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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
13 93 97 1 3 1 4.73 1.2
Birth Date3-31-1979
Height6' 0"
Weight220 lbs
Age45 years, 0 months, 18 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
2006 SLN MLB 21 0 25.0 0 0 0 17 8 22 3 93 6.1 2.9 1.1 7.9 0% .215 1.00 3.98 3.24 84 3.61 73.6 0.6
2008 SLN MLB 7 0 7.0 0 0 0 3 1 8 0 98 3.9 1.3 0.0 10.3 0% .188 0.57 1.24 0.00 67 2.81 59.9 0.2
2009 SLN MLB 17 0 15.3 1 0 0 23 11 8 2 92 13.5 6.5 1.2 4.7 0% .362 2.22 6.24 8.80 115 6.92 148.4 -0.3
2011 CHA MLB 13 0 17.7 0 0 0 23 7 20 1 104 11.7 3.6 0.5 10.2 0% .431 1.70 3.06 6.62 84 4.00 92.9 0.2
2012 SEA MLB 35 0 32.0 0 3 1 24 15 36 3 90 6.8 4.2 0.8 10.1 0% .266 1.22 3.70 3.94 93 3.31 75.9 0.6
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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-
2001 PEO A MDW 27 0 41.0 1 4 0 47 15 35 1 10.3 3.3 0.2 7.7 0% -.902 1.51 3.25 4.39 0 0.00 0.0
2001 NWJ A- NYP 3 0 5.7 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 3.2 0.0 0.0 7.9 0% -.400 0.35 1.66 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2002 POT A+ CRL 44 0 55.0 1 3 7 52 23 42 2 8.5 3.8 0.3 6.9 0% .296 1.36 3.51 2.29 0 0.00 0.0
2003 PMB A+ FSL 31 0 41.3 3 0 3 38 10 35 0 8.3 2.2 0.0 7.6 0% .311 1.16 2.08 1.53 0 0.00 0.0
2003 TEN AA SOU 29 0 39.7 2 1 2 19 12 48 2 4.3 2.7 0.5 10.9 0% .200 0.78 2.21 0.68 0 0.00 0.0
2003 SCO Wnt AFL 2 0 2.0 0 1 0 8 4 1 0 36.0 18.0 0.0 4.5 0% -1.600 6.00 9.28 45.00 0 0.00 0.0
2004 PMB A+ FSL 7 0 8.3 0 1 0 8 6 12 1 8.7 6.5 1.1 13.0 0% .350 1.69 4.43 4.34 0 0.00 0.0
2004 TEN AA SOU 50 0 55.7 3 8 4 67 34 48 6 10.8 5.5 1.0 7.8 0% .355 1.81 4.82 5.49 0 0.00 0.0
2005 SFD AA TXS 32 0 42.0 5 2 11 28 12 42 2 35 6.0 2.6 0.4 9.0 0% -.464 0.95 2.75 1.29 75 2.78 54.9
2005 MEM AAA PCL 26 0 25.7 1 2 0 40 19 25 4 28 14.0 6.7 1.4 8.8 0% -.720 2.30 6.04 7.35 113 9.07 178.7
2006 SLN MLB NL 21 0 25.0 0 0 0 17 8 22 3 93 6.1 2.9 1.1 7.9 0% .215 1.00 3.98 3.24 84 3.61 73.6
2006 MEM AAA PCL 51 0 71.1 2 2 3 46 29 76 2 99 5.8 3.7 0.3 9.6 0% .253 1.05 3.00 1.52 75 2.45 51.4
2008 SLN MLB NL 7 0 7.0 0 0 0 3 1 8 0 98 3.9 1.3 0.0 10.3 0% .188 0.57 1.24 0.00 67 2.81 59.9
2008 SFD AA TXS 4 0 3.7 0 1 0 4 0 5 0 85 9.7 0.0 0.0 12.2 0% .444 1.08 1.43 7.30 58 3.32 67.9
2009 SLN MLB NL 17 0 15.3 1 0 0 23 11 8 2 92 13.5 6.5 1.2 4.7 0% .362 2.22 6.24 8.80 115 6.92 148.4
2009 MEM AAA PCL 38 0 44.3 3 3 1 43 20 52 6 85 8.7 4.1 1.2 10.6 0% .327 1.42 4.62 3.86 91 4.60 96.9
2010 MEM AAA PCL 56 0 60.0 3 4 17 42 17 51 4 6.3 2.6 0.6 7.7 0% .236 0.98 3.84 1.80 0 0.00 0.0
2011 CHA MLB AL 13 0 17.7 0 0 0 23 7 20 1 104 11.7 3.6 0.5 10.2 0% .431 1.70 3.06 6.62 84 4.00 92.9
2011 CHR AAA INT 49 0 61.7 6 3 14 49 17 66 2 7.2 2.5 0.3 9.6 0% .294 1.07 2.58 2.77 76 3.34 68.2
2012 SEA MLB AL 35 0 32.0 0 3 1 24 15 36 3 90 6.8 4.2 0.8 10.1 0% .266 1.22 3.70 3.94 93 3.31 75.9
2012 TAC AAA PCL 27 0 36.7 1 0 3 37 11 38 0 9.1 2.7 0.0 9.3 0% .363 1.31 2.73 2.70 73 4.30 89.4
