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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
10 59 279.7 16 18 0 4.83 2.9
Birth Date5-29-1980
Height6' 4"
Weight225 lbs
Age43 years, 10 months, 27 days
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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
2004 SEA MLB 7 5 31.0 2 4 0 35 11 20 5 104 10.2 3.2 1.5 5.8 0% .297 1.48 5.22 5.52 115 5.97 123.1 -0.1
2006 SEA MLB 6 6 34.3 4 1 0 26 13 23 6 102 6.8 3.4 1.6 6.0 0% .208 1.14 5.43 3.67 107 5.23 106.5 0.2
2007 SEA MLB 14 12 73.3 4 3 0 87 14 49 6 99 10.7 1.7 0.7 6.0 0% .325 1.38 3.72 5.15 98 5.17 106.9 0.4
2008 SDN 0 22 20 111.0 6 9 0 118 30 77 12 86 9.6 2.4 1.0 6.2 0% .300 1.33 4.01 4.62 102 4.14 88.3 1.7
2008 SEA 0 10 1 30.0 0 1 0 28 13 15 6 101 8.4 3.9 1.8 4.5 0% .237 1.37 6.05 5.40 96 3.68 78.4 0.6
2008 TOT MLB 32 21 141.0 6 10 0 146 43 92 18 89 9.3 2.7 1.1 5.9 0% .000 1.34 4.44 4.79 101 4.04 86.2 2.3
CareerMLB5944279.7161802948118435959.52.61.15.940%.2901.344.464.831034.7098.22.9

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-
2000 WIS A MDW 24 24 127.7 8 5 0 137 36 99 13 9.7 2.5 0.9 7.0 0% -.838 1.35 3.90 3.95 0 0.00 0.0
2001 SBR A+ CLF 5 4 21.0 1 0 0 17 2 16 2 7.3 0.9 0.9 6.9 0% -.750 0.90 3.75 3.43 0 0.00 0.0
2003 SBR A+ CLF 13 10 56.7 5 1 1 55 9 50 3 8.7 1.4 0.5 7.9 0% .302 1.13 3.23 3.65 0 0.00 0.0
2003 SAN AA TXS 9 9 56.0 3 3 0 49 17 46 2 7.9 2.7 0.3 7.4 0% .294 1.18 3.36 2.57 0 0.00 0.0
2003 Peo Wnt AFL 7 6 25.7 0 1 0 28 6 20 1 9.8 2.1 0.4 7.0 0% -1.000 1.32 3.93 5.60 0 0.00 0.0
2004 SEA MLB AL 7 5 31.0 2 4 0 35 11 20 5 104 10.2 3.2 1.5 5.8 0% .297 1.48 5.22 5.52 115 5.97 123.1
2004 SAN AA TXS 1 1 5.0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 3.6 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% .182 0.40 1.41 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2004 TAC AAA PCL 14 14 72.7 5 4 0 85 24 56 7 10.5 3.0 0.9 6.9 0% .329 1.50 4.29 4.21 0 0.00 0.0
2005 TAC AAA PCL 25 21 113.7 8 8 0 147 36 73 19 65 11.6 2.8 1.5 5.8 0% -.992 1.61 5.37 6.41 107 6.80 134.0
2006 SEA MLB AL 6 6 34.3 4 1 0 26 13 23 6 102 6.8 3.4 1.6 6.0 0% .208 1.14 5.43 3.67 107 5.23 106.5
2006 TAC AAA PCL 24 24 147.2 12 4 0 133 37 103 17 98 8.1 2.3 1.0 6.3 0% .264 1.15 4.31 3.00 102 3.35 70.3
2007 SEA MLB AL 14 12 73.3 4 3 0 87 14 49 6 99 10.7 1.7 0.7 6.0 0% .325 1.38 3.72 5.15 98 5.17 106.9
2007 WIS A MDW 1 1 3.7 0 0 0 5 0 6 1 93 12.2 0.0 2.4 14.6 0% .444 1.35 3.56 4.86 73 4.40 90.3
2007 TAC AAA PCL 6 6 31.0 1 1 0 33 10 18 1 96 9.6 2.9 0.3 5.2 0% .305 1.39 3.85 3.19 99 4.35 89.2
2007 MRN Rk AZL 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 97 3.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0% .200 0.33 0.24 0.00 48 0.81 16.5
2008 SDN MLB NL 22 20 111.0 6 9 0 118 30 77 12 86 9.6 2.4 1.0 6.2 0% .300 1.33 4.01 4.62 102 4.14 88.3
2008 SEA MLB AL 10 1 30.0 0 1 0 28 13 15 6 101 8.4 3.9 1.8 4.5 0% .237 1.37 6.05 5.40 96 3.68 78.4
2009 LEL A+ CLF 2 2 8.7 0 1 0 6 4 7 1 96 6.2 4.1 1.0 7.2 0% .217 1.15 5.02 7.24 118 4.29 90.3
2009 SAN AA TXS 2 2 7.0 0 1 0 15 2 3 2 114 19.3 2.6 2.6 3.9 0% .406 2.43 6.96 10.29 124 8.85 186.2
2009 POR AAA PCL 3 3 5.7 0 2 0 9 0 7 2 82 14.2 0.0 3.2 11.1 0% .438 1.58 5.55 11.05 87 5.60 117.8
2010 LAR Wnt VWL 3 3 10.7 1 1 0 13 4 6 2 10.9 3.4 1.7 5.0 0% .314 1.59 5.69 5.89 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 2191 0.5126 0.4751 0.7925 0.6411 0.3006 0.8528 0.6573 0.2075
Career21910.51260.47510.79250.64110.30060.85280.65730.2075

