NAME     : Ryan Dempster
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 5/3/1977
  AGE      : 26
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 211
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $2,500,000 through 2005
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .951)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 54
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 3
  Avoiding Hits        : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 6  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 8
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        5.14  4  9  0  25 25 152.1 175  92  87  66 122 
  At Home        4.64  2  4  0  12 12  73.2  83  39  38  31  60 
  Away           5.61  2  5  0  13 13  78.2  92  53  49  35  62 
  Last Week      7.20  0  1  0   1  1   5.0   8   5   4   4   3 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        5.05  2  2  0   5  5  35.2  41  21  20  11  24 
  May            4.13  0  2  0   6  6  32.2  33  16  15  16  28 
  June           6.03  0  2  0   6  6  37.1  49  27  25  17  36 
  July           4.79  2  2  0   6  6  35.2  35  19  19  18  27 
  August         6.55  0  1  0   2  2  11.0  17   9   8   4   7 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1998   7.17  1  5  0  14  0   0  54.0  43  38  35  FLO
  1999   4.71  7  8  0  25  0   0 147.0  77  93 126  FLO
  2000   3.66 14 10  0  33  2   1 226.0  92  97 209  FLO
  2001   4.95 15 12  0  34  2   1 211.0 116 112 171  FLO
  2002   4.18 10 15  0  32  0   0 157.0  73  74 125  FLO,CIN
 
  Total ERA   : 4.64
  Total Wins  : 51
  Total Losses: 59
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 3
  Total CG    : 6
  Total K's   : 788
  Total BB's  : 480
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Released by Florida on 3/31/2002... Injured on 4/18/2002 with a Strained Back, out for 3 weeks... Hit first career homerun on 5/13/2002, off Jamey Wright (MIL)... Hit for the cycle against Milwaukee on 5/13/2002... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/2002, going 4-0, 1.06...