Andy Ashby
Born: 7/11/1967 in Kansas City, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1991-06-10 | Final Game: 2004-09-14
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 180 lbs
Full name: Andrew Jason Ashby
Biography
Andy Ashby, born in 1967, was a notable pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1991 until his retirement in 2004. His career spanned over a decade, during which he achieved a record of 98 wins and 110 losses, an earned run average (ERA) of 4.12, and recorded 1,173 strikeouts. Ashby was recognized for his contributions to the game with two All-Star selections, highlighting his effectiveness on the mound and his ability to compete at a high level during the 1990s and early 2000s.
Ashby was known for his competitive spirit and durability, often taking the ball in critical situations for his teams. He spent time with several franchises, including the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies, where he made a significant impact. His playing style was characterized by a mix of power and finesse, allowing him to strike out batters while managing to keep his ERA respectable. As a member of the pitching rotation during an era marked by offensive prowess, Ashby contributed to the game with his steady performances and remains a respected figure in baseball history.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | 110 | 309 | 285 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1810.7 | 1857 | 829 | 205 | 540 | 1173 | 4.12 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | PHI | NL | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 41 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 6.00 | -874.2 |
| 1992 | PHI | NL | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 24 | 7.54 | -1521.3 |
| 1993 | COL | NL | 0 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54.0 | 89 | 51 | 32 | 33 | 8.50 | -987.8 |
| 1993 | SDP | NL | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 79 | 42 | 24 | 44 | 5.48 | - |
| 1994 | SDP | NL | 6 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 164.3 | 145 | 62 | 43 | 121 | 3.40 | - |
| 1995 | SDP | NL | 12 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 192.7 | 180 | 63 | 62 | 150 | 2.94 | - |
| 1996 | SDP | NL | 9 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150.7 | 147 | 54 | 34 | 85 | 3.23 | - |
| 1997 | SDP | NL | 9 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 200.7 | 207 | 92 | 49 | 144 | 4.13 | - |
| 1998 | SDP | NL | 17 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 226.7 | 223 | 84 | 58 | 151 | 3.34 | - |
| 1999 | SDP | NL | 14 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 206.0 | 204 | 87 | 54 | 132 | 3.80 | - |
| 2000 | ATL | NL | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 98.0 | 103 | 45 | 23 | 55 | 4.13 | 1078.0 |
| 2000 | PHI | NL | 4 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101.3 | 113 | 64 | 38 | 51 | 5.68 | -2099.9 |
| 2001 | LAD | NL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3.86 | - |
| 2002 | LAD | NL | 9 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181.7 | 179 | 79 | 65 | 107 | 3.91 | - |
| 2003 | LAD | NL | 3 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 90 | 42 | 17 | 41 | 5.18 | - |
| 2004 | SDP | NL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 313 | 521 | 26 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 16 | 218 | 0.134 | 0.160 | 0.165 | 0.325 | -3613.8 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | PHI | NL | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.083 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | PHI | NL | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.091 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | COL | NL | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.267 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | SDP | NL | 12 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.048 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | SDP | NL | 24 | 49 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0.163 | -464.6 |
| 1995 | SDP | NL | 31 | 49 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0.163 | -444.4 |
| 1996 | SDP | NL | 25 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.244 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | SDP | NL | 31 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0.067 | -803.6 |
| 1998 | SDP | NL | 33 | 72 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0.111 | -808.9 |
| 1999 | SDP | NL | 31 | 62 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0.129 | -645.8 |
| 2000 | ATL | NL | 16 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.121 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | PHI | NL | 16 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.179 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | LAD | NL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | LAD | NL | 30 | 48 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0.125 | -446.5 |
| 2003 | LAD | NL | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | SDP | NL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | NLDS1 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | NLDS2 | SDN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1998 | WS | SDN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | NLCS | SDN | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
| 1996 | NLDS2 | SDN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 28.7 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 4.71 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | NLDS1 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2.45 |
| 1998 | NLCS | SDN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.08 |
| 1998 | NLDS2 | SDN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 1998 | WS | SDN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 |
| 1996 | NLDS2 | SDN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6.75 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 309 | 285 | 131 | 265 | 11 | 16 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | PHI | P | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | PHI | P | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | COL | P | 20 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | SDN | P | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | SDN | P | 24 | 24 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | SDN | P | 31 | 31 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | SDN | P | 24 | 24 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | SDN | P | 30 | 30 | 16 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | SDN | P | 33 | 33 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 | SDN | P | 31 | 31 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | ATL | P | 15 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | PHI | P | 16 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | LAN | P | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | LAN | P | 30 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | LAN | P | 21 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | SDN | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 309 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | LAN | NL | $8,500,000 |
| 2002 | LAN | NL | $8,000,000 |
| 2001 | LAN | NL | $6,000,000 |
| 2000 | PHI | NL | $5,900,000 |
| 1999 | SDN | NL | $5,050,000 |
| 1998 | SDN | NL | $4,125,000 |
| 1997 | SDN | NL | $3,400,000 |
| 1996 | SDN | NL | $2,000,000 |
| 1995 | SDN | NL | $755,000 |
| 1994 | SDN | NL | $225,000 |
| 1993 | COL | NL | $150,000 |
| 1992 | PHI | NL | $109,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $44,214,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowder College | Neosho | MO | 1986 |