Jon
Papelbon
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 252
 
Born: September 28, 1982 in Newburyport Ma
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 24 PHI NL   4 9 15 12 26 14 20 33 20 27
2008 25 CHN NL   4 11 17 14 30 17 24 64 49 57
2009 26 CHN NL   4 23 29 26 43 31 37 90 76 83
2010 27 CHN NL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 6 5 5 9 8 9
2011 28 CHN NL $ 300,000 7 5 6 5 6 5 5 10 9 9
2012 29 CHN NL   7 5 5 5 5 4 5 10 8 9
2013 30 CHN NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 5 4 5 10 9 10
2014 31 CHN NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 5 4 5 10 9 10
2015 32 CHN NL $ 4,128,571 7 4 5 5 5 4 5 9 8 9
2016 33 CHN NL $ 4,128,571 7 4 5 5 5 4 4 9 8 9
2017 34 CHN NL $ 4,128,571 7 4 5 4 5 4 4 9 8 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 4 5 4 5 4 4 9 8 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,128,571 7 23 29 26 43 31 37 90 76 83
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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 PHI NL     1 1 1 6 6 6 25 25 25 22 22 22 22 22 22
2008 25 CHN NL     1 1 1 6 6 6 25 25 25 22 22 22 22 22 22
2009 26 CHN NL     1 1 1 6 6 6 25 25 25 22 22 22 22 22 22
2010 27 CHN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2011 28 CHN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2012 29 CHN NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2013 30 CHN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2014 31 CHN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2015 32 CHN NL $ 4,128,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2016 33 CHN NL $ 4,128,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2017 34 CHN NL $ 4,128,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,128,571   1 1 1 6 6 6 25 25 25 22 22 22 22 22 22
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 A   6 10 .375 23 23 0 0 0 149.7 182 70 13 40 142 4.21 .296 .339 .441 .781  
2008 25 AA   2 2 .500 5 5 0 0 0 35.7 28 11 3 15 24 2.78 .211 .291 .323 .614  
    A   4 3 .571 11 11 0 0 0 74.0 70 26 5 28 54 3.16 .249 .317 .349 .666  
2009 26 AAA   9 10 .474 26 26 0 0 0 164.0 171 80 20 75 78 4.39 .268 .346 .419 .765  
2010 27 CHN NL 4 5 .444 13 13 0 0 0 71.0 72 39 8 26 28 4.94 .266 .334 .395 .729 2.3
    AAA   6 6 .500 23 23 0 0 0 150.0 138 54 6 56 100 3.24 .246 .315 .346 .661  
2011 28 CHN NL 4 9 .308 32 32 0 0 0 181.3 194 77 14 62 121 3.82 .276 .341 .376 .717 9.0
2012 29 AAA   10 3 .769 20 20 0 0 0 122.3 119 38 5 49 109 2.80 .259 .331 .333 .664  
2013 30 CHN NL 10 10 .500 26 26 1 0 0 156.0 139 62 5 93 84 3.58 .240 .347 .305 .652 10.6
    AAA   2 1 .667 7 7 0 0 0 41.3 43 14 1 15 40 3.05 .264 .326 .325 .651  
2014 31 CHN NL 11 8 .579 32 32 1 1 0 216.0 177 74 9 84 133 3.08 .224 .308 .311 .619 18.0
2015 32 CHN NL 10 12 .455 34 34 0 0 0 205.0 225 119 11 92 121 5.22 .280 .353 .381 .734 2.8
2016 33 CHN NL 3 5 .375 60 2 0 0 1 88.3 73 34 6 46 55 3.46 .231 .329 .326 .655 5.5
2017 34 CHN NL 6 10 .375 53 1 0 0 17 68.0 76 31 5 28 40 4.10 .283 .351 .368 .719 5.7
7 Years Sim 48 59 .449 250 140 2 1 18 985.7 956 436 58 431 582 3.98 .256 .337 .349 .686 53.9
4 Years AAA 27 20 .574 76 76 0 0 0 477.7 471 186 32 195 327 3.50 .259 .331 .367 .697  
1 Years AA 2 2 .500 5 5 0 0 0 35.7 28 11 3 15 24 2.78 .211 .291 .323 .614  
2 Years A 10 13 .435 34 34 0 0 0 223.7 252 96 18 68 196 3.86 .282 .332 .412 .745  
7 Years Minors 39 35 .527 115 115 0 0 0 737.0 751 293 53 278 547 3.58 .264 .329 .379 .708  
Season Average 6 8 .429 35 20 0 0 2 140.8 136 62 8 61 83 3.98 .256 .337 .349 .686  
Career Highs 11 12 .579 60 34 1 1 17 216.0 225 119 14 93 133 5.22 .283 .353 .395 .734  
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   509 238 41 251 330   .250 .333 .356 .689
vs LH   447 198 17 180 252   .263 .334 .340 .674
Home 26 30 .464 133 75 1 0 9 537.6 514 219 24 237 318 3.67 .254 .332 .331 .662
Away 22 29 .431 117 65 1 1 9 448.0 442 217 34 194 264 4.36 .259 .335 .370 .705
Mar/Apr 6 11 .353 35 16 0 0 4 113.7 134 78 6 58 63 6.18 .297 .377 .392 .770
