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Jair Jurrjens

Jair Francoise Jurrjens

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 29, 1986 in Santa Maria, Curacao
High School: Maria Immaculata Lyceum (Curacao, AN)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 15, 2007
Teams (by GP): Braves/Tigers 2007-2012
2013 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible (Super 2) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 4.142, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Scott Boras [*]
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Fine Details · Last updated Dec 13, 2012 1:17PM

All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #764. Willie Mitchell… #765. Joel Pineiro… #766. Gregg Olson… #767. JAIR JURRJENS… #768. Lew Richie… #769. Terry Mulholland… #770. Jose DeLeon…

All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #764. Willie Mitchell… #765. Joel Pineiro… #766. Gregg Olson… #767. JAIR JURRJENS… #768. Lew Richie… #769. Terry Mulholland… #770. Jose DeLeon…

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
2003	17	DET-min	Rk	2	1	.667	3.21	7	2	3	0	0	0	28.0	33	16	10	3	3	0	20	4	0	0	121		1.286	10.6	1.0	1.0	6.4	6.67	LAT · GULF
2004	18	DET-min	Rk,A-	5	7	.417	3.78	13	13	1	2	1	0	78.2	75	41	33	2	20	2	70	4	1	9	334		1.208	8.6	0.2	2.3	8.0	3.50	LAT,ONE · GULF,NYPL
2005	19	DET-min	A	12	6	.667	3.41	26	26	0	0	0	0	142.2	132	62	54	5	36	1	108	6	3	12	586		1.178	8.3	0.3	2.3	6.8	3.00	WMI · MIDW
2006	20	DET-min	A+,AA	9	3	.750	2.69	24	24	0	0	0	0	140.2	124	53	42	11	31	2	112	6	0	7	564		1.102	7.9	0.7	2.0	7.2	3.61	LAK,ERI · FLOR,EL
2007	21	DET-min	AA	7	5	.583	3.20	19	19	0	1	1	0	112.2	112	43	40	7	31	3	94	1	1	9	470		1.269	8.9	0.6	2.5	7.5	3.03	ERI · EL
2007	21	DET	AL	3	1	.750	4.70	7	7	0	0	0	0	30.2	24	16	16	4	11	0	13	1	0	2	122	98	1.141	7.0	1.2	3.2	3.8	1.18
2008	22	ATL	NL	13	10	.565	3.68	31	31	0	0	0	0	188.1	188	87	77	11	70	9	139	4	0	3	813	113	1.370	9.0	0.5	3.3	6.6	1.99	RoY-3
2009	23	ATL	NL	14	10	.583	2.60	34	34	0	0	0	0	215.0	186	71	62	15	75	1	152	3	2	3	884	159	1.214	7.8	0.6	3.1	6.4	2.03
2010	24	ATL-min	AAA	1	1	.500	5.54	3	3	0	0	0	0	13.0	20	8	8	2	6	0	9	0	0	1	63		2.000	13.8	1.4	4.2	6.2	1.50	GWI · IL
2010	24	ATL	NL	7	6	.538	4.64	20	20	0	0	0	0	116.1	120	63	60	13	42	5	86	2	0	2	500	84	1.393	9.3	1.0	3.2	6.7	2.05
2011	25	ATL-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	3.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	4	2	2	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	23		1.000	6.0	1.5	3.0	4.5	1.50	GWI · IL
2011	25	ATL	NL	13	6	.684	2.96	23	23	0	2	1	0	152.0	142	52	50	14	44	5	90	4	2	4	627	129	1.224	8.4	0.8	2.6	5.3	2.05	AS
2012	26	ATL-min	AAA	4	6	.400	4.98	14	14	0	1	0	0	72.1	79	47	40	10	16	0	39	1	0	1	310		1.313	9.8	1.2	2.0	4.9	2.44	GWI · IL
2012	26	ATL	NL	3	4	.429	6.89	11	10	1	0	0	0	48.1	72	40	37	8	18	0	19	1	0	1	227	58	1.862	13.4	1.5	3.4	3.5	1.06
6 Yrs				53	37	.589	3.62	126	125	1	2	1	0	750.2	732	329	302	65	260	20	499	15	4	15	3173	112	1.321	8.8	0.8	3.1	6.0	1.92
162 Game Avg.				14	10	.589	3.62	34	34	0	1	0	0	203	198	89	82	18	70	5	135	4	1	4	860	112	1.321	8.8	0.8	3.1	6.0	1.92

