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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
11 52 47.3 1 3 0 4.94 -0.1
Birth Date2-28-1987
Height6' 3"
Weight205 lbs
Age37 years, 1 months, 28 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
2011 PIT MLB 4 1 7.7 0 0 0 13 6 1 2 94 15.3 7.0 2.3 1.2 0% .344 2.48 8.46 7.04 126 5.53 128.4 -0.1
2014 MIN MLB 7 0 7.3 0 0 0 8 2 6 0 107 9.8 2.5 0.0 7.4 0% .348 1.36 2.34 2.45 100 4.56 111.8 0.0
2015 MIN MLB 41 0 32.3 1 3 0 32 11 17 2 106 8.9 3.1 0.6 4.7 0% .280 1.33 3.87 5.01 110 4.91 114.7 -0.1
CareerMLB52147.3130531924410410.13.60.84.635%.3451.524.384.941114.96116.5-0.1

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-
2005 JAM A- NYP 5 5 20.3 1 2 0 25 10 17 1 69 11.1 4.4 0.4 7.5 0% -.828 1.72 4.01 3.10 104 7.48 147.4
2006 GRB A SAL 24 24 134.0 8 8 0 139 35 114 12 9.3 2.4 0.8 7.7 0% .319 1.30 3.66 3.63 0 0.00 0.0
2007 JUP A+ FSL 20 19 115.0 4 6 0 121 35 84 2 95 9.5 2.7 0.2 6.6 0% .316 1.36 3.08 3.37 92 4.18 85.9
2008 CAR AA SOU 16 16 81.7 2 5 0 111 40 53 9 107 12.2 4.4 1.0 5.8 0% .368 1.85 4.91 5.62 117 7.46 152.6
2008 MRL Rk GCL 2 2 9.0 0 0 0 8 1 9 0 102 8.0 1.0 0.0 9.0 0% .320 1.00 1.87 2.00 82 3.57 73.0
2008 MSS Wnt AFL 11 0 15.0 1 0 0 17 6 14 3 10.2 3.6 1.8 8.4 0% .318 1.53 6.45 6.00 0 0.00 0.0
2009 HAR AA EAS 6 6 32.7 0 3 0 32 11 27 3 97 8.8 3.0 0.8 7.4 0% .299 1.31 3.68 3.30 100 4.57 96.2
2009 JAX AA SOU 20 20 114.0 5 9 0 121 43 75 7 91 9.6 3.4 0.6 5.9 0% .302 1.44 3.76 4.11 101 5.47 115.1
2010 HAR AA EAS 26 26 136.7 4 13 0 164 53 95 16 102 10.8 3.5 1.1 6.3 0% .331 1.59 4.76 5.79 0 0.00 0.0
2010 SYR AAA INT 1 1 5.0 1 0 0 5 3 4 0 107 9.0 5.4 0.0 7.2 0% .313 1.60 3.49 1.80 0 0.00 0.0
2011 PIT MLB NL 4 1 7.7 0 0 0 13 6 1 2 94 15.3 7.0 2.3 1.2 0% .344 2.48 8.46 7.04 126 5.53 128.4
2011 ALT AA EAS 28 12 83.7 4 7 0 100 20 51 6 84 10.8 2.2 0.6 5.5 0% .331 1.43 3.90 5.16 102 5.68 116.0
2011 IND AAA INT 5 4 19.0 1 0 0 23 9 10 0 93 10.9 4.3 0.0 4.7 0% .333 1.68 3.60 2.84 112 7.00 143.0
2011 TDE Wnt LID 4 2 10.3 0 1 0 15 4 3 3 13.1 3.5 2.6 2.6 0% .316 1.84 7.42 6.10 0 0.00 0.0
2012 NBR AA EAS 22 13 86.0 3 8 0 115 22 45 9 101 12.0 2.3 0.9 4.7 0% .353 1.59 4.55 5.23 117 7.26 151.1
2013 NBR AA EAS 11 0 14.7 0 1 3 11 3 11 0 6.8 1.8 0.0 6.8 0% .256 0.95 2.43 0.61 85 2.83 61.5
2013 ROC AAA INT 31 1 44.0 3 2 6 49 13 42 3 99 10.0 2.7 0.6 8.6 0% .351 1.41 3.13 3.48 91 4.64 100.7
2014 MIN MLB AL 7 0 7.3 0 0 0 8 2 6 0 107 9.8 2.5 0.0 7.4 0% .348 1.36 2.34 2.45 100 4.56 111.8
2014 ROC AAA INT 46 0 52.0 3 3 3 49 26 51 5 8.5 4.5 0.9 8.8 0% .306 1.44 4.19 3.98 99 4.43 93.9
2015 MIN MLB AL 41 0 32.3 1 3 0 32 11 17 2 106 8.9 3.1 0.6 4.7 0% .280 1.33 3.87 5.01 110 4.91 114.7
2015 ROC AAA INT 21 0 17.0 1 1 1 16 4 11 0 8.5 2.1 0.0 5.8 0% .286 1.18 2.56 3.71 97 4.08 89.6
2015 CAN Wnt ABL 8 0 9.3 1 0 1 10 7 12 1 9.6 6.8 1.0 11.6 0% .360 1.82 4.40 4.82 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2011 154 0.4545 0.3766 0.8448 0.5143 0.2619 0.8889 0.7727 0.1552
2014 98 0.5408 0.4592 0.7556 0.5849 0.3111 0.9032 0.4286 0.2444
2015 492 0.4533 0.4593 0.7522 0.6099 0.3346 0.8676 0.5778 0.2478
Career7440.46510.44220.77180.58680.31650.87670.59850.2282

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
2013-04-03 2013-04-17 Minors 14 0 - Not Disclosed - -
2008-05-13 2008-07-20 Minors 68 0 Not Disclosed -
2007-06-06 2007-07-14 Minors 38 0 Not Disclosed -
2006-08-24 2006-09-05 Minors 12 0 Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2015 MIN $520,000
2014 MIN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$520,000
1 yrTotal$520,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 146 dOctagon1 year (2016)

Details
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by Minnesota 12/4/15 (minor-league contract). Released by Minnesota 4/16.
  • 1 year/$0.52M (2015). Re-signed by Minnesota 3/3/15. Sent outright to Triple-A by Minnesota 10/21/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Contract selected by Minnesota 8/31/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Minnesota (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 12/11/11 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2011). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/11. DFA by Pittsburgh 6/24/11, sent outright to Triple-A 6/30/11. Contract purchased by Pittsburgh 8/24/11. Sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 10/31/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Contract purchased by Washington 11/19/09. Re-signed by Washington 2/10. Claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers from Washington 12/23/10.
  • Acquired by Washington in trade from Florida (Nick Johnson deal) 7/31/09.
  • Drafted by Florida 2005 (1-22) (Second Baptist HS, Houston). Signed 6/05, $1.225M 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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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Aaron Thompson threw 742 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2011 and 2015, including pitches thrown in . In 2015, he relied primarily on his Slider (82mph) and Fourseam Fastball (90mph), also mixing in a Change (83mph). He also rarely threw a Sinker (90mph) and Curve (75mph).