#3 Charles Bickford, Closer, 32 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs

#3 Charles Bickford, Closer, 32 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs
Tuesday, 7/31/2021

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Charles Bickford

12/4/1988
32
USA
6"1
210

Closer
R
R

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5.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 3,910,000
2024
7 Year(s), 75 Days (1279 total Days)
121 Day(s)
11 Year(s)
Not eligible

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	82	93	70	88-91 Mph
Versus LHB	80	89	65
Versus RHB	83	97	74
Talent	90	89	66

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

43
42
1

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	32	3	16	6
Versus LHP	1	32	3	16	6
Versus RHP	1	32	3	16	6
Talent	1	32	3	16	6

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44
5
1
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 78 (Range), .942 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 10

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
7/11	FLO	W 8-5		1.2	0	0	0	0	0	SV
7/13	FLO	W 6-5		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	W
7/15	@LAN	L 4-11		0.2	0	0	0	0	0
7/16	@SFN	W 5-4		2	1	0	0	0	1	SV
7/17	@SFN	W 6-4		1	0	0	0	0	1	SV
7/19	SDN	W 8-6		1	2	0	0	0	2	SV
7/24	@PIT	W 12-9		2	1	0	0	0	3	SV
7/25	@PIT	W 5-2		1.1	1	0	0	0	1	SV
7/27	ARI	W 7-5		1	1	0	0	0	0	SV
7/28	ARI	W 7-4		2.1	0	0	0	0	3	W

Pitching Stats 2021

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	44	0	5	2	22	1.34	60.1	42	9	9	9	67	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	69	0	8	3	34	1.34	93.0	65	14	14	14	104

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	26	4	84.6	44	36	7.6	6.3	10.0	1.3	3	0	.0	34	9	26.5	1.33

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	87	16	6	0	0	8	5	4	26	0	0	0	.184	.213	.253	.466
vs. RHB	127	26	6	0	2	9	4	5	41	0	0	0	.205	.233	.299	.532

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	21	0	4	0	6	1.23	29.1	20	4	4	4	35
Road	23	0	1	2	16	1.45	31.0	22	5	5	5	32
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	4	0	1	0	3	0.00	6.2	3	0	0	0	7

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	10	0	1	1	5	3.55	12.2	9	5	5	2	14
May	12	0	0	0	6	0.51	17.2	7	1	1	3	23
June	12	0	2	1	4	1.65	16.1	20	3	3	4	18
July	10	0	2	0	7	0.00	13.2	6	0	0	0	12

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2014	54	0	6	8	2	3.03	98.0	76	37	33	11	36	111	0	0	1.14	.288	CHN,NL
2015	92	0	3	6	5	6.01	106.1	124	73	71	16	45	126	0	0	1.59	.375	CHN
2016	30	30	2	3	0	3.46	112.0	98	52	43	3	34	125	1	0	1.18	.319	CHN
2017	37	37	2	6	0	3.68	139.1	117	60	57	15	26	149	0	0	1.03	.285	CHN
2018	31	31	2	5	0	4.12	111.1	98	57	51	15	29	119	1	0	1.14	.284	CHN
2019	52	19	3	11	19	3.52	110.0	101	54	43	8	22	103	0	0	1.12	.300	CHN
2020	54	0	7	6	28	3.48	82.2	77	32	32	13	20	87	0	0	1.17	.305	CHN,NL
2021	44	0	5	2	22	1.34	60.1	42	9	9	2	9	67	0	0	0.85	.276	CHN,NL
Total	394	117	30	47	76	3.72	820.0	733	374	339	83	221	887	2	0	1.16	.306

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2010, AA	37	0	6	1	0	3.90	67.0	59	29	29	4	30	50	0	0	1.33	.281
2011, AAA	79	0	2	2	0	2.20	102.1	86	31	25	3	36	115	0	0	1.19	.316
2012, AAA	73	0	2	3	0	3.13	83.1	54	33	29	6	36	106	0	0	1.08	.268
2013, AAA	80	0	5	2	6	3.43	84.0	78	33	32	6	47	113	0	0	1.49	.365
2014, AAA	32	0	3	0	0	1.08	33.1	19	4	4	0	15	36	0	0	1.02	.253

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2017	2	2	0	0	0	0.00	8.0	3	0	0	1	6	0	0
Total	2	2	0	0	0	0.00	8.0	3	0	0	1	6	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2014	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHN,NL
2015	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHN
2016	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHN
2017	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHN
2018	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHN
2019	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHN
2020	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHN,NL
Total	350	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2021

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

60.1

0.60

Player History

Drafted in 8th round, 220th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 2010...
Injured on 8/25/2010 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week...
Earned first career win on 6/14/2014...
Was selected to the 2014 Allstar game...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/2016, going 0-0, 0.00...
1/31/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,955,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 7/21/2018 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks...
Injured on 9/12/2018 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks...
1/31/2019: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,955,000 through salary arbitration...
8/1/2019: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $3,910,000 per year, for 5 years.
Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 2021 Allstar game...

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