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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
19 567 691 43 35 34 3.91 6.1
Birth Date4-1-1970
Height5' 11"
Weight205 lbs
Age54 years, 0 months, 17 days
BatsL
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.
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 LAN MLB 17 0 24.3 0 2 0 24 8 18 5 93 8.9 3.0 1.8 6.7 0% .264 1.32 5.37 4.07 95 3.91 76.1 0.4
2000 LAN MLB 59 4 110.7 11 3 1 100 40 75 7 107 8.1 3.3 0.6 6.1 0% .279 1.27 3.76 3.17 90 4.16 80.1 2.0
2001 LAN MLB 75 0 99.3 9 8 1 97 46 76 8 96 8.8 4.2 0.7 6.9 0% .300 1.44 4.15 3.44 99 4.57 94.7 0.9
2002 MON MLB 62 0 64.7 2 5 6 80 26 50 10 104 11.1 3.6 1.4 7.0 0% .333 1.64 4.63 4.04 89 4.31 92.4 0.7
2003 SDN 0 40 0 44.0 2 2 3 40 20 40 2 97 8.2 4.1 0.4 8.2 0% .297 1.36 3.24 2.86 84 3.24 68.0 1.0
2003 SFN 0 27 0 35.0 1 0 0 28 9 28 1 96 7.2 2.3 0.3 7.2 0% .267 1.06 2.60 2.31 84 3.22 67.6 0.8
2004 SFN MLB 70 0 65.3 4 5 23 90 21 39 8 99 12.4 2.9 1.1 5.4 0% .357 1.70 4.44 5.23 99 4.83 99.6 0.5
2005 ARI 0 7 0 8.0 0 0 0 12 5 3 4 107 13.5 5.6 4.5 3.4 0% .276 2.13 10.98 13.50 123 8.14 175.2 -0.2
2005 SFN 0 21 0 21.0 1 1 0 23 7 6 2 102 9.9 3.0 0.9 2.6 0% .280 1.43 4.65 4.71 118 6.65 143.0 -0.3
2006 FLO MLB 66 0 71.0 2 3 0 94 28 36 5 94 11.9 3.5 0.6 4.6 0% .348 1.72 4.31 4.31 108 6.68 136.0 -0.8
2007 COL MLB 35 0 48.7 5 1 0 34 15 30 4 111 6.3 2.8 0.7 5.5 0% .211 1.01 3.93 2.96 101 4.71 97.5 0.4
2008 COL MLB 58 0 64.3 3 4 0 79 24 46 5 106 11.1 3.4 0.7 6.4 0% .346 1.60 4.03 5.04 102 5.19 110.8 0.1
2009 CLE 0 21 0 25.3 2 1 0 24 6 18 3 100 8.5 2.1 1.1 6.4 0% .263 1.18 3.96 3.55 89 3.69 79.1 0.4
2009 COL 0 9 0 9.3 1 0 0 10 2 8 2 103 9.6 1.9 1.9 7.7 0% .286 1.29 4.76 2.89 93 5.04 108.1 0.0
2003 TOT MLB 67 0 79.0 3 2 3 68 29 68 3 97 7.7 3.3 0.3 7.7 0% .000 1.23 2.96 2.62 84 3.24 67.8 1.9
2005 TOT MLB 28 0 29.0 1 1 0 35 12 9 6 103 10.9 3.7 1.9 2.8 0% .000 1.62 6.40 7.14 120 7.06 151.9 -0.5
2009 TOT MLB 30 0 34.7 3 1 0 34 8 26 5 101 8.8 2.1 1.3 6.8 0% .000 1.21 4.18 3.38 90 4.05 86.9 0.5
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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-
1992 YAK A- NWN 27 0 44.7 2 3 9 33 24 57 2 6.6 4.8 0.4 11.5 0% .000 1.28 3.07 3.22 0 0.00 0.0
1993 BAK A+ CLF 51 0 90.3 2 6 2 70 56 84 6 7.0 5.6 0.6 8.4 0% .000 1.40 4.22 3.69 0 0.00 0.0
1994 VRO A+ FSL 48 3 111.0 8 9 3 115 33 61 8 9.3 2.7 0.6 4.9 0% .000 1.33 3.92 3.32 0 0.00 0.0
1995 SBR A+ CLF 22 2 51.7 5 2 1 58 15 35 3 10.1 2.6 0.5 6.1 0% .000 1.41 3.80 3.66 0 0.00 0.0
1995 SAN AA TXS 19 0 27.7 0 3 8 34 16 18 2 11.0 5.2 0.6 5.8 0% .000 1.81 4.58 4.87 0 0.00 0.0
