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Portrait of P.J. Walters

P.J. Walters P

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
10 40 152 6 10 0 6.28 -1.7
Birth Date3-12-1985
Height6' 4"
Weight215 lbs
Age39 years, 1 months, 13 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
2009 SLN MLB 8 1 16.0 0 0 0 21 9 14 6 94 11.8 5.1 3.4 7.9 0% .294 1.88 7.86 9.56 116 6.25 134.0 -0.2
2010 SLN MLB 7 3 30.0 2 0 0 32 10 22 5 84 9.6 3.0 1.5 6.6 0% .293 1.40 4.80 6.00 110 4.81 108.6 0.1
2011 SLN 0 4 0 4.0 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 95 6.8 4.5 2.3 6.8 0% .167 1.25 6.24 9.00 124 6.85 159.2 -0.1
2011 TOR 0 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 112 0.0 9.0 0.0 9.0 0% .000 1.00 4.06 0.00 185 8.85 205.7 0.0
2012 MIN MLB 12 12 61.7 2 5 0 71 22 42 12 105 10.4 3.2 1.8 6.1 0% .307 1.51 5.42 5.69 128 6.31 144.7 -0.8
2013 MIN MLB 8 8 39.3 2 5 0 51 18 22 5 101 11.7 4.1 1.1 5.0 0% .336 1.75 5.05 5.95 122 6.35 151.9 -0.7
2011 TOT MLB 5 0 5.0 0 0 0 3 3 4 1 98 5.4 5.4 1.8 7.2 0% .000 1.20 5.80 7.20 133 7.25 168.5 -0.1
CareerMLB4024152.0610017862104299910.53.71.76.243%.3071.585.476.281226.05139.1-1.7

