1972
Born August 28, 1972
Baltimore, MD, USA
Jay Witasick Notable
b. August 28, 1972 · Oakland Athletics 1996–1998, 2005–2007, Kansas City Royals 1999–2000, San Diego Padres 2000–2001, 2003–2004, New York Yankees 2001, San Francisco Giants 2002, Colorado Rockies 2005, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2007
Jay Witasick played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1996 and closing with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2007.
He went 32 and 41 with a 4.64 earned run average, pitching 731.3 innings in 405 games. He struck out 645 and threw 1 shutout. Across 405 games he batted .071, with 3 hits and 0 runs.
He was born in Baltimore, MD, USA on August 28, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | OAK | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | OAK | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | OAK | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | KCR | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | KCR/SDP | 33 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .115 |
| 2001 | NYY/SDP | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | SFG | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | SDP | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | SDP | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | COL/OAK | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | OAK | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | OAK/TBD | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 405 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .071 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | OAK | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 6.23 |
| 1997 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5.73 |
| 1998 | OAK | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 29 | 6.33 |
| 1999 | KCR | 9 | 12 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 158.1 | 191 | 98 | 83 | 102 | 5.57 |
| 2000 | KCR/SDP | 6 | 10 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 150.0 | 178 | 97 | 73 | 121 | 5.82 |
| 2001 | NYY/SDP | 8 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 79.0 | 78 | 29 | 33 | 106 | 3.30 |
| 2002 | SFG | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 68.1 | 58 | 18 | 21 | 54 | 2.37 |
| 2003 | SDP | 3 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 45.2 | 42 | 23 | 25 | 42 | 4.53 |
| 2004 | SDP | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 61.2 | 57 | 22 | 26 | 57 | 3.21 |
| 2005 | COL/OAK | 1 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 63.1 | 53 | 20 | 29 | 73 | 2.84 |
| 2006 | OAK | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 6.75 |
| 2007 | OAK/TBD | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 31.1 | 31 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 5.17 |
| Career | — | 32 | 41 | 405 | 56 | 5 | 731.1 | 775 | 377 | 364 | 645 | 4.64 |
On this day & linked events
1996
Major-league debut: Jay Witasick
Jay Witasick made a major-league debut on July 7, 1996.
2007
Final major-league game: Jay Witasick
Jay Witasick played a final major-league game on September 26, 2007.