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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
18 717 1168 61 65 8 4.73 2.2
Birth Date1-16-1970
Height6' 3"
Weight245 lbs
Age54 years, 2 months, 12 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
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 shownClick 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
1995 SDN 0 19 0 25.7 2 1 1 24 11 37 5 98 8.4 3.9 1.8 13.0 0% .328 1.36 4.00 4.21 91 3.62 74.2 0.5
1995 SEA 0 19 0 19.3 0 2 0 20 23 26 6 102 9.3 10.7 2.8 12.1 0% .311 2.22 8.20 7.91 92 3.75 76.7 0.4
1996 MIL 0 23 0 24.7 0 0 2 14 18 19 4 99 5.1 6.6 1.5 6.9 0% .169 1.30 6.48 3.28 119 6.40 126.3 -0.2
1996 SDN 0 21 0 18.3 1 1 0 17 7 19 2 97 8.3 3.4 1.0 9.3 0% .306 1.31 3.74 2.95 99 4.06 80.2 0.3
1997 MIL MLB 50 0 52.7 1 0 0 54 36 40 4 98 9.2 6.2 0.7 6.8 0% .318 1.71 4.72 3.42 120 6.65 138.3 -0.8
1998 CLE MLB 25 0 27.0 0 0 0 30 22 15 3 101 10.0 7.3 1.0 5.0 0% .310 1.93 6.22 6.00 128 8.17 169.2 -0.8
1999 CIN MLB 29 22 142.7 9 7 2 114 73 97 8 100 7.2 4.6 0.5 6.1 0% .248 1.31 4.08 4.23 107 4.48 87.1 2.6
2000 CIN MLB 35 23 141.0 10 10 0 154 78 77 22 116 9.8 5.0 1.4 4.9 0% .289 1.65 5.84 5.43 127 7.60 146.3 -2.0
2001 COL 0 22 6 46.7 1 3 0 56 29 48 6 126 10.8 5.6 1.2 9.3 0% .362 1.82 4.54 6.36 101 5.51 114.3 0.1
2001 HOU 0 31 6 68.0 5 7 0 77 24 65 12 107 10.2 3.2 1.6 8.6 0% .332 1.49 4.62 5.56 86 3.83 79.3 1.3
2002 PIT MLB 45 7 93.0 4 6 0 95 34 55 8 106 9.2 3.3 0.8 5.3 0% .293 1.39 4.06 5.81 102 4.76 102.1 0.7
2003 HOU MLB 19 19 106.7 6 6 0 91 48 91 16 106 7.7 4.1 1.4 7.7 0% .260 1.30 4.70 4.13 105 4.75 99.6 1.2
2004 SEA MLB 56 10 117.0 8 6 0 102 64 86 12 101 7.8 4.9 0.9 6.6 0% .258 1.42 4.96 4.08 114 6.07 125.2 -0.5
2005 FLO 0 27 0 23.7 3 2 0 24 12 29 2 95 9.1 4.6 0.8 11.0 0% .344 1.52 3.40 6.85 86 3.27 70.3 0.6
2005 SEA 0 52 0 40.3 2 3 1 33 23 41 2 95 7.4 5.1 0.4 9.1 0% .290 1.39 3.74 2.45 83 2.59 55.7 1.3
2006 NYA MLB 70 0 80.3 3 3 0 75 51 72 9 106 8.4 5.7 1.0 8.1 0% .288 1.57 4.90 5.04 117 6.22 126.6 -0.4
2007 NYA MLB 37 0 42.3 0 0 0 36 18 25 5 102 7.7 3.8 1.1 5.3 0% .248 1.28 5.14 4.25 123 6.48 134.0 -0.4
2008 SLN MLB 74 0 50.0 1 2 1 45 37 50 4 96 8.1 6.7 0.7 9.0 0% .301 1.64 4.48 4.68 114 6.53 139.2 -0.7
2009 WAS MLB 63 0 48.7 5 6 1 54 29 33 6 96 10.0 5.4 1.1 6.1 0% .304 1.71 5.21 4.25 120 6.88 147.6 -0.9
1995 TOT MLB 38 0 45.0 2 3 1 44 34 63 11 100 8.8 6.8 2.2 12.6 0% .000 1.73 5.80 5.80 91 3.68 75.3 0.9
1996 TOT MLB 44 0 43.0 1 1 2 31 25 38 6 98 6.5 5.2 1.3 8.0 0% .000 1.30 5.31 3.14 110 5.40 106.6 0.1
2001 TOT MLB 53 12 114.7 6 10 0 133 53 113 18 115 10.4 4.2 1.4 8.9 0% .000 1.62 4.59 5.89 92 4.51 93.6 1.4
2005 TOT MLB 79 0 64.0 5 5 1 57 35 70 4 95 8.0 4.9 0.6 9.8 0% .000 1.44 3.61 4.08 84 2.84 61.1 1.9
CareerMLB717931168.06165811156379251361048.64.91.07.144%.2861.504.814.731105.54113.32.2

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.
