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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
15 613 675 35 33 17 4.11 5.7
Birth Date11-6-1973
Height6' 3"
Weight205 lbs
Age50 years, 5 months, 18 days
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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.
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
1998 CHN 0 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 102 13.5 6.8 0.0 13.5 0% .500 2.25 2.31 13.50 91 2.06 42.6 0.0
1998 FLO 0 18 0 19.3 0 3 0 25 12 15 7 98 11.6 5.6 3.3 7.0 0% .310 1.91 8.08 8.38 118 6.63 137.3 -0.3
1999 ATL MLB 19 0 28.7 0 0 0 28 13 22 8 91 8.8 4.1 2.5 6.9 0% .238 1.43 6.52 5.65 97 3.67 71.5 0.6
2000 CLE MLB 47 0 68.3 5 2 0 57 28 69 9 92 7.5 3.7 1.2 9.1 0% .267 1.24 4.31 3.29 96 3.89 74.9 1.3
2001 CLE 0 12 0 20.7 2 0 0 24 8 15 5 104 10.5 3.5 2.2 6.5 0% .292 1.55 6.38 6.97 100 3.71 77.0 0.4
2001 COL 0 42 0 56.0 4 3 0 47 12 47 8 127 7.6 1.9 1.3 7.6 0% .250 1.05 4.09 3.70 122 6.02 124.8 -0.4
2002 COL MLB 63 0 62.3 5 1 1 51 19 47 9 119 7.4 2.7 1.3 6.8 0% .232 1.12 4.30 4.33 122 6.43 138.0 -0.8
2003 COL MLB 72 0 73.3 3 1 9 73 23 66 11 114 9.0 2.8 1.4 8.1 0% .292 1.31 4.35 4.05 99 4.80 100.7 0.5
2004 TOR MLB 62 0 69.0 3 8 7 61 25 52 8 106 8.0 3.3 1.0 6.8 0% .260 1.25 4.46 3.91 106 5.11 105.4 0.4
2005 TOR MLB 65 0 66.7 3 2 0 48 15 56 10 103 6.5 2.0 1.4 7.6 0% .211 0.95 4.12 2.57 97 4.01 86.3 1.1
2006 TOR MLB 58 0 51.3 2 0 0 47 21 55 5 106 8.2 3.7 0.9 9.6 0% .300 1.32 3.59 2.98 103 4.36 88.8 0.8
2007 ANA MLB 51 0 50.0 2 3 0 36 12 47 6 98 6.5 2.2 1.1 8.5 0% .233 0.96 3.94 2.88 84 3.44 71.2 1.1
2008 ANA MLB 62 0 68.0 2 8 0 69 27 56 15 103 9.1 3.6 2.0 7.4 0% .269 1.41 5.83 5.03 107 4.72 100.7 0.5
2009 ANA MLB 41 0 40.0 4 2 0 44 15 39 7 102 9.9 3.4 1.6 8.8 0% .316 1.48 4.88 5.18 94 4.15 89.0 0.5
1998 TOT MLB 19 0 20.7 0 3 0 27 13 17 7 98 11.8 5.7 3.0 7.4 0% .000 1.94 7.71 8.71 116 6.33 131.2 -0.2
2001 TOT MLB 54 0 76.7 6 3 0 71 20 62 13 121 8.3 2.3 1.5 7.3 0% .000 1.19 4.71 4.58 116 5.40 111.9 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.
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-
1995 WPT A- NYP 30 0 36.3 2 1 12 27 4 39 1 6.7 1.0 0.2 9.7 0% .000 0.85 1.99 1.49 0 0.00 0.0
1996 DAY A+ FSL 33 0 38.3 2 4 13 32 19 34 3 7.5 4.5 0.7 8.0 0% .000 1.33 4.00 3.76 0 0.00 0.0
1996 ORL AA SOU 24 0 26.3 4 1 6 23 5 14 2 7.9 1.7 0.7 4.8 0% .000 1.06 3.81 2.05 0 0.00 0.0
1997 ORL AA SOU 50 0 78.3 6 5 6 77 23 63 8 8.9 2.6 0.9 7.2 0% .299 1.28 4.22 4.48 0 0.00 0.0
1997 IOW AAA AA 8 0 12.3 2 0 1 5 1 9 0 3.7 0.7 0.0 6.6 0% .161 0.49 1.73 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
1998 CHN MLB NL 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 102 13.5 6.8 0.0 13.5 0% .500 2.25 2.31 13.50 91 2.06 42.6
1998 FLO MLB NL 18 0 19.3 0 3 0 25 12 15 7 98 11.6 5.6 3.3 7.0 0% .310 1.91 8.08 8.38 118 6.63 137.3
1998 IOW AAA PCL 45 0 51.7 3 3 12 52 19 49 10 9.1 3.3 1.7 8.5 0% -.532 1.37 5.33 5.05 0 0.00 0.0
1999 ATL MLB NL 19 0 28.7 0 0 0 28 13 22 8 91 8.8 4.1 2.5 6.9 0% .238 1.43 6.52 5.65 97 3.67 71.5
1999 GWN AAA INT 27 0 41.7 2 4 3 51 22 39 4 11.0 4.7 0.9 8.4 0% -.681 1.75 4.67 5.61 0 0.00 0.0
2000 CLE MLB AL 47 0 68.3 5 2 0 57 28 69 9 92 7.5 3.7 1.2 9.1 0% .267 1.24 4.31 3.29 96 3.89 74.9
2000 BUF AAA INT 13 0 13.0 0 0 9 13 3 12 0 9.0 2.1 0.0 8.3 0% -.867 1.23 1.98 4.15 0 0.00 0.0
2001 CLE MLB AL 12 0 20.7 2 0 0 24 8 15 5 104 10.5 3.5 2.2 6.5 0% .292 1.55 6.38 6.97 100 3.71 77.0
2001 COL MLB NL 42 0 56.0 4 3 0 47 12 47 8 127 7.6 1.9 1.3 7.6 0% .250 1.05 4.09 3.70 122 6.02 124.8
2001 CSP AAA PCL 11 0 12.3 1 0 2 10 7 16 0 7.3 5.1 0.0 11.7 0% -.435 1.38 2.65 1.46 0 0.00 0.0
