Years	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	WARP
17	589	640.7	25	43	43	3.98	11.3

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	TBA	MLB	6	6	30.7	0	4	0	35	13	32	7	96	10.3	3.8	2.1	9.4	0%	.333	1.57	5.34	5.87	92	4.49	87.3	0.6
2000	TBA	MLB	11	2	23.0	1	1	0	29	11	17	2	87	11.3	4.3	0.8	6.7	0%	.342	1.74	4.56	5.48	107	6.33	121.7	-0.1
2001	TBA	MLB	13	0	17.7	1	0	0	30	5	12	3	96	15.3	2.5	1.5	6.1	0%	.403	1.98	4.79	8.66	110	5.25	108.9	0.0
2003	NYN	MLB	35	0	51.0	1	3	2	49	17	35	6	97	8.6	3.0	1.1	6.2	0%	.276	1.29	4.18	3.71	98	4.46	93.4	0.5
2004	HOU	0	14	0	14.3	0	0	0	11	3	9	1	95	6.9	1.9	0.6	5.7	0%	.244	0.98	3.43	2.51	84	3.13	64.6	0.4
2004	NYN	0	32	1	50.7	3	1	0	65	17	46	9	97	11.5	3.0	1.6	8.2	0%	.350	1.62	4.44	4.80	88	3.26	67.1	1.3
2005	HOU	MLB	71	0	73.3	2	3	3	53	19	69	7	98	6.5	2.3	0.9	8.5	0%	.242	0.98	3.24	2.21	85	3.11	66.9	2.0
2006	HOU	MLB	75	0	71.3	3	5	9	58	24	68	5	95	7.3	3.0	0.6	8.6	0%	.270	1.15	3.20	2.52	93	3.77	76.8	1.5
2007	HOU	0	45	0	49.7	1	4	11	46	13	56	8	104	8.3	2.4	1.4	10.1	0%	.302	1.19	3.91	5.07	80	3.03	62.7	1.3
2007	TBA	0	25	0	25.0	0	5	0	28	10	26	3	102	10.1	3.6	1.1	9.4	0%	.329	1.52	4.10	5.76	92	3.93	81.2	0.4
2008	TBA	MLB	70	0	66.3	5	6	13	44	22	53	10	104	6.0	3.0	1.4	7.2	0%	.190	0.99	4.51	3.12	109	4.61	98.3	0.6
2009	TBA	MLB	69	0	57.7	4	5	2	41	9	45	11	105	6.4	1.4	1.7	7.0	0%	.195	0.87	4.52	3.28	94	3.38	72.6	1.2
2010	TBA	MLB	64	0	48.3	2	4	3	36	16	46	7	105	6.7	3.0	1.3	8.6	0%	.232	1.08	4.08	3.35	85	3.02	68.2	1.1
2011	BOS	MLB	47	0	49.3	2	2	0	47	8	39	7	111	8.6	1.5	1.3	7.1	0%	.272	1.11	3.81	4.38	88	3.11	72.3	1.0
2012	CLE	MLB	12	0	12.3	0	0	0	17	7	2	3	99	12.4	5.1	2.2	1.5	0%	.286	1.95	7.58	8.76	121	7.51	172.0	-0.4
2004	TOT	MLB	46	1	65.0	3	1	0	76	20	55	10	96	10.5	2.8	1.4	7.6	0%	.000	1.48	4.22	4.29	87	3.23	66.6	1.7
2007	TOT	MLB	70	0	74.7	1	9	11	74	23	82	11	103	8.9	2.8	1.3	9.9	0%	.000	1.30	3.97	5.30	84	3.33	68.9	1.8
Career		MLB	589	9	640.7	25	43	43	589	194	555	89	100	8.3	2.7	1.3	7.8	38%	.273	1.22	4.12	3.98	93	3.83	80.7	11.3

