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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
15 405 731.3 32 41 5 4.64 7.1
Birth Date8-28-1972
Height6' 4"
Weight250 lbs
Age51 years, 7 months, 28 days
BatsR
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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.
Multiple stints are are currently shown —Click to hide.
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 OAK MLB 12 0 13.0 1 1 0 12 5 12 5 99 8.3 3.5 3.5 8.3 0% .212 1.31 7.55 6.23 98 4.83 95.4 0.1
1997 OAK MLB 8 0 11.0 0 0 0 14 6 8 2 102 11.5 4.9 1.6 6.5 0% .324 1.82 5.69 5.73 108 6.03 125.5 -0.1
1998 OAK MLB 7 3 27.0 1 3 0 36 15 29 9 94 12.0 5.0 3.0 9.7 0% .346 1.89 7.07 6.33 97 4.28 88.6 0.4
1999 KCA MLB 32 28 158.3 9 12 0 191 83 102 23 101 10.9 4.7 1.3 5.8 0% .326 1.73 5.51 5.57 118 7.89 153.5 -2.7
2000 KCA 0 22 14 89.3 3 8 0 109 38 67 15 95 11.0 3.8 1.5 6.8 0% .329 1.65 5.31 5.94 106 6.08 117.0 0.2
2000 SDN 0 11 11 60.7 3 2 0 69 35 54 9 102 10.2 5.2 1.3 8.0 0% .323 1.71 5.08 5.64 96 3.79 73.0 1.6
2001 NYA 0 32 0 40.3 3 0 0 47 18 53 5 95 10.5 4.0 1.1 11.8 0% .382 1.61 3.56 4.69 73 2.55 52.8 1.3
2001 SDN 0 31 0 38.7 5 2 1 31 15 53 3 98 7.2 3.5 0.7 12.3 0% .315 1.19 2.74 1.86 65 2.21 45.7 1.4
2002 SFN MLB 44 0 68.3 1 0 0 58 21 54 3 100 7.6 2.8 0.4 7.1 0% .284 1.16 2.96 2.37 81 2.99 64.1 1.8
2003 SDN MLB 46 0 45.7 3 7 2 42 25 42 6 93 8.3 4.9 1.2 8.3 0% .281 1.47 4.55 4.53 94 3.74 78.4 0.8
2004 SDN MLB 44 0 61.7 0 1 1 57 26 57 8 92 8.3 3.8 1.2 8.3 0% .282 1.35 4.09 3.21 89 3.27 67.3 1.6
2005 COL 0 32 0 35.7 0 4 0 27 12 40 2 115 6.8 3.0 0.5 10.1 0% .275 1.09 2.73 2.52 84 3.62 77.9 0.7
2005 OAK 0 28 0 27.7 1 1 1 26 17 33 2 98 8.5 5.5 0.7 10.7 0% .324 1.55 3.76 3.25 73 2.25 48.4 1.0
2006 OAK MLB 20 0 22.7 1 0 0 25 21 23 3 99 9.9 8.3 1.2 9.1 0% .349 2.03 5.79 6.75 108 6.07 123.6 -0.1
2007 OAK 0 16 0 15.0 1 0 0 14 9 10 1 94 8.4 5.4 0.6 6.0 0% .295 1.53 4.83 3.60 122 6.39 132.3 -0.1
2007 TBA 0 20 0 16.3 0 0 0 17 18 8 1 105 9.4 9.9 0.6 4.4 0% .296 2.14 6.42 6.61 135 9.51 196.8 -0.7
2000 TOT MLB 33 25 150.0 6 10 0 178 73 121 24 98 10.7 4.4 1.4 7.3 0% .000 1.67 5.22 5.82 102 5.15 99.2 1.7
2001 TOT MLB 63 0 79.0 8 2 1 78 33 106 8 96 8.9 3.8 0.9 12.1 0% .000 1.41 3.16 3.30 69 2.38 49.4 2.6
2005 TOT MLB 60 0 63.3 1 5 1 53 29 73 4 108 7.5 4.1 0.6 10.4 0% .000 1.29 3.18 2.84 79 3.02 65.0 1.8
2007 TOT MLB 36 0 31.3 1 0 0 31 27 18 2 100 8.9 7.8 0.6 5.2 0% .000 1.85 5.66 5.17 130 8.02 165.9 -0.9
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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-
1993 SAV A SAL 1 1 6.0 1 0 0 7 2 8 0 10.5 3.0 0.0 12.0 0% .000 1.50 1.63 4.50 0 0.00 0.0
1993 JCY Rk APL 12 12 67.7 4 3 0 65 19 74 8 8.6 2.5 1.1 9.8 0% .000 1.24 3.59 4.12 0 0.00 0.0
1994 MAD A MDW 18 18 112.3 10 4 0 74 42 141 5 5.9 3.4 0.4 11.3 0% .000 1.03 2.67 2.32 0 0.00 0.0
1995 STP A+ FSL 18 18 105.0 7 7 0 80 36 109 4 6.9 3.1 0.3 9.3 0% .000 1.10 2.55 2.74 0 0.00 0.0
