Jaime Garcia
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2018)
Jaime Garcia was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2018 for 6 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 11 seasons. Across 218 career appearances, he went 70-62 with a 3.85 ERA and 925 strikeouts. He also batted .146 with 3 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8763.6.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 215 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2008-07-11
- Last Game
- 2018-10-01
Full name: Jaime Omar Garcia
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SLN | NL | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5.62 | 4.32 (-30%) | -1098.3 |
| 2010 | SLN | NL | 13 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 163.1 | 151 | 49 | 64 | 132 | 2.70 | 4.08 (+34%) | 2828.4 |
| 2011 | SLN | NL | 13 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 194.2 | 207 | 77 | 50 | 156 | 3.56 | 3.94 (+10%) | 3627.6 |
| 2012 | SLN | NL | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121.2 | 136 | 53 | 30 | 98 | 3.92 | 4.01 (+2%) | 3252.5 |
| 2013 | SLN | NL | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 57 | 22 | 15 | 43 | 3.58 | 3.87 (+7%) | 208.4 |
| 2014 | SLN | NL | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 39 | 4.12 | 3.74 (-10%) | -85.8 |
| 2015 | SLN | NL | 10 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129.2 | 106 | 35 | 30 | 97 | 2.43 | 3.96 (+39%) | 3191.7 |
| 2016 | SLN | NL | 10 | 13 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 171.2 | 179 | 89 | 57 | 150 | 4.67 | 4.19 (-11%) | -1272.4 |
| 2017 | ATL | NL | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113.0 | 108 | 54 | 41 | 85 | 4.30 | 4.36 (+1%) | 604.8 |
| 2017 | MIN | AL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4.05 | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | NYA | AL | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 4.82 | 4.36 (-11%) | -479.7 |
| 2018 | TOR | AL | 3 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.1 | 76 | 49 | 38 | 69 | 5.93 | 4.15 (-43%) | -2013.5 |
| 2018 | CHN | NL | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4.70 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 70 | 62 | 218 | 188 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1,135.0 | 1,128 | 485 | 369 | 925 | 3.85 | — | 8,764 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
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 | .146 | .180 | .191 | .371 | -998 |
Career AVG .146 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 42.8% below league average.
Career OBP .180 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 44.1% below league average.
Career SLG .191 vs. league average .406 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.
Career OPS .371 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 49.1% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SLN | NL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2010 | SLN | NL | 31 | 54 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .185 | .257 (-28%) | .325 (-34%) | .402 (-49%) | .728 (-43%) | -365.3 |
| 2011 | SLN | NL | 32 | 62 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .097 | .255 (-62%) | .320 (-65%) | .399 (-64%) | .719 (-64%) | -633.0 |
| 2012 | SLN | NL | 20 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2013 | SLN | NL | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2014 | SLN | NL | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | SLN | NL | 20 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .098 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | SLN | NL | 32 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .171 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | ATL | NL | 18 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .161 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | MIN | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | NYA | AL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | TOR | AL | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | CHN | NL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 222 | 309 | 26 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 103 | .146 | — | — | — | — | -998 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
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 | .000 |
| 2011 | NLDS1 | SLN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| 2011 | WS | SLN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 32.1 | 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 | 2.2 | 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 | 8.2 | 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 |
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (438 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 114 | 160 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 10 | .163 |
| Away | 107 | 149 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 13 | .128 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 111 | 602.2 | 545 | 211 | 164 | 516 | 3.15 |
| Away | 106 | 531.1 | 581 | 274 | 205 | 409 | 4.64 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-30 | CHC | STL | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-09-26 | CHC | PIT | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-09-24 | CHC | PIT | — | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-09-21 | CHC | CHW | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-09-16 | CHC | CIN | — | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018-09-14 | CHC | CIN | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-09-08 | CHC | WAS | L | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-08-20 | TOR | BAL | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-08-18 | TOR | NYY | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-08-16 | TOR | KCR | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
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 | TOR | P | 25 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | CHN | P | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 218 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Player of the Week | Week of 2011-04-03 |
Salary History
Jaime Garcia's recorded salaries total $38,987,000 over 8 seasons, 2009 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Garcia's career ran from 2008 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2008.
| 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 recorded salary (partial) | $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 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Jaime Garcia (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Jaime Garcia: the record in brief
July 11, 2008 and October 1, 2018 bracket Jaime Garcia's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Cardinals (2008 through 2016), the Atlanta Braves (2017), the Minnesota Twins (2017), the New York Yankees (2017), the Toronto Blue Jays (2018), and the Chicago Cubs (2018). At 6'2" and 215 pounds, Garcia is listed as a pitcher. Garcia threw and hit left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is July 8, 1986, in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México. On the record, Jaime Garcia was born Jaime Omar Garcia.
Garcia's career pitching line is 70 wins, 62 losses and a 3.85 ERA over 218 appearances. Also on Garcia's record: 925 strikeouts. The leagues Garcia pitched in allowed 4.06 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 5.3% better than average. Garcia won 13 games in 2010, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 156 in 2011.
Frequently Asked Questions about Jaime Garcia
- What years did Jaime Garcia play?
- Jaime Garcia played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2018.
- Was Jaime Garcia a pitcher?
- Yes. Jaime Garcia pitched in the major leagues, recording 70 wins and 925 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Jaime Garcia hit?
- Jaime Garcia hit 3 career home runs with 45 hits.
- What teams did Jaime Garcia play for?
- Jaime Garcia played for 6 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (2008, 2010–2016), the Atlanta Braves (2017), the Minnesota Twins (2017), the New York Yankees (2017), the Toronto Blue Jays (2018), and the Chicago Cubs (2018).
- What were Jaime Garcia's career stats?
- In 218 games, Jaime Garcia went 70-62 with a 3.85 ERA, 925 strikeouts, and 1,135.0 innings pitched. At the plate he had 45 hits and 3 home runs.
- How much did Jaime Garcia earn in his career?
- Jaime Garcia's recorded salaries total $38,987,000 over 8 seasons, 2009 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Garcia's career ran from 2008 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2008.
- What was Jaime Garcia's salary?
- Jaime Garcia's last recorded salary was $11,500,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $11,500,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $400,000, in 2009. The Salary History table lists each season from 2009 to 2016.
- What position did Jaime Garcia play?
- Jaime Garcia played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Jaime Garcia and how much did he weigh?
- Jaime Garcia was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 215 pounds.
- What was Jaime Garcia's career ERA?
- