Chris Hammond  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. Hammond can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Hammond also has a decent changeup. Because he can't overpower hitters, Hammond has to fool them instead. He traditionally fares better against lefties.

Defense & Hitting
Hammond does an average job of holding runners. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Hammond is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Hammond has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Hammond as a pinch-runner on occasion.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
1998 TEX 68 83 72 80 53 57 57 56 49 0 71 47 51 58 0 0 30 8 Overhand Active 2 10 19 47 353
1999 TEX 67 82 72 80 53 57 57 56 49 0 71 47 51 58 0 0 31 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 47 350
2000 TEX 67 83 72 80 53 57 57 56 49 0 71 47 51 58 0 0 32 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 47 350
2001 TEX 66 83 72 80 53 57 57 56 49 0 71 47 51 58 0 0 33 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 47 348
2002 TEX 75 81 72 64 53 57 57 56 49 0 71 47 51 58 0 0 34 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 37 339
2003 TEX 75 78 72 67 53 57 57 56 49 0 71 47 51 58 0 0 35 13 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 36 338
2004 TEX 72 77 72 71 53 57 57 56 49 0 71 47 51 58 0 0 36 14 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 36 336
2005 TEX 69 76 72 71 53 57 57 56 49 0 71 47 51 58 0 0 37 15 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 37 330
2006 TEX 67 73 72 75 53 57 57 56 49 0 71 47 51 58 0 0 38 16 Overhand Active 0 0 0 36 327
2007 TEX 67 71 72 75 53 57 57 56 49 0 71 47 51 58 0 0 39 17 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 36 324
2008 FA 75 52 72 65 53 57 57 56 49 0 71 47 51 58 0 0 40 18 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 34 304
Ratings Delta   +8 -19   -10                         +1 +1           -2 -20
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.