NAME     : Mark Buehrle
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 3/23/1979
  AGE      : 23
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 200
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $5,250,000 through 2005
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .952)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 60
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.12 10  3  0  14 14  98.0  82  37  34  22  56 
  At Home        3.05  4  2  0   6  6  41.1  35  16  14   8  20 
  Away           3.18  6  1  0   8  8  56.2  47  21  20  14  36 
  Last Week      1.00  1  0  0   1  1   9.0   5   3   1   0   3 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        2.54  5  0  0   5  5  39.0  32  12  11  12  21 
  May           108.11  0  1  0   1  1   0.1   3   4   4   1   1 
  June           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  July           3.95  3  2  0   6  6  41.0  39  18  18   9  22 
  August         0.51  2  0  0   2  2  17.2   8   3   1   0  12 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  2000   4.24  4  1  0  28  0   0  51.0  24  19  37  CHA
  2001   3.30 16  8  0  32  4   2 221.0  81  48 126  CHA
  2002   3.47 15 11  0  35  7   1 251.1  97  56 120  CHA
 
  Total ERA   : 3.42
  Total Wins  : 45
  Total Losses: 23
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 4
  Total CG    : 14
  Total K's   : 339
  Total BB's  : 145
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Chicago (A) to Toronto on 1/30/2003 (Going to CHA: P  C. Carpenter, P  B. Evert. Going to TOR: P  M. Buehrle)... Traded from Toronto to Chicago (A) on 1/30/2003 (Going to CHA: P  M. Buehrle. Going to TOR: P  C. Carpenter, P  B. Evert)... Traded from Chicago (A) to Toronto on 1/31/2003 (Going to CHA: P  B. Evert, P  C. Carpenter, C  K. Cash. Going to TOR: P  M. Buehrle)... Injured on 5/1/2003 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks...