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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
21 719 2036.7 97 130 2 4.81 -11.4
Birth Date12-24-1974
Height6' 6"
Weight225 lbs
Age49 years, 4 months, 0 days
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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
1996 COL MLB 16 15 91.3 4 4 0 105 41 45 8 121 10.3 4.0 0.8 4.4 0% .318 1.60 4.81 4.93 109 6.90 136.2 -0.7
1997 COL MLB 26 26 149.7 8 12 0 198 71 59 19 125 11.9 4.3 1.1 3.5 0% .333 1.80 5.58 6.25 120 8.51 177.1 -4.4
1998 COL MLB 34 34 206.3 9 14 0 235 95 86 24 113 10.3 4.1 1.0 3.8 0% .300 1.60 5.28 5.67 119 7.39 153.1 -3.4
1999 COL MLB 16 16 94.3 4 3 0 110 54 49 10 119 10.5 5.2 1.0 4.7 0% .327 1.74 5.25 4.87 119 8.46 164.5 -2.1
2000 MIL MLB 26 25 164.7 7 9 0 157 88 96 12 106 8.6 4.8 0.7 5.2 0% .288 1.49 4.76 4.10 105 5.69 109.4 1.1
2001 MIL MLB 33 33 194.7 11 12 0 201 98 129 26 103 9.3 4.5 1.2 6.0 0% .294 1.54 5.23 4.90 112 6.40 132.7 -1.2
2002 MIL 0 19 19 114.3 5 13 0 115 63 69 15 99 9.1 5.0 1.2 5.4 0% .280 1.56 5.31 5.35 119 6.24 133.9 -0.8
2002 SLN 0 4 3 15.0 2 0 0 15 12 8 2 99 9.0 7.2 1.2 4.8 0% .271 1.80 5.94 4.80 117 4.95 106.2 0.1
2003 KCA MLB 4 4 25.3 1 2 0 23 11 19 1 98 8.2 3.9 0.4 6.8 0% .297 1.34 3.52 4.26 103 4.33 90.8 0.4
2004 COL MLB 14 14 78.7 2 3 0 82 45 41 8 116 9.4 5.1 0.9 4.7 0% .284 1.61 5.17 4.12 119 7.56 156.0 -1.5
2005 COL MLB 34 27 171.3 8 16 0 201 81 101 22 113 10.6 4.3 1.2 5.3 0% .318 1.65 5.15 5.46 109 6.54 140.6 -2.0
2006 SFN MLB 34 21 156.0 6 10 0 167 64 79 16 92 9.6 3.7 0.9 4.6 0% .298 1.48 4.85 5.19 101 4.84 98.5 1.6
2007 TEX MLB 20 9 77.0 4 5 0 72 41 39 6 101 8.4 4.8 0.7 4.6 0% .276 1.47 5.09 3.62 116 7.09 146.7 -1.2
2008 TEX MLB 75 0 84.3 8 7 0 93 35 60 5 112 9.9 3.7 0.5 6.4 0% .325 1.52 4.03 5.12 97 5.30 113.1 0.1
2009 KCA MLB 65 0 79.0 3 5 0 73 44 60 8 105 8.3 5.0 0.9 6.8 0% .281 1.48 4.87 4.33 107 5.59 120.0 -0.3
2010 CLE 0 18 0 21.3 1 2 0 25 9 9 1 108 10.5 3.8 0.4 3.8 0% .312 1.59 4.36 5.48 108 5.40 122.0 -0.1
2010 SEA 0 28 0 37.0 0 1 0 30 16 19 2 100 7.3 3.9 0.5 4.6 0% .248 1.24 4.10 3.41 103 4.53 102.3 0.2
2011 SEA MLB 60 0 68.3 2 3 1 61 30 48 6 95 8.0 4.0 0.8 6.3 0% .279 1.33 4.33 3.16 104 4.91 114.1 -0.1
2012 LAN MLB 66 0 67.7 5 3 0 72 30 54 2 96 9.6 4.0 0.3 7.2 0% .324 1.51 3.42 3.72 89 3.83 87.9 0.8
2013 TBA MLB 66 1 70.0 2 2 0 61 23 65 4 96 7.8 3.0 0.5 8.4 0% .298 1.20 3.16 3.09 78 2.51 60.0 1.8
2014 LAN MLB 61 1 70.3 5 4 1 72 27 54 3 98 9.2 3.5 0.4 6.9 0% .314 1.41 3.44 4.35 95 3.85 94.4 0.6
2002 TOT MLB 23 22 129.3 7 13 0 130 75 77 17 99 9.0 5.2 1.2 5.4 0% .000 1.59 5.38 5.29 119 6.09 130.7 -0.7
2010 TOT MLB 46 0 58.3 1 3 0 55 25 28 3 103 8.5 3.9 0.5 4.3 0% .000 1.37 4.19 4.17 105 4.85 109.5 0.0
CareerMLB7192482036.7971302216897811892001079.64.30.95.358%.3021.544.834.811096.15128.7-11.4

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-
1994 ASH A SAL 28 27 143.3 7 14 0 188 59 103 6 11.8 3.7 0.4 6.5 0% .000 1.72 3.74 5.97 0 0.00 0.0
