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Jay Witasick
Gerald Alphonse Witasick Jr.

Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 28, 1972 in Baltimore, MD
High School: Wright (Bel Air, MD)
School: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 17, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 7, 1996
Final Game: September 26, 2007
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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
1999	26	KCR	AL	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2000	27	TOT	MLB	14	29	26	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	12	.115	.148	.115	.264	-30	3	1	0	2	0	0	1
2000	27	KCR	AL	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2000	27	SDP	NL	11	25	22	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	10	.136	.174	.136	.310	-17	3	1	0	2	0	0	1
2001	28	TOT	MLB	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001	28	SDP	NL	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001	28	NYY	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2002	29	SFG	NL	42	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	30	SDP	NL	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2004	31	SDP	NL	41	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2005	32	TOT	MLB	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0							0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2005	32	COL	NL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	33	OAK	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	34	TOT	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0							0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	34	TBD	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
12 Seasons				208	45	42	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	22	.071	.093	.071	.164	-56	3	2	0	2	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	35	33	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	17	.071	.093	.071	.164	-56	2	2	0	2	0	0

SDP (4 yrs)				124	31	28	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	12	.107	.138	.107	.245	-34	3	2	0	2	0	0
KCR (2 yrs)				5	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBD (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
COL (1 yr)				30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
SFG (1 yr)				42	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
OAK (6 yrs)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NYY (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (6 yrs)				196	36	33	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	16	.091	.118	.091	.209	-44	3	2	0	2	0	0
AL (9 yrs)				12	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

Advanced Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
1999	26	KCR	AL	5	5	0	0.0	116	.000	.000	.277	.000	.350	.000	.444	.000	.794	-100	.000	-1.5	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
2000	27	TOT	MLB	29	26	1	1.0	110	.214	.115	.266	.148	.341	.115	.433	.264	.775	-30	.047	-5.1	-0.5	.167	.038	.000
2000	27	KCR	AL	4	4	0	0.0	118	.000	.000	.280	.000	.353	.000	.450	.000	.804	-100	.000	-1.3	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
2000	27	SDP	NL	25	22	1	1.2	109	.250	.136	.263	.174	.339	.136	.430	.310	.770	-17	.062	-3.9	-0.4	.200	.045	.000
2001	28	TOT	MLB	1	1	0	0.0	103		.000	.258	.000	.327	.000	.422	.000	.749	-100	.000	-0.3	0.0	.000	.000	.000
2001	28	SDP	NL	1	1	0	0.0	103		.000	.258	.000	.327	.000	.422	.000	.749	-100	.000	-0.3	0.0	.000	.000	.000
2002	29	SFG	NL	5	5	0	0.0	103	.000	.000	.260	.000	.333	.000	.414	.000	.746	-100	.000	-1.4	-0.1	.000	.000	.000

2004	31	SDP	NL	5	6	0	0.0	102	.000	.000	.257	.000	.327	.000	.417	.000	.744	-100	.000	-1.4	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
12 Seasons				45	43	1	0.6	109	.150	.071	.265	.093	.339	.071	.430	.164	.770	-56	.020	-9.8	-0.8	.098	.024	.000
162 Game Avg.				35	33	1	0.6	109	.150	.071	.265	.093	.339	.071	.430	.164	.770	-56	.020	-9.8	-0.8	.098	.024	.000

SDP (4 yrs)				31	29	1	0.9	107	.188	.107	.262	.138	.337	.107	.428	.245	.764	-34	.040	-5.6	-0.5	.148	.036	.000
KCR (2 yrs)				9	9	0	0.0	117	.000	.000	.278	.000	.352	.000	.447	.000	.798	-100	.000	-2.8	-0.2	.000	.000	.000
SFG (1 yr)				5	5	0	0.0	103	.000	.000	.260	.000	.333	.000	.414	.000	.746	-100	.000	-1.4	-0.1	.000	.000	.000

NL (6 yrs)				36	34	1	0.8	107	.176	.091	.262	.118	.336	.091	.426	.209	.762	-44	.031	-7.0	-0.6	.125	.030	.000
AL (9 yrs)				9	9	0	0.0	117	.000	.000	.278	.000	.352	.000	.447	.000	.798	-100	.000	-2.8	-0.2	.000	.000	.000

