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Portrait of J.J. Putz

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
16 572 566.7 37 33 189 3.08 11
Birth Date2-22-1977
Height6' 5"
Weight250 lbs
Age47 years, 2 months, 4 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 SEA MLB 3 0 3.7 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 99 9.8 7.4 0.0 7.4 0% .333 1.91 3.91 4.91 111 5.03 105.3 0.0
2004 SEA MLB 54 0 63.0 0 3 9 66 24 47 10 103 9.4 3.4 1.4 6.7 0% .296 1.43 5.10 4.71 102 4.90 101.1 0.5
2005 SEA MLB 64 0 60.0 6 5 1 58 23 45 8 97 8.7 3.5 1.2 6.8 0% .276 1.35 4.52 3.60 92 3.41 73.3 1.4
2006 SEA MLB 72 0 78.3 4 1 36 59 13 104 4 101 6.8 1.5 0.5 11.9 0% .306 0.92 1.77 2.30 45 1.82 37.1 3.3
2007 SEA MLB 68 0 71.7 6 1 40 37 13 82 6 94 4.6 1.6 0.8 10.3 0% .197 0.70 2.73 1.38 67 2.46 50.8 2.4
2008 SEA MLB 47 0 46.3 6 5 15 46 28 56 4 97 8.9 5.4 0.8 10.9 0% .347 1.60 3.80 3.88 98 5.00 106.7 0.2
2009 NYN MLB 29 0 29.3 1 4 2 29 19 19 1 93 8.9 5.8 0.3 5.8 0% .292 1.64 4.14 5.22 107 5.42 116.2 -0.1
2010 CHA MLB 60 0 54.0 7 5 3 41 15 65 4 113 6.8 2.5 0.7 10.8 0% .276 1.04 2.49 2.83 71 2.69 60.8 1.4
2011 ARI MLB 60 0 58.0 2 2 45 41 12 61 4 100 6.4 1.9 0.6 9.5 0% .247 0.91 2.50 2.17 80 2.91 67.5 1.3
2012 ARI MLB 57 0 54.3 1 5 32 45 11 65 4 102 7.5 1.8 0.7 10.8 0% .301 1.03 2.41 2.82 90 3.95 90.5 0.5
2013 ARI MLB 40 0 34.3 3 1 6 26 17 38 4 105 6.8 4.5 1.0 10.0 0% .272 1.25 3.80 2.36 99 4.42 105.8 0.1
2014 ARI MLB 18 0 13.7 1 1 0 17 6 14 1 105 11.2 4.0 0.7 9.2 0% .400 1.68 3.54 6.59 103 4.43 108.6 0.0
CareerMLB5720566.73733189469184599501017.42.90.89.549%.2841.153.233.08833.5076.411.0

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-
1999 EVE A- NWN 10 0 22.3 0 0 2 23 11 17 2 9.3 4.4 0.8 6.9 0% -.677 1.52 5.31 4.84 0 0.00 0.0
2000 WIS A MDW 26 25 142.7 12 6 0 130 63 105 4 8.2 4.0 0.3 6.6 0% -.724 1.35 3.54 3.15 0 0.00 0.0
2001 SAN AA TXS 27 26 148.0 7 9 0 145 59 135 11 8.8 3.6 0.7 8.2 0% -.647 1.38 3.89 3.83 0 0.00 0.0
2002 SAN AA TXS 15 15 84.0 3 10 0 84 28 60 7 9.0 3.0 0.8 6.4 0% .303 1.33 3.90 3.64 0 0.00 0.0
2002 TAC AAA PCL 9 9 54.0 2 4 0 51 21 39 4 8.5 3.5 0.7 6.5 0% .299 1.33 4.36 3.83 0 0.00 0.0
2003 SEA MLB AL 3 0 3.7 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 99 9.8 7.4 0.0 7.4 0% .333 1.91 3.91 4.91 111 5.03 105.3
2003 TAC AAA PCL 41 0 86.0 0 3 11 69 34 60 4 7.2 3.6 0.4 6.3 0% .259 1.20 3.80 2.51 0 0.00 0.0
2004 SEA MLB AL 54 0 63.0 0 3 9 66 24 47 10 103 9.4 3.4 1.4 6.7 0% .296 1.43 5.10 4.71 102 4.90 101.1
2004 TAC AAA PCL 7 0 8.3 0 0 3 10 3 13 2 10.8 3.3 2.2 14.1 0% .381 1.57 4.59 4.34 0 0.00 0.0
