Roderick
Pickens
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 225
 
Born: September 29, 1981 in USA
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Most Valuable Player 2010   
Most Valuable Pitcher 2009    2010   
All-Star Selections 2008    2009    2010   
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
2003 21 IND VL     0 2 2 2 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 3 3 3
2004 22 IND VL     1 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 2 2 3 3 3
2005 23 IND VL     4 6 5 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
2006 24 IND VL $ 100,000   6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 7 7
2007 25 IND VL $ 100,000   7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 7
2008 26 IND VL $ 100,000   7 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7
2009 27 IND VL $ 100,000   8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 7 7
2010 28 IND VL $ 100,000   8 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 9 9 9 7 6 6 7 7 7
2011 29 IND VL $ 9,000,000   7 7 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5
2012 30 ESS VL $ 9,000,000   7 7 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 5 5
2013 31 ESS VL $ 9,000,000   8 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6 5 5 5
2014 32 DUR GL $ 12,000,000   8 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6 5 5 5
2015 33 DUR GL $ 12,000,000   6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 4 4 4 5 5 5
2016 34 MON VL $ 12,000,000   6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 9 9 9 4 4 4 5 5 5
2017 35 BOS VL $ 490,000   2 4 3 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 10 10 10 4 4 4 4 4 4
Min Ratings     0 2 2 2 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 3 3 3
Max Ratings $ 12,000,000   8 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 6 6 7 7 7
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
2003 21 A   12 8 .600 29 29 1 0 0 210.7 174 76 10 91 80 3.25 .225 .307 .300 .607  
2004 22 AA   15 7 .682 30 29 2 2 0 205.7 231 92 17 87 90 4.03 .287 .357 .386 .743  
2005 23 AAA   5 6 .455 13 13 2 1 0 91.0 79 29 5 36 68 2.87 .227 .299 .325 .624  
    AA   6 8 .429 16 16 3 1 0 113.7 95 49 11 35 63 3.88 .223 .282 .336 .618  
2006 24 IND VL 13 10 .565 29 29 0 0 0 174.7 168 75 16 80 108 3.86 .250 .329 .385 .714 11.5
2007 25 IND VL 18 8 .692 36 36 0 0 0 228.3 220 92 11 80 149 3.63 .258 .325 .349 .674 15.4
2008 26 IND VL 18 6 .750 37 37 1 1 0 239.7 192 76 16 70 156 2.85 .219 .281 .317 .598 20.3
2009 27 IND VL 15 5 .750 28 28 2 2 0 185.3 138 49 6 44 123 2.38 .207 .261 .275 .536 19.1
2010 28 IND VL 26 4 .867 37 37 6 3 0 267.0 192 47 8 54 181 1.58 .196 .242 .248 .491 29.8
2011 29 IND VL 2 4 .333 8 8 1 0 0 43.3 43 18 2 13 23 3.74 .257 .317 .347 .665 2.0
2012 30 ESS VL 20 9 .690 37 37 2 0 0 242.7 221 78 8 81 119 2.89 .240 .309 .298 .607 19.9
2013 31 ESS VL 20 6 .769 35 35 2 0 0 232.7 221 73 5 81 126 2.82 .250 .320 .293 .613 19.3
2014 32 DUR GL 17 10 .630 37 37 4 2 0 245.0 254 87 2 75 104 3.20 .265 .316 .305 .621 17.9
2015 33 DUR GL 16 12 .571 38 38 2 0 0 262.7 269 76 0 96 116 2.60 .267 .333 .303 .636 17.3
2016 34 MON VL 16 8 .667 34 34 2 1 0 221.0 202 67 1 114 87 2.73 .245 .338 .286 .624 17.8
2017 35 BOS VL 8 10 .444 20 20 0 0 0 92.3 136 66 2 56 40 6.43 .337 .417 .401 .818 0.0
  POR GL 1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 15.3 27 14 0 12 8 8.22 .375 .459 .417 .875 0.0
  TOT   9 12 .429 24 24 0 0 0 107.7 163 80 2 68 48 6.69 .342 .423 .403 .827 0.0
    AAA   1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.7 5 1 0 3 2 1.17 .192 .276 .231 .507  
12 Years Sim 190 94 .669 380 380 22 9 0 2450.0 2283 818 77 856 1340 3.00 .246 .313 .310 .623 190.5
2 Years AAA 6 6 .500 14 14 2 1 0 98.7 84 30 5 39 70 2.74 .225 .298 .318 .616  
2 Years AA 21 15 .583 46 45 5 3 0 319.3 326 141 28 122 153 3.97 .265 .331 .369 .700  
1 Years A 12 8 .600 29 29 1 0 0 210.7 174 76 10 91 80 3.25 .225 .307 .300 .607  
5 Years Minors 39 29 .574 89 88 8 4 0 628.6 584 247 43 252 303 3.54 .246 .318 .339 .656  
Season Average 15 7 .682 31 31 1 0 0 204.2 190 68 6 71 111 3.00 .246 .313 .310 .623  
Career Highs 26 12 .867 38 38 6 3 0 267.0 269 92 16 114 181 6.69 .342 .423 .403 .827  
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   1003 360 25 392 552   .237 .302 .288 .589
vs LH   892 291 25 304 531   .253 .312 .313 .625
Home 78 42 .650 168 168 10 5 0 1098.0 1022 353 25 348 571 2.89 .247 .305 .301 .606