1995 ARK AA TXS 7 7 34.0 2 4 0 46 16 26 4 12.2 4.2 1.1 6.9 0% .000 1.82 4.62 6.88 0 0.00 0.0
1996 OAK MLB AL 12 0 13.0 1 1 0 12 5 12 5 99 8.3 3.5 3.5 8.3 0% .212 1.31 7.55 6.23 98 4.83 95.4
1996 HUN AA SOU 25 6 66.7 0 3 4 47 26 63 3 6.3 3.5 0.4 8.5 0% .000 1.09 3.18 2.29 0 0.00 0.0
1996 EDM AAA PCL 6 0 8.7 0 0 2 9 6 9 1 9.3 6.2 1.0 9.3 0% .000 1.72 5.15 4.14 0 0.00 0.0
1997 OAK MLB AL 8 0 11.0 0 0 0 14 6 8 2 102 11.5 4.9 1.6 6.5 0% .324 1.82 5.69 5.73 108 6.03 125.5
1997 MOD A+ CLF 9 2 17.3 0 1 1 16 5 29 1 8.3 2.6 0.5 15.1 0% .385 1.21 1.94 4.16 0 0.00 0.0
1997 EDM AAA PCL 13 1 27.3 3 2 0 25 15 17 3 8.2 4.9 1.0 5.6 0% .256 1.47 5.70 4.29 0 0.00 0.0
1998 OAK MLB AL 7 3 27.0 1 3 0 36 15 29 9 94 12.0 5.0 3.0 9.7 0% .346 1.89 7.07 6.33 97 4.28 88.6
1998 EDM AAA PCL 27 26 149.0 11 7 0 126 49 155 19 7.6 3.0 1.1 9.4 0% -.480 1.17 4.12 3.87 0 0.00 0.0
1999 KCA MLB AL 32 28 158.3 9 12 0 191 83 102 23 101 10.9 4.7 1.3 5.8 0% .326 1.73 5.51 5.57 118 7.89 153.5
2000 KCA MLB AL 22 14 89.3 3 8 0 109 38 67 15 95 11.0 3.8 1.5 6.8 0% .329 1.65 5.31 5.94 106 6.08 117.0
2000 SDN MLB NL 11 11 60.7 3 2 0 69 35 54 9 102 10.2 5.2 1.3 8.0 0% .323 1.71 5.08 5.64 96 3.79 73.0
2001 NYA MLB AL 32 0 40.3 3 0 0 47 18 53 5 95 10.5 4.0 1.1 11.8 0% .382 1.61 3.56 4.69 73 2.55 52.8
2001 SDN MLB NL 31 0 38.7 5 2 1 31 15 53 3 98 7.2 3.5 0.7 12.3 0% .315 1.19 2.74 1.86 65 2.21 45.7
2002 SFN MLB NL 44 0 68.3 1 0 0 58 21 54 3 100 7.6 2.8 0.4 7.1 0% .284 1.16 2.96 2.37 81 2.99 64.1
2002 FRE AAA PCL 2 2 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4.5 4.5 0.0 9.0 0% .200 1.00 2.95 4.50 0 0.00 0.0
2003 SDN MLB NL 46 0 45.7 3 7 2 42 25 42 6 93 8.3 4.9 1.2 8.3 0% .281 1.47 4.55 4.53 94 3.74 78.4
2003 LEL A+ CLF 4 0 4.7 0 0 0 6 0 7 0 11.5 0.0 0.0 13.4 0% .462 1.28 0.74 5.74 0 0.00 0.0
2003 POR AAA PCL 5 0 6.0 0 0 1 4 1 8 0 6.0 1.5 0.0 12.0 0% .267 0.83 1.13 3.00 0 0.00 0.0
2004 SDN MLB NL 44 0 61.7 0 1 1 57 26 57 8 92 8.3 3.8 1.2 8.3 0% .282 1.35 4.09 3.21 89 3.27 67.3
2005 COL MLB NL 32 0 35.7 0 4 0 27 12 40 2 115 6.8 3.0 0.5 10.1 0% .275 1.09 2.73 2.52 84 3.62 77.9
2005 OAK MLB AL 28 0 27.7 1 1 1 26 17 33 2 98 8.5 5.5 0.7 10.7 0% .324 1.55 3.76 3.25 73 2.25 48.4
2005 CSP AAA PCL 8 0 10.0 0 0 0 10 5 14 0 111 9.0 4.5 0.0 12.6 0% -.526 1.50 2.21 3.60 64 3.21 63.3
2006 OAK MLB AL 20 0 22.7 1 0 0 25 21 23 3 99 9.9 8.3 1.2 9.1 0% .349 2.03 5.79 6.75 108 6.07 123.6
2006 STO A+ CLF 3 3 5.2 0 0 0 4 1 6 0 97 6.9 1.7 0.0 10.4 0% .333 0.96 2.60 3.46 67 2.91 61.1
2006 SAC AAA PCL 12 0 14.0 1 0 0 10 4 6 2 97 6.4 2.6 1.3 3.9 0% .182 1.00 5.41 3.86 115 3.23 67.8
2007 OAK MLB AL 16 0 15.0 1 0 0 14 9 10 1 94 8.4 5.4 0.6 6.0 0% .295 1.53 4.83 3.60 122 6.39 132.3
2007 TBA MLB AL 20 0 16.3 0 0 0 17 18 8 1 105 9.4 9.9 0.6 4.4 0% .296 2.14 6.42 6.61 135 9.51 196.8
2007 VRO A+ FSL 2 2 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 107 4.5 4.5 0.0 4.5 0% .200 1.00 3.80 0.00 106 4.67 95.9
2007 DUR AAA INT 6 0 7.3 1 0 1 2 2 8 0 69 2.5 2.5 0.0 9.9 0% .111 0.55 1.80 0.00 78 2.21 45.4

