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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
14 202 1070 51 68 0 4.26 5.3
Birth Date3-18-1976
Height6' 1"
Weight205 lbs
Age48 years, 1 months, 7 days
BatsB
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.
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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
1999 BOS MLB 8 2 13.0 1 2 0 21 6 8 2 98 14.5 4.2 1.4 5.5 0% .388 2.08 5.34 6.23 98 4.70 91.4 0.2
2000 BOS MLB 13 12 69.3 3 6 0 70 26 40 7 85 9.1 3.4 0.9 5.2 0% .284 1.38 4.59 3.12 102 5.59 107.5 0.5
2001 BOS 0 12 11 52.3 2 5 0 69 19 37 7 97 11.9 3.3 1.2 6.4 0% .352 1.68 4.62 6.19 101 5.64 117.0 0.1
2001 MON 0 10 10 54.7 1 4 0 65 10 31 8 102 10.7 1.6 1.3 5.1 0% .320 1.37 4.37 4.77 100 4.99 103.4 0.5
2002 MON MLB 32 31 192.7 13 8 0 194 45 118 19 102 9.1 2.1 0.9 5.5 0% .284 1.24 3.74 3.18 95 4.35 93.3 2.8
2003 MON MLB 34 34 199.0 10 12 0 233 45 118 24 102 10.5 2.0 1.1 5.3 0% .313 1.40 4.17 4.16 100 4.98 104.3 1.7
2004 MON MLB 15 15 84.7 3 7 0 98 20 38 11 90 10.4 2.1 1.2 4.0 0% .293 1.39 4.48 3.40 108 5.02 103.5 0.7
2005 MIL 0 22 20 126.3 7 6 0 145 28 81 16 101 10.3 2.0 1.1 5.8 0% .310 1.37 4.06 4.35 112 5.38 115.8 0.2
2005 WAS 0 10 9 54.0 4 3 0 44 27 17 6 88 7.3 4.5 1.0 2.8 0% .211 1.31 5.35 3.33 106 4.43 95.2 0.7
2006 MIL MLB 18 18 97.0 4 5 0 98 35 50 12 94 9.1 3.2 1.1 4.6 0% .270 1.37 4.92 4.82 115 6.02 122.6 -0.2
2007 TOR MLB 10 10 56.0 2 5 0 68 22 21 10 93 10.9 3.5 1.6 3.4 0% .293 1.61 6.05 5.79 123 7.91 163.6 -1.3
2009 CLE MLB 18 6 71.0 1 5 0 77 19 31 18 102 9.8 2.4 2.3 3.9 0% .252 1.35 6.53 5.96 120 5.99 128.4 -0.5
2001 TOT MLB 22 21 107.0 3 9 0 134 29 68 15 100 11.3 2.4 1.3 5.7 0% .000 1.52 4.49 5.47 100 5.31 110.1 0.6
2005 TOT MLB 32 29 180.3 11 9 0 189 55 98 22 97 9.4 2.7 1.1 4.9 0% .000 1.35 4.45 4.04 110 5.10 109.6 0.8
CareerMLB2021781070.0516801182302590140989.92.51.25.047%.2931.394.564.261055.27110.15.3

