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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 34)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date8-7-1984
Height6' 2"
Weight195 lbs
Age39 years, 8 months, 18 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
2015
-0.02016
1.12017
0.42018
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
2008 SDN MLB 5 4 21.3 1 3 0 29 15 14 7 92 12.2 6.3 3.0 5.9 0% .324 2.06 8.16 8.02 121 6.93 147.9 -0.3
2009 SDN MLB 9 9 46.3 3 1 0 35 19 30 6 88 6.8 3.7 1.2 5.8 0% .215 1.17 4.93 3.69 112 4.86 104.3 0.4
2010 SDN MLB 26 25 146.0 8 12 0 157 51 110 24 84 9.7 3.1 1.5 6.8 0% .304 1.42 4.82 4.25 110 4.75 107.3 0.9
2011 SDN MLB 14 14 79.7 5 6 0 84 28 51 7 91 9.5 3.2 0.8 5.8 0% .306 1.41 3.94 4.63 112 4.55 105.8 0.5
2012 MIA MLB 25 9 68.7 2 5 0 71 19 43 7 99 9.3 2.5 0.9 5.6 0% .299 1.31 4.07 3.67 105 3.80 87.0 1.0
2013 HOU 0 4 0 6.3 0 0 0 9 5 2 1 102 12.8 7.1 1.4 2.8 0% .286 2.21 7.33 7.11 137 9.16 219.3 -0.3
2013 MIA 0 13 7 48.7 1 5 0 63 15 31 6 92 11.7 2.8 1.1 5.7 0% .339 1.60 4.39 5.18 114 4.81 115.1 0.0
2014 ANA 0 10 3 28.7 1 1 0 25 6 21 2 91 7.8 1.9 0.6 6.6 0% .274 1.08 3.33 3.45 100 3.60 88.3 0.4
2014 NYA 0 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 97 18.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0% .400 3.00 9.16 18.00 136 5.83 142.8 0.0
2016 PIT 0 8 0 12.0 1 0 1 7 2 10 0 92 5.3 1.5 0.0 7.5 41% .219 0.75 2.01 0.75 86 3.91 86.5 0.2
2016 SEA 0 11 8 50.0 3 0 1 52 9 41 14 100 9.4 1.6 2.5 7.4 34% .264 1.22 5.64 4.50 115 5.65 125.0 -0.2
2017 PIT MLB 50 0 68.0 5 2 1 64 17 54 10 8.5 2.3 1.3 7.1 47% .269 1.19 4.29 4.50 94 3.77 80.3 1.1
2018 SEA MLB 32 27 162.0 9 5 0 151 40 130 24 97 8.4 2.2 1.3 7.2 37% .273 1.18 4.31 3.72 106 5.07 113.3 0.4
2019 SEA MLB 26 8 121.3 6 7 0 145 31 92 28 96 10.8 2.3 2.1 6.8 41% .308 1.45 5.52 5.71 121 8.04 165.0 -3.4
2013 TOT MLB 17 7 55.0 1 5 0 72 20 33 7 93 11.8 3.3 1.1 5.4 0% .000 1.67 4.73 5.40 117 5.31 127.1 -0.3
2014 TOT MLB 11 3 29.7 1 1 0 27 7 21 2 91 8.2 2.1 0.6 6.4 0% .000 1.15 3.53 3.94 102 3.67 90.1 0.4
2016 TOT MLB 19 8 62.0 4 0 2 59 11 51 14 99 8.6 1.6 2.0 7.4 35% .256 1.13 4.94 3.77 110 5.31 117.5 0.0
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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-
2006 FTW A MDW 7 7 32.1 4 1 0 31 10 27 1 107 8.7 2.8 0.3 7.6 0% .309 1.28 3.05 2.24 82 3.46 72.6
2006 EUG A- NWN 7 3 21.1 1 0 0 19 6 20 0 75 8.1 2.6 0.0 8.5 0% .322 1.18 2.21 4.27 82 4.02 84.3
2007 LEL A+ CLF 16 16 92.0 6 5 0 72 17 90 5 103 7.0 1.7 0.5 8.8 0% .268 0.97 3.11 2.64 71 2.26 46.4
2007 SAN AA TXS 12 11 57.3 7 3 0 48 19 55 8 93 7.5 3.0 1.3 8.6 0% .265 1.17 4.07 3.46 93 3.41 69.9
2008 SDN MLB NL 5 4 21.3 1 3 0 29 15 14 7 92 12.2 6.3 3.0 5.9 0% .324 2.06 8.16 8.02 121 6.93 147.9
2008 POR AAA PCL 26 25 138.7 11 9 0 136 42 139 21 105 8.8 2.7 1.4 9.0 0% .304 1.28 4.50 5.32 92 4.04 82.7
2009 SDN MLB NL 9 9 46.3 3 1 0 35 19 30 6 88 6.8 3.7 1.2 5.8 0% .215 1.17 4.93 3.69 112 4.86 104.3
