NAME     : Aaron Bacon
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Puerto Rico
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/2/1970
  AGE      : 31
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 215
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $9,980,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .904)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : D
  Groundball Pct.      : 66
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 10
  Avoiding Hits        : 10  (VS. RHB : 10, VS. LHB : 10, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        1.37 17  6  0  35 35 242.2 132  47  37  53 184 
  At Home        1.97  7  3  0  17 17 118.2  75  27  26  35  78 
  Away           0.80 10  3  0  18 18 124.0  57  20  11  18 106 
  Last Week      2.57  0  1  0   1  1   7.0   5   2   2   1   4 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        2.65  3  1  0   6  6  37.1  23  11  11  11  28 
  May            2.30  2  2  0   6  6  43.0  32  13  11  11  33 
  June           0.79  2  0  0   5  5  34.0  14   3   3   8  24 
  July           0.24  5  0  0   5  5  37.0  13   1   1   5  29 
  August         1.31  2  2  0   6  6  41.1  20   9   6  10  30 
  Sep/Oct        0.90  3  1  0   7  7  50.0  30  10   5   8  40 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  2000   2.16 17  6  0  35  3   3 233.0  56  71 177  CAL
 
  Total ERA   : 1.76
  Total Wins  : 34
  Total Losses: 12
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 5
  Total CG    : 7
  Total K's   : 361
  Total BB's  : 124
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by California Kings in 2000... Earned first career win on 4/11/2000... Had first career hit on 4/26/2000, off Armand Banuelos (MON)... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/2000, going 3-0, 1.47... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/2000, going 3-1, 1.67... Hit first career homerun on 9/2/2000, off Donald Gorrell (COL)... Won Walter Johnson Award in 2000, going 17-6, 2.16 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/2001, going 2-0, 0.79... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/2001, going 5-0, 0.24... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/2001, going 3-0, 0.63...