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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
12 560 536.7 21 28 117 3.37 12.7
Birth Date12-28-1975
Height6' 5"
Weight250 lbs
Age48 years, 3 months, 21 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.
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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
1999 BAL 0 13 0 18.3 1 0 0 9 12 28 0 96 4.4 5.9 0.0 13.7 0% .273 1.15 2.10 2.95 73 2.88 56.1 0.5
1999 CIN 0 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 86 18.0 4.5 0.0 4.5 0% .571 2.50 3.57 4.50 72 2.40 46.6 0.1
2000 BAL MLB 42 0 42.7 2 3 0 36 31 41 7 85 7.6 6.5 1.5 8.6 0% .254 1.57 5.61 5.91 108 5.61 108.0 0.1
2001 BAL MLB 61 0 53.0 2 4 2 47 30 54 6 92 8.0 5.1 1.0 9.2 0% .283 1.45 4.34 4.25 93 3.68 76.2 1.0
2002 BAL MLB 67 0 57.7 2 1 1 51 33 56 7 98 8.0 5.2 1.1 8.7 0% .289 1.46 4.61 4.68 101 4.36 93.5 0.6
2003 BAL MLB 76 0 50.3 4 1 0 42 27 63 1 98 7.5 4.8 0.2 11.3 0% .328 1.37 2.63 3.40 74 2.62 54.9 1.5
2004 BAL MLB 76 0 87.0 4 6 3 64 35 122 4 106 6.6 3.6 0.4 12.6 0% .302 1.14 2.19 2.28 57 2.16 44.6 3.3
2005 BAL MLB 69 0 70.3 1 4 36 54 26 100 4 101 6.9 3.3 0.5 12.8 0% .316 1.14 2.13 2.43 50 1.71 36.7 3.0
2006 TOR MLB 65 0 72.3 2 2 38 42 20 86 3 107 5.2 2.5 0.4 10.7 0% .242 0.86 2.17 1.37 69 2.69 54.8 2.4
2007 TOR MLB 5 0 4.3 0 2 3 7 4 3 1 99 14.5 8.3 2.1 6.2 0% .353 2.54 7.68 12.46 119 8.26 170.8 -0.1
2008 TOR MLB 60 0 58.0 2 4 32 46 28 58 4 98 7.1 4.3 0.6 9.0 0% .271 1.28 3.70 2.95 92 3.89 82.9 1.0
2009 TOR MLB 25 0 20.7 1 1 2 22 17 13 5 105 9.6 7.4 2.2 5.7 0% .288 1.89 7.63 6.53 127 7.88 169.0 -0.6
1999 TOT MLB 14 0 20.3 1 0 0 13 13 29 0 95 5.8 5.8 0.0 12.8 0% .000 1.28 2.24 3.10 73 2.84 55.2 0.6
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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-
1998 CWV A SAL 3 0 4.3 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 2.1 2.1 0.0 10.5 0% -.167 0.47 2.05 2.09 0 0.00 0.0
1998 CHT AA SOU 16 0 16.3 1 0 4 13 6 21 0 7.2 3.3 0.0 11.6 0% -.481 1.17 2.00 2.21 0 0.00 0.0
1998 BIL Rk PIO 14 0 18.7 2 1 4 15 5 25 0 7.2 2.4 0.0 12.0 0% -.500 1.07 2.43 1.93 0 0.00 0.0
1999 BAL MLB AL 13 0 18.3 1 0 0 9 12 28 0 96 4.4 5.9 0.0 13.7 0% .273 1.15 2.10 2.95 73 2.88 56.1
1999 CIN MLB NL 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 86 18.0 4.5 0.0 4.5 0% .571 2.50 3.57 4.50 72 2.40 46.6
1999 CHT AA SOU 35 0 41.7 2 1 6 33 17 46 1 7.1 3.7 0.2 9.9 0% -.500 1.20 2.67 2.59 0 0.00 0.0
1999 IND AAA INT 11 0 9.0 1 0 0 9 3 12 0 9.0 3.0 0.0 12.0 0% -.563 1.33 2.09 4.00 0 0.00 0.0
1999 ROC AAA INT 11 0 14.3 0 0 1 8 4 20 2 5.0 2.5 1.3 12.6 0% -.222 0.84 3.50 2.52 0 0.00 0.0
2000 BAL MLB AL 42 0 42.7 2 3 0 36 31 41 7 85 7.6 6.5 1.5 8.6 0% .254 1.57 5.61 5.91 108 5.61 108.0
2000 ROC AAA INT 14 4 24.7 0 1 0 23 9 28 4 8.4 3.3 1.5 10.2 0% -.463 1.30 4.07 4.74 0 0.00 0.0
2001 BAL MLB AL 61 0 53.0 2 4 2 47 30 54 6 92 8.0 5.1 1.0 9.2 0% .283 1.45 4.34 4.25 93 3.68 76.2
2002 BAL MLB AL 67 0 57.7 2 1 1 51 33 56 7 98 8.0 5.2 1.1 8.7 0% .289 1.46 4.61 4.68 101 4.36 93.5
2003 BAL MLB AL 76 0 50.3 4 1 0 42 27 63 1 98 7.5 4.8 0.2 11.3 0% .328 1.37 2.63 3.40 74 2.62 54.9
2004 BAL MLB AL 76 0 87.0 4 6 3 64 35 122 4 106 6.6 3.6 0.4 12.6 0% .302 1.14 2.19 2.28 57 2.16 44.6
2005 BAL MLB AL 69 0 70.3 1 4 36 54 26 100 4 101 6.9 3.3 0.5 12.8 0% .316 1.14 2.13 2.43 50 1.71 36.7
2006 TOR MLB AL 65 0 72.3 2 2 38 42 20 86 3 107 5.2 2.5 0.4 10.7 0% .242 0.86 2.17 1.37 69 2.69 54.8
2007 TOR MLB AL 5 0 4.3 0 2 3 7 4 3 1 99 14.5 8.3 2.1 6.2 0% .353 2.54 7.68 12.46 119 8.26 170.8
2008 TOR MLB AL 60 0 58.0 2 4 32 46 28 58 4 98 7.1 4.3 0.6 9.0 0% .271 1.28 3.70 2.95 92 3.89 82.9
2008 DUN A+ FSL 4 1 4.0 0 1 0 2 1 5 0 104 4.5 2.3 0.0 11.3 0% .286 0.75 1.45 2.25 64 2.88 59.0
2009 TOR MLB AL 25 0 20.7 1 1 2 22 17 13 5 105 9.6 7.4 2.2 5.7 0% .288 1.89 7.63 6.53 127 7.88 169.0
2009 DUN A+ FSL 3 0 3.0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 110 3.0 3.0 0.0 6.0 0% .125 0.67 2.86 3.00 98 2.81 59.1