2009 POR AAA PCL 24 20 121.0 4 9 0 109 31 95 15 91 8.1 2.3 1.1 7.1 0% .265 1.16 4.31 3.87 98 3.33 70.1
2010 SDN MLB NL 26 25 146.0 8 12 0 157 51 110 24 84 9.7 3.1 1.5 6.8 0% .304 1.42 4.82 4.25 110 4.75 107.3
2010 POR AAA PCL 2 2 10.0 0 1 0 13 1 15 1 74 11.7 0.9 0.9 13.5 0% .429 1.40 2.18 7.20 0 0.00 0.0
2011 SDN MLB NL 14 14 79.7 5 6 0 84 28 51 7 91 9.5 3.2 0.8 5.8 0% .306 1.41 3.94 4.63 112 4.55 105.8
2011 TUC AAA PCL 17 17 106.7 9 1 0 108 28 92 8 109 9.1 2.4 0.7 7.8 0% .316 1.28 3.84 4.30 81 3.06 62.5
2012 MIA MLB NL 25 9 68.7 2 5 0 71 19 43 7 99 9.3 2.5 0.9 5.6 0% .299 1.31 4.07 3.67 105 3.80 87.0
2012 NWO AAA PCL 16 16 98.7 5 5 0 91 20 91 10 89 8.3 1.8 0.9 8.3 0% .288 1.13 3.77 3.74 83 3.35 69.7
2013 HOU MLB AL 4 0 6.3 0 0 0 9 5 2 1 102 12.8 7.1 1.4 2.8 0% .286 2.21 7.33 7.11 137 9.16 219.3
2013 MIA MLB NL 13 7 48.7 1 5 0 63 15 31 6 92 11.7 2.8 1.1 5.7 0% .339 1.60 4.39 5.18 114 4.81 115.1
2013 OKL AAA PCL 19 7 49.7 3 1 1 55 16 47 5 93 10.0 2.9 0.9 8.5 0% .340 1.43 3.94 4.71 91 4.53 98.3
2014 ANA MLB AL 10 3 28.7 1 1 0 25 6 21 2 91 7.8 1.9 0.6 6.6 0% .274 1.08 3.33 3.45 100 3.60 88.3
2014 NYA MLB AL 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 97 18.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0% .400 3.00 9.16 18.00 136 5.83 142.8
2014 SLC AAA PCL 22 22 128.0 10 4 0 143 42 119 11 102 10.1 3.0 0.8 8.4 0% .352 1.45 4.03 4.43 85 3.83 81.0
2016 PIT MLB NL 8 0 12.0 1 0 1 7 2 10 0 92 5.3 1.5 0.0 7.5 41% .219 0.75 2.01 0.75 86 3.91 86.5
2016 SEA MLB AL 11 8 50.0 3 0 1 52 9 41 14 100 9.4 1.6 2.5 7.4 34% .264 1.22 5.64 4.50 115 5.65 125.0
2016 BUF AAA INT 14 14 89.7 7 2 0 84 21 85 3 100 8.4 2.1 0.3 8.5 43% .315 1.17 2.51 1.71 81 3.58 79.1
2017 PIT MLB NL 50 0 68.0 5 2 1 64 17 54 10 8.5 2.3 1.3 7.1 47% .269 1.19 4.29 4.50 94 3.77 80.3
2018 SEA MLB AL 32 27 162.0 9 5 0 151 40 130 24 97 8.4 2.2 1.3 7.2 37% .273 1.18 4.31 3.72 106 5.07 113.3
2019 SEA MLB AL 26 8 121.3 6 7 0 145 31 92 28 96 10.8 2.3 2.1 6.8 41% .308 1.45 5.52 5.71 121 8.04 165.0
2019 TAC AAA PCL 1 1 4.3 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 115 6.2 4.2 0.0 4.2 25% .250 1.15 4.25 2.08 106 4.81 98.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 341 0.5015 0.4223 0.8125 0.5848 0.2588 0.9000 0.6136 0.1875
2009 765 0.4693 0.4183 0.8031 0.5961 0.2611 0.8598 0.6887 0.1969
2010 2394 0.4825 0.4227 0.7836 0.5766 0.2793 0.8483 0.6590 0.2164
2011 1318 0.5228 0.4355 0.8345 0.5776 0.2798 0.8794 0.7330 0.1655
2012 1074 0.5019 0.4423 0.8084 0.5770 0.3065 0.8842 0.6646 0.1916
2013 958 0.4854 0.4645 0.7933 0.6495 0.2901 0.8477 0.6783 0.2067
2014 440 0.4182 0.4159 0.7705 0.5652 0.3086 0.8750 0.6329 0.2295
2016 944 0.4915 0.4831 0.7763 0.6358 0.3354 0.8339 0.6708 0.2237
2017 1071 0.4725 0.4528 0.7732 0.6285 0.2956 0.8428 0.6407 0.2268
2018 2439 0.4613 0.4588 0.7802 0.6178 0.3227 0.8388 0.6840 0.2198
2019 1953 0.4603 0.4700 0.7778 0.6418 0.3235 0.8458 0.6628 0.2222
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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

