P Donald Birchfield #48
Kansas City Wheat Kings EWB
Age: 36 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
01/03/2024
BNN Index | EWB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P DONALD BIRCHFIELD #48 - AGE: 36 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
49 5 4-7 0 6.34 98.0 128 9 50 89 1.82 0.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 3 4 3 3
Movement 3 3 3 3
Control 3 3 3 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 3
Curveball 3 3
Changeup 1 1
Screwball 2 2
Forkball 4 4
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 9
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 7
Defense 4
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/09/2023 BOS Loss, 3-4 1.2 5 2 1 1 2 Loss
09/05/2023 @ NY Loss, 2-9 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
09/04/2023 @ NY Loss, 4-7 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
08/29/2023 DET Loss, 0-8 1.1 3 4 4 1 1
08/28/2023 DET Loss, 7-8 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
08/26/2023 @ CHI Loss, 2-7 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
08/23/2023 @ MEM Loss, 7-19 1.1 3 3 2 1 2
08/21/2023 @ MEM Win, 12-5 2.2 3 0 0 0 2
08/20/2023 PHI Loss, 4-9 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
08/16/2023 TOK Loss, 1-5 3.1 1 0 0 0 5
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/13/1987
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 8"
Weight:255 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$400,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 55 Days
Service This Yr:183 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 21 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2005, 10th Pick in Round 6
EARL WEAVER BASEBALL LEAGUE 2023 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 49 5 4 7 0 6.34 98.0 128 77 69 9 50 89 0 0.0 0 1 20.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 2 0.0 44 8 16.99 11.76 8.17 4.59 4.40 1.82 98 0.7 .383        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 223 82 20 4 5 42 25 40 3 0 6 .368 .440 .561 1.000      
vs. RHB 179 46 12 1 4 35 25 49 4 1 1 .257 .344 .402 .747      
EARL WEAVER BASEBALL LEAGUE 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 11 0 1 1 0 8.59 14.2 25 18 14 0 10 14  
May 7 2 1 3 0 6.97 20.2 24 16 16 3 12 13  
June 9 0 1 0 0 2.89 18.2 24 7 6 0 4 24  
July 6 3 1 2 0 9.98 15.1 25 18 17 4 10 15  
August 13 0 0 0 0 5.96 22.2 22 16 15 2 12 18  
September 3 0 0 1 0 1.50 6.0 8 2 1 0 2 5  
Spring Training 6 4 1 2 0 6.62 17.2 27 13 13 2 10 15  
Last Year 49 5 4 7 0 6.34 98.0 128 77 69 9 50 89  
2 Years Ago 24 11 5 4 1 6.35 83.2 90 61 59 13 43 44  
Career 84 17 10 12 1 6.48 201.1 244 157 145 25 104 151  
Home 23 3 2 3 0 6.45 51.2 70 40 37 2 22 55  
Road 26 2 2 4 0 6.22 46.1 58 37 32 7 28 34  
Grass 23 2 2 3 0 5.89 44.1 53 34 29 5 26 32  
Turf 26 3 2 4 0 6.71 53.2 75 43 40 4 24 57  
Night 49 5 4 7 0 6.34 98.0 128 77 69 9 50 89  
As Starter 5 5 1 4 0 8.53 25.1 36 25 24 5 13 21  
As Reliever / Substitution 44 0 3 3 0 5.57 72.2 92 52 45 4 37 68  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Washington - EWB 27 4 0 0 0 0 9.53 5.2 8 7 6 2 6 7 0 0 2.47 .353 8.51 -0.2 47
2017 Washington - EWB 29 5 1 1 1 0 7.15 11.1 15 10 9 0 4 8 0 0 1.68 .385 3.38 0.2 60
2018 Washington - EWB 30 2 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 1.50 .286 7.09 -0.1 62
2022 Kansas City - EWB 34 24 11 5 4 1 6.35 83.2 90 61 59 13 43 44 1 0 1.59 .284 6.20 -0.4 75
2023 Kansas City - EWB 35 49 5 4 7 0 6.34 98.0 128 77 69 9 50 89 0 0 1.82 .383 4.40 0.7 71
Total EWB 84 17 10 12 1 6.48 201.1 244 157 145 25 104 151 1 0 1.73 .340 5.24 0.2 71
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2005 Total - 17 16 16 9 3 0 2.24 120.2 93 32 30 4 46 144 0 0 1.15 .275 2.46 4.3 100
2005 Bluefield - R 17 4 0 0 1 0 4.50 8.0 10 4 4 1 4 6 0 0 1.75 .375 4.86 -0.0 96
2005 Oneonta - S A 17 8 6 2 3 0 5.65 43.0 55 30 27 2 15 27 0 0 1.63 .356 3.94 0.7 74
2005 Lakeland - A 17 3 1 0 1 1 4.82 9.1 7 5 5 1 5 5 0 0 1.29 .214 5.06 0.0 94
2006 Oneonta - S A 18 32 32 12 10 0 3.88 199.1 201 95 86 20 68 127 0 0 1.35 .288 4.85 2.4 122
2007 Oneonta - S A 19 26 6 6 1 1 2.55 60.0 51 21 17 0 18 55 0 0 1.15 .309 2.88 1.6 172
2007 Lakeland - A 19 8 8 2 6 0 4.65 50.1 54 28 26 4 24 26 0 0 1.55 .309 5.36 0.1 94
2008 Oneonta - S A 20 14 13 6 2 0 3.44 89.0 83 34 34 5 19 81 1 0 1.15 .307 3.06 2.4 120
2008 Lakeland - A 20 18 18 10 4 0 1.81 129.0 93 32 26 4 37 120 2 0 1.01 .261 2.72 3.9 214
2009 Erie - AA 21 27 27 16 6 0 3.60 167.2 159 78 67 14 62 137 0 0 1.32 .295 3.91 3.6 128
2010 Erie - AA 22 25 25 7 12 0 5.64 145.1 158 95 91 9 92 127 0 0 1.72 .345 3.89 2.1 71
2010 Lincoln - AAA 22 6 6 2 3 0 4.11 35.0 34 17 16 4 15 24 0 0 1.40 .273 4.93 0.3 107
2011 Erie - AA 23 32 32 16 9 0 3.14 215.0 188 87 75 17 69 205 3 1 1.20 .288 3.34 5.5 137
2011 Lincoln - AAA 23 2 2 0 2 0 2.08 13.0 9 3 3 0 8 8 0 0 1.31 .214 3.37 0.3 202
2012 Rochester - AAA 24 28 28 9 12 0 4.65 170.1 183 101 88 13 90 126 1 0 1.60 .320 4.65 2.5 102
2013 Tacoma - AAA 25 33 33 14 12 0 4.35 204.2 212 106 99 21 85 173 0 0 1.45 .307 4.15 3.3 101
2014 Tacoma - AAA 26 32 32 12 11 0 3.22 207.0 169 85 74 14 103 168 0 0 1.31 .266 3.94 3.9 136
2015 Tacoma - AAA 27 27 27 7 11 0 5.38 150.2 171 100 90 14 86 115 1 0 1.71 .322 4.70 1.7 84
2016 Tacoma - AAA 28 34 34 13 12 0 4.14 204.1 197 108 94 12 102 175 1 1 1.46 .308 3.83 3.5 100
2017 Tacoma - AAA 29 27 27 14 6 0 3.09 183.2 147 74 63 16 67 146 1 1 1.17 .257 3.70 3.2 131
2018 Tacoma - AAA 30 26 26 12 9 0 4.35 161.1 178 89 78 8 70 128 1 0 1.54 .338 3.82 3.4 102
2019 Tacoma - AAA 31 32 32 10 10 0 3.93 199.1 218 99 87 14 91 149 1 0 1.55 .325 4.23 3.5 117
2020 Tacoma - AAA 32 16 16 6 6 0 4.38 98.2 93 55 48 10 43 71 2 0 1.38 .279 4.67 1.1 103
2020 Rochester - AAA 32 8 8 4 4 0 3.83 51.2 56 23 22 2 15 49 0 0 1.37 .353 2.94 1.7 118
2020 Total - AAA 32 24 24 10 10 0 4.19 150.1 149 78 70 12 58 120 2 0 1.38 .304 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Toledo - AAA 34 8 8 3 3 0 3.72 46.0 42 20 19 6 24 38 1 0 1.43 .275 5.06 0.5 128
Total IL 44 44 16 19 0 4.33 268.0 281 144 129 21 129 213 2 0 1.53 .319 4.39 109.7
Total PCL 235 235 90 82 0 4.03 1457.2 1428 736 652 113 670 1157 7 2 1.44 .300 4.10 111.3
Total EL 84 84 39 27 0 3.97 528.0 505 260 233 40 223 469 3 1 1.38 .307 3.67 116.0
Total FLO 29 27 12 11 1 2.72 188.2 154 65 57 9 66 151 2 0 1.17 .273 3.54 176.2
Total NYP 80 57 26 16 1 3.77 391.1 390 180 164 27 120 290 1 0 1.30 .304 4.04 123.9
Total APP 4 0 0 1 0 4.50 8.0 10 4 4 1 4 6 0 0 1.75 .375 4.86 96.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Washington - MLB P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
2017 Washington - MLB P 5 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 11.1 2.38 -0.0 1.052
2018 Washington - MLB P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 1.056
2022 Kansas City - MLB P 24 11 10 18 0 28 0 1.000 83.2 3.01 +0.1 1.047
2023 Kansas City - MLB P 47 5 8 10 0 19 1 .947 98.0 1.65 -0.2 .985
