#47 James Volkert, Starting Pitcher, 36 yrs, Toronto Rush
Monday, 6/29/2012 |
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| James Volkert
11/16/1975
36
USA
5"11
195
Starting Pitcher
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| Big League Contract
$ 4,800,000
2013
15 Year(s), 96 Days (2676 total Days)
90 Day(s)
15 Year(s), 98 Days (2678 total Days)
17 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 4 | 7 | 7 | 86-89 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
| Versus RHB | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
| Talent | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
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6
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3
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Talent | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .942 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 5/6 | @MAR | L 4-8 | * | 2.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | L | | | | |
| 5/11 | @KIT | L 2-5 | * | 6.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | L | | | | |
| 5/17 | BEN | L 1-5 | * | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | L | | | | |
| 5/22 | @LA | W 2-0 | * | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
| 5/29 | @BRI | L 2-9 | * | 4.1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | L | | | | |
| 6/4 | @KIT | L 0-1 | * | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | | | | | |
| 6/10 | BOS | W 7-1 | * | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
| 6/15 | MAR | W 2-1 | * | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
| 6/20 | @BRI | L 1-6 | * | 5.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | L | | | | |
| 6/26 | BEN | W 3-2 | * | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 16 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4.74 | 95.0 | 101 | 52 | 50 | 34 | 54 | 2 | 12.5 | 1 | 6 | 37.5 |
| Projected | 33 | 33 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 4.74 | 197.0 | 210 | 108 | 104 | 71 | 112 | | | | | |
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| 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 | 12.9 | 9.6 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 12 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.28 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 157 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .314 | .382 | .696 |
| vs. RHB | 209 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .355 | .402 | .757 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 | 44.0 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 23 |
| Road | 10 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6.88 | 51.0 | 68 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 31 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.57 | 32.1 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
| May | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.43 | 26.2 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 17 |
| June | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 36.0 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 2005 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4.94 | 195.0 | 212 | 111 | 107 | 25 | 73 | 123 | 1 | 1 | 1.46 | .302 | CGY |
| 2006 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.34 | 58.0 | 64 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 26 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1.55 | .304 | CGY |
| 2007 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.31 | 41.1 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 | .364 | BRI |
| 2008 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5.64 | 145.1 | 171 | 96 | 91 | 12 | 71 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 1.67 | .331 | BER LA |
| 2009 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2.94 | 198.2 | 173 | 70 | 65 | 12 | 46 | 108 | 5 | 1 | 1.10 | .258 | CAR LA |
| 2010 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4.64 | 211.1 | 212 | 113 | 109 | 16 | 81 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 1.39 | .292 | LA |
| 2011 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4.74 | 220.1 | 225 | 128 | 116 | 28 | 69 | 140 | 3 | 0 | 1.33 | .286 | BOS |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4.74 | 95.0 | 101 | 52 | 50 | 9 | 34 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 1.42 | .304 | TOR |
| Total | 224 | 182 | 59 | 63 | 1 | 4.60 | 1165.0 | 1209 | 636 | 595 | 110 | 414 | 701 | 12 | 3 | 1.39 | .296 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.71 | 21.0 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 13.0 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.14 | 14.2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5.55 | 48.2 | 72 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2005 | 33 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .176 | .127 | .303 | CGY |
| 2006 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CGY |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 | BRI |
| 2008 | 25 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .146 | .146 | .188 | .333 | BER LA |
| 2009 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CAR LA |
| 2010 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | LA |
| 2011 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
| Total | 208 | 128 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 3 | .117 | .150 | .148 | .299 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 16 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 1 | .944 | 95.0 | 1.71 | | | | |
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Drafted in 13th round, 295th overall pick, by Calgary in 2005...
Drafted in 13th round, 295th overall pick, by Calgary in 2005...
Drafted in 13th round, 295th overall pick, by Calgary in 2005...
Earned first career win on 4/9/2005...
Had first career hit on 5/11/2005, off Freddie Camino (ATC)...
Signed as a free agent by Bristol on 2/2/2007 to a 2-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year...
Injured on 6/17/2007 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5-6 weeks...
Released by Bristol on 10/20/2007...
Signed as a free agent by Berlin on 2/24/2008 to a 2-year deal worth $620,000 per year...
Released by Charlotte on 5/1/2008...
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 5/28/2008 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year...
Signed as a free agent by Carolina on 2/10/2009 to a 2-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year...
Traded from Carolina to Los Angeles on 2/16/2009 (Going to LA: P James Volkert. Going to CAR: P Vincent Kammer)...
Signed as a free agent by Boston on 2/2/2011 to a 1-year deal worth $3,350,000 per year...
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/17/2012 to a 2-year deal worth $4,800,000 per year...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
2009 - 2.94 - 3rd
| WHIP
2009 - 1.10 - 7th
| CG
2009 - 5 - 4th
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