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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
14 185 925.7 53 65 0 4.65 3.7
Birth Date4-29-1978
Height6' 3"
Weight225 lbs
Age45 years, 11 months, 25 days
BatsR
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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
1999 MON MLB 1 1 6.0 0 1 0 8 2 2 0 95 12.0 3.0 0.0 3.0 0% .333 1.67 3.40 1.50 127 6.63 128.9 0.0
2000 MON MLB 17 17 95.0 7 9 0 74 50 59 10 105 7.0 4.7 0.9 5.6 0% .228 1.31 4.85 4.36 111 5.68 109.3 0.6
2001 MON MLB 34 34 196.7 9 14 0 180 91 176 18 103 8.2 4.2 0.8 8.1 0% .291 1.38 3.94 4.03 98 4.21 87.3 3.5
2002 MON MLB 29 29 164.3 12 12 0 149 78 131 22 102 8.2 4.3 1.2 7.2 0% .272 1.38 4.57 4.44 104 4.99 107.1 1.2
2003 MON MLB 5 5 31.0 2 1 0 25 8 23 4 102 7.3 2.3 1.2 6.7 0% .239 1.06 4.03 2.61 110 4.80 100.6 0.3
2004 MON MLB 16 16 72.0 2 4 0 66 45 54 13 92 8.3 5.6 1.6 6.8 0% .260 1.54 5.83 4.88 120 6.44 132.8 -0.5
2005 WAS MLB 19 19 101.3 7 7 0 100 54 59 16 93 8.9 4.8 1.4 5.2 0% .264 1.52 5.62 4.97 125 6.73 144.8 -1.4
2006 WAS MLB 30 30 154.0 9 12 0 167 64 97 19 91 9.8 3.7 1.1 5.7 0% .296 1.50 4.95 5.03 115 5.79 117.9 0.1
2007 PIT MLB 31 15 97.0 4 5 0 111 38 73 18 102 10.3 3.5 1.7 6.8 0% .305 1.54 5.50 6.03 114 5.88 121.7 -0.2
2008 NYN MLB 3 1 8.3 1 0 0 11 1 6 2 95 11.9 1.1 2.2 6.5 0% .321 1.44 5.14 7.56 107 3.60 76.7 0.2
CareerMLB185167925.753650891431680122998.74.21.26.644%.2781.434.824.651105.42112.23.7

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-
1996 ONE A- NYP 3 3 15.7 1 1 0 14 11 14 1 8.0 6.3 0.6 8.0 0% .000 1.59 4.74 5.73 0 0.00 0.0
1997 GRB A SAL 9 9 51.7 5 2 0 36 13 64 3 6.3 2.3 0.5 11.1 0% .266 0.95 2.68 1.04 0 0.00 0.0
1997 SAR A+ FSL 3 3 17.7 2 1 0 18 12 9 2 9.2 6.1 1.0 4.6 0% .286 1.69 6.05 6.61 0 0.00 0.0
1997 TAM A+ FSL 9 9 46.0 3 1 0 43 16 26 1 8.4 3.1 0.2 5.1 0% .286 1.28 3.49 3.33 0 0.00 0.0
1998 JUP A+ FSL 27 27 153.3 12 8 0 140 59 136 11 8.2 3.5 0.6 8.0 0% -.626 1.30 3.77 2.88 0 0.00 0.0
1999 MON MLB NL 1 1 6.0 0 1 0 8 2 2 0 95 12.0 3.0 0.0 3.0 0% .333 1.67 3.40 1.50 127 6.63 128.9
1999 HAR AA EAS 24 24 149.7 9 7 0 123 55 106 10 7.4 3.3 0.6 6.4 0% -.661 1.19 3.82 2.89 0 0.00 0.0
2000 MON MLB NL 17 17 95.0 7 9 0 74 50 59 10 105 7.0 4.7 0.9 5.6 0% .228 1.31 4.85 4.36 111 5.68 109.3
2000 JUP A+ FSL 1 1 4.7 0 0 0 4 0 8 0 7.7 0.0 0.0 15.3 0% -.500 0.85 -0.02 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2000 OTT AAA INT 4 4 19.0 1 2 0 22 4 12 3 10.4 1.9 1.4 5.7 0% -1.000 1.37 4.56 3.79 0 0.00 0.0
2000 Ori Wnt VWL 6 4 20.0 0 0 0 20 5 19 2 9.0 2.3 0.9 8.6 0% -.692 1.25 3.74 3.15 0 0.00 0.0
2001 MON MLB NL 34 34 196.7 9 14 0 180 91 176 18 103 8.2 4.2 0.8 8.1 0% .291 1.38 3.94 4.03 98 4.21 87.3
2002 MON MLB NL 29 29 164.3 12 12 0 149 78 131 22 102 8.2 4.3 1.2 7.2 0% .272 1.38 4.57 4.44 104 4.99 107.1
2003 MON MLB NL 5 5 31.0 2 1 0 25 8 23 4 102 7.3 2.3 1.2 6.7 0% .239 1.06 4.03 2.61 110 4.80 100.6
2004 MON MLB NL 16 16 72.0 2 4 0 66 45 54 13 92 8.3 5.6 1.6 6.8 0% .260 1.54 5.83 4.88 120 6.44 132.8
2004 BRV A+ FSL 3 3 9.3 0 1 0 5 7 7 1 4.8 6.8 1.0 6.8 0% .182 1.29 5.69 6.77 0 0.00 0.0
2004 EDM AAA PCL 2 2 10.0 0 0 0 11 1 8 0 9.9 0.9 0.0 7.2 0% .333 1.20 2.21 1.80 0 0.00 0.0
2005 WAS MLB NL 19 19 101.3 7 7 0 100 54 59 16 93 8.9 4.8 1.4 5.2 0% .264 1.52 5.62 4.97 125 6.73 144.8
2005 NWO AAA PCL 5 5 24.7 1 2 0 26 10 21 3 9.5 3.6 1.1 7.7 0% -.622 1.46 4.96 4.37 0 0.00 0.0
2006 WAS MLB NL 30 30 154.0 9 12 0 167 64 97 19 91 9.8 3.7 1.1 5.7 0% .296 1.50 4.95 5.03 115 5.79 117.9
2006 HAR AA EAS 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 13.5 4.5 0.0 18.0 0% .500 2.00 2.07 9.00 0 0.00 0.0
2006 NAT Rk GCL 1 1 5.0 0 1 0 8 1 7 0 93 14.4 1.8 0.0 12.6 0% .500 1.80 1.22 5.40 81 9.06 190.1
2006 VEN wor CS 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.5 0% .000 0.00 -2.95 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2007 PIT MLB NL 31 15 97.0 4 5 0 111 38 73 18 102 10.3 3.5 1.7 6.8 0% .305 1.54 5.50 6.03 114 5.88 121.7
2007 CAR Wnt VWL 8 8 34.3 3 3 0 44 10 20 2 11.5 2.6 0.5 5.2 0% .333 1.57 3.50 5.25 0 0.00 0.0
2008 NYN MLB NL 3 1 8.3 1 0 0 11 1 6 2 95 11.9 1.1 2.2 6.5 0% .321 1.44 5.14 7.56 107 3.60 76.7
2008 NWO AAA PCL 17 17 102.7 5 7 0 85 20 88 9 91 7.4 1.8 0.8 7.7 0% .270 1.02 3.52 2.54 81 3.10 63.5
2009 MIS AA SOU 1 1 4.7 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 84 5.7 1.9 0.0 3.8 0% .200 0.85 2.88 0.00 103 3.38 71.2
2009 GWN AAA INT 13 11 59.7 1 2 0 67 22 38 8 106 10.1 3.3 1.2 5.7 0% .303 1.49 4.82 4.37 116 5.33 112.1
2009 CAR Wnt VWL 5 0 6.7 1 0 0 12 2 4 0 16.1 2.7 0.0 5.4 0% .444 2.09 3.39 5.37 0 0.00 0.0
2009 ORI Wnt VWL 3 3 12.0 1 1 0 16 3 12 0 12.0 2.3 0.0 9.0 0% .421 1.58 2.68 6.75 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 137 0.4891 0.4818 0.8636 0.6269 0.3429 0.9048 0.7917 0.1364
Career1370.48910.48180.86360.62690.34290.90480.79170.1364

