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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
19 786 734.7 31 32 27 4.64 3.3
Birth Date7-10-1965
Height6' 2"
Weight205 lbs
Age58 years, 9 months, 14 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
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
1992 DET MLB 12 7 38.7 0 5 1 48 22 15 4 103 11.2 5.1 0.9 3.5 0% .324 1.81 5.06 5.82 128 6.68 162.0 -0.8
1993 DET MLB 19 3 36.7 0 2 0 48 13 15 4 102 11.8 3.2 1.0 3.7 0% .324 1.66 4.81 6.14 118 6.00 129.5 -0.3
1994 DET MLB 40 0 32.0 0 1 1 31 13 27 4 102 8.7 3.7 1.1 7.6 0% .290 1.38 4.54 3.94 94 4.11 82.9 0.5
1995 DET 0 23 4 40.7 1 3 1 55 26 23 6 102 12.2 5.8 1.3 5.1 0% .336 1.99 5.99 7.52 117 7.50 153.6 -0.8
1995 FLO 0 14 0 15.0 1 2 0 26 6 12 2 101 15.6 3.6 1.2 7.2 0% .471 2.13 4.40 7.20 107 6.18 126.5 -0.1
1996 OAK MLB 72 1 77.3 5 0 2 85 34 57 8 100 9.9 4.0 0.9 6.6 0% .322 1.54 4.55 3.84 94 4.88 96.2 0.6
1997 OAK MLB 78 0 64.7 2 2 3 75 24 45 9 102 10.4 3.3 1.3 6.3 0% .319 1.53 4.67 5.15 106 5.53 115.0 -0.2
1998 OAK MLB 75 0 57.3 3 1 0 62 20 36 4 96 9.7 3.1 0.6 5.7 0% .305 1.43 3.97 4.24 104 5.26 109.0 0.1
1999 OAK MLB 76 0 46.0 3 2 0 48 18 32 1 97 9.4 3.5 0.2 6.3 0% .326 1.43 3.32 5.09 83 3.97 77.3 0.8
2000 BAL MLB 70 0 59.3 6 3 4 63 21 44 5 84 9.6 3.2 0.8 6.7 0% .305 1.42 3.89 4.85 93 4.79 92.2 0.6
2001 BAL MLB 70 0 66.0 1 4 11 64 9 54 4 93 8.7 1.2 0.5 7.4 0% .305 1.11 2.70 3.55 81 3.33 69.0 1.5
2002 BAL MLB 70 0 62.0 3 2 2 44 12 48 4 95 6.4 1.7 0.6 7.0 0% .231 0.90 3.02 1.60 85 3.23 69.2 1.5
2003 BAL MLB 60 0 45.3 1 3 1 58 14 34 7 99 11.5 2.8 1.4 6.8 0% .342 1.59 4.72 5.36 96 4.62 96.7 0.4
2004 BAL MLB 60 0 52.7 4 1 0 67 16 32 6 106 11.4 2.7 1.0 5.5 0% .337 1.58 4.39 4.78 106 5.66 116.8 0.0
2005 ARI 0 23 0 15.3 0 1 1 19 5 7 2 107 11.2 2.9 1.2 4.1 0% .304 1.57 4.74 4.70 114 6.89 148.1 -0.2
2005 NYA 0 24 0 25.7 1 0 0 32 7 13 3 101 11.2 2.5 1.1 4.6 0% .322 1.52 4.72 4.91 108 5.88 126.6 -0.1
1995 TOT MLB 37 4 55.7 2 5 1 81 32 35 8 102 13.1 5.2 1.3 5.7 0% .000 2.03 5.56 7.44 114 7.15 146.3 -0.9
2005 TOT MLB 47 0 41.0 1 1 1 51 12 20 5 103 11.2 2.6 1.1 4.4 0% .000 1.54 4.73 4.83 111 6.26 134.7 -0.4
CareerMLB78615734.7313227825260494739810.13.20.96.151%.3161.484.214.641005.03104.63.3

