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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
15 723 1050 70 70 159 3.30 4.8
Birth Date12-21-1960
Height6' 1"
Weight180 lbs
Age63 years, 3 months, 28 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 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
1985 NYN MLB 62 2 127.3 6 5 17 108 37 70 9 93 7.6 2.6 0.6 4.9 0% .248 1.14 3.33 2.83 81 3.62 83.1 2.0
1986 NYN MLB 75 0 128.0 14 9 22 107 42 65 4 96 7.5 3.0 0.3 4.6 0% .251 1.16 3.18 3.02 87 4.12 93.0 1.4
1987 NYN MLB 56 0 88.7 7 5 25 95 28 32 7 95 9.6 2.8 0.7 3.2 0% .279 1.39 4.18 4.16 97 5.60 117.6 -0.3
1988 NYN MLB 62 0 89.0 5 5 16 80 31 46 1 95 8.1 3.1 0.1 4.7 0% .266 1.25 2.96 2.63 89 3.90 94.0 0.9
1989 NYN 0 25 0 35.3 1 5 4 34 16 15 1 99 8.7 4.1 0.3 3.8 0% .270 1.42 3.70 3.31 96 3.78 91.1 0.4
1989 PHI 0 44 0 56.7 3 3 19 45 22 32 2 100 7.1 3.5 0.3 5.1 0% .247 1.18 3.20 1.11 100 5.08 122.2 -0.2
1990 PHI MLB 72 0 86.3 6 8 22 92 35 39 2 99 9.6 3.6 0.2 4.1 0% .305 1.47 3.49 3.86 99 4.62 107.6 0.3
1991 LAN 0 33 0 42.3 6 3 7 39 16 22 3 98 8.3 3.4 0.6 4.7 0% .271 1.30 3.81 2.55 93 4.33 100.3 0.3
1991 PHI 0 38 0 59.0 3 6 3 61 32 28 1 99 9.3 4.9 0.2 4.3 0% .288 1.58 3.79 3.20 101 4.51 104.4 0.3
1992 LAN MLB 65 0 83.7 6 10 14 103 42 50 3 99 11.1 4.5 0.3 5.4 0% .337 1.73 3.58 4.09 96 4.60 111.6 0.1
1993 LAN MLB 54 0 68.0 5 3 2 76 30 27 2 98 10.1 4.0 0.3 3.6 0% .310 1.56 3.97 2.25 103 6.11 131.8 -0.7
1994 LAN MLB 32 0 41.3 0 3 0 50 22 29 3 95 10.9 4.8 0.7 6.3 0% .341 1.74 4.27 5.23 90 4.48 90.4 0.5
1995 TEX MLB 64 0 85.0 7 4 4 86 34 49 5 101 9.1 3.6 0.5 5.2 0% .302 1.41 4.16 4.02 97 5.20 106.4 0.2
1996 BAL MLB 41 0 59.3 1 1 4 69 23 20 7 98 10.5 3.5 1.1 3.0 0% .295 1.55 5.36 4.25 107 6.08 120.0 -0.3
1989 TOT MLB 69 0 92.0 4 8 23 79 38 47 3 100 7.7 3.7 0.3 4.6 0% .000 1.27 3.39 1.96 98 4.58 110.3 0.2
1991 TOT MLB 71 0 101.3 9 9 10 100 48 50 4 99 8.9 4.3 0.4 4.4 0% .000 1.46 3.80 2.93 98 4.44 102.7 0.5
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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-
1982 SHL A SAL 12 11 71.3 6 4 0 61 30 40 1 7.7 3.8 0.1 5.0 0% .000 1.28 3.33 3.28 0 0.00 0.0
1982 LYN A+ CRL 4 4 29.3 2 0 0 26 11 23 0 8.0 3.4 0.0 7.1 0% .000 1.26 2.39 2.15 0 0.00 0.0
1983 CCH AA TXS 27 26 172.3 11 12 0 203 71 115 10 10.6 3.7 0.5 6.0 0% .000 1.59 4.10 4.86 0 0.00 0.0
1984 CCH AA TXS 3 2 7.3 0 0 0 9 1 8 0 11.1 1.2 0.0 9.9 0% .000 1.37 0.92 3.70 0 0.00 0.0
1985 NYN MLB NL 62 2 127.3 6 5 17 108 37 70 9 93 7.6 2.6 0.6 4.9 0% .248 1.14 3.33 2.83 81 3.62 83.1
1986 NYN MLB NL 75 0 128.0 14 9 22 107 42 65 4 96 7.5 3.0 0.3 4.6 0% .251 1.16 3.18 3.02 87 4.12 93.0
1987 NYN MLB NL 56 0 88.7 7 5 25 95 28 32 7 95 9.6 2.8 0.7 3.2 0% .279 1.39 4.18 4.16 97 5.60 117.6
1988 NYN MLB NL 62 0 89.0 5 5 16 80 31 46 1 95 8.1 3.1 0.1 4.7 0% .266 1.25 2.96 2.63 89 3.90 94.0
1989 NYN MLB NL 25 0 35.3 1 5 4 34 16 15 1 99 8.7 4.1 0.3 3.8 0% .270 1.42 3.70 3.31 96 3.78 91.1
1989 PHI MLB NL 44 0 56.7 3 3 19 45 22 32 2 100 7.1 3.5 0.3 5.1 0% .247 1.18 3.20 1.11 100 5.08 122.2
1990 PHI MLB NL 72 0 86.3 6 8 22 92 35 39 2 99 9.6 3.6 0.2 4.1 0% .305 1.47 3.49 3.86 99 4.62 107.6
1991 LAN MLB NL 33 0 42.3 6 3 7 39 16 22 3 98 8.3 3.4 0.6 4.7 0% .271 1.30 3.81 2.55 93 4.33 100.3
1991 PHI MLB NL 38 0 59.0 3 6 3 61 32 28 1 99 9.3 4.9 0.2 4.3 0% .288 1.58 3.79 3.20 101 4.51 104.4
1992 LAN MLB NL 65 0 83.7 6 10 14 103 42 50 3 99 11.1 4.5 0.3 5.4 0% .337 1.73 3.58 4.09 96 4.60 111.6
1993 LAN MLB NL 54 0 68.0 5 3 2 76 30 27 2 98 10.1 4.0 0.3 3.6 0% .310 1.56 3.97 2.25 103 6.11 131.8
1994 LAN MLB NL 32 0 41.3 0 3 0 50 22 29 3 95 10.9 4.8 0.7 6.3 0% .341 1.74 4.27 5.23 90 4.48 90.4
1995 TEX MLB AL 64 0 85.0 7 4 4 86 34 49 5 101 9.1 3.6 0.5 5.2 0% .302 1.41 4.16 4.02 97 5.20 106.4
1996 BAL MLB AL 41 0 59.3 1 1 4 69 23 20 7 98 10.5 3.5 1.1 3.0 0% .295 1.55 5.36 4.25 107 6.08 120.0

