P Joe Bonikowski #92
Minnesota Twins FORT
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/31/2001
BNN Index | FORT | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JOE BONIKOWSKI #92 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
68 0 3-3 2 3.53 86.2 67 11 21 106 1.02 1.8
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 10 9 11 11
Movement 6 6 6 7
Control 5 5 5 5
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 9 10
Slider 10 11
Sinker 11 11
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 2
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 7
Defense 6
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/19/2001 SEA Win, 7-4 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
10/18/2001 SEA Loss, 5-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
10/15/2001 @ SEA Win, 9-7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/2001 CHW Win, 4-0 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 Save
10/06/2001 @ CHW Loss, 1-5 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
10/05/2001 @ CHW Loss, 4-5 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
10/02/2001 @ NYY Loss, 1-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
09/26/2001 @ MIL Win, 17-3 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
09/21/2001 @ SFG Win, 1-0 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
09/19/2001 @ NYM Loss, 4-5 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
PERSONALITY
To call Bonikowski a perfectionist is an understatement.
Low: Leader
Birthday:01/16/1972
Born in:Philadelphia, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,250,000
Signed Through:2002 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 94 Days
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1992, 12th Pick in Round 5
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2001 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 68 0 3 3 2 3.53 86.2 67 34 34 11 21 106 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 7 5 28.6 68 18 9.24 6.96 11.01 2.18 3.26 1.02 72 1.8 .273        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 161 40 7 2 6 24 15 47 2 0 1 .248 .313 .429 .741      
vs. RHB 159 27 5 1 5 10 6 59 0 0 0 .170 .200 .308 .508      
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2001 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 9 0 1 1 0 2.61 10.1 6 3 3 1 3 11  
May 13 0 0 0 2 1.12 16.0 10 2 2 0 4 17  
June 11 0 1 0 0 4.91 14.2 15 8 8 1 2 23  
July 12 0 1 0 0 2.00 18.0 9 4 4 1 5 17  
August 12 0 0 1 0 3.86 14.0 12 6 6 2 4 17  
September 10 0 0 1 0 7.82 12.2 15 11 11 6 3 18  
October 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3  
Spring Training 10 0 1 0 1 3.24 8.1 6 4 3 2 5 11  
Postseason 6 0 0 0 1 1.35 6.2 4 1 1 1 1 8  
Last Year 61 0 6 7 4 3.33 73.0 58 34 27 11 24 74  
2 Years Ago 80 0 4 5 14 3.72 94.1 88 42 39 7 49 94  
Career 408 0 31 27 31 3.17 496.2 383 188 175 51 181 513  
Home 34 0 3 0 0 2.56 45.2 32 13 13 3 17 61  
Road 34 0 0 3 2 4.61 41.0 35 21 21 8 4 45  
Grass 68 0 3 3 2 3.53 86.2 67 34 34 11 21 106  
Day 4 0 0 0 0 2.70 6.2 3 2 2 1 0 6  
Night 64 0 3 3 2 3.60 80.0 64 32 32 10 21 100  
As Reliever / Substitution 68 0 3 3 2 3.53 86.2 67 34 34 11 21 106  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1992 Minnesota - FORT 20 6 0 1 1 0 6.00 6.0 8 4 4 1 1 3 0 0 1.50 .318 4.70 -0.0 66
1993 Minnesota - FORT 21 9 0 0 2 1 2.45 7.1 3 3 2 0 6 3 0 0 1.23 .143 4.83 -0.0 186
1994 Minnesota - FORT 22 7 0 0 0 0 2.79 9.2 7 3 3 1 4 6 0 0 1.14 .222 4.30 0.1 172
1995 Minnesota - FORT 23 28 0 2 0 1 2.18 33.0 22 8 8 2 9 23 0 0 0.94 .222 3.55 0.6 217
1996 Minnesota - FORT 24 41 0 5 2 3 2.98 48.1 35 16 16 5 19 51 0 0 1.12 .256 3.72 0.8 164
1997 Minnesota - FORT 25 34 0 3 3 1 3.50 36.0 32 15 14 5 16 49 0 0 1.33 .329 4.11 0.5 139
1998 Minnesota - FORT 26 74 0 7 4 5 2.46 102.1 63 29 28 8 32 104 0 0 0.93 .227 3.37 2.1 192
1999 Minnesota - FORT 27 80 0 4 5 14 3.72 94.1 88 42 39 7 49 94 0 0 1.45 .318 3.75 1.7 131
2000 Minnesota - FORT 28 61 0 6 7 4 3.33 73.0 58 34 27 11 24 74 0 0 1.12 .249 4.26 0.8 146
2001 Minnesota - FORT 29 68 0 3 3 2 3.53 86.2 67 34 34 11 21 106 0 0 1.02 .273 3.26 1.8 130
Total FORT 408 0 31 27 31 3.17 496.2 383 188 175 51 181 513 0 0 1.14 .266 3.71 8.3 150
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1992 Oxnard - AAA 20 4 0 1 0 1 2.35 7.2 3 2 2 1 2 10 0 0 0.65 .143 3.80 0.0 169
