Ralph
Janson
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 210
 
Born: October 5, 1973 in Venezuela
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2007    2009    2011   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 27 NRF GL $ 3,482,500   9 9 8 8 5 4 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 6
2002 28 NRF GL $ 3,482,500   9 9 8 9 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 6
2003 29 NRF GL $ 3,482,500   10 10 8 9 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6
2004 30 NRF GL $ 3,482,500   10 9 8 9 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 7
2005 31 NRF GL $ 3,482,500   9 9 8 9 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 6
2006 32 NRF GL $ 5,750,000   10 10 8 9 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 6
2007 33 AYR GL $ 5,750,000   10 10 8 9 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 7
2008 34 AYR GL $ 5,750,000   10 10 9 9 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 6
2009 35 POU VL $ 5,750,000   10 10 9 10 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 6 7 6 7 6
2010 36 UTI VL $ 5,750,000   10 10 9 9 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 6
2011 37 MIN GL $ 1,900,000   8 9 8 8 5 4 4 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
2012 38 MIN GL $ 1,290,000   4 7 6 6 3 2 2 6 6 6 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 4
Min Ratings $ 1,290,000   4 7 6 6 3 2 2 6 6 6 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 4
Max Ratings $ 5,750,000   10 10 9 10 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 27 NRF GL $ 3,482,500 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
2002 28 NRF GL $ 3,482,500 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
2003 29 NRF GL $ 3,482,500 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
2004 30 NRF GL $ 3,482,500 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
2005 31 NRF GL $ 3,482,500 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
2006 32 NRF GL $ 5,750,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
2007 33 AYR GL $ 5,750,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
2008 34 AYR GL $ 5,750,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
2009 35 POU VL $ 5,750,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
2010 36 UTI VL $ 5,750,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
2011 37 MIN GL $ 1,900,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
2012 38 MIN GL $ 1,290,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
Min Ratings $ 1,290,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
Max Ratings $ 5,750,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Pitcher or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2001 27 NRF GL 7 6 .538 71 3 0 0 30 80.3 56 29 10 30 66 3.25 .194 .270 .358 .627 13.8
2002 28 NRF GL 8 5 .615 63 0 0 0 27 104.0 75 37 5 44 78 3.20 .198 .282 .317 .600 18.8
2003 29 NRF GL 3 3 .500 70 0 0 0 47 88.0 49 20 4 41 62 2.05 .164 .259 .258 .517 20.6
2004 30 NRF GL 6 3 .667 55 0 0 0 35 65.3 37 23 7 22 40 3.17 .164 .238 .319 .557 14.5
2005 31 NRF GL 8 9 .471 78 0 0 0 28 111.3 70 38 11 33 66 3.07 .179 .241 .329 .570 20.1
2006 32 NRF GL 5 5 .500 73 0 0 0 38 91.3 52 26 9 26 54 2.56 .164 .227 .290 .517 19.1
2007 33 AYR GL 5 3 .625 49 0 0 0 29 58.0 34 12 5 17 35 1.86 .165 .227 .291 .518 13.9
2008 34 AYR GL 3 6 .333 53 0 0 0 34 57.7 40 18 5 24 30 2.81 .198 .277 .361 .638 11.9
2009 35 POU VL 5 4 .556 69 0 0 0 11 99.7 56 26 9 27 58 2.35 .163 .227 .286 .512 15.3
  AYR GL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 1 7.3 3 1 1 2 2 1.22 .120 .185 .280 .465 1.4
  TOT   5 4 .556 75 0 0 0 12 107.0 59 27 10 29 60 2.27 .160 .224 .285 .509 16.8
2010 36 UTI VL 4 0 1.000 34 0 0 0 1 57.0 30 10 2 10 25 1.58 .151 .194 .236 .430 7.0
  POU VL 4 5 .444 41 0 0 0 3 55.3 41 13 3 10 30 2.11 .202 .239 .315 .555 7.3
  TOT   8 5 .615 75 0 0 0 4 112.3 71 23 5 20 55 1.84 .177 .217 .276 .493 14.4
2011 37 MIN GL 7 6 .538 84 0 0 0 20 96.0 53 25 14 29 57 2.34 .160 .229 .331 .560 16.6
2012 38 MIN GL 4 2 .667 45 0 0 0 10 48.3 38 28 6 26 21 5.21 .210 .316 .354 .669 3.7
12 Years Sim 69 57 .548 791 3 0 0 314 1019.5 634 306 91 341 624 2.70 .177 .248 .311 .559 184.0
Season Average 5 4 .556 65 0 0 0 26 85.0 52 25 7 28 52 2.70 .177 .248 .311 .559  
Career Highs 8 9 .667 84 3 0 0 47 112.3 75 38 14 44 78 5.21 .210 .316 .361 .669  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Pitching split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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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   523 246 71 279 524   .184 .257 .320 .577
