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Frank Herrmann PPhillies

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 35)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date5-30-1984
Height6' 4"
Weight220 lbs
Age39 years, 9 months, 27 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
2015
-0.12016
2017
2018
-0.32019
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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
2010 CLE MLB 40 0 44.7 0 1 1 48 9 24 6 106 9.7 1.8 1.2 4.8 0% .284 1.28 4.45 4.03 116 5.69 128.4 -0.4
2011 CLE MLB 40 0 56.3 4 0 0 71 16 34 7 102 11.3 2.6 1.1 5.4 0% .327 1.54 4.32 5.11 119 5.66 131.6 -0.6
2012 CLE MLB 15 0 19.3 0 0 0 12 4 14 1 97 5.6 1.9 0.5 6.5 0% .212 0.83 2.88 2.33 99 4.21 96.5 0.1
2016 PHI MLB 14 0 15.0 1 2 0 20 5 14 7 84 12.0 3.0 4.2 8.4 29% .310 1.67 8.58 8.40 123 5.59 123.7 -0.1
CareerMLB1090135.353115134862110110.02.31.45.734%.2971.374.634.721165.45124.6-1.0

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.
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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-
2006 LKC A SAL 26 26 122.0 4 6 0 122 47 89 8 9.0 3.5 0.6 6.6 0% .301 1.39 4.27 3.91 0 0.00 0.0
2007 KIN A+ CRL 26 26 146.0 11 5 0 163 28 88 15 99 10.0 1.7 0.9 5.4 0% .308 1.31 4.18 4.01 100 4.84 99.4
2008 KIN A+ CRL 1 1 5.3 0 0 0 8 1 4 1 95 13.6 1.7 1.7 6.8 0% .368 1.70 4.96 11.89 106 5.79 118.4
2008 AKR AA EAS 23 23 131.7 11 6 0 142 36 86 9 102 9.7 2.5 0.6 5.9 0% .310 1.35 3.69 4.10 94 4.76 97.4
2008 BUF AAA INT 2 2 13.0 0 2 0 11 6 14 1 93 7.6 4.2 0.7 9.7 0% .294 1.31 3.55 1.38 98 4.66 95.3
2009 AKR AA EAS 5 5 30.7 2 1 0 27 5 12 4 95 7.9 1.5 1.2 3.5 0% .235 1.04 4.53 2.93 119 3.84 80.9
2009 COH AAA INT 44 0 76.0 2 3 2 83 13 50 3 114 9.8 1.5 0.4 5.9 0% .319 1.26 2.94 2.96 88 4.11 86.5
2009 AGU Wnt DWL 11 0 12.0 1 0 0 13 4 6 2 9.8 3.0 1.5 4.5 0% .268 1.42 5.70 2.25 0 0.00 0.0
2010 CLE MLB AL 40 0 44.7 0 1 1 48 9 24 6 106 9.7 1.8 1.2 4.8 0% .284 1.28 4.45 4.03 116 5.69 128.4
2010 COH AAA INT 19 0 28.7 3 0 2 15 8 22 0 4.7 2.5 0.0 6.9 0% .200 0.80 2.59 0.31 0 0.00 0.0
2011 CLE MLB AL 40 0 56.3 4 0 0 71 16 34 7 102 11.3 2.6 1.1 5.4 0% .327 1.54 4.32 5.11 119 5.66 131.6
2011 COH AAA INT 9 0 10.7 0 0 0 13 4 12 1 11.0 3.4 0.8 10.1 0% .387 1.59 3.32 5.91 80 4.43 90.4
2012 CLE MLB AL 15 0 19.3 0 0 0 12 4 14 1 97 5.6 1.9 0.5 6.5 0% .212 0.83 2.88 2.33 99 4.21 96.5
2012 COH AAA INT 42 0 52.7 2 2 8 58 15 58 8 9.9 2.6 1.4 9.9 0% .347 1.39 3.84 4.78 92 5.21 108.5
2014 COH AAA INT 28 0 29.7 1 1 0 32 19 30 6 9.7 5.8 1.8 9.1 0% .306 1.72 5.87 6.37 120 5.94 125.7
2015 IND AAA INT 7 0 6.0 1 1 0 3 5 6 0 4.5 7.5 0.0 9.0 0% .200 1.33 3.65 1.50 102 3.85 84.5
2015 SLC AAA PCL 37 0 46.7 3 1 1 62 5 47 4 12.0 1.0 0.8 9.1 0% .392 1.44 3.01 4.05 76 4.65 101.9
2016 PHI MLB NL 14 0 15.0 1 2 0 20 5 14 7 84 12.0 3.0 4.2 8.4 29% .310 1.67 8.58 8.40 123 5.59 123.7
2016 LEH AAA INT 27 0 31.3 6 1 0 24 6 31 2 6.9 1.7 0.6 8.9 31% .262 0.96 2.59 1.72 81 2.90 64.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2010 747 0.5743 0.4726 0.8612 0.6294 0.2610 0.8889 0.7711 0.1388
2011 986 0.5497 0.5142 0.8304 0.6882 0.3018 0.8499 0.7761 0.1696
2012 295 0.5627 0.4610 0.7941 0.6867 0.1705 0.8333 0.5909 0.2059
2016 279 0.5842 0.5627 0.7834 0.7730 0.2672 0.8095 0.6774 0.2166
Career23070.56350.49980.83000.67920.26760.85550.73890.1700

