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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
10 258 197.3 13 12 3 3.74 2
Birth Date6-5-1983
Height6' 3"
Weight215 lbs
Age40 years, 10 months, 19 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
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 CIN 0 29 0 27.7 2 1 2 33 9 23 3 97 10.7 2.9 1.0 7.5 0% .341 1.52 3.82 4.23 103 5.24 106.8 0.1
2006 WAS 0 19 0 23.0 1 1 0 24 9 16 2 92 9.4 3.5 0.8 6.3 0% .306 1.43 4.15 3.91 99 4.57 93.1 0.3
2007 CIN MLB 19 0 14.3 3 3 1 16 5 14 1 103 10.0 3.1 0.6 8.8 0% .349 1.47 3.17 6.28 106 5.50 113.8 0.0
2008 CIN MLB 63 0 47.0 2 2 0 50 24 54 4 99 9.6 4.6 0.8 10.3 0% .348 1.57 3.50 2.87 96 4.04 86.2 0.7
2010 CIN MLB 35 0 28.3 0 2 0 21 10 30 4 98 6.7 3.2 1.3 9.5 0% .233 1.09 3.87 4.13 85 2.89 65.3 0.7
2011 CIN MLB 79 0 48.3 5 3 0 35 17 44 3 102 6.5 3.2 0.6 8.2 0% .246 1.08 3.15 2.98 100 3.72 86.5 0.6
2012 CIN MLB 14 0 8.7 0 0 0 6 14 7 2 100 6.2 14.5 2.1 7.3 0% .200 2.31 9.36 5.19 133 8.08 185.2 -0.3
2006 TOT MLB 48 0 50.7 3 2 2 57 18 39 5 95 10.1 3.2 0.9 6.9 0% .000 1.48 3.97 4.09 101 4.94 100.6 0.4
CareerMLB2580197.3131231858818819998.44.00.98.639%.2971.383.823.741004.3193.32.0