Postseason Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2001	28	NYY	AL	WS	ARI	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	29	SFG	NL	NLDS	ATL	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	29	SFG	NL	NLCS	STL	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	29	SFG	NL	WS	ANA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2 Seasons (4 Series)							5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1 NLDS							2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1 NLCS							1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2 WS							2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Ratio Batting*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
1999	26	KCR	AL	5	0.0%	80.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.3					20%	0%
2000	27	TOT	MLB	29	0.0%	41.4%	3.5%	0.0%	0%	12.00	2.2		8.7	1.00	1.60	48%	13%	0.0%	14%
2000	27	KCR	AL	4	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%			2.0					50%	0%
2000	27	SDP	NL	25	0.0%	40.0%	4.0%	0.0%	0%	10.00	2.2		7.3	0.71	1.20	48%	14%	0.0%	14%
2001	28	TOT	MLB	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%
2001	28	SDP	NL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%
2002	29	SFG	NL	5	0.0%	80.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.3			0.00	0.00	20%	0%		100%

2004	31	SDP	NL	5	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%			5.0			0.33	0.67	80%	0%	0.0%	0%
12 Seasons				45	0.0%	48.9%	2.2%	0.0%	0%	22.00	1.9		14.0	0.82	1.22	44%	9%	0.0%	18%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1999	26	KCR	AL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	27	TOT	MLB	0	0	0%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	27	KCR	AL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	27	SDP	NL	0	0	0%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	28	TOT	MLB	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	28	SDP	NL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	29	SFG	NL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2004	31	SDP	NL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12 Seasons				0	0	0%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1999	26	KCR	AL	5	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2000	27	TOT	MLB	29	21%	3	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	4	1	25%	6	3	50%	22	3	14%	1	1	100%	4	3	75%	0
2000	27	KCR	AL	4	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2000	27	SDP	NL	25	24%	3	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	3	1	33%	5	3	60%	21	3	14%	1	1	100%	4	3	75%	0
2001	28	TOT	MLB	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
2001	28	SDP	NL	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
2002	29	SFG	NL	5	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		3	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0

2004	31	SDP	NL	5	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	50%	2	0	0%	4	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
12 Seasons				45	13%	3	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	6	2	33%	8	3	38%	30	3	10%	1	1	100%	4	3	75%	0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1999	26	KCR	AL	5	21	4.20	15	71%	47%	27%	20%	7%	53%	0%	38%	50%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	75%	0	0	0
2000	27	TOT	MLB	29	107	3.69	80	75%	23%	33%	25%	20%	78%	0%	58%	58%	59%	3%	1	0	3%	1	0	3%	1	0	33%	0	0	0
2000	27	KCR	AL	4	17	4.25	11	65%	45%	18%	18%	18%	55%	0%	35%	67%	25%	25%	1	0	25%	1	0	25%	1	0	50%	0	0	0
2000	27	SDP	NL	25	90	3.60	69	77%	19%	35%	26%	20%	81%	0%	62%	57%	64%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	30%	0	0	0
2001	28	TOT	MLB	1	5	5.00	3	60%	0%	67%	33%	0%	100%	0%	60%	33%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
2001	28	SDP	NL	1	5	5.00	3	60%	0%	67%	33%	0%	100%	0%	60%	33%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
2002	29	SFG	NL	5	18	3.60	15	83%	7%	60%	27%	7%	93%	0%	78%	36%	80%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0

2004	31	SDP	NL	5	16	3.20	12	75%	25%	0%	42%	33%	75%	0%	56%	100%	20%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	100%	0	0	0
5 Seasons				45	167	3.71	125	75%	23%	33%	26%	18%	77%	0%	57%	57%	49%	2%	1	0	2%	1	0	2%	1	0	36%	0	0	0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1999	26	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	27	16	34	31	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	16	.097	.125	.097	.222	-41	3	1	0	2	0	0
2001	28	49	35	32	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	17	.094	.121	.094	.215	-43	3	1	0	2	0	0
2002	29	91	40	37	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	21	.081	.105	.081	.186	-50	3	1	0	2	0	0
2003	30	133	40	37	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	21	.081	.105	.081	.186	-50	3	1	0	2	0	0
2004	31	174	45	42	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	22	.071	.093	.071	.164	-56	3	2	0	2	0	0
2005	32	204	45	42	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	22	.071	.093	.071	.164	-56	3	2	0	2	0	0
2006	33	205	45	42	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	22	.071	.093	.071	.164	-56	3	2	0	2	0	0
2007	34	208	45	42	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	22	.071	.093	.071	.164	-56	3	2	0	2	0	0

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1999	26	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	2
2000	27	14	27	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.000	.037	.000	.037	0	14
2001	28	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	33
2002	29	42	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	42

2004	31	41	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	41
5 Seasons		132	43	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	.000	.023	.000	.023	0	132
162 Game Avg.		162	53	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	27	.000	.023	.000	.023	0	132

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HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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