David
Aardsma
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 210
 
Born: September 29, 1982 in Saint louis Mo
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2007   
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 24 SLN NL $ 300,000 4 60 67 64 42 39 41 59 51 55
2008 25 SLN NL $ 300,000 4 65 71 68 43 41 42 70 62 66
2009 26 SLN NL $ 300,000 4 69 77 73 42 39 41 73 64 69
2010 27 SLN NL $ 3,085,714 7 8 9 8 5 5 5 8 7 7
2011 28 SLN NL $ 3,357,143 7 8 9 8 4 4 4 8 7 7
2012 29 TOR AL $ 3,357,143 7 8 9 9 4 4 4 8 7 7
2013 30 TOR AL $ 4,000,000 7 8 9 9 4 4 4 7 6 7
2014 31 BOS AL $ 4,000,000 7 8 9 9 5 4 5 7 6 7
2015 32 BOS AL $ 4,000,000 7 8 9 9 4 4 4 7 6 7
2016 33 MIL NL $ 6,500,000 7 8 9 8 4 4 4 7 6 6
2017 34 MIL NL   6 7 8 8 4 4 4 6 5 5
2018 35 MIN AL $ 650,000 6 7 7 7 3 3 3 5 4 4
2019 36 TBA AL   6 6 7 7 3 2 3 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 6 7 7 3 2 3 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,500,000 7 69 77 73 43 41 42 73 64 69
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 24 SLN NL $ 300,000   28 28 28 6 6 6 27 27 27 14 14 14 26 26 26
2008 25 SLN NL $ 300,000   28 28 28 6 6 6 27 27 27 14 14 14 26 26 26
2009 26 SLN NL $ 300,000   28 28 28 6 6 6 27 27 27 14 14 14 26 26 26
2010 27 SLN NL $ 3,085,714   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2011 28 SLN NL $ 3,357,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2012 29 TOR AL $ 3,357,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2013 30 TOR AL $ 4,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2014 31 BOS AL $ 4,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2015 32 BOS AL $ 4,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2016 33 MIL NL $ 6,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2017 34 MIL NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2018 35 MIN AL $ 650,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2019 36 TBA AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,500,000   28 28 28 6 6 6 27 27 27 14 14 14 26 26 26
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2007 24 SLN NL 15 8 .652 32 32 4 1 0 208.3 155 62 19 63 182 2.68 .207 .267 .320 .587 19.3
2008 25 SLN NL 13 7 .650 32 32 0 0 0 180.0 159 76 21 84 143 3.80 .237 .323 .390 .712 11.4
2009 26 SLN NL 10 10 .500 32 32 0 0 0 190.3 181 79 31 58 138 3.74 .248 .307 .436 .743 11.7
2010 27 SLN NL 13 9 .591 32 32 1 1 0 194.0 158 79 20 81 139 3.66 .225 .307 .369 .676 13.7
2011 28 SLN NL 9 10 .474 31 31 0 0 0 165.7 156 72 17 67 139 3.91 .250 .330 .395 .724 9.7
2012 29 TOR AL 12 13 .480 35 35 0 0 0 215.3 214 94 25 86 168 3.93 .256 .328 .418 .746 15.4
2013 30 TOR AL 16 10 .615 34 34 2 1 0 225.3 184 96 22 108 212 3.83 .225 .317 .358 .675 16.0
2014 31 TOR AL 1 8 .111 14 14 0 0 0 94.3 104 57 9 44 85 5.44 .281 .359 .414 .772 0.9
  BOS AL 6 5 .545 17 17 1 0 0 105.7 115 58 10 55 118 4.94 .279 .367 .417 .784 3.9
  TOT   7 13 .350 31 31 1 0 0 200.0 219 115 19 99 203 5.18 .280 .363 .416 .779 4.8
2015 32 BOS AL 12 7 .632 28 28 2 2 0 195.0 170 66 20 81 193 3.05 .232 .311 .357 .668 15.8
2016 33 MIL NL 11 12 .478 35 35 1 0 0 228.7 205 84 27 80 227 3.31 .236 .302 .384 .686 11.3
2017 34 MIL NL 9 9 .500 33 21 1 0 0 132.0 115 75 21 63 124 5.11 .234 .321 .413 .733 3.8
2018 35 MIN AL 5 12 .294 27 26 0 0 0 141.3 147 71 15 61 135 4.52 .269 .343 .399 .742 5.9
2019 36 AAA   2 4 .333 13 13 0 0 0 69.0 56 23 8 37 83 3.00 .220 .320 .346 .666  
