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Jake Westbrook

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.

Debut June 17, 2000

Born September 29, 1977 in Athens, GA

Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1996. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2000 22 NYY AL   0   2   3   2   0   0   1  0    6.7   15   10   10   1    4    1   0   0    38   1   0 13.50  4.82   36 2.850
 2001 23 CLE AL   4   4  23   6   0   0   3  0   64.7   79   43   42   6   22   48   4   4   290   4   0  5.85  4.48   77 1.562
 2002 24 CLE AL   1   3  11   4   0   0   1  0   41.7   50   30   27   6   12   20   1   1   185   1   0  5.83  4.38   75 1.488
 2003 25 CLE AL   7  10  34  22   1   0   4  0  133.0  142   70   64   9   56   58  12   3   580   1   0  4.33  4.39  101 1.489
 2004 26 CLE AL  14   9  33  30   5   1   2  0  215.7  208   95   81  19   61  116   5   4   895   3   1  3.38  4.36  129 1.247 AS
 2005 27 CLE AL  15  15  34  34   2   0   0  0  210.7  218  121  105  19   56  119   7   3   895   3   0  4.49  4.19   93 1.301
 2006 28 CLE AL  15  10  32  32   3   2   0  0  211.3  247  106   98  15   55  109   4   5   904   4   0  4.17  4.52  108 1.429
 2007 29 CLE AL   6   9  25  25   0   0   0  0  152.0  159   78   73  13   55   93   6   3   648   5   0  4.32  4.61  107 1.408
 2008 30 CLE AL   1   2   5   5   1   0   0  0   34.7   33   13   12   5    7   19   1   1   139   0   0  3.12  4.44  143 1.154
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .496  63  64 200 160  12   3  11  0 1070.3 1151  566  512  93  328  583  40  24  4574  22   1  4.31  4.41  102 1.382
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  12  37  30   2   0   2  0  202.0  217  106   96  17   61  110   7   4   863   4   0  4.31  4.41  102 1.382
 Career High     15  15  34  34   5   2   4  0  215.7  247  121  105  19   61  119  12   5   904   5   1  3.38  4.61  129 1.247

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2001 23 CLE AL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 2003 25 CLE AL   4    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0       1.000               0   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 26 CLE AL   2    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0 AS
 2005 27 CLE AL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2006 28 CLE AL   2    4    0    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .500  .500  .750  218    3   1   0   0   0   0
 2007 29 CLE AL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons       13   12    0    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   8  .167  .231  .250   27    3   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        150    0   25  12  0   0   12   0  0  12 100  .167  .231  .250   27   37  37   0   0   0   0
 Career High      4    4    0    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   2                           3   1   0   0   0   0
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2001 23 CLE AL    2    2    0   0.0   107| .000  .267| .000  .334| .000  .429| .000  .763|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2003 25 CLE AL    1    0    0            |           |1.000  .328|           |           |             0.3   0.0   0%
 2004 26 CLE AL    4    4    0   0.0   104| .000  .263| .000  .330| .000  .423| .000  .753|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 2005 27 CLE AL    2    2    0   0.0   102| .000  .264| .000  .326| .000  .418| .000  .743|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2006 28 CLE AL    5    3    1   8.9   111| .500  .275| .500  .340| .750  .438|1.250  .778| 218  .726   0.7   0.1   0%
 2007 29 CLE AL    2    2    0   0.0   109| .000  .274| .000  .342| .000  .429| .000  .772|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons        16   13    1   2.0   107| .167  .270| .231  .335| .250  .428| .481  .763|  27  .158  -1.2  -0.2     

