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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
15 357 603.3 32 39 41 4.01 8.3
Birth Date3-24-1972
Height6' 3"
Weight215 lbs
Age52 years, 0 months, 30 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
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
1993 OAK MLB 8 8 49.0 3 3 0 49 16 33 4 97 9.0 2.9 0.7 6.1 0% .290 1.33 3.80 4.04 115 5.32 114.8 0.2
1994 OAK MLB 4 4 28.0 1 1 0 26 8 15 1 100 8.4 2.6 0.3 4.8 0% .278 1.21 3.55 2.57 99 4.81 97.0 0.3
1997 OAK MLB 24 24 132.7 3 12 0 166 47 92 20 101 11.3 3.2 1.4 6.2 0% .331 1.61 4.98 5.77 106 6.07 126.3 -0.3
1998 CLE MLB 11 1 24.3 0 2 0 31 6 13 3 102 11.5 2.2 1.1 4.8 0% .322 1.52 4.74 5.92 105 5.51 114.2 0.0
1999 CLE MLB 50 3 78.7 10 2 1 71 30 68 6 105 8.1 3.4 0.7 7.8 0% .298 1.28 3.67 2.97 80 3.58 69.6 1.8
2000 CLE MLB 72 0 76.7 5 9 20 79 25 66 5 92 9.3 2.9 0.6 7.7 0% .322 1.36 3.44 3.76 74 3.39 65.3 1.9
2001 ATL 0 43 0 44.7 3 4 7 44 17 39 4 100 8.9 3.4 0.8 7.9 0% .310 1.37 3.63 3.43 72 2.57 53.3 1.4
2001 CLE 0 31 0 43.3 0 1 1 29 8 44 1 102 6.0 1.7 0.2 9.1 0% .248 0.85 1.91 1.25 72 2.93 60.8 1.2
2002 NYA MLB 78 0 88.3 6 4 12 87 30 65 7 97 8.9 3.1 0.7 6.6 0% .291 1.32 3.70 3.26 88 3.70 79.4 1.6
2004 NYA MLB 7 0 6.7 0 0 0 5 2 4 2 106 6.8 2.7 2.7 5.4 0% .158 1.05 6.75 2.70 99 4.71 97.1 0.1
2005 NYA 0 6 0 6.0 0 0 0 10 2 5 0 103 15.0 3.0 0.0 7.5 0% .455 2.00 2.37 6.00 85 3.37 72.6 0.1
2005 TEX 0 14 0 15.7 0 1 0 26 5 9 2 111 14.9 2.9 1.1 5.2 0% .393 1.98 4.51 7.47 92 4.86 104.6 0.1
2006 OAK MLB 9 0 9.3 1 0 0 13 3 5 4 101 12.5 2.9 3.9 4.8 0% .300 1.71 8.97 5.79 109 5.57 113.5 0.0
2001 TOT MLB 74 0 88.0 3 5 8 73 25 83 5 101 7.5 2.6 0.5 8.5 0% .000 1.11 2.78 2.35 72 2.75 57.0 2.6
2005 TOT MLB 20 0 21.7 0 1 0 36 7 14 2 109 15.0 2.9 0.8 5.8 0% .000 1.98 3.92 7.06 90 4.45 95.8 0.2
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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-
1990 STC A- NYP 5 5 22.7 1 1 0 11 12 25 0 4.4 4.8 0.0 9.9 0% .000 1.01 2.46 0.79 0 0.00 0.0
1991 MYR A SAL 20 20 110.7 4 9 0 96 48 100 7 7.8 3.9 0.6 8.1 0% .000 1.30 3.62 3.58 0 0.00 0.0
1992 DUN A+ FSL 16 16 85.7 6 3 0 56 29 87 6 5.9 3.0 0.6 9.1 0% .000 0.99 2.84 2.73 0 0.00 0.0
1993 OAK MLB AL 8 8 49.0 3 3 0 49 16 33 4 97 9.0 2.9 0.7 6.1 0% .290 1.33 3.80 4.04 115 5.32 114.8
1993 HUN AA SOU 2 2 14.0 0 0 0 13 3 22 1 8.4 1.9 0.6 14.1 0% .000 1.14 1.60 5.14 0 0.00 0.0
1993 KNX AA SOU 19 18 104.0 8 4 0 98 32 100 10 8.5 2.8 0.9 8.7 0% .000 1.25 3.42 3.38 0 0.00 0.0
1994 OAK MLB AL 4 4 28.0 1 1 0 26 8 15 1 100 8.4 2.6 0.3 4.8 0% .278 1.21 3.55 2.57 99 4.81 97.0
1996 MOD A+ CLF 14 14 34.0 0 1 0 35 1 31 2 9.3 0.3 0.5 8.2 0% .000 1.06 2.90 2.65 0 0.00 0.0
1997 OAK MLB AL 24 24 132.7 3 12 0 166 47 92 20 101 11.3 3.2 1.4 6.2 0% .331 1.61 4.98 5.77 106 6.07 126.3
1998 CLE MLB AL 11 1 24.3 0 2 0 31 6 13 3 102 11.5 2.2 1.1 4.8 0% .322 1.52 4.74 5.92 105 5.51 114.2
1998 BUF AAA INT 16 14 79.0 6 4 0 89 15 63 5 10.1 1.7 0.6 7.2 0% -1.012 1.32 3.07 3.76 0 0.00 0.0
1999 CLE MLB AL 50 3 78.7 10 2 1 71 30 68 6 105 8.1 3.4 0.7 7.8 0% .298 1.28 3.67 2.97 80 3.58 69.6
2000 CLE MLB AL 72 0 76.7 5 9 20 79 25 66 5 92 9.3 2.9 0.6 7.7 0% .322 1.36 3.44 3.76 74 3.39 65.3
2001 ATL MLB NL 43 0 44.7 3 4 7 44 17 39 4 100 8.9 3.4 0.8 7.9 0% .310 1.37 3.63 3.43 72 2.57 53.3
2001 CLE MLB AL 31 0 43.3 0 1 1 29 8 44 1 102 6.0 1.7 0.2 9.1 0% .248 0.85 1.91 1.25 72 2.93 60.8
2002 NYA MLB AL 78 0 88.3 6 4 12 87 30 65 7 97 8.9 3.1 0.7 6.6 0% .291 1.32 3.70 3.26 88 3.70 79.4
2004 NYA MLB AL 7 0 6.7 0 0 0 5 2 4 2 106 6.8 2.7 2.7 5.4 0% .158 1.05 6.75 2.70 99 4.71 97.1
2004 STA A- NYP 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3.0 3.0 0.0 3.0 0% .111 0.67 3.79 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2004 TRN AA EAS 4 0 6.0 1 0 0 6 4 7 0 9.0 6.0 0.0 10.5 0% .400 1.67 2.91 7.50 0 0.00 0.0
2004 COH AAA INT 11 0 11.3 0 0 0 12 6 8 0 9.6 4.8 0.0 6.4 0% .300 1.59 3.70 5.58 0 0.00 0.0
2005 NYA MLB AL 6 0 6.0 0 0 0 10 2 5 0 103 15.0 3.0 0.0 7.5 0% .455 2.00 2.37 6.00 85 3.37 72.6
2005 TEX MLB AL 14 0 15.7 0 1 0 26 5 9 2 111 14.9 2.9 1.1 5.2 0% .393 1.98 4.51 7.47 92 4.86 104.6
2005 FRI AA TXS 19 0 29.7 1 2 0 29 6 30 2 84 8.8 1.8 0.6 9.1 0% -.711 1.18 2.73 3.64 80 4.20 82.8
2005 OKL AAA PCL 4 0 4.0 0 1 0 11 1 5 0 5 24.8 2.3 0.0 11.3 0% -1.833 3.00 1.76 13.50 65 5.36 105.6
2006 OAK MLB AL 9 0 9.3 1 0 0 13 3 5 4 101 12.5 2.9 3.9 4.8 0% .300 1.71 8.97 5.79 109 5.57 113.5
2006 BUF AAA INT 8 0 18.1 1 1 0 12 1 14 2 102 6.0 0.5 1.0 7.0 0% .204 0.72 3.30 1.99 84 2.81 58.9

