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Jason Hammel

Q: When was Jason Hammel born?

Jason Hammel was born on September 2, 1982.

Q: Where was Jason Hammel born?

Jason Hammel was born in Greenville, SC .

Q: How tall is Jason Hammel?

Jason Hammel is 6-6 (198 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Jason Hammel weigh when playing?

Jason Hammel weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Jason Hammel play?

Jason Hammel played 13 seasons.

Q: Is Jason Hammel in the Hall of Fame?

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

Q: When was Jason Hammel drafted?

Jason Hammel was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 23rd round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from South Kitsap HS (Port Orchard, WA) , the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 19th round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR) and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 10th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Jason Hammel have?

Jason Hammel had 1,428 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Jason Hammel played for?

Jason Hammel played for 7 teams; the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals.

Q: When did Jason Hammel retire?

Jason Hammel last played in 2018.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 225lb (198cm, 102kg)

Born: September 2, 1982 in Greenville, SC us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 23rd round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from South Kitsap HS (Port Orchard, WA), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 19th round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR) and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 10th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR).

High School: South Kitsap HS (Port Orchard, WA)

School: Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR)

Debut: April 11, 2006 (Age 23-221d, 18,831st in major league history)
vs. BAL 3.1 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 7 ER, L

Last Game: September 27, 2018 (Age 36-025d)
vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Agents: ACES • Previously: Octagon

Full Name: Jason Aaron Hammel

Nicknames: Hammer

Pronunciation: \HAM-mel\

Twitter: @HammelTime39

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.1

114

ERA

4.62

377

298

1810.1

1428

WHIP

1.373

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
2002	19	TBD-min	A-,Rk	1	5	.167	4.74	15	10	3	0	0	2	57.0	78	41	30	0	14	0	43	4	2	3	267			1.614	12.3	0.0	2.2	6.8	3.07	HDV,PRI NYPL,APPY
2003	20	TBD-min	A	6	2	.750	3.40	14	12	1	1	0	0	76.2	70	32	29	2	27	1	50	2	1	4	320			1.265	8.2	0.2	3.2	5.9	1.85	CHS SALL
2004	21	TBD-min	A,A+	10	9	.526	2.66	29	29	0	0	0	0	166.0	146	72	49	11	47	0	153	6	0	11	680			1.163	7.9	0.6	2.5	8.3	3.26	CHS,BAK SALL,CALL
2005	22	TBD-min	AA,AAA	11	4	.733	3.24	22	22	0	3	0	0	136.0	127	57	49	13	46	0	124	5	1	6	569			1.272	8.4	0.9	3.0	8.2	2.70	MTG,DHM SOUL,IL
2006	23	TBD-min	AAA	5	9	.357	4.23	24	24	0	1	0	0	127.2	133	71	60	11	36	0	117	7	1	5	547			1.324	9.4	0.8	2.5	8.2	3.25	DHM IL
2006	23	TBD	AL	0	6	.000	7.77	9	9	0	0	0	0	44.0	61	38	38	7	21	0	32	1	2	3	208	59	5.26	1.864	12.5	1.4	4.3	6.5	1.52
2007	24	TBD-min	AAA	4	5	.444	3.42	13	13	0	2	1	0	76.1	61	29	29	3	28	0	75	4	2	7	316			1.166	7.2	0.4	3.3	8.8	2.68	DHM IL
2007	24	TBD	AL	3	5	.375	6.14	24	14	2	0	0	0	85.0	100	58	58	12	40	1	64	2	0	3	384	74	5.05	1.647	10.6	1.3	4.2	6.8	1.60
2008	25	TBR	AL	4	4	.500	4.60	40	5	21	0	0	2	78.1	83	45	40	11	35	4	44	2	0	7	346	96	5.25	1.506	9.5	1.3	4.0	5.1	1.26
2009	26	COL	NL	10	8	.556	4.33	34	30	0	1	0	0	176.2	203	94	85	17	42	6	133	9	0	4	771	109	3.71	1.387	10.3	0.9	2.1	6.8	3.17
2010	27	COL-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	5.14	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	9	4	4	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	29			1.429	11.6	1.3	1.3	7.7	6.00	CSP PCL
2010	27	COL	NL	10	9	.526	4.81	30	30	0	0	0	0	177.2	201	97	95	18	47	1	141	6	2	13	770	96	3.70	1.396	10.2	0.9	2.4	7.1	3.00
2011	28	COL	NL	7	13	.350	4.76	32	27	2	0	0	1	170.1	175	100	90	21	68	3	94	6	1	8	739	96	4.83	1.427	9.2	1.1	3.6	5.0	1.38
2012	29	BAL-min	A+	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	20			0.800	5.4	0.0	1.8	12.6	7.00	FDK CARL
2012	29	BAL	AL	8	6	.571	3.43	20	20	0	1	1	0	118.0	104	48	45	9	42	2	113	2	0	3	493	123	3.29	1.237	7.9	0.7	3.2	8.6	2.69
2013	30	BAL-min	A-,AA	0	0		1.35	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.2	6	1	1	0	1	0	5	2	0	0	29			1.050	8.1	0.0	1.4	6.8	5.00	ADN,BOW NYPL,EL
2013	30	BAL	AL	7	8	.467	4.97	26	23	1	0	0	1	139.1	155	81	77	22	48	1	96	8	0	1	611	82	4.93	1.457	10.0	1.4	3.1	6.2	2.00
2014	31	TOT	MLB	10	11	.476	3.47	30	29	1	0	0	0	176.1	154	70	68	23	44	2	158	8	0	6	715	108	3.92	1.123	7.9	1.2	2.2	8.1	3.59
2014	31	CHC	NL	8	5	.615	2.98	17	17	0	0	0	0	108.2	88	36	36	10	23	2	104	5	0	4	429	127	3.19	1.021	7.3	0.8	1.9	8.6	4.52
2014	31	OAK	AL	2	6	.250	4.26	13	12	1	0	0	0	67.2	66	34	32	13	21	0	54	3	0	2	286	88	5.10	1.286	8.8	1.7	2.8	7.2	2.57
2015	32	CHC	NL	10	7	.588	3.74	31	31	0	0	0	0	170.2	158	79	71	23	40	4	172	6	0	10	710	102	3.68	1.160	8.3	1.2	2.1	9.1	4.30
2016	33	CHC	NL	15	10	.600	3.83	30	30	0	0	0	0	166.2	148	77	71	25	53	0	144	9	0	9	692	109	4.48	1.206	8.0	1.4	2.9	7.8	2.72
2017	34	KCR	AL	8	13	.381	5.29	32	32	0	0	0	0	180.1	209	109	106	26	48	2	145	9	1	7	804	85	4.37	1.425	10.4	1.3	2.4	7.2	3.02
2018	35	KCR	AL	4	14	.222	6.02	39	18	14	0	0	0	127.0	168	91	85	18	39	4	92	3	0	3	583	72	4.55	1.630	11.9	1.3	2.8	6.5	2.36
13 Yrs				96	114	.457	4.62	377	298	41	2	1	4	1810.1	1919	987	929	232	567	30	1428	71	6	77	7826	93	4.26	1.373	9.5	1.2	2.8	7.1	2.52
162 Game Avg.				10	11	.457	4.62	38	30	4	0	0	0	182	193	99	94	23	57	3	144	7	1	8	788	93	4.26	1.373	9.5	1.2	2.8	7.1	2.52

