Freddy Garcia
Born: 10/6/1976 in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 1999-04-07 | Final Game: 2013-09-24
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'4" | Weight: 250 lbs
Full name: Freddy Antonio Garcia
Biography
Freddy Garcia was a prominent pitcher in Major League Baseball, whose career spanned from 1999 to 2013. Born in 1976, Garcia made a name for himself with his impressive performances on the mound, finishing his career with a record of 156-108 and an earned run average (ERA) of 4.15. Over his 14 seasons in the major leagues, he recorded 1,621 strikeouts, showcasing his ability to dominate opposing hitters. Garcia was selected as an All-Star twice, highlighting his status as one of the leading pitchers during his peak years.
Garcia was known for his poise and competitiveness, often featuring a repertoire that included a strong fastball and effective off-speed pitches. He played during an era marked by significant offensive output, yet he managed to maintain a solid ERA throughout his career, illustrating his skill in navigating a challenging landscape for pitchers. His contributions helped several teams, including the Seattle Mariners and the Chicago White Sox, as he played a vital role in their pitching rotations. Garcia's legacy endures as a testament to his talent and determination in the competitive world of professional baseball.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | 108 | 376 | 357 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2264.0 | 2243 | 1045 | 285 | 708 | 1621 | 4.15 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | SEA | AL | 17 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 201.3 | 205 | 91 | 90 | 170 | 4.07 | 3202.3 |
| 2000 | SEA | AL | 9 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124.3 | 112 | 54 | 64 | 79 | 3.91 | -1145.3 |
| 2001 | SEA | AL | 18 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 238.7 | 199 | 81 | 69 | 163 | 3.05 | 5838.0 |
| 2002 | SEA | AL | 16 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 223.7 | 227 | 109 | 63 | 181 | 4.39 | 1551.9 |
| 2003 | SEA | AL | 12 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 201.3 | 196 | 101 | 71 | 144 | 4.51 | -2227.0 |
| 2004 | CHW | AL | 9 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103.0 | 96 | 51 | 32 | 102 | 4.46 | - |
| 2004 | SEA | AL | 4 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 107.0 | 96 | 38 | 32 | 82 | 3.20 | 2796.4 |
| 2005 | CHW | AL | 14 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 228.0 | 225 | 98 | 60 | 146 | 3.87 | - |
| 2006 | CHW | AL | 17 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 216.3 | 228 | 109 | 48 | 135 | 4.53 | - |
| 2007 | PHI | NL | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 74 | 38 | 19 | 50 | 5.90 | -1428.3 |
| 2008 | DET | AL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 4.20 | -454.5 |
| 2009 | CHW | AL | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 56 | 27 | 12 | 37 | 4.34 | - |
| 2010 | CHW | AL | 12 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0 | 171 | 81 | 45 | 89 | 4.64 | - |
| 2011 | NYY | AL | 12 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.7 | 152 | 59 | 45 | 96 | 3.62 | - |
| 2012 | NYY | AL | 7 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107.3 | 112 | 62 | 35 | 89 | 5.20 | - |
| 2013 | ATL | NL | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 1.65 | 536.7 |
| 2013 | BAL | AL | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 60 | 34 | 12 | 26 | 5.77 | -3833.0 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377 | 77 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0.156 | 0.175 | 0.182 | 0.357 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | SEA | AL | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | SEA | AL | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | SEA | AL | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.143 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | SEA | AL | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | SEA | AL | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | CHW | AL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | SEA | AL | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | CHW | AL | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | CHW | AL | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.200 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | PHI | NL | 11 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.235 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | DET | AL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | CHW | AL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | CHW | AL | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | NYY | AL | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | NYY | AL | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | ATL | NL | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | BAL | AL | 11 | 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 | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NLDS2 | ATL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2011 | ALDS1 | NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | WS | CHA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2005 | ALCS | CHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | ALDS1 | CHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | ALDS1 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | ALCS | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | ALDS2 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | ALCS | SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 66.3 | 65 | 24 | 24 | 57 | 3.26 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NLDS2 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 2011 | ALDS1 | NYA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5.06 |
| 2005 | ALCS | CHA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 2005 | ALDS1 | CHA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.40 |
| 2005 | WS | CHA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0.00 |
| 2001 | ALCS | SEA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3.68 |
| 2001 | ALDS1 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3.86 |
| 2000 | ALCS | SEA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1.54 |
| 2000 | ALDS2 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10.80 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 376 | 357 | 171 | 288 | 16 | 26 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | SEA | P | 33 | 33 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 | SEA | P | 21 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 2001 | SEA | P | 34 | 34 | 29 | 39 | 1 | 5 |
| 2002 | SEA | P | 34 | 34 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | SEA | P | 33 | 33 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | CHA | P | 16 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | SEA | P | 15 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | CHA | P | 33 | 33 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | CHA | P | 33 | 33 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | PHI | P | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | DET | P | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | CHA | P | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | CHA | P | 28 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | NYA | P | 26 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | NYA | P | 30 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | ATL | P | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | BAL | P | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 376 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pitcher of the Month | June |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NYA | AL | $1,500,000 |
| 2010 | CHA | AL | $1,000,000 |
| 2007 | PHI | NL | $10,000,000 |
| 2006 | CHA | AL | $9,000,000 |
| 2005 | CHA | AL | $8,000,000 |
| 2004 | SEA | AL | $6,875,000 |
| 2003 | SEA | AL | $6,875,000 |
| 2002 | SEA | AL | $3,800,000 |
| 2001 | SEA | AL | $425,000 |
| 2000 | SEA | AL | $325,000 |
| 1999 | SEA | AL | $200,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $48,000,000 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Cy Young Award | AL | 3rd | 55.0 | 140 | 4 |
| 1999 | Cy Young Award | AL | 9th | 2.0 | 140 | 0 |
| 1999 | Rookie of the Year | AL | 2nd | 45.0 | 140 | 1 |