1995 SLM A+ CRL 26 26 171.0 10 8 0 160 72 95 7 8.4 3.8 0.4 5.0 0% .000 1.36 3.62 2.47 0 0.00 0.0
1995 NHV AA EAS 1 1 3.0 0 1 0 6 3 0 0 18.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 3.00 6.23 9.00 0 0.00 0.0
1996 COL MLB NL 16 15 91.3 4 4 0 105 41 45 8 121 10.3 4.0 0.8 4.4 0% .318 1.60 4.81 4.93 109 6.90 136.2
1996 NHV AA EAS 7 7 44.7 5 1 0 27 12 54 0 5.4 2.4 0.0 10.9 0% .000 0.87 1.55 0.81 0 0.00 0.0
1996 CSP AAA PCL 9 9 59.7 4 2 0 53 22 40 3 8.0 3.3 0.5 6.0 0% .000 1.26 4.08 2.71 0 0.00 0.0
1997 COL MLB NL 26 26 149.7 8 12 0 198 71 59 19 125 11.9 4.3 1.1 3.5 0% .333 1.80 5.58 6.25 120 8.51 177.1
1997 SLM A+ CRL 1 1 1.0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 9.0 9.0 0.0 9.0 0% .333 2.00 4.26 9.00 0 0.00 0.0
1997 CSP AAA PCL 2 2 11.0 1 0 0 9 5 11 1 7.4 4.1 0.8 9.0 0% .296 1.27 4.41 1.64 0 0.00 0.0
1998 COL MLB NL 34 34 206.3 9 14 0 235 95 86 24 113 10.3 4.1 1.0 3.8 0% .300 1.60 5.28 5.67 119 7.39 153.1
1999 COL MLB NL 16 16 94.3 4 3 0 110 54 49 10 119 10.5 5.2 1.0 4.7 0% .327 1.74 5.25 4.87 119 8.46 164.5
1999 CSP AAA PCL 17 16 100.3 5 7 0 133 38 75 13 11.9 3.4 1.2 6.7 0% -.938 1.70 5.01 6.46 0 0.00 0.0
2000 MIL MLB NL 26 25 164.7 7 9 0 157 88 96 12 106 8.6 4.8 0.7 5.2 0% .288 1.49 4.76 4.10 105 5.69 109.4
2000 HUN AA SOU 2 2 12.3 2 0 0 7 5 10 0 5.1 3.7 0.0 7.3 0% -.467 0.98 2.57 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2000 IND AAA INT 1 1 5.0 0 0 0 8 3 7 0 14.4 5.4 0.0 12.6 0% -.800 2.20 2.13 1.80 0 0.00 0.0
2001 MIL MLB NL 33 33 194.7 11 12 0 201 98 129 26 103 9.3 4.5 1.2 6.0 0% .294 1.54 5.23 4.90 112 6.40 132.7
2002 MIL MLB NL 19 19 114.3 5 13 0 115 63 69 15 99 9.1 5.0 1.2 5.4 0% .280 1.56 5.31 5.35 119 6.24 133.9
2002 SLN MLB NL 4 3 15.0 2 0 0 15 12 8 2 99 9.0 7.2 1.2 4.8 0% .271 1.80 5.94 4.80 117 4.95 106.2
2002 IND AAA INT 3 3 15.3 1 1 0 16 5 13 3 9.4 2.9 1.8 7.6 0% .302 1.37 4.92 4.12 0 0.00 0.0
2003 KCA MLB AL 4 4 25.3 1 2 0 23 11 19 1 98 8.2 3.9 0.4 6.8 0% .297 1.34 3.52 4.26 103 4.33 90.8
2003 IND AAA INT 7 4 22.0 1 3 0 32 10 17 5 13.1 4.1 2.0 7.0 0% .370 1.91 6.47 7.36 0 0.00 0.0
2003 OKL AAA PCL 7 7 39.3 2 1 0 38 21 40 1 8.7 4.8 0.2 9.2 0% .346 1.50 3.42 4.12 0 0.00 0.0
2003 OMA AAA PCL 13 12 76.7 3 5 0 70 38 65 10 8.2 4.5 1.2 7.6 0% .280 1.41 4.90 3.64 0 0.00 0.0
2004 COL MLB NL 14 14 78.7 2 3 0 82 45 41 8 116 9.4 5.1 0.9 4.7 0% .284 1.61 5.17 4.12 119 7.56 156.0
2004 OMA AAA PCL 18 18 104.7 8 6 0 111 35 70 13 9.5 3.0 1.1 6.0 0% .296 1.39 5.04 4.21 0 0.00 0.0
2005 COL MLB NL 34 27 171.3 8 16 0 201 81 101 22 113 10.6 4.3 1.2 5.3 0% .318 1.65 5.15 5.46 109 6.54 140.6
2006 SFN MLB NL 34 21 156.0 6 10 0 167 64 79 16 92 9.6 3.7 0.9 4.6 0% .298 1.48 4.85 5.19 101 4.84 98.5
2007 TEX MLB AL 20 9 77.0 4 5 0 72 41 39 6 101 8.4 4.8 0.7 4.6 0% .276 1.47 5.09 3.62 116 7.09 146.7
2007 FRI AA TXS 1 1 4.0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 106 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5 0% .400 1.50 2.18 4.50 89 6.27 128.7
