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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
12 45 242 10 18 0 4.69 2.5
Birth Date4-28-1981
Height6' 2"
Weight225 lbs
Age42 years, 11 months, 28 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.
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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
2004 MON MLB 3 3 9.0 1 2 0 17 7 10 1 92 17.0 7.0 1.0 10.0 0% .500 2.67 4.83 16.00 102 4.57 94.3 0.1
2006 WAS MLB 6 6 36.7 1 3 0 43 12 16 2 94 10.6 2.9 0.5 3.9 0% .315 1.50 4.17 4.66 109 5.42 110.4 0.2
2007 WAS MLB 16 16 97.3 4 5 0 86 25 65 9 96 8.0 2.3 0.8 6.0 0% .261 1.14 3.96 3.42 88 3.45 71.4 2.4
2008 WAS MLB 12 12 63.3 1 5 0 88 23 39 5 94 12.5 3.3 0.7 5.5 0% .364 1.75 4.03 5.83 109 5.99 127.9 -0.3
2009 SDN MLB 3 3 12.0 1 1 0 15 3 7 1 84 11.3 2.3 0.8 5.3 0% .318 1.50 3.97 5.25 104 4.77 102.3 0.1
2010 TOR MLB 4 4 20.7 1 2 0 24 4 14 1 115 10.5 1.7 0.4 6.1 0% .324 1.35 3.04 2.61 108 5.15 116.3 0.0
2012 TOR MLB 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 110 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 0.67 5.04 0.00 127 6.78 155.5 -0.1
CareerMLB4544242.01018027376151199610.22.80.75.651%.3141.443.984.691014.7199.32.5

