1977
Born September 29, 1977
Athens, GA, USA
Jake Westbrook Notable
b. September 29, 1977 · New York Yankees 2000, Cleveland Indians 2001–2008, 2010, St. Louis Cardinals 2010–2013
Jake Westbrook played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 2000 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2013. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 2001 to 2008.
He went 105 and 103 with a 4.32 earned run average, pitching 1,747.7 innings in 315 games. He struck out 965 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 319 games he batted .130, with 22 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 7 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 2006, with 2.
He was an All-Star in 2004.
He was born in Athens, GA, USA on September 29, 1977. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2004 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2004 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | NYY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | CLE | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | CLE | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | CLE | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | CLE | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | CLE | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | CLE | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 2007 | CLE | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | CLE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | CLE/STL | 33 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .111 |
| 2011 | STL | 35 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .106 |
| 2012 | STL | 30 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .122 |
| 2013 | STL | 21 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | .176 |
| Career | — | 319 | 169 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 79 | 2 | .130 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | NYY | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 13.50 |
| 2001 | CLE | 4 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 64.2 | 79 | 42 | 22 | 48 | 5.85 |
| 2002 | CLE | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 41.2 | 50 | 27 | 12 | 20 | 5.83 |
| 2003 | CLE | 7 | 10 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 133.0 | 142 | 64 | 56 | 58 | 4.33 |
| 2004 | CLE | 14 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 215.2 | 208 | 81 | 61 | 116 | 3.38 |
| 2005 | CLE | 15 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 210.2 | 218 | 105 | 56 | 119 | 4.49 |
| 2006 | CLE | 15 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 211.1 | 247 | 98 | 55 | 109 | 4.17 |
| 2007 | CLE | 6 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 152.0 | 159 | 73 | 55 | 93 | 4.32 |
| 2008 | CLE | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 34.2 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 3.12 |
| 2010 | CLE/STL | 10 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 202.2 | 203 | 95 | 68 | 128 | 4.22 |
| 2011 | STL | 12 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 183.1 | 208 | 95 | 73 | 104 | 4.66 |
| 2012 | STL | 13 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 174.2 | 191 | 77 | 52 | 106 | 3.97 |
| 2013 | STL | 7 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 116.2 | 132 | 60 | 50 | 44 | 4.63 |
| Career | — | 105 | 103 | 315 | 273 | 0 | 1747.2 | 1885 | 839 | 571 | 965 | 4.32 |
On this day & linked events
2000
Major-league debut: Jake Westbrook
Jake Westbrook made a major-league debut on June 17, 2000.
2013
Final major-league game: Jake Westbrook
Jake Westbrook played a final major-league game on September 29, 2013.
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