Biographical

Portrait of Shawn Tolleson

Shawn Tolleson PRangers

Rangers Player Cards | Rangers Team Audit | Rangers Depth Chart

2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
Login or Subscribe today for access to projections!
Birth Date1-19-1988
Height6' 1"
Weight214 lbs
Age36 years, 3 months, 6 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.72015
-0.22016
2017
2018
0.02019
proj
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.
Multiple stints are are currently shown —Click to hide.
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 40 0 37.7 3 1 0 30 20 39 4 91 7.2 4.8 1.0 9.3 0% .271 1.33 4.11 4.30 95 4.00 91.7 0.4
2013 LAN MLB 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 104 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
2014 TEX MLB 64 0 71.7 3 1 0 56 28 69 10 100 7.0 3.5 1.3 8.7 0% .245 1.17 4.26 2.76 109 4.18 102.5 0.3
2015 TEX MLB 73 0 72.3 6 4 35 66 17 76 9 110 8.2 2.1 1.1 9.5 0% .294 1.15 3.40 2.99 98 3.91 91.4 0.7
2016 TEX MLB 37 0 36.3 2 2 11 53 10 29 8 113 13.1 2.5 2.0 7.2 52% .372 1.73 5.19 7.68 101 5.46 120.8 -0.2
CareerMLB2150218.01484620577213311048.53.11.38.844%.2891.284.103.921014.27100.01.1

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-
2010 OGD Rk PIO 26 0 28.7 1 1 17 17 5 39 1 5.3 1.6 0.3 12.2 0% .271 0.77 2.20 0.63 0 0.00 0.0
2011 GRL A MID 14 0 15.0 1 0 10 8 4 33 0 4.8 2.4 0.0 19.8 0% .421 0.80 -0.25 0.00 24 1.81 37.0
2011 RCU A+ CAL 5 0 9.7 2 0 3 2 3 17 1 1.9 2.8 0.9 15.8 0% .067 0.52 2.70 0.93 58 1.01 20.7
2011 CHT AA SOU 38 0 44.3 4 2 12 42 11 55 2 8.5 2.2 0.4 11.2 0% .360 1.20 2.28 1.62 64 3.31 67.5
2012 LAN MLB NL 40 0 37.7 3 1 0 30 20 39 4 91 7.2 4.8 1.0 9.3 0% .271 1.33 4.11 4.30 95 4.00 91.7
2012 CHT AA SOU 11 0 13.0 0 0 5 8 4 19 2 5.5 2.8 1.4 13.2 0% .250 0.92 3.14 1.38 56 2.06 42.8
2012 ABQ AAA PCL 8 0 9.3 0 1 0 8 1 15 1 7.7 1.0 1.0 14.5 0% .350 0.96 2.16 4.82 49 1.89 39.3
2013 LAN MLB NL 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 104 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2013 RCU A+ CAL 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 9.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 0% .000 1.00 14.76 9.00 108 3.86 84.0
2013 ABQ AAA PCL 3 0 5.7 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 3.2 3.2 0.0 9.5 0% .182 0.71 2.50 0.00 71 2.19 47.5
2013 DOD Rk AZL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 1.00 7.00 0.00 113 3.79 82.3
2014 TEX MLB AL 64 0 71.7 3 1 0 56 28 69 10 100 7.0 3.5 1.3 8.7 0% .245 1.17 4.26 2.76 109 4.18 102.5
2015 TEX MLB AL 73 0 72.3 6 4 35 66 17 76 9 110 8.2 2.1 1.1 9.5 0% .294 1.15 3.40 2.99 98 3.91 91.4
2016 TEX MLB AL 37 0 36.3 2 2 11 53 10 29 8 113 13.1 2.5 2.0 7.2 52% .372 1.73 5.19 7.68 101 5.46 120.8
2016 ROU AAA PCL 4 0 4.3 0 0 1 6 3 7 2 12.5 6.2 4.2 14.5 25% .400 2.08 8.56 12.46 81 2.91 64.2

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2012 656 0.4634 0.4726 0.7258 0.6546 0.3153 0.8291 0.5405 0.2742
2013 11 0.1818 0.0909 1.0000 0.0000 0.1111 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000
2014 1128 0.5195 0.4424 0.7655 0.6348 0.2343 0.8495 0.5197 0.2345
2015 1152 0.5122 0.4384 0.7485 0.6119 0.2562 0.8199 0.5694 0.2515
2016 650 0.5108 0.4631 0.7874 0.6536 0.2642 0.8664 0.5833 0.2126
Career35970.50430.44930.75750.63250.26110.83680.55240.2425