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

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
2007-07-22 2007-09-01 15-DL 41 38 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2006-06-20 2006-08-06 15-DL 47 40 Left Ankle Inflammation -
2006-04-14 2006-06-05 15-DL 52 47 Left Ankle Sprain -
2004-08-16 2004-09-18 15-DL 33 31 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2003-03-30 2003-06-09 60-DL 71 64 Right Elbow Strain Flexor Tendon -
2002-07-27 2002-08-16 15-DL 20 17 Left Foot Contusion -
1997-03-31 1997-06-14 15-DL 75 67 Right Elbow Inflammation - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2007 OAK $1,500,000
2006 OAK $1,000,000
2004 SDN $1,750,000
2003 SDN $750,000
2002 SFN $1,250,000
2001 SDN $800,000
2000 KCA $250,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$7,300,000
7 yrTotal$7,300,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
9 y 168 d2 yr/$2.75M (06-07)+$2M 08 cl opt

Details
  • released 10/25/07 recalled 9/1/07 signed as a free agent from OAK 6/12/07, 1 year (07) (pro-rated major league min)
  • released 6/7/07
  • designated for assignment 6/3/07
  • re-signed 11/05, 2 year/$2.75M (06-07)+$2M 08 club option $0.25M buyout
  • 06:$1M, 07:$1.5M, 08:$2M club option $0.25M buyout
  • acquired in trade from COL 7/05
  • contract purchased 4/05 signed as a free agent from BAL 4/05 (minor-league contract) sent to minor-league camp 4/05 signed as a free agent from SD 1/05 (minor-league contract) released 10/04
  • 03:$0.75M, 04:$1.75M, 05:$2M club option $0.25M buyout
  • signed as a free agent from SF 12/02
  • 2 year/$2.75M (03-04)+$2M club option $0.25M buyout
  • non-tendered 12/02
  • avoided arbitration 1/02 1 year/$1.25M (02) acquired in trade from NYY 12/01

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

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Jay Witasick threw 190 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2007, including pitches thrown in . In 2007, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (91mph) and Slider (81mph), also mixing in a Sinker (92mph). He also rarely threw a Change (87mph), Cutter (82mph) and Curve (94mph).