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Zach Putnam

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 220lb (188cm, 99kg)

Born: July 3, 1987 in Rochester, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 38th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pioneer HS (Ann Arbor, MI) and the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI).

High School: Pioneer HS (Ann Arbor, MI)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: September 13, 2011 (Age 24-072d, 20,107th in major league history)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: April 22, 2017 (Age 29-293d)
vs. CLE 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2014 season

Agents: ISE Baseball

Full Name: Steven Zachary McGuire Putnam

Nicknames: Putty

Pronunciation: \PUT-numb\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.8

ERA

3.20

145

152.0

162

WHIP

1.230

Summary of 13 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 1 tying, 3 go ahead

3 Tms
CHW	11
CLE	1
CHC	1

Platoon
vs RHB	8
vs LHB	5

Home/Road
Home	7
Away	6

Outs
0	5
1	5
2	3

9 Opps
BAL	2
MIN	2
NYY	2
KCR	2
CIN	1
TBR	1
TEX	1
DET	1
CLE	1

13 Batters
Caleb Joseph	1
Salvador Perez	1
Brandon Moss	1
Kennys Vargas	1
Jacoby Ellsbury	1
Zack Cozart	1
Desmond Jennings	1
Eduardo Escobar	1
Manny Machado	1
Brian McCann	1
Lorenzo Cain	1
James McCann	1
Adrian Beltré	1

8 Parks
Guaranteed (CHI)	6
Target Field (MIN)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1

Where Hit
7	6
9	4
78	2
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	5
3	3
4	2
5	1
1	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	13

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	10
1--	2
-23	1

17 Runs
RISP	1
0 on	10
1 on	2
2 on	1
Any on	3

Inning
6	1
7	1
8	6
9	4
Extra	1

4-6	1
7-end	12

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

Ahead	7
Tied	3
Behind	3

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	3
0-1	2
2-2	2
1-2	2
0-0	1
1-1	1
2-0	1
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	4
1B	2
CF	2
SS	2
3B	2
LF	1

OrderPos
5th	3
9th	2
3rd	2
7th	2
1st	1
2nd	1
8th	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	2
Low Lev	9

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2011-09-13	Adrian Beltré	TEX		CLE	ahead 8-3	b 7	0	---	8,(2-2) .CBFFBFFX	1	5	5	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2013-06-11	Zack Cozart	CIN	@	CHC	ahead 9-2	t 8	0	-23	3,(1-1) CBX	3	2	6	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Hannahan Scores; S. Choo Scores
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2014-05-24	Jacoby Ellsbury	NYY	@	CHW	tied 3-3	t 10	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	8	42%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	2	1	2014-06-23	Caleb Joseph	BAL		CHW	behind 2-4	b 8	2	---	5,(2-2) BSSBX	1	9	2	10%	19%		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
5	5	1	1	2015-04-08	Lorenzo Cain	KCR		CHW	tied 5-5	b 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	3	8	33%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Escobar Scores
6	6	2	1	2015-05-03	Kennys Vargas	MIN		CHW	ahead 11-2	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	5	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
7	7	3	1	2015-05-19	Brandon Moss	CLE	@	CHW	ahead 2-1	t 8	1	---	4,(1-2) BSSX	1	7	3	13%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
8	8	4	1	2015-06-28	James McCann	DET		CHW	tied 4-4	b 9	1	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	8	2	42%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
9	9	5	1	2015-07-04	Manny Machado	BAL	@	CHW	behind 0-2	t 8	2	1--	2,(0-1) .CX	2	1	5	33%	42%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); R. Flaherty Scores
10	10	6	1	2015-08-01	Brian McCann	NYY	@	CHW	behind 1-8	t 9	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	7	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	7	1	2015-09-11	Eduardo Escobar	MIN	@	CHW	ahead 3-2	t 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	6	9%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2016-04-16	Desmond Jennings	TBR		CHW	ahead 5-2	b 8	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	2	1	2016-06-12	Salvador Perez	KCR	@	CHW	ahead 2-1	t 9	0	---	4,(1-2) SFBX	1	6	2	9%	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)