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Amadeo
Samaniego		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 205
 
Born: December 31, 1983 in Dominican Republic
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2016   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 20 OAK AL   7 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 6 7
2005 21 OAK AL   7 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 6 7
2006 22 OAK AL   7 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 7 7
2007 23 OAK AL   6 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 7 7
2008 24 OAK AL   6 4 4 4 3 3 3 8 7 8
2009 25 OAK AL   6 6 6 6 3 3 3 9 8 8
2010 26 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 7 8 8 3 3 3 10 9 10
2011 27 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 4 3 3 10 10 10
2012 28 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 3 3 3 10 9 10
2013 29 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 8 8 8 3 3 3 10 9 10
2014 30 BAL AL $ 662,857 6 8 8 8 3 3 3 10 9 10
2015 31 BAL AL $ 3,814,286 7 8 8 8 3 3 3 10 9 10
2016 32 BAL AL $ 4,810,000 6 8 8 8 3 3 3 10 10 10
2017 33 BAL AL $ 4,810,000 7 7 7 7 3 2 3 10 10 10
2018 34 BAL AL   6 6 6 6 2 2 2 10 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 6 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,810,000 7 8 8 8 4 3 3 10 10 10
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 20 A   8 2 .800 18 18 1 0 0 114.3 96 40 4 41 92 3.15 .226 .294 .292 .586  
2005 21 AA   8 7 .533 23 23 0 0 0 139.3 127 62 9 58 106 4.00 .241 .317 .329 .646  
2006 22 AAA   2 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 12.7 12 8 2 9 7 5.69 .250 .368 .417 .785  
    AA   13 4 .765 24 24 0 0 0 162.0 147 55 8 49 137 3.06 .245 .302 .354 .656  
2007 23 AA   13 9 .591 29 29 2 1 0 192.7 156 60 7 79 154 2.80 .223 .302 .309 .611  
2008 24 AAA   10 7 .588 22 22 0 0 0 135.0 114 56 15 72 106 3.73 .228 .325 .365 .690  
2009 25 AAA   12 6 .667 24 24 1 1 0 153.3 147 59 16 82 149 3.46 .252 .344 .399 .743  
2010 26 OAK AL 6 4 .600 21 21 1 1 0 121.0 105 50 0 64 89 3.72 .237 .345 .264 .610 8.8
    AAA   5 1 .833 9 9 0 0 0 61.3 51 20 5 22 61 2.93 .226 .294 .341 .635  
2011 27 OAK AL 14 7 .667 32 32 0 0 0 189.7 163 65 7 93 187 3.08 .229 .335 .289 .625 19.4
2012 28 OAK AL 6 8 .429 65 2 0 0 22 89.0 77 33 6 44 80 3.34 .234 .329 .307 .636 14.0
2013 29 OAK AL 4 11 .267 65 0 0 0 34 91.0 78 51 4 60 84 5.04 .234 .368 .306 .675 9.9
2014 30 BAL AL 11 9 .550 31 31 1 0 0 186.0 150 68 17 97 165 3.29 .225 .331 .340 .671 14.1
2015 31 BAL AL 10 8 .556 28 28 0 0 0 137.3 136 70 10 87 123 4.59 .259 .376 .361 .737 7.9
2016 32 BAL AL 17 2 .895 31 31 0 0 0 188.3 147 66 4 112 173 3.15 .217 .340 .270 .610 16.3
2017 33 BAL AL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 9.3 5 1 0 4 5 0.96 .161 .297 .161 .459 1.4
2018 34 BAL AL 14 10 .583 34 34 1 0 0 177.3 138 89 10 140 131 4.52 .214 .362 .303 .664 10.2
2019 35 A   2 3 .400 5 5 0 0 0 25.3 26 15 0 15 24 5.33 .263 .360 .293 .653  
9 Years Sim 83 59 .585 309 181 3 1 56 1189.0 999 493 58 701 1037 3.73 .229 .347 .304 .651 101.9
4 Years AAA 29 14 .674 58 58 1 1 0 362.3 324 143 38 185 323 3.55 .238 .330 .377 .707  
3 Years AA 34 20 .630 76 76 2 1 0 494.0 430 177 24 186 397 3.22 .235 .306 .330 .636  
2 Years A 10 5 .667 23 23 1 0 0 139.7 122 55 4 56 116 3.54 .233 .307 .292 .599  
9 Years Minors 73 39 .652 157 157 4 2 0 996.0 876 375 66 427 836 3.39 .236 .315 .342 .657  
Season Average 9 6 .600 34 20 0 0 6 132.1 111 54 6 77 115 3.73 .229 .347 .304 .651  
Career Highs 17 11 1.000 65 34 1 1 34 189.7 163 89 17 140 187 5.04 .259 .376 .361 .737  
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   499 252 38 383 527   .228 .343 .319 .662
vs LH   500 241 20 318 510   .230 .328 .289 .617
Home 39 20 .661 153 85 1 1 29 566.6 453 219 30 340 503 3.48 .219 .329 .294 .623