2005 SEA MLB AL 64 0 60.0 6 5 1 58 23 45 8 97 8.7 3.5 1.2 6.8 0% .276 1.35 4.52 3.60 92 3.41 73.3
2006 SEA MLB AL 72 0 78.3 4 1 36 59 13 104 4 101 6.8 1.5 0.5 11.9 0% .306 0.92 1.77 2.30 45 1.82 37.1
2007 SEA MLB AL 68 0 71.7 6 1 40 37 13 82 6 94 4.6 1.6 0.8 10.3 0% .197 0.70 2.73 1.38 67 2.46 50.8
2008 SEA MLB AL 47 0 46.3 6 5 15 46 28 56 4 97 8.9 5.4 0.8 10.9 0% .347 1.60 3.80 3.88 98 5.00 106.7
2008 TAC AAA PCL 1 1 1.7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 99 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.3 0% .000 0.00 2.30 0.00 92 3.86 78.9
2008 MRN Rk AZL 2 2 3.0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 102 6.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 0% .333 0.67 1.40 0.00 70 2.85 58.4
2009 NYN MLB NL 29 0 29.3 1 4 2 29 19 19 1 93 8.9 5.8 0.3 5.8 0% .292 1.64 4.14 5.22 107 5.42 116.2
2010 CHA MLB AL 60 0 54.0 7 5 3 41 15 65 4 113 6.8 2.5 0.7 10.8 0% .276 1.04 2.49 2.83 71 2.69 60.8
2011 ARI MLB NL 60 0 58.0 2 2 45 41 12 61 4 100 6.4 1.9 0.6 9.5 0% .247 0.91 2.50 2.17 80 2.91 67.5
2011 RNO AAA PCL 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 13.5 0% .250 0.50 0.78 0.00 74 3.26 66.6
2011 DIA Rk AZL 2 2 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 101 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .143 0.50 4.36 0.00 100 3.44 70.3
2012 ARI MLB NL 57 0 54.3 1 5 32 45 11 65 4 102 7.5 1.8 0.7 10.8 0% .301 1.03 2.41 2.82 90 3.95 90.5
2013 ARI MLB NL 40 0 34.3 3 1 6 26 17 38 4 105 6.8 4.5 1.0 10.0 0% .272 1.25 3.80 2.36 99 4.42 105.8
2013 RNO AAA PCL 4 4 4.0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 120 4.5 6.8 0.0 9.0 0% .222 1.25 3.81 2.25 99 4.15 90.2
2014 ARI MLB NL 18 0 13.7 1 1 0 17 6 14 1 105 11.2 4.0 0.7 9.2 0% .400 1.68 3.54 6.59 103 4.43 108.6
2014 RNO AAA PCL 2 0 1.7 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 5.4 10.8 0.0 10.8 0% .250 1.80 4.89 0.00 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 812 0.4704 0.4606 0.7433 0.6597 0.2837 0.8254 0.5738 0.2567
2009 471 0.4989 0.4735 0.8117 0.6426 0.3051 0.8675 0.6944 0.1883
2010 791 0.4968 0.4855 0.7188 0.6005 0.3719 0.8347 0.5338 0.2813
2011 843 0.5136 0.5184 0.7437 0.6605 0.3683 0.8287 0.5828 0.2563
2012 809 0.4586 0.4858 0.7125 0.6442 0.3516 0.8452 0.5065 0.2875
2013 530 0.4170 0.4245 0.6889 0.6425 0.2686 0.8239 0.4578 0.3111
2014 250 0.4560 0.4320 0.7500 0.6053 0.2868 0.8406 0.5897 0.2500
Career45060.47690.47580.73470.63980.32780.83630.55620.2654

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
2014-05-04 2014-06-09 15-DL 36 32 Right Forearm Strain - -