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2021 BAL $700,000
2020 BAL $800,000
2019 SEA $2,300,000
2018 SEA $650,000
2017 PIT $750,000
2014 ANA $
2013 MIA $491,500
YearsDescriptionSalary
8 yrPrevious$5,691,500
8 yrTotal$5,691,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 131 dJoe Rosen1 year/$700,000 (2021)

Details
  • 1 year (2021). Re-signed by Baltimore as a free agent 2/2/21 (minor-league contract). Salary of $700,000 in majors. Released by Baltimore 3/25/21 (LeBlanc exercised opt-out provision). Re-signed by Baltimore as a free agent 3/26/21. DFA by Baltimore 4/25/21. Sent outright to Alternate Site 4/29/21 (refused assignment, elected free agency). Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 5/4/21 (minor-league contract). Released by Milwaukee 5/26/21 (LeBlanc exercised right to opt out of contract). Signed by Texas as a free agent 6/1/21 (minor-league contract). Released by Texas 6/16/21. Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 6/17/21. Retired 4/2/22.
  • 1 year (2020). Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 1/28/20 (minor-league contract). Salary of $800,000 in majors). Contract selected by Baltimore 7/15/20.
  • 1 year/$2.75M (2019), plus 2020-22 options. Signed extension with Seattle 7/3/18. $0.3M signing bonus. 19:$2M. 20-22:$5M club options ($0.45M buyout for each option). Annual performance bonus based on innings pitched: $0.1M each for 90, 100 IP. $0.15M each for 110, 120 IP. $0.2M for 130, 140 IP. $0.25M each for 150, 160 IP. $0.3M each for 170, 180 IP. Subsequent salaries increase by bonuses earned in prior season. 2020 option guaranteed with 160 IP in 2019, provided LeBlanc does not have a left arm injury. 2021-22 options guaranteed with 160 IP in immediately preceding season or 310 IP in two prior seasons, provided LeBlanc does not have a left arm injury. With bonuses, total value of contract may reach $31.3M. Seattle declined 2020 option 10/31/19.
  • 1 year/$650,000 (2018). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 1/15/18 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1M in majors, $32,000 per month in minors. May opt out of contract 6/1/18 if not on Major League roster. Released by NY Yankees 3/23/18 (due $96,000 termination pay). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 3/24/18. Performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 10, 20 games started.
  • 1 year/$800,000 (2017), plus 2018 club option. Re-signed by Pittsburgh 12/2/16 (avoided arbitration). 17:$0.75M, 18:$1.25M club option ($50,000 buyout). Pittsburgh declined 2018 option 11/3/17. Sent outright to Triple-A 11/3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 12/18/15 (minor-league contract). Acquired by Seattle in trade from Toronto 6/22/16. Contract selected by Seattle 6/24/16. DFA by Seattle 8/25/16. Sent outright to Triple-A 9/4/16. Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Seattle 9/13/16.