vs LH   111 60 20 62 100   .148 .213 .277 .490
Home 40 27 .597 420 3 0 0 150 556.3 360 187 55 202 348 3.03 .183 .259 .326 .585
Away 29 30 .492 371 0 0 0 167 463.3 274 119 36 139 276 2.31 .168 .234 .293 .526
Mar/Apr 11 14 .440 138 0 0 0 54 177.6 129 75 19 66 92 3.80 .200 .275 .362 .636
May 14 11 .560 120 1 0 0 44 154.3 108 51 20 40 95 2.97 .192 .245 .353 .599
June 13 11 .542 128 0 0 0 52 167.3 107 52 13 60 113 2.80 .183 .259 .307 .566
July 9 4 .692 97 0 0 0 36 127.0 73 32 12 36 82 2.27 .163 .225 .301 .525
August 8 6 .571 122 2 0 0 58 146.6 75 23 10 48 93 1.41 .150 .224 .260 .484
Sep/Oct 14 11 .560 186 0 0 0 73 246.6 142 73 17 91 149 2.66 .167 .247 .282 .529
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2001 27 NRF GL 71 10 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 .100 .182 .400 .582 1.0 0.0
1 Years Sim 71 10 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 .100 .182 .400 .582 1.0 0.0
162 Game Average 22 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 9 .100 .182 .400 .582 2.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Batting split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   10 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 .100 .182 .400 .582 0.9
Home 36 7 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .571 .714 0.9
Away 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1
RISP   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1
Mar/Apr 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
May 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1
July 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
August 11 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 1.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2001 27 NRF GL P 117 3 80.3 2 13 1 1 .938 1.68    
2002 28 NRF GL P 63 0 104.0 6 13 3 1 .864 1.64    
2003 29 NRF GL P 70 0 88.0 7 4 0 0 1.000 1.13    
2004 30 NRF GL P 55 0 65.3 1 10 1 2 .917 1.52    
2005 31 NRF GL P 78 0 111.3 3 10 2 1 .867 1.05    
2006 32 NRF GL P 73 0 91.3 5 11 0 1 1.000 1.58    
2007 33 AYR GL P 49 0 58.0 1 8 1 0 .900 1.40    
2008 34 AYR GL P 53 0 57.7 3 5 0 1 1.000 1.25    
2009 35 POU VL P 69 0 99.7 4 15 1 2 .950 1.72    
  AYR GL P 6 0 7.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.22    
  TOT   P 75 0 107.0 4 16 1 2 .952 1.68    
2010 36 UTI VL P 34 0 57.0 4 11 1 1 .938 2.37    
  POU VL P 41 0 55.3 4 10 0 0 1.000 2.28    
  TOT   P 75 0 112.3 8 21 1 1 .967 2.32    
2011 37 MIN GL P 84 0 96.0 4 5 1 1 .900 0.84    
2012 38 MIN GL P 45 0 48.3 2 3 0 1 1.000 0.93    
Career Totals   837 3 1019.5 46 119 11 12 .938 1.46    
Career Highs   117 3 112.3 8 21 3 2 1.000 2.32    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2002 28 NRF GL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 1 0 0 3 5 0.00 .111 .333 .222 .556
2010 36 UTI VL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400
2011 37 MIN GL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 3 7.7 4 3 1 7 4 3.52 .160 .344 .280 .624
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 10 0 0 0 3 11.7 6 3 1 10 9 2.31 .154 .327 .256 .583
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
CAR-10-2.70
Saves
2001-10-30
2003-1-47
2004-6-35
2006-7-38
2007-10-29
2008-3-34
CAR-19-314
Games Pitched
2010-9-75
2011-9-84
Hits per 9IP
CAR-2-5.6
WHiP
CAR-3-0.96
OAVG
CAR-2-.177
OOBP
CAR-2-.248
OSLG
CAR-11-.311
OOPS
CAR-3-.559
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 20    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 102)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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  1. David Wagner (915)
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  5. Peter Singley (894)
  6. Clyde Tilly (890)
  7. Adam Chamberlain (887)
  8. William Goins (883)
  9. Ray Dietrick (883)
  10. Randy Ruiz (881)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 72nd overall pick, by Norfolk in 2001
Was selected to the 2003 All-FOBL 2nd Team
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game
Traded from Ayr to Poughkeepsie on 4/9/2009
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game
Injured on 7/31/2009 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Traded from Poughkeepsie to Utica on 7/23/2010
Injured on 8/5/2010 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 2011 Allstar game
Injured on 10/29/2011 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 4/20/2012 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 7-8 weeks
Won Solecismic Series with Minnesota in 2012