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Glendon
Rusch		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 175
 
Born: November 7, 1974 in Usa, WA, SEATTLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 2007   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 29 TOR AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8
2005 30 SFN NL $ 5,250,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8
2006 31 SFN NL $ 5,250,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 8 8
2007 32 NYA AL $ 5,250,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
2008 33 MIL NL $ 390,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
2009 34 MIN AL $ 2,000,000 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 7 8 7
2010 35 TOR AL $ 3,190,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
2011 36 TOR AL $ 3,190,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 8 7
2012 37 TOR AL $ 3,190,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,250,000 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 29 TOR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2005 30 SFN NL $ 5,250,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2006 31 SFN NL $ 5,250,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2007 32 NYA AL $ 5,250,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2008 33 MIL NL $ 390,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2009 34 MIN AL $ 2,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2010 35 TOR AL $ 3,190,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2011 36 TOR AL $ 3,190,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2012 37 TOR AL $ 3,190,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,250,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 29 TEX AL 7 7 .500 17 17 0 0 0 106.7 114 42 12 42 76 3.54 .271 .343 .425 .768 8.5
  TOR AL 3 3 .500 14 14 0 0 0 73.0 91 44 9 24 41 5.42 .304 .364 .468 .832 2.7
  TOT   10 10 .500 31 31 0 0 0 179.7 205 86 21 66 117 4.31 .285 .352 .443 .795 11.2
    AAA   0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 15.7 16 7 2 0 14 4.02 .250 .250 .422 .672  
2005 30 SFN NL 8 14 .364 36 36 0 0 0 209.0 236 114 27 78 142 4.91 .285 .351 .429 .780 4.7
2006 31 SFN NL 8 14 .364 35 35 1 1 0 195.7 216 93 17 61 132 4.28 .279 .331 .391 .722 7.7
2007 32 NYA AL 15 10 .600 31 31 0 0 0 187.0 214 97 25 71 102 4.67 .288 .351 .423 .774 9.1
2008 33 SFN NL 0 2 .000 4 4 0 0 0 18.0 32 18 4 2 15 9.01 .386 .402 .590 .993 0.0
  MIL NL 1 3 .250 9 9 0 0 0 53.7 51 20 6 22 31 3.35 .246 .329 .386 .716 3.8
  TOT   1 5 .167 13 13 0 0 0 71.7 83 38 10 24 46 4.77 .286 .349 .445 .794 3.8
2009 34 MIN AL 12 13 .480 32 32 8 0 0 230.7 259 109 39 49 128 4.25 .285 .324 .460 .784 17.1
2010 35 TOR AL 9 18 .333 33 33 1 0 0 196.7 241 103 20 54 113 4.71 .304 .354 .431 .785 10.8
2011 36 TOR AL 8 17 .320 35 31 0 0 0 198.3 245 106 20 60 122 4.81 .302 .354 .441 .796 8.0
2012 37 TOR AL 2 7 .222 52 0 0 0 0 104.0 140 75 16 43 50 6.49 .324 .386 .477 .863 1.2
9 Years Sim 73 108 .403 298 242 10 1 0 1572.6 1839 821 195 506 952 4.70 .292 .348 .435 .784 73.7
1 Years AAA 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 15.7 16 7 2 0 14 4.02 .250 .250 .422 .672  
Season Average 8 12 .400 33 26 1 0 0 174.7 204 91 21 56 105 4.70 .292 .348 .435 .784  
Career Highs 15 18 .600 52 36 8 1 0 230.7 259 114 39 78 142 6.49 .324 .386 .477 .863  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1290 562 132 367 670   .294 .348 .438 .786
vs LH   549 259 63 139 282   .289 .337 .430 .767
Home 29 48 .377 152 120 1 0 0 791.0 946 414 92 260 491 4.71 .296 .349 .436 .786
Away 44 60 .423 146 122 9 1 0 781.6 893 407 103 246 461 4.69 .288 .340 .435 .774
Mar/Apr 9 14 .391 38 31 2 0 0 200.6 244 116 28 66 132 5.20 .301 .353 .451 .805
May 15 20 .429 51 40 3 0 0 274.0 300 114 25 85 180 3.74 .275 .327 .387 .714
June 14 21 .400 51 42 2 0 0 275.3 299 138 35 83 189 4.51 .277 .328 .431 .760
July 15 11 .577 49 38 2 1 0 252.7 297 133 26 83 128 4.74 .296 .350 .422 .772
August 6 20 .231 48 44 1 0 0 250.0 328 153 34 96 146 5.51 .317 .375 .471 .846
Sep/Oct 14 22 .389 61 47 0 0 0 320.0 371 167 47 93 177 4.70 .290 .338 .452 .791
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2005 30 SFN NL 36 61 7 8 0 0 2 6 0 0 5 17 .131 .197 .230 .426 2.5 0.0
2006 31 SFN NL 35 53 3 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 16 .075 .153 .113 .266 -0.9 0.0
2008 33 MIL NL 9 16 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .125 .222 .188 .410 0.6 0.0
3 Years Sim 80 130 11 14 3 0 2 8 0 0 12 39 .108 .182 .177 .359 2.3 0.0
162 Game Average 263 22 28 6 0 4 16 0 0 24 78 .108 .182 .177 .359 4.6  
Career Highs 36 61 7 8 2 0 2 6 0 0 5 17 .131 .222 .230 .426 2.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   97 9 10 3 0 2 4 0 0 9 30 .103 .178 .196 .373 2.2
vs LH   33 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 9 .121 .194 .121 .316 0.2
Home 42 68 6 8 1 0 2 4 0 0 6 23 .118 .189 .221 .410 2.4
Away 38 62 5 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 16 .097 .174 .129 .303 0.1
RISP   36 0 5 0 0 1 7 0 0 3 8 .139 .200 .222 .422 1.5
Close/Late   2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6
Mar/Apr 10 16 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 .125 .263 .313 .576 1.6
May 13 22 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 .091 .192 .091 .283 0.1
June 12 15 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .067 .125 .067 .192 -0.5
July 13 23 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 .174 .240 .261 .501 1.3
August 16 24 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .083 .154 .083 .237 -0.4
Sep/Oct 16 30 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 .100 .129 .233 .362 0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 29 TEX AL P 17 17 106.7 8 20 0 2 1.000 2.36    
  TOR AL P 14 14 73.0 6 14 0 2 1.000 2.47    
  TOT   P 31 31 179.7 14 34 0 4 1.000 2.40    
2005 30 SFN NL P 36 36 209.0 12 50 1 4 .984 2.67    
2006 31 SFN NL P 35 35 195.7 19 43 0 4 1.000 2.85    
2007 32 NYA AL P 31 31 187.0 20 44 0 3 1.000 3.08    
2008 33 SFN NL P 4 4 18.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.00    
  MIL NL P 9 9 53.7 2 9 0 1 1.000 1.84    
  TOT   P 13 13 71.7 3 12 0 1 1.000 1.88    
2009 34 MIN AL P 32 32 230.7 19 56 1 3 .987 2.93    
    LF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
2010 35 TOR AL P 33 33 196.7 16 46 2 6 .969 2.84    
2011 36 TOR AL P 35 31 198.3 16 38 0 3 1.000 2.45    
2012 37 TOR AL P 52 0 104.0 7 17 0 2 1.000 2.08    
  P 298 242 1572.6 126 340 4 30 .991 2.67    
  LF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   299 242 1573.6 127 340 4 30 .992 2.67    
Career Highs   52 36 231.7 20 56 2 6 1.000 3.08    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2007 32 NYA AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 3 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 3 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
2007-10-15
 Losses
2005-3-14
2010-2-18
2011-2-17
 Games Started
2005-4-36
2006-10-35
 Complete Games
2006-9-1
2009-4-8
 Shutouts
2006-3-1
 Hits Allowed
2005-4-236
2009-9-259
2010-8-241
2011-5-245
Homeruns Allowed
2009-4-39
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
 