May 7 13 .350 40 24 0 0 3 158.0 170 90 14 65 81 5.13 .277 .347 .393 .740
June 6 9 .400 45 24 1 1 6 165.0 140 67 11 83 118 3.65 .228 .320 .321 .642
July 10 12 .455 41 23 0 0 1 162.3 163 62 7 70 96 3.44 .266 .342 .358 .699
August 5 8 .385 39 23 1 0 4 161.3 148 53 8 60 104 2.96 .245 .313 .325 .638
Sep/Oct 14 6 .700 50 30 0 0 0 225.3 201 86 12 95 120 3.44 .239 .317 .324 .640
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
2010 27 CHN NL 13 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 .048 .091 .048 .139 -1.2 0.0
2011 28 CHN NL 31 54 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 26 .037 .054 .093 .146 -2.6 0.0
2013 30 CHN NL 25 47 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 .043 .043 .043 .085 -3.1 0.0
2014 31 CHN NL 30 64 4 5 3 0 1 5 1 0 1 20 .078 .091 .172 .263 -0.3 0.0
2015 32 CHN NL 33 65 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 29 .031 .060 .046 .106 -4.7 0.0
2016 33 CHN NL 59 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
2017 34 CHN NL 52 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
7 Years Sim 243 266 10 12 4 0 2 10 1 1 5 109 .045 .062 .083 .145 -13.3 0.0
162 Game Average 177 6 8 2 0 1 6 0 0 3 72 .045 .062 .083 .145 -8.8  
Career Highs 59 65 4 5 3 0 1 5 1 1 2 29 .078 .091 .172 .263 -0.3  
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   194 7 9 2 0 2 7 1 1 3 85 .046 .060 .088 .148 -10.1
vs LH   72 3 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 24 .042 .068 .069 .137 -4.0
Home 133 139 3 7 2 0 1 6 0 1 2 62 .050 .063 .086 .150 -7.4
Away 84 127 7 5 2 0 1 4 1 0 3 47 .039 .061 .079 .140 -6.6
RISP   67 0 3 2 0 0 8 0 0 3 24 .045 .083 .075 .158 -3.2
Close/Late   14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7
Mar/Apr 24 29 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.8
May 24 51 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 .020 .020 .039 .059 -4.1
June 25 36 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 15 .028 .028 .111 .139 -1.9
July 41 41 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 .049 .048 .073 .121 -2.5
August 39 46 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 19 .043 .083 .043 .127 -2.4
Sep/Oct 51 63 8 6 2 0 1 3 0 1 3 22 .095 .134 .175 .309 -0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2010 27 CHN NL P 13 13 71.0 7 10 0 1 1.000 2.15    
2011 28 CHN NL P 32 32 181.3 8 26 2 1 .944 1.69    
2013 30 CHN NL P 26 26 156.0 10 16 0 2 1.000 1.50    
2014 31 CHN NL P 32 32 216.0 5 22 0 3 1.000 1.13    
2015 32 CHN NL P 34 34 205.0 13 20 2 0 .943 1.45    
2016 33 CHN NL P 60 2 88.3 1 5 1 2 .857 0.61    
2017 34 CHN NL P 53 1 68.0 6 5 0 0 1.000 1.46    
Career Totals   250 140 985.7 50 104 5 9 .969 1.41    
Career Highs   60 34 216.0 13 26 2 3 1.000 2.15    
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
2014 31 CHN NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 5 1 1 2 4 1.29 .208 .269 .333 .603
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 5 1 1 2 4 1.29 .208 .269 .333 .603
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
2014 31 CHN NL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .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.
Walks Allowed
2013-4-93
2015-4-92
OSLG
2014-6-.311
OOPS
2014-7-.619
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 2)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 6)
 
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History
Injured on 8/21/2007 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from Philadelphia to Chicago (N) on 7/15/2008 (Going to PHI: RF William Lamberth, P Joey DeLeon. Going to CHN: LF Lee Tacker, 1B Erubiel Durazo, P Jon Papelbon)
Earned first career win on 5/13/2010
Injured on 7/15/2010 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Had first career hit on 9/3/2010, off David Aardsma (SLN)
Hit first career homerun on 6/24/2011, off Ron Chiavacci (MIL)
Injured on 4/15/2012 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 6/26/2012 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 7 weeks