Marc Rzepczynski
Born: 8/29/1985 in Yorba Linda, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2009-07-07 | Final Game: 2018-07-09
Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 220 lbs
Full name: Marc Walter Rzepczynski
Biography
Marc Rzepczynski, born in 1985, was an accomplished left-handed pitcher who enjoyed a career in Major League Baseball from 2009 until 2018. Known for his effectiveness as a reliever and his ability to handle left-handed batters, Rzepczynski carved out a niche in the game during an era that increasingly valued specialized pitchers. He made his MLB debut with the Toronto Blue Jays and later played for several teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Diego Padres.
Throughout his career, Rzepczynski recorded a win-loss record of 14-27 and maintained a solid earned run average (ERA) of 3.89 over his time in the league. He struck out a total of 409 batters and secured 2 saves, showcasing his capabilities both in high-leverage situations and in more traditional relief roles. Rzepczynski's contributions to his teams were often highlighted by his durability and willingness to pitch in critical moments, making him a valuable asset in the bullpens of the teams he represented. His legacy reflects the evolution of the game as it embraced the strategic use of pitchers in specialized roles.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 27 | 506 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 434.7 | 419 | 188 | 36 | 205 | 409 | 3.89 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | TOR | AL | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.3 | 51 | 25 | 30 | 60 | 3.67 | 281.3 |
| 2010 | TOR | AL | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.7 | 72 | 35 | 30 | 57 | 4.95 | -792.4 |
| 2011 | STL | NL | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 3.97 | - |
| 2011 | TOR | AL | 2 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.3 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 2.97 | 556.2 |
| 2012 | STL | NL | 1 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 | 46 | 22 | 17 | 33 | 4.24 | - |
| 2013 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 0.89 | 417.4 |
| 2013 | STL | NL | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 7.84 | - |
| 2014 | CLE | AL | 0 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46.0 | 42 | 14 | 19 | 46 | 2.74 | 1034.3 |
| 2015 | CLE | AL | 2 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 4.43 | 472.8 |
| 2015 | SDP | NL | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.7 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 7.36 | - |
| 2016 | OAK | AL | 1 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 38 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 3.00 | 517.8 |
| 2016 | WAS | NL | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.54 | 229.9 |
| 2017 | SEA | AL | 2 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31.3 | 29 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 4.02 | -34.9 |
| 2018 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | SEA | AL | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9.39 | 0.0 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | TOR | AL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | TOR | AL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | STL | NL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | TOR | AL | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | STL | NL | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | CLE | AL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | STL | NL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | CLE | AL | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | CLE | AL | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | SDP | NL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | OAK | AL | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | WAS | NL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | SEA | AL | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | CLE | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | SEA | AL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NLDS2 | WAS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | ALWC | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | NLWC | SLN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | NLDS1 | SLN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | NLCS | SLN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | NLDS1 | SLN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | WS | SLN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | NLCS | SLN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4.26 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NLDS2 | WAS | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4.50 |
| 2013 | ALWC | CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | NLCS | SLN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 |
| 2012 | NLDS1 | SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | NLWC | SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2011 | NLCS | SLN | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.93 |
| 2011 | NLDS1 | SLN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 |
| 2011 | WS | SLN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 506 | 23 | 24 | 56 | 10 | 7 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | TOR | P | 11 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | TOR | P | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | SLN | P | 28 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | TOR | P | 43 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | SLN | P | 70 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | CLE | P | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | SLN | P | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | CLE | P | 73 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | CLE | P | 45 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | SDN | P | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | OAK | P | 56 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | WAS | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | SEA | P | 64 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | CLE | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | SEA | P | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 506 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | OAK | AL | $2,950,000 |
| 2015 | CLE | AL | $2,400,000 |
| 2014 | CLE | AL | $1,375,000 |
| 2013 | SLN | NL | $1,100,000 |
| 2012 | SLN | NL | $504,000 |
| 2011 | TOR | AL | $429,600 |
| 2010 | TOR | AL | $404,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $9,162,600 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California - Riverside | Riverside | CA | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |