1978
Born May 13, 1978
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Barry Zito Marquee
Barry Zito pitched for the Oakland Athletics for his first seven seasons before a record free-agent contract took him to San Francisco in 2007, where he stayed through 2013 and briefly returned to Oakland to close out his career in 2015.
He went 165-143 with a 4.04 earned run average over 2,576 innings pitched, completing 12 of his 421 starts and throwing 5 shutouts, striking out 1,885 batters across a fifteen-year career.
He took the Cy Young Award in 2002, the same year he was named a Sporting News All-Star, and later won the Hutch Award and the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 2012.
Three All-Star selections came in 2002, 2003 and 2006. Born in Las Vegas on May 13, 1978, he batted and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 2002, 2003, 2006 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 2 | 2001, 2005 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 2000, 2003 |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | 2002 |
| Hutch Award | 1 | 2012 |
| Lou Gehrig Memorial Award | 1 | 2012 |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher | 1 | 2002 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 2002 |
| The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 2002 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | OAK | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | OAK | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | OAK | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | OAK | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | OAK | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | OAK | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| 2006 | OAK | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | SFG | 34 | 62 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .113 |
| 2008 | SFG | 32 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .118 |
| 2009 | SFG | 34 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .118 |
| 2010 | SFG | 34 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .118 |
| 2011 | SFG | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | SFG | 32 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .075 |
| 2013 | SFG | 30 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .147 |
| 2015 | OAK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 434 | 344 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 99 | 0 | .102 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | OAK | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 92.2 | 64 | 28 | 45 | 78 | 2.72 |
| 2001 | OAK | 17 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 214.1 | 184 | 83 | 80 | 205 | 3.49 |
| 2002 | OAK | 23 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 229.1 | 182 | 70 | 78 | 182 | 2.75 |
| 2003 | OAK | 14 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 231.2 | 186 | 85 | 88 | 146 | 3.30 |
| 2004 | OAK | 11 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 213.0 | 216 | 106 | 81 | 163 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | OAK | 14 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 228.1 | 185 | 98 | 89 | 171 | 3.86 |
| 2006 | OAK | 16 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 221.0 | 211 | 94 | 99 | 151 | 3.83 |
| 2007 | SFG | 11 | 13 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 196.2 | 182 | 99 | 83 | 131 | 4.53 |
| 2008 | SFG | 10 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 180.0 | 186 | 103 | 102 | 120 | 5.15 |
| 2009 | SFG | 10 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 192.0 | 179 | 86 | 81 | 154 | 4.03 |
| 2010 | SFG | 9 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 199.1 | 184 | 92 | 84 | 150 | 4.15 |
| 2011 | SFG | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 53.2 | 51 | 35 | 24 | 32 | 5.87 |
| 2012 | SFG | 15 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 184.1 | 186 | 85 | 70 | 114 | 4.15 |
| 2013 | SFG | 5 | 11 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 133.1 | 173 | 85 | 54 | 86 | 5.74 |
| 2015 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10.29 |
| Career | — | 165 | 143 | 433 | 421 | 0 | 2576.2 | 2381 | 1157 | 1064 | 1885 | 4.04 |
On this day & linked events
2000
Major-league debut: Barry Zito
Barry Zito made a major-league debut on July 22, 2000.
2015
Final major-league game: Barry Zito
Barry Zito played a final major-league game on September 30, 2015.
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