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-
2004 BRV A+ FSL 6 0 7.3 0 2 1 9 1 6 0 11.1 1.2 0.0 7.4 0% .346 1.37 1.99 4.93 0 0.00 0.0
2004 jav Wnt AFL 9 0 16.0 0 0 0 21 4 16 1 11.8 2.3 0.6 9.0 0% -.952 1.56 4.06 7.31 0 0.00 0.0
2005 POT A+ CRL 8 0 12.7 1 0 3 8 3 18 1 5.7 2.1 0.7 12.8 0% -.318 0.87 2.23 2.13 0 0.00 0.0
2005 HAR AA EAS 3 0 5.7 1 0 1 10 1 6 1 65 15.8 1.6 1.6 9.5 0% -1.125 1.93 3.85 6.32 93 6.60 130.1
2005 NWO AAA PCL 23 0 21.3 1 4 2 23 9 25 3 32 9.7 3.8 1.3 10.6 0% -.513 1.50 4.54 5.07 89 4.74 93.5
2006 CIN MLB NL 29 0 27.7 2 1 2 33 9 23 3 97 10.7 2.9 1.0 7.5 0% .341 1.52 3.82 4.23 103 5.24 106.8
2006 WAS MLB NL 19 0 23.0 1 1 0 24 9 16 2 92 9.4 3.5 0.8 6.3 0% .306 1.43 4.15 3.91 99 4.57 93.1
2006 NWO AAA PCL 21 0 31.2 4 1 5 26 9 45 5 96 7.5 2.6 1.4 13.0 0% .300 1.12 3.59 4.04 75 2.60 54.5
2007 CIN MLB NL 19 0 14.3 3 3 1 16 5 14 1 103 10.0 3.1 0.6 8.8 0% .349 1.47 3.17 6.28 106 5.50 113.8
2007 SAR A+ FSL 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 105 0.0 4.5 0.0 9.0 0% .000 0.50 2.80 0.00 95 3.95 81.0
2007 LOU AAA INT 18 0 19.0 1 2 0 19 6 29 1 97 9.0 2.8 0.5 13.7 0% .375 1.32 1.75 4.26 57 3.31 67.8
2008 CIN MLB NL 63 0 47.0 2 2 0 50 24 54 4 99 9.6 4.6 0.8 10.3 0% .348 1.57 3.50 2.87 96 4.04 86.2
2008 LOU AAA INT 9 0 9.0 0 0 1 6 5 15 1 90 6.0 5.0 1.0 15.0 0% .294 1.22 3.09 3.00 62 2.44 50.0
2009 LOU AAA INT 3 0 5.0 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 115 3.6 1.8 0.0 10.8 0% .182 0.60 1.35 0.00 72 2.25 47.4
2010 CIN MLB NL 35 0 28.3 0 2 0 21 10 30 4 98 6.7 3.2 1.3 9.5 0% .233 1.09 3.87 4.13 85 2.89 65.3
2010 LYN A+ CRL 4 0 4.7 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 1.9 3.8 0.0 17.2 0% .143 0.64 0.84 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2010 LOU AAA INT 6 0 5.7 0 0 1 2 1 7 0 3.2 1.6 0.0 11.1 0% .167 0.53 1.36 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2011 CIN MLB NL 79 0 48.3 5 3 0 35 17 44 3 102 6.5 3.2 0.6 8.2 0% .246 1.08 3.15 2.98 100 3.72 86.5
2012 CIN MLB NL 14 0 8.7 0 0 0 6 14 7 2 100 6.2 14.5 2.1 7.3 0% .200 2.31 9.36 5.19 133 8.08 185.2
2012 DYT A MID 2 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.0 3.4 0.0 13.5 0% .000 0.38 1.47 0.00 77 2.39 49.7
2012 LOU AAA INT 14 0 12.0 1 0 0 17 12 10 1 12.8 9.0 0.8 7.5 0% .390 2.42 5.57 9.00 123 7.75 161.5
2013 HAR AA EAS 4 0 4.3 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 4.2 2.1 0.0 12.5 0% .250 0.69 1.24 0.00 70 2.88 62.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 768 0.4831 0.4948 0.7053 0.6523 0.3476 0.8388 0.4710 0.2947
2010 478 0.4916 0.4644 0.6937 0.6128 0.3210 0.7986 0.5000 0.3063
2011 799 0.4718 0.4581 0.7268 0.6525 0.2844 0.7764 0.6250 0.2732
2012 179 0.4022 0.3575 0.8125 0.5972 0.1963 0.9070 0.6190 0.1875
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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
2012-07-31 2012-10-12 15-DL 73 60 - Low Back Strain - -
2012-04-19 2012-06-22 15-DL 64 56 Left Groin Strain - -
2012-03-06 2012-03-26 Camp 20 0 - Groin Strain - -
2010-04-08 2010-06-13 Minors 66 0 Left Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2009-05-19
2009-04-16 2009-09-13 Minors 150 0 Left Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2009-05-19
2009-03-08 2009-03-15 Camp 7 0 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2009-02-17 2009-03-07 Camp 18 0 Left Shoulder Soreness -
2008-02-18 2008-03-12 Camp 23 0 Left Shoulder Soreness -
2008-01-18 2008-01-18 Off 0 0 Abdomen Surgery Appendix 2008-01-18
2007-04-01 2007-07-20 60-DL 110 96 Left Fingers Fracture Index Finger -
2007-03-09 2007-04-01 Camp 23 0 Left Shoulder Soreness -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 WAS $
2012 CIN $1,417,500
2011 CIN $645,000
2007 CIN $382,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$2,445,000
3 yrTotal$2,445,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 18 dBobby Witt1 year (2013)

Details
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by Washington as a free agent 12/3/12 (minor-league contract). Retired 3/14.
  • 1 year/$1.4175M (2012). Re-signed by Cincinnati 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration). Sent outright to Triple-A by Cincinnati 11/12 (refused assignment 11/7/12).
  • 1 year/$0.645M (2011). Re-signed by Cincinnati 1/18/11 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed 3/10.
  • 1 year/$0.42M (2009). Re-signed 2/25/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Re-signed 3/6/08.
  • 1 year/$0.3825M (2007).
  • 1 year (2006). Contract purchased by Washington 6/06. Acquired in trade from Washington 7/06.
  • Drafted 2004 (1-13) (William & Mary). $1.75M signing bonus.

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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DateRoundtable NameComment
2010-10-06 10:00:002010 Playoffs Day OneI remember when Bill Bray was the cost-effective first-round pick in one of the last Expos draft. I remember him closing out wins for William & Mary's best starter, Chris Ray. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-10-06 10:00:002010 Playoffs Day OneRemember when Bill Bray and Gary Majewski was a paltry return for Austin Kearns? Those were the days.... (Brandon Warne)
 

PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Bill Bray threw 2,502 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2012, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2012, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (90mph) and Slider (83mph). He also rarely threw a Curve (90mph).