2007 OKL AAA PCL 3 3 16.3 2 1 0 21 3 11 2 97 11.6 1.7 1.1 6.1 0% .339 1.47 4.33 4.42 97 5.68 116.6
2008 TEX MLB AL 75 0 84.3 8 7 0 93 35 60 5 112 9.9 3.7 0.5 6.4 0% .325 1.52 4.03 5.12 97 5.30 113.1
2009 KCA MLB AL 65 0 79.0 3 5 0 73 44 60 8 105 8.3 5.0 0.9 6.8 0% .281 1.48 4.87 4.33 107 5.59 120.0
2010 CLE MLB AL 18 0 21.3 1 2 0 25 9 9 1 108 10.5 3.8 0.4 3.8 0% .312 1.59 4.36 5.48 108 5.40 122.0
2010 SEA MLB AL 28 0 37.0 0 1 0 30 16 19 2 100 7.3 3.9 0.5 4.6 0% .248 1.24 4.10 3.41 103 4.53 102.3
2010 SAC AAA PCL 10 0 14.0 1 0 1 23 9 16 2 14.8 5.8 1.3 10.3 0% .477 2.29 5.08 9.00 0 0.00 0.0
2011 SEA MLB AL 60 0 68.3 2 3 1 61 30 48 6 95 8.0 4.0 0.8 6.3 0% .279 1.33 4.33 3.16 104 4.91 114.1
2012 LAN MLB NL 66 0 67.7 5 3 0 72 30 54 2 96 9.6 4.0 0.3 7.2 0% .324 1.51 3.42 3.72 89 3.83 87.9
2013 TBA MLB AL 66 1 70.0 2 2 0 61 23 65 4 96 7.8 3.0 0.5 8.4 0% .298 1.20 3.16 3.09 78 2.51 60.0
2014 LAN MLB NL 61 1 70.3 5 4 1 72 27 54 3 98 9.2 3.5 0.4 6.9 0% .314 1.41 3.44 4.35 95 3.85 94.4

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 1410 0.5291 0.4234 0.8308 0.5885 0.2380 0.8975 0.6456 0.1692
2009 1312 0.4840 0.3849 0.8059 0.5685 0.2127 0.8975 0.5764 0.1941
2010 898 0.5256 0.4009 0.8778 0.5636 0.2207 0.9361 0.7128 0.1222
2011 1048 0.5153 0.4065 0.8286 0.5574 0.2461 0.9070 0.6400 0.1714
2012 1094 0.4845 0.4442 0.7737 0.5981 0.2996 0.8801 0.5740 0.2263
2013 1105 0.4742 0.4290 0.7616 0.5973 0.2771 0.8403 0.6087 0.2384
2014 1058 0.5132 0.4556 0.7925 0.5801 0.3243 0.8730 0.6407 0.2075
Career79250.50350.42020.80910.57970.25840.88950.62530.1909

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
2008-04-11 2008-04-14 DTD 3 3 Abdomen Soreness Oblique -
2007-04-11 2007-06-16 60-DL 66 59 Right Shoulder Inflammation -
2006-06-03 2006-06-03 DTD 0 0 General Medical Illness Virus -
2002-04-05 2002-05-24 15-DL 49 43 Right Shoulder Inflammation Rotator Cuff Tendinitis -
2001-10-30 2001-10-30 Off 0 0 Right Elbow Surgery Bone Spurs 2001-10-30 -
2001-05-21 2001-06-10 15-DL 20 16 Right Trunk Strain Intercostal - -
2000-03-28 2000-05-23 15-DL 56 45 Right Shoulder Strain Partial Rotator Cuff Tear - -
1997-05-15 1997-06-08 15-DL 24 22 Right Shoulder Inflammation - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2015 TEX $
2014 LAN $1,800,000
2013 TBA $900,000
2012 LAN $900,000
2011 SEA $900,000
2010 CLE $900,000
2009 KCA $800,000
2008 TEX $1,000,000
2007 TEX $900,000
2006 SFN $800,000
2005 COL $550,000
2002 MIL $4,250,000
2001 MIL $2,350,000
2000 MIL $1,025,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
13 yrPrevious$17,075,000
13 yrTotal$17,075,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
16 y 86 dCasey Close1 year (2016)

Details
  • 1 year (2016). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 2/24/16 (minor-league contract). Retired 3/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Signed by Texas as a free agent 2/14/15 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1M in majors. Released by Texas 3/31/15.
