NAME     : Esteban Loaiza
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Mexico
 
  BIRTHDAY : 12/31/1971
  AGE      : 30
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 205
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $1,140,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .955)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 1
  Avoiding Hits        : 3  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 3  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        6.32  3  9  0  18 18  94.0 132  77  66  27  40 
  At Home        6.00  0  7  0   9  9  48.0  69  40  32  13  16 
  Away           6.65  3  2  0   9  9  46.0  63  37  34  14  24 
  Last Week      3.68  0  1  0   2  2   7.1  10   3   3   1   2 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        6.38  1  3  0   4  4  18.1  31  19  13   7   6 
  May            6.16  0  2  0   5  5  30.2  45  23  21   7  13 
  June           4.81  2  2  0   5  5  33.2  34  20  18   6  18 
  July          18.00  0  1  0   3  3   6.0  15  13  12   6   1 
  August         3.38  0  1  0   1  1   5.1   7   2   2   1   2 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1995   5.18  8  9  0  32  1   0 172.0  99  55  85  PIT
  1996   5.02  2  3  0  10  1   1  52.0  29  19  32  PIT
  1997   4.13 11 11  0  33  1   0 196.0  90  56 122  PIT
  1998   5.19  9 11  0  35  1   0 170.0  98  52 108  PIT,TEX
  1999   4.57  9  5  0  30  0   0 120.0  61  40  77  TEX
  2000   4.57 10 13  1  34  1   1 199.0 101  57 137  TEX,TOR
  2001   5.02 11 11  0  36  1   1 190.0 106  40 110  TOR
 
  Total ERA   : 4.90
  Total Wins  : 63
  Total Losses: 72
  Total Saves : 1
  Total SHO   : 3
  Total CG    : 7
  Total K's   : 711
  Total BB's  : 346