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IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date5-13-1990
Height6' 0"
Weight230 lbs
Age35 years, 11 months, 2 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.52015
1.32016
1.32017
0.12018
0.42019
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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
2015 BAL MLB 22 0 30.0 2 0 0 20 6 38 1 113 6.0 1.8 0.3 11.4 0% .268 0.87 1.70 1.80 91 3.41 79.7 0.5
2016 BAL MLB 66 0 74.7 8 2 0 59 36 96 6 110 7.1 4.3 0.7 11.6 38% .314 1.27 3.26 3.13 94 3.51 77.7 1.3
2017 BAL MLB 69 0 78.7 8 1 0 57 25 88 10 6.5 2.9 1.1 10.1 43% .251 1.04 3.70 2.75 94 3.69 78.6 1.3
2018 BAL MLB 69 0 76.7 0 7 9 61 30 79 4 106 7.2 3.5 0.5 9.3 38% .284 1.19 3.10 3.99 106 4.84 108.2 0.1
2019 BAL MLB 58 0 63.0 2 6 11 49 26 86 13 106 7.0 3.7 1.9 12.3 39% .271 1.19 4.53 4.57 84 3.08 63.2 1.6
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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-
2013 DEL A SAL 28 0 42.7 2 3 3 34 19 36 1 7.2 4.0 0.2 7.6 0% .275 1.24 3.63 4.22 107 3.82 83.0
2014 FRD A+ CAR 18 0 33.3 1 2 3 21 16 27 2 5.7 4.3 0.5 7.3 0% .202 1.11 4.29 3.24 108 3.18 67.2
2014 BOW AA EAS 18 0 25.3 0 0 0 19 23 28 0 6.8 8.2 0.0 9.9 0% .292 1.66 4.57 3.91 107 4.48 94.9
2015 BAL MLB AL 22 0 30.0 2 0 0 20 6 38 1 113 6.0 1.8 0.3 11.4 0% .268 0.87 1.70 1.80 91 3.41 79.7
2015 BOW AA EAS 35 0 57.3 4 2 15 38 16 79 1 6.0 2.5 0.2 12.4 0% .289 0.94 1.73 1.73 54 2.26 49.6
2016 BAL MLB AL 66 0 74.7 8 2 0 59 36 96 6 110 7.1 4.3 0.7 11.6 38% .314 1.27 3.26 3.13 94 3.51 77.7
2017 BAL MLB AL 69 0 78.7 8 1 0 57 25 88 10 6.5 2.9 1.1 10.1 43% .251 1.04 3.70 2.75 94 3.69 78.6
2018 BAL MLB AL 69 0 76.7 0 7 9 61 30 79 4 106 7.2 3.5 0.5 9.3 38% .284 1.19 3.10 3.99 106 4.84 108.2
2019 BAL MLB AL 58 0 63.0 2 6 11 49 26 86 13 106 7.0 3.7 1.9 12.3 39% .271 1.19 4.53 4.57 84 3.08 63.2

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 466 0.5322 0.4528 0.7109 0.5766 0.3119 0.7762 0.5735 0.2891
2016 1298 0.5247 0.4946 0.6776 0.6740 0.2966 0.7298 0.5464 0.3224
2017 1325 0.5208 0.4770 0.7263 0.6681 0.2693 0.7701 0.6082 0.2737
2018 1243 0.5648 0.4996 0.7488 0.6781 0.2680 0.7878 0.6207 0.2512
2019 1072 0.5382 0.5000 0.6567 0.6880 0.2808 0.6927 0.5540 0.3433
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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
2010-06-02 2010-08-19 Minors 78 0 Left Thumb Surgery Fracture After Sliding 2010-06-09

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 BAL $2,000,000
2023 BAL $3,000,000
2022 CHN $3,500,000
2021 COL $4,050,000
2020 BAL $3,225,000
2019 BAL $2,150,000
2018 BAL $566,500
2017 BAL $546,000
2016 BAL $511,500
2015 BAL $
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$19,549,000
9 yrTotal$19,549,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 69 dExcel1 year/$5M (2023), 2024 option

Details
  • 1 year/$5M (2023), plus 2024 option. Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 12/19/22. 23:$3M, 24:$6M mutual option ($2M buyout if club declines, $1M buyout if Givens declines). $1M buyout if Givens declines 2024 option increases $100,000 each for 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 games in 2023. Performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 games. $25,000 each for 20, 25, 30, 35 games finished. Award bonus: $25,000 for All Star. DFA by Baltimore 8/13/23. Released 8/19/23.
  • 1 year/$5M (2022), plus 2023 mutual option. Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 3/17/22. 22:$3.5M, 23: mutual option ($1.5M buyout). May earn additional $1.25M in performance bonuses. Acquired by NY Mets in trade from Chicago Cubs 8/2/22 with $2,730,769 remaining on contract ($1,230,769 in 2022 and $1.5M buyout). NY Mets declined 2023 option 11/22.
  • 1 year/$4.05M (2021). Re-signed by Colorado 1/14/21 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Colorado 7/28/21 with $1,458,871 remaining on contract.
  • 1 year/$3.225M (2020). Re-signed by Baltimore 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Colorado in trade from Baltimore 8/30/20.
  • 1 year/$2.15M (2019). Re-signed by Baltimore 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$566,500 (2018). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/17.
  • 1 year/$511,500 (2016). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Contract selected by Baltimore 6/20/15.
  • Drafted by Baltimore 2009 (2-54) (Plant HS, Tampa). $800,000 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 14.3 11 5 15 2 .246 1.09 3.21 3.24 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.4 7 4 10 1 .260 1.17 3.61 3.66 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.9 5 2 6 1 .270 1.23 3.90 3.96 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 3 0 .279 1.29 4.15 4.22 -0.1 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .287 1.34 4.38 4.47 -0.1 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2026, Mychal Givens threw 8,324 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (90mph) and Change (82mph), also mixing in a Slider (81mph).