TBR (3 yrs)				7	15	.318	5.90	73	28	23	0	0	2	207.1	244	141	136	30	96	5	140	5	2	13	938	76	5.17	1.640	10.6	1.3	4.2	6.1	1.46
COL (3 yrs)				27	30	.474	4.63	96	87	2	1	0	1	524.2	579	291	270	56	157	10	368	21	3	25	2280	100	4.07	1.403	9.9	1.0	2.7	6.3	2.34
CHC (3 yrs)				33	22	.600	3.59	78	78	0	0	0	0	446.0	394	192	178	58	116	6	420	20	0	23	1831	110	3.86	1.143	8.0	1.2	2.3	8.5	3.62
KCR (2 yrs)				12	27	.308	5.59	71	50	14	0	0	0	307.1	377	200	191	44	87	6	237	12	1	10	1387	79	4.44	1.510	11.0	1.3	2.5	6.9	2.72
BAL (2 yrs)				15	14	.517	4.27	46	43	1	1	1	1	257.1	259	129	122	31	90	3	209	10	0	4	1104	97	4.18	1.356	9.1	1.1	3.1	7.3	2.32
OAK (1 yr)				2	6	.250	4.26	13	12	1	0	0	0	67.2	66	34	32	13	21	0	54	3	0	2	286	88	5.10	1.286	8.8	1.7	2.8	7.2	2.57

AL (8 yrs)				36	62	.367	5.16	203	133	39	1	1	3	839.2	946	504	481	118	294	14	640	30	3	29	3715	83	4.59	1.477	10.1	1.3	3.2	6.9	2.18
NL (6 yrs)				60	52	.536	4.15	174	165	2	1	0	1	970.2	973	483	448	114	273	16	788	41	3	48	4111	104	3.97	1.284	9.0	1.1	2.5	7.3	2.89

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jason Hammel?

Jason Hammel is 42 years old.

When was Jason Hammel born?

Jason Hammel was born on September 2, 1982.

Where was Jason Hammel born?

Jason Hammel was born in Greenville, SC.

How tall is Jason Hammel?

Jason Hammel is 6-6 (198 cm) tall.

How much did Jason Hammel weigh when playing?

Jason Hammel weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jason Hammel play?

Jason Hammel played 13 seasons.

Is Jason Hammel in the Hall of Fame?

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

When was Jason Hammel drafted?

Jason Hammel was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 23rd round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from South Kitsap HS (Port Orchard, WA), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 19th round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR) and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 10th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR).

What position did Jason Hammel play?

Jason Hammel was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Jason Hammel have?

Jason Hammel had 1,428 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Jason Hammel played for?

Jason Hammel played for 7 teams; the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals.

When did Jason Hammel retire?

Jason Hammel last played in 2018.

What is Jason Hammel's Twitter account?

Jason Hammel is on Twitter at HammelTime39.

What are Jason Hammel's nicknames?

Hammer is a nickname for Jason Hammel.

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