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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 29)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date4-27-1990
Height6' 4"
Weight230 lbs
Age33 years, 11 months, 28 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
2014 KCA MLB 2 1 2.7 0 1 0 12 3 2 1 102 40.5 10.1 3.4 6.8 0% .688 5.63 12.16 43.88 128 9.39 230.2 -0.2
2015 KCA 0 2 0 4.3 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 101 12.5 0.0 0.0 6.2 0% .400 1.38 1.71 6.23 116 6.17 144.2 -0.1
2015 OAK 0 11 9 51.0 3 4 0 67 14 35 9 100 11.8 2.5 1.6 6.2 0% .341 1.59 5.08 6.71 113 5.93 138.5 -0.5
2018 OAK MLB 3 0 2.7 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 99 3.4 6.8 0.0 3.4 71% .143 1.13 4.69 0.00 108 4.72 105.4 0.0
2019 BAL 0 14 12 59.7 4 5 0 69 20 39 9 107 10.4 3.0 1.4 5.9 47% .311 1.49 5.20 6.18 112 5.87 120.2 -0.1
2019 OAK 0 15 6 50.3 2 3 0 49 14 43 12 101 8.8 2.5 2.1 7.7 41% .261 1.25 5.71 5.01 116 6.35 130.7 -0.4
2015 TOT MLB 13 9 55.3 3 4 0 73 14 38 9 100 11.9 2.3 1.5 6.2 0% .000 1.57 4.81 6.67 113 5.95 139.0 -0.6
2019 TOT MLB 29 18 110.0 6 8 0 118 34 82 21 104 9.7 2.8 1.7 6.7 44% .290 1.38 5.43 5.65 114 6.09 125.0 -0.5
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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.
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-
2011 IDA Rk PIO 15 13 79.7 6 2 0 89 8 73 7 107 10.1 0.9 0.8 8.2 0% .343 1.22 3.98 3.84 90 3.79 77.3
2012 KNC A MID 27 27 153.7 9 12 0 191 26 120 18 101 11.2 1.5 1.1 7.0 0% .345 1.41 3.89 4.98 98 6.13 127.7
2013 WIL A+ CAR 10 10 56.3 2 3 0 60 11 43 4 100 9.6 1.8 0.6 6.9 0% .320 1.26 3.33 4.47 89 4.36 94.8
2013 NWA AA TEX 16 16 103.7 7 7 0 113 11 67 13 99 9.8 1.0 1.1 5.8 0% .300 1.20 3.79 4.17 101 4.76 103.4
2014 KCA MLB AL 2 1 2.7 0 1 0 12 3 2 1 102 40.5 10.1 3.4 6.8 0% .688 5.63 12.16 43.88 128 9.39 230.2
2014 OMA AAA PCL 25 23 139.0 12 3 1 151 25 97 14 94 9.8 1.6 0.9 6.3 0% .311 1.27 4.17 3.88 95 4.02 85.0
2015 KCA MLB AL 2 0 4.3 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 101 12.5 0.0 0.0 6.2 0% .400 1.38 1.71 6.23 116 6.17 144.2
2015 OAK MLB AL 11 9 51.0 3 4 0 67 14 35 9 100 11.8 2.5 1.6 6.2 0% .341 1.59 5.08 6.71 113 5.93 138.5
2015 NAS AAA PCL 2 2 12.0 1 0 0 9 0 11 1 102 6.8 0.0 0.8 8.3 0% .250 0.75 2.84 2.25 84 5.99 131.3
2015 OMA AAA PCL 18 17 106.7 6 5 0 118 21 92 9 102 10.0 1.8 0.8 7.8 0% .338 1.30 3.58 3.71 85 3.83 84.0
2016 IOW AAA PCL 5 4 16.3 1 1 0 23 4 12 5 89 12.7 2.2 2.8 6.6 47% .333 1.65 6.96 7.71 123 7.11 157.0
2017 CSP AAA PCL 2 2 7.7 0 1 0 11 1 2 2 117 12.9 1.2 2.3 2.3 50% .300 1.57 6.98 4.70 117 6.04 128.5
2017 IOW AAA PCL 24 24 138.0 8 9 0 181 28 105 27 100 11.8 1.8 1.8 6.8 50% .345 1.51 5.39 6.20 111 6.16 131.0
2018 OAK MLB AL 3 0 2.7 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 99 3.4 6.8 0.0 3.4 71% .143 1.13 4.69 0.00 108 4.72 105.4
2018 CSP AAA PCL 26 15 99.3 9 4 0 100 28 74 8 118 9.1 2.5 0.7 6.7 56% .307 1.29 4.14 3.35 92 2.96 62.7
2019 BAL MLB AL 14 12 59.7 4 5 0 69 20 39 9 107 10.4 3.0 1.4 5.9 47% .311 1.49 5.20 6.18 112 5.87 120.2
2019 OAK MLB AL 15 6 50.3 2 3 0 49 14 43 12 101 8.8 2.5 2.1 7.7 41% .261 1.25 5.71 5.01 116 6.35 130.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2014 87 0.4713 0.4713 0.7805 0.7073 0.2609 0.8621 0.5833 0.2195
2015 884 0.5034 0.4830 0.8080 0.6719 0.2916 0.8595 0.6875 0.1920
2018 42 0.4286 0.3810 1.0000 0.6667 0.1667 1.0000 1.0000 0.0000
2019 1894 0.4910 0.4583 0.8041 0.6237 0.2988 0.8810 0.6493 0.1959
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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
2023 SDN $
2022 SLN $
2021 KBO $
2020 OAK $
2019 OAK $560,000
2018 OAK $
2017 CHN $
2016 CHN $510,000
2015 KCA $
2014 KCA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,070,000
2 yrTotal$1,070,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 131 dParagon Sports1 year (2023)

Details
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 12/24/22 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 1/31/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by St. Louis 3/26/22. DFA by St. Louis 5/2/22. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/5/22.
  • 2021. Kia Tigers of Korea.
  • 2020. Signed by KIA Tigers of South Korea 11/13/19. $200,000 signing bonus. Salary of $479,000.
  • 1 year/$560,000 (2019). Re-signed by Oakland 3/19. Claimed by Baltimore off waivers 7/6/19 after being DFA by Oakland 7/3/19. Released by Baltimore 11/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Re-signed by Milwaukee as a free agent (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Milwaukee 8/30/18. Acquired by Oakland in trade from Milwaukee 9/3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/17. Claimed by Milwaukee off waivers 8/23/17 after being DFA by Chicago Cubs 8/19/17. DFA by Milwaukee 9/5/17. Sent outright to Triple-A 9/8/17.
  • 1 year/$510,000 (2016). Acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Oakland 2/25/16. Signed by Chicago Cubs 3/4/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/25/15. Acquired by Oakland in trade from Kansas City 7/28/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Contract selected by Kansas City 4/5/14.
  • Drafted by Kansas City 2011 (9-276) (Cal State-San Bernadino). $90,000 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 13.4 12 4 10 2 .261 1.16 3.66 3.64 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 8.8 8 3 6 1 .273 1.24 4.01 4 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.5 5 2 4 1 .282 1.30 4.26 4.27 -0.1 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 3 1 2 0 .290 1.35 4.48 4.5 -0.1 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .297 1.39 4.69 4.71 -0.1 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC


Aaron Brooks has thrown 4,814 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Sinker (92mph) and Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Change (84mph), Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Curve (80mph).