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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date8-18-1987
Height6' 2"
Weight205 lbs
Age36 years, 8 months, 6 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
0.82015
0.62016
0.72017
0.22018
0.22019
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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
2012 PIT MLB 8 0 4.7 0 0 0 10 3 7 0 100 19.3 5.8 0.0 13.5 0% .625 2.79 2.06 1.93 87 3.30 75.5 0.1
2013 PIT MLB 58 0 73.7 6 1 0 50 28 59 4 98 6.1 3.4 0.5 7.2 0% .229 1.06 3.38 2.08 92 3.31 79.3 1.1
2014 PIT MLB 70 0 60.0 3 4 0 49 30 61 4 101 7.4 4.5 0.6 9.2 0% .285 1.32 3.58 4.20 96 3.92 96.0 0.4
2015 NYA MLB 74 0 61.0 5 0 0 49 20 66 3 110 7.2 3.0 0.4 9.7 0% .301 1.13 2.66 3.10 92 3.65 85.1 0.8
2016 DET MLB 66 0 58.7 4 5 1 61 17 65 6 108 9.4 2.6 0.9 10.0 57% .340 1.33 3.13 4.14 86 4.15 91.7 0.6
2017 CHN 0 23 0 17.7 1 0 0 18 19 25 0 9.2 9.7 0.0 12.7 37% .391 2.09 3.74 5.09 115 6.03 128.3 -0.2
2017 DET 0 42 0 40.3 3 4 13 22 16 55 5 4.9 3.6 1.1 12.3 38% .210 0.94 3.21 2.68 88 3.24 69.0 0.9
2018 CHN MLB 71 0 54.7 4 5 0 45 33 69 5 99 7.4 5.4 0.8 11.4 37% .310 1.43 3.59 3.46 101 4.65 103.8 0.2
2019 NYN MLB 45 0 39.0 4 2 4 33 19 44 4 96 7.6 4.4 0.9 10.2 52% .299 1.33 3.86 2.54 91 3.51 71.9 0.8
2017 TOT MLB 65 0 58.0 4 4 13 40 35 80 5 6.2 5.4 0.8 12.4 38% .276 1.29 3.37 3.41 98 4.09 87.0 0.7
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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-
2009 LYN A+ CRL 26 26 116.0 6 8 0 118 55 94 14 98 9.2 4.3 1.1 7.3 0% .302 1.49 4.90 4.50 110 4.97 104.6
2010 ALT AA EAS 27 26 142.7 11 8 0 109 71 134 4 92 6.9 4.5 0.3 8.5 0% .273 1.26 3.48 3.09 0 0.00 0.0
2010 MSS Wnt AFL 6 6 16.3 0 1 0 19 8 16 2 10.5 4.4 1.1 8.8 0% .340 1.66 5.66 4.42 0 0.00 0.0
2011 IND AAA INT 30 21 124.3 10 8 3 121 67 94 12 94 8.8 4.8 0.9 6.8 0% .287 1.51 4.69 4.13 112 5.18 105.8
2012 PIT MLB NL 8 0 4.7 0 0 0 10 3 7 0 100 19.3 5.8 0.0 13.5 0% .625 2.79 2.06 1.93 87 3.30 75.5
2012 IND AAA INT 29 25 135.7 9 6 0 91 66 138 12 99 6.0 4.4 0.8 9.2 0% .232 1.16 3.88 3.78 97 3.19 66.3
2013 PIT MLB NL 58 0 73.7 6 1 0 50 28 59 4 98 6.1 3.4 0.5 7.2 0% .229 1.06 3.38 2.08 92 3.31 79.3
2014 PIT MLB NL 70 0 60.0 3 4 0 49 30 61 4 101 7.4 4.5 0.6 9.2 0% .285 1.32 3.58 4.20 96 3.92 96.0
2015 NYA MLB AL 74 0 61.0 5 0 0 49 20 66 3 110 7.2 3.0 0.4 9.7 0% .301 1.13 2.66 3.10 92 3.65 85.1
2016 DET MLB AL 66 0 58.7 4 5 1 61 17 65 6 108 9.4 2.6 0.9 10.0 57% .340 1.33 3.13 4.14 86 4.15 91.7
2017 CHN MLB NL 23 0 17.7 1 0 0 18 19 25 0 9.2 9.7 0.0 12.7 37% .391 2.09 3.74 5.09 115 6.03 128.3
2017 DET MLB AL 42 0 40.3 3 4 13 22 16 55 5 4.9 3.6 1.1 12.3 38% .210 0.94 3.21 2.68 88 3.24 69.0
2018 CHN MLB NL 71 0 54.7 4 5 0 45 33 69 5 99 7.4 5.4 0.8 11.4 37% .310 1.43 3.59 3.46 101 4.65 103.8
2019 NYN MLB NL 45 0 39.0 4 2 4 33 19 44 4 96 7.6 4.4 0.9 10.2 52% .299 1.33 3.86 2.54 91 3.51 71.9
2019 BRO A- NYP 2 1 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 87 9.0 4.5 0.0 18.0 50% .500 1.50 0.90 0.00 82 4.09 84.1
2019 SYR AAA INT 2 2 2.0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 95 13.5 0.0 0.0 18.0 0% .600 1.50 -0.38 4.50 65 3.10 63.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2012 104 0.5288 0.4135 0.7442 0.6000 0.2041 0.8485 0.4000 0.2558
2013 1186 0.5051 0.4823 0.7815 0.6745 0.2862 0.8193 0.6905 0.2185
2014 1004 0.4970 0.4781 0.7813 0.6653 0.2931 0.8253 0.6824 0.2188
2015 1044 0.5230 0.5153 0.7305 0.7088 0.3032 0.7597 0.6556 0.2695
2016 977 0.4882 0.4964 0.7237 0.6373 0.3620 0.7993 0.5967 0.2763
2017 1132 0.5124 0.4558 0.7074 0.6552 0.2464 0.7395 0.6176 0.2926
2018 1035 0.5372 0.5014 0.7322 0.7068 0.2630 0.7710 0.6111 0.2678
2019 691 0.4993 0.4906 0.7434 0.6986 0.2832 0.8091 0.5816 0.2566
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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
2024 CIN $1,500,000
2023 MIL $850,000
2022 CIN $2,300,000
2021 NYA $2,850,000
2020 NYN $5,000,000
2019 NYN $5,000,000
2018 CHN $4,250,000
2017 DET $2,700,000
2016 DET $1,525,000
2015 NYA $556,000
2014 PIT $515,000
2013 PIT $493,500
2012 PIT $
YearsDescriptionSalary
11 yrPrevious$26,039,500
2019Current$1,500,000
12 yrPvs + Cur$27,539,500
12 yrTotal$27,539,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
11 y 35 dACES1 year/$1.5M (2024)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 2/16/24 (minor-league contract). Released by LA Dodgers 3/13/24 (Wilson exercised right to opt out of contract). Signed by Cincinnati for 1 year, $1.5M as a free agent 3/15/24. May earn additional $1M in performance bonuses.
  • 1 year/$1M (2023), plus 2024 club option. 23:$850,000, 24:$2.5M club option ($150,000 buyout). Performance bonuses. Milwaukee declined 2024 option 11/2/23.
  • 1 year/$5.15M (2021), plus 2022 options. Re-signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 2/23/21. 21:$2.85M, 22:$2.3M player option or $7.15M club option ($1.15M buyout). Wilson's exercise of his 2022 player option triggers a 2023 club option for the Major League minimum salary, plus $500,000 and 2023 performance bonuses: $100,000 each for 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 games. Acquired by Cincinnati in trade from NY Yankees 7/27/21 with $3,341,936 remaining on contract ($1,041,936 in salary and $2.3M buyout for 2022). Wilson exercised 2022 option 11/4/21.
  • 2 years/$10M (2019-20). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 1/25/19. 19:$5M, 20:$5M. Annual performance bonuses: $250,000 each for 60, 65 games.
  • 1 year/$4.25M (2018). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$2.7M (2017). Re-signed by Detroit 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Detroit 7/31/17.
  • 1 year/$1.525M (2016). Signed by Detroit 1/13/16 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$556,000 (2015). Signed by NY Yankees 3/15. Acquired by Detroit in trade from NY Yankees 12/9/15.
  • 1 year/$515,000 (2014). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/6/14. Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Pittsburgh 11/12/14.
  • 1 year/$493,500 (2013). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/1/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Contract purchased by Pittsburgh 11/18/11. Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/3/12.
  • Drafted by Pittsburgh 2008 (5-144) (Fresno State). $195,000 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 14.4 10 5 17 1 .248 1.04 2.51 2.93 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.4 7 4 11 1 .263 1.12 2.87 3.34 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.9 4 3 7 1 .273 1.19 3.13 3.64 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 2 1 4 0 .282 1.24 3.36 3.91 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .290 1.29 3.58 4.15 0.0 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Justin Wilson has thrown 8,511 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2012 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Cutter (91mph), also mixing in a Slider (87mph). He also rarely throws a Change (84mph) and Curve (86mph).