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.
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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	HUD	A-	NYP	15	15	84.0	6	7	0	75	17	81	2		8.0	1.8	0.2	8.7	0%	.294	1.10	2.62	3.00	0	0.00	0.0
1998	CSC	A	SAL	29	29	181.0	12	14	0	206	29	136	16		10.2	1.4	0.8	6.8	0%	-1.050	1.30	3.81	4.43	0	0.00	0.0
1999	TBA	MLB	AL	6	6	30.7	0	4	0	35	13	32	7	96	10.3	3.8	2.1	9.4	0%	.333	1.57	5.34	5.87	92	4.49	87.3
1999	ORL	AA	SOU	9	9	58.0	3	0	0	56	8	53	7		8.7	1.2	1.1	8.2	0%	-.721	1.10	3.49	3.26	0	0.00	0.0
1999	DUR	AAA	INT	14	14	82.3	7	5	0	103	25	58	16		11.3	2.7	1.7	6.3	0%	-.879	1.56	5.45	4.92	0	0.00	0.0
2000	TBA	MLB	AL	11	2	23.0	1	1	0	29	11	17	2	87	11.3	4.3	0.8	6.7	0%	.342	1.74	4.56	5.48	107	6.33	121.7
2000	DUR	AAA	INT	26	26	150.3	5	11	0	183	42	91	35		11.0	2.5	2.1	5.4	0%	-.876	1.50	5.81	5.63	0	0.00	0.0
2001	TBA	MLB	AL	13	0	17.7	1	0	0	30	5	12	3	96	15.3	2.5	1.5	6.1	0%	.403	1.98	4.79	8.66	110	5.25	108.9
2001	ORL	AA	SOU	3	3	16.0	0	2	0	15	6	12	2		8.4	3.4	1.1	6.8	0%	-.619	1.31	4.63	2.81	0	0.00	0.0
2001	DUR	AAA	INT	18	10	65.3	3	5	0	72	11	39	11		9.9	1.5	1.5	5.4	0%	-1.000	1.27	4.66	5.24	0	0.00	0.0
2001	LGu	Wnt	VWL	6	3	19.3	1	1	0	31	4	9	9		14.5	1.9	4.2	4.2	0%	-1.000	1.81	9.03	9.33	0	0.00	0.0
2002	GWN	AAA	INT	27	25	155.0	9	6	0	163	42	110	23		9.5	2.4	1.3	6.4	0%	.288	1.32	4.57	4.65	0	0.00	0.0
2003	NYN	MLB	NL	35	0	51.0	1	3	2	49	17	35	6	97	8.6	3.0	1.1	6.2	0%	.276	1.29	4.18	3.71	98	4.46	93.4
2003	NOR	AAA	INT	22	5	45.7	4	2	4	48	16	44	4		9.5	3.2	0.8	8.7	0%	.328	1.40	3.61	3.94	0	0.00	0.0
2004	HOU	MLB	NL	14	0	14.3	0	0	0	11	3	9	1	95	6.9	1.9	0.6	5.7	0%	.244	0.98	3.43	2.51	84	3.13	64.6
2004	NYN	MLB	NL	32	1	50.7	3	1	0	65	17	46	9	97	11.5	3.0	1.6	8.2	0%	.350	1.62	4.44	4.80	88	3.26	67.1
2004	NOR	AAA	INT	5	0	7.3	1	0	0	8	2	10	0		9.9	2.5	0.0	12.3	0%	.421	1.37	1.33	2.47	0	0.00	0.0
2005	HOU	MLB	NL	71	0	73.3	2	3	3	53	19	69	7	98	6.5	2.3	0.9	8.5	0%	.242	0.98	3.24	2.21	85	3.11	66.9
2006	HOU	MLB	NL	75	0	71.3	3	5	9	58	24	68	5	95	7.3	3.0	0.6	8.6	0%	.270	1.15	3.20	2.52	93	3.77	76.8
2006	USA	wor	WBC	2	0	3.0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1		6.0	3.0	3.0	15.0	0%	.200	1.00	5.76	9.00	0	0.00	0.0
2007	HOU	MLB	NL	45	0	49.7	1	4	11	46	13	56	8	104	8.3	2.4	1.4	10.1	0%	.302	1.19	3.91	5.07	80	3.03	62.7
2007	TBA	MLB	AL	25	0	25.0	0	5	0	28	10	26	3	102	10.1	3.6	1.1	9.4	0%	.329	1.52	4.10	5.76	92	3.93	81.2
2008	TBA	MLB	AL	70	0	66.3	5	6	13	44	22	53	10	104	6.0	3.0	1.4	7.2	0%	.190	0.99	4.51	3.12	109	4.61	98.3
2009	TBA	MLB	AL	69	0	57.7	4	5	2	41	9	45	11	105	6.4	1.4	1.7	7.0	0%	.195	0.87	4.52	3.28	94	3.38	72.6
2010	TBA	MLB	AL	64	0	48.3	2	4	3	36	16	46	7	105	6.7	3.0	1.3	8.6	0%	.232	1.08	4.08	3.35	85	3.02	68.2
2011	BOS	MLB	AL	47	0	49.3	2	2	0	47	8	39	7	111	8.6	1.5	1.3	7.1	0%	.272	1.11	3.81	4.38	88	3.11	72.3
2011	PAW	AAA	INT	3	0	4.7	0	0	0	3	2	7	1		5.8	3.9	1.9	13.5	0%	.222	1.07	4.30	1.93	78	3.04	62.2
2012	CLE	MLB	AL	12	0	12.3	0	0	0	17	7	2	3	99	12.4	5.1	2.2	1.5	0%	.286	1.95	7.58	8.76	121	7.51	172.0
2012	COH	AAA	INT	36	0	42.7	3	3	5	38	13	30	4		8.0	2.7	0.8	6.3	0%	.262	1.20	4.09	2.32	104	3.88	80.7
2013	OMA	AAA	PCL	11	0	15.0	1	3	0	28	5	10	3		16.8	3.0	1.8	6.0	0%	.439	2.20	5.83	9.00	109	8.65	187.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2008	943	0.5408	0.4899	0.7900	0.6471	0.3048	0.8545	0.6288	0.2100
2009	772	0.5363	0.4443	0.8163	0.5700	0.2989	0.8941	0.6449	0.1837
2010	712	0.4803	0.4452	0.7539	0.6170	0.2865	0.8626	0.5377	0.2461
2011	775	0.4684	0.4929	0.8010	0.6419	0.3617	0.8755	0.6846	0.1990
2012	253	0.4585	0.4150	0.9238	0.6552	0.2117	0.9342	0.8966	0.0762
Career	3455	0.5051	0.4657	0.8007	0.6231	0.3057	0.8756	0.6458	0.1993