2013-08-24 2013-09-16 15-DL 23 21 Right Fingers Dislocation Ring Finger - -
2013-05-08 2013-06-29 15-DL 52 46 Right Elbow Sprain UCL Sprain, Strained Flexor Pronator and Ulnar Neuritis - -
2012-09-09 2012-09-15 DTD 6 4 - Low Back Stiffness - -
2012-05-28 2012-06-02 DTD 5 4 - Neck Stiffness - -
2011-06-29 2011-07-26 15-DL 27 21 Right Elbow Inflammation -
2011-06-09 2011-06-13 DTD 4 4 Low Back Stiffness -
2011-03-17 2011-03-29 Camp 12 0 Back Stiffness -
2010-08-25 2010-09-10 15-DL 16 15 Left Knee Inflammation Patellar Tendinitis -
2010-08-20 2010-08-21 DTD 1 0 Left Knee Inflammation -
2009-08-25 2009-08-25 On-Alr 0 0 Right Elbow Sprain Partial Tear UCL with Flexor Mass Fraying -
2009-06-05 2009-10-05 60-DL 122 110 Right Elbow Surgery Bone Chips and Bone Spur 2009-06-09
2009-05-21 2009-05-23 DTD 2 1 Neck Tightness -
2009-05-14 2009-05-16 DTD 2 2 Right Elbow Inflammation Bone Spurs -
2009-03-26 2009-03-30 Camp 4 0 Right Fingers Inflammation Middle Fingernail -
2009-03-11 2009-03-11 Camp 0 0 General Medical Respiratory Flu -
2008-08-31 2008-09-05 DTD 5 4 Right Arm Soreness -
2008-06-11 2008-07-20 15-DL 39 32 Right Elbow Nerve Injury Ulnar Neuritis -
2008-04-02 2008-04-22 15-DL 20 18 Chest Inflammation Costochondritis -
2007-09-17 2007-09-18 DTD 1 1 Right Upper Arm Tightness Triceps -
2007-03-11 2007-03-27 Camp 16 0 Right Elbow Strain -
2006-02-02 2006-02-27 Camp 25 0 Low Back Spasms -
2005-09-24 2005-10-03 DTD 9 8 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2002-04-05 2002-04-22 Minors 17 0 Right Shoulder Strain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 ARI $7,000,000
2013 ARI $6,500,000
2012 ARI $4,500,000
2011 ARI $4,000,000
2010 CHA $3,000,000
2010 NYN $1,000,000
2009 NYN $6,000,000
2008 SEA $4,400,000
2007 SEA $2,200,000
2006 SEA $415,000
2005 SEA $360,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
10 yrPrevious$39,375,000
10 yrTotal$39,375,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 119 dCraig Landis2 years/$10M (2011-12), 2013 option

Details
  • 1 year/$7M (2014). Signed extension with Arizona 1/14/13. DFA by Arizona 6/20/14. Released 6/27/14.
  • 2 years/$10M (2011-12). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 12/7/10. 11:$4M, 12:$4.5M, 13:$6.5M club option, $1.5M buyout. Arizona exercised 2013 option 10/20/12.
  • 1 year/$3M (2010). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 12/11/09. Performance bonuses: $0.125M each for 60, 70 games. $0.45M for 40 GF, $0.525M for 45 GF, $0.6M for 50 GF, $0.675M for 55 GF, $0.75M for 60 GF.
