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31. C.C. Sabathia

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  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
 
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C.C. Sabathia might have been more famous for the second half of his career as a New York Yankee, but the first seven-and-a-half seasons for Sabathia were in Cleveland…and they were damned good ones.

The lefthander debuted for the Tribe in 2001, making the starting rotation with a 17-5 record and finishing second for the American League Rookie of the Year behind Ichiro Suzuki of Seattle.  Sabathia never had a losing record in Cleveland, going to the 2003 and 2004 All-Star Games.  He remained a strong performer, but in 2007, he had his best year in baseball, where he won the Cy Young off of a 19-7 record with a league-leading 241 Innings Pitched, 5.65 SO/BB with 209 Strikeouts.

With Sabathia set to become a Free Agent in 2009 and the Indians struggling, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in June of 2008.  With Cleveland, Sabathia went 106-71 with 1,265 Strikeouts.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Pitcher
  • Acquired: Selected in the 1st Round, 20th Overall in the Amateur Draft 6/2/98.
  • Departed:

    Traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rob Bryson, Zach Jackson, Matt LaPorta and a Player to be Named Later (which would be Michael Brantley) 7/7/08.
  • Games Played: 237
  • Notable Statistics:

    106 Wins
    71 Losses
    3.83 ERA
    237 Games Started
    19 Complete Games
    7 Shutouts
    1,528.2 Innings Pitched
    1,265 Strikeouts
    3.72 FIP
    1.265 WHIP
    2.54 SO/BB
    28.0 bWAR

    4 Playoff Games
    2 Wins
    2 Losses
    7.17 ERA
    4 Games Started
    21.1 Innings Pitched
    19 Strikeouts
    2.11 WHIP
    1.06 SO/BB

    3 Runs Scored
    12 Hits
    1 Double
    0 Triples
    2 Home Runs
    7 Runs Batted In
    0 Stolen Bases
    .300/.317/.475 Slash Line

    No Playoff Plate Appearances
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    Cy Young (2007)
    The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (2007)
    All-Star (2003, 2004 & 2007)
    Most Innings Pitched (2007)
    Most Games Started (2007)
    Most Complete Games (2006)
    Most Shutouts (2006 & 2008*)
    Highest SO/BB (2007)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Pitcher (2004)

    *Sabathia was traded to Milwaukee of the National League during the season, but was still the league-leader.
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