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
1996-08-15 1996-10-14 60-DL 60 44 - Not Disclosed - -
1996-07-12 1996-08-03 15-DL 22 21 - Not Disclosed - -
1991-07-01 1991-07-23 15-DL 22 17 - Trunk Strain Rib Cage - -
1987-04-07 1987-05-14 15-DL 37 31 - Surgery Hernia - -

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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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DateQuestionAnswer
2014-04-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)Please rank these pitching coaches and managers in order of who would be most likely to get a strikeout if they had to pitch in a game today: Roger McDowell, John Farrell, Bud Black, Dave Righetti, Mike Harkey and Chris Bosio
(ChoppertoChipper from Edmonton)
Rags, McDowell, Black, Harkey, Farrell, and Bosio (Paul Sporer)
2012-09-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hey, Dan. Please regale us with an anecdote about the Dodger prospect who most-pleasantly surprised you during your tenure. Thanks!
(Cord Bird from Hollywood)
Hello, Cord Bird from Hollywood, and thanks for the question. You're likely not doing much during this weekend's Carmageddon. My favorite one was a call from current Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell, who I had known for a few years and brought into the Dodger organization when I was hired. He was at our South Georgia affiliate and called me in mid-May one year and said that the transition of outfielder Edwin Jackson was going way better than expected, and said that he would be a really good big league pitcher quickly. I had seen Edwin in the spring and liked his athleticism, but it all came together so quickly. It was great to have someone with such a good feel for the big league game to make that call and let me know. Roger has turned out to be a great pitching coach, and I am thrilled for him. (Dan Evans)
2011-08-26 16:00:00 (link to chat)What are you drinking? Aroyds Vizacaino . . . special talent, yes?
(Dianagram from Scrabble Central)
I'm drinking a Dasani lemon flavored water that was leftover from our draft room. It's not ideal, but it was free and it's got 0 calories.

Vizcaino is a special talent. I did an interview with the amazing Kevin Goldstein a few years back where we talked about Vizcaino as a latter-day version of Neftali Feliz. Both have effortless arm actions as well as swing-and-miss off speed stuff. The amazing thing about Vizcaino, at age 20, is how he has adapted to pitching in big situations during a pennant race at the ML level. Credit for that obviously should go to the player, but also to our entire staff from Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell to the pitching coaches in the minor leagues to guys like Johnny Almaraz who remained close with the player and pushed him to achieve success. Like pretty much everything here it's not one person -- or even a few -- responsible for success. (John Coppolella)
2008-07-21 15:00:00 (link to chat)As long as we're talking ROY candidates, when do you think the Braves should start limiting Jair Jurrjen's innings? He's about 30 away from his number last year, and I'm concerned that if nothing changes, he may eclipse the mark by as many as 50 innings.
(Matt A from Raleigh)
I don't think they can while they're in contention, but they have to figure something out. Here's a situation where I'd dial him back a bit now, maybe say "you're going 80 pitches" and shadow him with someone. Problem is ... who? Rock and a hard place here, so it will be a real test for the Braves, esp Roger McDowell. (Will Carroll)


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