Away 44 39 .530 156 96 2 0 27 622.3 546 274 28 361 534 3.96 .238 .342 .313 .655
Mar/Apr 11 8 .579 45 25 2 0 12 183.3 146 72 10 93 150 3.53 .224 .321 .304 .624
May 17 9 .654 57 32 0 0 10 202.0 154 72 9 118 178 3.21 .214 .324 .275 .599
June 12 8 .600 48 27 0 0 12 185.3 169 83 9 94 169 4.03 .241 .330 .318 .648
July 17 8 .680 45 29 1 1 5 184.3 145 70 8 108 154 3.42 .217 .326 .291 .617
August 11 13 .458 58 32 0 0 16 202.3 183 94 11 134 177 4.18 .243 .357 .325 .682
Sep/Oct 15 13 .536 56 36 0 0 1 231.6 202 102 11 154 209 3.96 .234 .349 .309 .658
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    
2010 26 OAK AL P 21 21 121.0 4 19 0 3 1.000 1.71    
2011 27 OAK AL P 32 32 189.7 17 24 1 0 .976 1.95    
2012 28 OAK AL P 65 2 89.0 3 6 0 0 1.000 0.91    
2013 29 OAK AL P 65 0 91.0 4 16 0 1 1.000 1.98    
2014 30 BAL AL P 31 31 186.0 14 22 3 2 .923 1.74    
2015 31 BAL AL P 28 28 137.3 7 14 1 5 .955 1.38    
2016 32 BAL AL P 31 31 188.3 10 28 1 1 .974 1.82    
2017 33 BAL AL P 2 2 9.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.96    
2018 34 BAL AL P 34 34 177.3 9 26 2 3 .946 1.78    
Career Totals   309 181 1189.0 68 156 8 15 .966 1.70    
Career Highs   65 34 189.7 17 28 3 5 1.000 1.98    
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
2015 31 BAL AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 15 9 1 4 13 7.36 .326 .380 .500 .880
2018 34 BAL AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 7.3 9 8 2 5 9 9.82 .300 .400 .567 .967
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 18.3 24 17 3 9 22 8.35 .316 .388 .526 .915
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2011-5-3.08
2014-6-3.29
2016-3-3.15
 Wins
2016-6-17
2018-10-14
 Winning Pct
2011-7-.667
2016-1-.895
 Saves
2012-10-22
2013-6-34
 Games Started
2018-7-34
 Shutouts
2010-7-1
Walks Allowed
2011-5-93
2014-10-97
2016-6-112
2018-1-140
 Hits per 9IP
2011-8-7.7
2014-6-7.3
2016-2-7.0
2018-2-7.0
CAR-20-7.6
 OAVG
2011-9-.229
2014-10-.225
2016-2-.217
2018-2-.214
CAR-24-.229
 OSLG
2011-1-.289
2014-7-.340
2016-1-.270
2018-3-.303
CAR-8-.304
 OOPS
2011-5-.625
2016-2-.610
CAR-33-.651
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 42    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 87)
 
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  8. Erik Kirby (896)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 27th overall pick, by Oakland in 2004
Injured on 9/1/2004 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 9 weeks
Injured on 6/25/2005 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/1/2005 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Injured on 8/26/2005 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 7/16/2006 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/20/2007 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 8/16/2008 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/19/2010
Injured on 7/19/2010 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/2010, going 1-0, 1.16
1/29/2014: Gets a new one-year contract worth $662,857 through salary arbitration
Traded from Oakland to Baltimore on 4/4/2014 (Going to OAK: LF Roger Ruppe. Going to BAL: P Amadeo Samaniego)
1/29/2015: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,814,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/24/2015 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 4-5 weeks
8/2/2015: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $4,810,000 per year, for 3 years
Was selected to the 2016 Allstar game
Injured on 4/13/2017 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
8/1/2018: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $4,390,000 per year, for 2 years
Released by Baltimore on 10/25/2018
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/27/2019 to a minor league contract
Released by Los Angeles on 4/28/2019
 
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