Lance Niekro

Free Agent (R)

Age: 46

Bats/Throws: R/R

6'3" / 225

DOB: 1/29/1979

(46 years, 3 months, 15 days)

Stats

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	Age	G G - Games Played	PA PA - Plate Appearances	HR HR - Home Runs	R R - Runs	RBI RBI - Runs Batted In	SB SB - Stolen Bases	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/PA)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/PA)	ISO ISO - Isolated Power (SLG-AVG)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB)	OBP OBP - On Base Percentage	SLG SLG - Slugging Percentage	wOBA wOBA - Weighted On Base Average (Linear Weights)	wRC+ wRC+ - Runs per PA scaled where 100 is average; both league and park adjusted; based on wOBA	BsR Base Running - Base running runs above average, includes SB or CS	Off Offense - Batting and Base Running combined (above average)	Def Defense - Fielding and Positional Adjustment combined (above average)	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
2003	SFG	MLB	24	5	5	0	2	2	0	0.0%	20.0%	.200	.250	.200	.200	.400	.250	47	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
2005	SFG	MLB	26	113	302	12	32	46	0	5.6%	17.5%	.209	.266	.252	.295	.460	.322	92	-3.1	-6.0	-1.8	0.2
2006	SFG	AAA	27	36	152	14	28	34	1	4.6%	14.5%	.340	.294	.319	.349	.660	.426	155
2006	SFG	ST	27	23	70	3	8	20	0	5.7%	14.3%	.266	.396	.375	.400	.641	.431	152
2006	SFG	MLB	27	66	210	5	27	31	0	5.2%	15.2%	.141	.272	.246	.286	.387	.292	70	1.2	-7.1	-3.6	-0.4
2007	SFG	AAA	28	47	158	5	21	20	0	7.6%	20.3%	.189	.352	.301	.354	.490	.365	112
2007	SFG	ST	28	23	52	3	12	11	0	3.8%	17.3%	.277	.378	.362	.385	.638	.430	155
2007	SFG	MLB	28	11	18	0	0	0	0	5.6%	27.8%	.000	.250	.176	.222	.176	.189	3	0.0	-2.3	0.0	-0.2
2008	HOU	AAA	29	17	58	1	5	2	1	10.3%	12.1%	.096	.227	.212	.293	.308	.276	55
2008	HOU	ST	29	9	24	0	2	3	1	8.3%	12.5%	.048	.105	.095	.167	.143	.151	-17
Total	- - -	MLB		195	535	17	61	79	0	5.4%	17.0%	.174	.268	.246	.288	.421	.305	80	-1.7	-15.5	-5.4	-0.3

Season	Team	Level	Age	G G - Games Played	PA PA - Plate Appearances	HR HR - Home Runs	R R - Runs	RBI RBI - Runs Batted In	SB SB - Stolen Bases	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/PA)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/PA)	ISO ISO - Isolated Power (SLG-AVG)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB)	OBP OBP - On Base Percentage	SLG SLG - Slugging Percentage	wOBA wOBA - Weighted On Base Average (Linear Weights)	wRC+ wRC+ - Runs per PA scaled where 100 is average; both league and park adjusted; based on wOBA	BsR Base Running - Base running runs above average, includes SB or CS	Off Offense - Batting and Base Running combined (above average)	Def Defense - Fielding and Positional Adjustment combined (above average)	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
2003	SFG	MLB	24	5	5	0	2	2	0	0.0%	20.0%	.200	.250	.200	.200	.400	.250	47	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0
2005	SFG	MLB	26	113	302	12	32	46	0	5.6%	17.5%	.209	.266	.252	.295	.460	.322	92	-3.1	-6.0	-1.8	0.2
2006	SFG	AAA	27	36	152	14	28	34	1	4.6%	14.5%	.340	.294	.319	.349	.660	.426	155
2006	SFG	ST	27	23	70	3	8	20	0	5.7%	14.3%	.266	.396	.375	.400	.641	.431	152
2006	SFG	MLB	27	66	210	5	27	31	0	5.2%	15.2%	.141	.272	.246	.286	.387	.292	70	1.2	-7.1	-3.6	-0.4
2007	SFG	AAA	28	47	158	5	21	20	0	7.6%	20.3%	.189	.352	.301	.354	.490	.365	112
2007	SFG	ST	28	23	52	3	12	11	0	3.8%	17.3%	.277	.378	.362	.385	.638	.430	155
2007	SFG	MLB	28	11	18	0	0	0	0	5.6%	27.8%	.000	.250	.176	.222	.176	.189	3	0.0	-2.3	0.0	-0.2
2008	HOU	AAA	29	17	58	1	5	2	1	10.3%	12.1%	.096	.227	.212	.293	.308	.276	55
2008	HOU	ST	29	9	24	0	2	3	1	8.3%	12.5%	.048	.105	.095	.167	.143	.151	-17
Total	- - -	MLB		195	535	17	61	79	0	5.4%	17.0%	.174	.268	.246	.288	.421	.305	80	-1.7	-15.5	-5.4	-0.3

