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Birth Date	6-15-1985
Height	6' 2"
Weight	211 lbs

Age	39 years, 5 months, 6 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
2011	MIL	MLB	2	0	2.0	0	0	2	3	2	0	106	9.0	13.5	0.0	9.0	0%	.400	2.50	5.49	0.00	49	1.99	46.2	0.1
2012	MIL	MLB	23	22	127.7	9	10	125	36	135	12	109	8.8	2.5	0.8	9.5	0%	.319	1.26	3.13	3.74	89	3.20	73.4	3.0
2013	MIL	MLB	11	3	22.3	1	4	28	6	15	8	109	11.3	2.4	3.2	6.0	0%	.270	1.52	7.14	7.25	105	3.83	91.8	0.3
2014	MIL	MLB	14	10	71.7	6	5	46	17	76	7	102	5.8	2.1	0.9	9.5	0%	.224	0.88	2.96	2.13	92	3.17	77.7	1.4
2015	HOU	0	10	9	62.3	2	1	45	21	59	10	104	6.5	3.0	1.4	8.5	0%	.217	1.06	4.35	3.32	99	3.71	86.6	1.0
2015	MIL	0	21	21	118.0	5	9	117	43	121	14	96	8.9	3.3	1.1	9.2	0%	.316	1.36	3.87	3.89	101	4.34	101.4	1.0
2016	HOU	MLB	31	30	168.7	11	8	187	42	134	26	103	10.0	2.2	1.4	7.2	44%	.313	1.36	4.39	4.48	98	4.46	98.6	1.7
2017	HOU	MLB	29	28	153.3	8	10	157	62	146	32	102	9.2	3.6	1.9	8.6	43%	.300	1.43	5.42	5.22	109	5.82	123.8	-0.4
2018	DET	0	21	21	119.0	7	6	121	26	87	20	103	9.2	2.0	1.5	6.6	39%	.277	1.24	4.70	3.48	109	4.87	108.8	0.6
2018	OAK	0	10	9	53.0	5	2	45	11	52	12	96	7.6	1.9	2.0	8.8	43%	.246	1.06	4.97	3.74	96	4.02	89.9	0.8
2019	OAK	MLB	33	33	184.7	15	4	166	53	126	30	98	8.1	2.6	1.5	6.1	40%	.254	1.19	5.00	3.90	117	5.06	103.9	1.4
2015	TOT	MLB	31	30	180.3	7	10	162	64	180	24	99	8.1	3.2	1.2	9.0	0%	.000	1.25	4.03	3.69	100	4.12	96.3	2.0
2018	TOT	MLB	31	30	172.0	12	8	166	37	139	32	101	8.7	1.9	1.7	7.3	40%	.269	1.18	4.78	3.56	105	4.61	103.0	1.4
Career		MLB	205	186	1082.7	69	59	1039	320	953	171	102	8.6	2.7	1.4	7.9	40%	.284	1.26	4.46	4.02	103	4.47	98.8	10.9

