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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
14 216 1270.3 63 85 0 4.68 9.4
Birth Date10-1-1973
Height6' 3"
Weight220 lbs
Age50 years, 6 months, 25 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
1997 COL MLB 27 27 166.3 7 9 0 193 51 106 15 118 10.4 2.8 0.8 5.7 0% .327 1.47 3.98 4.71 99 5.67 117.9 0.3
1998 COL MLB 26 26 161.0 8 11 0 174 49 106 21 112 9.7 2.7 1.2 5.9 0% .305 1.39 4.39 4.81 103 5.16 106.9 1.3
1999 COL MLB 14 13 62.7 1 10 0 85 36 34 11 125 12.2 5.2 1.6 4.9 0% .332 1.93 6.04 8.04 120 8.86 172.3 -1.7
2001 COL MLB 14 14 93.7 4 5 0 84 25 68 15 125 8.1 2.4 1.4 6.5 0% .252 1.16 4.56 4.04 110 5.20 107.8 0.6
2002 COL 0 21 21 127.3 7 8 0 136 27 76 21 117 9.6 1.9 1.5 5.4 0% .271 1.28 4.50 4.88 114 6.11 131.2 -0.7
2002 NYN 0 9 9 54.3 2 6 0 65 17 31 7 93 10.8 2.8 1.2 5.1 0% .297 1.51 4.34 4.31 100 3.85 82.6 1.1
2003 TEX MLB 35 35 217.0 13 14 0 234 49 136 27 107 9.7 2.0 1.1 5.6 0% .298 1.30 4.19 4.85 98 4.64 97.3 2.6
2004 ATL MLB 33 33 198.3 14 8 0 210 52 133 20 94 9.5 2.4 0.9 6.0 0% .305 1.32 3.79 3.72 94 3.69 76.1 4.6
2005 ATL MLB 17 17 98.7 4 6 0 111 28 61 6 99 10.1 2.6 0.5 5.6 0% .318 1.41 3.45 4.47 95 4.30 92.5 1.3
2006 ATL MLB 18 15 80.3 2 7 0 93 32 46 11 93 10.4 3.6 1.2 5.2 0% .304 1.56 5.01 4.82 113 6.06 123.5 -0.2
2007 KCA MLB 2 2 10.7 1 1 0 13 3 3 0 102 11.0 2.5 0.0 2.5 0% .325 1.50 3.58 3.38 98 4.98 103.0 0.1
2002 TOT MLB 30 30 181.7 9 14 0 201 44 107 28 110 10.0 2.2 1.4 5.3 0% .000 1.35 4.46 4.71 109 5.44 116.6 0.4
CareerMLB2162121270.36385013983698001541089.92.61.15.747%.3021.394.274.681035.12106.59.4

