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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 32)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date3-14-1987
Height6' 2"
Weight218 lbs
Age37 years, 1 months, 5 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
0.72015
-0.02016
-0.02017
1.22018
0.22019
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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
2014 DET MLB 38 0 39.0 2 1 0 34 20 31 1 107 7.8 4.6 0.2 7.2 0% .290 1.38 3.52 2.54 98 4.58 112.4 0.0
2015 DET MLB 70 0 61.3 5 3 0 61 22 55 2 106 9.0 3.2 0.3 8.1 0% .319 1.35 2.85 3.08 88 3.72 86.9 0.7
2016 DET MLB 21 0 25.7 1 0 0 25 12 20 2 109 8.8 4.2 0.7 7.0 49% .295 1.44 3.96 3.51 98 4.99 110.4 0.0
2017 DET MLB 35 0 33.3 1 0 0 46 13 28 7 12.4 3.5 1.9 7.6 34% .361 1.77 5.36 5.94 106 5.24 111.6 0.0
2018 DET MLB 30 13 86.0 4 5 1 79 22 66 10 102 8.3 2.3 1.0 6.9 43% .275 1.17 4.01 3.56 102 3.98 88.9 1.2
2019 DET MLB 39 0 44.3 1 1 0 38 13 29 10 102 7.7 2.6 2.0 5.9 50% .215 1.15 5.75 4.47 116 4.75 97.5 0.3
CareerMLB23313289.71410128310222932928.83.21.07.145%.2821.334.113.731014.3697.52.2

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 IDA Rk PIO 21 0 34.7 1 0 4 34 8 34 5 111 8.8 2.1 1.3 8.8 0% .296 1.21 4.77 4.15 95 2.95 60.3
2009 BUR A MDW 36 3 92.3 4 4 9 71 17 94 3 105 6.9 1.7 0.3 9.2 0% .283 0.95 2.79 2.05 79 2.61 54.9
2010 NWA AA TXS 12 0 26.0 1 0 4 11 8 16 0 3.8 2.8 0.0 5.5 0% .155 0.73 2.97 0.69 0 0.00 0.0
2010 OMA AAA PCL 28 8 67.0 3 4 3 65 21 48 9 90 8.7 2.8 1.2 6.4 0% .277 1.28 4.88 3.49 0 0.00 0.0
2010 ESC Wnt DWL 12 0 16.3 2 0 0 13 5 16 1 7.2 2.8 0.6 8.8 0% .286 1.10 2.84 1.10 0 0.00 0.0
2011 NWA AA TEX 19 0 39.7 2 1 8 28 16 41 2 6.4 3.6 0.5 9.3 0% .255 1.11 3.32 1.59 81 2.52 51.4
2011 OMA AAA PCL 23 0 29.0 2 3 0 38 19 23 7 11.8 5.9 2.2 7.1 0% .323 1.97 7.40 7.14 126 6.71 137.1
2012 NWA AA TEX 10 0 20.7 1 1 3 17 9 13 3 7.4 3.9 1.3 5.7 0% .237 1.26 5.50 2.61 119 4.26 88.6
2012 OMA AAA PCL 30 0 54.7 3 2 1 68 22 45 6 11.2 3.6 1.0 7.4 0% .363 1.65 4.64 3.79 102 6.37 132.6
2012 MAR Wnt VWL 10 0 6.3 0 1 0 8 9 8 0 11.4 12.8 0.0 11.4 0% .421 2.68 4.97 7.11 0 0.00 0.0
2013 ERI AA EAS 16 0 27.7 2 2 1 16 12 26 1 5.2 3.9 0.3 8.5 0% .217 1.01 3.21 1.63 92 2.68 58.3
2013 TOL AAA INT 14 9 64.0 6 1 0 46 19 53 7 93 6.5 2.7 1.0 7.5 0% .227 1.02 3.95 1.69 109 3.42 74.3
2014 DET MLB AL 38 0 39.0 2 1 0 34 20 31 1 107 7.8 4.6 0.2 7.2 0% .290 1.38 3.52 2.54 98 4.58 112.4
2014 TOL AAA INT 20 6 47.0 3 2 0 35 13 53 2 102 6.7 2.5 0.4 10.1 0% .285 1.02 2.54 2.68 73 2.63 55.6
2015 DET MLB AL 70 0 61.3 5 3 0 61 22 55 2 106 9.0 3.2 0.3 8.1 0% .319 1.35 2.85 3.08 88 3.72 86.9
2016 DET MLB AL 21 0 25.7 1 0 0 25 12 20 2 109 8.8 4.2 0.7 7.0 49% .295 1.44 3.96 3.51 98 4.99 110.4
2016 LAK A+ FSL 2 2 3.0 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 113 6.0 3.0 0.0 18.0 33% .333 1.00 1.25 6.00 64 1.80 39.7
2016 TOL AAA INT 32 0 31.3 1 0 1 20 5 19 1 5.7 1.4 0.3 5.5 56% .213 0.80 2.94 1.72 95 2.86 63.0
2017 DET MLB AL 35 0 33.3 1 0 0 46 13 28 7 12.4 3.5 1.9 7.6 34% .361 1.77 5.36 5.94 106 5.24 111.6
2017 TOL AAA INT 34 2 40.7 7 3 3 32 5 45 1 96 7.1 1.1 0.2 10.0 49% .304 0.91 1.81 3.10 66 2.35 50.0
2018 DET MLB AL 30 13 86.0 4 5 1 79 22 66 10 102 8.3 2.3 1.0 6.9 43% .275 1.17 4.01 3.56 102 3.98 88.9
2018 TOL AAA INT 9 4 26.3 3 0 0 14 4 34 0 90 4.8 1.4 0.0 11.6 39% .250 0.68 1.20 1.03 62 2.40 50.7
2019 DET MLB AL 39 0 44.3 1 1 0 38 13 29 10 102 7.7 2.6 2.0 5.9 50% .215 1.15 5.75 4.47 116 4.75 97.5
2019 LAK A+ FSL 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 29% .000 0.00 1.31 0.00 86 2.71 55.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2014 630 0.5333 0.4222 0.7820 0.5595 0.2653 0.8457 0.6282 0.2180
2015 958 0.5407 0.4666 0.7539 0.6178 0.2886 0.8125 0.6063 0.2461
2016 437 0.4943 0.4439 0.7629 0.5741 0.3167 0.8145 0.6714 0.2371
2017 596 0.5067 0.4497 0.7500 0.6556 0.2381 0.7980 0.6143 0.2500
2018 1368 0.5095 0.4518 0.7977 0.6083 0.2891 0.8679 0.6443 0.2023
2019 689 0.4731 0.4731 0.7791 0.6319 0.3306 0.8447 0.6667 0.2209
Career46780.51200.45300.77450.61000.28800.83630.63640.2255

