Zach Duke
| 25-year-old Pitcher |
| Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Date of Birth: April 19, 1983 |
| Height: 6-2 Weight: 220 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
| Drafted: Round 20 of 2001 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 22 | AAA | Indianapolis | 16 | 12 | 3 | 108.0 | 446 | 108 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 23 | 66 | 2.92 | 3.25 | ||
| 2005 | 22 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 8 | 2 | 84.2 | 349 | 79 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 58 | 1.81 | 2.13 | ||
| 2006 | 23 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 34 | 10 | 15 | 215.1 | 935 | 255 | 55 | 3 | 17 | 116 | 107 | 68 | 117 | 4.47 | 4.85 |
| 2007 | 24 | Rookie | GCL Pirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.35 | 1.35 |
| 2007 | 24 | A- | State College | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.59 | 1.59 |
| 2007 | 24 | AAA | Indianapolis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
| 2007 | 24 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 20 | 3 | 8 | 107.1 | 482 | 161 | 38 | 2 | 14 | 74 | 66 | 25 | 41 | 5.53 | 6.21 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 27 | 4 | 13 | 159.1 | 719 | 200 | 53 | 3 | 19 | 99 | 91 | 44 | 78 | 5.14 | 5.59 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 22 | AAA | Indianapolis | 5.2% | 14.8% | .313 | 3.89 | |||
| 2005 | 22 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6.6% | 16.6% | .313 | 3.09 | |||
| 2006 | 23 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 7.3% | 12.5% | .338 | 55% | 5% | 4.10 | 5.00 |
| 2007 | 24 | Rookie | GCL Pirates | 8.0% | 12.0% | .250 | 78% | 0% | 3.47 | 2.19 |
| 2007 | 24 | A- | State College | 8.7% | 13.0% | .176 | 47% | 0% | 4.01 | 1.41 |
| 2007 | 24 | AAA | Indianapolis | 11.1% | 5.6% | .467 | 64% | 0% | 4.24 | 9.11 |
| 2007 | 24 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 5.2% | 8.5% | .376 | 52% | 7% | 4.90 | 6.92 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 6.1% | 10.8% | .324 | 47% | 6% | 4.60 | 5.66 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Duke: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: Pittsburgh | 2007: Pittsburgh | 2007: Indianapolis
| Split Statistics with Pittsburgh in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 28.2 | 139 | 5.8% | 6.5% | .365 | 47% | 5.34 |
| May | 36.2 | 161 | 7.5% | 8.7% | .295 | 50% | 3.68 |
| June | 31.2 | 134 | 5.2% | 9.7% | .296 | 52% | 3.13 |
| July | 29.1 | 144 | 7.6% | 14.6% | .396 | 43% | 9.51 |
| August | 33.0 | 141 | 4.3% | 14.9% | .275 | 42% | 4.64 |
| AWAY | 72.1 | 332 | 5.7% | 9.6% | .323 | 49% | 5.72 |
| HOME | 87.0 | 387 | 6.5% | 11.9% | .326 | 46% | 4.66 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| August 27 | MLB | vs. Chi Cubs | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| August 22 | MLB | @ Milwaukee | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| August 16 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| August 11 | MLB | @ NY Mets | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| August 5 | MLB | @ Arizona | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| July 30 | MLB | vs. Colorado | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| July 25 | MLB | vs. San Diego | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| July 20 | MLB | @ Colorado | 5.0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| July 11 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| July 6 | MLB | @ Milwaukee | 2.1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Player Notes
July 2008
Purple Row: Game #109: Cook vs. DukeJune 2008
River Ave. Blues: Game 78: Another day, another leftyThe Yanks face off against lefty Zach Duke tonight.
May 2008
View From The Bleachers: Daily Roundup - 5/1721 ERA in three starts this month.
April 2008
MVN: Pittsburgh Lumber Company: Duke?s performance encouragings quality start last Wednesday was promising in many ways.