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
2014-02-25 2014-03-15 Camp 18 0 Right Shoulder Soreness - -
2014-02-16 2014-02-19 Camp 3 0 Left Ankle Sprain - -
2013-08-26 2013-08-26 On-Alr 0 0 Left Hip Soreness - -
2013-04-13 2013-10-19 60-DL 189 152 - Low Back Surgery Herniated Disc 2013-04-25 -
2013-03-16 2013-03-19 Camp 3 0 - Elbow Contusion Batted Ball - -
2013-03-05 2013-03-05 Camp 0 0 Left Knee Soreness Felt Pop and Going for Further Testing - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2018 TEX $
2017 TBA $1,000,000
2016 TEX $3,275,000
2015 TEX $519,700
2014 TEX $502,082
2013 LAN $
2012 LAN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$5,296,782
4 yrTotal$5,296,782

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 109 dExcel Sports1 year (2018)

Details
  • 1 year (2018). Signed by Texas as a free agent 12/21/17 (minor-league contract). Retired 1/19.
  • 1 year/$1M (2017). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 1/23/17. Performance bonuses: $50,000 for 35 relief appearances. $75,000 each for 40, 45 relief appearances. $0.1M for 50 relief appearances. $0.15M for 55 relief appearances. $0.2M for 60 relief appearances. $0.25M each for 60, 65 relief appearances. One-time assignment bonus: $50,000 with trade. Sent outright to Triple-A by Tampa Bay 11/6/17 (elected free agency).
  • 1 year/$3.275M (2016). Re-signed by Texas 1/25/16 (avoided arbitration, $3.9M-$2.6M). Sent outright to Triple-A by Texas 10/26/16. Refused assignment, elected free agency 10/28/16.
  • 1 year/$0.5197M (2015). Renewed by Texas 3/4/15.
  • 1 year/$502,082 (2014). Re-signed by Texas 2/26/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/13. Claimed by Texas off waivers from LA Dodgers 11/20/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Contract purchased by LA Dodgers 6/4/12.
  • Drafted by LA Dodgers 2010 (30-922) (Baylor).

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 1.7 2.4 51 0 50.9 43 18 42 6 .254 1.18 3.76 3.8 -4.4 -0.5
80o 0 1.4 2 45 0 44.8 41 17 37 6 .269 1.28 4.17 4.23 -5.9 -0.6
70o 0 1.2 1.8 41 0 40.5 39 16 33 6 .280 1.35 4.47 4.54 -6.6 -0.7
60o 0 1.1 1.6 37 0 37.0 37 15 30 5 .290 1.42 4.73 4.81 -7.1 -0.8
50o 0 0.9 1.4 34 0 33.7 35 15 28 5 .298 1.48 4.98 5.07 -7.4 -0.8
40o 0 0.8 1.2 31 0 30.6 33 14 25 5 .307 1.54 5.24 5.34 -7.6 -0.8
30o 0 0.7 1.1 28 0 27.3 31 13 22 4 .317 1.61 5.51 5.62 -7.6 -0.8
20o 0 0.5 0.9 24 0 23.6 28 12 19 4 .328 1.70 5.84 5.96 -7.4 -0.8
10o 0 0.4 0.6 19 0 18.6 24 10 15 3 .343 1.82 6.32 6.45 -6.8 -0.7
Weighted Mean00.91.433033.03414275.2961.464.955.03-7.1-0.8

The rest of this card is restricted to Baseball Prospectus Subscribers.

Not a subscriber? Click here for a free card so you can see what's missing.

Click here for more information on Baseball Prospectus subscriptions or to subscribe and get instant access to the best baseball content on the web.

BP Annual Player Comments

The rest of this card is restricted to Baseball Prospectus Subscribers.

Not a subscriber? Click here for a free card so you can see what's missing.

Click here for more information on Baseball Prospectus subscriptions or to subscribe and get instant access to the best baseball content on the web.

BP Articles

Click here to see articles tagged with Shawn Tolleson

BP Chats

No BP chats have mentioned this guy.

BP Roundtables

No BP Roundtables have mentioned this guy.

 

PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC


Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Shawn Tolleson threw 3,676 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2012 and 2016, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2016, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (94mph) and Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Change (83mph) and Cutter (89mph). He also rarely threw a Sinker (92mph).