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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 34)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date8-30-1984
Height6' 2"
Weight215 lbs
Age39 years, 7 months, 20 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
1.62015
3.82016
-0.92017
1.52018
-0.12019
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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
2013 BOS MLB 4 1 13.3 2 0 0 12 9 10 0 99 8.1 6.1 0.0 6.8 0% .308 1.58 3.82 5.40 105 2.55 61.0 0.3
2014 BOS MLB 6 1 21.0 0 1 0 21 4 22 2 102 9.0 1.7 0.9 9.4 0% .328 1.19 2.87 2.57 78 2.08 51.0 0.6
2015 BOS MLB 16 9 72.7 5 4 0 67 27 52 12 112 8.3 3.3 1.5 6.4 0% .252 1.29 4.97 4.09 115 3.07 71.8 1.6
2016 BOS MLB 24 24 156.7 13 6 0 138 57 127 12 116 7.9 3.3 0.7 7.3 45% .279 1.24 3.72 3.33 97 3.22 71.4 3.8
2017 BOS MLB 5 5 24.0 1 3 0 40 5 13 9 108 15.0 1.9 3.4 4.9 43% .365 1.88 7.81 8.25 138 8.93 190.1 -0.9
2018 BOS MLB 20 4 53.7 3 1 1 41 26 42 5 106 6.9 4.4 0.8 7.0 54% .243 1.25 4.40 2.68 105 2.72 60.7 1.5
2019 BOS MLB 6 0 6.3 0 1 0 11 4 5 3 108 15.6 5.7 4.3 7.1 35% .400 2.37 10.19 8.53 120 7.78 159.5 -0.2
CareerMLB8144347.724161330132271431128.53.41.17.047%.2891.334.443.861053.5078.06.9

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-
2007 LKC A SAL 14 14 66.3 4 7 0 61 15 75 9 102 8.3 2.0 1.2 10.2 0% .306 1.15 3.89 4.62 81 3.48 71.3
2007 KIN A+ CRL 13 13 48.0 3 2 0 64 22 39 3 101 12.0 4.1 0.6 7.3 0% .367 1.79 4.00 7.13 102 6.80 139.4
2008 KIN A+ CRL 14 14 72.3 2 4 0 59 17 61 6 97 7.3 2.1 0.7 7.6 0% .265 1.05 3.79 2.99 88 3.91 79.9
2008 AKR AA EAS 14 14 75.3 4 3 0 80 17 58 14 103 9.6 2.0 1.7 6.9 0% .291 1.29 5.09 4.30 109 4.60 94.2
2009 AKR AA EAS 36 5 81.3 10 0 2 72 20 64 1 98 8.0 2.2 0.1 7.1 0% .291 1.13 2.53 2.32 82 3.11 65.5
2009 COH AAA INT 2 1 5.7 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 120 7.9 0.0 0.0 6.3 0% .263 0.88 2.27 4.74 84 2.73 57.4
2009 ORI Wnt VWL 9 0 7.3 0 1 0 8 2 5 1 9.9 2.5 1.2 6.2 0% .318 1.37 5.74 4.93 0 0.00 0.0
2010 AKR AA EAS 39 2 64.7 2 2 5 73 21 48 4 115 10.2 2.9 0.6 6.7 0% .335 1.45 3.79 4.31 0 0.00 0.0
2010 COH AAA INT 9 0 10.7 0 1 0 13 5 10 2 10.9 4.2 1.7 8.4 0% .344 1.68 5.25 7.57 0 0.00 0.0
2011 LKC A MID 9 9 46.0 1 2 0 48 24 33 3 101 9.4 4.7 0.6 6.5 0% .317 1.57 4.53 3.13 115 6.64 135.6
2011 KIN A+ CAR 7 4 38.3 1 2 0 47 16 27 7 92 11.0 3.8 1.6 6.3 0% .331 1.64 5.52 4.46 125 7.05 144.0
2011 AKR AA EAS 8 7 46.7 2 4 0 47 28 35 8 84 9.1 5.4 1.5 6.8 0% .287 1.61 6.25 5.98 133 6.54 133.4
