Jose Contreras

Full Name: Jose Ariel Contreras	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/224	First Game: March 31, 2003
Birthdate: December 6, 1971	MLB Experience: 4 years
Birthplace: La Martinas, Cuba
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Born on December 6, 1971 in La Martinas, Cuba, Jose Contreras (Jose Ariel Contreras) played for the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 4 year career. Contreras broke into the bigs on March 31, 2003 with the New York Yankees, and put up a 3.30 ERA in 71 innings pitched in 2003, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Jose Contreras's best season was 2005, when he posted a 3.61 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 154 batters.

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[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
2003	NY	A	18	9	7	2	3.30	72	27	26	0	0	71	52	4	30	1	2	5
2004	NY	A	18	18	8	5	5.64	82	66	60	0	0	95.2	93	22	42	1	10	6
2004	CHI	A	13	13	5	4	5.30	68	48	44	0	0	74.2	73	9	42	0	7	2
2004	TOT	A	31	31	13	9	5.50	150	114	104	0	0	170.1	166	31	84	1	17	8
2005	CHI	A	32	32	15	7	3.61	154	91	82	1	0	204.2	177	23	75	2	20	9
2006	CHI	A	30	30	13	9	4.27	134	101	93	1	1	196	194	20	55	4	16	10
2007	CHI	A	32	30	10	17	5.57	113	134	117	2	2	189	232	21	62	1	3	15
Total			143	132	58	44	4.57	623	467	422	4	3	831	821	99	306	9	58	47

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2003	NY	A	P	18	9	71	1	9	1	1	2	7	0	0	.909
2004	NY	A	P	18	18	95.2	1	6	1	0	2	19	5	0	.875
2004	CHI	A	P	13	13	74.2	6	6	1	0	2	10	6	2	.923
2004	TOT	A	P	31	31	170.1	7	12	2	0	4	29	11	2	.905
2005	CHI	A	P	32	32	204.2	11	24	2	1	1	28	2	2	.946
2006	CHI	A	P	30	30	196	8	21	2	1	0	21	6	0	.935
2007	CHI	A	P	32	30	189	5	22	6	2	4	25	6	0	.818
Total			P	143	132	831	32	88	13	5	11	110	25	4	.902

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	AVG	OBP	SLG	BB	SO
2003	NY	A	18	3	0	.000	.000	.000	0	2
2004	NY	A	18	8	0	.000	.000	.000	0	5
2004	CHI	A	13	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2004	TOT	A	31	8	0	.000	.000	.000	0	5
2005	CHI	A	32	3	0	.000	.250	.000	1	2
2006	CHI	A	30	4	1	.000	.333	.000	2	2
2007	CHI	A	32	1	0	.000	.000	.000	0	1
Total			143	19	1	.000	.136	.000	3	12

[edit] Transactions

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Yankees (February 6, 2003).
Traded by New York Yankees with cash to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Esteban Loaiza (July 31, 2004).