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Zach Duke - Pittsburgh Pirates
POS: P
BATS:    THROWS: L
AGE, DOB: 26, 4/19/1983
On 40 Man Roster: yes
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Duke went from a down-trodden pitcher in 2008 to a decent hurler who simply pitches for a down-trodden franchise in 2009. He tied for the staff lead in victories (11) with Ross Ohlendorf en route to a...Click Here to Subscribe For Fantasy Baseball Outlooks on All Players!

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PIT  1/19/2010
Duke avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract with Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Duke went 11-16 with a 4.06 ERA in ...Join Now for Full Analysis!

Year Age* Lg Tm G GS SH IP H ER HR BB K G/F W L S ERA WHIP
2004 21 A Lyn 17 17 0 97.0 73 15 3 20 106 - 10 5 0 1.39 .959
2004 21 AA ALT 9 9 0 51.3 41 9 2 10 36 - 5 1 0 1.58 .994
2005 22 AAA IND 16 16 0 108.0 108 35 8 23 66 - 12 3 0 2.92 1.213
2005 22 MAJ PIT 14 14 0 84.7 79 17 3 23 58 - 8 2 0 1.81 1.205
2006 23 MAJ PIT 34 34 1 215.3 255 107 17 68 117 1.67 10 15 0 4.47 1.500
2007 24 R GCL 2 2 0 6.7 5 1 0 2 3 - 0 0 0 1.35 1.050
2007 24 A Sta 1 1 0 5.7 3 1 0 2 3 - 1 0 0 1.59 .882
2007 24 AAA IND 1 1 0 3.7 7 2 0 2 1 - 0 1 0 4.91 2.455
2007 24 MAJ PIT 21 19 0 107.3 161 66 14 25 41 1.95 3 8 0 5.53 1.733
2008 25 MAJ PIT 32 31 1 185.0 230 99 19 47 87 1.53 5 14 0 4.82 1.497
2009 26 MAJ PIT 33 32 1 213.0 231 96 23 49 106 1.39 11 16 0 4.06 1.315
3Yr Avg MAJ   28 27 0 168.4 207 87 18 40 78 - 6 12 0 4.65 1.466
Career MAJ   134 130 3 805.3 956 385 76 212 409 - 37 55 0 4.30 1.450
Year Age* Lg Tm G GS IP H BABIP HR HR/9IP BB B/9IP K K/9IP K/BB G/F STR ERA FIP
2004 21 A Lyn 17 17 97.0 73 .295 3 .28 20 1.86 106 9.84 5.30 - .867 1.39 2.04
2004 21 AA ALT 9 9 51.3 41 .264 2 .35 10 1.75 36 6.31 3.60 - .857 1.58 2.95
2005 22 AAA IND 16 16 108.0 108 .295 8 .67 23 1.92 66 5.50 2.87 - .780 2.92 3.64
2005 22 MAJ PIT 14 14 84.7 79 .296 3 .32 23 2.44 58 6.17 2.52 - .859 1.81 3.13
2006 23 MAJ PIT 34 34 215.3 255 .327 17 .71 68 2.84 117 4.89 1.72 1.67 .706 4.47 4.12
2007 24 R GCL 2 2 6.7 5 .240 0 .00 2 2.70 3 4.05 1.50 - .857 1.35 3.20
2007 24 A Sta 1 1 5.7 3 .188 0 .00 2 3.18 3 4.76 1.50 - .800 1.59 3.73
2007 24 AAA IND 1 1 3.7 7 .428 0 .00 2 4.91 1 2.45 .50 - .778 4.91 4.29
2007 24 MAJ PIT 21 19 107.3 161 .360 14 1.17 25 2.10 41 3.44 1.64 1.95 .698 5.53 4.85
2008 25 MAJ PIT 32 31 185.0 230 .327 19 .92 47 2.29 87 4.23 1.85 1.53 .690 4.82 4.38
2009 26 MAJ PIT 33 32 213.0 231 .296 23 .97 49 2.07 106 4.48 2.16 1.39 .716 4.06 4.32
3Yr Avg MAJ   28 27 168.4 207 .323 18 .96 40 2.14 78 4.17 1.95 - .699 4.65 4.38
Career MAJ   134 130 805.3 956 .321 76 .85 212 2.37 409 4.57 1.93 - .717 4.30 4.23
*age as of 7/1 of that season  Expanded Stats Explained  Sortable Expanded Stats

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PIT  10/3/2009
Duke was off Saturday, allowing five runs on six hits in five innings in a loss to the Reds. He walked five, struck out two and ...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  9/28/2009
Duke (11-15) earned his first win since Aug. 22 on Monday, limiting Los Angeles to one run in 8.2 innings. Duke gave up just four hits and a w...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  9/23/2009
Duke allowed five runs in six innings Tuesday night, giving him an earned run average of 6.28 in 53 innings since July. Duke has really struggled, but the ...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  9/8/2009
Duke was ineffective Tuesday against the Cubs, allowing eight runs on 12 hits in four innings. Duke has been very hittable recentl...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  9/2/2009
Duke (10-13) gave up five runs (three earned) in six innings to the Reds Wednesday afternoon. Considering the Pirates have lost 2...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  8/28/2009
Duke lasted just three innings Friday night, giving up seven earned runs on 11 hits and a walk while striking out no one. Duke didn't have his sinking fastba...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  8/23/2009
GM Neal Huntington isn't overly concerned with Duke's pitching load this season, even though Duke's already thrown 173 innings -- just 12 fewer than his 2008 total. Huntington said that Duke has pitch...Join Now for Full Analysis!

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