2009 IOW AAA PCL 5 0 5.7 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 83 0.0 7.9 0.0 6.3 0% .000 0.88 5.20 0.00 124 3.88 81.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 989 0.4742 0.4216 0.7578 0.6482 0.2173 0.7862 0.6814 0.2422
2009 388 0.4588 0.4149 0.8261 0.6011 0.2571 0.9065 0.6667 0.1739
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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
2009-04-23 2009-05-14 15-DL 21 20 Left Upper Back Stiffness Trapezius -
2008-03-21 2008-04-13 15-DL 23 11 Left Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2007-05-01
2007-04-14 2007-09-30 60-DL 169 151 Left Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2007-05-01
2007-03-20 2007-03-31 Camp 11 0 Low Back Soreness -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2011 $
2010 TOR $12,000,000
2009 TOR $12,000,000
2008 TOR $12,000,000
2007 TOR $7,000,000
2006 TOR $4,000,000
2005 BAL $2,600,000
2004 BAL $1,275,000
2003 BAL $762,500
2002 BAL $300,000
2001 BAL $210,000
2000 BAL $204,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
11 yrPrevious$52,351,500
11 yrTotal$52,351,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
9 y 3 dJohn Courtright5 years/$47M (2006-10)

Details
  • 5 years/$47M (2006-10). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 11/05. $10M signing bonus ($6M paid in 2006, $4M in 2007). 06:$2M, 07:$5M, 08:$10M, 09:$10M, 10:$10M. Largest-ever contract for reliever. Released by Toronto 7/8/09. Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 7/16/09 (minor-league contract). Released by Chicago Cubs 8/5/09.
  • 1 year/$2.6M (2005). Re-signed by Baltimore 1/05 (avoided arbitration). $0.2M in performance bonuses ($50,000 each for 45, 50, 55, 60 games).
  • 1 year/$1.275M (2004). Re-signed by Baltimore 2/04 (avoided arbitration, $1.55M-$1M).
  • 1 year/$0.7625M (2003). Re-signed by Baltimore (avoided arbitration, $0.825M-$0.7M).

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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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2008-09-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)Are the Jays contenders if they would have started the season with Gaston and giving Lind more playing time or is this just a nice looking winning streak that has happened late in the season?
(Ted from at the pool)		Lind's presence over the dessicated remains of Shannon Stewart or Kevin Mench/Brad Wilkerson certainly would have improved matters, but there's a lot of other factors that would have had to go right - better health (and fortune) from Dustin McGowan, Shaun Marcum, B.J. Ryan, Vernon Wells, Scott Rolen... wow, that's a lot right there. A.J. Burnett avoiding his mid-season cold streak, too. Given some better luck in breaks like those, they coulda been contenders, but as it is, it's just a nice-looking winning streak. Their potential as spoilers (7 games vs. Boston as Joe from Tewksbury mentioned above) probably shouldn't be underestimated. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-05-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)Speaking of managers, what are your thoughts on John Gibbons? Losing back to back 1 run games without using your closer seems like a mistake. I know change for the sake of change isn't a winning strategy but don't the Jays need to shake things up somehow?
(Taylor from Toronto)		What's interesting is that two years ago, Gibbons was pretty aggressive about using B.J. Ryan in the eighth inning. I wonder if the lesson he learned was, "I break guys that way." In any case, Gibbons is not part of the solution, but there's only so much to be done with that roster. Too righthanded, too slow. All the pitching and defense in the world--they have about 22% of it, actually--won't help. (Joe Sheehan)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, B.J. Ryan threw 1,423 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2009, including pitches thrown in . In 2009, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (88mph) and Slider (82mph).