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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
12 225 1128.3 62 74 1 4.95 -2.9
Birth Date7-17-1978
Height6' 2"
Weight235 lbs
Age45 years, 9 months, 7 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2001 COL MLB 7 7 39.3 4 1 0 42 19 26 2 106 9.6 4.3 0.5 5.9 0% .317 1.55 3.87 4.58 109 5.96 123.5 -0.1
2002 COL MLB 32 32 185.3 16 8 0 201 70 127 26 116 9.8 3.4 1.3 6.2 0% .303 1.46 4.59 4.52 106 5.49 117.8 0.3
2003 COL MLB 32 32 181.3 12 13 0 212 88 119 20 108 10.5 4.4 1.0 5.9 0% .327 1.65 4.63 5.11 107 6.23 130.6 -0.9
2004 COL MLB 33 33 201.0 11 12 0 241 101 133 27 116 10.8 4.5 1.2 6.0 0% .326 1.70 4.98 5.51 112 6.90 142.2 -2.4
2005 COL MLB 20 20 122.0 6 9 0 130 62 75 11 114 9.6 4.6 0.8 5.5 0% .299 1.57 4.57 5.02 113 6.51 140.1 -1.4
2006 COL MLB 32 32 212.0 9 13 0 206 85 142 17 102 8.7 3.6 0.7 6.0 0% .289 1.37 4.05 3.78 101 4.54 92.5 3.0
2007 HOU MLB 19 18 99.0 2 9 0 119 34 71 19 103 10.8 3.1 1.7 6.5 0% .313 1.55 5.32 6.45 115 5.91 122.2 -0.2
2008 TEX MLB 6 6 27.3 0 5 0 35 18 12 8 114 11.5 5.9 2.6 4.0 0% .281 1.94 8.17 8.56 124 8.69 185.4 -1.0
2009 TEX MLB 44 0 61.0 2 4 1 67 28 44 7 108 9.9 4.1 1.0 6.5 0% .314 1.56 4.66 4.13 108 5.66 121.3 -0.3
CareerMLB2251801128.362741125350574913711010.04.01.16.048%.3091.564.694.951095.93124.3-2.9

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1999 ASH A SAL 12 12 58.3 2 2 0 55 8 69 3 8.5 1.2 0.5 10.7 0% -.650 1.08 2.26 3.70 0 0.00 0.0
1999 POR A- NWN 2 2 9.0 1 0 0 5 2 11 0 5.0 2.0 0.0 11.0 0% -.385 0.78 2.28 1.00 0 0.00 0.0
2000 SLM A+ CRL 22 22 150.3 7 10 0 136 42 133 6 8.1 2.5 0.4 8.0 0% -.718 1.18 3.00 3.47 0 0.00 0.0
2000 CAR AA SOU 6 6 36.7 1 3 0 32 11 33 4 7.8 2.7 1.0 8.1 0% -.583 1.17 3.49 3.43 0 0.00 0.0
2001 COL MLB NL 7 7 39.3 4 1 0 42 19 26 2 106 9.6 4.3 0.5 5.9 0% .317 1.55 3.87 4.58 109 5.96 123.5
2001 CAR AA SOU 4 4 25.0 2 0 0 25 8 24 1 9.0 2.9 0.4 8.6 0% -.727 1.32 2.75 2.88 0 0.00 0.0
2001 CSP AAA PCL 22 22 131.7 7 8 0 145 41 110 9 9.9 2.8 0.6 7.5 0% -.850 1.41 3.70 4.72 0 0.00 0.0
2002 COL MLB NL 32 32 185.3 16 8 0 201 70 127 26 116 9.8 3.4 1.3 6.2 0% .303 1.46 4.59 4.52 106 5.49 117.8
2003 COL MLB NL 32 32 181.3 12 13 0 212 88 119 20 108 10.5 4.4 1.0 5.9 0% .327 1.65 4.63 5.11 107 6.23 130.6
2004 COL MLB NL 33 33 201.0 11 12 0 241 101 133 27 116 10.8 4.5 1.2 6.0 0% .326 1.70 4.98 5.51 112 6.90 142.2
2005 COL MLB NL 20 20 122.0 6 9 0 130 62 75 11 114 9.6 4.6 0.8 5.5 0% .299 1.57 4.57 5.02 113 6.51 140.1
2006 COL MLB NL 32 32 212.0 9 13 0 206 85 142 17 102 8.7 3.6 0.7 6.0 0% .289 1.37 4.05 3.78 101 4.54 92.5
2007 HOU MLB NL 19 18 99.0 2 9 0 119 34 71 19 103 10.8 3.1 1.7 6.5 0% .313 1.55 5.32 6.45 115 5.91 122.2
2007 CCH AA TXS 1 1 5.0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 106 5.4 1.8 0.0 3.6 0% .214 0.80 2.98 0.00 100 3.71 76.2
2007 ROU AAA PCL 1 1 3.3 0 0 0 3 5 2 0 96 8.2 13.6 0.0 5.5 0% .273 2.42 6.86 10.91 127 5.62 115.3
2008 TEX MLB AL 6 6 27.3 0 5 0 35 18 12 8 114 11.5 5.9 2.6 4.0 0% .281 1.94 8.17 8.56 124 8.69 185.4
2009 TEX MLB AL 44 0 61.0 2 4 1 67 28 44 7 108 9.9 4.1 1.0 6.5 0% .314 1.56 4.66 4.13 108 5.66 121.3
2010 SAC AAA PCL 3 3 13.0 0 0 0 16 4 9 1 103 11.1 2.8 0.7 6.2 0% .333 1.54 4.58 6.23 0 0.00 0.0
2010 ATH Rk AZL 3 3 9.0 0 0 0 3 3 10 0 91 3.0 3.0 0.0 10.0 0% .136 0.67 3.03 1.00 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 409 0.4621 0.3692 0.8742 0.5714 0.1955 0.9352 0.7209 0.1258
2009 1051 0.4700 0.4253 0.7808 0.5911 0.2783 0.9041 0.5484 0.2192
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Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2008-04-30 2008-09-28 60-DL 151 134 Right Elbow Surgery Flexor Tendon and Ulnar Nerve Irritation 2008-05-30
2007-08-21 2007-10-01 15-DL 41 37 Right Elbow Surgery Flexor Tendon 2007-08-31
2007-04-09 2007-05-29 15-DL 50 44 Right Elbow Inflammation Tendonitis -
2005-07-21 2005-10-03 60-DL 74 69 Right Fingers Surgery Middle Finger Fracture 2005-07-26
2003-09-15 2003-09-29 DTD 14 12 General Medical Illness Virus -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2009 TEX $800,000
2008 TEX $4,000,000
2007 HOU $5,500,000
2006 COL $2,300,000
2005 COL $2,300,000
2004 COL $340,000
2003 COL $325,000
2002 COL $206,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
8 yrPrevious$15,771,000
8 yrTotal$15,771,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 39 dCasey Close