2002 COL MLB NL 63 0 62.3 5 1 1 51 19 47 9 119 7.4 2.7 1.3 6.8 0% .232 1.12 4.30 4.33 122 6.43 138.0
2002 CSP AAA PCL 12 0 14.0 2 0 2 20 3 14 2 12.9 1.9 1.3 9.0 0% .409 1.64 4.16 3.86 0 0.00 0.0
2003 COL MLB NL 72 0 73.3 3 1 9 73 23 66 11 114 9.0 2.8 1.4 8.1 0% .292 1.31 4.35 4.05 99 4.80 100.7
2004 TOR MLB AL 62 0 69.0 3 8 7 61 25 52 8 106 8.0 3.3 1.0 6.8 0% .260 1.25 4.46 3.91 106 5.11 105.4
2004 DUN A+ FSL 2 2 2.0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 13.5 0.0 4.5 9.0 0% .333 1.50 7.72 4.50 0 0.00 0.0
2005 TOR MLB AL 65 0 66.7 3 2 0 48 15 56 10 103 6.5 2.0 1.4 7.6 0% .211 0.95 4.12 2.57 97 4.01 86.3
2006 TOR MLB AL 58 0 51.3 2 0 0 47 21 55 5 106 8.2 3.7 0.9 9.6 0% .300 1.32 3.59 2.98 103 4.36 88.8
2007 ANA MLB AL 51 0 50.0 2 3 0 36 12 47 6 98 6.5 2.2 1.1 8.5 0% .233 0.96 3.94 2.88 84 3.44 71.2
2007 RCU A+ CLF 8 3 9.0 1 0 0 10 5 7 1 105 10.0 5.0 1.0 7.0 0% .333 1.67 5.33 3.00 101 5.26 108.0
2007 ANG Rk AZL 2 2 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 112 3.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% .167 0.33 2.24 0.00 68 1.12 23.0
2008 ANA MLB AL 62 0 68.0 2 8 0 69 27 56 15 103 9.1 3.6 2.0 7.4 0% .269 1.41 5.83 5.03 107 4.72 100.7
2009 ANA MLB AL 41 0 40.0 4 2 0 44 15 39 7 102 9.9 3.4 1.6 8.8 0% .316 1.48 4.88 5.18 94 4.15 89.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 1116 0.5242 0.4418 0.7830 0.6410 0.2222 0.8427 0.5932 0.2170
2009 688 0.5363 0.4288 0.7966 0.5962 0.2351 0.8409 0.6667 0.2034
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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
2007-09-12 2007-09-16 DTD 4 4 Right Knee Strain -
2007-04-30 2007-07-13 60-DL 74 63 - General Medical Gastrointestinal GI -
2006-08-09 2006-09-10 15-DL 32 29 Right Forearm Tightness -
2006-02-26 2006-03-15 Camp 17 0 Right Fingers Strain Middle Finger -
2004-05-11 2004-06-08 15-DL 28 25 Right Elbow Soreness -
2002-03-31 2002-05-06 15-DL 36 31 Right Knee Inflammation -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2010 ANA $5,250,000
2009 ANA $4,750,000
2008 ANA $4,250,000
2007 ANA $3,750,000
2006 TOR $2,250,000
2005 TOR $1,900,000
2004 TOR $1,600,000
2003 COL $850,000
2002 COL $310,000
2001 COL $243,000
2001 CLE $243,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
10 yrPrevious$25,396,000
10 yrTotal$25,396,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 39 dChris Arnold

Details
  • 1 year (2010). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 1/28/10 (minor-league contract). Released by Colorado 4/10.
  • 4 years/$18M (2007-10). Signed by Angels as a free agent 11/06. 07:$3.75M, 08:$4.25M, 09:$4.75M, 10:$5.25M. Award bonuses: $50,000 for All Star. $75,000 for LCS MVP. $0.1M for WS MVP. $0.15M for Rolaids award ($0.1M for 2nd, $75,000 for 3rd, $50,000 for 4th or 5th). $0.15M for Cy Young ($0.1M for 2nd, $75,000 for 3rd, $50,000 for 4th or 5th). Released by LA Angels 8/11/09.
  • 2 years/$4.15M (2005-06). Re-signed 12/04 (avoided arbitration). 05:$1.9M, 06:$2.25M.
  • 1 year/$1.6M (2004). Re-signed 1/04 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.85M (2003). Re-signed 1/03 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.31M (2002).
  • drafted 1995 (55-1,451)

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
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Justin Speier threw 2,570 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2010, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2010, he relied primarily on his Sinker (89mph) and Splitter (82mph), also mixing in a Cutter (83mph).