Away 99 42 .702 183 183 12 4 0 1177.3 1093 390 36 428 661 2.98 .244 .310 .307 .617
Mar/Apr 29 14 .674 62 62 4 1 0 408.0 388 131 11 152 213 2.89 .250 .317 .314 .632
May 26 12 .684 53 53 1 1 0 322.6 306 105 11 100 183 2.93 .249 .306 .314 .620
June 26 17 .605 59 59 3 3 0 379.3 357 128 13 132 223 3.04 .249 .312 .308 .620
July 21 10 .677 42 42 3 1 0 269.6 259 100 9 103 135 3.34 .253 .321 .312 .633
August 31 11 .738 54 54 5 2 0 366.6 332 111 6 121 210 2.72 .239 .300 .281 .581
Sep/Oct 44 20 .688 81 81 6 1 0 529.0 473 168 11 168 268 2.86 .237 .296 .299 .595
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    
2006 24 IND VL P 29 29 174.7 13 24 2 2 .949 1.91    
2007 25 IND VL P 36 36 228.3 11 32 2 6 .956 1.70    
2008 26 IND VL P 37 37 239.7 19 22 6 2 .872 1.54    
2009 27 IND VL P 28 28 185.3 13 22 0 0 1.000 1.70    
2010 28 IND VL P 37 37 267.0 13 31 2 0 .957 1.48    
2011 29 IND VL P 8 8 43.3 4 6 2 0 .833 2.08    
2012 30 ESS VL P 37 37 242.7 18 29 9 1 .839 1.74    
2013 31 ESS VL P 35 35 232.7 14 41 3 3 .948 2.13    
2014 32 DUR GL P 37 37 245.0 12 33 3 1 .938 1.65    
2015 33 DUR GL P 38 38 262.7 15 34 4 7 .925 1.68    
2016 34 MON VL P 34 34 221.0 20 35 2 9 .965 2.24    
2017 35 BOS VL P 20 20 92.3 6 10 1 3 .941 1.56    
  POR GL P 4 4 15.3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.76    
  TOT   P 24 24 107.7 7 12 1 3 .950 1.59    
Career Totals   380 380 2450.0 159 321 36 34 .930 1.76    
Career Highs   38 38 267.0 20 41 9 9 1.000 2.24    
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
2007 25 IND VL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 5 3 1 0 3 4.29 .200 .200 .360 .560
2008 26 IND VL 0 3 .000 4 4 0 0 0 18.7 23 12 2 4 12 5.79 .291 .325 .405 .730
2009 27 IND VL 1 3 .250 4 4 0 0 0 23.0 17 10 3 6 19 3.91 .191 .242 .326 .568
2010 28 IND VL 1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 20.7 13 2 1 6 14 0.87 .186 .250 .286 .536
2012 30 ESS VL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 7 4 1 2 3 6.00 .280 .333 .440 .773
2014 32 DUR GL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.7 6 2 0 2 3 2.35 .222 .276 .259 .535
2016 34 MON VL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 6 2 0 2 3 2.25 .214 .267 .250 .517
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 9 .250 15 15 0 0 0 90.3 77 35 8 22 57 3.49 .224 .271 .335 .607
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2008-4-2.85
2009-1-2.38
2010-1-1.58
2013-10-2.82
2016-2-2.73
CAR-24-3.00
Wins
2007-5-18
2008-6-18
2010-1-26
2012-4-20
2013-3-20
2016-9-16
CAR-40-190
Winning Pct
2007-8-.692
2008-2-.750
2009-4-.750
2010-1-.867
2013-4-.769
2016-10-.667
CAR-26-.669
Games Started
2007-2-36
2008-1-37
2010-3-37
2012-1-37
2014-3-37
2015-1-38
Shutouts
2008-9-1
2009-4-2
2010-4-3
Innings Pitched
2007-9-228.3
2008-9-239.7
2010-3-267.0
Hits Allowed
2013-9-221
2014-4-254
2015-2-269
Strikeouts
2010-8-181
Walks Allowed
2015-4-96
2016-1-114
Walks per 9IP
2009-8-2.1
2010-7-1.8
Hits per 9IP
2008-6-7.2
2009-1-6.7
2010-5-6.5
WHiP
2008-5-1.09
2009-1-0.98
2010-2-0.92
OAVG
2008-7-.219
2009-1-.207
2010-5-.196
OOBP
2008-4-.281
2009-1-.261
2010-2-.242
OSLG
2007-7-.349
2008-5-.317
2009-1-.275
2010-2-.248
2012-2-.298
2013-2-.293
2014-10-.305
2015-6-.303
2016-2-.286
CAR-10-.310
OOPS
2007-10-.674
2008-4-.598
2009-1-.536
2010-1-.491
2013-9-.613
2016-9-.624
CAR-26-.623
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 20    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 94    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 102)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 51    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Indianapolis in 2003
Earned first career win on 4/18/2006
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game
Won VL Platinum Pitcher in 2009, going 15-5, 2.38 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/2010, going 3-0, 0.80
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/2010, going 6-0, 1.29
Was selected to the 2010 Allstar Game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/2010, going 4-1, 1.33
Won Most Valuable Pitcher (as voted by OOTP AI) in 2010, going 26-4, 1.58 ERA
Named VL MVP in 2010, going 26-4, 1.58 ERA
Won VL Platinum Pitcher in 2010, going 26-4, 1.58 ERA
Was selected to the 2010 All-FOBL 1st Team
Injured on 5/11/2011 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
Traded from Indianapolis to Essex on 3/2/2012 (Going to IND: 2B P. Schoenrock. Going to ESS: P R. Pickens, P K. Wehmeyer)