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Jeremy Affeldt

Q: How old is Jeremy Affeldt?

Jeremy Affeldt is 45 years old.

Q: When was Jeremy Affeldt born?

Jeremy Affeldt was born on June 6, 1979.

Q: Where was Jeremy Affeldt born?

Jeremy Affeldt was born in Phoenix, AZ .

Q: How tall is Jeremy Affeldt?

Jeremy Affeldt is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Jeremy Affeldt weigh when playing?

Jeremy Affeldt weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Jeremy Affeldt play?

Jeremy Affeldt played 14 seasons.

Q: Is Jeremy Affeldt in the Hall of Fame?

Jeremy Affeldt has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Jeremy Affeldt drafted?

Jeremy Affeldt was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Northwest Christian HS (Spokane, WA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Jeremy Affeldt have?

Jeremy Affeldt had 720 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Jeremy Affeldt played for?

Jeremy Affeldt played for 4 teams; the Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 225lb (193cm, 102kg)

Born: June 6, 1979 in Phoenix, AZ us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Northwest Christian HS (Spokane, WA).

High School: Northwest Christian HS (Spokane, WA)

Debut: April 6, 2002 (Age 22-304d, 18,023rd in major league history)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: October 4, 2015 (Age 36-120d)
vs. COL 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2002 season

Agents: Michael Moye

National Team: us USA (WBC)

Full Name: Jeremy David Affeldt

Pronunciation: \AFF-felt\

Twitter: @JeremyAffeldt

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3x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.7

ERA

3.97

774

926.0

720

WHIP

1.404

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1997	18	KCR-min	Rk	2	0	1.000	4.50	10	9	0	0	0	0	40.0	34	24	20	3	21	0	36	5	2	4	171			1.375	7.7	0.7	4.7	8.1	1.71	ROY GULF
1998	19	KCR-min	Rk,A	4	6	.400	4.44	18	12	0	0	0	0	73.0	77	45	36	2	36	0	75	8	0	9	331			1.548	9.5	0.2	4.4	9.2	2.08	ROY,LNS GULF,MIDW
1999	20	KCR-min	A	7	7	.500	3.83	27	24	1	2	1	0	143.1	140	78	61	4	80	0	111	8	4	14	637			1.535	8.8	0.3	5.0	7.0	1.39	CHL SALL
2000	21	KCR-min	A+	5	15	.250	4.09	27	26	0	0	0	0	147.1	158	87	67	7	59	0	92	10	1	17	656			1.473	9.7	0.4	3.6	5.6	1.56	WMT CARL
2001	22	KCR-min	AA	10	6	.625	3.90	25	25	0	0	0	0	145.1	153	74	63	9	46	0	128	10	1	3	621			1.369	9.5	0.6	2.8	7.9	2.78	WCH TL
2002	23	KCR-min	AA	0	0		1.50	3	3	0	0	0	0	6.0	1	1	1	0	3	0	3	1	0	2	21			0.667	1.5	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00	WCH TL
2002	23	KCR	AL	3	4	.429	4.64	34	7	4	0	0	0	77.2	85	41	40	8	37	4	67	3	2	5	353	107	4.12	1.571	9.8	0.9	4.3	7.8	1.81
2003	24	KCR	AL	7	6	.538	3.93	36	18	5	0	0	4	126.0	126	58	55	12	38	1	98	5	2	2	533	125	3.74	1.302	9.0	0.9	2.7	7.0	2.58
2004	25	KCR-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	4	0	4	0	0	3	4.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	14			0.500	4.5	0.0	0.0	11.3		OMA PCL
2004	25	KCR	AL	3	4	.429	4.95	38	8	26	0	0	13	76.1	91	49	42	6	32	2	49	3	3	4	344	97	4.16	1.611	10.7	0.7	3.8	5.8	1.53
2005	26	KCR-min	AAA	0	1	.000	6.48	9	0	3	0	0	0	8.1	9	7	6	1	6	0	9	0	0	2	38			1.800	9.7	1.1	6.5	9.7	1.50	OMA PCL
2005	26	KCR	AL	0	2	.000	5.26	49	0	13	0	0	0	49.2	56	35	29	3	29	2	39	0	0	5	232	84	3.99	1.711	10.1	0.5	5.3	7.1	1.34
2006	27	TOT	MLB	8	8	.500	6.20	54	9	12	0	0	1	97.1	102	74	67	13	55	3	48	2	0	2	448	77	5.65	1.613	9.4	1.2	5.1	4.4	0.87
2006	27	KCR	AL	4	6	.400	5.91	27	9	3	0	0	0	70.0	71	51	46	9	42	0	28	1	0	2	320	80	5.86	1.614	9.1	1.2	5.4	3.6	0.67
2006	27	COL	NL	4	2	.667	6.91	27	0	9	0	0	1	27.1	31	23	21	4	13	3	20	1	0	0	128	72	5.12	1.610	10.2	1.3	4.3	6.6	1.54
2007	28	COL	NL	4	3	.571	3.51	75	0	11	0	0	0	59.0	47	26	23	3	33	9	46	3	1	6	253	137	4.17	1.356	7.2	0.5	5.0	7.0	1.39
2008	29	CIN	NL	1	1	.500	3.33	74	0	20	0	0	0	78.1	78	36	29	9	25	0	80	3	0	6	335	132	3.66	1.315	9.0	1.0	2.9	9.2	3.20
2009	30	SFG	NL	2	2	.500	1.73	74	0	8	0	0	0	62.1	42	14	12	3	31	3	55	3	0	5	248	246	3.59	1.171	6.1	0.4	4.5	7.9	1.77	MVP-28
2010	31	SFG-min	A+	0	0		0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	12			1.000	6.0	0.0	3.0	12.0	4.00	SJO CALL
2010	31	SFG	NL	4	3	.571	4.14	53	0	14	0	0	4	50.0	56	25	23	4	24	5	44	3	0	4	228	95	3.98	1.600	10.1	0.7	4.3	7.9	1.83
2011	32	SFG	NL	3	2	.600	2.63	67	0	12	0	0	3	61.2	47	22	18	5	24	3	54	4	0	4	259	133	3.69	1.151	6.9	0.7	3.5	7.9	2.25
2012	33	SFG	NL	1	2	.333	2.70	67	0	10	0	0	3	63.1	57	23	19	1	23	1	57	3	0	5	267	131	2.73	1.263	8.1	0.1	3.3	8.1	2.48
2013	34	SFG	NL	1	5	.167	3.74	39	0	11	0	0	0	33.2	27	14	14	2	17	5	21	4	0	2	146	93	4.44	1.307	7.2	0.5	4.5	5.6	1.24
2014	35	SFG-min	A+,AAA	0	1	.000	8.31	4	1	0	0	0	0	4.1	5	4	4	0	2	0	5	1	0	0	20			1.615	10.4	0.0	4.2	10.4	2.50	SJO,FRE CALL,PCL
2014	35	SFG	NL	4	2	.667	2.28	62	0	9	0	0	0	55.1	47	14	14	1	14	1	41	4	1	4	225	152	2.86	1.102	7.6	0.2	2.3	6.7	2.93
2015	36	SFG-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	12			0.333	0.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	2.00	SAC PCL
2015	36	SFG	NL	2	2	.500	5.86	52	0	7	0	0	0	35.1	43	24	23	6	14	2	21	2	0	1	163	66	5.51	1.613	11.0	1.5	3.6	5.3	1.50
14 Yrs				43	46	.483	3.97	774	42	162	0	0	28	926.0	904	455	408	76	396	41	720	42	9	55	4034	110	4.01	1.404	8.8	0.7	3.8	7.0	1.82
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.483	3.97	64	4	14	0	0	2	77	75	38	34	6	33	3	60	4	1	5	336	110	4.01	1.404	8.8	0.7	3.8	7.0	1.82