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	G G - Games Played	AB AB - At Bats	PA PA - Plate Appearances	H H - Hits	1B 1B - Singles	2B 2B - Doubles	3B 3B - Triples	HR HR - Home Runs	R R - Runs	RBI RBI - Runs Batted In	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional Walks	SO SO - Strike Outs	HBP HBP - Hit by Pitch	SF SF - Sacrifice Fly	GDP GDP - Ground into Double Play	SB SB - Stolen Bases	CS CS - Caught Stealing	AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB)
2003	SFG	MLB	5	5	5	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200
2005	SFG	MLB	113	278	302	70	39	16	3	12	32	46	17	0	53	2	5	11	0	2	.252
2006	SFG	AAA	36	144	152	46	25	7	0	14	28	34	7	1	22	0	1	5	1	0	.319
2006	SFG	ST	23	64	70	24	14	6	1	3	8	20	4	0	10	0	2	1	0	0	.375
2006	SFG	MLB	66	199	210	49	33	9	2	5	27	31	11	0	32	0	0	7	0	0	.246
2007	SFG	AAA	47	143	158	43	28	8	2	5	21	20	12	0	32	1	2	6	0	1	.301
2007	SFG	ST	23	47	52	17	11	2	1	3	12	11	2	0	9	1	2	0	0	0	.362
2007	SFG	MLB	11	17	18	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	.176
2008	HOU	AAA	17	52	58	11	8	2	0	1	5	2	6	0	7	0	0	1	1	0	.212
2008	HOU	ST	9	21	24	2	1	1	0	0	2	3	2	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	.095
Total	- - -	MLB	195	499	535	123	75	26	5	17	61	79	29	0	91	2	5	19	0	2	.246

Season	Team	Level	G G - Games Played	AB AB - At Bats	PA PA - Plate Appearances	H H - Hits	1B 1B - Singles	2B 2B - Doubles	3B 3B - Triples	HR HR - Home Runs	R R - Runs	RBI RBI - Runs Batted In	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional Walks	SO SO - Strike Outs	HBP HBP - Hit by Pitch	SF SF - Sacrifice Fly	GDP GDP - Ground into Double Play	SB SB - Stolen Bases	CS CS - Caught Stealing	AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB)
2003	SFG	MLB	5	5	5	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200
2005	SFG	MLB	113	278	302	70	39	16	3	12	32	46	17	0	53	2	5	11	0	2	.252
2006	SFG	AAA	36	144	152	46	25	7	0	14	28	34	7	1	22	0	1	5	1	0	.319
2006	SFG	ST	23	64	70	24	14	6	1	3	8	20	4	0	10	0	2	1	0	0	.375
2006	SFG	MLB	66	199	210	49	33	9	2	5	27	31	11	0	32	0	0	7	0	0	.246
2007	SFG	AAA	47	143	158	43	28	8	2	5	21	20	12	0	32	1	2	6	0	1	.301
2007	SFG	ST	23	47	52	17	11	2	1	3	12	11	2	0	9	1	2	0	0	0	.362
2007	SFG	MLB	11	17	18	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	.176
2008	HOU	AAA	17	52	58	11	8	2	0	1	5	2	6	0	7	0	0	1	1	0	.212
2008	HOU	ST	9	21	24	2	1	1	0	0	2	3	2	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	.095
Total	- - -	MLB	195	499	535	123	75	26	5	17	61	79	29	0	91	2	5	19	0	2	.246

