0 - General Medical Illness - -
2013-07-07 2013-08-04 15-DL 28 23 Right Shoulder Bursitis -
2013-04-22 2013-05-30 15-DL 38 33 Right Shoulder Bursitis - -
2011-05-31 2011-06-07 Minors 7 0 - Not Disclosed - -
2010-05-28 2010-06-06 Minors 9 0 Left Foot Contusion - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 LAN $
2013 LAN $
2012 LAN $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 167 d1 year (2018)

Details
  • 1 year (2018). Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 2/8/18 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2017). Signed by Miami as a free agent 12/9/16 (minor-league contract). Released by Miami 6/15/17. Signed by Seibu Lions of Japan 6/16/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/9/15 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2015). Re-signed by LA Dodgers (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2014). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/2/14. Sent outright to Triple-A by LA Dodgers 10/12/14.
  • 1 year/$0.4925M (2013). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Contract purchased by LA Dodgers 11/18/11. Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/12.
  • Drafted 2008 (3-85) (Utah). Signed 6/08, $0.464M 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 VORP WARP
90o 18 0 0 20 20 90.1 90 27 62 11 .281 1.29 3.88 4.17 -8.9 -1.0
80o 16 0 0 18 18 83.2 89 26 57 11 .296 1.39 4.27 4.58 -11.8 -1.3
70o 14.6 0 0 17 17 78.3 88 26 54 11 .307 1.46 4.55 4.89 -13.7 -1.5
60o 13.5 0 0 16 16 74.2 88 26 51 11 .316 1.53 4.80 5.15 -15.0 -1.6
50o 12.5 0 0 16 16 70.5 87 26 48 11 .325 1.59 5.03 5.41 -16.2 -1.8
40o 11.5 0 0 15 15 66.8 86 25 46 11 .334 1.66 5.27 5.66 -17.1 -1.9
30o 10.5 0 0 14 14 63.0 84 25 43 11 .343 1.73 5.53 5.94 -18.0 -2.0
20o 9.4 0 0 13 13 58.7 82 24 40 11 .355 1.82 5.85 6.27 -18.8 -2.0
10o 7.9 0 0 12 12 52.8 79 23 36 10 .370 1.95 6.29 6.75 -19.6 -2.1
Weighted Mean12.400151569.985254811.3231.585.005.37-15.8-1.7

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Stephen Fife threw 1,472 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2012 and 2014, including pitches thrown in . In 2014, he relied primarily on his Cutter (86mph) and Curve (79mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (91mph). He also rarely threw a Sinker (90mph).