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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
15 313 302.7 14 12 7 3.24 7.3
Birth Date1-9-1975
Height6' 1"
Weight210 lbs
Age49 years, 3 months, 10 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.
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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
2003 SLN MLB 26 1 38.3 1 1 1 29 20 51 5 103 6.8 4.7 1.2 12.0 0% .282 1.28 3.65 2.82 83 2.86 59.9 1.1
2004 SLN MLB 41 0 45.3 3 1 2 27 10 47 5 95 5.4 2.0 1.0 9.3 0% .210 0.82 3.03 2.78 74 2.85 58.7 1.3
2005 OAK MLB 58 0 55.7 4 1 1 45 18 52 6 97 7.3 2.9 1.0 8.4 0% .257 1.13 3.60 3.23 91 3.33 71.7 1.3
2006 OAK MLB 70 0 58.0 3 2 2 50 24 67 4 100 7.8 3.7 0.6 10.4 0% .315 1.28 3.01 3.41 80 3.15 64.1 1.6
2007 OAK MLB 46 0 40.7 1 5 1 46 21 31 3 93 10.2 4.6 0.7 6.9 0% .336 1.65 4.43 5.75 104 4.44 91.8 0.5
2008 OAK MLB 5 0 4.7 0 0 0 3 3 7 0 103 5.8 5.8 0.0 13.5 0% .300 1.29 2.08 3.86 81 3.20 68.3 0.1
2009 FLO MLB 67 0 60.0 2 2 0 36 30 69 1 97 5.4 4.5 0.2 10.4 0% .254 1.10 2.52 1.95 90 3.28 70.3 1.3
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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 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-
1996 SPO A- NWN 17 11 75.0 4 2 1 77 18 61 5 9.2 2.2 0.6 7.3 0% .000 1.27 3.55 2.52 0 0.00 0.0
1997 WIC AA TXS 23 22 127.7 11 9 0 120 44 100 15 8.5 3.1 1.1 7.0 0% .278 1.28 4.70 4.44 0 0.00 0.0
1998 LNS A MDW 4 4 16.7 1 0 0 19 7 10 1 10.2 3.8 0.5 5.4 0% -1.000 1.56 4.38 3.77 0 0.00 0.0
1998 WIL A+ CRL 17 17 97.7 7 3 0 74 51 90 7 6.8 4.7 0.6 8.3 0% -.450 1.28 4.01 2.86 0 0.00 0.0
1998 WIC AA TXS 3 3 14.0 1 0 0 23 6 5 2 14.8 3.9 1.3 3.2 0% -1.615 2.07 5.96 9.64 0 0.00 0.0
1999 WIC AA TXS 26 23 129.3 9 3 1 143 57 92 14 10.0 4.0 1.0 6.4 0% -.777 1.55 4.77 4.11 0 0.00 0.0
2000 WIC AA TXS 28 25 153.7 10 7 0 141 66 130 16 8.3 3.9 0.9 7.6 0% -.584 1.35 4.37 3.63 0 0.00 0.0
2000 May Wnt PRL 9 9 44.3 3 4 0 42 25 34 4 8.5 5.1 0.8 6.9 0% -.585 1.51 4.31 4.67 0 0.00 0.0
2001 WIC AA TXS 27 19 124.3 14 5 0 110 51 94 10 8.0 3.7 0.7 6.8 0% -.641 1.30 4.30 3.33 0 0.00 0.0
2001 May Wnt PRL 11 11 56.3 4 4 0 39 29 52 3 6.2 4.6 0.5 8.3 0% -.424 1.21 3.17 4.16 0 0.00 0.0
2002 WIC AA TXS 5 2 16.0 1 0 0 10 5 15 2 5.6 2.8 1.1 8.4 0% .190 0.94 3.75 2.25 0 0.00 0.0
2002 OMA AAA PCL 20 18 125.7 7 7 0 112 35 109 11 8.0 2.5 0.8 7.8 0% .288 1.17 3.78 3.44 0 0.00 0.0
2003 SLN MLB NL 26 1 38.3 1 1 1 29 20 51 5 103 6.8 4.7 1.2 12.0 0% .282 1.28 3.65 2.82 83 2.86 59.9
2004 SLN MLB NL 41 0 45.3 3 1 2 27 10 47 5 95 5.4 2.0 1.0 9.3 0% .210 0.82 3.03 2.78 74 2.85 58.7
2004 MEM AAA PCL 12 3 25.3 0 0 1 20 11 33 3 7.1 3.9 1.1 11.7 0% .298 1.23 3.86 2.49 0 0.00 0.0
2005 OAK MLB AL 58 0 55.7 4 1 1 45 18 52 6 97 7.3 2.9 1.0 8.4 0% .257 1.13 3.60 3.23 91 3.33 71.7
2005 SAC AAA PCL 2 2 2.0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 18.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% -2.000 2.00 1.51 9.00 0 0.00 0.0
2006 OAK MLB AL 70 0 58.0 3 2 2 50 24 67 4 100 7.8 3.7 0.6 10.4 0% .315 1.28 3.01 3.41 80 3.15 64.1
2006 PUR wor CS 3 0 3.2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2.8 2.8 0.0 2.8 0% .111 0.63 2.36 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2007 OAK MLB AL 46 0 40.7 1 5 1 46 21 31 3 93 10.2 4.6 0.7 6.9 0% .336 1.65 4.43 5.75 104 4.44 91.8
2008 OAK MLB AL 5 0 4.7 0 0 0 3 3 7 0 103 5.8 5.8 0.0 13.5 0% .300 1.29 2.08 3.86 81 3.20 68.3
2008 OKL AAA PCL 18 0 21.3 1 2 1 24 12 21 4 108 10.1 5.1 1.7 8.9 0% .328 1.69 5.64 7.61 111 6.01 123.0
2008 SAC AAA PCL 8 0 9.0 1 1 0 8 10 10 1 99 8.0 10.0 1.0 10.0 0% .304 2.00 6.03 4.00 111 6.18 126.4
2009 FLO MLB NL 67 0 60.0 2 2 0 36 30 69 1 97 5.4 4.5 0.2 10.4 0% .254 1.10 2.52 1.95 90 3.28 70.3
2009 JUP A+ FSL 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 93 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 0% .000 0.00 2.19 0.00 100 3.65 76.8
2010 ABQ AAA PCL 15 0 15.0 0 0 1 15 7 11 1 9.0 4.2 0.6 6.6 0% .298 1.47 4.38 3.00 0 0.00 0.0
2010 BUF AAA INT 10 0 17.0 2 0 0 24 9 16 4 12.7 4.8 2.1 8.5 0% .364 1.94 6.76 10.59 0 0.00 0.0
2010 CAG Wnt PWL 8 0 9.0 1 0 0 6 7 6 0 6.0 7.0 0.0 6.0 0% .240 1.44 3.80 1.00 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 85 0.4235 0.3412 0.7241 0.5278 0.2041 0.7895 0.6000 0.2759
2009 978 0.4693 0.3885 0.6711 0.5207 0.2717 0.7782 0.4894 0.3289
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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
2009-08-10 2009-08-11 DTD 1 1 Right Knee Soreness -
2009-06-18 2009-07-09 15-DL 21 19 Right Shoulder Inflammation -
2008-03-25 2008-05-30 60-DL 66 54 Right Shoulder Strain Rotator Cuff -
2007-08-26 2007-09-30 DTD 35 30 Right Shoulder Instability -
2007-06-17 2007-07-12 15-DL 25 21 Right Shoulder Inflammation -
2005-05-09 2005-06-05 15-DL 27 24 Right Elbow Bone Spur -
2005-04-17 2005-04-29 DTD 12 11 Right Elbow Inflammation Tendonitis -
2004-08-07 2004-09-04 15-DL 28 26 Right Shoulder Inflammation Rotator Cuff Tendinitis -
2003-06-29 2003-09-29 60-DL 92 83 Right Knee Surgery Ruptured Patellar Tendon 2003-06-29

