Javier Vázquez Notable

b. July 25, 1976 · Montreal Expos 1998–2003, New York Yankees 2004, 2010, Arizona Diamondbacks 2005, Chicago White Sox 2006–2008, Atlanta Braves 2009, Florida Marlins 2011

Javier Vázquez's 2,536 strikeouts are the 36th most in the game's history.

He played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Montreal Expos in 1998 and closing with the Florida Marlins in 2011.

He went 165 and 160 with a 4.22 earned run average, pitching 2,840 innings in 450 games. He struck out 2,536, completed 28 of his 443 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 459 games he batted .204, with 114 hits and 43 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 14 doubles.

He led the league in shutouts once, in 2001, with 3.

He was an All-Star in 2004.

He was born in Ponce, P.R. on July 25, 1976. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	2004
Pitcher of the Month	2	2001, 2011
Player of the Week	2	2008, 2009

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1998	MON	33	52	3	9	2	1	0	5	2	7	.173
1999	MON	26	42	4	12	2	0	0	5	3	8	.286
2000	MON	33	65	4	15	2	0	0	1	2	15	.231
2001	MON	32	62	5	16	2	0	0	1	2	11	.258
2002	MON	34	73	7	13	0	0	0	4	3	9	.178
2003	MON	34	65	5	10	0	1	0	6	2	8	.154
2004	NYY	32	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
2005	ARI	33	63	2	15	1	0	1	2	3	10	.238
2006	CHW	33	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2007	CHW	32	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
2008	CHW	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2009	ATL	37	68	6	12	3	0	0	3	3	14	.176
2010	NYY	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
2011	FLA	36	56	5	10	1	0	0	2	2	10	.179
Career	—	459	560	43	114	14	2	1	29	24	95	.204

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1998	MON	5	15	33	32	172.1	196	116	68	139	6.06
1999	MON	9	8	26	26	154.2	154	86	52	113	5.00
2000	MON	11	9	33	33	217.2	247	98	61	196	4.05
2001	MON	16	11	32	32	223.2	197	85	44	208	3.42
2002	MON	10	13	34	34	230.1	243	100	49	179	3.91
2003	MON	13	12	34	34	230.2	198	83	57	241	3.24
2004	NYY	14	10	32	32	198.0	195	108	60	150	4.91
2005	ARI	11	15	33	33	215.2	223	106	46	192	4.42
2006	CHW	11	12	33	32	202.2	206	109	56	184	4.84
2007	CHW	15	8	32	32	216.2	197	90	50	213	3.74
2008	CHW	12	16	33	33	208.1	214	108	61	200	4.67
2009	ATL	15	10	32	32	219.1	181	70	44	238	2.87
2010	NYY	10	10	31	26	157.1	155	93	65	121	5.32
2011	FLA	13	11	32	32	192.2	178	79	50	162	3.69
Career	—	165	160	450	443	2840.0	2784	1331	763	2536	4.22

On this day & linked events

1976

Born July 25, 1976

Ponce, , P.R.

1998

Major-league debut: Javier Vázquez

Javier Vázquez made a major-league debut on April 3, 1998.

1999

David Cone's Perfect Game

David Cone threw a perfect game for the New York Yankees against the Montreal Expos on July 18, 1999, winning 6–0.

2011

Final major-league game: Javier Vázquez

Javier Vázquez played a final major-league game on September 27, 2011.

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