Statistics for All Levels

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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	WIS	A	MDW	3	0	6.0	0	0	1	4	2	8	0	101	6.0	3.0	0.0	12.0	0%	.308	1.00	2.45	0.00	74	2.91	61.3
2009	BRV	A+	FSL	6	0	13.7	1	0	2	10	2	16	2	97	6.6	1.3	1.3	10.5	0%	.258	0.88	3.19	1.97	74	2.96	62.4
2009	HEL	Rk	PIO	13	0	21.0	1	0	8	10	1	35	2	99	4.3	0.4	0.9	15.0	0%	.211	0.52	2.11	1.29	47	1.04	21.9
2010	BRV	A+	FSL	17	15	93.3	4	8	0	78	23	94	6	85	7.5	2.2	0.6	9.1	0%	.295	1.08	3.34	3.47	0	0.00	0.0
2010	HUN	AA	SOU	10	4	31.7	1	1	1	28	9	36	3	101	7.9	2.6	0.9	10.2	0%	.305	1.17	3.47	3.69	0	0.00	0.0
2010	gcr	Wnt	AFL	5	5	18.7	2	1	0	16	3	17	2		7.7	1.4	1.0	8.2	0%	.259	1.02	4.42	4.81	0	0.00	0.0
2011	MIL	MLB	NL	2	0	2.0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	106	9.0	13.5	0.0	9.0	0%	.400	2.50	5.49	0.00	49	1.99	46.2
2011	HUN	AA	SOU	22	8	61.3	5	3	5	42	14	63	7	114	6.2	2.1	1.0	9.2	0%	.226	0.91	3.50	2.64	81	2.46	50.3
2011	NAS	AAA	PCL	12	10	64.7	8	0	0	41	22	69	4	107	5.7	3.1	0.6	9.6	0%	.224	0.97	3.61	1.11	74	1.23	25.1
2011	CAR	Wnt	LVB	6	5	28.3	3	2	0	20	10	18	0		6.4	3.2	0.0	5.7	0%	.233	1.06	2.88	2.22	0	0.00	0.0
2012	MIL	MLB	NL	23	22	127.7	9	10	0	125	36	135	12	109	8.8	2.5	0.8	9.5	0%	.319	1.26	3.13	3.74	89	3.20	73.4
2012	NAS	AAA	PCL	10	10	55.0	1	3	0	49	18	49	6	96	8.0	2.9	1.0	8.0	0%	.281	1.22	4.44	4.42	93	3.03	63.0
2013	MIL	MLB	NL	11	3	22.3	1	4	0	28	6	15	8	109	11.3	2.4	3.2	6.0	0%	.270	1.52	7.14	7.25	105	3.83	91.8
2013	BRV	A+	FSL	1	1	6.0	0	0	0	6	0	8	1	89	9.0	0.0	1.5	12.0	0%	.333	1.00	2.74	6.00	65	2.80	60.9
2013	NAS	AAA	PCL	5	5	28.7	1	2	0	24	12	30	3	87	7.5	3.8	0.9	9.4	0%	.280	1.26	4.09	2.20	97	3.56	77.4
2014	MIL	MLB	NL	14	10	71.7	6	5	0	46	17	76	7	102	5.8	2.1	0.9	9.5	0%	.224	0.88	2.96	2.13	92	3.17	77.7
2014	NAS	AAA	PCL	17	17	102.3	8	5	0	80	17	129	8	85	7.0	1.5	0.7	11.3	0%	.289	0.95	2.89	2.55	65	2.25	47.6
2015	HOU	MLB	AL	10	9	62.3	2	1	0	45	21	59	10	104	6.5	3.0	1.4	8.5	0%	.217	1.06	4.35	3.32	99	3.71	86.6
2015	MIL	MLB	NL	21	21	118.0	5	9	0	117	43	121	14	96	8.9	3.3	1.1	9.2	0%	.316	1.36	3.87	3.89	101	4.34	101.4
2016	HOU	MLB	AL	31	30	168.7	11	8	0	187	42	134	26	103	10.0	2.2	1.4	7.2	44%	.313	1.36	4.39	4.48	98	4.46	98.6
2017	HOU	MLB	AL	29	28	153.3	8	10	0	157	62	146	32	102	9.2	3.6	1.9	8.6	43%	.300	1.43	5.42	5.22	109	5.82	123.8
2018	DET	MLB	AL	21	21	119.0	7	6	0	121	26	87	20	103	9.2	2.0	1.5	6.6	39%	.277	1.24	4.70	3.48	109	4.87	108.8
2018	OAK	MLB	AL	10	9	53.0	5	2	0	45	11	52	12	96	7.6	1.9	2.0	8.8	43%	.246	1.06	4.97	3.74	96	4.02	89.9
2019	OAK	MLB	AL	33	33	184.7	15	4	0	166	53	126	30	98	8.1	2.6	1.5	6.1	40%	.254	1.19	5.00	3.90	117	5.06	103.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2011	41	0.5610	0.3902	0.5625	0.6087	0.1111	0.6429	0.0000	0.4375
2012	2150	0.5019	0.4442	0.7927	0.6108	0.2764	0.8528	0.6588	0.2073
2013	402	0.4900	0.4353	0.8000	0.6193	0.2585	0.8361	0.7170	0.2000
2014	1114	0.5171	0.4443	0.7677	0.6042	0.2732	0.8276	0.6259	0.2323
2015	3020	0.4811	0.4745	0.7788	0.6641	0.2987	0.8456	0.6410	0.2212
2016	2766	0.4877	0.4555	0.7833	0.6264	0.2929	0.8462	0.6554	0.2167
2017	2625	0.4861	0.4556	0.7834	0.6183	0.3017	0.8606	0.6339	0.2166
2018	2668	0.5165	0.4618	0.8003	0.6386	0.2729	0.8659	0.6364	0.1997
2019	2833	0.5072	0.4695	0.8165	0.6493	0.2844	0.8725	0.6851	0.1835
Career	17619	0.4976	0.4593	0.7905	0.6337	0.2863	0.8544	0.6501	0.2095