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
2004-03-30 2004-09-01 60-DL 155 131 Right Shoulder Recovery From Surgery Rotator Cuff 2003-05-20
2003-03-30 2003-10-26 60-DL 210 163 Right Shoulder Surgery Rotator Cuff 2003-05-20
1999-10-26 1999-10-26 Off 0 0 Right Elbow Surgery Loose Bodies 1999-10-26 -
1999-08-25 1999-09-21 15-DL 27 25 Right Forearm Strain Flexor Pronator Mass - -
1999-07-02 1999-07-26 15-DL 24 21 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
1997-08-07 1997-09-29 15-DL 53 47 Right Elbow Inflammation Tendonitis - -
1996-04-07 1996-06-01 Minors 55 0 Right Elbow Strain - -
1995-04-27 1995-10-02 60-DL 158 143 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery and Ulnar Nerve Transposition 1995-06-16 -
1994-04-23 1994-08-12 60-DL 111 98 Right Elbow Surgery Cartilage 1994-05-10 -
1992-04-24 1992-06-23 Minors 60 0 Right Elbow Soreness - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2005 NYA $6,000,000
2004 NYA $6,000,000
2003 NYA $5,000,000
2002 NYA $5,000,000
2001 CLE $2,700,000
2000 CLE $1,200,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$25,900,000
6 yrTotal$25,900,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 25 dHendricks Sports Mgmt1 yr/$0.6M (06) (min-l k)

Details
  • retired 6/06 contract purchased 5/06 acquired in trade from CLE 5/06 sent to minor-league camp 3/06 signed as a free agent from TX 12/05, 1 year/$0.6M (06)+bonuses ($1.7M-68 g, $0.75M-50 games finished) (minor-league contract)
  • contract purchased 8/05 signed as a free agent from NYY 5/05 (minor-league contract) released 5/05 $4M signing bonus
  • 4 year/$23M (02-05)+$6.5M 06 club option
  • 02:$3M, 03:$4M, 04:$5M, 05:$5M, 06:$6.5M $1.25M buyout
  • 1 year/$2.7M (01)

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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