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John Wetteland
John Karl Wetteland
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 21, 1966 in San Mateo, CA
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed May 25, 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 31, 1989
Final Game: September 20, 2000
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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
1989 22 LAD NL 5 8 .385 3.77 31 12 7 0 0 1 102.2 81 46 43 8 34 4 96 0 1 16 411 91 1.120 7.1 0.7 3.0 8.4 2.82
1990 23 LAD NL 2 4 .333 4.81 22 5 7 0 0 0 43.0 44 28 23 6 17 3 36 4 0 8 190 77 1.419 9.2 1.3 3.6 7.5 2.12
1991 24 LAD NL 1 0 1.000 0.00 6 0 3 0 0 0 9.0 5 2 0 0 3 0 9 1 0 1 36 0.889 5.0 0.0 3.0 9.0 3.00
1992 25 MON NL 4 4 .500 2.92 67 0 58 0 0 37 83.1 64 27 27 6 36 3 99 4 0 4 347 119 1.200 6.9 0.6 3.9 10.7 2.75 MVP-22
1993 26 MON NL 9 3 .750 1.37 70 0 58 0 0 43 85.1 58 17 13 3 28 3 113 2 0 7 344 307 1.008 6.1 0.3 3.0 11.9 4.04 MVP-24
1994 27 MON NL 4 6 .400 2.83 52 0 43 0 0 25 63.2 46 22 20 5 21 4 68 3 0 0 261 151 1.052 6.5 0.7 3.0 9.6 3.24
1995 28 NYY AL 1 5 .167 2.93 60 0 56 0 0 31 61.1 40 22 20 6 14 2 66 0 0 1 233 158 0.880 5.9 0.9 2.1 9.7 4.71
1996 29 NYY AL 2 3 .400 2.83 62 0 58 0 0 43 63.2 54 23 20 9 21 4 69 0 0 1 265 177 1.178 7.6 1.3 3.0 9.8 3.29 AS,MVP-19
1997 30 TEX AL 7 2 .778 1.94 61 0 58 0 0 31 65.0 43 18 14 5 21 3 63 0 0 1 259 248 0.985 6.0 0.7 2.9 8.7 3.00
1998 31 TEX AL 3 1 .750 2.03 63 0 59 0 0 42 62.0 47 17 14 6 14 1 72 0 0 1 249 236 0.984 6.8 0.9 2.0 10.5 5.14 AS,MVP-16
1999 32 TEX AL 4 4 .500 3.68 62 0 59 0 0 43 66.0 67 30 27 9 19 1 60 0 0 0 281 139 1.303 9.1 1.2 2.6 8.2 3.16 AS,CYA-6
2000 33 TEX AL 6 5 .545 4.20 62 0 57 0 0 34 60.0 67 35 28 10 24 2 53 2 0 0 269 120 1.517 10.1 1.5 3.6 8.0 2.21
12 Seasons 48 45 .516 2.93 618 17 523 0 0 330 765.0 616 287 249 73 252 30 804 16 1 40 3145 148 1.135 7.2 0.9 3.0 9.5 3.19
162 Game Avg. 5 5 .516 2.93 66 2 56 0 0 35 82 66 31 27 8 27 3 86 2 0 4 337 148 1.135 7.2 0.9 3.0 9.5 3.19
TEX (4 yrs) 20 12 .625 2.95 248 0 233 0 0 150 253.0 224 100 83 30 78 7 248 2 0 2 1058 167 1.194 8.0 1.1 2.8 8.8 3.18
LAD (3 yrs) 8 12 .400 3.84 59 17 17 0 0 1 154.2 130 76 66 14 54 7 141 5 1 25 637 91 1.190 7.6 0.8 3.1 8.2 2.61
MON (3 yrs) 17 13 .567 2.32 189 0 159 0 0 105 232.1 168 66 60 14 85 10 280 9 0 11 952 170 1.089 6.5 0.5 3.3 10.8 3.29
NYY (2 yrs) 3 8 .273 2.88 122 0 114 0 0 74 125.0 94 45 40 15 35 6 135 0 0 2 498 167 1.032 6.8 1.1 2.5 9.7 3.86
AL (6 yrs) 23 20 .535 2.93 370 0 347 0 0 224 378.0 318 145 123 45 113 13 383 2 0 4 1556 167 1.140 7.6 1.1 2.7 9.1 3.39
NL (6 yrs) 25 25 .500 2.93 248 17 176 0 0 106 387.0 298 142 126 28 139 17 421 14 1 36 1589 129 1.129 6.9 0.7 3.2 9.8 3.03

