Jayson Werth

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 235lb (196cm, 106kg)

Born: May 20, 1979 in Springfield, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Glenwood HS (Chatham, IL).

High School: Glenwood HS (Chatham, IL)

Debut: September 1, 2002 (Age 23-104d, 18,161st in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 2017 (Age 38-134d)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2003 season

Agents: Boras Corporation • Previously: Jeff Borris

Full Name: Jayson Richard Gowan Werth

Nicknames: Werewolf, The Wolf of First Street, Sunshine, J-Dub or Dub

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Relatives: Grandson of Dick Schofield; Nephew of Dick Schofield; Stepson of Dennis Werth

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.2

5484

1465

229

.267

883

RBI

799

132

OBP

.360

SLG

.455

OPS

.816

OPS+

117

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1997	18	BAL-min	Rk	32	111	88	16	26	6	0	1	8	7	1	22	22	.295	.432	.398	.830		35	0	0	0	1	0		OLS · GULF
1998	19	BAL-min	A,AA	125	497	427	73	111	22	3	8	54	22	6	52	98	.260	.359	.382	.741		163	14	15	1	2	0		DEL,BOW · SALL,EL
1999	20	BAL-min	A+,AA	101	423	357	59	105	15	2	4	41	23	4	54	63	.294	.390	.381	.771		136	5	5	2	5	2		FDK,BOW · CARL,EL
2000	21	BAL-min	AA,A+	109	435	359	63	86	19	2	7	44	14	4	64	65	.240	.358	.362	.720		130	13	4	5	3	2		BOW,FDK · EL,CARL
2001	22	TOR-min	AA,A+	125	530	439	60	119	26	1	20	83	13	4	80	112	.271	.382	.472	.853		207	7	3	1	7	0		KNX,DUN · SOUL,FLOR
2002	23	TOR-min	AAA	127	523	443	65	114	25	2	18	82	24	7	67	125	.257	.354	.445	.798		197	7	4	0	9	2		SYR · IL
2002	23	TOR	AL	15	53	46	4	12	2	1	0	6	1	0	6	11	.261	.340	.348	.687	81	16	4	0	0	1	0	9/78
2003	24	TOR-min	AAA,A+	82	323	298	47	79	24	1	13	52	12	1	18	82	.265	.307	.483	.790		144	9	2	0	5	1		SYR,DUN · IL,FLOR
2003	24	TOR	AL	26	51	48	7	10	4	0	2	10	1	0	3	22	.208	.255	.417	.672	71	20	0	0	0	0	0	9/HD8
2004	25	LAD-min	AAA	14	60	51	13	21	2	1	5	20	2	0	8	10	.412	.500	.784	1.284		40	2	1	0	0	0		LVG · PCL
2004	25	LAD	NL	89	326	290	56	76	11	3	16	47	4	1	30	85	.262	.338	.486	.825	115	141	1	4	1	1	0	7H9/8D
2005	26	LAD-min	AAA	15	64	49	9	18	0	0	3	10	6	1	13	17	.367	.516	.551	1.067		27	0	2	0	0	0		LVG · PCL
2005	26	LAD	NL	102	395	337	46	79	22	2	7	43	11	2	48	114	.234	.338	.374	.711	89	126	10	6	1	3	2	798/HD

2007	28	PHI-min	A+	4	15	13	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.077	.200	.077	.277		1	1	0	0	0	0		CLW · FLOR
2007	28	PHI	NL	94	304	255	43	76	11	3	8	49	7	1	44	73	.298	.404	.459	.863	120	117	0	2	2	1	1	97H/83
2008	29	PHI-min	A+	2	8	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.167	.375	.167	.542		1	0	1	0	0	0		CLW · FLOR
2008	29	PHI	NL	134	482	418	73	114	16	3	24	67	20	1	57	119	.273	.363	.498	.861	122	208	2	4	0	3	1	*987H
2009	30	PHI	NL	159	676	571	98	153	26	1	36	99	20	3	91	156	.268	.373	.506	.879	129	289	11	8	0	6	8	*98/H7	AS,MVP-17
2010	31	PHI	NL	156	652	554	106	164	46	2	27	85	13	3	82	147	.296	.388	.532	.921	144	295	11	7	0	9	6	*98/H	MVP-8
2011	32	WSN	NL	150	649	561	69	130	26	1	20	58	19	3	74	160	.232	.330	.389	.718	97	218	10	10	0	4	5	*98/H
2012	33	WSN-min	AAA,A+	9	35	27	6	8	3	0	0	5	0	0	8	6	.296	.457	.407	.865		11	1	0	0	0	1		SYR,POT · IL,CARL
2012	33	WSN	NL	81	344	300	42	90	21	3	5	31	8	2	42	57	.300	.387	.440	.827	124	132	3	1	0	1	2	98/H
2013	34	WSN-min	A+	6	20	18	6	10	1	0	2	8	0	0	2	0	.556	.600	.944	1.544		17	0	0	0	0	0		POT · CARL
2013	34	WSN	NL	129	532	462	84	147	24	0	25	82	10	1	60	101	.318	.398	.532	.931	153	246	9	5	0	5	3	*9/DH	MVP-13
2014	35	WSN	NL	147	629	534	85	156	37	1	16	82	9	1	83	113	.292	.394	.455	.849	134	243	9	9	0	3	3	*9/DH	MVP-18
2015	36	WSN-min	AAA,A+	12	43	36	3	12	2	0	1	8	1	0	5	5	.333	.419	.472	.891		17	0	1	0	1	0		SYR,POT · IL,CARL
2015	36	WSN	NL	88	378	331	51	73	16	1	12	42	0	1	38	84	.221	.302	.384	.685	85	127	8	3	0	6	0	79/HD
2016	37	WSN	NL	143	606	525	84	128	28	0	21	69	5	1	71	139	.244	.335	.417	.752	97	219	17	4	0	6	0	*7/DH9
2017	38	WSN-min	AAA,A+	6	18	13	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	.231	.444	.308	.752		4	0	1	0	0	1		SYR,POT · IL,CARL
2017	38	WSN	NL	70	289	252	35	57	10	1	10	29	4	3	35	69	.226	.322	.393	.715	83	99	4	1	0	1	1	79/DH
2018	39	SEA-min	AAA	36	145	126	16	26	11	0	4	19	0	0	15	33	.206	.297	.389	.685		49	2	2	0	2	0		TAC · PCL
15 Yrs				1583	6366	5484	883	1465	300	22	229	799	132	23	764	1450	.267	.360	.455	.816	117	2496	99	64	4	50	32
162 Game Avg.				162	651	561	90	150	31	2	23	82	14	2	78	148	.267	.360	.455	.816	117	255	10	7	0	5	3

WSN (7 yrs)				808	3427	2965	450	781	162	7	109	393	55	12	403	723	.263	.355	.433	.788	113	1284	60	33	0	26	14
PHI (4 yrs)				543	2114	1798	320	507	99	9	95	300	60	8	274	495	.282	.380	.506	.885	130	909	24	21	2	19	16
LAD (2 yrs)				191	721	627	102	155	33	5	23	90	15	3	78	199	.247	.338	.426	.764	101	267	11	10	2	4	2
TOR (2 yrs)				41	104	94	11	22	6	1	2	16	2	0	9	33	.234	.298	.383	.681	76	36	4	0	0	1	0

NL (13 yrs)				1542	6262	5390	872	1443	294	21	227	783	130	23	755	1417	.268	.361	.456	.818	117	2460	95	64	4	49	32
AL (2 yrs)				41	104	94	11	22	6	1	2	16	2	0	9	33	.234	.298	.383	.681	76	36	4	0	0	1	0

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