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Jayson Werth
Jayson Richard Gowan Werth

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 190 lb.

Debut September 1, 2002

Born May 20, 1979 in Springfield, IL

Stepson of Dennis Werth, Grandson of Dick Schofield, and Nephew of Dick Schofield

Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1997. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2002 23 TOR AL  15   46    4   12   2  1   0    6   1  0   6  11  .261  .340  .348   81   16   0   1   0   0   4
 2003 24 TOR AL  26   48    7   10   4  0   2   10   1  0   3  22  .208  .255  .417   71   20   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 25 LAD NL  89  290   56   76  11  3  16   47   4  1  30  85  .262  .338  .486  115  141   1   1   0   4   1
 2005 26 LAD NL 102  337   46   79  22  2   7   43  11  2  48 114  .234  .338  .374   89  126   1   3   2   6  10
 2007 28 PHI NL  94  255   43   76  11  3   8   49   7  1  44  73  .298  .404  .459  119  117   2   1   1   2   0
 2008 29 PHI NL 134  418   73  114  16  3  24   67  20  1  57 119  .273  .363  .498  121  208   0   3   1   4   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      460 1394  229  367  66 12  57  222  44  5 188 424  .263  .355  .451  109  628   4   9   4  16  17
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        491   81  129  23  4  20   78  15  2  66 149  .263  .355  .451  109  221   1   3   1   6   6
 Career High    134  418   73  114  22  3  24   67  20  2  57 119  .298  .404  .498  121  208   2   3   2   6  10
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2002 23 TOR AL   53   39    5   3.4   109| .261  .269| .340  .337| .348  .432| .688  .769|  81  .339  -1.1  -0.1 100%
 2003 24 TOR AL   51   38    5   3.5   110| .208  .272| .255  .339| .417  .436| .672  .775|  71  .342  -2.3  -0.2 100%
 2004 25 LAD NL  326  218   51   6.3   107| .262  .264| .338  .334| .486  .427| .824  .762| 115  .599   5.7   0.5  80%
 2005 26 LAD NL  395  274   45   4.4   106| .234  .266| .338  .336| .374  .424| .712  .760|  89  .456  -4.1  -0.4  84%
 2007 28 PHI NL  304  183   53   7.8   115| .298  .279| .404  .349| .459  .445| .863  .794| 119  .686   8.4   0.8  87%
 2008 29 PHI NL  482  310   84   7.3   110| .273  .271| .363  .343| .498  .432| .861  .775| 121  .673  12.5   1.2  95%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      1611 1062  243   6.1   110| .263  .270| .355  .340| .451  .432| .806  .772| 109  .597  19.1   1.8  89%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2002 23 TOR AL OF 15 32 1 0 0 1.000 .985 2.20 2.05 2.45 2.35 13 121.0 RF 10 22 1 0 0 1.000 .983 2.30 1.82 2.30 2.12 10 90.0 LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.75 2.05 2.13 2 22.0 CF 1 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 6.00 2.50 6.00 2.80 1 9.0 2003 24 TOR AL OF 20 29 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 2.08 2.50 2.35 11 108.0 RF 19 22 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.21 1.79 2.09 2.11 10 99.0 DH 2 CF 1 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 6.00 2.40 6.00 2.80 1 9.0 2004 25 LAD NL OF 79 146 6 4 2 .974 .982 1.92 1.85 2.12 2.16 70 644.0 LF 65 116 6 4 2 .968 .980 1.88 1.48 2.09 1.85 58 526.0 RF 14 19 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.36 1.71 2.31 2.09 8 74.0 CF 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .991 1.83 2.27 2.25 2.54 4 44.0 DH 1 2005 26 LAD NL OF 101 218 6 3 2 .987 .984 2.22 1.86 2.43 2.19 96 831.0 LF 64 84 3 0 0 1.000 .984 1.36 1.52 2.27 1.94 36 345.3 RF 43 71 3 0 2 1.000 .980 1.72 1.75 2.29 2.10 37 291.0 CF 30 63 1 3 0 .955 .988 2.13 2.15 2.96 2.51 23 194.7 2007 28 PHI NL OF 76 147 9 2 2 .987 .984 2.05 1.94 2.44 2.30 63 575.7 RF 58 109 7 2 1 .983 .981 2.00 1.81 2.34 2.18 55 446.0 LF 37 35 2 0 1 1.000 .984 1.00 1.55 2.61 2.00 8 127.7 CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.30 13.50 2.70 0 2.0 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 7.80 9.00 9.00 0 1.0 2008 29 PHI NL RF 88 143 7 0 1 1.000 .982 1.70 1.83 2.04 2.12 73 661.3 CF 31 73 2 2 1 .974 .989 2.42 2.26 2.89 2.61 26 233.3 LF 28 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.54 1.47 1.89 1.91 4 71.