Jason Giambi

Q: When was Jason Giambi born?

Jason Giambi was born on January 8, 1971.

Q: Where was Jason Giambi born?

Jason Giambi was born in West Covina, CA .

Q: How tall is Jason Giambi?

Jason Giambi is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Jason Giambi weigh when playing?

Jason Giambi weighed 240 lbs (108 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Jason Giambi play?

Jason Giambi played 20 seasons.

Q: Is Jason Giambi in the Hall of Fame?

Jason Giambi has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Jason Giambi drafted?

Jason Giambi was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 43rd round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from South Hills HS (West Covina, CA) and the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA) .

Q: What position did Jason Giambi play?

Jason Giambi was a First Baseman, Designated Hitter and Leftfielder.

Q: How many hits did Jason Giambi have?

Jason Giambi had 2,010 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Jason Giambi have?

Jason Giambi had 440 home runs over his career.

Positions: First Baseman, Designated Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 240lb (190cm, 108kg)

Born: January 8, 1971 in West Covina, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 43rd round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from South Hills HS (West Covina, CA) and the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA).

High School: South Hills HS (West Covina, CA)

School: California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)

Debut: May 8, 1995 (Age 24-120d, 16,651st in major league history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2014 (Age 43-262d)
vs. TBR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1995 season

Agents: Wolfe, Tellem

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Jason Gilbert Giambi

Nicknames: Giambino

Pronunciation: \jee-AHM-bee\

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Relatives: Brother of Jeremy Giambi

MVP
5x All-Star
HR Derby Champ
2x Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

