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John
Zirkle		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: August 21, 1976 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 27 CCC KL $ 2,320,000 7 6 7 6 7 8 8 8 9 9
2005 28 SRS KL $ 2,320,000 7 5 6 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
2006 29 SRS KL $ 2,320,000 7 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
2007 30 SRS KL $ 300,000 7 5 6 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
2008 31 SRS KL   7 4 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,320,000 7 6 7 6 7 8 8 8 9 9
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 27 CCC KL $ 2,320,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2005 28 SRS KL $ 2,320,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2006 29 SRS KL $ 2,320,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2007 30 SRS KL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
2008 31 SRS KL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,320,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Nolan Ryan Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 27 CCC KL 2 5 .286 11 11 0 0 0 60.3 70 37 5 22 51 5.52 .286 .347 .408 .755 0.0
    AAA   8 2 .800 14 14 1 1 0 100.3 92 33 5 19 83 2.96 .238 .273 .339 .612  
2005 28 SRS KL 1 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 23.7 29 12 0 10 17 4.56 .305 .371 .379 .750 0.5
2006 29 SRS KL 1 2 .333 33 5 0 0 1 44.7 46 25 6 17 34 5.04 .258 .325 .421 .746 0.3
    AAA   6 3 .667 10 10 1 0 0 71.7 62 23 7 24 75 2.89 .228 .291 .371 .662  
2007 30 AAA   6 3 .667 14 14 0 0 0 93.7 86 22 3 34 96 2.11 .244 .310 .320 .630  
2008 31 AAA   9 9 .500 26 26 2 1 0 181.7 170 62 11 58 163 3.07 .244 .302 .346 .648  
3 Years Sim 4 7 .364 48 20 0 0 1 128.7 145 74 11 49 102 5.18 .280 .344 .407 .751 0.8
4 Years AAA 29 17 .630 64 64 4 2 0 447.3 410 140 26 135 417 2.82 .240 .296 .343 .638  
Season Average 1 2 .333 16 6 0 0 0 42.9 48 24 3 16 34 5.18 .280 .344 .407 .751  
Career Highs 2 5 1.000 33 11 0 0 1 60.3 70 37 6 22 51 5.52 .305 .371 .421 .755  
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   85 48 7 29 62   .294 .358 .450 .808
vs LH   60 26 4 20 40   .262 .321 .354 .675
Home 1 4 .200 27 10 0 0 1 75.3 74 38 5 24 59 4.54 .253 .309 .375 .685
Away 3 3 .500 21 10 0 0 0 53.3 71 36 6 25 43 6.08 .316 .384 .449 .833
Mar/Apr 1 2 .333 10 6 0 0 0 43.3 49 24 2 14 39 4.99 .282 .335 .397 .732
May 2 1 .667 21 6 0 0 0 44.3 44 18 5 15 43 3.66 .249 .307 .379 .686
June 0 3 .000 9 7 0 0 0 30.3 36 24 3 19 16 7.12 .295 .390 .410 .800
July 1 1 .500 8 1 0 0 1 10.7 16 8 1 1 4 6.75 .356 .370 .556 .925
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hank Aaron Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 27 CCC KL 11 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 .059 .111 .059 .170 -0.4 0.0
2005 28 SRS KL 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.4 0.0
2006 29 SRS KL 33 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
3 Years Sim 48 37 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 12 .054 .079 .054 .133 -1.7 0.0
162 Game Average 124 0 6 0 0 0 6 3 0 3 40 .054 .079 .054 .133 -5.7  
Career Highs 33 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 .091 .111 .091 .182 -0.4  
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   14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7
vs LH   23 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 .043 .083 .043 .127 -1.1
Home 27 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 .056 .105 .056 .161 -0.6
Away 21 19 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .053 .053 .053 .105 -1.2
RISP   15 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .133 .133 .133 .267 -0.2
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 10 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 .143 .200 .143 .343 0.4
May 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
June 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
July 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hoover Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 27 CCC KL P 11 11 60.3 5 8 1 0 .929 1.94    
2005 28 SRS KL P 4 4 23.7 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.52    
2006 29 SRS KL P 33 5 44.7 1 6 2 1 .778 1.41    
Career Totals   48 20 128.7 8 16 3 1 .889 1.68    
Career Highs   33 11 60.3 5 8 2 1 1.000 1.94    
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History
Drafted in 14th round, 276th overall pick, by Coy City in 2004
Had first career hit on 4/9/2004, off Richard Rall (TIT)
Earned first career win on 5/11/2004
Injured on 5/2/2005 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 5/15/2007 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
Injured on 8/17/2007 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
9/1/2007: Signed a minor league contract extension with Stockholm
Injured on 6/18/2008 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 8/19/2008 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
 
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