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

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2021 MIL $
2020 MIN $
2019 DET $1,300,000
2018 DET $
2017 DET $
2016 DET $520,500
2015 DET $
2014 DET $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,820,500
2 yrTotal$1,820,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 108 dMike Mosa1 year (2021)

Details
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 1/28/21 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Milwaukee 8/1/21.
  • 1 year (2020). Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 11/19 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$1.3M (2019). Re-signed by Detroit 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration). Elected free agency 10/19.
  • 1 year/$0.795M (2018). Re-signed by Detroit 11/25/17 (avoided arbitration). Sent outright to Triple-A by Detroit 3/25/18. Contract selected by Detroit 5/4/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Detroit 3/17.
  • 1 year/$0.5205M (2016). Re-signed by Detroit 2/25/16.
  • 1 year/$0.514M (2015). Re-signed by Detroit 2/19/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Contract selected by Detroit 6/15/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Released by Kansas City 3/21/13. Signed by Detroit as a free agent 4/2/13 (minor-league contract).
  • Signed by Detroit as a free agent 4/2/13 (minor-league contract).
  • Drafted by Kansas City 2008 (22-655) (Lewis-Clark State, Idaho).

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 0 5.1 0.8 77 6 103.2 83 30 89 12 .249 1.10 3.41 3.68 -6.7 -0.7
80o 0 4.8 0.7 72 6 96.7 83 30 83 12 .263 1.18 3.77 4.08 -10.4 -1.1
70o 0 4.6 0.6 69 5 92.0 84 30 79 12 .272 1.24 4.04 4.37 -12.7 -1.4
60o 0 4.4 0.6 66 5 88.2 83 30 76 12 .281 1.29 4.27 4.63 -14.6 -1.6
50o 0 4.2 0.5 63 5 84.6 83 30 73 12 .288 1.34 4.49 4.87 -16.1 -1.8
40o 0 4.1 0.5 61 5 81.1 83 30 70 12 .296 1.39 4.71 5.11 -17.5 -1.9
30o 0 3.9 0.4 58 5 77.4 82 30 66 12 .304 1.45 4.95 5.38 -18.9 -2.1
20o 0 3.7 0.4 55 4 73.2 81 29 63 12 .314 1.51 5.24 5.69 -20.3 -2.2
10o 0 3.5 0.3 51 4 67.6 80 29 58 12 .327 1.61 5.64 6.14 -22.0 -2.4
Weighted Mean04.20.563584.282307212.2861.334.464.84-15.8-1.7

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Blaine Hardy threw 4,803 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2010 and 2021, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2021, he relied primarily on his Cutter (86mph) and Change (80mph), also mixing in a Curve (77mph). He also rarely threw a Fourseam Fastball (90mph).