50.5

7267

2010

440

.277

1227

RBI

1441

OBP

.399

SLG

.516

OPS

.916

OPS+

139

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Games by Position

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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
1992	21	OAK-min	A-	13	50	41	9	13	3	0	3	13	1	1	9	6	.317	.440	.610	1.050		25	0	0	0	0	1		SOR · NORW
1993	22	OAK-min	A+	89	400	313	72	91	16	2	12	60	2	3	73	47	.291	.436	.470	.906		147	12	10	1	3	7		MOD · CALL
1994	23	OAK-min	AA,AAA	108	438	369	59	99	29	0	10	68	1	0	52	63	.268	.352	.428	.780		158	9	2	3	12	4		HVL,TAC · SOUL,PCL
1995	24	OAK-min	AAA	55	229	190	34	65	26	1	3	41	0	0	34	26	.342	.441	.537	.978		102	4	2	0	3	4		EDM · PCL
1995	24	OAK	AL	54	210	176	27	45	7	0	6	25	2	1	28	31	.256	.364	.398	.761	107	70	4	3	1	2	0	53/HD
1996	25	OAK	AL	140	598	536	84	156	40	1	20	79	0	1	51	95	.291	.355	.481	.836	109	258	15	5	1	5	3	375D/H9
1997	26	OAK	AL	142	588	519	66	152	41	2	20	81	0	1	55	89	.293	.362	.495	.857	126	257	11	6	0	8	3	73D/H
1998	27	OAK	AL	153	657	562	92	166	28	0	27	110	2	2	81	102	.295	.384	.489	.873	130	275	16	5	0	9	7	*3/D
1999	28	OAK	AL	158	695	575	115	181	36	1	33	123	1	1	105	106	.315	.422	.553	.975	153	318	11	7	0	8	6	*3D/H5	MVP-8
2000	29	OAK	AL	152	664	510	108	170	29	1	43	137	2	0	*137*	96	.333	*.476*	.647	1.123	187	330	9	9	0	8	6	*3D/H	AS,MVP-1
2001	30	OAK	AL	154	671	520	109	178	47	2	38	120	2	0	129	83	.342	.477	.660	1.137	199	343	17	13	0	9	24	*3D/H	AS,MVP-2,SS
2002	31	NYY	AL	155	689	560	120	176	34	1	41	122	2	2	109	112	.314	.435	.598	1.034	172	335	18	15	0	5	4	3D	AS,MVP-5,SS
2003	32	NYY	AL	156	690	535	97	134	25	0	41	107	2	1	129	140	.250	.412	.527	.939	148	282	9	21	0	5	9	3D/H	AS,MVP-13
2004	33	NYY-min	A+	2	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.167	.286	.167	.452		1	0	0	0	0	1		TAM · FLOR
2004	33	NYY	AL	80	322	264	33	55	9	0	12	40	0	1	47	62	.208	.342	.379	.720	90	100	5	8	0	3	1	3D/H	AS
2005	34	NYY	AL	139	545	417	74	113	14	0	32	87	0	0	108	109	.271	.440	.535	.975	161	223	7	19	0	1	5	3D/H	MVP-18
2006	35	NYY	AL	139	579	446	92	113	25	0	37	113	2	0	110	106	.253	.413	.558	.971	148	249	10	16	0	7	12	D3/H	MVP-14
2007	36	NYY-min	A+,AAA	9	31	22	1	5	1	0	1	2	0	1	9	7	.227	.452	.409	.861		9	0	0	0	0	1		TAM,SWB · FLOR,IL
2007	36	NYY	AL	83	303	254	31	60	8	0	14	39	1	0	40	66	.236	.356	.433	.790	107	110	1	8	0	1	2	D3H
2008	37	NYY	AL	145	565	458	68	113	19	1	32	96	2	1	76	111	.247	.373	.502	.876	128	230	6	22	0	9	5	*3D/H
2009	38	COL-min	AAA	6	24	18	4	8	1	0	2	4	0	1	6	3	.444	.583	.833	1.417		15	0	0	0	0	0		CSP · PCL
2009	38	TOT	MLB	102	359	293	43	59	14	0	13	51	0	0	57	80	.201	.343	.382	.725	92	112	6	7	0	2	1	3DH
2009	38	OAK	AL	83	328	269	39	52	13	0	11	40	0	0	50	72	.193	.332	.364	.697	85	98	6	7	0	2	1	3D/H
2009	38	COL	NL	19	31	24	4	7	1	0	2	11	0	0	7	8	.292	.452	.583	1.035	159	14	0	0	0	0	0	H/3
2010	39	COL	NL	87	222	176	17	43	9	0	6	35	2	0	35	47	.244	.378	.398	.776	98	70	5	6	0	5	5	H3/D
2011	40	COL-min	AAA	3	8	7	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.429	.500	.429	.929		3	0	1	0	0	0		CSP · PCL
2011	40	COL	NL	64	152	131	20	34	6	0	13	32	0	0	17	45	.260	.355	.603	.958	140	79	1	3	0	1	0	H3/D
2012	41	COL-min	AA,AAA	5	14	13	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.385	.429	.462	.890		6	1	0	0	0	0		TUL,CSP · TL,PCL
2012	41	COL	NL	60	113	89	7	20	4	0	1	8	0	0	20	24	.225	.372	.303	.675	75	27	4	2	0	2	2	H3/D
2013	42	CLE	AL	71	216	186	21	34	8	0	9	31	0	1	23	56	.183	.282	.371	.653	83	69	8	4	0	3	0	DH
2014	43	CLE-min	AA	6	19	17	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	.118	.211	.235	.446		4	1	0	0	0	0		AKR · EL
2014	43	CLE	AL	26	70	60	3	8	2	0	2	5	0	0	9	12	.133	.257	.267	.524	48	16	3	1	0	0	2	D/H
20 Yrs				2260	8908	7267	1227	2010	405	9	440	1441	20	12	1366	1572	.277	.399	.516	.916	139	3753	166	180	2	93	97
162 Game Avg.				162	639	521	88	144	29	1	32	103	1	1	98	113	.277	.399	.516	.916	139	269	12	13	0	7	7
				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
OAK (8 yrs)				1036	4411	3667	640	1100	241	7	198	715	9	6	636	674	.300	.406	.531	.938	144	1949	89	55	2	51	50
NYY (7 yrs)				897	3693	2934	515	764	134	2	209	604	9	5	619	706	.260	.404	.521	.925	143	1529	56	109	0	31	38
COL (4 yrs)				230	518	420	48	104	20	0	22	86	2	0	79	124	.248	.375	.452	.827	110	190	10	11	0	8	7
CLE (2 yrs)				97	286	246	24	42	10	0	11	36	0	1	32	68	.171	.276	.346	.622	75	85	11	5	0	3	2

AL (17 yrs)				2030	8390	6847	1179	1906	385	9	418	1355	18	12	1287	1448	.278	.401	.520	.921	141	3563	156	169	2	85	90
NL (4 yrs)				230	518	420	48	104	20	0	22	86	2	0	79	124	.248	.375	.452	.827	110	190	10	11	0	8	7

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jason Giambi?

Jason Giambi is 53 years old.

When was Jason Giambi born?

Jason Giambi was born on January 8, 1971.

Where was Jason Giambi born?

Jason Giambi was born in West Covina, CA.

How tall is Jason Giambi?

Jason Giambi is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Jason Giambi weigh when playing?

Jason Giambi weighed 240 lbs (108 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jason Giambi play?

Jason Giambi played 20 seasons.

Is Jason Giambi in the Hall of Fame?

Jason Giambi has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Jason Giambi drafted?

Jason Giambi was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 43rd round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from South Hills HS (West Covina, CA) and the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA).

What position did Jason Giambi play?

Jason Giambi was a First Baseman, Designated Hitter and Leftfielder.

How many hits did Jason Giambi have?

Jason Giambi had 2,010 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Jason Giambi have?

Jason Giambi had 440 home runs over his career.

What was Jason Giambi's average?

Jason Giambi had a .277 average over his career.

How many teams has Jason Giambi played for?

Jason Giambi played for 4 teams; the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies and Cleveland Indians.

How many World Series has Jason Giambi won?

Jason Giambi has never won a World Series.

When did Jason Giambi retire?

Jason Giambi last played in 2014.

What are Jason Giambi's nicknames?

Giambino is a nickname for Jason Giambi.

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