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2000 22 NYY AL P 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.47 1.34 1.61 2 6.7 2001 23 CLE AL P 23 4 15 1 1 .950 .955 0.83 0.49 2.64 1.75 6 64.7 2002 24 CLE AL P 11 4 6 0 0 1.000 .962 0.91 0.48 2.16 1.68 4 41.7 2003 25 CLE AL P 34 6 24 1 3 .968 .958 0.88 0.49 2.03 1.73 22 133.0 2004 26 CLE AL P 33 24 49 3 6 .961 .948 2.21 0.45 3.05 1.66 30 215.7 AS 2005 27 CLE AL P 34 31 49 2 2 .976 .954 2.35 0.46 3.42 1.69 34 210.7 2006 28 CLE AL P 32 33 40 1 1 .986 .958 2.28 0.41 3.11 1.56 32 211.3 2007 29 CLE AL P 25 19 29 0 5 1.000 .954 1.92 0.42 2.84 1.60 25 152.0 2008 30 CLE AL P 5 3 8 1 1 .917 .948 2.20 0.42 2.85 1.61 5 34.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2000 22 NYY AL P 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.47 1.34 1.61 2 6.7 2001 23 CLE AL P 23 4 15 1 1 .950 .955 0.83 0.49 2.64 1.75 6 64.7 2002 24 CLE AL P 11 4 6 0 0 1.000 .962 0.91 0.48 2.16 1.68 4 41.7 2003 25 CLE AL P 34 6 24 1 3 .968 .958 0.88 0.49 2.03 1.73 22 133.0 2004 26 CLE AL P 33 24 49 3 6 .961 .948 2.21 0.45 3.05 1.66 30 215.7 2005 27 CLE AL P 34 31 49 2 2 .976 .954 2.35 0.46 3.42 1.69 34 210.7 2006 28 CLE AL P 32 33 40 1 1 .986 .958 2.28 0.41 3.11 1.56 32 211.3 2007 29 CLE AL P 25 19 29 0 5 1.000 .954 1.92 0.42 2.84 1.60 25 152.0 2008 30 CLE AL P 5 3 8 1 1 .917 .948 2.20 0.42 2.85 1.61 5 34.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 200 125 220 9 19 .975 .954 1.73 0.45 2.90 1.65 160 1070.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 200 125 220 9 19 .975 .954 1.73 0.45 2.90 1.65 160 1070
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2007   ALDS  CLE NYY     W   1   1  10.80  0  1  0  0   5     9   6   0   1 
        ALCS  CLE BOS     L   2   2   3.55  1  1  0  0  12.2  16   5   4   7 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      1-1   3   3   5.60  1  2  0  0  17.2  25  11   4   8 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 2004   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
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.

All-Star
2004

ERA
2004 AL-3.38-3

Wins
2004 AL-14-8
2005 AL-15-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
2004 AL-1.247-7

Innings
2004 AL-215.7-9
2005 AL-210.7-10
2006 AL-211.3-10

Games Started
2005 AL-34-3

Comp. Games
2004 AL-5-1
2005 AL-2-10
2006 AL-3-3

Shutouts
2004 AL-1-4
2006 AL-2-1

Hits Allowed
2006 AL-247-1

Losses
2005 AL-15-4

Earned Runs Allow.
2005 AL-105-9

Hit Batsmen
2003 AL-12-2

Batters Faced
2006 AL-904-7

Adjusted ERA+
2004 AL-129-4

       

Black Ink: Pitching - 3 (545) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 30 (769) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 5.0 (1327) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 9.5 (964) (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 4, 1996: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1996.

November 18, 1997: Traded by the Colorado Rockies with John Nicholson (minors) and Mark Hamlin (minors) to the Montreal Expos for Mike Lansing.

December 22, 1999: Traded by the Montreal Expos with players to be named later to the New York Yankees for Hideki Irabu. The Montreal Expos sent Ted Lilly (March 17, 2000) and Christian Parker (March 22, 2000) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

June 29, 2000: Traded by the New York Yankees with Zach Day and Ricky Ledee to the Cleveland Indians for David Justice.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2002Cleveland Indians$217,000
2003Cleveland Indians$305,500
2004Cleveland Indians$925,000
2005Cleveland Indians$2,900,000
2006Cleveland Indians$4,250,000
2007Cleveland Indians$6,100,000
2008Cleveland Indians$10,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$24,697,500

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