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-
2006 SCO A- NYP 26 0 30.2 2 1 8 29 9 31 1 8.6 2.7 0.3 9.2 0% .318 1.26 2.77 3.58 0 0.00 0.0
2007 QUD A MDW 17 10 68.7 6 1 1 59 12 73 2 89 7.7 1.6 0.3 9.6 0% .306 1.03 2.46 2.62 72 3.82 78.3
2007 PMB A+ FSL 5 5 33.7 3 1 0 29 6 37 2 89 7.7 1.6 0.5 9.9 0% .293 1.04 2.50 2.67 74 3.87 79.3
2007 SFD AA TXS 8 8 49.3 3 4 0 42 15 37 4 100 7.7 2.7 0.7 6.8 0% .260 1.16 3.89 2.37 100 3.67 75.3
2008 SFD AA TXS 6 6 36.0 1 2 0 35 8 34 5 91 8.8 2.0 1.3 8.5 0% .300 1.19 4.16 3.25 89 3.77 77.2
2008 MEM AAA PCL 23 23 122.0 9 4 0 123 62 122 17 99 9.1 4.6 1.3 9.0 0% .314 1.52 5.01 4.87 101 5.15 105.3
2009 SLN MLB NL 8 1 16.0 0 0 0 21 9 14 6 94 11.8 5.1 3.4 7.9 0% .294 1.88 7.86 9.56 116 6.25 134.0
2009 MEM AAA PCL 21 20 121.0 8 10 0 128 44 113 6 88 9.5 3.3 0.4 8.4 0% .333 1.42 3.56 4.54 85 4.61 97.0
2010 SLN MLB NL 7 3 30.0 2 0 0 32 10 22 5 84 9.6 3.0 1.5 6.6 0% .293 1.40 4.80 6.00 110 4.81 108.6
2010 MEM AAA PCL 19 18 108.7 8 5 0 106 30 106 12 93 8.8 2.5 1.0 8.8 0% .308 1.25 4.11 3.81 0 0.00 0.0
2011 SLN MLB NL 4 0 4.0 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 95 6.8 4.5 2.3 6.8 0% .167 1.25 6.24 9.00 124 6.85 159.2
2011 TOR MLB AL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 112 0.0 9.0 0.0 9.0 0% .000 1.00 4.06 0.00 185 8.85 205.7
2011 LVG AAA PCL 7 7 29.0 1 3 0 44 16 26 4 105 13.7 5.0 1.2 8.1 0% .408 2.07 5.74 8.38 104 6.44 131.4
2011 MEM AAA PCL 17 17 103.3 7 4 0 105 42 87 9 91 9.1 3.7 0.8 7.6 0% .316 1.42 4.79 4.27 99 5.46 111.5
2012 MIN MLB AL 12 12 61.7 2 5 0 71 22 42 12 105 10.4 3.2 1.8 6.1 0% .307 1.51 5.42 5.69 128 6.31 144.7
2012 ROC AAA INT 14 14 58.3 3 3 0 67 15 47 7 90 10.3 2.3 1.1 7.3 0% .330 1.41 3.93 4.01 97 5.00 104.2
2013 MIN MLB AL 8 8 39.3 2 5 0 51 18 22 5 101 11.7 4.1 1.1 5.0 0% .336 1.75 5.05 5.95 122 6.35 151.9
2013 ROC AAA INT 19 19 103.3 7 5 0 110 46 82 5 105 9.6 4.0 0.4 7.1 0% .332 1.51 3.81 4.18 104 5.24 113.8
2014 NHP AA EAS 8 8 52.0 2 3 0 47 10 50 5 101 8.1 1.7 0.9 8.7 0% .292 1.10 3.31 2.60 87 3.95 83.5
2014 BUF AAA INT 9 9 49.3 4 2 0 54 17 41 5 99 9.9 3.1 0.9 7.5 0% .325 1.44 4.09 4.56 100 5.07 107.4
2014 OMA AAA PCL 10 8 40.7 1 4 0 52 19 34 8 92 11.5 4.2 1.8 7.5 0% .333 1.75 6.20 7.97 124 7.03 148.8
2015 TUL AA TEX 1 1 5.0 0 1 0 9 2 5 1 124 16.2 3.6 1.8 9.0 0% .444 2.20 5.09 5.40 101 6.44 141.2
2015 OKL AAA PCL 4 4 23.0 2 1 0 28 7 15 2 96 11.0 2.7 0.8 5.9 0% .356 1.52 4.59 4.70 105 5.83 127.8
2015 SYR AAA INT 21 5 60.0 5 3 0 66 23 52 7 103 9.9 3.5 1.1 7.8 0% .324 1.48 4.43 5.25 105 5.19 113.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2009 298 0.4799 0.4295 0.7734 0.5874 0.2839 0.8690 0.5909 0.2266
2010 481 0.5114 0.4407 0.8208 0.6016 0.2723 0.8986 0.6406 0.1792
2011 101 0.4950 0.4851 0.7959 0.6600 0.3137 0.8182 0.7500 0.2041
2012 1015 0.4700 0.4069 0.8329 0.5681 0.2639 0.8672 0.7676 0.1671
2013 674 0.5326 0.4065 0.8394 0.5460 0.2476 0.9184 0.6410 0.1606
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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
2012-06-14 2012-09-01 60-DL 79 70 Right Shoulder Inflammation - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2015 PHI $
2014 KCA $
2013 MIN $
2012 MIN $
2011 SLN $
2010 SLN $
2009 SLN $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 114 dAspire Sports Management1 year (2015)

Details
  • 1 year (2015). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 11/12/14 (minor-league contract). Released by Philadelphia 4/4/15. Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 5/5/15 (minor-league contract). Acquired by Washington in trade from LA Dodgers 6/1/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 11/21/13 (minor-league contract). Acquired by Toronto in trade from Kansas City 5/25/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Minnesota as a free agent 10/29/12 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Minnesota 5/25/13. DFA by Minnesota 7/5/13. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/8/13. Elected free agency 10/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Minnesota as a free agent 12/14/11 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Minnesota 5/10/12. Sent outright to Triple-A by Minnesota 10/24/12. Refused assignment 10/26/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Acquired by Toronto in trade from St. Louis 7/27/11. Sent outright to Triple-A by Toronto 9/6/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/10.
  • 1 year (2009). Contract purchased by St. Louis 4/17/09.
  • Drafted by St. Louis 2006 (11-346) (South Alabama).

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, P.J. Walters threw 2,599 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2009 and 2014, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2014, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (90mph), Sinker (90mph) and Curve (77mph), also mixing in a Slider (79mph).