1996 SAN AA TXS 30 6 83.0 3 2 3 83 28 45 3 9.0 3.0 0.3 4.9 0% .000 1.34 3.65 2.71 0 0.00 0.0
1996 ABQ AAA PCL 10 4 34.7 4 1 0 33 14 15 2 8.6 3.6 0.5 3.9 0% .000 1.35 4.75 2.59 0 0.00 0.0
1997 SAN AA TXS 4 3 15.3 0 1 0 22 10 12 2 12.9 5.9 1.2 7.1 0% .417 2.09 6.09 8.82 0 0.00 0.0
1997 ABQ AAA PCL 31 12 85.0 0 8 0 120 46 61 13 12.7 4.9 1.4 6.5 0% .372 1.95 6.36 8.89 0 0.00 0.0
1998 SAN AA TXS 3 0 6.0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 4.5 3.0 0.0 4.5 0% -.600 0.83 3.53 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
1998 ABQ AAA PCL 34 7 88.3 3 5 0 115 37 75 9 11.7 3.8 0.9 7.6 0% -.869 1.72 4.47 5.71 0 0.00 0.0
1999 LAN MLB NL 17 0 24.3 0 2 0 24 8 18 5 93 8.9 3.0 1.8 6.7 0% .264 1.32 5.37 4.07 95 3.91 76.1
1999 ABQ AAA PCL 21 21 131.3 8 3 0 135 47 88 17 9.3 3.2 1.2 6.0 0% -.776 1.39 5.04 4.73 0 0.00 0.0
2000 LAN MLB NL 59 4 110.7 11 3 1 100 40 75 7 107 8.1 3.3 0.6 6.1 0% .279 1.27 3.76 3.17 90 4.16 80.1
2001 LAN MLB NL 75 0 99.3 9 8 1 97 46 76 8 96 8.8 4.2 0.7 6.9 0% .300 1.44 4.15 3.44 99 4.57 94.7
2002 MON MLB NL 62 0 64.7 2 5 6 80 26 50 10 104 11.1 3.6 1.4 7.0 0% .333 1.64 4.63 4.04 89 4.31 92.4
2003 SDN MLB NL 40 0 44.0 2 2 3 40 20 40 2 97 8.2 4.1 0.4 8.2 0% .297 1.36 3.24 2.86 84 3.24 68.0
2003 SFN MLB NL 27 0 35.0 1 0 0 28 9 28 1 96 7.2 2.3 0.3 7.2 0% .267 1.06 2.60 2.31 84 3.22 67.6
2003 POR AAA PCL 4 0 5.0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 1.8 3.6 0.0 9.0 0% .091 0.60 2.50 1.80 0 0.00 0.0
2004 SFN MLB NL 70 0 65.3 4 5 23 90 21 39 8 99 12.4 2.9 1.1 5.4 0% .357 1.70 4.44 5.23 99 4.83 99.6
2005 ARI MLB NL 7 0 8.0 0 0 0 12 5 3 4 107 13.5 5.6 4.5 3.4 0% .276 2.13 10.98 13.50 123 8.14 175.2
2005 SFN MLB NL 21 0 21.0 1 1 0 23 7 6 2 102 9.9 3.0 0.9 2.6 0% .280 1.43 4.65 4.71 118 6.65 143.0
2005 TUC AAA PCL 26 0 28.7 1 2 0 39 8 29 3 99 12.2 2.5 0.9 9.1 0% -.878 1.64 3.79 3.14 76 4.95 97.5
2006 FLO MLB NL 66 0 71.0 2 3 0 94 28 36 5 94 11.9 3.5 0.6 4.6 0% .348 1.72 4.31 4.31 108 6.68 136.0
2007 COL MLB NL 35 0 48.7 5 1 0 34 15 30 4 111 6.3 2.8 0.7 5.5 0% .211 1.01 3.93 2.96 101 4.71 97.5
2007 CSP AAA PCL 32 0 35.3 2 1 1 24 10 33 2 115 6.1 2.5 0.5 8.4 0% .247 0.96 3.33 1.27 77 2.02 41.4
2008 COL MLB NL 58 0 64.3 3 4 0 79 24 46 5 106 11.1 3.4 0.7 6.4 0% .346 1.60 4.03 5.04 102 5.19 110.8
2008 CSP AAA PCL 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 133 9.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 0% .167 1.00 8.98 4.50 100 3.36 68.7
2009 CLE MLB AL 21 0 25.3 2 1 0 24 6 18 3 100 8.5 2.1 1.1 6.4 0% .263 1.18 3.96 3.55 89 3.69 79.1