  • 3 years/$13.1M (2007-09), plus 2010 club option. $1.5M signing bonus. Signed extension with Seattle 1/07 (avoided arbitration, $3.6M-$2.6M). 07:$2.2M, 08:$3.4M, 09:$5M, 10:$8.6M club option, $0.1M buyout. 2010 option increased to $9.1M based on performance. Acquired by NY Mets in trade from Seattle 12/10/08. NYM declined option 11/6/09.
  • 1 year/$0.415M (2006). Re-signed 3/06.
  • 1 year/$0.36M (2005)
  • 1 year (2004).
  • 1 year (2003). Contract purchased by Seattle.
  • Drafted by Seattle 1999 (6-185) (Michigan).

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
2013-05-29 18:30:00 (link to chat)What's going on? In a yahoo league rotisserie standard 8 team league. Standard starters with a utility player. We use 2 SP,2RP 3P in general. I really need to make a couple of adjustments. Need to add another pitcher and solid bar to this line up. This league is tough with trades! so would need to rely on the waivers Who should we ditch and is there anyone we should be tracking or picking up? Here is the squad...Here is the squad... Albert Pujols 1B Joe Mauer C,1B Jacoby Ellsbury OF Evan Longoria 3B Matt Holliday OF Shin-Soo Choo OF Jose Altuve 2B Jimmy Rollins SS Anthony Rizzo 1B Alex Gordon OF Rickie Weeks 2B Rickie Weeks 2B Cliff Lee SP Hiroki Kuroda Heath Bell Huston Street RP Addison Reed RP Jason Grilli RP Tim Lincecum SP Brett Anderson DL Dan Haren SP Kenley Jansen RP Lance Lynn FA available. Prado Matt Carpenter Daniel Nava Coco crisp Todd Frasier Norichika Aoki Michael Morse Kelly Johnson Josh Donaldson Justin Morneau John Buck Evan Gattis Adam Dunn pitching Doug Fister Derek Holland Hyun-Jin Ryu Brandon Morrow Paul Maholm Trevor Cahill Jason Hammel Wandy Rodriguez Jose Veras J.J. Hoover J.J. Putz DL
(coach53 from CT)		Hey coach.

It's always difficult to answer a full blown roster question without having access to everyone else's roster and teams. Generally speaking, your offense looks strong, although in a shallow league under performing players like Weeks should probably be shown the door. On the pitching side, I think that Lincecum is a weak play for an eight-team mixed format. None of the free agents stand out, but Aoki could arguably be added to your squad. (Mike Gianella)
2010-11-16 13:00:00 (link to chat)If you had to guess now, who do you think becomes the FA bargain of the offseason? My guess was Kuroda, but his deal was quick and relatively expensive. Dunn the other year was a great example of what I mean.....a good player sitting there at a bargain price for anyone to take later in the offseason.
(Will from Mactaquac)		I was with you on Kuroda. Maybe Magglio Ordonez, who hasn't seemed to generate a buzz commensurate with his offensive abilities. Javier Vazquez might make an NL team happy. The market for late-inning relievers is deep enough that someone like J.J. Putz or Grant Balfour could end up signing a below-market deal. (Ben Lindbergh)
2009-12-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)Christina, there are a lot of Pirates fans that are furious over the non-tendering of Matt Capps. While I am not certain he would be worth the $3.5-4M he would receive in arby, I'm wondering if it wasn't worth the risk to accept the arby price tag, hope that he returns to form and then deal him at or before the deadline. Did Huntington screw up, or is there more to this decision than meets the eye?
(karp62 from NY)		Capps really was pretty terrible last season, and at that price, there are usually better buys on the market. If you're holding onto a bounce-back possibility, he's hefty, he's had shoulder issues, and he's two years removed from 2007. Is he going to grow up to be one of the best relievers in the game? That seems unlikely. To put it another way, why pay that for Capps when J.J. Putz signed for less as a free agent? (Christina Kahrl)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, J.J. Putz threw 5,523 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2014, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2014, he relied primarily on his Splitter (86mph), Sinker (91mph) and Fourseam Fastball (90mph). He also rarely threw a Slider (83mph).