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
2008-07-10 2008-09-28 60-DL 80 70 - Surgery Sports Hernia 2008-08-17
2006-06-20 2006-07-17 15-DL 27 21 Right Forearm Strain -
2005-09-17 2005-10-02 60-DL 15 13 Right Shoulder Surgery Posterior Capsule Release 2005-09-28 -
2005-09-02 2005-09-17 DTD 15 14 Right Shoulder Soreness - -
2005-03-28 2005-05-09 15-DL 42 31 Right Groin Strain -
2004-04-03 2004-05-31 15-DL 58 49 Right Shoulder Recovery From Surgery Labrum 2003-05-23
2003-04-21 2003-09-29 60-DL 161 143 Right Shoulder Surgery Labrum 2003-05-23
2002-07-27 2002-08-19 15-DL 23 20 Low Back Strain -
2000-07-15 2000-09-04 15-DL 51 47 Right Shoulder Strain Rotator Cuff - -
2000-03-31 2000-04-29 15-DL 29 21 Right Elbow Inflammation - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2007 PIT $3,500,000
2006 WAS $2,100,000
2005 WAS $2,260,000
2004 MON $2,100,000
2003 MON $2,100,000
2002 MON $335,000
2001 MON $230,000
2000 MON $200,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
8 yrPrevious$12,825,000
8 yrTotal$12,825,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
8 y 91 dSFX

Details
  • released 3/31/09 re-signed as a free agent 1/30/09 (minor-league contract, $72K guar, $0.8M in maj)
  • contract purchased 7/1/08 signed as a free agent from PIT 2/11/08 (minor-league contract, $1M on 40-m, $90K min)
  • performance bonus:$0.35M rel, $0.65M starter
  • signed as a free agent from WAS 2/07, 1 year/$3.5M (07)+$5M 08 mutual option $0.5M buyout (option may increase based on 07 perf)
  • re-signed as a free agent 12/05, 1 year/$2.1M (06)
  • re-signed 1/05, 1 year/$2.26M (05)
  • 1 year/$2.1M (04)
  • re-signed (avoided arbitration) 1/03, 1 year/$2.1M (03)
  • 1 year/$0.335M (02) 3/02

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, Tony Armas threw 752 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2008, including pitches thrown in . In 2008, he relied primarily on his Sinker (90mph) and Slider (83mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (90mph). He also rarely threw a Change (84mph) and Curve (77mph).