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2009 FLO $500,000
2008 OAK $1,000,000
2007 OAK $1,600,000
2006 OAK $850,000
2005 OAK $330,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$4,280,000
5 yrTotal$4,280,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
6 y 73 d

Details
  • 1 year (2010). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 3/4/10 (minor-league contract). $0.85M salary in majors. $0.65M in performance bonuses. Released by NY Mets 4/3/10. Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 6/10 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$0.5M (2009). Signed by Florida as a free agent 1/09 (minor-league contract). $0.5M in majors. Contract purchased by Florida 4/4/09.
  • 1 year/$1M (2008). Re-signed by Oakland as a free agent 12/13/07. Performance bonuses: $0.1M each for 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 games. DFA by Oaklans 6/19/08, released 6/27/08.
  • 1 year/$1.6M (2007). Re-signed 1/07 (avoided arbitration). Non-tendered (by Oakland) 12/12/07.
  • 1 year/$0.85M (2006). Re-signed 1/06 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.33M (2005). Re-signed 3/05.

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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DateQuestionAnswer
2009-05-21 14:00:00 (link to chat)You think the Fish will turn to Kiko Calero for some saves soon?
(Ryan from NY)		Right about the time he falls apart due to overuse. (Joe Sheehan)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Kiko Calero threw 1,482 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2009, including pitches thrown in . In 2009, he relied primarily on his Slider (80mph) and Fourseam Fastball (89mph). He also rarely threw a Change (83mph) and Sinker (82mph).