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Jose Contreras
Jose Ariel Contreras

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 224 lb.

Debut March 31, 2003

Born December 6, 1971 in Havana, Cuba

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 2003. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2003 31 NYY AL   7   2  18   9   0   0   2  0   71.0   52   27   26   4   30   72   5   2   293   1   0  3.30  4.39  133 1.155
 2004 32 TOT AL  13   9  31  31   0   0   0  0  170.3  166  114  104  31   84  150   8  17   758   1   0  5.50  4.60   84 1.468
         NYY AL   8   5  18  18   0   0   0  0   95.7   93   66   60  22   42   82   6  10   425   1   0  5.64  4.50   80 1.411
         CHW AL   5   4  13  13   0   0   0  0   74.7   73   48   44   9   42   68   2   7   333   0   0  5.30  4.73   89 1.540
 2005 33 CHW AL  15   7  32  32   1   0   0  0  204.7  177   91   82  23   75  154   9  20   857   2   2  3.61  4.49  125 1.231 MVP-27
 2006 34 CHW AL  13   9  30  30   1   1   0  0  196.0  194  101   93  20   55  134  10  16   833   4   0  4.27  4.75  111 1.270 AS
 2007 35 CHW AL  10  17  32  30   2   2   2  0  189.0  232  134  117  21   62  113  15   3   858   1   0  5.57  4.74   85 1.556
 2008 36 CHW AL   7   6  20  20   1   0   0  0  121.0  130   64   61  12   35   70   3   6   522   0   0  4.54  4.57  101 1.364
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .565  65  50 163 152   5   3   4  0  952.0  951  531  483 111  341  693  50  64  4121   9   2  4.57  4.62  101 1.357
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14  10  35  32   1   0   0  0  205.3  205  114  104  23   73  149  10  13   889   1   0  4.57  4.62  101 1.357
 Career High     15  17  32  32   2   2   2  0  204.7  232  134  117  31   84  154  15  20   858   4   2  3.30  4.75  133 1.155