Minor league stats are currently shownClick 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-
1993 RIV A+ CLF 16 16 83.3 7 4 0 74 62 82 5 8.0 6.7 0.5 8.9 0% .000 1.63 4.40 4.21 0 0.00 0.0
1993 JAX AA SOU 11 11 63.7 3 4 0 49 41 66 6 6.9 5.8 0.8 9.3 0% .000 1.41 4.26 4.38 0 0.00 0.0
1994 JAX AA SOU 41 5 79.3 6 7 8 56 68 94 7 6.4 7.7 0.8 10.7 0% .000 1.56 4.45 3.86 0 0.00 0.0
1995 SDN MLB NL 19 0 25.7 2 1 1 24 11 37 5 98 8.4 3.9 1.8 13.0 0% .328 1.36 4.00 4.21 91 3.62 74.2
1995 SEA MLB AL 19 0 19.3 0 2 0 20 23 26 6 102 9.3 10.7 2.8 12.1 0% .311 2.22 8.20 7.91 92 3.75 76.7
1995 TAC AAA PCL 22 0 29.7 1 0 13 9 19 43 1 2.7 5.8 0.3 13.0 0% .000 0.94 3.28 0.61 0 0.00 0.0
1996 MIL MLB AL 23 0 24.7 0 0 2 14 18 19 4 99 5.1 6.6 1.5 6.9 0% .169 1.30 6.48 3.28 119 6.40 126.3
1996 SDN MLB NL 21 0 18.3 1 1 0 17 7 19 2 97 8.3 3.4 1.0 9.3 0% .306 1.31 3.74 2.95 99 4.06 80.2
1996 LVG AAA PCL 23 0 22.0 2 1 3 13 9 29 0 5.3 3.7 0.0 11.9 0% .000 1.00 2.25 1.64 0 0.00 0.0
1997 MIL MLB AL 50 0 52.7 1 0 0 54 36 40 4 98 9.2 6.2 0.7 6.8 0% .318 1.71 4.72 3.42 120 6.65 138.3
1998 CLE MLB AL 25 0 27.0 0 0 0 30 22 15 3 101 10.0 7.3 1.0 5.0 0% .310 1.93 6.22 6.00 128 8.17 169.2
1998 BUF AAA INT 23 0 22.3 2 2 7 20 11 28 2 8.1 4.4 0.8 11.3 0% -.429 1.39 3.54 2.02 0 0.00 0.0
1999 CIN MLB NL 29 22 142.7 9 7 2 114 73 97 8 100 7.2 4.6 0.5 6.1 0% .248 1.31 4.08 4.23 107 4.48 87.1
1999 IND AAA INT 18 0 19.0 2 0 1 9 13 23 1 4.3 6.2 0.5 10.9 0% -.211 1.16 3.90 1.42 0 0.00 0.0
2000 CIN MLB NL 35 23 141.0 10 10 0 154 78 77 22 116 9.8 5.0 1.4 4.9 0% .289 1.65 5.84 5.43 127 7.60 146.3
2001 COL MLB NL 22 6 46.7 1 3 0 56 29 48 6 126 10.8 5.6 1.2 9.3 0% .362 1.82 4.54 6.36 101 5.51 114.3
2001 HOU MLB NL 31 6 68.0 5 7 0 77 24 65 12 107 10.2 3.2 1.6 8.6 0% .332 1.49 4.62 5.56 86 3.83 79.3
2002 PIT MLB NL 45 7 93.0 4 6 0 95 34 55 8 106 9.2 3.3 0.8 5.3 0% .293 1.39 4.06 5.81 102 4.76 102.1
2003 HOU MLB NL 19 19 106.7 6 6 0 91 48 91 16 106 7.7 4.1 1.4 7.7 0% .260 1.30 4.70 4.13 105 4.75 99.6
2003 NWO AAA PCL 5 5 29.3 3 1 0 24 10 18 0 7.4 3.1 0.0 5.5 0% .276 1.16 3.09 1.23 0 0.00 0.0
2003 TUC AAA PCL 15 0 25.3 1 1 1 20 12 22 2 7.1 4.3 0.7 7.8 0% .269 1.26 4.13 3.56 0 0.00 0.0
2004 SEA MLB AL 56 10 117.0 8 6 0 102 64 86 12 101 7.8 4.9 0.9 6.6 0% .258 1.42 4.96 4.08 114 6.07 125.2
2005 FLO MLB NL 27 0 23.7 3 2 0 24 12 29 2 95 9.1 4.6 0.8 11.0 0% .344 1.52 3.40 6.85 86 3.27 70.3
2005 SEA MLB AL 52 0 40.3 2 3 1 33 23 41 2 95 7.4 5.1 0.4 9.1 0% .290 1.39 3.74 2.45 83 2.59 55.7
2006 NYA MLB AL 70 0 80.3 3 3 0 75 51 72 9 106 8.4 5.7 1.0 8.1 0% .288 1.57 4.90 5.04 117 6.22 126.6
2007 NYA MLB AL 37 0 42.3 0 0 0 36 18 25 5 102 7.7 3.8 1.1 5.3 0% .248 1.28 5.14 4.25 123 6.48 134.0
2007 SWB AAA INT 17 0 23.7 0 1 1 21 10 27 0 92 8.0 3.8 0.0 10.3 0% .328 1.31 2.28 1.90 69 4.06 83.3
2008 SLN MLB NL 74 0 50.0 1 2 1 45 37 50 4 96 8.1 6.7 0.7 9.0 0% .301 1.64 4.48 4.68 114 6.53 139.2
2009 WAS MLB NL 63 0 48.7 5 6 1 54 29 33 6 96 10.0 5.4 1.1 6.1 0% .304 1.71 5.21 4.25 120 6.88 147.6
