David Aardsma

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: December 27, 1981 in Denver, CO us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (22nd) of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rice University (Houston, TX).

High School: Cherry Creek HS (Greenwood Village, CO)

Schools: Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA), Rice University (Houston, TX)

Debut: April 6, 2004 (Age 22-101d, 18,397th in major league history)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: August 23, 2015 (Age 33-239d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: Octagon • Previously: Jamie Murphy

Full Name: David Allan Aardsma

Nicknames: The DA

Pronunciation: \ARDS-mah\

Twitter: @TheDA53

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

ERA

4.27

331

337.0

340

WHIP

1.421

Summary of 41 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 2 tying, 9 go ahead

8 Tms
CHC	9
SEA	9
NYM	7
ATL	6
BOS	4
CHW	4
SFG	1
NYY	1

Platoon
vs RHB	33
vs LHB	8

Home/Road
Home	21
Away	20

Outs
1	18
0	13
2	10

19 Opps
STL	5
NYY	4
KCR	3
PHI	3
MIL	3
CHW	3
OAK	2
SDP	2
LAA	2
CHC	2
PIT	2
WSN	2
TOR	2
ARI	1
SFG	1
TEX	1
CIN	1
BAL	1
DET	1

40 Batters
Alex Ríos	2
Alexei Ramírez	1
Josh Phelps	1
Odúbel Herrera	1
Jimmy Rollins	1
J.P. Arencibia	1
Brandon Phillips	1
Freddy Galvis	1
Justin Maxwell	1
Eric Byrnes	1
Jim Edmonds	1
Ronny Paulino	1
Alex Gordon	1
Aramis Ramírez	1
Scott Rolen	1
Shane Robinson	1
Cody Ransom	1
Cody Ross	1
B.J. Upton	1
Alex Rodriguez	1
Andrew McCutchen	1
Albert Pujols	1
J.J. Hardy	1
Ramón Hernández	1
Anthony Rendon	1
Miguel Olivo	1
Adam Lind	1
Nick Hundley	1
Carlos Lee	1
Jack Cust	1
Denard Span	1
Ronnie Belliard	1
Derek Jeter	1
Paul Konerko	1
Marcus Thames	1
Torii Hunter	1
Hunter Pence	1
Kris Bryant	1
Ian Kinsler	1
Howie Kendrick	1

19 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	8
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	4
Citi Field (NYC)	4
Fenway Pk (BOS)	3
Guaranteed (CHI)	3
Turner Fld (ATL)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
CitizensBank (PHI)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Petco Pk (SAN)	2
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
7	13
78	12
89	7
9	5
8	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	13
2	11
7+	5
1	4
5	4
6	3
4	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	34
2·HR gms	2
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	20
12-	6
1--	6
-2-	4
1-3	3
--3	1
-23	1

72 Runs
RISP	15
0 on	20
1 on	11
2 on	10
Any on	21

Inning
3	1
4	3
5	3
6	6
7	4
8	11
9	11
Extra	2

1-3	1
4-6	12
7-end	28

RelScore
+4..	13
+3	1
+2	4
+1	1
Tied	5
-1	5
-2	4
-3	4
-4..	4

Ahead	19
Tied	5
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	7
1-1	7
1-0	6
0-1	5
0-0	4
0-2	3
2-2	3
2-0	3
1-2	2
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	7
SS	6
2B	5
C	5
1B	4
RF	4
LF	3
3B	3
PH	2
DH	2

