#44 Jonathan Dirks, Closer, 32 yrs, Detroit Bulldogs

#44 Jonathan Dirks, Closer, 32 yrs, Detroit Bulldogs
Tuesday, 10/29/2010

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Jonathan Dirks

7/25/1978
32
USA
6"1
210

Closer
R
R

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4.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 4,500,000
2013
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
170 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	65	75	71	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	65	75	72
Versus RHB	65	74	70
Talent	70	81	76

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

11
63
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	27	3	14	24
Versus LHP	1	27	3	14	24
Versus RHP	1	27	3	14	24
Talent	1	25	3	14	24

Running & Bunting Ratings
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19
17
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 83 (Range), .919 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 19

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
9/5	BOS	W 2-1		1	0	0	0	0	0	W
9/7	BOS	L 3-6		2	1	0	0	0	3
9/9	@HOU	L 1-10		0.2	1	0	0	1	2
9/11	@NO	W 4-3		1	1	0	0	0	1	SV
9/15	IND	W 2-1		0.1	1	0	0	0	1	W
9/17	IND	W 5-4		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	SV
9/20	CHI	W 4-2		0.2	1	0	0	0	0	SV
9/25	@CLE	W 8-5		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
9/26	IND	W 6-5		2	3	1	1	0	2
9/28	IND	W 6-4		1.1	0	0	0	0	1	SV

Pitching Stats 2010

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
	65	0	9	3	36	2.88	65.2	57	22	21	17	62	0	.0	0	0	.0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	48	6	85.7	65	51	10.1	7.8	8.5	2.3	11	5	45.5	43	10	23.3	2.83

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	95	26	5	0	3	15	12	9	20	0	0	0	.274	.330	.421	.751
vs. RHB	145	31	6	0	3	12	10	8	42	0	0	0	.214	.252	.317	.569

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	33	0	5	1	14	3.15	34.1	29	12	12	11	35
Road	32	0	4	2	22	2.59	31.1	28	10	9	6	27
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	11	0	2	0	6	4.85	13.0	11	7	7	3	16
May	14	0	1	2	7	5.40	11.2	14	8	7	4	12
June	8	0	3	0	4	2.16	8.1	7	2	2	2	8
July	8	0	1	0	6	2.70	10.0	7	3	3	2	9
August	14	0	0	1	8	0.71	12.2	10	1	1	5	7
Sept./Oct.	10	0	2	0	5	0.90	10.0	8	1	1	1	10

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	Teams
2004	91	0	6	5	3	4.32	85.1	96	41	41	8	17	79	0	0	1.32	DET
2005	92	0	6	9	1	3.94	77.2	96	38	34	5	21	62	0	0	1.51	DET
2006	64	0	4	10	32	3.32	65.0	59	26	24	7	17	60	0	0	1.17	DET
2007	67	0	7	7	39	3.17	71.0	68	26	25	3	21	72	0	0	1.25	DET
2008	63	0	2	4	38	3.78	69.0	58	29	29	9	13	52	0	0	1.03	DET
2009	68	0	4	10	34	3.47	70.0	78	33	27	3	22	53	0	0	1.43	DET
2010	65	0	9	3	36	2.88	65.2	57	22	21	6	17	62	0	0	1.13	DET
Total	510	0	38	48	183	3.59	503.2	512	215	201	41	128	440	0	0	1.27

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2004	7	0	0	0	0	3.38	5.1	7	2	2	2	2	0	0
2007	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total	8	0	0	0	1	2.84	6.1	8	2	2	2	3	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2004	91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET
2005	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET
2006	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET
2007	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET,NL
2008	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000	DET,NL
2009	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET,NL
Total	445	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000

Fielding Stats 2010

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.923

65.2

1.78

Player History

Drafted in 11th round, 166th overall pick, by Detroit in 2004...
Earned first career win on 4/21/2004...
Selected to the All-ABL 3rd Team at MR in 2004...
2/1/2007: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,325,714 through salary arbitration...
2/1/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,565,714 through salary arbitration...
Played for USA in the 2008 World Cup...
1/31/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,565,714 through salary arbitration...
9/30/2009: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $4,500,000 per year, for 4 years.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
2006 - 32 - 6th
2007 - 39 - 3rd
2008 - 38 - 3rd
2009 - 34 - 6th

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