NAME : Rich Garces
NICKNAME : El Guapo
ORIGIN : Venezuela
BIRTHDAY : 5/18/1971
AGE : 33
HEIGHT : 6"1
WEIGHT : 260
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Middle Reliever
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $5,000,000 through 2007
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Inconsistent at times
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : D (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)
PITCHING RATINGS :
(Rated by an average league scout)
Duration as Starter : *
Duration as Reliever : C
Holding Runners : C
Groundball Pct. : 57
Avoiding Runs : 8
Avoiding Hits : 8 (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
Avoiding Doubles : 5 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
Avoiding Homeruns : 7 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
Avoiding BB's : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Getting Strikeouts : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
Throwing Velocity : 5
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 2.31 0 2 0 13 0 11.2 17 7 3 7 10
At Home 2.25 0 1 0 8 0 8.0 12 5 2 6 7
Away 2.45 0 1 0 5 0 3.2 5 2 1 1 3
Last Week 0.00 0 0 0 3 0 3.1 3 0 0 2 1
This Week 3.38 0 1 0 3 0 2.2 4 2 1 0 3
Apr/Mar 2.31 0 2 0 13 0 11.2 17 7 3 7 10
May 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1990 1.80 0 0 2 5 0 0 5.0 1 4 1 MIN
1993 0.00 0 0 0 3 0 0 4.0 0 2 3 MIN
1995 4.50 0 2 0 18 0 0 24.0 12 11 22 FLO,CHN
1996 4.91 3 2 0 37 0 0 44.0 24 33 55 BOS
1997 4.50 0 1 0 12 0 0 14.0 7 9 12 BOS
1998 3.33 1 1 1 30 0 0 46.0 17 27 34 BOS
1999 1.54 5 1 2 30 0 0 41.0 7 18 33 BOS
2000 3.24 8 1 1 64 0 0 75.0 27 23 69 BOS
2001 3.90 6 1 1 62 0 0 67.0 29 25 51 BOS
2003 5.08 6 3 1 98 0 0 88.2 50 41 77 BOS,BOS,COL
2004 4.19 4 7 0 69 0 0 68.2 32 23 35 CHN
Total ERA : 3.85
Total Wins : 33
Total Losses: 21
Total Saves : 8
Total SHO : 0
Total CG : 0
Total K's : 402
Total BB's : 223
PLAYER HISTORY Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/4/2004 to a 4-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year... Had first career hit on 4/12/2005, off Blaine Neal (FLO)... |