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2003 31 NYY AL   1    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 32 TOT AL  16    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         NYY AL   3    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2005 33 CHW AL  32    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .000  .250  .000  -25    0   0   0   0   0   0 MVP-27
 2006 34 CHW AL  30    4    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   2  .000  .333  .000   -3    0   0   0   0   0   0 AS
 2007 35 CHW AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2008 36 CHW AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons       81   20    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   3  13  .000  .130  .000  -61    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         40    2    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   6  26  .000  .130  .000  -61    0   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     32    8    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   5                           0   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2003 31 NYY AL    3    3    0   0.0   105| .000  .265| .000  .331| .000  .425| .000  .756|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 2004 32 TOT AL    8    8    0   0.0   108| .000  .268| .000  .336| .000  .430| .000  .766|-100  .000  -2.4  -0.2   0%
         NYY AL    8    8    0   0.0   108| .000  .268| .000  .336| .000  .430| .000  .766|-100  .000  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 2005 33 CHW AL    4    3    0   0.0   108| .000  .272| .250  .335| .000  .431| .250  .765| -25  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 2006 34 CHW AL    6    4    0   0.0   114| .000  .280| .333  .345| .000  .445| .333  .791|  -3  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2007 35 CHW AL    1    1    0   0.0   110| .000  .276| .000  .344| .000  .431| .000  .775|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2008 36 CHW AL    1    1    0   0.0   109| .000  .273| .000  .341| .000  .428| .000  .769|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons        23   20    0   0.0   109| .000  .271| .130  .338| .000  .432| .130  .771| -61  .000  -4.9  -0.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2003 31 NYY AL P 18 1 9 1 1 .909 .962 0.56 0.49 1.27 1.72 9 71.0 2004 32 TOT AL P 31 7 12 2 0 .905 .945 0.61 0.45 1.00 1.66 31 170.4 NYY AL P 18 1 6 1 0 .875 .946 0.39 0.45 0.66 1.66 18 95.7 CHW AL P 13 6 6 1 0 .923 .945 0.92 0.45 1.45 1.66 13 74.7 2005 33 CHW AL P 32 11 25 2 1 .947 .955 1.12 0.46 1.58 1.69 32 204.7 2006 34 CHW AL P 30 8 21 2 1 .935 .957 0.97 0.41 1.33 1.56 30 196.0 AS 2007 35 CHW AL P 32 5 22 6 2 .818 .954 0.84 0.42 1.29 1.60 30 189.0 2008 36 CHW AL P 20 5 14 0 1 1.000 .950 0.95 0.42 1.41 1.60 20 121.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2003 31 NYY AL P 18 1 9 1 1 .909 .962 0.56 0.49 1.27 1.72 9 71.0 2004 32 TOT AL P 31 7 12 2 0 .905 .945 0.61 0.45 1.00 1.66 31 170.4 NYY AL P 18 1 6 1 0 .875 .946 0.39 0.45 0.66 1.66 18 95.7 CHW AL P 13 6 6 1 0 .923 .945 0.92 0.45 1.45 1.66 13 74.7 2005 33 CHW AL P 32 11 25 2 1 .947 .955 1.12 0.46 1.58 1.69 32 204.7 2006 34 CHW AL P 30 8 21 2 1 .935 .957 0.97 0.41 1.33 1.56 30 196.0 2007 35 CHW AL P 32 5 22 6 2 .818 .954 0.84 0.42 1.29 1.60 30 189.0 2008 36 CHW AL P 20 5 14 0 1 1.000 .950 0.95 0.42 1.41 1.60 20 121.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 163 37 103 13 6 .915 .954 0.86 0.44 1.32 1.63 152 952.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 163 37 103 13 6 .915 .954 0.86 0.44 1.32 1.63 152 952
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2003   ALCS  NYY BOS     W   4   0   5.79  0  1  0  0   4.2   6   3   2   7 
        WS    NYY FLA     L   4   0   5.68  0  1  0  0   6.1   5   4   5  10 
 2005   ALDS  CHW BOS     W   1   1   2.35  1  0  0  0   7.2   8   2   0   6 
        ALCS  CHW LAA     W   2   2   3.12  1  1  0  1  17.1  12   6   2   6 
        WS    CHW HOU     W   1   1   3.86  1  0  0  0   7     6   3   0   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     2-0   6   2   3.68  1  2  0  1  22    18   9   4  13 
  2 World Series        1-1   5   1   4.72  1  1  0  0  13.1  11   7   5  12 
  5 Postseason Ser      4-1  12   4   3.77  3  3  0  1  43    37  18   9  31 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2003   ALCS  NYY BOS     W   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY FLA     L   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2005   ALDS  CHW BOS     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  CHW LAA     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CHW HOU     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     2-0   6   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  2 World Series        1-1   5   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   4-1  12   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 2006   CHW AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
2006

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
2005-AL-27-0.00

Wins
2005 AL-15-8

Won-Loss %
2005 AL-.682-8

Hits Allowed/9IP
2005 AL-7.78-3

Strikeouts/9IP
2004 AL-7.93-7

Strikeouts
2005 AL-154-10

Comp. Games
2007 AL-2-7

Shutouts
2006 AL-1-5
2007 AL-2-1

Home Runs Allow.
2004 AL-31-10

Bases On Balls Allow.
2004 AL-84-5
2005 AL-75-4

Hits Allowed
2007 AL-232-5

Losses
2007 AL-17-2

Earned Runs Allow.
2007 AL-117-2

Wild Pitches
2004 AL-17-1
2005 AL-20-1
2006 AL-16-2
Act-64-25

Hit Batsmen
2006 AL-10-6
2007 AL-15-2

Adjusted ERA+
2005 AL-125-8

 

Black Ink: Pitching - 1 (822) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 17 (1143) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 10.0 (801) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 16.0 (701) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

February 6, 2003: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

July 31, 2004: Traded by the New York Yankees with cash to the Chicago White Sox for Esteban Loaiza.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2003New York Yankees$5,500,000
2004New York Yankees$8,500,000
2005Chicago White Sox$8,500,000
2006Chicago White Sox$9,500,000
2007Chicago White Sox$9,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$41,000,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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