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
2013-06-16	2013-09-05	Minors	81	0	Right	Forearm	Fracture	Batted Ball	-	-
2011-07-25	2011-08-03	Minors	9	9	-		Not Disclosed		-	-
2010-07-22	2010-08-09	Minors	18	0			Not Disclosed		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2021	OAK	$3,500,000
2020	OAK	$8,100,000
2019	OAK	$6,000,000
2018	DET	$6,000,000
2017	HOU	$3,450,000
2016	HOU	$524,100
2015	MIL	$512,500
2014	MIL	$
2013	MIL	$498,000
2012	MIL	$
2011	MIL	$

Years	Description	Salary
8 yr	Previous	$28,584,600
8 yr	Total	$28,584,600

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
8 y 85 d	RMG Baseball	2022

Details

2022. Signed by los Leones de Yucatan of Mexican League 3/26/22.
1 year/$3.5M (2021). Re-signed by Oakland as a free agent 2/6/21.
2 years/$14.1M (2019-20). Re-signed by Oakland as a free agent 12/23/18. 19:$6M, 20:$8.1M.
1 year/$6M (2018). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 12/17. Acquired by Oakland in trade from Detroit 8/6/18 with $1,774,194 remaining on contract. Non-tendered by Oakland 11/30/18.
1 year/$3.45M (2017). Re-signed by Houston 1/19/17 (avoided arbitration). Award bonuses: $0.1M for Cy Young ($50,000 for second place in vote, $25,000 for third). $50,000 each for Cy Young, Silver Slugger, Gold Glove, LCS MVP, WS MVP. Non-tendered by Houston 12/1/17.
1 year/$524,100 (2016). Re-signed by Houston 3/16.
1 year/$512,500 (2015). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/15.
1 year (2014). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/14.
1 year/$498,000 (2013). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/13.
1 year (2012). Re-signed by Milwaukee 2/12.
1 year (2011). Contract purchased by Milwaukee 9/10/11.
Drafted by Milwaukee 2009 (22-676) (Nova Southeastern U.).