Details
  • 1 year (2010). Signed by Oakland as a free agent 2/28/10 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$0.8M (2009). Signed by Texas as a free agent 2/6/09 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.8M on 40-man roster ($15,000 guaranteed). Performance bonuses: $0.1M each for 110, 120, 130 IP. $0.2M each for 140, 150 IP. $0.15M each for 160, 170, 180, 190, 200 IP. Contract purchased by Texas 4/5/09. DFA by Texas 8/27/09.
  • 1 year/$4M (2008). Signed by Texas as a free agent 1/17/08. Performance bonuses: $0.375M each for 120, 130, 140, 150 IP. $0.5M each for 160, 170, 180, 190, 200 IP. Award bonuses: $25,000 each for Gold Glove, LCS MVP. $50,000 for All Star. $0.1M for Cy Young ($75,000 for 2nd, $50,000 for 3rd). $0.1M for Rolaids ($75,000 for 2nd, $50,000 for 3rd). $0.1M for Comeback POY. $0.15M assignment bonus if traded (each time). Jennings to donate $25,000 to club charity.
  • 2 years/$7M (2005-06), plus 2007 option. Re-signed 1/05. $0.2M signing bonus. 05:$2.3M, 06:$4.4M, 07:$5.5M mutual option ($0.1M buyout). 2007 option may increase to $6.1M based on IP 2005-06. Colorado exercised $5.5M 2007 option 11/06. Performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 190 and 200 IP.
  • 1 year/$0.34M (2004)
  • 1 year/$0.325M (2003)
  • 1 year/$0.206M (2002), signed 3/02
  • drafted 1999 (1-16), $1.675M signing bonus

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2010-03-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)How does the A's bullpen shake out? Also, if Chavez is healthy enough to start the season on the roster, is there any place for Fox?
(David from Alameda)		I think the big issue with the A's pen is that right now, it's almost as if everyone has one owie or another: Wuertz, Devine, Bailey, Breslow... it's the sort of nagging laundry list that Cedrick Bowers' or Jason Jennings' dreams are made of. So other than taking it for granted that most of those four will be available on Opening Day, and that Brad Ziegler's a lock, it's a bit up in the air. Henry Rodriguez's velocity turns heads. As for Fox, I wouldn't be too down on him. He's out of options, but I'd anticipate that part of keeping Chavez healthy would involve days off for him, and between the four corners and DH, there should be at-bats to go around. The guy who's playing for the present is Daric Barton, who's rising to the challenge, but he has to, because the future belongs to Chris Carter. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-02-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)Everyone seems to say that the Rangers "need more pitching", but is that truly the problem? I guess I've become used to the high offense environment of Rangers Ballpark so I think the problem is that their outfield hasn't produced in a while. Question: year too early? will they content before the A's?
(Ira from Texas)		Generally speaking when teams in hitter's parks do well, they do so based on their pitching. And so getting their rotation ironed out (a rebound from Jason Jennings would of course be among the biggest shots in the arm they could hope for).

That said, I kind of agree with you in that they certainly need more producion from their outfield. I just don't see Byrd, Catalanotto, Bradley, and Hamilton really getting it done. Their team EqA in 2007 was just .257 and that's got to improve if they're going to be competitive before the A's. (Dan Fox)
2008-01-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)Thoughts on the Rangers signing Jason Jennings to a one-year, $4 million deal?
(Joey Matschulat from Tyler, TX)		Might be a win-win for both, as Jennings takes his shot at delivering a year that really puts him in the winner's circle in the subsequent winter. Although I always hate to see a pitcher who can hit a little see that ability get wasted in the AL. (Christina Kahrl)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Jason Jennings threw 2,138 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2009, including pitches thrown in . In 2009, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (90mph) and Slider (83mph), also mixing in a Sinker (90mph) and Change (84mph).