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular SeasonAverages

Season	Team	Level	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/PA)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/PA)	BB/K BB/K - Walk to Strikeout Ratio (BB/SO)	AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB)	OBP OBP - On Base Percentage	SLG SLG - Slugging Percentage	OPS OPS - On Base + Slugging Percentage	ISO ISO - Isolated Power (SLG-AVG)	Spd Spd - Speed Score (4 Component Version)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	UBR UBR - Ultimate Base Running in runs above average, does not include SB or CS	wGDP wGDP - Ground into Double Play Runs above average	wSB wSB - Stolen Bases and Caught Stealing runs above average	wRC wRC - Runs Created based wOBA	wRAA wRAA - Runs Above Average based on wOBA	wOBA wOBA - Weighted On Base Average (Linear Weights)	wRC+ wRC+ - Runs per PA scaled where 100 is average; both league and park adjusted; based on wOBA
2003	SFG	MLB	0.0%	20.0%	0.00	.200	.200	.400	.600	.200	2.6	.250	0.1	0.1	0.0	0	-0.3	.250	47
2003			8.5%	16.4%	0.52	.264	.333	.422	.755	.158	4.9	.294						.328
2005	SFG	MLB	5.6%	17.5%	0.32	.252	.295	.460	.755	.209	3.5	.266	-0.7	-1.5	-0.9	35	-1.1	.322	92
2005			8.2%	16.4%	0.50	.264	.330	.419	.749	.154	4.9	.295						.326
2006	SFG	AAA	4.6%	14.5%	0.32	.319	.349	.660	1.008	.340	3.4	.294			0.2	30	11.0	.426	155
2006	SFG	ST	5.7%	14.3%	0.40	.375	.400	.641	1.041	.266	3.0	.396			0.0	15	5.3	.431	152
2006	SFG	MLB	5.2%	15.2%	0.34	.246	.286	.387	.673	.141	3.5	.272	1.6	-0.3	-0.1	19	-7.1	.292	70
2006			8.4%	16.8%	0.50	.269	.337	.432	.768	.163	5.0	.301						.332
2007	SFG	AAA	7.6%	20.3%	0.38	.301	.354	.490	.844	.189	3.9	.352			-0.4	24	2.9	.365	112
2007	SFG	ST	3.8%	17.3%	0.22	.362	.385	.638	1.023	.277	5.1	.378			0.0	11	3.9	.430	155
2007	SFG	MLB	5.6%	27.8%	0.20	.176	.222	.176	.399	.000	0.1	.250	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0	-2.1	.189	3
2007			8.5%	17.1%	0.50	.268	.336	.423	.758	.155	5.2	.303						.331
2008	HOU	AAA	10.3%	12.1%	0.86	.212	.293	.308	.601	.096	3.7	.227			0.2	4	-3.6	.276	55
2008	HOU	ST	8.3%	12.5%	0.67	.095	.167	.143	.310	.048	6.9	.105			0.2	-1	-4.0	.151	-17
Total	- - -	MLB	5.4%	17.0%	0.32	.246	.288	.421	.709	.174	3.4	.268	1.1	-1.8	-1.0	55	-10.7	.305	80

Season	Team	Level	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/PA)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/PA)	BB/K BB/K - Walk to Strikeout Ratio (BB/SO)	AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB)	OBP OBP - On Base Percentage	SLG SLG - Slugging Percentage	OPS OPS - On Base + Slugging Percentage	ISO ISO - Isolated Power (SLG-AVG)	Spd Spd - Speed Score (4 Component Version)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	UBR UBR - Ultimate Base Running in runs above average, does not include SB or CS	wGDP wGDP - Ground into Double Play Runs above average	wSB wSB - Stolen Bases and Caught Stealing runs above average	wRC wRC - Runs Created based wOBA	wRAA wRAA - Runs Above Average based on wOBA	wOBA wOBA - Weighted On Base Average (Linear Weights)	wRC+ wRC+ - Runs per PA scaled where 100 is average; both league and park adjusted; based on wOBA
2003	SFG	MLB	0.0%	20.0%	0.00	.200	.200	.400	.600	.200	2.6	.250	0.1	0.1	0.0	0	-0.3	.250	47
2003			8.5%	16.4%	0.52	.264	.333	.422	.755	.158	4.9	.294						.328
2005	SFG	MLB	5.6%	17.5%	0.32	.252	.295	.460	.755	.209	3.5	.266	-0.7	-1.5	-0.9	35	-1.1	.322	92
2005			8.2%	16.4%	0.50	.264	.330	.419	.749	.154	4.9	.295						.326
2006	SFG	AAA	4.6%	14.5%	0.32	.319	.349	.660	1.008	.340	3.4	.294			0.2	30	11.0	.426	155
2006	SFG	ST	5.7%	14.3%	0.40	.375	.400	.641	1.041	.266	3.0	.396			0.0	15	5.3	.431	152
2006	SFG	MLB	5.2%	15.2%	0.34	.246	.286	.387	.673	.141	3.5	.272	1.6	-0.3	-0.1	19	-7.1	.292	70
2006			8.4%	16.8%	0.50	.269	.337	.432	.768	.163	5.0	.301						.332
2007	SFG	AAA	7.6%	20.3%	0.38	.301	.354	.490	.844	.189	3.9	.352			-0.4	24	2.9	.365	112
2007	SFG	ST	3.8%	17.3%	0.22	.362	.385	.638	1.023	.277	5.1	.378			0.0	11	3.9	.430	155
2007	SFG	MLB	5.6%	27.8%	0.20	.176	.222	.176	.399	.000	0.1	.250	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0	-2.1	.189	3
2007			8.5%	17.1%	0.50	.268	.336	.423	.758	.155	5.2	.303						.331
2008	HOU	AAA	10.3%	12.1%	0.86	.212	.293	.308	.601	.096	3.7	.227			0.2	4	-3.6	.276	55
2008	HOU	ST	8.3%	12.5%	0.67	.095	.167	.143	.310	.048	6.9	.105			0.2	-1	-4.0	.151	-17
Total	- - -	MLB	5.4%	17.0%	0.32	.246	.288	.421	.709	.174	3.4	.268	1.1	-1.8	-1.0	55	-10.7	.305	80

