1972
Born August 5, 1972
Fort Belvoir, VA, USA
John Wasdin Notable
b. August 5, 1972 · Oakland Athletics 1995–1996, Boston Red Sox 1997–2000, Colorado Rockies 2000–2001, Baltimore Orioles 2001, Toronto Blue Jays 2003, Texas Rangers 2004–2006, Pittsburgh Pirates 2007
John Wasdin played for seven clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1995 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2007.
He went 39 and 39 with a 5.28 earned run average, pitching 793.3 innings in 328 games. He struck out 527. Across 328 games he batted .158, with 3 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Fort Belvoir, VA, USA on August 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OAK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | OAK | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | BOS | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | BOS | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | BOS | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | BOS/COL | 39 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 2001 | BAL/COL | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 2003 | TOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | TEX | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | TEX | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | TEX | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | PIT | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 328 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .158 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | OAK | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17.1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4.67 |
| 1996 | OAK | 8 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 131.1 | 145 | 87 | 50 | 75 | 5.96 |
| 1997 | BOS | 4 | 6 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 124.2 | 121 | 61 | 38 | 84 | 4.40 |
| 1998 | BOS | 6 | 4 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 96.0 | 111 | 56 | 27 | 59 | 5.25 |
| 1999 | BOS | 8 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 74.1 | 66 | 34 | 18 | 57 | 4.12 |
| 2000 | BOS/COL | 1 | 6 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 80.1 | 90 | 48 | 24 | 71 | 5.38 |
| 2001 | BAL/COL | 3 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 74.0 | 86 | 42 | 24 | 64 | 5.11 |
| 2003 | TOR | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 23.40 |
| 2004 | TEX | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 65.0 | 83 | 49 | 23 | 36 | 6.78 |
| 2005 | TEX | 3 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 75.2 | 77 | 36 | 20 | 44 | 4.28 |
| 2006 | TEX | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 30.0 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 5.10 |
| 2007 | PIT | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5.95 |
| Career | — | 39 | 39 | 328 | 65 | 7 | 793.1 | 874 | 465 | 252 | 527 | 5.28 |
On this day & linked events
1995
Major-league debut: John Wasdin
John Wasdin made a major-league debut on August 24, 1995.
2007
Final major-league game: John Wasdin
John Wasdin played a final major-league game on July 7, 2007.
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