1977
Born February 22, 1977
Trenton, MI, USA
J. J. Putz Notable
b. February 22, 1977 · Seattle Mariners 2003–2008, New York Mets 2009, Chicago White Sox 2010, Arizona Diamondbacks 2011–2014
J. J. Putz's 189 saves are the 60th most in the game's history.
He played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Seattle Mariners in 2003 and closing with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2014.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 189 games and appeared 572 times, with a 3.08 earned run average. He struck out 599.
He was an All-Star in 2007.
He was born in Trenton, MI, USA on February 22, 1977. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2007 |
| Reliever of the Month | 2 | 2007, 2011 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 2007 |
| Reliever of the Year Award | 1 | 2007 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | SEA | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | SEA | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | SEA | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | SEA | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | SEA | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | NYM | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | CHW | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | ARI | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | ARI | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | ARI | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | ARI | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 572 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.91 |
| 2004 | SEA | 0 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 9 | 63.0 | 66 | 33 | 24 | 47 | 4.71 |
| 2005 | SEA | 6 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 60.0 | 58 | 24 | 23 | 45 | 3.60 |
| 2006 | SEA | 4 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 36 | 78.1 | 59 | 20 | 13 | 104 | 2.30 |
| 2007 | SEA | 6 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 40 | 71.2 | 37 | 11 | 13 | 82 | 1.38 |
| 2008 | SEA | 6 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 15 | 46.1 | 46 | 20 | 28 | 56 | 3.88 |
| 2009 | NYM | 1 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 29.1 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 5.22 |
| 2010 | CHW | 7 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 54.0 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 65 | 2.83 |
| 2011 | ARI | 2 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 45 | 58.0 | 41 | 14 | 12 | 61 | 2.17 |
| 2012 | ARI | 1 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 32 | 54.1 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 65 | 2.82 |
| 2013 | ARI | 3 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 34.1 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 2.36 |
| 2014 | ARI | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 6.59 |
| Career | — | 37 | 33 | 572 | 0 | 189 | 566.2 | 469 | 194 | 184 | 599 | 3.08 |
On this day & linked events
2003
Major-league debut: J. J. Putz
J. J. Putz made a major-league debut on August 11, 2003.
2014
Final major-league game: J. J. Putz
J. J. Putz played a final major-league game on June 19, 2014.