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Alex Hinshaw

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: October 31, 1982 in Pomona, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 28th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Claremont HS (Claremont, CA), the San Francisco Giants in the 29th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chaffey College (Rancho Cucamonga, CA), the Florida Marlins in the 25th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chaffey College (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) and the San Francisco Giants in the 15th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Diego State University (San Diego, CA).

High School: Claremont HS (Claremont, CA)

Schools: Chaffey College (Rancho Cucamonga, CA), San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)

Debut: May 15, 2008 (Age 25-197d, 19,307th in major league history)
vs. HOU 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 27, 2012 (Age 29-301d)
vs. MIL 0.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Full Name: Alexander Omar Hinshaw

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

ERA

5.11

74.0

WHIP

1.689

Summary of 15 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 3 go ahead

3 Tms
SFG	7
SDP	5
CHC	3

Platoon
vs RHB	12
vs LHB	3

Home/Road
Away	8
Home	7

Outs
0	9
2	4
1	2

9 Opps
COL	3
MIL	3
SDP	2
MIA/FLA	2
SFG	1
ATL	1
LAD	1
CHC	1
HOU	1

15 Batters
Grégor Blanco	1
Michael Cuddyer	1
Aramis Ramírez	1
Wilin Rosario	1
Adrián González	1
Alfonso Soriano	1
Ryan Braun	1
Justin Ruggiano	1
Lance Berkman	1
Garrett Atkins	1
Nick Hundley	1
Greg Norton	1
Corey Hart	1
Andre Ethier	1
Jorge Cantú	1

8 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
Oracle Park (SFO)	3
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
loanDepot pk (MIA)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1

Where Hit
7	10
9	2
78	2
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
5	4
3	3
2	3
6	2
1	2
4	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	10
3·HR gms	1
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
1--	7
---	5
12-	2
-2-	1

27 Runs
RISP	3
0 on	5
1 on	8
2 on	2
Any on	10

Inning
4	1
6	2
7	2
8	5
9	4
Extra	1

4-6	3
7-end	12

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	1
+2	2
Tied	2
-1	1
-4..	1

Ahead	11
Tied	2
Behind	2

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-1	3
2-2	3
0-0	2
1-1	2
3-1	2
1-2	2
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	5
3B	3
C	2
RF	2
LF	2
CF	1

OrderPos
4th	4
5th	3
6th	3
3rd	2
7th	1
1st	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2008-06-01	Adrián González	SDP	@	SFG	tied 1-1	t 10	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	4	3	45%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Gerut Scores
2	2	2	1	2008-06-10	Garrett Atkins	COL		SFG	ahead 8-2	b 7	0	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	5	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Helton Scores
3	3	3	1	2008-08-14	Lance Berkman	HOU		SFG	tied 4-4	b 8	0	1--	2,(0-1) ..CX	2	4	3	27%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Tejada Scores
4	4	4	1	2008-08-16	Greg Norton	ATL		SFG	ahead 6-0	b 4	1	1--	3,(1-1) FBX	2	6	3	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); O. Infante Scores
5	5	5	1	2008-08-19	Jorge Cantú	FLA	@	SFG	ahead 5-0	t 6	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	5	2%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2009-04-13	Andre Ethier	LAD		SFG	ahead 8-1	b 8	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	6	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Loretta Scores; R. Martin Scores
7	7	2	1	2009-09-07	Nick Hundley	SDP	@	SFG	behind 2-9	t 9	2	1--	6,(2-2) CFFBBX	2	7	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Venable Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2012-05-28	Alfonso Soriano	CHC		SDP	behind 6-7	b 6	0	1--	5,(1-2) BSFFX	2	5	7	30%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. LaHair Scores
9	9	2	1	2012-06-07	Grégor Blanco	SFG	@	SDP	ahead 6-3	t 8	2	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	1	9	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
10	10	3	1	2012-06-29	Michael Cuddyer	COL		SDP	ahead 6-2	b 8	0	1--	5,(3-1) 1BB1CBX	2	4	3	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. González Scores
11	11	4	2	2012-06-29	Wilin Rosario	COL		SDP	ahead 8-2	b 8	2	1--	6,(2-2) BFBFFX	2	8	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Nelson Scores
12	12	5	1	2012-07-28	Justin Ruggiano	MIA		SDP	ahead 3-1	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) .BCX	1	6	8	5%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
13	13	6	1	2012-08-27	Ryan Braun	MIL	@	CHC	ahead 6-4	t 9	0	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	3	7	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); N. Aoki Scores; R. Weeks Scores
14	14	7	2	2012-08-27	Aramis Ramírez	MIL	@	CHC	ahead 9-4	t 9	0	---	4,(1-2) BCFX	1	4	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
15	15	8	3	2012-08-27	Corey Hart	MIL	@	CHC	ahead 10-4	t 9	0	---	5,(2-2) BBSSX	1	5	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)