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John Jaha

John Jaha Notable

b. May 27, 1966 · Milwaukee Brewers 1992–1998, Oakland Athletics 1999–2001

John Jaha divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a first baseman: the Milwaukee Brewers from 1992, then the Oakland Athletics through 2001.

Across 826 games he batted .263, with 730 hits and 470 runs. He finished with 141 home runs, 126 doubles and 36 stolen bases.

He played 519 games at first base, with 4,160 putouts and 31 errors. He turned 455 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1999.

He was born in Portland, OR, USA on May 27, 1966. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 1999
MLB Players Choice Comeback Player 1 1999
The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year 1 1999

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1992 MIL 471331730 312 10123010 .226
1993 MIL 15351578136 21019 705110913 .264
1994 MIL 842914570 14012 3932753 .241
1995 MIL 883165999 20220 6536662 .313
1996 MIL 148543108163 28134 118851183 .300
1997 MIL 461622540 7011 2625401 .247
1998 MIL 732162945 617 3849661 .208
1999 OAK 14245793126 23035 1111011292 .276
2000 OAK 33971417 101 533381 .175
2001 OAK 124524 300 86150 .089
Career 8262775470730 1265141 49043068636 .263

On this day & linked events

1966

Born May 27, 1966

Portland, OR, USA

1992

Major-league debut: John Jaha

John Jaha made a major-league debut on July 9, 1992.

2001

Final major-league game: John Jaha

John Jaha played a final major-league game on June 27, 2001.

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