1977
Born May 3, 1977
Sechelt, BC, CAN
Ryan Dempster Marquee
b. May 3, 1977 · Florida Marlins 1998–2002, Cincinnati Reds 2002–2003, Chicago Cubs 2004–2012, Texas Rangers 2012, Boston Red Sox 2013
He did both jobs and did them years apart: 33 saves for the Cubs in 2005 with a 3.13 earned run average, and then 17-6 with a 2.96 as a starter in 2008, when Chicago won 97 games. Sixteen seasons gave him 132 wins, 133 losses, 87 saves, 2,075 strikeouts and a 4.35 earned run average.
He is Canadian, from Gibsons, British Columbia, and was drafted out of high school there by Texas. His daughter was born with DiGeorge syndrome in 2009 and he set up a foundation for families dealing with it, which is what he was nominated for the Clemente Award for.
His last season was 2013, in Boston, and it ended with a World Series. He sat out 2014 rather than take the money for a year he did not think he could pitch, which almost nobody does, and has worked for the Cubs since. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2000, 2008 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 2001, 2012 |
| Reliever of the Month | 1 | 2005 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | FLA | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | FLA | 26 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .102 |
| 2000 | FLA | 33 | 77 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0 | .078 |
| 2001 | FLA | 34 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | .049 |
| 2002 | CIN/FLA | 35 | 63 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .127 |
| 2003 | CIN | 24 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .030 |
| 2004 | CHC | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | CHC | 63 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .071 |
| 2006 | CHC | 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | CHC | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | CHC | 33 | 61 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .164 |
| 2009 | CHC | 31 | 64 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .125 |
| 2010 | CHC | 35 | 59 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .136 |
| 2011 | CHC | 35 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .086 |
| 2012 | CHC/TEX | 28 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .094 |
| 2013 | BOS | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 586 | 588 | 23 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 221 | 0 | .099 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | FLA | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 54.2 | 72 | 43 | 38 | 35 | 7.08 |
| 1999 | FLA | 7 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 147.0 | 146 | 77 | 93 | 126 | 4.71 |
| 2000 | FLA | 14 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 226.1 | 210 | 92 | 97 | 209 | 3.66 |
| 2001 | FLA | 15 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 211.1 | 218 | 116 | 112 | 171 | 4.94 |
| 2002 | CIN/FLA | 10 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 209.0 | 228 | 125 | 93 | 153 | 5.38 |
| 2003 | CIN | 3 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 115.2 | 134 | 84 | 70 | 84 | 6.54 |
| 2004 | CHC | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 20.2 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 3.92 |
| 2005 | CHC | 5 | 3 | 63 | 6 | 33 | 92.0 | 83 | 32 | 49 | 89 | 3.13 |
| 2006 | CHC | 1 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 24 | 75.0 | 77 | 40 | 36 | 67 | 4.80 |
| 2007 | CHC | 2 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 28 | 66.2 | 59 | 35 | 30 | 55 | 4.72 |
| 2008 | CHC | 17 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 206.2 | 174 | 68 | 76 | 187 | 2.96 |
| 2009 | CHC | 11 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 200.0 | 196 | 81 | 65 | 172 | 3.65 |
| 2010 | CHC | 15 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 215.1 | 198 | 92 | 86 | 208 | 3.85 |
| 2011 | CHC | 10 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 202.1 | 211 | 108 | 82 | 191 | 4.80 |
| 2012 | CHC/TEX | 12 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 173.0 | 155 | 65 | 52 | 153 | 3.38 |
| 2013 | BOS | 8 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 171.1 | 170 | 87 | 79 | 157 | 4.57 |
| Career | — | 132 | 133 | 579 | 351 | 87 | 2387.0 | 2347 | 1154 | 1071 | 2075 | 4.35 |
On this day & linked events
1998
Major-league debut: Ryan Dempster
Ryan Dempster made a major-league debut on May 23, 1998.
2013
Final major-league game: Ryan Dempster
Ryan Dempster played a final major-league game on September 29, 2013.
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