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  1. Jeremy Affeldt (950)
  2. Vicente Padilla (949)
  3. Brad Penny (939)
  4. John Anderson (936)
  5. Kyle Lohse (931)
  6. Dennis Sarfate (930)
  7. Andrew Peltz (930)
  8. Mark Phillips (926)
  9. Bobby Brownlie (926)
  10. Casey Fossum (921)
History
Earned first career win on 5/6/2004
Traded from Texas to Toronto on 7/15/2004 (Going to TOR: P Glendon Rusch, P Jeff Nelson. Going to TEX: P Ted Lilly, P Ugueth Urbina)
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 2/3/2005 to a 4-year deal worth $5,250,000 per year
Had first career hit on 4/11/2005, off Brandon Lyon (ARI)
Hit first career homerun on 4/22/2005, off Roy Oswalt (HOU)
Traded from San Francisco to New York (A) on 2/13/2007 (Going to SFN: P Jarrod Washburn, CF Mike Vento. Going to NYA: RF Bubba Crosby, P Glendon Rusch, 1B Kevin Millar)
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 2007
Released by New York (A) on 5/23/2008
Signed as a free agent by Milwaukee on 7/25/2008 to a 1-year deal worth $390,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/6/2009 to a 1-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/20/2010 to a 3-year deal worth $3,190,000 per year
 
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