Pitchers doctoring baseballs, but is it cheating?
If there is widespread pitcher use, and hitters don't care, what exactly is the problem?
- Born: 1984/08/14
- Age: 28
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 190
- Bats/Throws: L / R
- Seasons: 6
- Place of birth: Nederland, TX
- Drafted by: the Boston Red Sox in 2005 (1st round)
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 85.2 | 44 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 129 | 1.05 | .850 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 1.13 | .880 | |
| 2007 | Red Sox | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22.2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 1.59 | 1.06 |
| 2007 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86.2 | 55 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 116 | 1.77 | .890 | |
| 2008 | Red Sox | 16 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 93 | 63 | 57 | 11 | 41 | 72 | 6.75 | 1.76 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1.80 | .530 | |
| 2009 | Red Sox | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 91 | 44 | 43 | 13 | 36 | 68 | 4.21 | 1.38 |
| 2009 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 67 | 30 | 26 | 7 | 30 | 89 | 2.36 | .980 | |
| 2010 | Red Sox | 28 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 173.2 | 142 | 55 | 45 | 9 | 67 | 120 | 2.33 | 1.20 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.91 | 1.36 | |
| 2011 | Red Sox | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82.2 | 76 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 31 | 60 | 3.48 | 1.29 |
| 2012 | Red Sox | 29 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 189.1 | 187 | 104 | 96 | 25 | 64 | 129 | 4.56 | 1.33 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | 1.29 | |
| Career Total | 107 | 105 | 46 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 636.1 | 603 | 306 | 277 | 68 | 249 | 471 | 3.92 | 1.34 | |
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