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-
1987 DAY A+ FSL 11 10 67.7 7 2 0 60 33 29 4 8.0 4.4 0.5 3.9 0% .000 1.37 4.37 3.59 0 0.00 0.0
1988 TAM A+ FSL 27 27 195.0 13 10 0 181 51 118 7 8.4 2.4 0.3 5.4 0% .000 1.19 2.89 2.54 0 0.00 0.0
1989 BIR AA SOU 26 26 167.3 13 8 0 172 78 94 13 9.3 4.2 0.7 5.1 0% .000 1.49 4.30 4.52 0 0.00 0.0
1990 BIR AA SOU 20 20 115.3 6 8 0 135 48 66 10 10.5 3.7 0.8 5.2 0% .000 1.59 4.16 5.07 0 0.00 0.0
1991 LON AA EAS 11 7 51.7 7 1 0 51 12 39 7 8.9 2.1 1.2 6.8 0% .000 1.22 3.83 3.48 0 0.00 0.0
1991 TOL AAA INT 24 6 75.0 2 5 1 75 25 49 7 9.0 3.0 0.8 5.9 0% .000 1.33 4.01 4.32 0 0.00 0.0
1992 DET MLB AL 12 7 38.7 0 5 1 48 22 15 4 103 11.2 5.1 0.9 3.5 0% .324 1.81 5.06 5.82 128 6.68 162.0
1992 TOL AAA INT 16 16 109.3 7 7 0 102 23 71 8 8.4 1.9 0.7 5.8 0% .000 1.14 3.37 2.80 0 0.00 0.0
1993 DET MLB AL 19 3 36.7 0 2 0 48 13 15 4 102 11.8 3.2 1.0 3.7 0% .324 1.66 4.81 6.14 118 6.00 129.5
1993 TOL AAA INT 16 15 102.0 9 3 0 98 30 78 5 8.6 2.6 0.4 6.9 0% .000 1.25 3.18 2.74 0 0.00 0.0
1994 DET MLB AL 40 0 32.0 0 1 1 31 13 27 4 102 8.7 3.7 1.1 7.6 0% .290 1.38 4.54 3.94 94 4.11 82.9
1994 TOL AAA INT 5 0 4.0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 13.5 0% .000 0.50 0.06 2.25 0 0.00 0.0
1995 DET MLB AL 23 4 40.7 1 3 1 55 26 23 6 102 12.2 5.8 1.3 5.1 0% .336 1.99 5.99 7.52 117 7.50 153.6
1995 FLO MLB NL 14 0 15.0 1 2 0 26 6 12 2 101 15.6 3.6 1.2 7.2 0% .471 2.13 4.40 7.20 107 6.18 126.5
1995 TOL AAA INT 8 5 33.0 2 3 0 31 4 24 4 8.5 1.1 1.1 6.5 0% .000 1.06 3.67 1.91 0 0.00 0.0
1996 OAK MLB AL 72 1 77.3 5 0 2 85 34 57 8 100 9.9 4.0 0.9 6.6 0% .322 1.54 4.55 3.84 94 4.88 96.2
1997 OAK MLB AL 78 0 64.7 2 2 3 75 24 45 9 102 10.4 3.3 1.3 6.3 0% .319 1.53 4.67 5.15 106 5.53 115.0
1998 OAK MLB AL 75 0 57.3 3 1 0 62 20 36 4 96 9.7 3.1 0.6 5.7 0% .305 1.43 3.97 4.24 104 5.26 109.0
1999 OAK MLB AL 76 0 46.0 3 2 0 48 18 32 1 97 9.4 3.5 0.2 6.3 0% .326 1.43 3.32 5.09 83 3.97 77.3
2000 BAL MLB AL 70 0 59.3 6 3 4 63 21 44 5 84 9.6 3.2 0.8 6.7 0% .305 1.42 3.89 4.85 93 4.79 92.2
2001 BAL MLB AL 70 0 66.0 1 4 11 64 9 54 4 93 8.7 1.2 0.5 7.4 0% .305 1.11 2.70 3.55 81 3.33 69.0
2002 BAL MLB AL 70 0 62.0 3 2 2 44 12 48 4 95 6.4 1.7 0.6 7.0 0% .231 0.90 3.02 1.60 85 3.23 69.2
2003 BAL MLB AL 60 0 45.3 1 3 1 58 14 34 7 99 11.5 2.8 1.4 6.8 0% .342 1.59 4.72 5.36 96 4.62 96.7
2004 BAL MLB AL 60 0 52.7 4 1 0 67 16 32 6 106 11.4 2.7 1.0 5.5 0% .337 1.58 4.39 4.78 106 5.66 116.8
2005 ARI MLB NL 23 0 15.3 0 1 1 19 5 7 2 107 11.2 2.9 1.2 4.1 0% .304 1.57 4.74 4.70 114 6.89 148.1
2005 NYA MLB AL 24 0 25.7 1 0 0 32 7 13 3 101 11.2 2.5 1.1 4.6 0% .322 1.52 4.72 4.91 108 5.88 126.6
2005 COH AAA INT 6 0 4.7 0 0 0 6 0 5 2 35 11.5 0.0 3.8 9.6 0% -.571 1.28 6.60 5.74 92 4.27 84.2

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

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

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2004 BAL $3,000,000
2003 BAL $3,000,000
2002 BAL $2,500,000
2001 BAL $2,250,000
2000 BAL $1,750,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$12,500,000
5 yrTotal$12,500,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 129 d

Details
  • acquired in trade from NYY 7/05 contract purchased 5/04 signed as a free agent from BAL 1/05 (minor-league contract) declined $3M 05 option 11/04
  • 2 year/$6.25M (03-04)+05 club option
  • 03-04:$3M, 05:$3M club option $0.25M buyout
  • 2 year/$4M (00-01)+$2.5M 02 club option
  • 00:$1.75M, 01:$2M, 02:$2.5M club option p/u 11/01
  • FA after 99

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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