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	GB/FB GB/FB - Ground Ball to Fly Ball Ratio	LD% LD% - Line Drive Percentage (LD/BIP)	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	FB% FB% - Fly Ball Percentage (FB/BIP)	IFFB% IFFB% - Infield Fly Ball Percentage (IFFB/FB)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	IFH% IFH% - Infield Hit Percentage (IFH/GB)	BUH% BUH% - Bunt Hit Percentage (BUH/BU)	Pull% Pull% - Percentage of balls in play that were pulled by the batter	Cent% Cent% - Percentage of balls in play that were hit to center field by the batter	Oppo% Oppo% - Percentage of balls in play that were hit to opposite field by the batter	Soft% Soft% - Percentage of balls in play that were classified as hit with soft speed. (Baseball Info Solutions)	Med% Med% - Percentage of balls in play that were classified as hit with medium speed. (Baseball Info Solutions)	Hard% Hard% - Percentage of balls in play that were classified as hit with hard speed. (Baseball Info Solutions)
2003	SFG	MLB	0.50	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	25.0%	50.0%	25.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%
2005	SFG	MLB	0.92	16.5%	40.0%	43.5%	15.0%	12.0%	5.4%	0.0%	42.6%	37.0%	20.4%	15.7%	53.9%	30.4%
2006	SFG	MLB	1.17	16.8%	44.9%	38.3%	17.2%	7.8%	5.3%	0.0%	49.1%	32.3%	18.6%	14.4%	61.1%	24.6%
2007	SFG	MLB	2.67	8.3%	66.7%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	41.7%	41.7%	16.7%	16.7%	66.7%	16.7%
2008	HOU	AAA	0.55	22.7%	27.3%	50.0%	13.6%	4.5%			42.2%	22.2%	35.6%
2008	HOU	ST	0.89	10.5%	42.1%	47.4%	0.0%	0.0%			31.6%	26.3%	42.1%
Total	- - -	MLB	1.04	16.5%	42.6%	40.9%	15.4%	10.1%	5.1%	0.0%	45.0%	35.4%	19.6%	15.5%	57.1%	27.4%

Season	Team	Level	GB/FB GB/FB - Ground Ball to Fly Ball Ratio	LD% LD% - Line Drive Percentage (LD/BIP)	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	FB% FB% - Fly Ball Percentage (FB/BIP)	IFFB% IFFB% - Infield Fly Ball Percentage (IFFB/FB)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	IFH% IFH% - Infield Hit Percentage (IFH/GB)	BUH% BUH% - Bunt Hit Percentage (BUH/BU)	Pull% Pull% - Percentage of balls in play that were pulled by the batter	Cent% Cent% - Percentage of balls in play that were hit to center field by the batter	Oppo% Oppo% - Percentage of balls in play that were hit to opposite field by the batter	Soft% Soft% - Percentage of balls in play that were classified as hit with soft speed. (Baseball Info Solutions)	Med% Med% - Percentage of balls in play that were classified as hit with medium speed. (Baseball Info Solutions)	Hard% Hard% - Percentage of balls in play that were classified as hit with hard speed. (Baseball Info Solutions)
2003	SFG	MLB	0.50	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	25.0%	50.0%	25.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%
2005	SFG	MLB	0.92	16.5%	40.0%	43.5%	15.0%	12.0%	5.4%	0.0%	42.6%	37.0%	20.4%	15.7%	53.9%	30.4%
2006	SFG	MLB	1.17	16.8%	44.9%	38.3%	17.2%	7.8%	5.3%	0.0%	49.1%	32.3%	18.6%	14.4%	61.1%	24.6%
2007	SFG	MLB	2.67	8.3%	66.7%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	41.7%	41.7%	16.7%	16.7%	66.7%	16.7%
2008	HOU	AAA	0.55	22.7%	27.3%	50.0%	13.6%	4.5%			42.2%	22.2%	35.6%
2008	HOU	ST	0.89	10.5%	42.1%	47.4%	0.0%	0.0%			31.6%	26.3%	42.1%
Total	- - -	MLB	1.04	16.5%	42.6%	40.9%	15.4%	10.1%	5.1%	0.0%	45.0%	35.4%	19.6%	15.5%	57.1%	27.4%