OrderPos
4th	8
7th	7
5th	6
6th	6
8th	5
2nd	4
1st	3
3rd	2

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	20

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2004-07-04	Eric Byrnes	OAK	@	SFG	ahead 5-3	t 6	2	-23	3,(0-2) FCX	3	2	7	16%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Mulder Scores; M. Kotsay Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2006-04-21	Jim Edmonds	STL		CHC	ahead 7-3	b 5	0	-2-	7,(3-2) FCFB.BBX	2	5	8	3%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Rolen Scores
3	3	2	1	2006-04-29	Carlos Lee	MIL	@	CHC	ahead 7-0	t 4	0	---	3,(0-2) FFX	1	4	7	1%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
4	4	3	2	2006-04-29	J.J. Hardy	MIL	@	CHC	ahead 8-0	t 5	2	-2-	6,(1-2) CBCFFX	2	2	6	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Clark Scores
5	5	4	1	2006-06-11	Brandon Phillips	CIN		CHC	behind 1-4	b 7	1	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	7	4	8%	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
6	6	5	1	2006-08-04	Ronny Paulino	PIT	@	CHC	ahead 5-0	t 8	0	---	9,(3-2) CBBFBFFFX	1	8	2	1%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
7	7	6	1	2006-08-18	Albert Pujols	STL	@	CHC	ahead 6-3	t 7	0	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	3	3	6%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Duncan Scores
8	8	7	2	2006-08-18	Scott Rolen	STL	@	CHC	ahead 8-3	t 7	0	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	4	5	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	8	3	2006-08-18	Ronnie Belliard	STL	@	CHC	ahead 9-3	t 7	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	4	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); J. Encarnación Scores
10	10	9	1	2006-09-19	Jimmy Rollins	PHI		CHC	ahead 3-1	b 8	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	6	4%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2007-04-22	Marcus Thames	DET		CHW	behind 3-5	b 9	2	-2-	3,(1-1) F>B.X	2	6	7	49%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Guillén Scores
12	12	2	1	2007-05-16 (1)	Josh Phelps	NYY	@	CHW	behind 2-5	t 8	2	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	6	3	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
13	13	3	1	2007-05-20	Aramis Ramírez	CHC		CHW	behind 2-10	b 8	1	12-	5,(2-2) FF*BBX	3	4	5	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Theriot Scores; Á. Pagán Scores
14	14	4	1	2007-06-02	Alex Ríos	TOR		CHW	ahead 4-3	b 8	1	1-3	2,(1-0) .BX	3	2	9	8%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Clayton Scores; J. McDonald Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2008-05-22	Miguel Olivo	KCR	@	BOS	behind 5-11	t 8	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	6	2	3%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Gordon Scores; J. Guillén Scores
16	16	2	1	2008-08-12	Ian Kinsler	TEX	@	BOS	behind 7-12	t 5	2	12-	3,(1-1) .BFX	3	1	4	14%	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Laird Scores; C. Davis Scores
17	17	3	1	2008-08-20	Ramón Hernández	BAL		BOS	behind 3-4	b 3	1	1-3	3,(2-0) ..BBX	3	6	2	23%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Mora Scores; L. Scott Scores
18	18	4	1	2008-09-26	Cody Ransom	NYY	@	BOS	ahead 7-3	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	2	6	5%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2009-04-25	Torii Hunter	LAA		SEA	behind 6-9	b 9	1	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	4	8	7%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Izturis Scores
20	20	2	1	2009-08-11	Alexei Ramírez	CHW	@	SEA	behind 0-1	t 9	1	12-	5,(2-2) CBFBX	3	8	6	63%	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Wise Scores; C. Quentin Scores
21	21	3	1	2009-08-15	Derek Jeter	NYY	@	SEA	ahead 4-2	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	6	5%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	4	1	2009-10-01	Jack Cust	OAK	@	SEA	behind 1-4	t 9	0	---	5,(2-2) ..BBFFX	1	4	DH	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	2010-04-24	Paul Konerko	CHW		SEA	behind 2-4	b 9	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	4	3	7%	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
24	24	2	2	2010-04-24	Alex Ríos	CHW		SEA	behind 3-4	b 9	2	1--	3,(1-1) .SBX	2	7	8	90%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Nix Scores
25	25	3	1	2010-05-30	Howie Kendrick	LAA		SEA	behind 6-7	b 9	1	12-	7,(3-2) BCBFB>F>X	3	7	4	67%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); K. Frandsen Scores; M. Napoli Scores
26	26	4	1	2010-07-01	Alex Rodriguez	NYY		SEA	tied 2-2	b 8	1	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	4	DH	32%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Teixeira Scores
27	27	5	1	2010-08-08	Alex Gordon	KCR	@	SEA	behind 1-3	t 9	1	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	8	PH	5%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	2012-09-27	J.P. Arencibia	TOR		NYY	ahead 5-0	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2013-06-11	Shane Robinson	STL	@	NYM	ahead 8-2	t 9	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	4	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
30	30	2	1	2013-07-01	Cody Ross	ARI	@	NYM	tied 3-3	t 13	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	9	36%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
31	31	3	1	2013-07-13	Andrew McCutchen	PIT		NYM	behind 1-2	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	3	8	21%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
32	32	4	1	2013-07-28	Denard Span	WSN		NYM	ahead 11-1	b 6	2	1--	2,(1-0) *BX	2	7	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); I. Desmond Scores
33	33	5	1	2013-08-03	Justin Maxwell	KCR	@	NYM	tied 3-3	t 12	0	---	6,(3-2) .....BBBCFX	1	5	PH	36%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
34	34	6	1	2013-08-17	Nick Hundley	SDP		NYM	tied 1-1	b 4	1	-2-	8,(3-2) BSFBBFFX	2	8	2	22%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Forsythe Scores
35	35	7	1	2013-09-12	Anthony Rendon	WSN	@	NYM	ahead 6-2	t 9	1	---	6,(3-2) BCBBSX	1	8	4	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	2015-07-04	Odúbel Herrera	PHI	@	ATL	behind 4-9	t 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	8	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
37	37	2	1	2015-07-07	Adam Lind	MIL		ATL	behind 2-4	b 8	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	5	3	12%	23%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
38	38	3	1	2015-08-01	Freddy Galvis	PHI		ATL	ahead 9-2	b 6	2	1-3	3,(2-0) BBX	3	6	6	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Franco Scores; D. Brown Scores
39	39	4	1	2015-08-04	Hunter Pence	SFG	@	ATL	tied 3-3	t 8	0	12-	4,(1-2) C*BFX	3	5	9	27%	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); M. Duffy Scores; B. Posey Scores
40	40	5	1	2015-08-18	B.J. Upton	SDP		ATL	ahead 2-0	b 6	2	--3	2,(0-1) FX	2	7	8	10%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Upton Scores
41	41	6	1	2015-08-23	Kris Bryant	CHC		ATL	ahead 8-2	b 6	0	---	9,(3-2) .FFBBFFFBX	1	5	5	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)