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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
12 607 656.7 42 31 8 3.51 8.5
Birth Date8-4-1976
Height6' 3"
Weight220 lbs
Age47 years, 8 months, 22 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.
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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
2000 HOU 0 8 0 9.7 0 0 0 11 6 6 3 124 10.2 5.6 2.8 5.6 0% .276 1.76 8.64 4.66 138 9.75 187.7 -0.4
2000 SFN 0 3 0 2.3 0 0 0 7 2 0 1 103 27.0 7.7 3.9 0.0 0% .462 3.86 11.19 11.57 111 5.61 107.9 0.0
2001 HOU MLB 9 0 10.3 0 0 0 6 6 9 0 109 5.2 5.2 0.0 7.8 0% .222 1.16 3.58 2.61 100 3.91 81.0 0.2
2002 HOU MLB 22 0 24.3 0 0 0 31 13 24 2 106 11.5 4.8 0.7 8.9 0% .363 1.81 3.69 7.03 100 4.46 95.8 0.2
2003 HOU 0 9 6 31.7 1 1 0 38 14 17 4 106 10.8 4.0 1.1 4.8 0% .333 1.64 5.15 4.26 108 4.43 92.9 0.4
2003 SDN 0 43 0 60.7 2 1 0 55 22 51 5 95 8.2 3.3 0.7 7.6 0% .284 1.27 3.60 2.82 103 4.28 89.7 0.8
2004 SDN MLB 73 0 84.0 7 3 0 61 26 83 8 93 6.5 2.8 0.9 8.9 0% .257 1.04 3.24 2.14 85 3.12 64.4 2.2
2005 SDN MLB 73 0 73.7 8 1 1 55 23 70 4 93 6.7 2.8 0.5 8.6 0% .267 1.06 2.72 1.83 80 2.89 62.1 2.2
2006 SDN MLB 73 0 75.7 7 4 2 70 22 68 9 86 8.3 2.6 1.1 8.1 0% .285 1.22 3.76 3.57 93 3.83 78.0 1.5
2007 MIL 0 27 0 25.3 2 3 0 27 11 25 3 105 9.6 3.9 1.1 8.9 0% .343 1.50 4.03 3.55 109 5.09 105.3 0.1
2007 SDN 0 44 0 45.0 3 3 1 41 14 25 9 87 8.2 2.8 1.8 5.0 0% .234 1.22 5.66 3.80 100 4.14 85.6 0.7
2008 CHA MLB 50 0 46.3 2 2 1 41 9 40 8 103 8.0 1.7 1.6 7.8 0% .256 1.08 4.25 3.69 99 4.18 89.1 0.6
2009 CHA MLB 57 0 56.0 3 7 2 70 23 55 9 106 11.3 3.7 1.4 8.8 0% .361 1.66 4.65 4.66 110 5.57 119.5 -0.2
2010 CHA MLB 52 0 57.3 3 2 0 59 17 52 11 113 9.3 2.7 1.7 8.2 0% .289 1.33 4.77 4.40 108 4.49 101.5 0.3
2011 ATL MLB 64 0 54.3 4 4 1 58 21 42 6 97 9.6 3.5 1.0 7.0 0% .317 1.45 4.26 3.64 106 4.82 112.1 -0.1
2000 TOT MLB 11 0 12.0 0 0 0 18 8 6 4 120 13.5 6.0 3.0 4.5 0% .000 2.17 9.13 6.00 131 8.95 172.2 -0.4
2003 TOT MLB 52 6 92.3 3 2 0 93 36 68 9 99 9.1 3.5 0.9 6.6 0% .000 1.40 4.13 3.31 105 4.33 90.8 1.2
2007 TOT MLB 71 0 70.3 5 6 1 68 25 50 12 93 8.7 3.2 1.5 6.4 0% .000 1.32 5.07 3.71 103 4.48 92.7 0.8
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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-
2000 HOU MLB NL 8 0 9.7 0 0 0 11 6 6 3 124 10.2 5.6 2.8 5.6 0% .276 1.76 8.64 4.66 138 9.75 187.7
2000 SFN MLB NL 3 0 2.3 0 0 0 7 2 0 1 103 27.0 7.7 3.9 0.0 0% .462 3.86 11.19 11.57 111 5.61 107.9
2001 HOU MLB NL 9 0 10.3 0 0 0 6 6 9 0 109 5.2 5.2 0.0 7.8 0% .222 1.16 3.58 2.61 100 3.91 81.0
2002 HOU MLB NL 22 0 24.3 0 0 0 31 13 24 2 106 11.5 4.8 0.7 8.9 0% .363 1.81 3.69 7.03 100 4.46 95.8
2003 HOU MLB NL 9 6 31.7 1 1 0 38 14 17 4 106 10.8 4.0 1.1 4.8 0% .333 1.64 5.15 4.26 108 4.43 92.9
2003 SDN MLB NL 43 0 60.7 2 1 0 55 22 51 5 95 8.2 3.3 0.7 7.6 0% .284 1.27 3.60 2.82 103 4.28 89.7
2004 SDN MLB NL 73 0 84.0 7 3 0 61 26 83 8 93 6.5 2.8 0.9 8.9 0% .257 1.04 3.24 2.14 85 3.12 64.4
2005 SDN MLB NL 73 0 73.7 8 1 1 55 23 70 4 93 6.7 2.8 0.5 8.6 0% .267 1.06 2.72 1.83 80 2.89 62.1
2006 SDN MLB NL 73 0 75.7 7 4 2 70 22 68 9 86 8.3 2.6 1.1 8.1 0% .285 1.22 3.76 3.57 93 3.83 78.0
2007 MIL MLB NL 27 0 25.3 2 3 0 27 11 25 3 105 9.6 3.9 1.1 8.9 0% .343 1.50 4.03 3.55 109 5.09 105.3