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	GB GB - Ground Balls	FB FB - Fly Balls	LD LD - Line Drives	IFFB IFFB - Infield Fly Balls	IFH IFH - Infield Hits	BU BU - Bunt Attempts	BUH BUH - Bunt Hits	Balls Balls - Balls Seen	Strikes Strikes - Strikes Seen	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Seen
2003	SFG	MLB	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	6	17	23
2005	SFG	MLB	92	100	38	15	5	0	0	343	695	1038
2006	SFG	MLB	75	64	28	11	4	0	0	236	509	745
2007	SFG	MLB	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	21	47	68
2008	HOU	AAA	12	22	10	3				75	119	194
2008	HOU	ST	8	9	2	0				9	28	37
Total	- - -	MLB	176	169	68	26	9	0	0	606	1268	1874

Season	Team	Level	GB GB - Ground Balls	FB FB - Fly Balls	LD LD - Line Drives	IFFB IFFB - Infield Fly Balls	IFH IFH - Infield Hits	BU BU - Bunt Attempts	BUH BUH - Bunt Hits	Balls Balls - Balls Seen	Strikes Strikes - Strikes Seen	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Seen
2003	SFG	MLB	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	6	17	23
2005	SFG	MLB	92	100	38	15	5	0	0	343	695	1038
2006	SFG	MLB	75	64	28	11	4	0	0	236	509	745
2007	SFG	MLB	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	21	47	68
2008	HOU	AAA	12	22	10	3				75	119	194
2008	HOU	ST	8	9	2	0				9	28	37
Total	- - -	MLB	176	169	68	26	9	0	0	606	1268	1874

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	WPA WPA - Win Probability Added	-WPA -WPA - Loss Advancement	+WPA +WPA - Win Advancement	RE24 RE24 - Run Above Average based on the 24 Base/Out States	REW REW - Wins Above Average based on the 24 Base/Out States	pLI pLI - Average Leverage Index	phLI phLI - Average Leverage Index while Pinch Hitting	PH PH - Pitch Hit Opportunities	WPA/LI WPA/LI - Situational Wins	Clutch Clutch - How much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment
2003	SFG	MLB	-0.01	-0.03	0.01	0.35	0.04	0.23	1.13	1	0.07	-0.13
2005	SFG	MLB	-1.00	-6.16	5.16	-0.08	-0.05	1.04	1.19	45	-0.07	-0.88
2006	SFG	MLB	-0.28	-4.34	4.06	-3.91	-0.42	1.09	1.19	10	-0.97	0.71
2007	SFG	MLB	-0.31	-0.42	0.11	-2.57	-0.26	0.93	0.75	8	-0.26	-0.07
Total	- - -	MLB	-1.60	-10.95	9.35	-6.21	-0.70	1.05	1.13	64	-1.23	-0.29

Season	Team	Level	WPA WPA - Win Probability Added	-WPA -WPA - Loss Advancement	+WPA +WPA - Win Advancement	RE24 RE24 - Run Above Average based on the 24 Base/Out States	REW REW - Wins Above Average based on the 24 Base/Out States	pLI pLI - Average Leverage Index	phLI phLI - Average Leverage Index while Pinch Hitting	PH PH - Pitch Hit Opportunities	WPA/LI WPA/LI - Situational Wins	Clutch Clutch - How much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment
2003	SFG	MLB	-0.01	-0.03	0.01	0.35	0.04	0.23	1.13	1	0.07	-0.13
2005	SFG	MLB	-1.00	-6.16	5.16	-0.08	-0.05	1.04	1.19	45	-0.07	-0.88
2006	SFG	MLB	-0.28	-4.34	4.06	-3.91	-0.42	1.09	1.19	10	-0.97	0.71
2007	SFG	MLB	-0.31	-0.42	0.11	-2.57	-0.26	0.93	0.75	8	-0.26	-0.07
Total	- - -	MLB	-1.60	-10.95	9.35	-6.21	-0.70	1.05	1.13	64	-1.23	-0.29

Data Source:

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	divider	FA% FA% - Fastball percentage, includes FF (four seam) and FA (unclassified fastball) (Statcast)	vFA vFA - Fastball velocity, includes FF (four seam) and FA (unclassified fastball) (Statcast)	divider	divider	divider	divider	divider	CU% CU% - Curveball percentage (Statcast)	vCU vCU - Curveball velocity (Statcast)	divider	divider	CH% CH% - Changeup percentage (Statcast)	vCH vCH - Changeup velocity (Statcast)	divider
2007	SFG	MLB		58.8%	93.8						23.5%	65.8			17.6%	78.0
Total	- - -	MLB		58.8%	93.8						23.5%	65.8			17.6%	78.0

Season	Team	Level	divider	FA% FA% - Fastball percentage, includes FF (four seam) and FA (unclassified fastball) (Statcast)	vFA vFA - Fastball velocity, includes FF (four seam) and FA (unclassified fastball) (Statcast)	divider	divider	divider	divider	divider	CU% CU% - Curveball percentage (Statcast)	vCU vCU - Curveball velocity (Statcast)	divider	divider	CH% CH% - Changeup percentage (Statcast)	vCH vCH - Changeup velocity (Statcast)	divider
2007	SFG	MLB		58.8%	93.8						23.5%	65.8			17.6%	78.0
Total	- - -	MLB		58.8%	93.8						23.5%	65.8			17.6%	78.0

