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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
14 462 497.7 20 20 22 3.67 6.5
Birth Date10-23-1976
Height6' 2"
Weight190 lbs
Age47 years, 6 months, 2 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
1999 CLE MLB 12 0 14.0 1 1 0 20 6 16 2 102 12.9 3.9 1.3 10.3 0% .409 1.86 4.05 8.36 94 4.20 81.6 0.2
2001 CLE MLB 26 0 27.3 2 0 1 20 18 29 3 101 6.6 5.9 1.0 9.5 0% .258 1.39 4.59 1.98 99 4.22 87.5 0.4
2002 CLE MLB 51 0 51.3 2 2 1 49 35 65 8 100 8.6 6.1 1.4 11.4 0% .328 1.64 4.82 5.26 84 2.95 63.4 1.4
2003 CLE MLB 68 0 74.7 2 2 8 52 20 82 9 94 6.3 2.4 1.1 9.9 0% .240 0.96 3.38 2.29 72 2.42 50.7 2.5
2004 CLE MLB 72 0 77.3 7 3 5 69 41 78 11 104 8.0 4.8 1.3 9.1 0% .284 1.42 4.65 3.72 98 3.98 82.1 1.4
2005 CLE MLB 58 0 72.7 3 4 1 55 15 48 11 100 6.8 1.9 1.4 5.9 0% .210 0.96 4.47 3.10 100 3.86 83.0 1.3
2006 BOS 0 8 0 9.7 0 1 0 8 3 5 2 108 7.4 2.8 1.9 4.7 0% .200 1.14 6.39 3.72 113 6.58 134.0 -0.1
2006 CHA 0 33 0 34.3 1 1 0 32 14 23 4 111 8.4 3.7 1.0 6.0 0% .267 1.34 4.67 3.93 117 6.27 127.8 -0.2
2007 KCA MLB 65 0 69.7 1 4 4 61 27 52 8 102 7.9 3.5 1.0 6.7 0% .264 1.26 4.51 2.45 95 4.03 83.5 1.1
2008 MIL MLB 45 0 42.3 1 2 2 47 25 27 6 99 10.0 5.3 1.3 5.7 0% .304 1.70 5.44 5.31 137 8.23 175.6 -1.4
2009 MIL MLB 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 87 36.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .667 4.00 3.05 18.00 95 4.79 102.8 0.0
2010 MIL MLB 23 0 23.3 0 0 0 25 8 16 2 97 9.6 3.1 0.8 6.2 0% .303 1.41 4.12 5.01 114 5.28 119.2 -0.1
2006 TOT MLB 41 0 44.0 1 2 0 40 17 28 6 110 8.2 3.5 1.2 5.7 0% .000 1.30 5.05 3.89 116 6.34 129.2 -0.3
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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-
1997 KIN A+ CRL 39 0 72.0 4 4 2 58 33 90 3 7.3 4.1 0.4 11.3 0% .322 1.26 2.76 2.25 0 0.00 0.0
1998 KIN A+ CRL 53 0 54.0 1 1 33 48 15 67 4 8.0 2.5 0.7 11.2 0% -.512 1.17 2.64 2.33 0 0.00 0.0
1998 AKR AA EAS 2 0 3.0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 3.0 3.0 0.0 15.0 0% -.167 0.67 0.86 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
1999 CLE MLB AL 12 0 14.0 1 1 0 20 6 16 2 102 12.9 3.9 1.3 10.3 0% .409 1.86 4.05 8.36 94 4.20 81.6
1999 AKR AA EAS 23 0 23.7 0 0 12 5 13 33 1 1.9 4.9 0.4 12.5 0% -.085 0.76 2.67 1.90 0 0.00 0.0
1999 BUF AAA INT 23 0 27.7 3 0 6 14 7 22 0 4.5 2.3 0.0 7.1 0% -.483 0.76 2.60 0.65 0 0.00 0.0
2000 AKR AA EAS 3 1 4.0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% -.500 0.50 1.40 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2000 BUF AAA INT 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 6.0 6.0 0.0 6.0 0% -.500 1.33 3.80 3.00 0 0.00 0.0
2001 CLE MLB AL 26 0 27.3 2 0 1 20 18 29 3 101 6.6 5.9 1.0 9.5 0% .258 1.39 4.59 1.98 99 4.22 87.5
2001 BUF AAA INT 38 0 53.3 1 2 15 45 17 72 2 7.6 2.9 0.3 12.2 0% -.473 1.16 1.90 2.36 0 0.00 0.0
2002 CLE MLB AL 51 0 51.3 2 2 1 49 35 65 8 100 8.6 6.1 1.4 11.4 0% .328 1.64 4.82 5.26 84 2.95 63.4
2002 AKR AA EAS 4 2 6.0 0 0 0 5 1 10 1 7.5 1.5 1.5 15.0 0% .333 1.00 2.52 3.00 0 0.00 0.0
2002 BUF AAA INT 9 0 9.7 0 1 3 6 4 17 2 5.6 3.7 1.9 15.8 0% .250 1.03 3.81 3.71 0 0.00 0.0
2003 CLE MLB AL 68 0 74.7 2 2 8 52 20 82 9 94 6.3 2.4 1.1 9.9 0% .240 0.96 3.38 2.29 72 2.42 50.7
2004 CLE MLB AL 72 0 77.3 7 3 5 69 41 78 11 104 8.0 4.8 1.3 9.1 0% .284 1.42 4.65 3.72 98 3.98 82.1
2005 CLE MLB AL 58 0 72.7 3 4 1 55 15 48 11 100 6.8 1.9 1.4 5.9 0% .210 0.96 4.47 3.10 100 3.86 83.0
2006 BOS MLB AL 8 0 9.7 0 1 0 8 3 5 2 108 7.4 2.8 1.9 4.7 0% .200 1.14 6.39 3.72 113 6.58 134.0