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
2009-03-30 2009-10-05 60-DL 189 162 Right Elbow Sprain -
2008-09-14 2008-09-21 DTD 7 6 Right Upper Arm Strain Triceps -
2007-06-17 2007-09-17 60-DL 92 83 Right Shoulder Inflammation -
2006-09-25 2006-10-01 60-DL 6 5 Right Upper Arm Inflammation Triceps Tendinitis -
2005-08-22 2005-09-02 Minors 11 11 Right Upper Arm Strain Triceps - -
2003-05-08 2003-06-10 Minors 33 0 Right Elbow Inflammation - -
2002-04-05 2002-09-05 Minors 153 0 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery - -
2001-06-06 2001-09-08 Minors 94 0 - Not Disclosed - -
2001-05-26 2001-09-05 Minors 102 0 Right Elbow Soreness - -
2001-04-13 2001-05-14 Minors 31 0 Right Elbow Soreness - -
2001-04-13 2001-05-14 Minors 31 0 Right Elbow Soreness - -
2000-06-02 2000-06-15 Minors 13 0 Right Elbow Strain Flexors - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 $
2012 SDN $
2011 SDN $
2009 SDN $429,400
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$429,400
1 yrTotal$429,400

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 72 d1 yr/$0.4294M (09)

Details
  • released 10/8/09 re-signed 2/27/09, 1 year/$0.4294M (09)
  • acquired in trade from SEA 5/27/08 designated for assignment 5/21/08 recalled 4/07 optioned to Triple-A 3/07 re-signed 2/07, 1 year (07)
  • contract purchased 8/06 non-tendered 12/05 designated for assignment 12/05 optioned to Triple-A 3/05 recalled 8/04 optioned to Triple-A 8/04 recalled 8/04 optioned to Triple-A 3/04 re-signed 2/04
  • 40-m 11/03
  • $1.3M signing bonus
  • South Korea `98

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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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC


Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Cha Seung Baek threw 2,675 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2008, including pitches thrown in . In 2008, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Cutter (86mph), also mixing in a Sinker (91mph), Curve (76mph) and Change (79mph). He also rarely threw a Slider (76mph).