Data Source:

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	wFA wFA - Fastball runs above average, includes FF (four seam) and FA (unclassified fastball) (Statcast)	wCU wCU - Curveball runs above average (Statcast)	wCH wCH - Changeup runs above average (Statcast)	divider	wFA/C wFA/C - Fastball runs above average per 100 pitches, includes FF (four seam) and FA (unclassified fastball) (Statcast)	wCU/C wCU/C - Curveball runs above average per 100 pitches (Statcast)	wCH/C wCH/C - Changeup runs above average per 100 pitches (Statcast)
2007	SFG	MLB	-0.9	0.0	-0.4		-9.30	-1.01	-13.03
Total	- - -	MLB	-0.9	0.0	-0.4		-9.30	-1.01	-13.03

Season	Team	Level	wFA wFA - Fastball runs above average, includes FF (four seam) and FA (unclassified fastball) (Statcast)	wCU wCU - Curveball runs above average (Statcast)	wCH wCH - Changeup runs above average (Statcast)	divider	wFA/C wFA/C - Fastball runs above average per 100 pitches, includes FF (four seam) and FA (unclassified fastball) (Statcast)	wCU/C wCU/C - Curveball runs above average per 100 pitches (Statcast)	wCH/C wCH/C - Changeup runs above average per 100 pitches (Statcast)
2007	SFG	MLB	-0.9	0.0	-0.4		-9.30	-1.01	-13.03
Total	- - -	MLB	-0.9	0.0	-0.4		-9.30	-1.01	-13.03

Data Source:

MLB F-Strike%, SwStr%, CStr%, CSW% are from the Sports Info Solution data source regardless of selection.
All MiLB and Pace data are from Statcast regardless of selection.

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular SeasonAverages

Season	Team	Level	O-Swing% O-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at outside the strike zone (Statcast)	Z-Swing% Z-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at inside the strike zone (Statcast)	Swing% Swing% - Total percentage of pitches a batter swings at (Statcast)	O-Contact% O-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown outside the strike zone (Statcast)	Z-Contact% Z-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown inside the strike zone (Statcast)	Contact% Contact% - Total percentage of contact made when swinging at all pitches (Statcast)	Zone% Zone% - Percentage of pitches seen inside the strike zone (Statcast)	F-Strike% F-Strike% - First pitch strike percentage (provided by Baseball Info Solutions)	SwStr% SwStr% - Swinging Strike Percentage	CStr% CStr% - Called strike percent	CSW% CSW% - Called + swinging strike percent
2003	SFG	MLB								40.0%	21.7%	4.3%	26.1%
2003										58.6%	9.5%
2005	SFG	MLB								62.9%	12.2%	12.8%	25.0%
2005										59.1%	8.8%
2006	SFG	MLB								59.5%	12.1%	13.0%	25.1%
2006										58.8%	8.6%
2007	SFG	MLB	25.0%	77.8%	52.9%	50.0%	57.1%	55.6%	52.9%	61.1%	14.7%	10.3%	25.0%
2007			27.6%	61.9%	45.5%	66.3%	86.7%	80.8%	52.1%	58.7%	8.7%
2008	HOU	AAA			50.0%			76.3%		43.1%	11.9%	11.3%	23.2%
2008	HOU	ST			75.7%			67.9%		12.5%	24.3%	0.0%	24.3%
Total	- - -	MLB	25.0%	77.8%	52.9%	50.0%	57.1%	55.6%	52.9%	61.3%	12.4%	12.7%	25.1%

Season	Team	Level	O-Swing% O-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at outside the strike zone (Statcast)	Z-Swing% Z-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at inside the strike zone (Statcast)	Swing% Swing% - Total percentage of pitches a batter swings at (Statcast)	O-Contact% O-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown outside the strike zone (Statcast)	Z-Contact% Z-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown inside the strike zone (Statcast)	Contact% Contact% - Total percentage of contact made when swinging at all pitches (Statcast)	Zone% Zone% - Percentage of pitches seen inside the strike zone (Statcast)	F-Strike% F-Strike% - First pitch strike percentage (provided by Baseball Info Solutions)	SwStr% SwStr% - Swinging Strike Percentage	CStr% CStr% - Called strike percent	CSW% CSW% - Called + swinging strike percent
2003	SFG	MLB								40.0%	21.7%	4.3%	26.1%
2003										58.6%	9.5%
2005	SFG	MLB								62.9%	12.2%	12.8%	25.0%
2005										59.1%	8.8%
2006	SFG	MLB								59.5%	12.1%	13.0%	25.1%
2006										58.8%	8.6%
2007	SFG	MLB	25.0%	77.8%	52.9%	50.0%	57.1%	55.6%	52.9%	61.1%	14.7%	10.3%	25.0%
2007			27.6%	61.9%	45.5%	66.3%	86.7%	80.8%	52.1%	58.7%	8.7%
2008	HOU	AAA			50.0%			76.3%		43.1%	11.9%	11.3%	23.2%
2008	HOU	ST			75.7%			67.9%		12.5%	24.3%	0.0%	24.3%
Total	- - -	MLB	25.0%	77.8%	52.9%	50.0%	57.1%	55.6%	52.9%	61.3%	12.4%	12.7%	25.1%

