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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
17 73 117 4 2 2 3.38 0.8
Birth Date6-13-1974
Height6' 2"
Weight200 lbs
Age49 years, 9 months, 16 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
2003 SEA MLB 5 0 9.3 0 0 0 7 1 7 0 100 6.8 1.0 0.0 6.8 0% .269 0.86 2.23 1.93 86 3.46 72.5 0.2
2004 SDN MLB 7 2 14.3 1 0 0 20 2 10 1 97 12.6 1.3 0.6 6.3 0% .380 1.53 2.87 5.65 94 3.52 72.5 0.3
2006 SDN MLB 37 0 56.3 2 0 2 53 16 23 6 86 8.5 2.6 1.0 3.7 0% .246 1.22 4.58 3.20 111 4.99 101.5 0.4
2010 SEA MLB 24 0 37.0 1 2 0 33 6 14 5 100 8.0 1.5 1.2 3.4 0% .228 1.05 4.53 3.16 115 5.35 120.7 -0.2
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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.
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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-
1997 LNC A+ CLF 40 0 85.3 6 3 1 83 21 73 11 8.8 2.2 1.2 7.7 0% .287 1.22 4.27 3.80 0 0.00 0.0
1998 LNC A+ CLF 17 4 52.0 6 0 0 41 21 48 6 7.1 3.6 1.0 8.3 0% -.461 1.19 4.69 3.63 0 0.00 0.0
1999 LNC A+ CLF 5 0 9.3 0 0 0 14 3 14 4 13.5 2.9 3.9 13.5 0% -.476 1.83 7.46 6.77 0 0.00 0.0
1999 NHV AA EAS 23 18 111.3 4 6 1 125 31 83 18 10.1 2.5 1.5 6.7 0% -.805 1.40 4.74 4.69 0 0.00 0.0
1999 TAC AAA PCL 5 1 16.0 0 2 0 26 2 10 5 14.6 1.1 2.8 5.6 0% -1.235 1.75 6.81 6.75 0 0.00 0.0
2000 NHV AA EAS 19 7 47.7 4 3 1 49 19 27 3 9.2 3.6 0.6 5.1 0% -.939 1.43 4.28 3.40 0 0.00 0.0
2000 TAC AAA PCL 2 1 6.0 0 1 0 9 1 1 2 13.5 1.5 3.0 1.5 0% -1.750 1.67 8.08 6.00 0 0.00 0.0
2000 Zul Wnt VWL 7 1 17.3 1 1 0 17 3 8 0 8.8 1.6 0.0 4.2 0% -1.545 1.16 3.18 3.12 0 0.00 0.0
2001 SAN AA TXS 37 9 104.3 7 4 1 117 23 96 8 10.1 2.0 0.7 8.3 0% -.852 1.34 3.36 3.80 0 0.00 0.0
2001 Azu Wnt DWL 6 0 16.3 0 1 1 14 7 15 0 7.7 3.9 0.0 8.3 0% -.636 1.29 3.94 3.87 0 0.00 0.0
2001 Peo Wnt AFL 13 1 29.0 3 3 0 34 10 31 5 10.6 3.1 1.6 9.6 0% -.617 1.52 5.57 5.28 0 0.00 0.0
2002 TAC AAA PCL 30 23 142.0 9 5 2 157 28 113 16 10.0 1.8 1.0 7.2 0% .316 1.30 3.98 3.80 0 0.00 0.0
2003 SEA MLB AL 5 0 9.3 0 0 0 7 1 7 0 100 6.8 1.0 0.0 6.8 0% .269 0.86 2.23 1.93 86 3.46 72.5
2003 TAC AAA PCL 29 21 141.0 11 10 0 165 32 115 17 10.5 2.0 1.1 7.3 0% .331 1.40 3.96 4.28 0 0.00 0.0
2004 SDN MLB NL 7 2 14.3 1 0 0 20 2 10 1 97 12.6 1.3 0.6 6.3 0% .380 1.53 2.87 5.65 94 3.52 72.5
2004 POR AAA PCL 24 23 138.7 11 4 0 130 42 110 16 8.4 2.7 1.0 7.1 0% .272 1.24 4.35 3.83 0 0.00 0.0
2005 DUR AAA INT 10 10 51.0 3 4 0 70 20 39 5 28 12.4 3.5 0.9 6.9 0% -.985 1.76 4.24 4.06 102 7.36 145.0
2005 POR AAA PCL 20 16 110.7 4 5 0 121 16 72 15 75 9.8 1.3 1.2 5.9 0% -.991 1.24 4.51 3.98 95 4.53 89.3
2006 SDN MLB NL 37 0 56.3 2 0 2 53 16 23 6 86 8.5 2.6 1.0 3.7 0% .246 1.22 4.58 3.20 111 4.99 101.5
2006 POR AAA PCL 7 5 30.0 2 1 0 33 7 22 3 103 9.9 2.1 0.9 6.6 0% .319 1.33 3.87 4.80 90 4.29 90.1
2007 NIP npb JPL 21 17 109.3 6 8 0 109 36 56 11 9.0 3.0 0.9 4.6 0% .271 1.33 4.29 3.71 0 0.00 0.0
2008 NIP npb JPL 28 25 163.0 12 5 0 139 72 90 22 7.7 4.0 1.2 5.0 0% .235 1.29 5.06 3.48 0 0.00 0.0
2009 NIP npb JPL 21 21 118.3 5 8 0 144 52 58 10 11.0 4.0 0.8 4.4 0% .324 1.66 4.50 5.33 0 0.00 0.0
2010 SEA MLB AL 24 0 37.0 1 2 0 33 6 14 5 100 8.0 1.5 1.2 3.4 0% .228 1.05 4.53 3.16 115 5.35 120.7
2010 TAC AAA PCL 15 0 28.7 2 1 1 20 8 32 1 6.3 2.5 0.3 10.0 0% .268 0.98 2.95 2.51 0 0.00 0.0
2011 BUF AAA INT 32 8 85.0 5 5 1 92 22 67 11 90 9.7 2.3 1.2 7.1 0% .307 1.34 4.25 4.34 99 5.02 102.6
2012 TAC AAA PCL 27 10 95.3 6 4 1 91 24 55 13 95 8.6 2.3 1.2 5.2 0% .263 1.21 5.13 4.63 107 3.57 74.3
2012 LAR Wnt VWL 8 8 33.7 3 1 0 44 6 16 2 11.8 1.6 0.5 4.3 0% .331 1.49 3.59 5.08 0 0.00 0.0
2013 TAC AAA PCL 36 10 97.7 8 3 0 104 21 77 10 102 9.6 1.9 0.9 7.1 0% .315 1.28 4.02 3.96 93 4.07 88.4
2013 ITA int WBC 4 0 3.3 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 8.1 2.7 0.0 8.1 0% .300 1.20 2.73 2.70 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2010 502 0.4960 0.4880 0.8204 0.6747 0.3043 0.8929 0.6623 0.1796
Career5020.49600.48800.82040.67470.30430.89290.66230.1796