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-
2001 VER A- NYP 7 7 35.7 2 2 0 22 8 23 0 5.5 2.0 0.0 5.8 0% -.710 0.84 2.80 2.27 0 0.00 0.0
2002 CLN A MDW 25 25 146.7 12 7 0 149 35 99 7 9.1 2.1 0.4 6.1 0% .300 1.25 3.44 3.44 0 0.00 0.0
2003 BRV A+ FSL 22 21 126.7 9 4 0 118 26 66 3 8.4 1.8 0.2 4.7 0% .274 1.14 3.17 2.56 0 0.00 0.0
2003 HAR AA EAS 4 4 20.3 3 1 0 23 11 12 0 10.2 4.9 0.0 5.3 0% .324 1.67 3.86 3.55 0 0.00 0.0
2004 MON MLB NL 3 3 9.0 1 2 0 17 7 10 1 92 17.0 7.0 1.0 10.0 0% .500 2.67 4.83 16.00 102 4.57 94.3
2004 HAR AA EAS 17 17 87.7 5 7 0 90 20 53 4 9.2 2.1 0.4 5.4 0% .312 1.25 3.49 3.39 0 0.00 0.0
2006 WAS MLB NL 6 6 36.7 1 3 0 43 12 16 2 94 10.6 2.9 0.5 3.9 0% .315 1.50 4.17 4.66 109 5.42 110.4
2006 HAR AA EAS 10 10 50.0 3 3 0 46 5 32 2 105 8.3 0.9 0.4 5.8 0% .275 1.02 2.73 2.70 88 4.37 91.8
2006 NWO AAA PCL 1 1 5.1 0 0 0 6 2 2 0 125 10.6 3.5 0.0 3.5 0% .316 1.57 4.90 3.53 102 4.33 90.8
2007 WAS MLB NL 16 16 97.3 4 5 0 86 25 65 9 96 8.0 2.3 0.8 6.0 0% .261 1.14 3.96 3.42 88 3.45 71.4
2007 POT A+ CRL 2 2 7.0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 109 3.9 1.3 0.0 5.1 0% .150 0.57 2.54 1.29 94 2.52 51.8
2007 COH AAA INT 1 1 5.0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 98 7.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .222 0.80 3.17 1.80 108 4.17 85.6
2008 WAS MLB NL 12 12 63.3 1 5 0 88 23 39 5 94 12.5 3.3 0.7 5.5 0% .364 1.75 4.03 5.83 109 5.99 127.9
2008 POT A+ CRL 1 1 5.0 1 0 0 4 1 4 0 97 7.2 1.8 0.0 7.2 0% .286 1.00 2.45 0.00 88 3.97 81.2
2008 COH AAA INT 1 1 6.0 0 1 0 9 0 2 1 93 13.5 0.0 1.5 3.0 0% .333 1.50 4.81 7.50 103 6.32 129.4
2009 SDN MLB NL 3 3 12.0 1 1 0 15 3 7 1 84 11.3 2.3 0.8 5.3 0% .318 1.50 3.97 5.25 104 4.77 102.3
2010 TOR MLB AL 4 4 20.7 1 2 0 24 4 14 1 115 10.5 1.7 0.4 6.1 0% .324 1.35 3.04 2.61 108 5.15 116.3
2010 DUN A+ FSL 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 97 10.5 0.0 0.0 7.5 0% .350 1.17 1.76 3.00 0 0.00 0.0
2010 NHP AA EAS 1 1 7.0 1 0 0 3 2 4 0 113 3.9 2.6 0.0 5.1 0% .150 0.71 3.07 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2010 LVG AAA PCL 5 5 21.0 2 2 0 16 5 9 2 92 6.9 2.1 0.9 3.9 0% .215 1.00 4.67 3.00 0 0.00 0.0
2010 BLJ Rk GCL 4 4 22.0 3 0 0 18 1 21 0 97 7.4 0.4 0.0 8.6 0% .286 0.86 1.73 0.41 0 0.00 0.0
2012 TOR MLB AL 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 110 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 0.67 5.04 0.00 127 6.78 155.5
2012 LVG AAA PCL 15 15 89.7 9 2 0 115 22 52 10 108 11.5 2.2 1.0 5.2 0% .340 1.53 4.92 4.52 101 5.11 106.3
2012 CAN int WBQ 1 1 5.7 1 0 0 3 0 7 1 4.8 0.0 1.6 11.1 0% .154 0.53 4.17 1.59 0 0.00 0.0
2013 TOL AAA INT 26 26 150.3 4 14 0 191 47 84 17 96 11.4 2.8 1.0 5.0 0% .333 1.58 4.59 5.51 118 6.70 145.6
2013 CAN int WBC 1 1 2.7 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 6.8 3.4 0.0 0.0 0% .200 1.13 4.75 6.75 0 0.00 0.0
2014 NHP AA EAS 3 3 17.7 0 2 0 15 3 7 2 102 7.6 1.5 1.0 3.6 0% .217 1.02 4.54 5.09 106 3.19 67.6
2014 BUF AAA INT 6 4 29.7 2 1 0 31 14 21 5 111 9.4 4.2 1.5 6.4 0% .296 1.52 5.74 4.85 111 5.95 126.0
2014 CHR AAA INT 10 9 58.0 2 4 0 74 9 27 8 117 11.5 1.4 1.2 4.2 0% .311 1.43 4.78 4.81 112 5.91 125.1
2014 TOL AAA INT 4 4 24.7 3 1 0 28 4 8 0 107 10.2 1.5 0.0 2.9 0% .318 1.30 3.18 3.28 113 6.04 127.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 981 0.4954 0.4016 0.8782 0.5556 0.2505 0.9481 0.7258 0.1218
2009 203 0.5123 0.4335 0.7955 0.6635 0.1919 0.7971 0.7895 0.2045
2010 360 0.4556 0.4556 0.8293 0.5610 0.3673 0.8913 0.7500 0.1707
2012 40 0.5000 0.3500 0.9286 0.6000 0.1000 0.9167 1.0000 0.0714
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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
2014-07-11 2014-07-20 Minors 9 0 - Not Disclosed -
2014-05-31 2014-06-14 Minors 14 0 - Not Disclosed -
2010-08-26 2010-09-04 Minors 9 0 Not Disclosed -
2009-04-26 2009-10-05 60-DL 162 145 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2009-06-30
2009-03-05 2009-03-16 Camp 11 0 Right Forearm Inflammation -
2008-06-25 2008-09-29 15-DL 96 82 Right Elbow Surgery Bone Spurs 2008-09-05
2008-03-20 2008-04-19 15-DL 30 17 Right Forearm Strain -
2007-10-11 2007-10-11 Off 0 0 Left Shoulder Surgery Labrum 2007-10-11
2007-09-22 2007-10-01 DTD 9 8 Right Elbow Surgery Debridement 2007-09-26
2007-05-12 2007-08-14 60-DL 94 83 Right Elbow Inflammation Tendonitis -
2007-04-26 2007-04-26 DTD 0 0 Left Shoulder Strain -
2006-06-29 2006-10-01 60-DL 94 82 Right Elbow Soreness -
2005-03-24 2005-09-05 Minors 165 0 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2004-09-16
2004-09-16 2004-10-04 DTD 18 16 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2004-09-16

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2009 SDN $500,000
2008 WAS $402,000
2007 WAS $380,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$1,282,000
3 yrTotal$1,282,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 18 d1 year (2014)