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2007 28 PHI NL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 7.80 9.00 9.00 0 1.0 2002 23 TOR AL CF 1 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 6.00 2.50 6.00 2.80 1 9.0 2003 24 TOR AL CF 1 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 6.00 2.40 6.00 2.80 1 9.0 2004 25 LAD NL CF 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .991 1.83 2.27 2.25 2.54 4 44.0 2005 26 LAD NL CF 30 63 1 3 0 .955 .988 2.13 2.15 2.96 2.51 23 194.7 2007 28 PHI NL CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.30 13.50 2.70 0 2.0 2008 29 PHI NL CF 31 73 2 2 1 .974 .989 2.42 2.26 2.89 2.61 26 233.3 2003 24 TOR AL DH 2 2004 25 LAD NL DH 1 2002 23 TOR AL LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.75 2.05 2.13 2 22.0 2004 25 LAD NL LF 65 116 6 4 2 .968 .980 1.88 1.48 2.09 1.85 58 526.0 2005 26 LAD NL LF 64 84 3 0 0 1.000 .984 1.36 1.52 2.27 1.94 36 345.3 2007 28 PHI NL LF 37 35 2 0 1 1.000 .984 1.00 1.55 2.61 2.00 8 127.7 2008 29 PHI NL LF 28 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.54 1.47 1.89 1.91 4 71.3 2002 23 TOR AL OF 15 32 1 0 0 1.000 .985 2.20 2.05 2.45 2.35 13 121.0 2003 24 TOR AL OF 20 29 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 2.08 2.50 2.35 11 108.0 2004 25 LAD NL OF 79 146 6 4 2 .974 .982 1.92 1.85 2.12 2.16 70 644.0 2005 26 LAD NL OF 101 218 6 3 2 .987 .984 2.22 1.86 2.43 2.19 96 831.0 2007 28 PHI NL OF 76 147 9 2 2 .987 .984 2.05 1.94 2.44 2.30 63 575.7 2002 23 TOR AL RF 10 22 1 0 0 1.000 .983 2.30 1.82 2.30 2.12 10 90.0 2003 24 TOR AL RF 19 22 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.21 1.79 2.09 2.11 10 99.0 2004 25 LAD NL RF 14 19 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.36 1.71 2.31 2.09 8 74.0 2005 26 LAD NL RF 43 71 3 0 2 1.000 .980 1.72 1.75 2.29 2.10 37 291.0 2007 28 PHI NL RF 58 109 7 2 1 .983 .981 2.00 1.81 2.34 2.18 55 446.0 2008 29 PHI NL RF 88 143 7 0 1 1.000 .982 1.70 1.83 2.04 2.12 73 661.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 291 572 23 9 6 .985 .984 2.04 1.90 2.35 2.23 253 2279.7 198 71 232# RF* 232 386 19 2 4 .995 .981 1.75 1.80 2.19 2.13 193 1661.3 LF* 198 255 11 4 3 .985 .982 1.34 1.51 2.19 1.90 108 1092.3 CF* 71 162 3 5 1 .971 .989 2.32 2.22 3.02 2.57 55 492.0 DH 3 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 7.80 9.00 9.00 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 292 573 23 9 6 .985 .984 2.04 1.92 2.35 2.23 253 2281
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2004   NLDS  LAD STL     L   4  14   3   4  1  0  2   3   3   4  .286  .412  .786   0  0   0   0   0 
 2007   NLDS  PHI COL     L   2   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .250  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 2008   NLDS  PHI MIL     W   4  16   3   5  3  1  1   1   0   6  .313  .313  .813   1  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  PHI LAD     W   5  21   2   4  1  0  0   0   1   7  .190  .227  .238   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    PHI TBR     W   5  18   4   8  3  0  1   3   6   4  .444  .583  .778   3  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       1-2  10  33   6   9  4  1  3   4   4  11  .273  .351  .727   1  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   3-2  20  72  12  21  8  1  4   7  11  22  .292  .386  .597   4  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Power/Speed Number
2008 NL-21.8-10

HOF Standards: Batting - 12.0 (1337) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.0 (2070) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 3, 1997: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1997.

December 11, 2000: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Toronto Blue Jays for John Bale.

March 29, 2004: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jason Frasor.

December 12, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2003Toronto Blue Jays$300,000
2004Los Angeles Dodgers$303,000
2005Los Angeles Dodgers$337,000
2006Los Angeles Dodgers$355,000
2007Philadelphia Phillies$850,000
2008Philadelphia Phillies$1,700,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,845,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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