Jason Michaels Notable

b. May 4, 1976 · Philadelphia Phillies 2001–2005, Cleveland Indians 2006–2008, Pittsburgh Pirates 2008, Houston Astros 2009–2011

Jason Michaels played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2001 and closing with the Houston Astros in 2011.

Across 1,031 games he batted .263, with 613 hits and 332 runs. He finished with 59 home runs, 140 doubles and 22 stolen bases.

He played 675 games in the outfield, with 1,102 putouts and 13 errors.

He was born in Tampa, FL, USA on May 4, 1976. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
This Year in Baseball Oddity of the Year	1	2004

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2001	PHI	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	.167
2002	PHI	81	105	16	28	10	3	2	11	13	33	1	.267
2003	PHI	76	109	20	36	11	0	5	17	15	22	0	.330
2004	PHI	115	299	44	82	12	0	10	40	42	80	2	.274
2005	PHI	105	289	54	88	16	2	4	31	44	45	3	.304
2006	CLE	123	494	77	132	32	1	9	55	43	101	9	.267
2007	CLE	105	267	43	72	11	1	7	39	20	50	3	.270
2008	CLE/PIT	123	286	28	64	13	1	8	53	27	65	2	.224
2009	HOU	102	135	17	32	12	1	4	16	16	38	1	.237
2010	HOU	106	186	23	47	14	1	8	26	12	29	0	.253
2011	HOU	89	156	10	31	9	0	2	10	11	31	1	.199
Career	—	1031	2332	332	613	140	10	59	299	243	496	22	.263

On this day & linked events

1976

Born May 4, 1976

Tampa, FL, USA

2001

Major-league debut: Jason Michaels

Jason Michaels made a major-league debut on April 6, 2001.

2011

Final major-league game: Jason Michaels

Jason Michaels played a final major-league game on September 13, 2011.

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