Details
  • 1 year (2014). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 3/24/14 (minor-league contract). Acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Toronto 6/11/14. Released by Chicago White Sox 8/10/14. Signed by Detroit as a free agent 8/12/14 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 10/24/12 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 6/18/12 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Toronto 9/24/12. Sent outright to Triple-A by Toronto 10/4/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Signed by Florida as a free agent 1/31/11 (minor-league contract). $0.6M salary in majors. Released by Florida 4/2/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 1/22/10 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Toronto 9/8/10. Released by Toronto 11/15/10.
  • 1 year/$0.775M (2009). Won in arbitration with Washington 2/7/09 ($0.775M-$0.5M). Released by Washington 3/18/09 (due 30 days’ pay, $127,049). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 3/23/09 (minor-league contract, $0.5M in majors). Released by San Diego 10/9/09.
  • 1 year/$0.402M (2008). Re-signed by Washington 1/25/08.
  • 1 year/$0.38M (2007). Re-signed by Washington 1/07.
  • 1 year (2006). Re-signed by Washington 2/06 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Washington 5/06.
  • 2005: Injured, did not play
  • 1 year (2004). Re-signed by Montreal 2/04. Sent outright to Triple-A 11/04.
  • Drafted by Montreal 2000 (6-165) (Bishop Paul Francis Reding SS, Milton, Ontario). $0.115M signing bonus.

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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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2009-04-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)19 team league 5by5 waiver pickup: Shawn Hill or Daniel Cabrera?
(Ryan from NY)		Hill. I have him myself. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-10-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)Has there ever been a healthy Canadian pitcher? I'm looking at Harden, Gagne, Dempster, Bedard, Jeff Zimmerman, Loewen, Shawn Hill, Scott Mathieson. About the only counterpoint would be Paul Quantrill. Maybe the Mariners should be dealing Aumont before it's too late.
(paulbellows from Calgary)		There's something here and I'd question a lot of northern pitchers as well. If a pitcher does not throw enough when the growth plates are open, he won't get the proper humeral retroversion. Without it, he can't pitch at a major league level. My guess is that it's harder to get enough throwing done when it's cold, but there's a lot of research being done on this now. (Will Carroll)
2008-04-29 14:00:00 (link to chat)other pitchers availible are, Dontrelle Willis,Ted Lilly,Francisco Liriano, Tom Gorzelanny, Ubaldo Jiménez, Jarrod Washburn, Jeff Suppan, Jamie Moyer, Shawn Chacón, Shawn Hill, Kevin Millwood, Andy Sonnanstine, See anything in there you like better the Hughes?
(dogtothedog from Toronto)		Sonnanstine's intriguing. Lilly's using the wrong pitches, from what I can tell. I like Gorzelanny, but I'd like him more if he'd stop hurting my own team's numbers. I'd take Sonnanstine for now, honestly. Phil Hughes is all kinds of messed up at the moment.

Sonnanstine's using a cutter more this year, probably to offset the number of fastballs in the zone hitters knew were coming in '07. It hasn't helped his strikeout rate, but he's lowered the number of base hits he's allowing. That's a tough crowd of FA, I'll give you that... (Marc Normandin)
2008-03-17 12:00:00 (link to chat)Is it ever a good idea to just pack it in from day 1 and start building for next year? In my (very competitive) NL-only standard 5x5 keeper, I had a terrible, terrible auction. I had a full $30 leftover, my best starting pitcher is probably Shawn Hill, my only hitters of note are D. Lee, Zimmerman, and Franceour, and 4 of my 6 outfield+util spots are guys who probably won't start (Rajai Davis, Nyjer Morgan, Felix Pie, and Elijah Dukes). Oh, and the closest thing I have to a closer is either Bob Howry or Tony Pena. If you were me, would you take up the challenge of trying to compete this year through trades and fa, or just shoot for '09?
(Ameer from Bloomington, IN)		Ameer,

I could never pack it in on the first day or first half in a season. One time I got done in by dial up in a crappy hotel room in Florida for a draft. Honestly part of the fun was digging my way out of the mess the auto pick dealt me. Give it the first half and embrace the challenge. After the first half is over then evaluate and decide if it's time to look to 09'. (Mike Siano)
2008-02-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hi Will, Thanks for the chat. How likely is it that Cole Hamels stays healthy this year? How about Shawn Hill?
(Dave from California)		Worried about both. (Will Carroll)
2008-01-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)Other than Tyler Clippard, the Nationals have not added any starting pitchers this off-season. With an additional year on the youngsters, do you think the Nats starting pitchers will be better or worse than last year?
(Kevin from Fairfax VA)		I expect Tim Redding to take a beating with the reality stick, but if they get more than 40 starts combined out of John Patterson and Shawn Hill, this will definitely be a better unit than last year's. (Christina Kahrl)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Shawn Hill threw 1,864 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2012, including pitches thrown in . In 2012, he relied primarily on his Sinker (89mph), also mixing in a Slider (82mph). He also rarely threw a Change (80mph).