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	Pos Pos - Position	G G - Games Played	GS GS - Games Started	Inn Inn - Innings Played	PO PO - Putouts	A A - Assists	E E - Errors	FE FE - Fielding Errors	TE TE - Throwing Errors	DP DP - Double Plays	DPS DPS - Double Plays Started	DPT DPT - Double Plays Turned	DPF DPF - Double Plays Finished	Scp Scp - First Baseman Scoops	FP FP - Fielding Percentage (PO+A)/(PO+A+E)
2007	SFG	AAA	P	1	0	0.2	0	0	0			0
2009	ATL	R	P	14	4	33.2	3	7	1			2
2003	SFG	MLB	1B	3	0	7.0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000
2005	SFG	MLB	1B	74	57	529.0	543	38	5	3	2	48	4	0	53	5	.991
2006	SFG	AAA	1B	34	34	299.0	257	26	6			24
2006	SFG	MLB	1B	58	48	431.1	418	36	5	0	5	36	3	0	37	8	.989
2007	SFG	AAA	1B	21	20	175.2	181	13	1			22
2007	SFG	MLB	1B	3	3	22.0	24	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	2	1.000
2008	HOU	AAA	1B	15	14	117.0	117	8	3			10
Total	- - -	- - -	1B	138	108	989.1	989	76	10	3	7	89	7	0	95	15	.991
2006	SFG	AAA	DH	2	2	0.0	0	0	0			0
2007	SFG	AAA	DH	14	14	0.0	0	0	0			0

Season	Team	Level	Pos Pos - Position	G G - Games Played	GS GS - Games Started	Inn Inn - Innings Played	PO PO - Putouts	A A - Assists	E E - Errors	FE FE - Fielding Errors	TE TE - Throwing Errors	DP DP - Double Plays	DPS DPS - Double Plays Started	DPT DPT - Double Plays Turned	DPF DPF - Double Plays Finished	Scp Scp - First Baseman Scoops	FP FP - Fielding Percentage (PO+A)/(PO+A+E)
2007	SFG	AAA	P	1	0	0.2	0	0	0			0
2009	ATL	R	P	14	4	33.2	3	7	1			2
2003	SFG	MLB	1B	3	0	7.0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000
2005	SFG	MLB	1B	74	57	529.0	543	38	5	3	2	48	4	0	53	5	.991
2006	SFG	AAA	1B	34	34	299.0	257	26	6			24
2006	SFG	MLB	1B	58	48	431.1	418	36	5	0	5	36	3	0	37	8	.989
2007	SFG	AAA	1B	21	20	175.2	181	13	1			22
2007	SFG	MLB	1B	3	3	22.0	24	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	2	1.000
2008	HOU	AAA	1B	15	14	117.0	117	8	3			10
Total	- - -	- - -	1B	138	108	989.1	989	76	10	3	7	89	7	0	95	15	.991
2006	SFG	AAA	DH	2	2	0.0	0	0	0			0
2007	SFG	AAA	DH	14	14	0.0	0	0	0			0

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	Pos Pos - Position	Inn Inn - Innings Played	rGFP rGFP - Good Fielding Plays Runs Saved runs above average (Fielding Bible)	rPM rPM - Plus/Minus Runs Saved runs above average (Fielding Bible)	DRS DRS - Total Defensive Runs Saved runs above average (Fielding Bible)	DPR DPR - Double Play runs above average (UZR)	RngR RngR - Range runs above average (UZR)	ErrR ErrR - Error runs above average (UZR)	UZR UZR - Ultimate Zone Rating in runs above average (Arm+DPR+RngR+ErrR)	UZR/150 UZR/150 - UZR runs above average per 150 Defensive Games
2003	SFG	MLB	1B	7.0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	SFG	MLB	1B	529.0	1	7	7	0.2	3.8	-1.1	2.9	7.8
2006	SFG	MLB	1B	431.1	1	2	4	-0.1	2.3	-2.1	0.1	0.5
2007	SFG	MLB	1B	22.0	0	0	0		0.1	0.1	0.2	9.7
Total	- - -	- - -	1B	989.1	2	9	11	0.2	6.1	-3.1	3.2	4.7