2013 TAC AAA PCL 30 0 33.0 2 2 1 20 10 32 1 5.5 2.7 0.3 8.7 0% .221 0.91 3.47 4.36 90 2.17 47.1
2014 IND AAA INT 47 0 61.3 2 3 4 62 29 62 8 9.1 4.3 1.2 9.1 0% .312 1.48 4.93 3.38 109 4.94 104.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 93 0.5484 0.5269 0.7551 0.6667 0.3571 0.8824 0.4667 0.2449
2009 263 0.4297 0.4297 0.8230 0.6195 0.2867 0.9000 0.6977 0.1770
2011 303 0.4026 0.4752 0.7292 0.6393 0.3646 0.8718 0.5606 0.2708
2012 509 0.4695 0.4735 0.7095 0.5397 0.4148 0.8217 0.5804 0.2905
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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
2013-03-25 2013-06-28 60-DL 95 79 Left Trunk Recovery From Stress Fracture Ribcage - 3rd Rib - -
2013-03-07 2013-03-25 Camp 18 0 Left Trunk Stress Fracture Ribcage - 3rd Rib - -
2010-04-19 2010-04-26 Minors 7 0 Right Shoulder Strain -
2010-03-05 2010-03-07 Camp 2 0 Right Shoulder Soreness -
2008-03-21 2008-09-02 60-DL 165 138 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Fracture 2007-08-17
2007-08-17 2007-08-17 On-Alr 0 0 Right Elbow Surgery Fracture 2007-08-17
2007-03-23 2007-09-30 60-DL 191 161 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2007-03-13
2005-07-31 2005-08-20 Minors 20 0 Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 PIT $
2013 SEA $700,000
2009 SLN $405,000
2008 SLN $390,000
2007 SLN $382,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$1,877,000
6 yrTotal$1,877,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 4 dAlan Nero1 year (2014)

Details
  • 1 year (2014). Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 11/18/13 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$0.7M (2013). Re-signed by Seattle 11/30/12 (avoided arbitration). Split contract paying $0.2M in minors. Sent outright to Triple-A by Seattle 6/28/13. Elected free agency 10/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Seattle as a free agent (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Seattle 7/1/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 1/9/11 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Chicago White Sox 8/19/11. Sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago White Sox 10/14/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/10.
  • 1 year/$0.405M (2009). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/28/09.
  • 1 year/$0.39M (2008). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/08.
  • 1 year/$0.382M (2007). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/07.
  • 1 year (2006). Contract purchased by St. Louis 6/06.
  • Signed 2001 as amateur free agent (Frontier League).

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

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Josh Kinney threw 1,280 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2013, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2013, he relied primarily on his Sinker (91mph) and Slider (83mph). He also rarely threw a Curve (77mph) and Change (76mph).