1977
Born February 26, 1977
Port Hueneme, CA, USA
Josh Towers Notable
b. February 26, 1977 · Baltimore Orioles 2001–2002, Toronto Blue Jays 2003–2007, New York Yankees 2009
Josh Towers played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 2001 and closing with the New York Yankees in 2009. His longest stay was with the Toronto Blue Jays, from 2003 to 2007.
He went 45 and 55 with a 4.95 earned run average, pitching 731.3 innings in 139 games. He struck out 389 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 139 games he batted .062, with 1 hit and 1 run.
He was born in Port Hueneme, CA, USA on February 26, 1977. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Month | 1 | 2001 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | BAL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | BAL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | TOR | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | TOR | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | TOR | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | TOR | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 2007 | TOR | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 139 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .063 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | BAL | 8 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 140.1 | 165 | 70 | 16 | 58 | 4.49 |
| 2002 | BAL | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27.1 | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 7.90 |
| 2003 | TOR | 8 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 64.1 | 67 | 32 | 7 | 42 | 4.48 |
| 2004 | TOR | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 116.1 | 148 | 66 | 26 | 51 | 5.11 |
| 2005 | TOR | 13 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 208.2 | 237 | 86 | 29 | 112 | 3.71 |
| 2006 | TOR | 2 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 62.0 | 93 | 58 | 17 | 35 | 8.42 |
| 2007 | TOR | 5 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 107.0 | 129 | 64 | 22 | 76 | 5.38 |
| 2009 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.38 |
| Career | — | 45 | 55 | 139 | 112 | 1 | 731.1 | 887 | 402 | 123 | 389 | 4.95 |
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