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-
1994 YKO npb JCL 15 2 28.0 1 1 0 29 18 18 1 9.3 5.8 0.3 5.8 0% -.757 1.68 0.20 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
1996 YKO npb JCL 14 1 18.0 0 1 0 27 14 11 3 13.5 7.0 1.5 5.5 0% -.857 2.28 2.26 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
1999 BOS MLB AL 8 2 13.0 1 2 0 21 6 8 2 98 14.5 4.2 1.4 5.5 0% .388 2.08 5.34 6.23 98 4.70 91.4
1999 TRN AA EAS 12 12 72.0 8 0 0 63 25 53 9 7.9 3.1 1.1 6.6 0% -.621 1.22 4.46 3.00 0 0.00 0.0
1999 PAW AAA INT 12 12 68.3 7 0 0 60 11 63 5 7.9 1.4 0.7 8.3 0% -.696 1.04 3.02 1.58 0 0.00 0.0
2000 BOS MLB AL 13 12 69.3 3 6 0 70 26 40 7 85 9.1 3.4 0.9 5.2 0% .284 1.38 4.59 3.12 102 5.59 107.5
2000 PAW AAA INT 19 19 130.7 9 6 0 111 23 78 15 7.6 1.6 1.0 5.4 0% -.821 1.03 3.98 2.96 0 0.00 0.0
2001 BOS MLB AL 12 11 52.3 2 5 0 69 19 37 7 97 11.9 3.3 1.2 6.4 0% .352 1.68 4.62 6.19 101 5.64 117.0
2001 MON MLB NL 10 10 54.7 1 4 0 65 10 31 8 102 10.7 1.6 1.3 5.1 0% .320 1.37 4.37 4.77 100 4.99 103.4
2001 PAW AAA INT 8 8 42.0 2 5 0 55 9 33 5 11.8 1.9 1.1 7.1 0% -1.064 1.52 3.78 5.57 0 0.00 0.0
2002 MON MLB NL 32 31 192.7 13 8 0 194 45 118 19 102 9.1 2.1 0.9 5.5 0% .284 1.24 3.74 3.18 95 4.35 93.3
2003 MON MLB NL 34 34 199.0 10 12 0 233 45 118 24 102 10.5 2.0 1.1 5.3 0% .313 1.40 4.17 4.16 100 4.98 104.3
2004 MON MLB NL 15 15 84.7 3 7 0 98 20 38 11 90 10.4 2.1 1.2 4.0 0% .293 1.39 4.48 3.40 108 5.02 103.5
2005 MIL MLB NL 22 20 126.3 7 6 0 145 28 81 16 101 10.3 2.0 1.1 5.8 0% .310 1.37 4.06 4.35 112 5.38 115.8
2005 WAS MLB NL 10 9 54.0 4 3 0 44 27 17 6 88 7.3 4.5 1.0 2.8 0% .211 1.31 5.35 3.33 106 4.43 95.2
2006 MIL MLB NL 18 18 97.0 4 5 0 98 35 50 12 94 9.1 3.2 1.1 4.6 0% .270 1.37 4.92 4.82 115 6.02 122.6
2006 BRV A+ FSL 2 2 10.0 1 0 0 12 1 10 0 10.8 0.9 0.0 9.0 0% .353 1.30 1.54 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2006 BRR Rk AZL 1 1 3.2 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 111 19.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .438 2.19 5.20 5.63 107 15.09 300.0
2007 TOR MLB AL 10 10 56.0 2 5 0 68 22 21 10 93 10.9 3.5 1.6 3.4 0% .293 1.61 6.05 5.79 123 7.91 163.6
2007 MEM AAA PCL 3 3 18.3 0 2 0 27 3 7 2 93 13.3 1.5 1.0 3.4 0% .362 1.64 4.68 6.89 120 7.08 145.2
2007 TAC AAA PCL 4 4 22.7 0 3 0 38 9 9 6 100 15.1 3.6 2.4 3.6 0% .381 2.07 7.62 10.31 126 7.91 162.3
2008 CHR AAA INT 28 20 135.7 5 11 0 146 35 112 23 86 9.7 2.3 1.5 7.4 0% .298 1.33 4.71 4.18 108 5.02 102.7
2009 CLE MLB AL 18 6 71.0 1 5 0 77 19 31 18 102 9.8 2.4 2.3 3.9 0% .252 1.35 6.53 5.96 120 5.99 128.4
2009 COH AAA INT 9 9 52.7 3 3 0 53 9 26 6 115 9.1 1.5 1.0 4.4 0% .283 1.18 4.21 3.42 103 4.31 90.8
2010 YKO npb JCL 22 0 121.7 7 9 0 145 22 62 16 10.7 1.6 1.2 4.6 0% .306 1.37 4.30 4.59 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2009 953 0.5540 0.4848 0.8485 0.6231 0.3129 0.8663 0.8045 0.1515
Career9530.55400.48480.84850.62310.31290.86630.80450.1515

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
2006-09-16 2006-10-01 DTD 15 14 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2006-05-02 2006-07-18 15-DL 77 68 Right Shoulder Strain Rotator Cuff -
2004-06-11 2004-09-23 15-DL 104 0 Right Forearm Surgery Radius 2004-06-16

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2007 TOR $1,500,000
2006 MIL $4,530,000
2005 WAS $2,750,000
2004 MON $2,337,500
2003 MON $340,000
2002 MON $240,000
2001 BOS $225,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$11,922,500
7 yrTotal$11,922,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
6 y 145 dJim Masteralexis1 year (2017)

Details
  • 1 year (2017). Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 12/16/16 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2014). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 12/12/13 (minor-league contract).
  • 2013: Toyama, Japan.
  • 2010-11. Yokohama, Japan.
  • 1 year (2009). Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 12/5/08 (minor-league contract). $0.55M in majors. Contract purchased by Cleveland 5/28/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 3/08 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$1.5M (2007). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 1/07. Released by Toronto 6/07. Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 6/07 (minor-league contract). Released by St. Louis 7/07. Signed by Seattle as a free agent 7/07 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$4.53M (2006). Re-signed by Milwaukee 2/06 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$2.75M (2005). Re-signed by Washington 1/05 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Milwaukee in trade from Washington 6/05.
  • 1 year/$2.3375M (2004). Re-signed by Montreal 1/04 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.34M (2003). Re-signed by Montreal 3/03.
  • 1 year/$0.24M (2002). Re-signed by Montreal 3/02.
  • 1 year/$0.225M (2001). Re-signed by Boston 3/01. Acquired by Montreal in trade from Boston 7/01.

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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DateQuestionAnswer
2019-02-06 21:00:00 (link to chat)I'm sure you get this question all the time, but if you had to put a Tomo Ohka comp on any currently active minor leaguer, who would it be?
(Mokajige from Earth)		Adrian Morejon [runs away from Bret] - BC (Dynasty 101 Chat w/ Ben Carsley and Bret Sayre)
2019-02-06 21:00:00 (link to chat)I'm sure you get this question all the time, but if you had to put a Tomo Ohka comp on any currently active minor leaguer, who would it be?
(Mokajige from Earth)		You would not believe how many times I've been asked this. It's defintely Alec Mills. -BS (Dynasty 101 Chat w/ Ben Carsley and Bret Sayre)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Tomo Ohka threw 1,502 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2009, including pitches thrown in . In 2009, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (88mph), Slider (83mph) and Sinker (87mph), also mixing in a Splitter (80mph). He also rarely threw a Curve (73mph).