  • 2015. Signed by Seibu Lions of Japan 12/14.
  • 1 year (2014). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 11/11/13 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by LA Angels 5/25/14. Claimed by NY Yankees off waivers 6/3/14 after being DFA by LA Angels 5/31/14. DFA by NY Yankees 6/11/14. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/14/14 (refused assignment). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 6/17/14 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by LA Angels 8/21/14. DFA by LA Angels 8/26/14. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/28/14. Contract selected by LA Angels 9/2/14. Non-tendered by LA Angels 12/2/14.
  • 1 year/$491,500 (2013). Renewed by Miami 3/2/13. Claimed by Houston off waivers 6/8/13 after being DFA by Miami 6/3/13. DFA by Houston 6/24/13. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/26/13. Contract selected by Houston 8/19/13. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/22/13. Elected free agency 10/13.
  • 1 year/$480,000 (2012). Renewed by Miami 3/2/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Re-signed by San Diego 2/27/11. Acquired by Miami in trade from San Diego 11/22/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed by San Diego 3/3/10.
  • 1 year/$401,900 (2009). Re-signed by San Diego 2/27/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Contract purchased by San Diego 9/1/08.
  • Drafted by San Diego 2006 (2-61) (Alabama). $590,000 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
90o 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 10 3 11 2 .249 1.06 3.55 3.78 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 7.9 7 2 7 1 .260 1.12 3.90 4.15 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 1 4 1 .267 1.16 4.15 4.42 -0.1 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 2 1 2 0 .274 1.20 4.36 4.65 -0.1 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .280 1.24 4.57 4.86 -0.1 0.0
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DateQuestionAnswer
2019-11-01 12:00:00 (link to chat)Where does Wade LeBlanc go and for how much?
(Jon from Warshington)		Very important question, Jon. My head says he is probably looking at an NRI given the pitching market and how much FA has squeezed lower end vets. My heart says 1/4 to the Mets plus incentives (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2010-12-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)Mingled joy and pain. Some fans think that last offseason proves Hoyer can build a contending Padre team for 2011. I look at the roughly 60 VORP, plus other losses, and can't see us winning more than 72 games. Any hope for next season other than watching a good front office evaluate its options for the future?
(Geoff Young Fan from San Diego)		I really do think the Padres could contend in 2011 even without Gonzalez, but things have to break very, very right for them. If Wade LeBlanc gets a lot of starts, or they don't sign a solid replacement at first base, or Everth Cabrera can't do anything for them at all, then things have not gone right and they are probably stuck at .500 at best.

The problem is, it's going to be tough to evaluate that until we see who the new shortstop and first baseman are. I'm convinced Cabrera would make a fine second baseman with his strong arm and defensive instincts, so if they can nab a shortstop then they are fine there. None of the pieces the Padres lost from the 2010 season are irreplaceable except for Gonzalez, but losing him doesn't automatically make them a terrible team if they play the rest of their cards right. (Marc Normandin)
2010-06-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)In my very deep, 14 team mixed league I'm in need of some pop, and have a day to put in a claim on Stanton (thankfully I have $ to do so). The question is, my pitching staff is very young & volatile, which of these 4 guys would you recommend dropping: W. Davis, Ely, C. Richard, W. LeBlanc? I'm leaning Wade Davis fwiw...
(Andy from Chicago)		I can see Davis getting pushed out by Hellickson. Wade LeBlanc had a few iffy starts, but he's in the NL with Petco, and probably won't get bumped by Tim Stauffer if he can keep it up. (Marc Normandin)
2010-01-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)Why did I spend 5% of my tiny budget on Jerry Hairston when my starting rotation could use another full pitcher's worth of not-sucky innings?
(Jed Hoyer from Beautiful Downtown San Diego)		Because replacing Wade LeBlanc or Tim Stauffer is not going to win the NL West, and a guy like Hairston has his uses. Plus, with Jerry and Scott on the same club, I hope to see some kind of super Hairston, like a Voltron Hairston that's capable of playing defense and hitting well but counts as two roster spots. (Marc Normandin)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Wade LeBlanc threw 15,485 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2021, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2021, he relied primarily on his Cutter (85mph), Change (80mph) and Sinker (88mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (88mph) and Curve (74mph).