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
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	0.0	?	0	0	?	.000	0.00	0.00	?	0.0	0.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2021-03-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Daulton Jefferies has certainly earned a spot in the rotation. Do you think he sticks there or will be yo-yo'ing between AAA and MLB all year? (Vanessa from Des Moines)	Love to see Jefferies at least temporarily win that final spot in the rotation. I do think he will not hold that spot for very long. Mike Fiers will return and slot back into the rotation. (I know, groan!). Absent an injury, the A's rotation is set. Plus, the A's will want to manage Jefferies innings again this year so he may only get ~100 innings, but unlikely much more than that. (Jesse Roche)
2020-01-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	So was the interview with Mike Fiers the start of the ugly episode in Houston or would they have gotten to this point another way? (sportsguy21792 from Madison)	If you check this report from Jeff Passan in October 2018 (https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-red-sox-warned-indians-astros-attempting-steal-signs-information-032027336.html) he basically describes exactly the situation that The Athletic broke late last year. It was known around the game and it was going to come out. What Fiers' did was still valuable though, because it pushed the commissioner to act on something he already knew was taking place. (Craig Goldstein)
2019-11-07 14:00:00 (link to chat)	The A's 2020 rotation already has Mike Fiers, Frankie Montas, Sean Manaea as locks and Jesus Luzardo, Chris Bassitt, AJ Puk vying for the remaining spots. How do you fit Dallas Keuchel and Homer Bailey into this mix? (grover from California)	Well, Dallas Keuchel is better than any of the six guys you mentioned right now. Wouldn't really worry about how he'll fit in, because the answer is "in the front." Bailey is more about depth, which is important because while you mentioned six viable SP candidates, this is a team trying to win now and are you confident in any of them? Fiers was the team's best starter last year and his nice 3.90 ERA was backed up by a 5.06 DRA. Luzardo and Puk are exciting as hell, but could easily be relievers. (Free Agent Chat w/Collin Whitchurch)
2019-04-26 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Can Mike Fiers regain last year's form or is he finished? (Zamzow from Sunset grill)	We've written off Fiers before, and he came back better, but this time it kind of looks like he might be cooked. (Mark Barry)
2018-12-06 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Mike Fiers has KC ace written all over him. Lol (Mr. Fister from Arlington)	What a confusing nontender in an offseason that had several of them. (Jarrett Seidler)
2015-02-16 11:00:00 (link to chat)	Thoughts on Mike Fiers for an entire season ? (Jim from St. Paul)	I'm not convinced he's more than a back-end guy. But I would've said the same about Collmenter and he did fine last year. Deception is a hard thing to peg when it comes to sustainability. (R.J. Anderson)
2015-02-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think Mike Fiers can come close to duplicating his 2014 numbers? In other words, are you buying? Would you take Alex Wood over Fiers? Also, what are your thoughts on Dave Dahl and Albert Almora------ceilings and ETA? Thanks (bob m from philly)	not really, he's ok but that was a short run. And, heck yes, Wood over Fiers. Almora maybe late 2016, solid regular. Dahl I don't know much about. (Harry Pavlidis)
2015-01-21 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Doug A couple things for you; Assuming good health do you see a big breakout year for G. Cole----if so what his his ceiling? Can he become a solid #1 pitcher pm a contending team? Also, Is Mike Fiers the real deal and is there any reason why he cant continue to be effective? Lastly, is Almora gonna be a good major league player? (bob m from brookhaven pa)	I really like Cole this year, as alluded to in an earlier question. I thought that folks were expecting a bit too much on the development side with Cole at this time last year (granted his 2013 progress warranted hype), and now we're on the other end of the hype train. I am not nearly as big on Fiers, as he has mechanical obstacles to repetition that cloud his consistency. Throwing over-the-top to good-framing catchers is hiding some of this via a low walk rate, but the concern has more to do with elevated pitches and hard-hit baseballs. Lastly, you'll have to ping the prospect team on Almora, as I don't know enough about him at this time. (Doug Thorburn)
