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Alex Wilson PTigers

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 32)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date11-3-1986
Height6' 0"
Weight220 lbs
Age37 years, 5 months, 23 days
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0.62015
-0.22016
-0.22017
0.62018
0.02019
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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
2013 BOS MLB 26 0 27.7 1 1 0 34 14 22 0 102 11.1 4.6 0.0 7.2 0% .378 1.73 3.11 4.88 119 6.10 146.2 -0.5
2014 BOS MLB 18 0 28.3 1 0 0 20 5 19 3 101 6.4 1.6 1.0 6.0 0% .213 0.88 3.93 1.91 103 4.25 104.2 0.1
2015 DET MLB 59 1 70.0 3 3 2 61 11 38 5 106 7.8 1.4 0.6 4.9 0% .258 1.03 3.50 2.19 102 4.04 94.4 0.6
2016 DET MLB 62 0 73.0 4 0 0 68 21 49 5 108 8.4 2.6 0.6 6.0 45% .285 1.22 3.55 2.96 108 5.20 115.0 -0.2
2017 DET MLB 66 0 60.0 2 5 2 67 15 42 7 10.1 2.3 1.1 6.3 43% .311 1.37 4.16 4.50 107 5.48 116.7 -0.2
2018 DET MLB 59 0 61.7 2 4 0 50 15 43 8 103 7.3 2.2 1.2 6.3 50% .237 1.05 4.31 3.36 97 4.10 91.6 0.6
2019 MIL MLB 13 0 11.3 1 1 1 15 9 13 3 94 11.9 7.1 2.4 10.3 40% .375 2.12 6.69 9.53 109 5.14 105.5 0.0
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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-
2009 LOW A- NYP 13 13 36.0 0 1 0 10 7 33 0 98 2.5 1.8 0.0 8.3 0% .116 0.47 2.06 0.50 74 1.57 33.0
2010 SLM A+ CRL 11 11 55.7 2 1 0 43 15 50 4 105 6.9 2.4 0.6 8.1 0% .255 1.04 3.44 3.39 0 0.00 0.0
2010 PME AA EAS 16 16 78.3 4 5 0 95 34 56 15 109 10.9 3.9 1.7 6.4 0% .324 1.65 5.79 6.67 0 0.00 0.0
2011 PME AA EAS 21 21 112.0 9 4 0 103 37 99 8 96 8.3 3.0 0.6 8.0 0% .304 1.25 3.58 3.05 95 4.29 87.5
2011 PAW AAA INT 4 4 21.0 1 0 0 19 7 24 2 87 8.1 3.0 0.9 10.3 0% .304 1.24 3.18 3.43 81 3.31 67.5
2012 PAW AAA INT 40 3 72.7 5 3 1 76 33 78 3 100 9.4 4.1 0.4 9.7 0% .353 1.50 2.91 3.72 84 5.05 105.1
2013 BOS MLB AL 26 0 27.7 1 1 0 34 14 22 0 102 11.1 4.6 0.0 7.2 0% .378 1.73 3.11 4.88 119 6.10 146.2
2013 PAW AAA INT 14 0 17.0 3 1 0 17 5 16 2 9.0 2.6 1.1 8.5 0% .313 1.29 3.73 3.71 99 4.53 98.3
2014 BOS MLB AL 18 0 28.3 1 0 0 20 5 19 3 101 6.4 1.6 1.0 6.0 0% .213 0.88 3.93 1.91 103 4.25 104.2
2014 PAW AAA INT 35 0 41.3 6 1 5 38 23 40 2 8.3 5.0 0.4 8.7 0% .316 1.48 3.85 4.35 96 4.64 98.3
2015 DET MLB AL 59 1 70.0 3 3 2 61 11 38 5 106 7.8 1.4 0.6 4.9 0% .258 1.03 3.50 2.19 102 4.04 94.4
2015 TOL AAA INT 4 0 5.3 1 0 3 4 1 5 0 6.8 1.7 0.0 8.4 0% .286 0.94 1.84 0.00 83 3.26 71.6
2016 DET MLB AL 62 0 73.0 4 0 0 68 21 49 5 108 8.4 2.6 0.6 6.0 45% .285 1.22 3.55 2.96 108 5.20 115.0
2016 LAK A+ FSL 2 1 3.3 0 1 0 7 0 4 2 113 18.9 0.0 5.4 10.8 31% .455 2.10 8.65 8.10 95 6.19 136.6
2016 TOL AAA INT 2 0 1.7 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 10.8 5.4 0.0 16.2 50% .500 1.80 1.37 5.40 71 3.22 71.0
2017 DET MLB AL 66 0 60.0 2 5 2 67 15 42 7 10.1 2.3 1.1 6.3 43% .311 1.37 4.16 4.50 107 5.48 116.7
2018 DET MLB AL 59 0 61.7 2 4 0 50 15 43 8 103 7.3 2.2 1.2 6.3 50% .237 1.05 4.31 3.36 97 4.10 91.6
2018 TOL AAA INT 1 1 1.3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 90 0.0 6.8 0.0 13.5 50% .000 0.75 2.58 0.00 81 3.00 63.4
2019 MIL MLB NL 13 0 11.3 1 1 1 15 9 13 3 94 11.9 7.1 2.4 10.3 40% .375 2.12 6.69 9.53 109 5.14 105.5
2019 IOW AAA PCL 10 0 12.3 1 2 1 12 2 11 2 8.8 1.5 1.5 8.0 51% .303 1.14 4.85 5.11 97 5.50 113.1
2019 SAN AAA PCL 29 0 38.0 4 1 2 33 7 31 8 7.8 1.7 1.9 7.3 51% .236 1.05 5.45 2.13 100 3.91 80.4

