1985
Born March 22, 1985
Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica
Justin Masterson Notable
b. March 22, 1985 · Boston Red Sox 2008–2009, 2015, Cleveland Indians 2009–2014, St. Louis Cardinals 2014
Justin Masterson played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 2008 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 2015. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 2009 to 2014.
He went 64 and 74 with a 4.31 earned run average, pitching 1,201 innings in 258 games. He struck out 1,004 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 258 games he batted .212, with 7 hits and 1 run.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 2013, with 3.
He was an All-Star in 2013.
He was born in Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica on March 22, 1985. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2013 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2013 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | BOS | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | BOS/CLE | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | CLE | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 2011 | CLE | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 2012 | CLE | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | CLE | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 2014 | CLE/STL | 28 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .182 |
| 2015 | BOS | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| Career | — | 258 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .212 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | BOS | 6 | 5 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 88.1 | 68 | 31 | 40 | 68 | 3.16 |
| 2009 | BOS/CLE | 4 | 10 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 129.1 | 128 | 65 | 60 | 119 | 4.52 |
| 2010 | CLE | 6 | 13 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 180.0 | 197 | 94 | 73 | 140 | 4.70 |
| 2011 | CLE | 12 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 216.0 | 211 | 77 | 65 | 158 | 3.21 |
| 2012 | CLE | 11 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 206.1 | 212 | 113 | 88 | 159 | 4.93 |
| 2013 | CLE | 14 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 193.0 | 156 | 74 | 76 | 195 | 3.45 |
| 2014 | CLE/STL | 7 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 128.2 | 141 | 84 | 69 | 116 | 5.88 |
| 2015 | BOS | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 59.1 | 68 | 37 | 27 | 49 | 5.61 |
| Career | — | 64 | 74 | 258 | 184 | 0 | 1201.0 | 1181 | 575 | 498 | 1004 | 4.31 |
On this day & linked events
2008
Major-league debut: Justin Masterson
Justin Masterson made a major-league debut on April 24, 2008.
2015
Final major-league game: Justin Masterson
Justin Masterson played a final major-league game on August 9, 2015.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0