2011 COH AAA INT 1 0 2.7 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 16.9 0.0 0.0 6.8 0% .500 1.88 1.73 6.75 86 5.59 114.1
2012 AKR AA EAS 20 20 115.7 9 6 0 86 62 101 8 97 6.7 4.8 0.6 7.9 0% .250 1.28 4.08 2.49 105 3.83 79.7
2012 PME AA EAS 1 1 6.0 1 0 0 5 2 2 0 105 7.5 3.0 0.0 3.0 0% .263 1.17 4.03 1.50 105 6.03 125.5
2012 PAW AAA INT 4 4 20.0 0 1 0 19 5 16 1 95 8.6 2.3 0.5 7.2 0% .281 1.20 3.25 3.15 93 4.12 85.9
2012 ESC Wnt DWL 5 5 29.0 0 1 0 27 7 19 1 8.4 2.2 0.3 5.9 0% .299 1.17 3.20 2.48 0 0.00 0.0
2013 BOS MLB AL 4 1 13.3 2 0 0 12 9 10 0 99 8.1 6.1 0.0 6.8 0% .308 1.58 3.82 5.40 105 2.55 61.0
2013 PAW AAA INT 24 24 135.3 8 7 0 130 65 99 10 99 8.6 4.3 0.7 6.6 0% .294 1.44 4.22 3.46 111 4.98 108.2
2014 BOS MLB AL 6 1 21.0 0 1 0 21 4 22 2 102 9.0 1.7 0.9 9.4 0% .328 1.19 2.87 2.57 78 2.08 51.0
2014 PME AA EAS 1 1 5.0 1 0 0 5 1 4 1 102 9.0 1.8 1.8 7.2 0% .308 1.20 4.95 3.60 99 4.74 100.4
2014 PAW AAA INT 15 15 95.0 5 5 0 86 22 68 9 101 8.1 2.1 0.9 6.4 0% .269 1.14 3.87 3.41 98 3.61 76.5
2015 BOS MLB AL 16 9 72.7 5 4 0 67 27 52 12 112 8.3 3.3 1.5 6.4 0% .252 1.29 4.97 4.09 115 3.07 71.8
2015 PAW AAA INT 8 8 52.0 2 5 0 55 15 42 2 86 9.5 2.6 0.3 7.3 0% .331 1.35 3.01 3.81 90 4.71 103.4
2016 BOS MLB AL 24 24 156.7 13 6 0 138 57 127 12 116 7.9 3.3 0.7 7.3 45% .279 1.24 3.72 3.33 97 3.22 71.4
2017 BOS MLB AL 5 5 24.0 1 3 0 40 5 13 9 108 15.0 1.9 3.4 4.9 43% .365 1.88 7.81 8.25 138 8.93 190.1
2018 BOS MLB AL 20 4 53.7 3 1 1 41 26 42 5 106 6.9 4.4 0.8 7.0 54% .243 1.25 4.40 2.68 105 2.72 60.7
2018 PAW AAA INT 5 3 16.7 0 0 0 20 4 9 0 93 10.8 2.2 0.0 4.9 48% .333 1.44 3.33 3.78 99 5.91 124.9
2019 BOS MLB AL 6 0 6.3 0 1 0 11 4 5 3 108 15.6 5.7 4.3 7.1 35% .400 2.37 10.19 8.53 120 7.78 159.5
2019 PAW AAA INT 5 1 9.7 1 0 0 6 3 4 1 88 5.6 2.8 0.9 3.7 53% .172 0.93 5.07 1.86 113 3.66 75.3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2013 244 0.5287 0.4385 0.7850 0.6744 0.1739 0.7701 0.8500 0.2150
2014 346 0.5231 0.4393 0.7632 0.6354 0.2242 0.8087 0.6216 0.2368
2015 1177 0.5463 0.4333 0.7725 0.5956 0.2378 0.7676 0.7874 0.2275
2016 2491 0.5215 0.4412 0.7461 0.6359 0.2290 0.7615 0.6996 0.2539
2017 378 0.5000 0.4762 0.8500 0.6720 0.2804 0.8819 0.7736 0.1500
2018 824 0.4672 0.4405 0.7741 0.6416 0.2642 0.8178 0.6810 0.2259
2019 131 0.4733 0.3969 0.7692 0.6613 0.1594 0.8293 0.5455 0.2308
Career55910.51650.44050.76610.63290.23520.78410.71850.2339

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
2014-03-21 2014-06-05 60-DL 76 59 - Recovery From Surgery Sports Hernia 2014-01-25 -
