#58 Jonathan Papelbon, Closer, 36 yrs, Kansas City Royals

#58 Jonathan Papelbon, Closer, 36 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Saturday, 3/2/2017

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Jonathan Papelbon

11/23/1980
36
Baton Rouge, LA
6"4
245

Closer
R
R

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1.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 2,070,000
2017
12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days)
0 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	8	6	4	95-99 Mph
Versus LHB	7	6	4
Versus RHB	9	6	4
Talent	9	6	3

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

3
67
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	4	1	2	3
Versus LHP	1	4	1	2	3
Versus RHP	1	4	1	2	3
Talent	1	4	1	2	3

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3
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1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), .933 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

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Dec

Pitching Stats 2017

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	.0	.0	.0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	0.00

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
vs. RHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Road	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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ERA

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2005	88	0	4	10	24	3.22	114.2	95	51	41	8	32	141	0	0	1.11	.314	PIT
2006	61	0	5	5	24	3.01	77.2	73	27	26	7	20	101	0	0	1.20	.347	PIT
2007	76	0	7	4	37	2.14	88.1	68	24	21	5	18	116	0	0	0.97	.318	PIT
2008	55	0	4	3	26	3.05	62.0	47	25	21	8	11	87	0	0	0.94	.285	PIT
2009	70	0	5	2	37	2.67	81.0	55	25	24	12	19	104	0	0	0.91	.243	PIT
2010	70	0	9	3	34	2.35	76.2	53	23	20	6	17	122	0	0	0.91	.309	PIT
2011	61	0	4	6	40	3.59	67.2	58	28	27	9	14	93	0	0	1.06	.322	PIT NOR
2012	62	0	5	5	42	2.82	70.1	63	26	22	8	16	98	0	0	1.12	.333	NOR,AL
2013	74	0	8	6	16	3.96	100.0	90	52	44	14	33	133	0	0	1.23	.333	NOR TEX
2014	90	0	3	4	7	3.41	95.0	76	42	36	12	25	111	0	0	1.06	.284	TEX
2015	73	0	5	3	38	3.97	81.2	82	40	36	10	27	91	0	0	1.33	.332	TEX KCR
2016	57	0	4	4	25	5.59	66.0	81	46	41	11	22	81	0	0	1.56	.393	KCR
Total	837	0	63	55	350	3.29	981.0	841	409	359	110	254	1278	0	0	1.12	.318

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2010	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
2011	4	0	1	1	2	5.79	4.2	7	3	3	0	6	0	0
2012	3	0	0	0	3	0.00	3.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0
2013	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	3	0	0	1	0	4.91	3.2	5	2	2	0	4	0	0
Total	14	0	1	2	6	3.07	14.2	16	5	5	0	15	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2005	88	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	.000	.067	.000	.067	PIT
2006	61	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	PIT
2007	76	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT
2008	55	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT
2009	70	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	PIT
2010	70	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	PIT
2011	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT NOR
2012	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NOR,AL
2013	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NOR TEX
2014	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	TEX
2015	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	TEX KCR
2016	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KCR
Total	837	56	3	1	0	0	2	4	3	20	0	0	.054	.102	.071	.173

Fielding Stats 2017

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Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 2005...
Earned first career win on 4/2/2005...
1/31/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,811,429 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 3/30/2008 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week...
1/31/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,811,429 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 3/14/2009 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had first career hit on 8/19/2009, off Jose Silva (SDP)...
1/31/2010: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,811,429 through salary arbitration...
7/16/2010: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $7,800,000 per year, for 5 years.
Traded from Pittsburgh to New Orleans on 2/7/2011 (Going to PIT: CF Reid Fronk. Going to NOR: P Jonathan Papelbon)...
Was selected to the 2012 Allstar game...
Traded from New Orleans to Texas on 5/1/2013 (Going to NOR: P Phil Coke, P George Romero, P Jeremy Hefner. Going to TEX: P Jonathan Papelbon)...
Traded from Texas to Kansas City on 2/21/2015 (Going to TEX: C Lou Marson, LF Everett Williams. Going to KCR: P Jonathan Papelbon)...
10/22/2015: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $2,070,000 per year, for 2 years.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
2005 - 24 - 10th
2006 - 24 - 6th
2007 - 37 - 2nd
2008 - 26 - 7th
2009 - 37 - 1st
2010 - 34 - 6th
2011 - 40 - 1st
2012 - 42 - 1st
2015 - 38 - 1st
2016 - 25 - 9th

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