ATL (5 yrs)				50	36	.581	3.58	119	118	1	2	1	0	720.0	708	313	286	61	249	20	486	14	4	13	3051	113	1.329	8.9	0.8	3.1	6.1	1.95
DET (1 yr)				3	1	.750	4.70	7	7	0	0	0	0	30.2	24	16	16	4	11	0	13	1	0	2	122	98	1.141	7.0	1.2	3.2	3.8	1.18

NL (5 yrs)				50	36	.581	3.58	119	118	1	2	1	0	720.0	708	313	286	61	249	20	486	14	4	13	3051	113	1.329	8.9	0.8	3.1	6.1	1.95
AL (1 yr)				3	1	.750	4.70	7	7	0	0	0	0	30.2	24	16	16	4	11	0	13	1	0	2	122	98	1.141	7.0	1.2	3.2	3.8	1.18

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
2007	21	DET	AL	30.2	7	7	16	4.70	4.96	0.22	0.19	99.7	4.91	0	0.0		-0.0	0.3	5	.507	.500	$
2008	22	ATL	NL	188.1	31	31	87	4.16	4.49	0.19	0.18	98.5	4.41	7	0.7		-0.1	2.0	24	.523	.504	$390,000	RoY-3
2009	23	ATL	NL	215.0	34	34	71	2.97	4.60	-0.07	0.18	98.6	4.78	43	4.9		-0.2	6.3	64	.643	.530	$450,000
2010	24	ATL	NL	116.1	20	20	63	4.87	4.35	0.07	0.16	98.4	4.37	-7	-0.7		-0.1	0.1	4	.465	.496	$480,000
2011	25	ATL	NL	152.0	23	23	52	3.08	4.18	0.08	0.16	97.6	4.15	17	2.0		-0.1	3.0	31	.588	.512	$3,250,000	AS
2012	26	ATL	NL	48.1	11	10	40	7.45	4.32	0.63	0.15	101.5	3.91	-20	-1.8	.1	-0.0	-1.4	-15	.336	.489	$5,500,000
6 Seasons				750.2	126	125	329	3.94	4.44	0.11	0.17	98.6	4.45	41	5.1	.1	-0.5	10.3	113	.541	.505	$10,070,000

ATL (5 yrs)				720.0	119	118	313	3.91	4.42	0.10	0.17	98.5	4.43	41	5.1	.1	-0.5	10.0	109	.543	.506	$10,070,000
DET (1 yr)				30.2	7	7	16	4.70	4.96	0.22	0.19	99.7	4.91	0	0.0		-0.0	0.3	5	.507	.500	$

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2003	17	DET-min	Rk	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		LAT · GULF
2004	18	DET-min	A-,Rk	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		ONE,LAT · NYPL,GULF
2005	19	DET-min	A	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		WMI · MIDW
2006	20	DET-min	A+,AA	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		LAK,ERI · FLOR,EL
2007	21	DET-min	AA	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		ERI · EL
2007	21	DET	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2008	22	ATL	NL	37	71	58	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	18	.103	.188	.138	.325	-12	8	0	0	7	0	0	1	RoY-3
2009	23	ATL	NL	36	80	65	7	8	2	0	0	4	0	0	8	24	.123	.219	.154	.373	2	10	0	0	7	0	0	1
2010	24	ATL-min	AAA	3	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.500	.500	.500	1.000		2	0	0	0	0	0		GWI · IL
2010	24	ATL	NL	20	46	39	2	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	14	.128	.190	.154	.344	-5	6	1	1	4	0	0	1
2011	25	ATL-min	AAA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		GWI · IL
2011	25	ATL	NL	23	55	47	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	13	.106	.125	.106	.231	-36	5	3	0	7	0	0	1	AS
2012	26	ATL-min	AAA	4	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	1	0	0		GWI · IL
2012	26	ATL	NL	11	17	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.077	.143	.077	.220	-38	1	0	0	3	0	0	1
6 Yrs				134	269	222	17	25	3	1	0	7	0	0	18	75	.113	.183	.135	.318	-13	30	4	1	28	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	325	268	21	30	4	1	0	8	0	0	22	91	.113	.183	.135	.318	-13	36	5	1	34	0	0