2014-08-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Mike Fiers 2.0. Thoughts? (edgardiazrocks from here today)	he's added some velocity, which makes his stuff play up (I like FA/FC/CU guys FWIW, they can be deceiving over the top) (note: I'm rushing now since I'm out of time but the queue is not empty, I'll try and quickly get to all of the rest) (Harry Pavlidis)
2014-08-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Mike Fiers, Carrasco, or deGromm, you like those guys the rest of the way? (LANEGS1974 from Atl)	Carrasco, he's kinda nasty (Harry Pavlidis)
2014-05-07 17:00:00 (link to chat)	Think Mike Fiers gets another chance in the majors. Seems to be lighting it up in AAA? (scott from az)	It's possible, but at the moment the Brewers rotation is performing and looks crowded. I would say that he's probably the first guy up if there's an injury. (Mike Gianella)
2013-07-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Which is the real Wily Peralta? The guy with the awful whip and era numbers through mid June, or the guy who has been very serviceable since mid June? I like the numbers of late, but given the relatively young age, I don't know whether this is a guy who has finally figured things out or if he is just on a nice run and us this year's Mike Fiers? Thanks! (OldEnglishD from Macomb Mi)	I've been high on Peralta for a while. Commanding that power sinker is challenging but he seems to be getting it harnessed. Not many guys can work as a starter with that kind of velocity and sink on the ball. I think he's very much for real, solid middle rotation arm who will eat a lot of innings and kill a lot of worms. (Harry Pavlidis)
2013-04-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Tony Cingrani this year's Mike Fiers - a guy who succeeds early based upon deception, despite lacking great stuff, until the league figures him out? (Dusty Baker from Cincy)	Cingrani won't keep up his ridiculous pace, but he's a solid pitcher. Jason Parks ranked him no. 3 among Reds prospects entering the season. (Geoff Young)
2013-03-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Loved thr article on velocity risers. You mention creating hip-shoulder separation as a key element to doing it, and single out the possibility of delaying trunk rotation. Justin Verlander seems to do that really well. Are there specific pitchers you think could find an extra tick or two by just rotating earlier with their lower half, headed into a new season? (Matt Trueblood from Fridley, MN)	Great question and awesome observation on Verlander. His torque is incredible, with a killer combination of upper-body load, delayed trunk rotation, and mechanical repetition. There are a umber of pitchers who tend to rotate the hips very late, choosing to fire hips and shoulders together, though this technique places the kinetic responsibility lower on the chain. Some of the pitchers who use this "hip whip," and who would likely benefit from greater hip-shoulder separation include: Mike Fiers, Mike Minor, Matt Harrison, and Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw's strategy is more than likely tied to his hip problems, and he is the #1 pitcher that I would like to see find a more efficient method for generating torque. The problem is that he has recently found his ideal timing, after years of struggling with repetition, and making such an adjustment could set him back for a stretch while he coordinated the new mechanics. So it's hard to fault the team for not making an adjustment. On the jukebox: Pantera, "Cemetery Gates" (Doug Thorburn)
2013-03-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Which players mechanics worry you the most? (Henry from bar)	The easy answer is Chris Sale, and it's a legitimate concern. I also worry about Tyler Skaggs, Wily Peralta, and Mike Fiers for various reasons. (Doug Thorburn)
2012-07-03 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Thoughts on Michael Fiers the rest of the season? (Harvey from Lakewood)	I wouldn't expect him to continue posting a 9.0+ K/9, but I do expect him to be quite good. He's a guy I liked coming into the year-I drafted him in the reserve round of both Tout and LABR NL-and I suspect he'll be even continue being deep mixed-league worthy. Not a hard thrower, but he's got a good mix of pitches and plus command. (Derek Carty)
2011-09-02 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Between JD Martinez, Michael Fiers, and Miles Mikolas, how did Nova Southeastern not make the NCAAs in 2009? (Dallas Comegys from DePaul)	Because they are a D-II school. Where's Kenny Patterson? Your name made me laugh, I hope that doesn't make me a douche. (Kevin Goldstein)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Mike Fiers threw 18,798 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2011 and 2021, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2021, he relied primarily on his Sinker (87mph), Fourseam Fastball (87mph) and Cutter (84mph), also mixing in a Splitter (82mph) and Curve (72mph).