2014-02-10 2014-03-21 Camp 39 0 - Surgery Sports Hernia 2014-01-25 -
2012-08-14 2012-08-23 Minors 9 9 Right Shoulder Tightness - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2019 BOS $
2018 BOS $1,100,000
2017 BOS $593,500
2016 BOS $514,500
2015 BOS $510,500
2014 BOS $502,000
2013 BOS $
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$3,220,500
5 yrTotal$3,220,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 12 dBallengee Group1 year (2021)

Details
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 3/21/21 (minor-league contract).
  • 2020: injured, did not pitch.
  • 1 year/$1.375M (2019). Re-signed by Boston 1/10/19 (avoided arbitration). Placed on restricted list. Received 80-game suspension without pay 3/6/19 (violation of MLB PED policy). Released by Boston 10/18/19.
  • 1 year/$1.1M (2018). Re-signed by Boston 1/5/18 (avoided arbitration). Received 15-game suspension 3/23/18 (violation of MLB domestic violence policy). Placed on restricted list 4/28/18. Reinstated 5/14/18 (missed 16 calendar days, forfeiting $94,624).
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Boston 3/17.
  • 1 year/$514,500 (2016). Re-signed by Boston 3/2/16.
  • 1 year/$510,500 (2015). Re-signed by Boston 3/8/15.
  • 1 year/$502,000 (2014). Re-signed by Boston 3/7/14.
  • 1 year/$490,000 (2013). Contract purchased by Boston 11/20/12. Re-signed by Boston 3/2/13.
  • Acquired by Boston in trade from Cleveland 7/31/12.
  • Drafted by Cleveland 2006 (2-56) (Hawaii). $630,000 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 11 0 0.2 14 10 68.4 58 23 50 8 .250 1.18 3.80 4.14 -6.6 -0.7
80o 9.8 0 0.2 13 9 62.6 57 22 46 8 .264 1.27 4.18 4.55 -8.7 -0.9
70o 8.9 0 0.1 12 8 58.5 56 22 43 8 .273 1.33 4.45 4.85 -10.0 -1.1
60o 8.2 0 0.1 12 8 55.1 55 22 41 8 .281 1.39 4.69 5.11 -10.9 -1.2
50o 7.5 0 0.1 11 7 51.9 54 21 38 8 .289 1.44 4.92 5.36 -11.6 -1.3
40o 6.9 0 0.1 10 7 48.9 52 21 36 7 .297 1.50 5.15 5.61 -12.2 -1.3
30o 6.3 0 0.1 10 7 45.7 51 20 34 7 .305 1.56 5.40 5.88 -12.7 -1.4
20o 5.6 0 0.1 9 6 42.0 49 19 31 7 .315 1.63 5.70 6.2 -13.0 -1.4
10o 4.7 0 0.1 8 5 37.1 46 18 27 7 .328 1.74 6.12 6.66 -13.3 -1.4
Weighted Mean7.500.111751.45321388.2871.434.895.32-11.2-1.2

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Steven Wright threw 5,381 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2019, including pitches thrown in . In 2019, he relied primarily on his Knuckleball (75mph), also mixing in a Sinker (82mph). He also rarely threw a Fourseam Fastball (83mph).