ATL (5 yrs)				127	269	222	17	25	3	1	0	7	0	0	18	75	.113	.183	.135	.318	-13	30	4	1	28	0	0
DET (1 yr)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (5 yrs)				127	269	222	17	25	3	1	0	7	0	0	18	75	.113	.183	.135	.318	-13	30	4	1	28	0	0
AL (1 yr)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
2007	21	DET	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
2008	22	ATL	NL	37	71	-9	0	1	0	10	2	0.2	2	4	0.2	.505	.501	0.2	0.0	4	$390,000	1	RoY-3
2009	23	ATL	NL	36	80	-10	0	0	0	11	2	0.2	2	4	0.2	.506	.501	0.2	0.0	4	$450,000	1
2010	24	ATL	NL	20	46	-6	-0	-0	0	6	-0	-0.0	1	1	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	1	$480,000	1
2011	25	ATL	NL	23	55	-10	0	-1	0	7	-3	-0.3	2	-2	-0.3	.484	.498	-0.4	0.0	-2	$3,250,000	1	AS
2012	26	ATL	NL	11	17	-3	-0	0	0	2	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.493	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$5,500,000	1
6 Seasons				134	269	-37	0	-0	0	37	-0	-0.1	7	7	-0.0	.500	.500	-0.1	0.0	7	$10,070,000

ATL (5 yrs)				127	269	-37	0	-0	0	37	-0	-0.1	7	7	-0.0	.500	.500	-0.1	0.0	7	$10,070,000
DET (1 yr)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Awards
2007	DET	AL	21	P	7	7	0	30.2	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	1	7	1.17	0.57	.955	1.61	1.59	2	0	0%	26%	0
2008	ATL	NL	22	P	31	31	0	188.1	45	9	35	1	1	.978	-4	-4	2.10	1.42	.959	1.73	1.72	28	3	10%	27%	0	RoY-3
2009	ATL	NL	23	P	34	34	0	215.0	51	15	32	4	2	.922	3	3	1.97	1.38	.955	1.72	1.70	14	7	33%	29%	1
2010	ATL	NL	24	P	20	20	0	116.1	28	5	22	1	0	.964	2	3	2.09	1.35	.954	1.73	1.72	6	3	33%	29%	1
2011	ATL	NL	25	P	23	23	2	152.0	38	9	29	0	2	1.000	2	3	2.25	1.65	.955	1.80	1.79	15	9	38%	28%	1	AS
2012	ATL	NL	26	P	11	10	0	48.1	15	2	13	0	1	1.000	0	0	2.79	1.36	.950	1.77	1.75	9	4	31%	27%	0
	6 Seasons			P	126	125	2	750.2	181	40	135	6	6	.967	4	1	2.10	1.39	.955	1.74	1.72	74	26	26%	28%	3
	6 Seasons			TOT	126	125	2	750.2	181	40	135	6	6	.967	4	6	2.10	1.39	.955	1.74	1.72	74	26	26%	28%	3

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games 2011 *	WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y 2009 NL 6.3 (3rd)	Earned Run Average s c a p y 2009 NL 2.60 (3rd)	Win-Loss % s c a p y 2011 NL .684 (5th)
Innings Pitched s c a p y 2009 NL 215.0 (9th)	Games Started s c a p y 2009 NL 34 (1st)	Complete Games s c a p y 2011 NL 2 (9th)	Shutouts s c a p y 2011 NL 1 (6th)
Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y 2008 NL 0.526 (4th) 2009 NL 0.628 (9th)	Batters Faced s c a p y 2009 NL 884 (10th)	Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y 2009 NL 159 (3rd)	Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y 2009 NL 35 (4th)
Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y 2009 NL 3.7 (4th)	Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y 2009 NL 38.25 (4th)	Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y 2009 NL 3.8 (4th)	Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y 2009 NL 2.6 (9th)
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y 2009 NL 4.1 (4th)	Errors Committed as P s c a p y 2009 NL 4 (4th)	Youngest s c a p y 2007 AL born 1986-01-29 (5th)

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black Ink	Pitching - 1 (843), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray Ink	Pitching - 14 (1287), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 5 (1320), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 13 (620), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS	Starting Pitcher (783rd), 10.3 career WAR/10.3 7yr-peak WAR/10.3 JAWS Average HOF P (out of 58) = 67.9 career WAR/47.7 7yr-peak WAR/57.8 JAWS

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

May 22, 2003: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.
October 29, 2007: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Gorkys Hernandez to the Atlanta Braves for Edgar Renteria.
November 30, 2012: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
2008	22	Atlanta Braves	$390,000
2009	23	Atlanta Braves	$450,000
2010	24	Atlanta Braves	$480,000
2011	25	Atlanta Braves	$3,250,000
2012	26	Atlanta Braves	$5,500,000	contracts
2013 Status		2nd-Year Arb Eligible, Earliest Arb Eligible: 2013, Earliest Free Agent: 2014
Career to date (may be incomplete)			$10,070,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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