Jaime Garcia
Born: 7/8/1986 in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
MLB Debut: 2008-07-11 | Final Game: 2018-10-01
Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 215 lbs
Full name: Jaime Omar Garcia
Biography
Jaime Garcia was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 2008 to 2018. Born in 1986, he made his Major League Baseball debut on July 11, 2008, and went on to become known for his effective left-handed pitching style. Over his decade-long career, Garcia compiled a record of 70 wins and 62 losses, with an earned run average (ERA) of 3.85. He recorded a total of 925 strikeouts, showcasing his ability to miss bats and limit opponents' offensive production. Despite not recording any saves during his career, Garcia's role as a starter was significant in contributing to his teams' successes.
Garcia played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was part of a competitive pitching rotation in the National League. He was known for his impressive command and ability to induce ground balls, which made him a valuable asset during the peak of his career. His contributions came during an era that emphasized power pitching and offensive firepower, yet he managed to stand out with his skillful approach on the mound. After retiring on October 1, 2018, Garcia left behind a legacy as a reliable pitcher who played a key role in his team's efforts, particularly in the postseason.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 62 | 218 | 188 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1135.0 | 1128 | 485 | 110 | 369 | 925 | 3.85 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | STL | NL | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5.62 | - |
| 2010 | STL | NL | 13 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 163.3 | 151 | 49 | 64 | 132 | 2.70 | - |
| 2011 | STL | NL | 13 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 194.7 | 207 | 77 | 50 | 156 | 3.56 | - |
| 2012 | STL | NL | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121.7 | 136 | 53 | 30 | 98 | 3.92 | - |
| 2013 | STL | NL | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.3 | 57 | 22 | 15 | 43 | 3.58 | - |
| 2014 | STL | NL | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.7 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 39 | 4.12 | - |
| 2015 | STL | NL | 10 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129.7 | 106 | 35 | 30 | 97 | 2.43 | - |
| 2016 | STL | NL | 10 | 13 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 171.7 | 179 | 89 | 57 | 150 | 4.67 | - |
| 2017 | ATL | NL | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113.0 | 108 | 54 | 41 | 85 | 4.30 | 604.8 |
| 2017 | MIN | AL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4.05 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | NYY | AL | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.3 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 4.82 | - |
| 2018 | CHC | NL | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4.70 | - |
| 2018 | TOR | AL | 3 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.3 | 76 | 49 | 38 | 69 | 5.93 | -2044.3 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 222 | 309 | 26 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 103 | 0.146 | 0.180 | 0.191 | 0.371 | -1056.7 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | STL | NL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | STL | NL | 31 | 54 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0.185 | -386.2 |
| 2011 | STL | NL | 32 | 62 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.097 | -670.5 |
| 2012 | STL | NL | 20 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | STL | NL | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | STL | NL | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | STL | NL | 20 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.098 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | STL | NL | 32 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0.171 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | ATL | NL | 18 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.161 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | MIN | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | NYY | AL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | CHC | NL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | TOR | AL | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ALDS1 | NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | NLDS1 | SLN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | NLDS1 | SLN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | NLCS | SLN | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| 2011 | WS | SLN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2011 | NLDS1 | SLN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 32.3 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 3.62 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ALDS1 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | NLDS1 | SLN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | NLDS1 | SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4.50 |
| 2011 | NLCS | SLN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7.27 |
| 2011 | NLDS1 | SLN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3.86 |
| 2011 | WS | SLN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1.80 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 218 | 188 | 30 | 182 | 13 | 7 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SLN | P | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | SLN | P | 28 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | SLN | P | 32 | 32 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | SLN | P | 20 | 20 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | SLN | P | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | SLN | P | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | SLN | P | 20 | 20 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | SLN | P | 32 | 30 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | ATL | P | 18 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | MIN | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NYA | P | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | CHN | P | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | TOR | P | 25 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 218 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Player of the Week | Week of 2011-04-03 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SLN | NL | $11,500,000 |
| 2015 | SLN | NL | $9,250,000 |
| 2014 | SLN | NL | $7,750,000 |
| 2013 | SLN | NL | $5,875,000 |
| 2012 | SLN | NL | $3,375,000 |
| 2011 | SLN | NL | $437,000 |
| 2010 | SLN | NL | $400,000 |
| 2009 | SLN | NL | $400,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $38,987,000 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rookie of the Year | NL | 3rd | 24.0 | 160 | 1 |