SFG (7 yrs)				17	18	.486	3.06	414	0	71	0	0	10	361.2	319	136	123	22	147	20	293	23	1	25	1536	122	3.67	1.288	7.9	0.5	3.7	7.3	1.99
KCR (5 yrs)				17	22	.436	4.77	184	42	51	0	0	17	399.2	429	234	212	38	178	9	281	12	7	18	1782	101	4.30	1.519	9.7	0.9	4.0	6.3	1.58
COL (2 yrs)				8	5	.615	4.59	102	0	20	0	0	1	86.1	78	49	44	7	46	12	66	4	1	6	381	106	4.47	1.436	8.1	0.7	4.8	6.9	1.43
CIN (1 yr)				1	1	.500	3.33	74	0	20	0	0	0	78.1	78	36	29	9	25	0	80	3	0	6	335	132	3.66	1.315	9.0	1.0	2.9	9.2	3.20

NL (10 yrs)				26	24	.520	3.35	590	0	111	0	0	11	526.1	475	221	196	38	218	32	439	30	2	37	2252	120	3.80	1.317	8.1	0.6	3.7	7.5	2.01
AL (5 yrs)				17	22	.436	4.77	184	42	51	0	0	17	399.2	429	234	212	38	178	9	281	12	7	18	1782	101	4.30	1.519	9.7	0.9	4.0	6.3	1.58

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jeremy Affeldt?

Jeremy Affeldt is 45 years old.

When was Jeremy Affeldt born?

Jeremy Affeldt was born on June 6, 1979.

Where was Jeremy Affeldt born?

Jeremy Affeldt was born in Phoenix, AZ.

How tall is Jeremy Affeldt?

Jeremy Affeldt is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much did Jeremy Affeldt weigh when playing?

Jeremy Affeldt weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jeremy Affeldt play?

Jeremy Affeldt played 14 seasons.

Is Jeremy Affeldt in the Hall of Fame?

Jeremy Affeldt has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Jeremy Affeldt drafted?

Jeremy Affeldt was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Northwest Christian HS (Spokane, WA).

What position did Jeremy Affeldt play?

Jeremy Affeldt was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Jeremy Affeldt have?

Jeremy Affeldt had 720 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Jeremy Affeldt played for?

Jeremy Affeldt played for 4 teams; the Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants.

How many World Series has Jeremy Affeldt won?

Jeremy Affeldt has won 3 World Series.

When did Jeremy Affeldt retire?

Jeremy Affeldt last played in 2015.

What is Jeremy Affeldt's Twitter account?

Jeremy Affeldt is on Twitter at JeremyAffeldt.

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