2009 SYR AAA INT 8 0 7.7 0 0 0 4 2 5 1 106 4.7 2.3 1.2 5.8 0% .150 0.78 4.70 2.34 104 3.00 63.0
2010 SYR AAA INT 41 1 42.3 2 5 1 50 30 25 7 107 10.6 6.4 1.5 5.3 0% .319 1.89 6.95 6.60 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 928 0.4235 0.4063 0.7825 0.5980 0.2654 0.8596 0.6549 0.2175
2009 906 0.4614 0.4227 0.7755 0.6124 0.2602 0.8555 0.6142 0.2245
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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
2010-04-06 2010-04-27 Minors 21 17 Not Disclosed - ----
2007-08-24 2007-09-08 15-DL 15 14 - Low Back Strain -
2002-08-15 2002-09-01 15-DL 17 16 Left Elbow Inflammation Tendonitis -
1998-08-15 1998-09-01 15-DL 17 16 Right Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
1994-04-19 1994-05-05 Minors 16 0 Left Ankle Sprain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2008 SLN $600,000
2006 NYA $2,250,000
2005 SEA $1,700,000
2004 SEA $1,000,000
2002 PIT $900,000
2001 COL $2,800,000
2000 CIN $1,600,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$10,850,000
7 yrTotal$10,850,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
11 y 79 d

Details
  • 1 year (2011). Re-signed by Washington as a free agent 3/11 (minor-league contract). Released by Washington 3/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed by Washington as a free agent 2/17/10 (minor-league contract). Released by Washington 3/15/10. Re-signed by Washington as a free agent 4/19/10 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2009). Re-signed by NY Mets as a free agent 2/27/09 (minor-league contract). $0.6M in majors). Released by NY Mets 3/27/09. Signed by Washington as a free agent 4/10/09 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased 5/7/09.
  • 1 year/$0.6M (2008). Signed as a free agent 2/19/08 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by St. Louis 3/30/08.
  • 1 year (2007). Re-signed as a free agent 2/07 (minor-league contract). Released by NY Yankees 4/07. Re-signed 4/07 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased 5/15/07.
  • 2 years/$4.2M (2005-06). $0.5M signing bonus. 05:$1.7M, 06:$2M. Performance bonuses: $0.1M based on appearances, $1M bonus for making 30 starts.
  • 1 year/$1M (2004). Signed as a free agent 2/04.
  • 1 year/$2.8M (2001). $0.45M in performance bonuses (20 GS &
  • 120 IP).

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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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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


Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2023, Ron Villone threw 1,977 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2009, including pitches thrown in . In 2009, he relied primarily on his Sinker (89mph), Slider (83mph) and Fourseam Fastball (90mph), also mixing in a Change (83mph). He also rarely threw a Curve (79mph).