TOTAL P 82 17 20 30 0 51 1 .980 201.1 2.24 -0.1 1.021
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/2005 Drafted in the 2005 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 10, 207th overall pick) by the Brooklyn Barons, out of high school (Apache; Apache, OK).
05/17/2005 Released by the Brooklyn organization.
07/19/2005 Signed a minor league contract with the Omaha Wolverines organization.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 1 (2).
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 1 (2).
08/01/2007 Injured (torn rotator cuff), out for 6 months.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 1 (2).
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 2 (2).
06/20/2009 Was selected to the 2009 Eastern League All-Star Game.
07/18/2009 Injured (forearm tendinitis), out for 1-2 weeks.
08/25/2009 Injured (sore back), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 2 (2).
10/08/2010 Won the 2010 Eastern League EL Championship with the Erie Silverbacks!
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (2).
06/20/2011 Was selected to the 2011 Eastern League All-Star Game.
06/20/2011 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Connecticut Sea Skulls with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/21/2011 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (2).
04/16/2012 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minneapolis Mutiny organization.
11/22/2012 Became a minor league free agent.
12/08/2012 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000 with the Washington Admirals organization.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (2).
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (2).
10/01/2014 Wins the PCL PC Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (2).
11/28/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (2).
09/19/2016 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Sacramento Sea Devils with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/19/2016 Won the 2016 Pacific Coast League PCL Championship with the Tacoma Commodores!
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (2).
07/02/2017 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Las Vegas Octopuses with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/09/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game.
11/22/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (2).
07/01/2018 Wins the PCL PC Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/08/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game.
11/28/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (2).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 2 (2).
06/29/2020 Released by the Washington organization.
07/11/2020 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Elizabethton Yellows organization.
07/16/2020 Injured (fractured shoulder blade), out for 5 weeks.
09/13/2020 Injured (elbow ligament reconstruction surgery), out for 13-14 months.
11/30/2020 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (2).
10/01/2021 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Burlington Timberjacks organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
07/28/2023 Injured (sore back), day-to-day for 2 days.
08/02/2023 Injured (mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/24/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year WP Rank
2023 15 2
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