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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 33)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date6-29-1986
Height6' 3"
Weight235 lbs
Age37 years, 9 months, 27 days
BatsR
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-0.22015
0.92016
-1.02017
2018
0.12019
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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 MIA MLB 8 1 13.3 0 1 0 15 2 13 4 91 10.1 1.4 2.7 8.8 0% .297 1.28 5.53 5.40 93 3.98 91.3 0.2
2013 MIA MLB 29 23 143.0 5 10 0 140 54 92 14 96 8.8 3.4 0.9 5.8 0% .289 1.36 4.24 4.41 106 4.33 103.7 1.0
2014 MIA MLB 32 32 191.3 10 10 0 177 71 153 16 98 8.3 3.3 0.8 7.2 0% .290 1.30 3.81 3.81 105 4.49 110.2 0.8
2015 MIA MLB 32 31 187.3 11 14 0 180 77 137 22 90 8.6 3.7 1.1 6.6 0% .283 1.37 4.55 4.08 111 5.14 120.1 -0.2
2016 MIA MLB 33 33 176.7 9 13 0 176 83 147 22 88 9.0 4.2 1.1 7.5 44% .298 1.47 4.63 4.33 104 4.90 108.4 0.9
2017 MIA 0 12 12 55.7 1 5 0 67 29 44 15 92 10.8 4.7 2.4 7.1 41% .313 1.72 6.93 7.92 117 6.66 141.8 -0.7
2017 TOR 0 15 1 17.0 0 2 0 16 6 18 1 90 8.5 3.2 0.5 9.5 47% .313 1.29 3.20 2.65 109 6.87 146.2 -0.3
2017 TOT MLB 27 13 72.7 1 7 0 83 35 62 16 92 10.3 4.3 2.0 7.7 42% .313 1.62 6.06 6.69 115 6.71 142.8 -1.0
CareerMLB161133784.33655077132260494938.83.71.16.945%.2951.394.494.391074.91113.71.8

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.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
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 JAM A- NYP 15 13 66.0 5 5 0 66 29 58 0 108 9.0 4.0 0.0 7.9 0% .330 1.44 3.62 3.68 98 4.28 87.5
2009 GRB A SAL 18 18 98.3 5 5 0 88 39 82 9 108 8.1 3.6 0.8 7.5 0% .280 1.29 4.50 3.20 106 4.01 84.4
2009 JUP A+ FSL 6 6 34.7 4 1 0 35 9 25 0 91 9.1 2.3 0.0 6.5 0% .333 1.27 2.70 3.37 94 4.86 102.2
2010 JAX AA SOU 28 28 158.7 16 2 0 140 46 145 11 94 7.9 2.6 0.6 8.2 0% .293 1.17 3.47 2.61 0 0.00 0.0
2011 NWO AAA PCL 28 28 150.3 12 7 0 144 79 116 18 93 8.6 4.7 1.1 6.9 0% .283 1.48 5.47 4.97 111 4.56 93.1
2012 MIA MLB NL 8 1 13.3 0 1 0 15 2 13 4 91 10.1 1.4 2.7 8.8 0% .297 1.28 5.53 5.40 93 3.98 91.3
2012 NWO AAA PCL 28 27 151.0 12 11 0 154 61 138 15 91 9.2 3.6 0.9 8.2 0% .317 1.42 4.45 4.17 97 4.96 103.4
2013 MIA MLB NL 29 23 143.0 5 10 0 140 54 92 14 96 8.8 3.4 0.9 5.8 0% .289 1.36 4.24 4.41 106 4.33 103.7
2013 NWO AAA PCL 4 4 23.0 0 2 0 16 12 18 2 81 6.3 4.7 0.8 7.0 0% .226 1.22 4.69 2.74 107 4.01 87.1
2014 MIA MLB NL 32 32 191.3 10 10 0 177 71 153 16 98 8.3 3.3 0.8 7.2 0% .290 1.30 3.81 3.81 105 4.49 110.2
2015 MIA MLB NL 32 31 187.3 11 14 0 180 77 137 22 90 8.6 3.7 1.1 6.6 0% .283 1.37 4.55 4.08 111 5.14 120.1
2016 MIA MLB NL 33 33 176.7 9 13 0 176 83 147 22 88 9.0 4.2 1.1 7.5 44% .298 1.47 4.63 4.33 104 4.90 108.4
2017 MIA MLB NL 12 12 55.7 1 5 0 67 29 44 15 92 10.8 4.7 2.4 7.1 41% .313 1.72 6.93 7.92 117 6.66 141.8
2017 TOR MLB AL 15 1 17.0 0 2 0 16 6 18 1 90 8.5 3.2 0.5 9.5 47% .313 1.29 3.20 2.65 109 6.87 146.2
2017 JUP A+ FSL 1 1 4.0 0 1 0 5 2 5 2 76 11.3 4.5 4.5 11.3 31% .273 1.75 8.81 6.75 107 4.52 96.1
2017 NWO AAA PCL 7 6 37.7 1 1 0 30 13 55 4 83 7.2 3.1 1.0 13.1 45% .310 1.14 3.45 1.67 78 3.08 65.5
2019 WEV A- NYP 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 6.0 3.0 0.0 9.0 0% .250 1.00 2.40 6.00 97 4.62 95.1
2019 ALT AA EAS 1 0 0.3 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 54.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 0% 1.000 9.00 45.17 54.00 109 5.49 113.1
2019 PIR Rk GCL 1 1 0.7 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 105 27.0 0.0 0.0 13.5 33% .667 3.00 5.00 27.00 83 2.77 57.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2012 205 0.5415 0.4341 0.8652 0.5946 0.2447 0.8939 0.7826 0.1348
2013 2247 0.5038 0.4455 0.8172 0.6087 0.2798 0.8984 0.6378 0.1828
2014 2936 0.5143 0.4346 0.7923 0.5987 0.2609 0.8706 0.6022 0.2077
2015 2949 0.4717 0.4330 0.8152 0.6082 0.2766 0.9066 0.6357 0.1848
2016 3051 0.4372 0.4402 0.7647 0.6267 0.2953 0.8612 0.6055 0.2353
2017 1290 0.4504 0.4132 0.7786 0.6059 0.2553 0.8608 0.6188 0.2214
Career126780.47790.43530.79520.61010.27530.88100.62170.2048