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
2011-09-08	2011-09-29	DTD	21	20	Right	Forearm	Stiffness		-	-
2011-05-05	2011-05-20	15-DL	15	13	Right	Lower Leg	Strain	Calf	-
2002-08-07	2002-08-21	Minors	14	0	-		Not Disclosed		-	-
2001-07-07	2001-07-16	Minors	9	0	-		Not Disclosed		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2012	CLE	$900,000
2011	BOS	$3,000,000
2010	TBA	$3,500,000
2009	TBA	$3,200,000
2008	TBA	$2,875,000
2007	HOU	$2,100,000
2006	HOU	$930,000
2005	HOU	$365,000
2004	NYN	$311,500
2000	TBA	$200,000

Years	Description	Salary
10 yr	Previous	$17,381,500
10 yr	Total	$17,381,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
9 y 90 d		1 year (2013)

Details

1 year (2013). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 12/11/12 (minor-league contract). Released by Kansas City 5/13. Retired 2/14.
1 year/$0.9M (2012). Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 1/26/12 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.9M in majors. Contract purchased by Cleveland 4/4/12. DFA by Cleveland 5/14/12. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/16/12.
1 year/$3M (2011), plus 2012 club option. Signed by Boston as a free agent 12/18/10. 11:$3M, 12:$3M club option. Option guaranteed at $3M with 65 games in 2011, $3.25M with 70 games in 2011. Boston declined 2012 option 10/31/11.
3 years/$10.5M (2008-10), plus 2011 club option. Signed extension with Tampa Bay 4/1/08 (replaced 1 year/$2.875M deal signed 1/15/08, avoiding arbitration). 08:$2.8M, 09:$3.2M, 10:$3.5M, 11:$4M club option, $1M buyout. Performance bonuses: $25,000 for 65 games.
1 year/$2.1M (2007). Re-signed by Houston 1/07 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Houston 7/28/07.
1 year/$0.93M (2006). Re-signed 1/06 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.365M (2005). Re-signed 2/05. Performance bonuses.
1 year/$0.3115M (2004). Acquired in trade from NY Mets 8/04.
1 year (2003). Signed as a free agent (minor-league contract). Recalled 6/03.
Drafted by Tampa Bay 1996 (34-1,024) (Central Arizona).

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
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	0.0	?	0	0	?	.000	0.00	0.00	?	0.0	0.0