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-
1994 ASH A SAL 19 15 88.3 6 6 0 70 33 79 3 7.1 3.4 0.3 8.1 0% .000 1.17 3.17 2.85 0 0.00 0.0
1994 CNV A+ CLF 9 8 49.3 3 1 0 43 18 41 0 7.8 3.3 0.0 7.5 0% .000 1.24 2.77 3.29 0 0.00 0.0
1995 NHV AA EAS 26 24 131.3 7 8 0 132 56 82 8 9.0 3.8 0.5 5.6 0% .000 1.43 4.06 4.18 0 0.00 0.0
1996 NHV AA EAS 16 16 97.7 9 4 0 82 27 86 8 7.6 2.5 0.7 7.9 0% .000 1.12 3.29 2.86 0 0.00 0.0
1996 CSP AAA PCL 11 11 69.7 4 7 0 76 26 62 6 9.8 3.4 0.8 8.0 0% .000 1.46 4.12 5.04 0 0.00 0.0
1997 COL MLB NL 27 27 166.3 7 9 0 193 51 106 15 118 10.4 2.8 0.8 5.7 0% .327 1.47 3.98 4.71 99 5.67 117.9
1997 CSP AAA PCL 7 7 42.0 4 2 0 36 14 49 4 7.7 3.0 0.9 10.5 0% .314 1.19 3.77 3.43 0 0.00 0.0
1998 COL MLB NL 26 26 161.0 8 11 0 174 49 106 21 112 9.7 2.7 1.2 5.9 0% .305 1.39 4.39 4.81 103 5.16 106.9
1998 ASH A SAL 2 2 9.0 1 0 0 5 1 12 0 5.0 1.0 0.0 12.0 0% -.385 0.67 1.35 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
1999 COL MLB NL 14 13 62.7 1 10 0 85 36 34 11 125 12.2 5.2 1.6 4.9 0% .332 1.93 6.04 8.04 120 8.86 172.3
1999 SLM A+ CRL 1 1 2.0 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 18.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% -2.000 2.00 1.56 9.00 0 0.00 0.0
1999 CSP AAA PCL 5 5 20.0 0 2 0 36 8 19 3 16.2 3.6 1.4 8.6 0% -1.100 2.20 4.87 9.45 0 0.00 0.0
2000 POR A- NWN 1 1 4.0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 9.0 2.3 0.0 6.8 0% -1.000 1.25 2.87 2.25 0 0.00 0.0
2001 COL MLB NL 14 14 93.7 4 5 0 84 25 68 15 125 8.1 2.4 1.4 6.5 0% .252 1.16 4.56 4.04 110 5.20 107.8
2001 CSP AAA PCL 12 12 68.0 5 3 0 74 13 52 6 9.8 1.7 0.8 6.9 0% -.958 1.28 3.74 3.31 0 0.00 0.0
2002 COL MLB NL 21 21 127.3 7 8 0 136 27 76 21 117 9.6 1.9 1.5 5.4 0% .271 1.28 4.50 4.88 114 6.11 131.2
2002 NYN MLB NL 9 9 54.3 2 6 0 65 17 31 7 93 10.8 2.8 1.2 5.1 0% .297 1.51 4.34 4.31 100 3.85 82.6
2003 TEX MLB AL 35 35 217.0 13 14 0 234 49 136 27 107 9.7 2.0 1.1 5.6 0% .298 1.30 4.19 4.85 98 4.64 97.3
2004 ATL MLB NL 33 33 198.3 14 8 0 210 52 133 20 94 9.5 2.4 0.9 6.0 0% .305 1.32 3.79 3.72 94 3.69 76.1
2005 ATL MLB NL 17 17 98.7 4 6 0 111 28 61 6 99 10.1 2.6 0.5 5.6 0% .318 1.41 3.45 4.47 95 4.30 92.5
2005 ROM A SAL 1 1 4.0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 89 4.5 2.3 0.0 2.3 0% -1.000 0.75 3.57 0.00 117 4.88 96.1
2005 MIS AA SOU 1 1 6.0 1 0 0 4 0 4 0 6.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 0% -1.000 0.67 2.01 1.50 0 0.00 0.0
2005 GWN AAA INT 1 1 3.7 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 100 12.2 2.4 0.0 4.9 0% -1.250 1.62 3.74 4.86 104 7.38 145.5
2006 ATL MLB NL 18 15 80.3 2 7 0 93 32 46 11 93 10.4 3.6 1.2 5.2 0% .304 1.56 5.01 4.82 113 6.06 123.5
2006 ROM A SAL 1 1 1.2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 97 22.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .375 2.50 3.30 15.00 113 5.32 111.6
2006 MIS AA SOU 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 18.0 9.0 0.0 9.0 0% .500 3.00 3.97 9.00 0 0.00 0.0
2007 KCA MLB AL 2 2 10.7 1 1 0 13 3 3 0 102 11.0 2.5 0.0 2.5 0% .325 1.50 3.58 3.38 98 4.98 103.0
2007 DUN A+ FSL 2 2 11.0 1 0 0 13 1 11 2 106 10.6 0.8 1.6 9.0 0% .344 1.27 3.94 4.09 80 4.44 91.1
2007 WIC AA TXS 2 2 5.0 0 2 0 7 2 4 4 108 12.6 3.6 7.2 7.2 0% .200 1.80 13.18 14.40 172 6.79 139.2
2007 OMA AAA PCL 1 1 3.3 0 1 0 9 0 2 1 102 24.5 0.0 2.7 5.5 0% .533 2.73 8.07 21.82 103 9.62 197.3
2007 SYR AAA INT 7 7 39.3 2 4 0 43 15 30 3 94 9.8 3.4 0.7 6.9 0% .331 1.48 3.93 4.58 96 5.51 113.0
2007 ROY Rk AZL 1 1 1.3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 105 20.8 0.0 0.0 13.8 0% .600 2.31 1.16 6.92 84 8.29 170.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

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
2007-07-15 2007-10-01 60-DL 78 72 - Low Back Spasms - -
2007-03-30 2007-06-20 15-DL 82 69 - Not Disclosed - -
2006-07-10 2006-09-26 60-DL 78 67 Right Shoulder Cartilage Injury Frayed Labrum -
2006-06-15 2006-07-04 15-DL 19 17 Right Fingers Blister -
2005-05-17 2005-08-13 60-DL 88 78 Right Fingers Strain Flexor Tendon Middle Finger -
2004-10-03 2004-10-09 DTD 6 1 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
2003-03-31 2003-04-01 Camp 1 0 - Ankle Sprain - -
2001-05-25 2001-08-02 15-DL 69 60 Right Shoulder Inflammation - -
2000-04-03 2000-10-08 60-DL 188 162 Right Shoulder Recovery From Surgery Labrum 1999-10-12 -
1999-10-13 1999-10-13 Off 0 0 Right Fingers Surgery Recurring Blister 1999-10-13 -
1999-10-12 1999-10-12 Off 0 0 Right Shoulder Surgery Labrum 1999-10-12 -
1998-06-16 1998-07-26 15-DL 40 34 Right Fingers Blister Middle Finger - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2007 TOR $500,000
2006 ATL $4,750,000
2005 ATL $4,250,000
2004 ATL $2,250,000
2003 TEX $1,300,000
2002 COL $1,100,000
2001 COL $300,000
2000 COL $300,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
8 yrPrevious$14,750,000
8 yrTotal$14,750,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 61 dChris Arnold1 yr/$0.5M (07)+perf b to $4M

Details
  • signed as a free agent from TOR 6/21/07
  • released 6/20/07
  • signed as a free agent from ATL 1/07, 1 year/$0.5M (07)+$1M roster bonus (OD ros)+performance bonus to $4M (games started)
  • club exercised $4.75M 06 club option 11/05
  • signed as a free agent from TX 12/03, 2 year/$7M (04-05)+$4.75M 06 club option
  • $1M signing bonus, 04:$1.75M, 05:$3.75M, 06:$4.75M club option $0.5M buyout
  • signed as a free agent from NYM 1/03, 1 year/$1.3M (03)
  • non-tendered 12/02 acquired in trade from COL 7/02
  • avoided arbitration 1/02 1 year/$1.1M (02) ($1.6M-$1M)
  • 1 year/$0.3M (01)

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, John Thomson threw 78 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2007, including pitches thrown in . In 2007, he relied primarily on his Sinker (89mph) and Cutter (87mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (90mph), Change (86mph) and Curve (76mph).