Season	Team	Level	Pos Pos - Position	Inn Inn - Innings Played	rGFP rGFP - Good Fielding Plays Runs Saved runs above average (Fielding Bible)	rPM rPM - Plus/Minus Runs Saved runs above average (Fielding Bible)	DRS DRS - Total Defensive Runs Saved runs above average (Fielding Bible)	DPR DPR - Double Play runs above average (UZR)	RngR RngR - Range runs above average (UZR)	ErrR ErrR - Error runs above average (UZR)	UZR UZR - Ultimate Zone Rating in runs above average (Arm+DPR+RngR+ErrR)	UZR/150 UZR/150 - UZR runs above average per 150 Defensive Games
2003	SFG	MLB	1B	7.0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	SFG	MLB	1B	529.0	1	7	7	0.2	3.8	-1.1	2.9	7.8
2006	SFG	MLB	1B	431.1	1	2	4	-0.1	2.3	-2.1	0.1	0.5
2007	SFG	MLB	1B	22.0	0	0	0		0.1	0.1	0.2	9.7
Total	- - -	- - -	1B	989.1	2	9	11	0.2	6.1	-3.1	3.2	4.7

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	Batting Batting - Park Adjusted Runs Above Average based on wOBA	Base Running Base Running - Base running runs above average, includes SB or CS	Fielding Fielding - Fielding Runs Above Average based on OAA (2016-Current), UZR (2002-2015), TZ (1871-2002)	Positional Positional - Positional Adjustment set at +12.5 for C, +7.5 for SS, +2.5 for 2B/3B/CF, -7.5 for RF/LF, -12.5 for 1B, -17.5 for DH	Offense Offense - Batting and Base Running combined (above average)	Defense Defense - Fielding and Positional Adjustment combined (above average)	League League - League adjustment to zero out wins above average	Replacement Replacement - Replacement Runs set at 20 runs per 600 plate apperances	RAR RAR - Runs Above Replacement (Batting + Fielding + Base Running + Replacement + Positional)	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement	Dollars Dollars - WAR converted to a dollar scale based on what a player would make in free agency	Salary Salary - The player's actual salary
2003	SFG	MLB	-0.3	0.2	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	-$0.0
2005	SFG	MLB	-2.9	-3.1	2.9	-4.6	-6.0	-1.8	0.6	9.2	2.1	0.2	$1.0
2006	SFG	MLB	-8.4	1.2	0.1	-3.7	-7.1	-3.6	0.4	6.6	-3.7	-0.4	-$1.7	$0
2007	SFG	MLB	-2.3	0.0	0.2	-0.2	-2.3	0.0	0.0	0.6	-1.7	-0.2	-$0.9	$0
Total	- - -	MLB	-13.8	-1.7	3.2	-8.6	-15.5	-5.4	1.1	16.5	-3.3	-0.3	-$1.6	$1

Season	Team	Level	Batting Batting - Park Adjusted Runs Above Average based on wOBA	Base Running Base Running - Base running runs above average, includes SB or CS	Fielding Fielding - Fielding Runs Above Average based on OAA (2016-Current), UZR (2002-2015), TZ (1871-2002)	Positional Positional - Positional Adjustment set at +12.5 for C, +7.5 for SS, +2.5 for 2B/3B/CF, -7.5 for RF/LF, -12.5 for 1B, -17.5 for DH	Offense Offense - Batting and Base Running combined (above average)	Defense Defense - Fielding and Positional Adjustment combined (above average)	League League - League adjustment to zero out wins above average	Replacement Replacement - Replacement Runs set at 20 runs per 600 plate apperances	RAR RAR - Runs Above Replacement (Batting + Fielding + Base Running + Replacement + Positional)	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement	Dollars Dollars - WAR converted to a dollar scale based on what a player would make in free agency	Salary Salary - The player's actual salary
2003	SFG	MLB	-0.3	0.2	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	-$0.0
2005	SFG	MLB	-2.9	-3.1	2.9	-4.6	-6.0	-1.8	0.6	9.2	2.1	0.2	$1.0
2006	SFG	MLB	-8.4	1.2	0.1	-3.7	-7.1	-3.6	0.4	6.6	-3.7	-0.4	-$1.7	$0
2007	SFG	MLB	-2.3	0.0	0.2	-0.2	-2.3	0.0	0.0	0.6	-1.7	-0.2	-$0.9	$0
Total	- - -	MLB	-13.8	-1.7	3.2	-8.6	-15.5	-5.4	1.1	16.5	-3.3	-0.3	-$1.6	$1

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BAL	CHW	ATH
BOS	CLE	HOU
NYY	DET	LAA
TBR	KCR	SEA
TOR	MIN	TEX

ATL	CHC	ARI
MIA	CIN	COL
NYM	MIL	LAD
PHI	PIT	SDP
WSN	STL	SFG