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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date2-20-1988
Height6' 1"
Weight200 lbs
Age36 years, 2 months, 6 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-0.32015
-0.12016
2017
2018
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
2014 TEX MLB 9 0 9.3 1 0 0 6 2 8 0 97 5.8 1.9 0.0 7.7 0% .240 0.86 2.09 0.96 88 3.38 83.0 0.1
2015 TEX MLB 27 0 24.0 1 1 0 24 12 28 5 112 9.0 4.5 1.9 10.5 0% .317 1.50 5.47 9.00 113 5.65 132.0 -0.3
2016 CHN MLB 16 0 21.3 1 1 0 20 14 22 3 89 8.4 5.9 1.3 9.3 42% .279 1.59 5.05 5.48 110 5.18 114.7 -0.1
CareerMLB52054.732050285881018.24.61.39.545%.2671.434.736.261085.08116.9-0.2

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-
2011 IDA Rk PIO 19 2 39.7 3 1 2 42 15 56 0 109 9.5 3.4 0.0 12.7 0% .396 1.44 2.72 3.40 78 3.91 79.9
2012 IDA Rk PIO 16 8 57.0 0 7 0 67 21 84 4 114 10.6 3.3 0.6 13.3 0% .435 1.54 3.75 6.32 76 3.98 82.8
2013 WIL A+ CAR 25 2 64.3 5 2 2 49 20 76 5 113 6.9 2.8 0.7 10.6 0% .288 1.07 3.06 1.96 78 2.97 64.5
2013 NWA AA TEX 12 0 18.0 0 0 0 9 6 27 1 4.5 3.0 0.5 13.5 0% .250 0.83 2.27 1.50 67 2.52 54.6
2014 TEX MLB AL 9 0 9.3 1 0 0 6 2 8 0 97 5.8 1.9 0.0 7.7 0% .240 0.86 2.09 0.96 88 3.38 83.0
2014 OMA AAA PCL 34 0 46.3 4 3 14 26 22 60 9 5.1 4.3 1.7 11.7 0% .179 1.04 5.18 4.08 86 3.23 68.4
2014 ROU AAA PCL 15 0 16.0 1 1 4 16 3 25 1 9.0 1.7 0.6 14.1 0% .395 1.19 1.94 3.38 88 4.77 101.0
2015 TEX MLB AL 27 0 24.0 1 1 0 24 12 28 5 112 9.0 4.5 1.9 10.5 0% .317 1.50 5.47 9.00 113 5.65 132.0
2015 ROU AAA PCL 26 0 27.0 2 0 11 21 9 36 1 7.0 3.0 0.3 12.0 0% .303 1.11 2.63 1.67 65 1.88 41.3
2016 CHN MLB NL 16 0 21.3 1 1 0 20 14 22 3 89 8.4 5.9 1.3 9.3 42% .279 1.59 5.05 5.48 110 5.18 114.7
2016 IOW AAA PCL 35 0 36.0 1 0 11 21 15 59 0 5.3 3.8 0.0 14.8 40% .313 1.00 1.86 0.75 57 1.78 39.2

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2014 142 0.5634 0.4648 0.7273 0.5875 0.3065 0.7872 0.5789 0.2727
2015 476 0.5063 0.4349 0.7053 0.6224 0.2426 0.7733 0.5263 0.2947
2016 390 0.4974 0.4205 0.7317 0.5979 0.2449 0.7759 0.6250 0.2683
Career10080.51090.43350.71860.60800.25250.77630.57190.2814

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 OAK $
2022 TEX $
2021 TEX $
2016 CHN $
2015 TEX $
2014 TEX $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 159 dNello Gamberdino1 year (2023)

Details
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by Oakland as a free agent 47/23 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Oakland 5/4/23. DFA by Oakland 5/13/23. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/15/23. Contract selected by Oakland 8/21/23. DFA by Oakland 9/6/23. Sent outright to Triple-A 9/8/23. Elected free agency 10/6/23.
  • 1 year (2022). Re-signed by Texas 3/22. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/25/22.
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by Texas as a free agent 2/21 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Texas 6/9/21.
  • 2017. Signed for 2017 by Yokohama Bay Stars of Japan 11/23/16.
  • 1 year (2016). Acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Texas 11/20/15. Signed by Chicago Cubs 3/4/16.
  • 1 year/$508,500 (2015). Re-signed by Texas 2/27/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Acquired by Texas in trade from Kansas City 7/16/14. Contract selected by Texas 9/2/14.
  • Drafted by Kansas City 2011 (24-726) (SIU-Edwardsville).

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 2.1 2.6 50 0 52.6 33 21 64 4 .239 1.02 2.50 2.68 1.5 0.2
80o 0 1.7 2.2 44 0 46.3 31 20 56 4 .255 1.11 2.89 3.11 -0.8 -0.1
70o 0 1.5 1.9 40 0 41.9 30 19 51 4 .267 1.18 3.17 3.42 -2.1 -0.2
60o 0 1.3 1.7 37 0 38.3 29 18 47 4 .277 1.24 3.42 3.69 -3.0 -0.3
50o 0 1.1 1.5 34 0 34.9 28 18 43 4 .286 1.29 3.66 3.95 -3.7 -0.4
40o 0 1 1.4 30 0 31.7 26 17 39 3 .295 1.36 3.90 4.21 -4.2 -0.5
30o 0 0.8 1.2 27 0 28.3 25 16 34 3 .305 1.42 4.17 4.49 -4.6 -0.5
20o 0 0.7 1 24 0 24.5 23 14 30 3 .317 1.50 4.48 4.83 -4.8 -0.5
10o 0 0.5 0.7 19 0 19.3 19 12 24 2 .333 1.62 4.93 5.32 -4.8 -0.5
Weighted Mean01.11.533034.22717423.2831.283.623.9-3.4-0.4

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Spencer Patton threw 3,453 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2023, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2023, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (91mph) and Slider (81mph). He also rarely threw a Change (84mph) and Sinker (91mph).