2009 COL MLB NL 9 0 9.3 1 0 0 10 2 8 2 103 9.6 1.9 1.9 7.7 0% .286 1.29 4.76 2.89 93 5.04 108.1
2009 COH AAA INT 11 0 10.0 1 2 4 12 5 7 0 115 10.8 4.5 0.0 6.3 0% .364 1.70 3.25 5.40 104 6.07 127.7
2009 CSP AAA PCL 13 0 18.3 3 2 0 13 4 14 1 109 6.4 2.0 0.5 6.9 0% .226 0.93 3.45 1.97 86 2.23 46.8
2010 OMA AAA PCL 43 5 89.3 9 4 0 102 36 49 10 91 10.3 3.6 1.0 4.9 0% .311 1.55 5.28 4.64 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 1009 0.4906 0.4460 0.7622 0.5818 0.3152 0.8750 0.5617 0.2378
2009 584 0.5086 0.4589 0.7910 0.5825 0.3310 0.8671 0.6526 0.2090
Career15930.49720.45070.77280.58210.32100.87210.59500.2272

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
2010-08-01 2010-08-08 Minors 7 0 Not Disclosed -
2008-08-18 2008-09-02 15-DL 15 13 Low Back Tightness -
2005-03-29 2005-03-30 Camp 1 0 General Medical Respiratory Flu -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2008 COL $2,500,000
2006 FLO $600,000
2005 SFN $1,500,000
2004 SFN $1,000,000
2002 MON $370,000
2001 LAN $250,000
2000 LAN $205,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$6,425,000
7 yrTotal$6,425,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
9 y 7 dDanny Horwits

Details
  • signed as a free agent from COL 1/11/10 (minor-league contract)
  • contract purchased 8/22/09 signed as a free agent from CLE 7/17/09 (minor-league contract)
  • designated for assignment 7/2/09 contract purchased 5/6/09 signed as a free agent from COL 1/09 (minor-league contract)
  • re-signed as a free agent 11/30/07, 1 year/$2.5M (08)+09 club option
  • contract purchased 7/3/07
  • designated for assignment, sent outright to Triple-A 4/07 contract purchased 4/07 sent to minor-league camp 3/07 signed as a free agent from FL 2/07 (minor-league contract)
  • signed as a free agent from AZ 2/06 (minor-league contract), 1 year/$0.6M (06)
  • designated for assignment 6/05 acquired in trade from SF 6/05 designated for assignment 5/05 $1M (04), $1.5M (05)
  • re-signed 12/03, 2 year/$2.5M (04-05)
  • acquired in trade from SD 7/03 contract purchased 4/03
  • signed as a free agent from PIT 3/03 released 3/03 1 year/$0.825M (03) acquired in trade from MON 12/02 acquired in trade from LA 3/02
  • 1 year/$0.37M (02) 3/02
  • 1 year/$0.25M (01)

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, Matt Herges threw 2,188 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2010, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2010, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (87mph) and Change (78mph), also mixing in a Curve (71mph).