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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
12 336 960.7 47 62 10 5.05 2.9
Birth Date11-21-1975
Height6' 3"
Weight240 lbs
Age48 years, 5 months, 5 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
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.
Multiple stints are are currently shown —Click to hide.
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
1998 FLO MLB 31 31 174.3 11 13 0 222 46 88 20 96 11.5 2.4 1.0 4.5 0% .328 1.54 4.39 5.21 106 5.45 113.0 0.8
1999 FLO MLB 31 31 178.3 11 15 0 214 57 72 31 94 10.8 2.9 1.6 3.6 0% .290 1.52 5.57 5.60 110 5.98 116.3 0.6
2000 KCA 0 11 10 71.7 6 2 0 84 14 26 8 90 10.5 1.8 1.0 3.3 0% .297 1.37 4.53 4.77 122 7.91 152.1 -1.2
2000 SDN 0 22 22 124.7 7 8 0 150 50 53 24 103 10.8 3.6 1.7 3.8 0% .293 1.60 6.10 5.34 117 6.42 123.6 -0.1
2001 KCA MLB 10 10 50.3 1 6 0 73 12 21 12 104 13.1 2.1 2.1 3.8 0% .343 1.69 6.13 6.97 120 7.20 149.4 -0.8
2002 PIT MLB 11 11 62.7 1 6 0 62 14 31 7 100 8.9 2.0 1.0 4.5 0% .267 1.21 4.05 3.88 102 4.59 98.5 0.7
2003 PIT MLB 34 7 76.3 2 1 1 91 11 38 8 104 10.7 1.3 0.9 4.5 0% .306 1.34 3.81 4.72 97 4.61 96.6 0.8
2004 PIT MLB 68 0 78.0 2 4 1 76 19 46 7 92 8.8 2.2 0.8 5.3 0% .275 1.22 3.66 3.58 88 3.57 73.7 1.7
2005 PIT MLB 65 0 74.7 3 1 0 84 21 44 8 102 10.1 2.5 1.0 5.3 0% .300 1.41 4.04 4.58 97 4.22 90.8 1.1
2006 TBA MLB 53 0 69.7 3 6 8 90 15 35 14 107 11.6 1.9 1.8 4.5 0% .308 1.51 5.44 5.17 116 6.67 135.8 -0.7
2000 TOT MLB 33 32 196.3 13 10 0 234 64 79 32 98 10.7 2.9 1.5 3.6 0% .000 1.52 5.52 5.13 118 6.97 134.0 -1.3
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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-
1995 KNC A MDW 26 26 147.0 9 9 0 163 41 103 11 10.0 2.5 0.7 6.3 0% .000 1.39 3.72 4.22 0 0.00 0.0
1996 BRV A+ FSL 24 23 146.0 8 7 0 129 25 69 13 8.0 1.5 0.8 4.3 0% .000 1.05 4.00 3.58 0 0.00 0.0
1996 PME AA EAS 4 4 27.0 0 1 0 26 4 13 1 8.7 1.3 0.3 4.3 0% .000 1.11 3.12 4.33 0 0.00 0.0
1997 PME AA EAS 29 29 175.7 9 7 0 204 48 115 23 10.4 2.5 1.2 5.9 0% .316 1.43 4.35 4.61 0 0.00 0.0
1998 FLO MLB NL 31 31 174.3 11 13 0 222 46 88 20 96 11.5 2.4 1.0 4.5 0% .328 1.54 4.39 5.21 106 5.45 113.0
1999 FLO MLB NL 31 31 178.3 11 15 0 214 57 72 31 94 10.8 2.9 1.6 3.6 0% .290 1.52 5.57 5.60 110 5.98 116.3
2000 KCA MLB AL 11 10 71.7 6 2 0 84 14 26 8 90 10.5 1.8 1.0 3.3 0% .297 1.37 4.53 4.77 122 7.91 152.1
2000 SDN MLB NL 22 22 124.7 7 8 0 150 50 53 24 103 10.8 3.6 1.7 3.8 0% .293 1.60 6.10 5.34 117 6.42 123.6
2001 KCA MLB AL 10 10 50.3 1 6 0 73 12 21 12 104 13.1 2.1 2.1 3.8 0% .343 1.69 6.13 6.97 120 7.20 149.4
2001 OMA AAA PCL 18 18 105.0 6 5 0 143 20 74 21 12.3 1.7 1.8 6.3 0% -1.052 1.55 5.34 6.17 0 0.00 0.0
2002 PIT MLB NL 11 11 62.7 1 6 0 62 14 31 7 100 8.9 2.0 1.0 4.5 0% .267 1.21 4.05 3.88 102 4.59 98.5
2002 NAS AAA PCL 23 22 126.3 9 8 0 132 26 98 15 9.4 1.9 1.1 7.0 0% .303 1.25 4.18 4.28 0 0.00 0.0
2003 PIT MLB NL 34 7 76.3 2 1 1 91 11 38 8 104 10.7 1.3 0.9 4.5 0% .306 1.34 3.81 4.72 97 4.61 96.6
2003 NAS AAA PCL 9 8 51.0 7 0 0 32 0 40 2 5.6 0.0 0.4 7.1 0% .213 0.63 2.36 1.41 0 0.00 0.0
2004 PIT MLB NL 68 0 78.0 2 4 1 76 19 46 7 92 8.8 2.2 0.8 5.3 0% .275 1.22 3.66 3.58 88 3.57 73.7
2005 PIT MLB NL 65 0 74.7 3 1 0 84 21 44 8 102 10.1 2.5 1.0 5.3 0% .300 1.41 4.04 4.58 97 4.22 90.8
2006 TBA MLB AL 53 0 69.7 3 6 8 90 15 35 14 107 11.6 1.9 1.8 4.5 0% .308 1.51 5.44 5.17 116 6.67 135.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

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
1998-07-28 1998-08-13 15-DL 16 14 Right Groin Strain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2006 TBA $600,000
2005 PIT $1,125,000
2004 PIT $625,000
2003 PIT $600,000
2001 KCA $1,900,000
2000 SDN, KCA $360,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$5,210,000
6 yrTotal$5,210,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
6 y 76 d

Details
  • released 3/07 signed as a free agent from TB 2/07 (minor-league contract)
  • signed as a free agent from LAD 3/06, 1 year/$0.6M (06)
  • released 3/06 signed as a free agent from PIT 1/06 (minor-league contract)
  • re-signed 1/05, 1 year/$1.125M (05)
  • re-signed 12/03, 1 year/$0.625M (04)
  • recalled 7/03, 6/03 optioned to Triple-A 6/03 recalled 4/03 optioned to Triple-A 3/03
  • 1 year/$0.6M (03) 12/02 (split contract:$0.15M min)
  • contract purchased 7/02
  • signed 7/02 (minor-league contract) sent to minor-league camp 3/02 signed 1/02 (minor-league contract) KC-designated for assignment Triple-A 7/01, 01:1 year/$1.9M+bonuses to $0.15M-29-34 games started

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
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