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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date9-4-1990
Height6' 3"
Weight230 lbs
Age33 years, 7 months, 22 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-0.22015
-0.32016
-2.12017
-0.62018
-0.22019
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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
2015 CHA MLB 1 1 6.0 0 1 0 10 4 3 0 120 15.0 6.0 0.0 4.5 0% .417 2.33 4.10 6.00 134 8.11 189.4 -0.2
2016 CHA MLB 25 0 25.3 2 2 0 31 17 20 3 103 11.0 6.0 1.1 7.1 48% .346 1.89 5.31 6.39 110 5.88 130.0 -0.3
2017 CHA MLB 57 0 64.7 2 1 0 73 34 42 16 10.2 4.7 2.2 5.8 42% .288 1.65 6.82 6.40 129 8.10 172.3 -2.1
2018 CHA 0 14 0 23.7 0 0 1 24 11 16 5 102 9.1 4.2 1.9 6.1 39% .275 1.48 6.11 4.18 112 5.98 133.7 -0.3
2018 NYN 0 6 0 10.3 0 0 0 10 9 5 3 96 8.7 7.8 2.6 4.4 56% .241 1.84 8.54 5.23 122 7.13 159.2 -0.3
2018 TOT MLB 20 0 34.0 0 0 1 34 20 21 8 100 9.0 5.3 2.1 5.6 44% .265 1.59 6.85 4.50 115 6.33 141.4 -0.6
CareerMLB1031130.04411487586275210.25.21.96.044%.2941.726.415.881227.20156.8-3.1

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.
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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-
2012 GRF Rk PIO 15 6 40.3 4 3 0 51 12 36 3 107 11.4 2.7 0.7 8.0 0% .387 1.56 4.49 4.69 92 5.04 104.9
2013 WNS A+ CAR 21 21 118.7 11 8 0 117 42 57 11 111 8.9 3.2 0.8 4.3 0% .275 1.34 4.75 3.11 117 4.42 96.0
2013 BIR AA SOU 5 5 28.0 2 2 0 26 3 22 0 99 8.4 1.0 0.0 7.1 0% .313 1.04 1.87 2.89 78 3.85 83.7
2014 BIR AA SOU 20 20 116.7 5 8 0 116 31 57 7 103 8.9 2.4 0.5 4.4 0% .278 1.26 3.91 3.39 105 4.16 88.0
2014 CHR AAA INT 7 7 33.3 1 3 0 36 13 28 1 117 9.7 3.5 0.3 7.6 0% .324 1.47 3.40 4.05 93 4.53 95.9
2015 CHA MLB AL 1 1 6.0 0 1 0 10 4 3 0 120 15.0 6.0 0.0 4.5 0% .417 2.33 4.10 6.00 134 8.11 189.4
2015 CHR AAA INT 10 10 54.3 3 2 0 50 14 40 3 107 8.3 2.3 0.5 6.6 0% .281 1.18 3.28 3.15 95 3.39 74.3
2016 CHA MLB AL 25 0 25.3 2 2 0 31 17 20 3 103 11.0 6.0 1.1 7.1 48% .346 1.89 5.31 6.39 110 5.88 130.0
2016 CHR AAA INT 22 7 66.3 5 4 0 77 25 50 5 112 10.4 3.4 0.7 6.8 50% .348 1.54 3.90 4.21 106 6.17 136.3
2017 CHA MLB AL 57 0 64.7 2 1 0 73 34 42 16 10.2 4.7 2.2 5.8 42% .288 1.65 6.82 6.40 129 8.10 172.3
2017 CHR AAA INT 5 0 8.0 1 0 1 6 4 6 1 6.8 4.5 1.1 6.8 70% .227 1.25 4.96 2.25 113 4.63 98.5
2018 CHA MLB AL 14 0 23.7 0 0 1 24 11 16 5 102 9.1 4.2 1.9 6.1 39% .275 1.48 6.11 4.18 112 5.98 133.7
2018 NYN MLB NL 6 0 10.3 0 0 0 10 9 5 3 96 8.7 7.8 2.6 4.4 56% .241 1.84 8.54 5.23 122 7.13 159.2
2018 CHR AAA INT 4 2 9.0 0 0 0 4 3 13 0 110 4.0 3.0 0.0 13.0 47% .211 0.78 1.44 2.00 75 2.80 59.3
2018 LVG AAA PCL 17 0 17.7 1 1 3 24 11 16 0 12.2 5.6 0.0 8.2 50% .429 1.98 3.97 8.15 101 6.11 129.1
2019 MEM AAA PCL 37 0 41.3 0 7 6 50 18 39 8 10.9 3.9 1.7 8.5 46% .339 1.65 5.80 6.10 105 5.52 113.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 101 0.4158 0.5050 0.9412 0.7619 0.3220 0.9688 0.8947 0.0588
2016 457 0.4333 0.4442 0.7241 0.6364 0.2973 0.8492 0.5195 0.2759
2017 1163 0.4875 0.4497 0.8164 0.6808 0.2299 0.8756 0.6496 0.1836
2018 564 0.4787 0.4574 0.7558 0.6519 0.2789 0.8409 0.5732 0.2442
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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
2014-08-21 2014-08-31 Minors 10 0 - Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2019 SLN $
2018 NYN $
2017 CHA $
2016 CHA $
2015 CHA $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 143 d1 year (2019)

Details
  • 1 year (2019). Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 11/30/18 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/18. Contract selected by Chicago White Sox 4/23/18. Claimed off waivers by NY Mets 6/13/18 after being DFA by Chicago White Sox 6/9/18. DFA by NY Mets 7/11/18. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/12/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/2/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Contract selected by Chicago White Sox 5/9/15.
  • Drafted by Chicago White Sox 2012 (2-76) (Georgia Southern). $0.6M signing bonus ($0.67M slot).

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 3.5 0.4 40 5 69.7 56 29 60 7 .255 1.21 3.55 4.01 -7.1 -0.8
80o 0 3.3 0.3 37 4 63.7 55 28 55 7 .268 1.30 3.92 4.43 -9.3 -1.0
70o 0 3.1 0.3 34 4 59.5 54 28 51 7 .278 1.37 4.20 4.74 -10.6 -1.2
60o 0 3 0.2 32 4 56.0 53 27 48 7 .287 1.43 4.44 5.01 -11.5 -1.3
50o 0 2.9 0.2 31 4 52.8 52 27 46 7 .295 1.48 4.67 5.27 -12.3 -1.3
40o 0 2.7 0.2 29 3 49.6 50 26 43 6 .302 1.54 4.90 5.53 -12.9 -1.4
30o 0 2.6 0.2 27 3 46.3 49 25 40 6 .311 1.60 5.15 5.81 -13.4 -1.5
20o 0 2.4 0.1 25 3 42.6 47 24 37 6 .321 1.68 5.45 6.15 -13.9 -1.5
10o 0 2.2 0.1 22 3 37.5 44 23 32 6 .335 1.79 5.88 6.63 -14.1 -1.5
Weighted Mean02.80.230452.25126457.2931.474.645.23-12.0-1.3

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Chris Beck threw 2,423 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2018, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2018, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (96mph) and Slider (87mph), also mixing in a Change (89mph). He also rarely threw a Sinker (95mph).