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
2014-07-25 2014-08-11 Minors 17 0 Left Lower Leg Strain Calf -
2013-03-25 2013-10-03 60-DL 192 162 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2013-03-13 -
2013-02-26 2013-03-25 Camp 27 0 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2013-03-13 -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2017 PHI $
2016 PHI $
2015 PIT $
2014 CLE $
2013 CLE $495,500
2012 CLE $
2011 CLE $419,800
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$915,300
2 yrTotal$915,300

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
3 y 22 dExcel Sports2017

Details
  • 1 year (2016). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 11/18/15 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Philadelphia 8/17/16. Sent outright to Triple-A by Philadelphia 10/7/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 1/30/15 (minor-league contract). Released by LA Angels 8/12/15. Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 8/16/15 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$0.56M (2014). Re-signed by Cleveland 12/3/13 (avoided arbitration). DFA by Cleveland 3/30/14. Sent outright to Triple-A 4/8/14.
  • 1 year/$0.4955M (2013). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/11/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/9/12.
  • 1 year/$0.4198M (2011). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/8/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Contract purchased by Cleveland 6/4/10.
  • Signed 2005 as an amateur free agent (Harvard).

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
90o 5.9 0 2 45 0 52.3 45 16 50 8 .259 1.16 3.80 4.19 -6.7 -0.7
80o 5.1 0 1.7 39 0 45.7 42 15 43 8 .274 1.26 4.24 4.66 -8.1 -0.9
70o 4.5 0 1.4 35 0 41.1 40 15 39 8 .286 1.33 4.57 5.02 -8.8 -1.0
60o 4 0 1.3 32 0 37.3 38 14 36 7 .296 1.40 4.85 5.32 -9.1 -1.0
50o 3.6 0 1.1 29 0 33.9 36 13 32 7 .305 1.46 5.13 5.61 -9.3 -1.0
40o 3.1 0 1 26 0 30.5 34 12 29 6 .314 1.53 5.40 5.91 -9.3 -1.0
30o 2.7 0 0.8 23 0 26.9 32 11 26 6 .324 1.60 5.70 6.24 -9.1 -1.0
20o 2.3 0 0.7 20 0 22.9 28 10 22 5 .335 1.68 6.06 6.63 -8.7 -0.9
10o 1.7 0 0.5 15 0 17.6 23 8 17 4 .352 1.81 6.58 7.18 -7.7 -0.8
Weighted Mean3.501.128033.03513317.3021.445.085.57-8.9-1.0

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2023, Frank Herrmann threw 2,368 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2010 and 2016, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2016, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (94mph), also mixing in a Slider (87mph) and Curve (81mph).