Cory
Lidle
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 180
 
Born: March 22, 1972 in Usa, CA, HOLLYWOOD
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 32 ANA AL $ 1,750,000 82 47 46 47 65 65 65 60 60 60
2005 33 MIN AL $ 500,000 77 43 42 43 58 58 58 44 44 44
2006 34 MIN AL $ 500,000 71 26 25 26 47 47 47 25 25 25
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 500,000 71 26 25 26 47 47 47 25 25 25
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,750,000 82 47 46 47 65 65 65 60 60 60
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award 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
1997 25 NYN   7 2 .778 54   0 0 2 81.7 86 32   20 54 3.53  
1999 27 TBA   1 0 1.000 5   0 0 0 5.0 8 4   2 4 7.20  
2000 28 TBA   4 6 .400 31   0 0 0 96.7 114 54   29 62 5.03  
2001 29 OAK   13 6 .684 29   1 0 0 188.0 170 75   47 118 3.59  
2002 30 OAK   8 10 .444 31   2 2 0 192.0 191 83   39 111 3.89  
2003 31 TOR   12 15 .444 31   2 0 0 192.7 216 123   60 112 5.75  
2004 32 ANA AL 1 1 .500 5 0 0 0 0 10.3 14 9 4 4 7 7.84 .311 .367 .689 1.056 0.0
    AAA   6 9 .400 20 20 4 0 0 141.0 162 62 11 30 131 3.96 .285 .321 .401 .721  
    AA   2 1 .667 4 4 1 0 0 30.7 34 15 1 6 26 4.40 .281 .315 .347 .662  
2005 33 MIN AL 3 17 .150 30 30 1 0 0 169.0 206 102 21 54 122 5.43 .298 .347 .459 .806 3.6
2006 34 AAA   4 1 .800 8 4 0 0 0 28.0 28 20 3 10 25 6.43 .252 .314 .360 .674  
    A   8 2 .800 12 12 3 1 0 81.0 69 19 3 20 80 2.11 .228 .276 .311 .588  
2 Years Sim 4 18 .182 35 30 1 0 0 179.3 220 111 25 58 129 5.57 .299 .348 .473 .821 3.6
8 Years Pro 49 57 .462 216   6 2 2 935.3 1005 482   255 590 4.64  
2 Years AAA 10 10 .500 28 24 4 0 0 169.0 190 82 14 40 156 4.37 .279 .319 .394 .714  
1 Years AA 2 1 .667 4 4 1 0 0 30.7 34 15 1 6 26 4.40 .281 .315 .347 .662  
1 Years A 8 2 .800 12 12 3 1 0 81.0 69 19 3 20 80 2.11 .228 .276 .311 .588  
4 Years Minors 20 13 .606 44 40 8 1 0 280.7 293 116 18 66 262 3.72 .266 .307 .366 .673  
Season Average 2 9 .182 17 15 0 0 0 89.7 110 55 12 29 64 5.57 .299 .348 .473 .821  
Career Highs 3 17 .500 30 30 1 0 0 169.0 206 102 21 54 122 7.84 .311 .367 .689 1.056  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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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   94 47 8 16 58   .293 .326 .439 .766
vs LH   126 64 17 42 71   .304 .368 .499 .866
Home 2 9 .182 20 18 0 0 0 112.0 128 66 12 39 70 5.30 .286 .344 .438 .782
Away 2 9 .182 15 12 1 0 0 67.3 92 45 13 19 59 6.02 .318 .360 .526 .886
Mar/Apr 3 3 .500 11 6 0 0 0 53.7 47 26 7 16 38 4.36 .235 .292 .400 .692
May 1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 31.3 38 14 3 14 22 4.02 .292 .361 .385 .746
June 0 4 .000 5 5 0 0 0 24.3 33 17 4 9 20 6.29 .314 .368 .476 .845
July 0 2 .000 5 5 0 0 0 25.0 39 24 4 11 16 8.64 .368 .427 .575 1.003
August 0 4 .000 5 5 1 0 0 24.0 33 15 4 3 18 5.63 .324 .343 .559 .902
Sep/Oct 0 3 .000 4 4 0 0 0 21.0 30 15 3 5 15 6.43 .323 .357 .538 .895
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 32 ANA AL P 5 0 10.3 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.61    
2005 33 MIN AL P 30 30 169.0 9 23 1 2 .970 1.70    
Career Totals   35 30 179.3 9 26 1 2 .972 1.76    
Career Highs   30 30 169.0 9 23 1 2 1.000 2.61    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
2005-1-17
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 21)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
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History
Released by Anaheim on 1/31/2005
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/17/2005 to a 2-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Injured on 6/21/2006 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/4/2006 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6 weeks