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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
11 204 348.3 15 23 2 5.04 3.5
Birth Date9-13-1972
Height6' 1"
Weight185 lbs
Age52 years, 11 months, 7 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 shownClick 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
1997 CHA MLB 19 0 26.3 0 2 0 29 9 23 6 96 9.9 3.1 2.1 7.9 0% .295 1.44 5.38 6.49 101 4.28 89.0 0.3
1999 DET MLB 29 6 66.7 2 5 0 74 23 46 11 99 10.0 3.1 1.5 6.2 0% .297 1.46 5.13 5.67 105 5.44 105.8 0.4
2000 DET MLB 27 0 41.0 5 2 0 39 13 34 4 87 8.6 2.9 0.9 7.5 0% .297 1.27 4.00 3.07 84 3.93 75.5 0.8
2001 HOU MLB 66 0 82.3 3 3 2 72 24 75 11 107 7.9 2.6 1.2 8.2 0% .274 1.17 4.12 4.15 94 3.85 79.9 1.4
2002 HOU MLB 43 5 78.3 2 6 0 90 29 61 12 104 10.3 3.3 1.4 7.0 0% .310 1.52 4.64 4.48 101 4.92 105.7 0.4
2003 COL MLB 20 7 53.7 3 5 0 65 11 38 15 118 10.9 1.8 2.5 6.4 0% .301 1.42 5.97 7.21 103 5.14 107.7 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 shownClick 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-
1995 HIC A SAL 44 0 66.7 2 7 9 65 15 68 6 8.8 2.0 0.8 9.2 0% .000 1.20 3.10 2.70 0 0.00 0.0
1995 POT A+ CRL 9 0 19.3 2 1 1 12 6 18 1 5.6 2.8 0.5 8.4 0% .000 0.93 2.68 0.47 0 0.00 0.0
1995 BRI Rk APL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 2.00 3.91 9.00 0 0.00 0.0
1996 BIR AA SOU 37 18 149.0 6 6 1 150 41 142 10 9.1 2.5 0.6 8.6 0% .000 1.28 3.11 3.20 0 0.00 0.0
1997 CHA MLB AL 19 0 26.3 0 2 0 29 9 23 6 96 9.9 3.1 2.1 7.9 0% .295 1.44 5.38 6.49 101 4.28 89.0
1997 NAS AAA AA 21 20 123.3 11 7 0 139 31 93 20 10.1 2.3 1.5 6.8 0% .313 1.38 4.53 5.11 0 0.00 0.0
1998 CLG AAA PCL 35 18 126.7 10 6 0 159 40 101 18 11.3 2.8 1.3 7.2 0% -.881 1.57 4.78 5.33 0 0.00 0.0
1999 DET MLB AL 29 6 66.7 2 5 0 74 23 46 11 99 10.0 3.1 1.5 6.2 0% .297 1.46 5.13 5.67 105 5.44 105.8
1999 TOL AAA INT 10 10 62.7 7 1 0 47 21 41 5 6.7 3.0 0.7 5.9 0% -.627 1.08 4.16 2.73 0 0.00 0.0
2000 DET MLB AL 27 0 41.0 5 2 0 39 13 34 4 87 8.6 2.9 0.9 7.5 0% .297 1.27 4.00 3.07 84 3.93 75.5
2000 TOL AAA INT 11 10 52.3 2 4 0 54 17 39 9 9.3 2.9 1.5 6.7 0% -.692 1.36 4.85 4.82 0 0.00 0.0
2001 HOU MLB NL 66 0 82.3 3 3 2 72 24 75 11 107 7.9 2.6 1.2 8.2 0% .274 1.17 4.12 4.15 94 3.85 79.9
2002 HOU MLB NL 43 5 78.3 2 6 0 90 29 61 12 104 10.3 3.3 1.4 7.0 0% .310 1.52 4.64 4.48 101 4.92 105.7
2002 NWO AAA PCL 6 0 8.0 0 1 1 4 4 8 2 4.5 4.5 2.3 9.0 0% .118 1.00 6.20 4.50 0 0.00 0.0
2003 COL MLB NL 20 7 53.7 3 5 0 65 11 38 15 118 10.9 1.8 2.5 6.4 0% .301 1.42 5.97 7.21 103 5.14 107.7
2003 CSP AAA PCL 4 4 15.0 1 2 0 24 3 10 3 14.4 1.8 1.8 6.0 0% .382 1.80 5.36 7.20 0 0.00 0.0
2005 TOL AAA INT 14 11 64.3 5 4 0 69 17 55 8 86 9.7 2.4 1.1 7.7 0% -.701 1.34 4.23 4.20 98 5.71 112.5
2006 REY mex MEX 2 0 1.1 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 32.7 8.2 0.0 8.2 0% .500 4.55 4.42 16.36 0 0.00 0.0

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
2014-06-02 2014-06-03 DTD 1 0 Left Hand Contusion -
2003-07-10 2003-09-04 15-DL 56 48 Right Shoulder Strain -
2003-05-17 2003-06-06 15-DL 20 19 Right Shoulder Inflammation Biceps Tendinitis -
2003-05-09 2003-05-13 DTD 4 4 Right Shoulder Inflammation - -
2002-07-07 2002-07-15 DTD 8 5 - Neck Spasms - -
2002-04-19 2002-05-04 15-DL 15 13 Right Shoulder Fatigue -
2002-03-10 2002-03-26 Camp 16 0 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2001-07-09 2001-07-14 DTD 5 2 Right Shoulder Strain - -
2001-06-04 2001-06-08 DTD 4 3 Right Elbow Soreness - -

Compensation

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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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