Jonathan Papelbon

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 230lb (196cm, 104kg)

Born: November 23, 1980 in Baton Rouge, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 40th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) and the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

High School: Bishop Kenny HS (Jacksonville, FL)

School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Last Game: August 6, 2016 (Age 35-257d)
vs. SFG 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: Levinsons

Full Name: Jonathan Robert Papelbon

Pronunciation: \PAP-ill-bon\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.3

ERA

2.44

689

368

725.2

808

WHIP

1.043

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2003	22	0.6	Lowell	NYPL	A-	BOS	1	2	.333	6.34	6.34	13	6	1	0	0	0	32.2	43	23	23	2	9	0	36	4	0	3	152	1.592	11.8	0.6	2.5	9.9	4.00
2004	23	0.4	Sarasota	FLOR	A+	BOS	12	7	.632	2.64	2.98	24	24	0	2	0	0	129.2	97	43	38	6	43	2	153	7	0	3	520	1.080	6.7	0.4	3.0	10.6	3.56
2005	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	BOS	6	4	.600	2.59	2.90	21	18	3	0	0	1	114.2	80	37	33	11	26	3	110	6	1	2	448	0.924	6.3	0.9	2.0	8.6	4.23
2005	24	-2.8	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	1	2	.333	2.93	2.93	7	4	3	0	0	1	27.2	21	9	9	2	3	0	27	1	0	0	107	0.867	6.8	0.7	1.0	8.8	9.00
2005	24	-0.7	Portland	EL	AA	BOS	5	2	.714	2.48	2.90	14	14	0	0	0	0	87.0	59	28	24	9	23	3	83	5	1	2	341	0.943	6.1	0.9	2.4	8.6	3.61
2005	24	-5.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	3	1	.750	2.65	2.91	17	3	4	0	0	0	34.0	33	11	10	4	17	2	34	3	0	1	148	1.471	8.7	1.1	4.5	9.0	2.00
2006	25	-3.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	4	2	.667	0.92	1.05	59	0	49	0	0	35	68.1	40	8	7	3	13	2	75	1	0	2	257	0.776	5.3	0.4	1.7	9.9	5.77
2007	26	-2.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	3	.250	1.85	1.85	59	0	53	0	0	37	58.1	30	12	12	5	15	0	84	4	0	0	224	0.771	4.6	0.8	2.3	13.0	5.60
2008	27	-1.3	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	5	4	.556	2.34	3.12	67	0	62	0	0	41	69.1	58	24	18	4	8	0	77	0	0	2	273	0.952	7.5	0.5	1.0	10.0	9.63
2009	28	-0.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	1	.500	1.85	1.99	66	0	59	0	0	38	68.0	54	15	14	5	24	1	76	4	0	0	285	1.147	7.1	0.7	3.2	10.1	3.17
2010	29	1.0	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	5	7	.417	3.90	4.57	65	0	53	0	0	37	67.0	57	34	29	7	28	4	76	2	0	4	287	1.269	7.7	0.9	3.8	10.2	2.71
2011	30	1.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	4	1	.800	2.94	3.08	63	0	54	0	0	31	64.1	50	22	21	3	10	1	87	3	0	1	255	0.933	7.0	0.4	1.4	12.2	8.70
2012	31	2.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	5	6	.455	2.44	2.83	70	0	64	0	0	38	70.0	56	22	19	8	18	1	92	4	0	0	284	1.057	7.2	1.0	2.3	11.8	5.11
2013	32	3.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	5	1	.833	2.92	3.36	61	0	54	0	0	29	61.2	59	23	20	6	11	1	57	1	0	2	254	1.135	8.6	0.9	1.6	8.3	5.18
2014	33	4.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	2	3	.400	2.04	2.04	66	0	52	0	0	39	66.1	45	15	15	2	15	1	63	5	0	1	259	0.905	6.1	0.3	2.0	8.5	4.20
2015	34		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PHI-WSN	4	3	.571	2.13	3.13	59	0	51	0	0	24	63.1	53	22	15	7	12	2	56	7	1	0	260	1.026	7.5	1.0	1.7	8.0	4.67
2015	34	5.6	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	2	1	.667	1.59	2.04	37	0	34	0	0	17	39.2	31	9	7	3	8	1	40	4	0	0	161	0.983	7.0	0.7	1.8	9.1	5.00
2015	34	5.6	WSN	NL	Maj	WSN	2	2	.500	3.04	4.94	22	0	17	0	0	7	23.2	22	13	8	4	4	1	16	3	1	0	99	1.099	8.4	1.5	1.5	6.1	4.00
2016	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	WSN	0	0		0.00	0.00	3	1	2	0	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	10	0.333	0.0	0.0	3.0	9.0	3.00
2016	35	10.5	Harrisburg	EL	AA	WSN	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	7	0.500	0.0	0.0	4.5	9.0	2.00
2016	35	12.1	Potomac	CARL	A+	WSN	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
2016	35	6.9	WSN	NL	Maj	WSN	2	4	.333	4.37	4.63	37	0	30	0	0	19	35.0	37	18	17	3	14	3	31	0	0	1	152	1.457	9.5	0.8	3.6	8.0	2.21
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		41	36	.532	2.44	2.80	689	3	585	0	0	368	725.2	572	226	197	57	185	18	808	34	1	14	2938	1.043	7.1	0.7	2.3	10.0	4.37
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		19	13	.594	3.02	3.31	61	49	6	2	0	1	280.0	220	103	94	19	79	5	302	17	1	8	1130	1.068	7.1	0.6	2.5	9.7	3.82
All Levels (14 Seasons)							60	49	.550	2.60	2.94	750	52	591	2	0	369	1005.2	792	329	291	76	264	23	1110	51	2	22	4068	1.050	7.1	0.7	2.4	9.9	4.20

AAA (1 season)					Minors		1	2	.333	2.93	2.93	7	4	3	0	0	1	27.2	21	9	9	2	3	0	27	1	0	0	107	0.867	6.8	0.7	1.0	8.8	9.00
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		5	2	.714	2.43	2.83	16	14	2	0	0	0	89.0	59	28	24	9	24	3	85	5	1	2	348	0.933	6.0	0.9	2.4	8.6	3.54
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		12	7	.632	2.62	2.96	25	25	0	2	0	0	130.2	97	43	38	6	43	2	154	7	0	3	523	1.071	6.7	0.4	3.0	10.6	3.58
A- (1 season)					Minors		1	2	.333	6.34	6.34	13	6	1	0	0	0	32.2	43	23	23	2	9	0	36	4	0	3	152	1.592	11.8	0.6	2.5	9.9	4.00