NAME     : Cory Lidle
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 3/22/1972
  AGE      : 30
  HEIGHT   : 5"11
  WEIGHT   : 180
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $1,000,000 through 2005
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .956)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 60
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 4
  Avoiding Hits        : 5  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 5
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        6.82  4  3  1  40  8  68.2 102  59  52  22  48 
  At Home        8.58  2  2  0  24  4  35.2  64  38  34  12  30 
  Away           4.91  2  1  1  16  4  33.0  38  21  18  10  18 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   1  0   1.0   2   0   0   0   2 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        6.00  1  0  0   5  0   6.0   7   4   4   2   6 
  May            7.16  0  0  1  13  1  16.1  23  16  13   8  11 
  June           9.24  2  1  0   9  1  12.2  20  13  13   2   9 
  July           6.06  1  2  0  12  6  32.2  50  26  22  10  20 
  August         0.00  0  0  0   1  0   1.0   2   0   0   0   2 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1997   3.56  7  2  2  54  0   0  81.0  32  20  54  NYN
  1999   7.20  1  0  0   5  0   0   5.0   4   2   4  TBA
  2000   5.06  4  6  0  31  0   0  96.0  54  29  62  TBA
  2001   3.59 13  6  0  29  1   0 188.0  75  47 118  OAK
  2002   4.47  5  9  0  26  0   0 155.0  77  47  68  OAK,TB,CIN
 
  Total ERA   : 4.46
  Total Wins  : 34
  Total Losses: 26
  Total Saves : 3
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 1
  Total K's   : 354
  Total BB's  : 167
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Oakland to Tampa Bay on 3/31/2002... Had first career hit on 6/15/2002, off Sidney Ponson (FLO)... Traded from Tampa Bay to Cincinnati on 7/22/2002... Signed as a free agent by Houston on 1/31/2003 to a 3-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year...