12 Years Sim 132 120 .524 382 369 12 5 0 2276.0 2063 969 257 931 2003 3.83 .241 .318 .387 .705 138.9
1 Years AAA 2 4 .333 13 13 0 0 0 69.0 56 23 8 37 83 3.00 .220 .320 .346 .666  
Season Average 11 10 .524 31 30 1 0 0 189.7 171 80 21 77 166 3.83 .241 .318 .387 .705  
Career Highs 16 13 .652 35 35 4 2 0 228.7 219 115 31 108 227 5.18 .280 .363 .436 .779  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1083 555 147 520 1168   .238 .317 .387 .704
vs LH   980 414 110 411 835   .245 .315 .386 .701
Home 62 51 .549 180 175 6 2 0 1100.6 968 438 111 438 967 3.58 .236 .310 .373 .682
Away 70 69 .504 202 194 6 3 0 1175.3 1095 531 146 493 1036 4.07 .246 .322 .400 .721
Mar/Apr 20 16 .556 56 56 0 0 0 360.3 318 149 35 139 301 3.72 .237 .309 .371 .679
May 24 24 .500 68 68 6 2 0 432.3 370 182 51 166 388 3.79 .232 .305 .382 .687
June 21 21 .500 62 62 4 1 0 367.0 346 163 51 160 333 4.00 .249 .327 .404 .731
July 25 16 .610 61 61 0 0 0 374.6 330 135 44 156 318 3.24 .235 .311 .383 .694
August 24 20 .545 66 61 1 1 0 365.0 352 155 32 146 335 3.82 .252 .323 .388 .711
Sep/Oct 18 23 .439 69 61 1 1 0 376.6 347 185 44 164 328 4.42 .244 .322 .392 .715
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2007 24 SLN NL 28 62 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 .129 .129 .145 .274 -1.4 0.0
2008 25 SLN NL 30 59 3 7 0 0 0 4 4 1 2 21 .119 .145 .119 .264 0.1 0.0
2009 26 SLN NL 31 54 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 .056 .055 .074 .129 -2.3 0.0
2010 27 SLN NL 31 66 6 10 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 22 .152 .174 .167 .341 1.1 0.0
2011 28 SLN NL 30 46 5 7 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 21 .152 .220 .196 .416 1.1 0.0
2012 29 TOR AL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
2013 30 TOR AL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .400 .250 .650 0.6 0.2
2014 31 TOR AL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
  BOS AL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
  TOT   3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
2015 32 BOS AL 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
2016 33 MIL NL 34 64 1 8 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 26 .125 .152 .125 .277 -0.7 0.0
2017 34 MIL NL 37 37 6 7 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 16 .189 .268 .297 .566 2.6 0.1
2018 35 MIN AL 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2 0.0
12 Years Sim 234 407 28 53 9 0 0 10 6 6 16 167 .130 .162 .152 .314 1.2 0.3
162 Game Average 281 19 36 6 0 0 6 4 4 11 115 .130 .162 .152 .314 0.8  
Career Highs 37 66 6 10 4 0 0 4 4 2 4 29 .250 .500 .297 .650 2.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   259 18 29 5 0 0 4 3 3 8 106 .112 .138 .131 .269 -4.2
vs LH   148 10 24 4 0 0 6 3 4 8 61 .162 .203 .189 .392 3.0
Home 107 175 12 23 2 0 0 5 1 4 7 73 .131 .164 .143 .307 -1.4
Away 126 232 15 30 7 0 0 5 5 3 9 94 .129 .160 .159 .320 0.1
RISP   97 0 6 1 0 0 10 0 0 2 41 .062 .078 .072 .151 -4.8
Close/Late   8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Mar/Apr 33 69 5 10 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 24 .145 .181 .174 .354 0.5
May 40 83 4 9 1 0 0 3 2 2 4 25 .108 .148 .120 .268 -1.3
June 36 60 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 30 .117 .185 .117 .301 -0.5
July 39 68 3 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 35 .074 .086 .103 .189 -2.9
August 40 68 5 14 2 0 0 3 2 1 2 26 .206 .229 .235 .464 3.0