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BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2014-01-29 19:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you see in prospects Noah Syndergaard and Rafael Montero of the Mets? How will they fair in an up and coming rotation that already has an ace in Matt Harvey and a young stud in Dan Wheeler? Will the Mets have the best starting rotation in the NL East in the next couple of years? (Eric R. from North Carolina)	Matt Harvey > Zack Wheeler > Noah Syndergaard > Rafael Montero >>> Dan Wheeler (Ben Carsley)
2011-07-21 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Why are the Mets using Izzy over Parnell? Don't you need to close games in order to "be trained" how to do so? I've been holding onto Parnell all year waiting for this opportunity. WHY??? :) (Jim from Kansas)	Because the Wilpons didn't think it was enough to piss off Mets fans so they decided to piss off fantasy owners as well. Izzy is the clear loser in the skills category, but they're going to let him do it for now. Closing is all about opportunity - you don't need to be trained for the role. The Rays have had 7 different relievers lead the team in saves over the past 7 seasons and that includes the likes of Tyler Walker, Dan Wheeler, and now Kyle Farnsworth. (Jason Collette)
2011-05-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	We already know Epstien is one of the best GMs in baseball. Can't argue with 2 rings in 10 years. What do you think of how his moves from last off season are panning out? (Puppy-D from BAWSTON)	I was a bit stunned to see Sam Fuld still outhitting Carl Crawford a few days ago. I think he is pretty delighted to have Adrian Gonzalez on his squad, though, and eventually Crawford will turn it around. Now, if they can just get Bobby Jenks and Dan Wheeler healthy, the offseason could look about as good as it did in March. (R.J. Anderson)
2010-12-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Am I crazy to think that the Twins can put together a darn good bullpen even with losing Crain, Guerrier, Rauch, and Fuentes (assuming they all leave)? I think it's very funny that Twins fans complain that Jose Mijares is inconsistent but also worry that Crain will leave; call for Anthony Slama and Rob Delaney for nearly two years, but now fear the bullpen will be awful when they might get a chance; and don't trust any low-cost options when a guy like Guerrier was originally claimed off waivers. If the Twins can sort through the many options, they could piece together a very effective group. That being said, any established relievers you would recommed for relatively cheap? (russadams from St. Paul)	You're not crazy, and you can find the next Matt Guerrier. I think Grant Balfour's worth getting, and Arthur Rhodes and Chan Ho Park or even Kevin Gregg are names worth spending seven figures for. Kerry Wood, Dan Wheeler, an NRI for Justin Duchscherer... it's still a buyer's market as far as finding relief help, given the multiplicity of alternatives. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-05-04 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Dan Wheeler was an extremely important player last year for the Rays. Can David Aardsma be that type of guy for the Mariners? (DV from TN)	Six walks in 11 innings, a .148 BABIP, and we saw this act a year ago when he had supposedly become a key guy for the Red Sox. I'll say no. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-04-16 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Troy Percival sucks, Dan Wheeler isn't much better and J.P. Howell and Grant Balfour haven't been good...yet. What do you make of the early struggles of the Rays pen? (Tommy from DRaysBay)	Wait, a bullpen couldn't repeat its performance from last year, one which was above and beyond expectations during its successful run? I liked the Rays to be better than last year for reasons outside of their bullpen. I think we'll see Howell and Balfour pick it up a bit, but if you expect them to replicate last year again, you're in for a long season. (Marc Normandin)
2008-07-29 16:00:00 (link to chat)	If the Rays are looking to add a reliever, why would they deal Dan Wheeler, who has been one of their best relievers? (Tommy from Outsperswing)	It's a value equation. "Cardiac Dan" has been supplanted as an 8th inning guy/CIW by Grant Balfour, but has good numbers and is seen by the league as a premium setup guy. That has a pretty big value, considering someone like Brian Fuentes would cost a David Price to acquire. If you can trade Wheeler, get a RH bat, and plug in one of the available guys or even Price in September, shouldn't they consider it? (Will Carroll)
2008-07-29 16:00:00 (link to chat)	How about Edgar Renteria and Ivan Rodriguez for Dan Wheeler and another arm? (havybeaks from Michigan)	Doesn't seem to fill a need for the Rays. (Will Carroll)
2008-04-29 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Thoughts on the Rays bullpen, we knew it was going to improve from being historically bad last year...but best in the majors? Eh? JP Howell has suddenly found a niche, Dan Wheeler refound his slider and Percival has been lights-out. Too early to be excited or do the stats comparing 'pens from the last 2 years show some real growth? (jlarsen from DRays Bay)	Pens are fickle from year to year. I prefer when teams use in-house options and cheap alternatives over high-priced guys, and the Rays built their pen this way for '08. I'm not sure if it's the best in the league, but it's improved from last year, which is a start. (Marc Normandin)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-10-06 10:00:00	2010 Playoffs Day One	dianagramr (NYC): Anagram of "Dan Wheeler": Leeward Hen No fair using those well-honed Scrabble skills, D. (Steven Goldman)
2010-10-06 10:00:00	2010 Playoffs Day One	Completely useless trivia but Dan Wheeler is the son-in-law of Rays TV play-by-play man Dwayne Staats, who I've always felt should be the voice of sabermetrics. (John Perrotto)
2010-10-06 10:00:00	2010 Playoffs Day One	Dan Wheeler, wan dealer Threw his share of strikes A lead-sealer and strike-stealer But rarely does he deal with mics. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-10-06 10:00:00	2010 Playoffs Day One	Dan Wheeler sort of rhymes with "wan dealer." (Steven Goldman)
2008-10-02 11:00:00	Thursday Playoff Games	Sorry folks, had an unavoidable phone call. Rays threatened in the 8th, but we go to the ninth with Dan Wheeler on the mound with three outs to go and a three run lead. (Kevin Goldstein)

PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Dan Wheeler threw 4,105 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2013, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2013, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (91mph), also mixing in a Slider (86mph), Curve (78mph) and Splitter (85mph).

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