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
2020 PIT $
2019 PIT $
2018 LAN $2,000,000
2017 MIA $5,750,000
2016 MIA $3,500,000
2015 MIA $555,000
2014 MIA $515,000
2013 MIA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$12,320,000
5 yrTotal$12,320,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 152 dDave Pepe1 year (2019), 2020 option

Details
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 2/6/19 (minor-league contract). 19:$0.85M in majors. 20:$1.25M club option. Performance bonuses: May earn additional $0.25M in 2019 and $1.25M in 2020. Retired 3/20.
  • 1 year/$2M (2018). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 12/20/17. Performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 40, 45 games pitched. $0.1M for 50 g. $0.15M each for 55, 60 g. $0.25M each for 10, 15, 20, 25 games started. $0.15M each for 20, 32, 40 games finished. Released by LA Dodgers 11/20/18.
  • 1 year/$5.75M (2017). Re-signed by Miami 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Toronto in trade from Miami 8/19/17 with Marlins paying undisclosed portion of $1,351,092 remaining on contract. Non-tendered by Toronto 12/1/17.
  • 1 year/$3.5M (2016). Re-signed by Miami 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.555M (2015). Re-signed by Miami 3/3/15.
  • 1 year/$0.515M (2014). Re-signed by Miami 3/1/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Miami 2/19/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Contract purchased by Miami 11/18/11. Re-signed by Miami 3/2/12.
  • Drafted by Florida 2008 (18-538) (Stony Brook).

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 4.1 0 9 9 49.1 40 18 43 5 .259 1.18 3.51 3.88 -3.6 -0.4
80o 0 3.9 0 8 8 43.8 38 17 39 5 .272 1.27 3.88 4.29 -5.1 -0.6
70o 0 3.7 0 7 7 40.1 37 17 35 5 .281 1.33 4.15 4.59 -5.9 -0.6
60o 0 3.6 0 7 7 37.0 35 16 33 5 .290 1.38 4.38 4.85 -6.5 -0.7
50o 0 3.4 0 6 6 34.2 34 15 30 5 .297 1.44 4.60 5.1 -6.9 -0.8
40o 0 3.2 0 6 6 31.4 32 15 28 4 .305 1.49 4.83 5.35 -7.2 -0.8
30o 0 3 0 5 5 28.5 30 14 25 4 .313 1.55 5.07 5.62 -7.3 -0.8
20o 0 2.8 0 5 5 25.2 28 13 22 4 .323 1.62 5.36 5.94 -7.3 -0.8
10o 0 2.5 0 4 4 20.8 25 11 18 3 .336 1.72 5.77 6.39 -7.0 -0.8
Weighted Mean03.306633.63315304.2961.424.585.07-6.7-0.7

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DateQuestionAnswer
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)Can you name a non-ace or two in the NL whom you expect to be better in the second half?
(Jason from Not leaving yet)		Better meaning they've pitched and failed. Lance Lynn, Jeff Samardzija, Homer Bailey, Edwin Jackson, Dillon Gee (already surging), Brandon McCarthy & Ryan Vogelsong when healthy, and keep an eye on Tom Koehler who is throwing tonight. (Paul Sporer)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Tom Koehler threw 12,528 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2012 and 2017, including pitches thrown in . In 2017, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (93mph), Curve (79mph) and Slider (86mph), also mixing in a Sinker (94mph) and Change (86mph).