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2013 476 0.4538 0.4160 0.7778 0.6019 0.2615 0.8923 0.5588 0.2222
2014 411 0.4964 0.4623 0.8316 0.6667 0.2609 0.8971 0.6667 0.1684
2015 1009 0.5312 0.5124 0.8414 0.6679 0.3362 0.9274 0.6478 0.1586
2016 1112 0.4353 0.4703 0.7916 0.6818 0.3073 0.8970 0.6114 0.2084
2017 960 0.4781 0.5010 0.8129 0.7146 0.3054 0.8720 0.6863 0.1871
2018 939 0.4143 0.4686 0.7932 0.6581 0.3345 0.8906 0.6576 0.2068
2019 202 0.4455 0.4703 0.7895 0.6444 0.3304 0.9310 0.5676 0.2105
Career51090.46550.47840.80760.67070.31060.89800.63900.1924

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
2013-07-09 2013-10-31 60-DL 114 71 Right Thumb Surgery Ligament and Scar Tissue Around Nerve Removed 2013-10-17 -
2010-08-02 2010-08-11 Minors 9 0 Not Disclosed -
2010-06-06 2010-06-16 Minors 10 0 Right Ankle Contusion -
2007-08-01 2007-08-01 Coll 0 0 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2020 DET $
2019 MIL $750,000
2018 DET $1,925,000
2017 DET $1,175,000
2016 DET $522,500
2015 DET $
2014 BOS $
2013 BOS $
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$4,372,500
4 yrTotal$4,372,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 73 dISE Baseball1 year (2020)

Details
  • 1 year (2020). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 1/20 (minor-league contract). Released by Detroit 6/26/20. Retired 7/28/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 2/8/19 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1.25M in majors. May earn additional $750,000 in performance bonuses. Released by Cleveland 3/21/19 (exercised opt-out provision). 1 year/$750,000 (2019). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 3/22/19. Performance bonuses. DFA by Milwaukee 4/29/19. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/2/19. Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 8/5/19 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$1.925M (2018). Re-signed by Detroit 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration). Non-tendered by Detroit 11/30/18.
  • 1 year/$1.175M (2017). Re-signed by Detroit 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$522,500 (2016). Re-signed by Detroit 2/25/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Re-signed by Detroit 2/24/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Re-signed by Boston 3/7/14. Acquired by Detroit in trade from Boston 12/11/14.
  • 1 year/$490,000 (2013). Contract purchased by Boston 11/20/12. Re-signed by Boston 3/2/13.
  • Drafted by Boston 2009 (2-77) (Texas A&M). $0.4707M 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 10.1 0 1.8 64 0 68.7 51 20 55 7 .233 1.04 3.41 3.77 -5.9 -0.6
80o 9 0 1.6 58 0 62.6 50 20 50 7 .246 1.12 3.77 4.16 -8.0 -0.9
70o 8.3 0 1.4 54 0 58.4 49 19 46 7 .255 1.18 4.04 4.45 -9.2 -1.0
60o 7.7 0 1.3 51 0 54.8 48 19 44 7 .263 1.23 4.26 4.7 -10.1 -1.1
50o 7.1 0 1.2 48 0 51.5 47 19 41 7 .271 1.28 4.48 4.93 -10.7 -1.2
40o 6.6 0 1.1 45 0 48.3 46 18 38 7 .278 1.33 4.70 5.17 -11.3 -1.2
30o 6.1 0 1 42 0 45.0 45 18 36 6 .287 1.38 4.94 5.43 -11.8 -1.3
20o 5.4 0 0.8 38 0 41.1 43 17 33 6 .296 1.45 5.22 5.74 -12.1 -1.3
10o 4.6 0 0.7 34 0 36.0 40 16 29 6 .309 1.55 5.62 6.18 -12.3 -1.3
Weighted Mean7.101.247050.94618417.2691.274.454.9-10.5-1.1

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Alex Wilson threw 5,041 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2019, including pitches thrown in . In 2019, he relied primarily on his Cutter (86mph) and Sinker (92mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Slider (86mph). He also rarely threw a Change (89mph).