1986
Born July 8, 1986
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México
Jaime García Notable
b. July 8, 1986 · St. Louis Cardinals 2008, 2010–2016, Atlanta Braves 2017, Minnesota Twins 2017, New York Yankees 2017, Toronto Blue Jays 2018, Chicago Cubs 2018
Jaime García played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 2018.
He went 70 and 62 with a 3.85 earned run average, pitching 1,135 innings in 218 games. He struck out 925 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 222 games he batted .146, with 45 hits and 26 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 3 doubles.
He was born in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México on July 8, 1986. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2011 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | STL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2010 | STL | 31 | 54 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .185 |
| 2011 | STL | 32 | 62 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .097 |
| 2012 | STL | 20 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .250 |
| 2013 | STL | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 |
| 2014 | STL | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 2015 | STL | 20 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .098 |
| 2016 | STL | 32 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .171 |
| 2017 | ATL/MIN/NYY | 27 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .152 |
| 2018 | CHC/TOR | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 222 | 309 | 26 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 103 | 0 | .146 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | STL | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5.63 |
| 2010 | STL | 13 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 163.1 | 151 | 49 | 64 | 132 | 2.70 |
| 2011 | STL | 13 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 194.2 | 207 | 77 | 50 | 156 | 3.56 |
| 2012 | STL | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 121.2 | 136 | 53 | 30 | 98 | 3.92 |
| 2013 | STL | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 55.1 | 57 | 22 | 15 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 2014 | STL | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 43.2 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 39 | 4.12 |
| 2015 | STL | 10 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 129.2 | 106 | 35 | 30 | 97 | 2.43 |
| 2016 | STL | 10 | 13 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 171.2 | 179 | 89 | 57 | 150 | 4.67 |
| 2017 | ATL/MIN/NYY | 5 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 157.0 | 157 | 77 | 64 | 129 | 4.41 |
| 2018 | CHC/TOR | 3 | 7 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 82.0 | 82 | 53 | 44 | 73 | 5.82 |
| Career | — | 70 | 62 | 218 | 188 | 0 | 1135.0 | 1128 | 485 | 369 | 925 | 3.85 |
On this day & linked events
2008
Major-league debut: Jaime García
Jaime García made a major-league debut on July 11, 2008.
2018
Final major-league game: Jaime García
Jaime García played a final major-league game on October 1, 2018.
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