2007 SDN MLB NL 44 0 45.0 3 3 1 41 14 25 9 87 8.2 2.8 1.8 5.0 0% .234 1.22 5.66 3.80 100 4.14 85.6
2008 CHA MLB AL 50 0 46.3 2 2 1 41 9 40 8 103 8.0 1.7 1.6 7.8 0% .256 1.08 4.25 3.69 99 4.18 89.1
2009 CHA MLB AL 57 0 56.0 3 7 2 70 23 55 9 106 11.3 3.7 1.4 8.8 0% .361 1.66 4.65 4.66 110 5.57 119.5
2010 CHA MLB AL 52 0 57.3 3 2 0 59 17 52 11 113 9.3 2.7 1.7 8.2 0% .289 1.33 4.77 4.40 108 4.49 101.5
2011 ATL MLB NL 64 0 54.3 4 4 1 58 21 42 6 97 9.6 3.5 1.0 7.0 0% .317 1.45 4.26 3.64 106 4.82 112.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 689 0.5399 0.4528 0.7853 0.6237 0.2524 0.8405 0.6250 0.2147
2009 1030 0.5320 0.4728 0.8070 0.6496 0.2718 0.8652 0.6489 0.1930
2010 1015 0.5202 0.4522 0.7843 0.6269 0.2628 0.8338 0.6563 0.2157
2011 918 0.4455 0.4717 0.7852 0.6773 0.3065 0.7906 0.7756 0.2148
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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
2012-03-30 2012-06-08 15-DL 70 58 Right Shoulder Inflammation Capsulitis - -
2011-07-30 2011-08-14 15-DL 15 13 - Low Back Strain - -
2008-07-23 2008-09-01 15-DL 40 36 Right Shoulder Inflammation Posterior -
2008-03-18 2008-03-21 Camp 3 0 Low Back Strain -
2007-02-27 2007-02-27 Camp 0 0 Low Back Strain -
2005-06-30 2005-07-03 DTD 3 2 Right Shoulder Inflammation -
2004-09-24 2004-09-28 DTD 4 3 General Medical Illness -
2004-09-10 2004-09-15 DTD 5 5 Low Back Soreness -
2002-05-20 2002-06-17 15-DL 28 24 Right Elbow Strain Capsule -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2012 SLN $850,000
2011 CHA $3,500,000
2011 ATL $2,000,000
2010 CHA $5,000,000
2009 CHA $4,500,000
2008 CHA $4,000,000
2007 SDN $1,750,000
2006 SDN $1,365,000
2005 SDN $910,000
2004 SDN $326,000
2002 HOU $230,000
2001 HOU $210,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
11 yrPrevious$24,641,000
11 yrTotal$24,641,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 16 dSFX1 year/$0.85M (2012)

Details
  • 1 year/$0.85M (2012). Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 2/10/12 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by St. Louis 4/4/12. Released by St. Louis 6/8/12.
  • 4 years/$19M (2008-11). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 11/28/07. 08:$4M, 09:$4.5M, 10:$5M, 11:$5.5M. No-trade protection. Acquired by Atlanta in trade from Chicago White Sox 12/4/10. (Chicago paid Atlanta $3.5M in the deal.)
  • 2 years/$2.275M (2005-06), plus 2007 club option. Signed extension with San Diego 1/05. 05:$0.91M, 06:$1.365M, 07:$1.75M club option. 2007 option guaranteed with 100 games in 2005-06. Price of option may increase to $2.25M. Acquired by Milwaukee in trade from San Diego 7/25/07.
  • 1 year/$0.326M (2004). Re-signed by San Diego 3/04.
  • 1 year (2003). Re-signed by Houston for 2003. Claimed by San Diego off waivers from Houston 5/03.
  • 1 year/$0.23M (2002).
  • Acquired by Houston in trade from San Francisco 7/00.
  • Drafted 1997 by San Francisco (2-56) (Southwest Texas State).

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, Scott Linebrink threw 4,590 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2011, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2011, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (94mph) and Sinker (93mph), also mixing in a Splitter (82mph) and Change (84mph). He also rarely threw a Cutter (88mph).