2006 CHA MLB AL 33 0 34.3 1 1 0 32 14 23 4 111 8.4 3.7 1.0 6.0 0% .267 1.34 4.67 3.93 117 6.27 127.8
2006 PAW AAA INT 5 2 5.2 0 1 0 5 5 8 0 98 8.7 8.7 0.0 13.8 0% .417 1.92 3.46 5.19 74 3.58 75.1
2007 KCA MLB AL 65 0 69.7 1 4 4 61 27 52 8 102 7.9 3.5 1.0 6.7 0% .264 1.26 4.51 2.45 95 4.03 83.5
2008 MIL MLB NL 45 0 42.3 1 2 2 47 25 27 6 99 10.0 5.3 1.3 5.7 0% .304 1.70 5.44 5.31 137 8.23 175.6
2008 NAS AAA PCL 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.0 0% .000 0.00 -2.52 0.00 35 2.26 46.2
2009 MIL MLB NL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 87 36.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .667 4.00 3.05 18.00 95 4.79 102.8
2010 MIL MLB NL 23 0 23.3 0 0 0 25 8 16 2 97 9.6 3.1 0.8 6.2 0% .303 1.41 4.12 5.01 114 5.28 119.2
2010 BRV A+ FSL 3 3 4.0 0 1 0 7 2 3 0 81 15.8 4.5 0.0 6.8 0% .467 2.25 3.43 9.00 0 0.00 0.0
2010 NAS AAA PCL 8 0 9.0 2 0 0 8 4 8 1 8.0 4.0 1.0 8.0 0% .292 1.33 4.58 4.00 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 708 0.5155 0.4477 0.8454 0.6164 0.2682 0.8711 0.7826 0.1546
2009 25 0.5200 0.4800 1.0000 0.7692 0.1667 1.0000 1.0000 0.0000
2010 397 0.4509 0.4736 0.7872 0.6704 0.3119 0.8667 0.6471 0.2128
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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
2010-03-25 2010-06-08 60-DL 75 57 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2009-06-02
2010-02-15 2010-03-24 Camp 37 0 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2009-06-02
2009-04-10 2009-10-05 60-DL 178 159 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2009-06-02
2008-09-08 2008-10-06 DTD 28 19 Right Elbow Surgery Bone Spurs 2008-09-23
2008-05-15 2008-06-19 15-DL 35 31 Right Elbow Hyperextension -
2006-04-05 2006-05-22 15-DL 47 39 Low Back Strain -
2002-06-19 2002-07-17 15-DL 28 22 Right Hip Strain Gluteal Muscles -
2000-09-14 2000-10-02 60-DL 18 21 Right Shoulder Surgery Labrum 2000-09-26 -
2000-03-26 2000-09-04 60-DL 162 133 - Low Back Surgery Bulging Disc 2000-05-05 -
1999-08-31 1999-09-10 15-DL 10 9 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2010 MIL $4,500,000
2009 MIL $4,250,000
2008 MIL $4,000,000
2007 KCA $2,000,000
2006 BOS $1,800,000
2005 CLE $1,425,000
2004 CLE $1,025,000
2003 CLE $314,000
2002 CLE $227,500
2000 MIL $205,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
10 yrPrevious$19,746,500
10 yrTotal$19,746,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 86 dNez Balero1 year (2011)

Details
  • 3 years/$13M (2008-10), plus 2011 club option. Signed as a free agent 12/5/07. 08:$4M, 09:$4.25M, 10:$4.5M, 11:$4.75M club option, $0.25M buyout. Performance bonuses.
  • 1 year/$2.25M (2007), plus $2.85M 2008 club option $0.25M buyout. Signed as a free agent 12/06. Option becomes player option no buyout with 60 games in 2007. Base for 2008 option increases to $2.9M if 65 games 07, $3M if 70 g, $3.15M if 75 g. Perf B: $0.1M each 25,30 games finished, $0.125M each 35,40 games finished, $0.15M 45 games finished, $0.2M each 50,55 games finished. Award bonuses.
  • 1 year/$1.8M (2006). Re-signed 1/06 (avoided arbitration). Acquired in trade from Cleveland 1/06 (Boston paid Cleveland about $1M as part of deal). Acquired in trade from Boston 6/06.
  • 1 year/$1.425M (2005). Re-signed 1/05 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.025M (2004). Re-signed 1/04.
  • 1 year/$0.314M (2003). Re-signed 3/03.
  • 1 year/$0.2275M (2002). Re-signed 3/02.

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, David Riske threw 1,672 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 Fourseam Fastball (88mph) and Splitter (78mph).