1994 Oxnard - AAA 22 16 0 1 1 2 4.03 29.0 30 13 13 3 8 33 0 0 1.31 .346 3.50 0.2 93
Total MAAA 20 0 2 1 3 3.68 36.2 33 15 15 4 10 43 0 0 1.17 .315 3.56 102.8
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1995 Minnesota - FORT 23 6 0 1 0 0 7.50 6.0 10 5 5 0 1 2 0 0 1.83 .400 3.17 0.1 63
1996 Minnesota - FORT 24 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 3.1 4 2 2 2 0 4 0 0 1.20 .250 8.71 -0.1 90
1997 Minnesota - FORT 25 5 0 2 0 0 1.00 9.0 2 1 1 1 1 10 0 0 0.33 .053 2.66 0.3 485
1998 Minnesota - FORT 26 3 0 0 0 1 2.70 6.2 6 4 2 1 1 10 0 0 1.05 .312 2.82 0.2 175
1999 Minnesota - FORT 27 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.60 .000 3.34 0.1 999
2001 Minnesota - FORT 29 6 0 0 0 1 1.35 6.2 4 1 1 1 1 8 0 0 0.75 .200 3.33 0.1 341
Total FORT 25 0 4 0 2 2.83 35.0 26 13 11 5 6 37 0 0 0.91 .233 3.55 168.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1992 Minnesota - MLB P 6 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.1 1.021
1992 Oxnard - AAA P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1993 Minnesota - MLB P 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 0.0 .000
1994 Minnesota - MLB P 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.2 1.86 +0.3 .995
1994 Oxnard - AAA P 16 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 29.0 1.55 +0.0 .944
1995 Minnesota - MLB P 27 0 5 3 0 8 0 1.000 33.0 2.18 +0.5 .994
1996 Minnesota - MLB P 41 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 48.1 0.37 +1.0 .992
1997 Minnesota - MLB P 34 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 36.0 0.75 +0.3 .998
1998 Minnesota - MLB P 74 0 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 102.1 0.97 -1.1 .994
1999 Minnesota - MLB P 80 0 3 12 1 17 2 .882 94.1 1.43 -0.9 .795
2000 Minnesota - MLB P 61 0 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 73.0 0.74 +0.2 1.540
2001 Minnesota - MLB P 68 0 3 2 0 6 1 .833 86.2 0.52 +0.9 .705
TOTAL P 427 0 22 38 2 63 3 .952 533.1 1.01 +1.3 .929
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/19/1992 Drafted in the 1991 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 12, 92nd overall pick) by the Minnesota Twins.
07/02/1992 Named the #63 prospect in the FORT
10/05/1992 Wins the 1992 MLB Triple A World Series with the Oxnard Silverbacks!
11/02/1992 Named the #48 prospect in the FORT
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/13/1993 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
04/02/1993 Named the #62 prospect in the FORT
05/16/1993 Injured (partially torn UCL (elbow)),out for 6-7 months.
11/24/1993 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
05/03/1994 Injured (rotator cuff strain),out for 5 weeks.
11/25/1994 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
06/30/1995 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/19/1995 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/02/1995 Wins the 1995 World Series with the Minnesota Twins.
11/25/1995 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
12/03/1995 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $9,500,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
04/02/1996 Outstandingly completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
04/18/1996 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5).
01/13/1997 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
08/01/1997 Injured (rotator cuff strain),out for 4 weeks.
11/01/1997 Wins the 1997 World Series with the Minnesota Twins.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5).
02/19/1998 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
04/08/1998 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/06/1998 Was selected to the 1998 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5).
01/21/1999 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 weeks.
02/18/1999 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
07/06/1999 Was selected to the 1999 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
02/26/2000 Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Minnesota Twins development complex.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 5 (5).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1998 74 2
1999 80 2
2000 61 9
2001 68 5
Year SV Rank
1999 14 10
Year HLD Rank
1998 30 1
1999 23 1
2000 13 4
2001 26 1
Year RA Rank
1998 74 2
1999 80 2
2000 61 9
2001 68 5
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