1960
Born June 23, 1960
Massena, NY, USA
Jim Deshaies Notable
b. June 23, 1960 · New York Yankees 1984, Houston Astros 1985–1991, San Diego Padres 1992, Minnesota Twins 1993–1994, San Francisco Giants 1993, Philadelphia Phillies 1995
Jim Deshaies played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1984 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1995. His longest stay was with the Houston Astros, from 1985 to 1991.
He went 84 and 95 with a 4.14 earned run average, pitching 1,525 innings in 257 games. He struck out 951 and threw 6 shutouts. Across 258 games he batted .088, with 33 hits and 13 runs.
He was born in Massena, NY, USA on June 23, 1960. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | HOU | 26 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 0 | .047 |
| 1987 | HOU | 26 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 0 | .094 |
| 1988 | HOU | 31 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 0 | .048 |
| 1989 | HOU | 35 | 75 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 | .120 |
| 1990 | HOU | 34 | 63 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 0 | .063 |
| 1991 | HOU | 28 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .098 |
| 1992 | SDP | 15 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .207 |
| 1993 | MIN/SFG | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1994 | MIN | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | PHI | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 258 | 373 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 186 | 0 | .088 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NYY | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11.57 |
| 1985 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1986 | HOU | 12 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 144.0 | 124 | 52 | 59 | 128 | 3.25 |
| 1987 | HOU | 11 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 152.0 | 149 | 78 | 57 | 104 | 4.62 |
| 1988 | HOU | 11 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 207.0 | 164 | 69 | 72 | 127 | 3.00 |
| 1989 | HOU | 15 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 225.2 | 180 | 73 | 79 | 153 | 2.91 |
| 1990 | HOU | 7 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 209.1 | 186 | 88 | 84 | 119 | 3.78 |
| 1991 | HOU | 5 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 161.0 | 156 | 89 | 72 | 98 | 4.98 |
| 1992 | SDP | 4 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 96.0 | 92 | 35 | 33 | 46 | 3.28 |
| 1993 | MIN/SFG | 13 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 184.1 | 183 | 90 | 57 | 85 | 4.39 |
| 1994 | MIN | 6 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 130.1 | 170 | 107 | 54 | 78 | 7.39 |
| 1995 | PHI | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.1 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 20.25 |
| Career | — | 84 | 95 | 257 | 253 | 0 | 1525.0 | 1434 | 702 | 575 | 951 | 4.14 |
On this day & linked events
1984
Major-league debut: Jim Deshaies
Jim Deshaies made a major-league debut on August 7, 1984.
1995
Final major-league game: Jim Deshaies
Jim Deshaies played a final major-league game on July 30, 1995.
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