Sep/Oct 44 59 6 8 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 27 .136 .148 .169 .317 0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2007 24 SLN NL P 32 32 208.3 17 24 4 1 .911 1.77    
2008 25 SLN NL P 32 32 180.0 11 24 1 1 .972 1.75    
2009 26 SLN NL P 32 32 190.3 17 31 2 3 .960 2.27    
2010 27 SLN NL P 32 32 194.0 7 29 0 3 1.000 1.67    
2011 28 SLN NL P 31 31 165.7 14 23 0 0 1.000 2.01    
2012 29 TOR AL P 35 35 215.3 9 29 3 3 .927 1.59    
2013 30 TOR AL P 34 34 225.3 10 36 0 2 1.000 1.84    
2014 31 TOR AL P 14 14 94.3 5 12 0 0 1.000 1.62    
  BOS AL P 17 17 105.7 5 13 1 1 .947 1.53    
  TOT   P 31 31 200.0 10 25 1 1 .972 1.58    
2015 32 BOS AL P 28 28 195.0 12 29 5 7 .891 1.89    
2016 33 MIL NL P 35 35 228.7 17 30 3 4 .940 1.85    
2017 34 MIL NL P 33 21 132.0 11 18 3 2 .906 1.98    
2018 35 MIN AL P 27 26 141.3 4 12 1 0 .941 1.02    
Career Totals   382 369 2276.0 139 310 23 27 .951 1.78    
Career Highs   35 35 228.7 17 36 5 7 1.000 2.27    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2007 24 SLN NL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 5 3 1 4 7 3.68 .185 .290 .333 .624
2016 33 MIL NL 1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 27.0 30 14 6 12 29 4.67 .291 .365 .534 .899
2017 34 MIL NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 2 0 0 5 4.50 .294 .294 .412 .706
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 2 .500 8 6 0 0 0 38.3 40 19 7 16 41 4.46 .272 .344 .483 .827
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2016 33 MIL NL 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2007-5-2.68
2015-10-3.05
Wins
2007-7-15
2013-8-16
CAR-38-132
Losses
CAR-34-120
Winning Pct
2007-8-.652
Games Started
2016-4-35
CAR-18-369
Complete Games
2007-3-4
Shutouts
2007-7-1
2010-8-1
Innings Pitched
CAR-35-2276.0
Hits Allowed
CAR-43-2063
Homeruns Allowed
2016-6-27
CAR-23-257
Strikeouts
2007-10-182
2013-7-212
2016-7-227
CAR-26-2003
Walks Allowed
2008-9-84
2010-7-81
2012-7-86
2013-2-108
2014-4-99
CAR-7-931
Hits per 9IP
2007-4-6.7
2010-5-7.3
2013-3-7.3
CAR-42-8.2
Strikeouts per 9IP
2013-4-8.5
2014-5-9.1
2015-10-8.9
2016-10-8.9
CAR-46-7.9
WHiP
2007-5-1.05
OAVG
2007-4-.207
2010-8-.225
2013-5-.225
CAR-47-.241
OOBP
2007-4-.267
OSLG
2007-5-.320
OOPS
2007-4-.587
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 2)
   Gray Ink Test: 50    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 6)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 30    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 0)
 
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  1. Rory Shortell (991)
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  8. Connor Howe (979)
  9. Josh Thigpen (978)
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History
Injured on 9/2/2006 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/2007, going 4-1, 1.21
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game
Pitched NO-HITTER against Chicago (N) on 8/28/2007, striking out 8
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/2010, going 4-0, 2.01
Injured on 5/28/2011 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/2011, going 2-0, 0.87
1/29/2012: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,357,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from St. Louis to Toronto on 2/26/2012 (Going to SLN: P Ryan Ketchner. Going to TOR: P David Aardsma, CF Stuart Johnston)
7/31/2012: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years