Jesse Chavez
Born: 8/21/1983 in Victorville, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2008-08-27
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 175 lbs
Full name: Jesse David Chavez
Biography
Jesse Chavez, born in 1983, is an active Major League Baseball pitcher who has demonstrated resilience and versatility throughout his career, which began in 2008. Known for his ability to adapt his pitching style, Chavez has carved out a niche as a reliable arm in various pitching roles, including starting and relief. His career record stands at 51-65 with an earned run average (ERA) of 4.24, showcasing his capability to handle the pressures of the game over multiple seasons.
Chavez has accumulated a notable total of 1,036 strikeouts and recorded 9 saves, reflecting his strikeout prowess and ability to close out games when called upon. His time in the majors has seen him play for various teams, allowing him to experience different league dynamics and contributing to his development as a pitcher. As he continues his career, Chavez remains a valuable asset to his team and an example of longevity in the competitive landscape of professional baseball.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 65 | 653 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1134.0 | 1145 | 534 | 163 | 358 | 1036 | 4.24 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | PIT | NL | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 6.60 | -78.3 |
| 2009 | PIT | NL | 1 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67.3 | 69 | 30 | 22 | 47 | 4.01 | -900.8 |
| 2010 | ATL | NL | 3 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 29 | 5.89 | -561.9 |
| 2010 | KCR | AL | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 5.88 | - |
| 2011 | KCR | AL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10.57 | - |
| 2012 | OAK | AL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18.90 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | TOR | AL | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 27 | 8.44 | -1013.8 |
| 2013 | OAK | AL | 2 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57.3 | 50 | 25 | 20 | 55 | 3.92 | 1236.3 |
| 2014 | OAK | AL | 8 | 8 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.0 | 142 | 56 | 49 | 136 | 3.45 | -571.0 |
| 2015 | OAK | AL | 7 | 15 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 157.0 | 164 | 73 | 48 | 136 | 4.18 | 464.0 |
| 2016 | LAD | NL | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.7 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 4.21 | - |
| 2016 | TOR | AL | 1 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.3 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 42 | 4.57 | -652.4 |
| 2017 | LAA | AL | 7 | 11 | 38 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138.0 | 148 | 82 | 45 | 119 | 5.35 | -2605.7 |
| 2018 | CHC | NL | 2 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39.0 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 1.15 | - |
| 2018 | TEX | AL | 3 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56.3 | 58 | 22 | 12 | 50 | 3.51 | -261.2 |
| 2019 | TEX | AL | 3 | 5 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78.0 | 82 | 42 | 22 | 72 | 4.85 | 195.5 |
| 2020 | TEX | AL | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 6.88 | -1368.5 |
| 2021 | ATL | NL | 3 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.7 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 2.14 | 1910.2 |
| 2022 | ATL | NL | 3 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 49 | 16 | 14 | 61 | 2.72 | 1449.7 |
| 2022 | CHC | NL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6.35 | - |
| 2022 | LAA | AL | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7.59 | -222.2 |
| 2023 | ATL | NL | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34.7 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 1.56 | 1116.0 |
| 2024 | ATL | NL | 2 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.3 | 60 | 22 | 19 | 55 | 3.13 | -563.9 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 653 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.091 | 0.091 | 0.091 | 0.182 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | PIT | NL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | PIT | NL | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | ATL | NL | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | KCR | AL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | KCR | AL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | OAK | AL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | TOR | AL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | OAK | AL | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | OAK | AL | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | OAK | AL | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | LAD | NL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | TOR | AL | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | LAA | AL | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | CHC | NL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | TEX | AL | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | TEX | AL | 48 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | TEX | AL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | ATL | NL | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | ATL | NL | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | CHC | NL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | LAA | AL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | ATL | NL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | ATL | NL | 46 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NLWC2 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2022 | NLDS1 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2021 | NLCS | ATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2021 | NLDS1 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2021 | WS | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | NLWC | CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12.7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.42 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NLWC2 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2022 | NLDS1 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5.40 |
| 2021 | NLCS | ATL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | NLDS1 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | WS | ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | NLWC | CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 653 | 85 | 54 | 90 | 6 | 6 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | PIT | P | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | PIT | P | 73 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | ATL | P | 28 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | KCA | P | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | KCA | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | OAK | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | TOR | P | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | OAK | P | 35 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | OAK | P | 32 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | OAK | P | 30 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | LAN | P | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | TOR | P | 39 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | LAA | P | 38 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | CHN | P | 32 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | TEX | P | 30 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | TEX | P | 48 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | TEX | P | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ATL | P | 30 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | ATL | P | 46 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CHN | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | LAA | P | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | ATL | P | 36 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | ATL | P | 46 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 653 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TOR | AL | $4,000,000 |
| 2015 | OAK | AL | $2,150,000 |
| 2014 | OAK | AL | $775,000 |
| 2010 | ATL | NL | $415,000 |
| 2009 | PIT | NL | $402,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $7,742,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Community College | Riverside | CA | 2002, 2003 |