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
2000-06-26 2000-07-05 Minors 9 0 Right Thigh Strain Quadriceps - -
2000-04-16 2000-05-21 Minors 35 0 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
1998-06-21 1998-09-22 Minors 93 0 Right Shoulder Strain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2006 SDN $335,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$335,000
1 yrTotal$335,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 163 d1 year (2011)

Details
  • 2011. Claimed by Arizona off waivers from Seattle 11/3/11. DFA by Arizona 1/18/11, sent outright to AAA 1/31/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Contract purchased by Seattle 6/15/10.
  • 2007-2009: Nippon of Japan Pacific League
  • 1 year/$0.335M (2006). Re-signed by San Diego 10/05.
  • 1 year/$0.317M (2005). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 10/04 (minor-league contract). Award bonuses based on appearances. Released by Tampa Bay 5/05. Signed by San Diego as a free agent 5/05 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$0.301M (2004). Acquired by San Diego in trade from Seattle 1/04. Signed by San Diego 3/04. Contract purchased by San Diego 5/04. Non-tendered by San Diego 12/04.
  • 1 year (2003). Contract purchased by Seattle 8/03. Sent outright to AAA by Seattle 8/03. Contract purchased by Seattle 8/03.
  • Signed by Seattle 1996 as an amateur free agent (Mercy College).

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 2023, Brian Sweeney threw 513 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2010 and 2011, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2011, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (86mph), also mixing in a Change (78mph) and Cutter (84mph).