Christopher Volstad
| 21-year-old Pitcher |
| Florida Marlins |
| Date of Birth: September 23, 1986 |
| Height: 6-7 Weight: 190 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 18 | Rookie | GCL Marlins | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27.0 | 108 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 2.33 | 4.67 | ||
| 2005 | 18 | A- | Jamestown | 7 | 3 | 2 | 38.0 | 165 | 43 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 2.13 | 4.50 | ||
| 2006 | 19 | A | Greensboro | 26 | 11 | 8 | 152.0 | 636 | 161 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 73 | 52 | 36 | 99 | 3.08 | 4.32 |
| 2007 | 20 | A+ | Jupiter | 21 | 8 | 9 | 126.0 | 567 | 152 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 76 | 63 | 37 | 93 | 4.50 | 5.43 |
| 2007 | 20 | AA | Carolina | 7 | 4 | 2 | 42.2 | 177 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 3.16 | 4.01 |
| 2008 | 21 | AA | Carolina | 15 | 4 | 4 | 91.0 | 383 | 86 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 56 | 3.36 | 3.66 |
| 2008 | 21 | MLB | Florida | 9 | 4 | 3 | 50.0 | 218 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 32 | 3.42 | 3.60 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 18 | Rookie | GCL Marlins | 3.7% | 24.1% | .339 | ||||
| 2005 | 18 | A- | Jamestown | 6.7% | 17.6% | .373 | ||||
| 2006 | 19 | A | Greensboro | 5.7% | 15.6% | .314 | 62% | 6% | 3.83 | 4.29 |
| 2007 | 20 | A+ | Jupiter | 6.5% | 16.4% | .346 | 57% | 4% | 3.70 | 5.00 |
| 2007 | 20 | AA | Carolina | 5.6% | 14.1% | .276 | 51% | 6% | 4.17 | 3.93 |
| 2008 | 21 | AA | Carolina | 7.8% | 14.6% | .303 | 57% | 0% | 3.09 | 3.02 |
| 2008 | 21 | MLB | Florida | 10.6% | 14.7% | .301 | 54% | 3% | 3.83 | 3.86 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Volstad: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: Florida | 2008: Carolina | 2007: Carolina
| Split Statistics with Florida in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| July | 22.2 | 92 | 8.7% | 16.3% | .269 | 58% | 2.38 |
| August | 27.1 | 126 | 11.9% | 13.5% | .326 | 52% | 4.28 |
| AWAY | 28.0 | 116 | 9.5% | 15.5% | .256 | 55% | 2.25 |
| HOME | 22.0 | 102 | 11.8% | 13.7% | .352 | 54% | 4.91 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| August 23 | MLB | @ Arizona | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| August 17 | MLB | vs. Chi Cubs | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| August 12 | MLB | vs. St. Louis | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| August 7 | MLB | @ Philadelphia | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| August 1 | MLB | vs. Colorado | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| July 26 | MLB | @ Chi Cubs | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| July 21 | MLB | vs. Atlanta | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| July 11 | MLB | @ LA Dodgers | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| July 6 | MLB | @ Colorado | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| July 2 | AA | @ Jacksonville | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Player Notes
July 2008
MVN Marlins Today: Volstad shines, Marlins take series in LAOn Friday night in his first major league start, Chris Volstad came within one out of making major league hist...
MILB.com: Volstad joins rotation following debut
Former first-round pick Chris Volstad made his Major League debut out of the bullpen Sunday.
MLB.com: Marlins call up top prospect Volstad