  • 1 year/$1.8M (2014). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 12/13.
  • 1 year/$0.9M (2013). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 1/22/13 (minor-league contract). May request release 3/26/13 if he will not make Major League roster. $0.1M retention bonus if he agrees to start season in minors. May opt out of contract 6/1/13 if not on Major League roster.
  • 1 year/$0.9M (2012). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.9M in majors. May opt-out of contract 3/25/12, giving club chance to retain his rights by adding Wright to the active roster by 3/30/12. $0.5M in performance bonuses: $62,500 each for 40, 45 games pitched. $75,000 for 50 g. $0.1M each for 55, 60, 65 g. Contract purchased by LA Dodgers 3/27/12.
  • 1 year/$0.9M (2011). Re-signed by Seattle as a free agent 1/31/11 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Seattle 3/28/11.
  • 1 year/$0.9M (2010). Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 2/9/10 (minor-league contract). $0.9M salary in majors. $0.7M in performance bonuses. Contract purchased by Cleveland 4/2/10. DFA by Cleveland 6/4/10, released 6/10/10. Signed by Seattle as a free agent 7/15/10.
  • 1 year/$0.8M (2009). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 2/10/09 (minor-league contract). Performance bonuses: Starts: $50,000 for 5 GS. $0.1M each for 10, 15 GS. $0.15M for 20 GS. Relief appearances: $50,000 each for 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 games. $0.1M each for 50, 55, 60 games. Contract purchased by Kansas City 4/4/09.
  • 1 year/$1M (2008). Re-signed by Texas as a free agent 1/11/08 (minor-league contract). $0.85M in performance bonuses based on games, starts. May request release if not on 40-man roster 3/27/08.
  • 1 year/$0.9M (2007). Signed as a free agent 1/07 (minor-league contract). $0.35M in performance bonuses (from 120 to 180 IP). Contract purchased 4/07.
  • 1 year/$0.8M (2006), plus 2007 mutual option. Signed as a free agent 1/06 (minor-league contract). 06:$0.5M, 07:$2.5M mutual option ($0.3M buyout). Contract purchased 3/06. San Francisco declined $2.5M 2007 option 11/06.
  • 1 year/$0.55M (2005). Signed as a free agent 12/04.
  • 1 year/$0.3M (2004). Signed as a free agent 4/04 & 7/04.
  • 1 year (2003) (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$4.25M (2002).
  • 1 year/$2.35M (2001). Avoided arbitration.
  • Drafted by Colorado 1993 (1-28) (Westmoore HS, Oklahoma City, Okla.).

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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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC


Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Jamey Wright threw 9,192 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2016, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2016, he relied primarily on his Cutter (85mph), also mixing in a Sinker (88mph), Fourseam Fastball (88mph), Change (86mph) and Curve (75mph).