Wardell Starling
Wardell Donald Starling
Born: March 14, 1983
Houston, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, OF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 4 (2002 June Amateur Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
School: Lawrence E Elkins HS (Missouri City, TX)
Career: 2003-2013
Wardell Starling compiled a career record of 55 wins and 47 losses and a 4.26 ERA in his 179-game pitching career with the Pirates, Hickory Crawdads, Lynchburg Hillcats, Honolulu Sharks, Altoona Curve, Bay Area Toros, Edinburg Roadrunners, El Paso Diablos and Bridgeport Bluefish. He began playing during the 2003 season and last took the field during the 2013 campaign.
 Hickory Crawdads |
 Lynchburg Hillcats |
 Altoona Curve |
 Honolulu Sharks |
 Bay Area Toros |
 Edinburg Roadrunners |
 El Paso Diablos |
 Bridgeport Bluefish |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | R | GULF | Pirates | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.94 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 47 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 210 |
| 2004 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4.11 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 140.0 | 133 | 84 | 64 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 114 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 604 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | 10 | 10 | .500 | 5.22 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153.3 | 168 | 98 | 89 | 18 | 55 | 1 | 102 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 683 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.18 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73.7 | 53 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 292 |
| 2006 | Winter Rookie | HWB | Honolulu Sharks | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31.7 | 35 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 140 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2.80 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86.7 | 81 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 361 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.48 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 84.7 | 96 | 64 | 61 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 372 |
| 2009 | Ind | CNTL | Bay Area Toros | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| 2010 | Ind | UL | Edinburg Roadrunners | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.94 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 101.0 | 104 | 40 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 425 |
| 2011 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.21 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67.3 | 68 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 289 |
| 2011 | Ind | AA | El Paso Diablos | 4 | 2 | .667 | 5.23 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.7 | 55 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 236 |
| 2013 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Totals | 55 | 47 | .539 | 4.26 | 179 | 147 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 848.7 | 854 | 468 | 402 | 69 | 291 | 3 | 618 | 59 | 6 | 23 | 3669 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 15 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .368 | .400 | .632 | 1.032 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 32 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Ind | CNTL | Bay Area Toros | 13 | 39 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .167 | .308 | .333 | .641 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | Ind | UL | Edinburg Roadrunners | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Ind | AA | El Paso Diablos | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 88 | 70 | 57 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 21 | .228 | .333 | .404 | .737 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | R | GULF | Pirates | P | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .636 |
| 2004 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | P | 26 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 2 | .865 | 1.231 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | P | 28 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 0 | .897 | 1.250 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | P | 15 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .935 | 1.933 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | P | 13 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | .833 | 1.923 |
| 2006 | Winter Rookie | HWB | Honolulu Sharks | P | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .750 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | P | 32 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .850 | .531 |
| 2009 | Ind | CNTL | Bay Area Toros | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 2009 | Ind | CNTL | Bay Area Toros | 1B | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 9.000 |
| 2010 | Ind | UL | Edinburg Roadrunners | P | 17 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .920 | 1.353 |
| 2010 | Ind | UL | Edinburg Roadrunners | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2010 | Ind | UL | Edinburg Roadrunners | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2011 | Ind | AA | El Paso Diablos | P | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 1.000 |
| 2011 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | P | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .812 | 1.083 |
| 2013 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Totals | 182 | 76 | 134 | 29 | 4 | .879 | 1.154 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | R | Gulf Coast League | Pirates | PIT | ||
| 2004 | A | South Atlantic League | Hickory Crawdads | PIT | April 16, 2004 | September 1, 2004 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Hillcats | PIT | April 8, 2005 | September 5, 2005 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Hillcats | PIT | April 6, 2006 | June 15, 2006 |
| 2006 | AA | Eastern League | Altoona Curve | PIT | June 20, 2006 | September 4, 2006 |
| 2006 | Winter Rookie | Hawaii Winter Baseball | Honolulu Sharks | October 1, 2006 | November 21, 2006 | |
| 2007 | AA | Eastern League | Altoona Curve | PIT | April 10, 2007 | August 31, 2007 |
| 2009 | Ind | Continental Baseball League | Bay Area Toros | |||
| 2010 | Ind | United League | Edinburg Roadrunners | May 31, 2010 | August 27, 2010 | |
| 2011 | Ind | American Association | El Paso Diablos | May 16, 2011 | June 24, 2011 | |
| 2011 | Ind | Atlantic League | Bridgeport Bluefish | July 18, 2011 | September 17, 2011 | |
| 2013 | Ind | Atlantic League | Bridgeport Bluefish | April 23, 2013 | April 28, 2013 |
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