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1995 28 NYY AL ALDS L SEA 0 1 .000 14.54 3 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 8 7 7 2 2 0 5 1 0 0 24 2.308 16.6 4.2 4.2 10.4 2.50
1996 29 NYY AL ALDS W TEX 0 0 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 2 4.0 2 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 18 1.500 4.5 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
1996 29 NYY AL ALCS W BAL 0 0 4.50 4 0 3 0 0 1 4.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 15 0.750 4.5 2.3 2.3 11.3 5.00
1996 29 NYY AL WS W ATL 0 0 2.08 5 0 5 0 0 4 4.1 4 1 1 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 19 1.154 8.3 0.0 2.1 12.5 6.00
1998 31 TEX AL ALDS L NYY 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
1999 32 TEX AL ALDS L NYY 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
4 Seasons (6 Series) 0 1 .000 4.82 17 0 13 0 0 7 18.2 16 10 10 3 9 2 22 1 0 0 83 1.339 7.7 1.4 4.3 10.6 2.44
1 ALCS 0 0 4.50 4 0 3 0 0 1 4.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 15 0.750 4.5 2.3 2.3 11.3 5.00
4 ALDS 0 1 .000 6.10 8 0 5 0 0 2 10.1 10 7 7 2 7 1 11 1 0 0 49 1.645 8.7 1.7 6.1 9.6 1.57
1 WS 0 0 2.08 5 0 5 0 0 4 4.1 4 1 1 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 19 1.154 8.3 0.0 2.1 12.5 6.00
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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
1989 22 LAD NL 31 26 21 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 .143 .143 .190 .333 -5 4 0 0 5 0 0 1
1990 23 LAD NL 22 8 7 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .571 .714 89 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1991 24 LAD NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1992 25 MON NL 67 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 15 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 MVP-22
1993 26 MON NL 70 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 MVP-24
1994 27 MON NL 52 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 31 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1996 29 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,MVP-19
1997 30 TEX AL 7 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 645 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 31 TEX AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,MVP-16
1999 32 TEX AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-6
2000 33 TEX AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Seasons 273 51 42 4 7 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 19 .167 .167 .286 .452 24 12 0 0 9 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 30 25 2 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 11 .167 .167 .286 .452 24 7 0 0 5 0 0
TEX (4 yrs) 24 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 645 2 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (3 yrs) 59 34 28 3 4 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 11 .143 .143 .286 .429 19 8 0 0 6 0 0
MON (3 yrs) 189 16 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .154 .154 .154 .308 -16 2 0 0 3 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 248 50 41 3 6 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 19 .146 .146 .244 .390 7 10 0 0 9 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 25 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 645 2 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1989 LAD NL 22 P 31 12 102.2 15 5 8 2 0 .867 0.0 0.0 1.14 0.42 .953 1.87 0.63
1990 LAD NL 23 P 22 5 43.0 5 1 3 1 0 .800 0.0 0.0 0.84 0.18 .960 1.80 0.58
1991 LAD NL 24 P 6 0 9.0 4 1 2 1 0 .750 0.0 0.0 3.00 0.50 .975 1.90 0.58
1992 MON NL 25 P 67 0 83.1 14 7 6 1 0 .929 0.0 0.0 1.40 0.19 .957 1.94 0.60 MVP-22
1993 MON NL 26 P 70 0 85.1 9 1 5 3 0 .667 0.0 0.0 0.63 0.09 .967 1.84 0.54 MVP-24
1994 MON NL 27 P 52 0 63.2 8 3 4 1 0 .875 0.0 0.0 0.99 0.13 .962 1.87 0.54
1995 NYY AL 28 P 60 0 61.1 6 2 3 1 1 .833 0.0 0.0 0.73 0.08 .967 1.79 0.53
1996 NYY AL 29 P 62 0 63.2 6 0 6 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.85 0.10 .950 1.77 0.52 AS,MVP-19
1997 TEX AL 30 P 61 0 65.0 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.97 0.11 .957 1.72 0.49
1998 TEX AL 31 P 63 0 62.0 10 2 7 1 0 .900 0.0 0.0 1.31 0.14 .960 1.79 0.50 AS,MVP-16
1999 TEX AL 32 P 62 0 66.0 8 2 5 1 0 .875 0.0 0.0 0.95 0.11 .950 1.69 0.47 AS,CYA-6
2000 TEX AL 33 P 62 0 60.0 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.05 0.11 .957 1.62 0.46
12 Seasons P 618 17 765.0 99 27 60 12 2 .879 0.0 0.0 1.02 0.14 .959 1.80 0.53
12 Seasons TOT 618 17 765.0 99 27 60 12 2 .879 0.0 0.0 1.02 0.14 .837 1.80 0.53

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1996
1998 *
1999 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1996-AL-Rolaids Relief
1996-ML-WS MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1992-NL-22-0%
1993-NL-24-0%
1996-AL-19-1%
1998-AL-16-1%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1999-AL--6--2%
0.02 Career Shares (236th)

Games Played s c a p y
1993 NL--70--9th
1994 NL--52--9th
1995 AL--60--10th
Career--618--154th

Saves s c a p y
1992 NL--37--3rd
1993 NL--43--4th
1994 NL--25--4th
1995 AL--31--5th
1996 AL--43--1st
1997 AL--31--4th
1998 AL--42--2nd
1999 AL--43--2nd
2000 AL--34--5th
Career--330--11th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1989 NL--16--2nd
1990 NL--8--10th

Games Finished s c a p y
1992 NL--58--2nd
1993 NL--58--4th
1994 NL--43--2nd
1995 AL--56--3rd
1996 AL--58--4th
1997 AL--58--3rd
1998 AL--59--4th
1999 AL--59--6th
2000 AL--57--8th
Career--523--30th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (545), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 30 (799), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 93 (107), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 18 (349), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Rod Beck (926)
  7. Armando Benitez (924)
  8. Bruce Sutter (921) *
  9. Ugueth Urbina (920)
  10. Jason Isringhausen (920)
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  8. Gregg Olson (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

June 4, 1984: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 3, 1985: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed May 25, 1985.

December 7, 1987: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1987 rule 5 draft.

March 29, 1988: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 27, 1991: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Tim Belcher to the Cincinnati Reds for Eric Davis and Kip Gross.

December 11, 1991: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Bill Risley to the Montreal Expos for Willie Greene, Dave Martinez and Scott Ruskin.

April 5, 1995: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Yankees for Fernando Seguignol and cash.

November 5, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

November 1, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1989Los Angeles Dodgers$68,000
1990Los Angeles Dodgers$142,500
1992Montreal Expos$156,000
1993Montreal Expos$315,000
1994Montreal Expos$2,225,000
1995New York Yankees$3,375,000
1996New York Yankees$4,000,000
1997Texas Rangers$4,575,000
1998Texas Rangers$5,800,000
1999Texas Rangers$6,350,000
2000Texas Rangers$6,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$33,506,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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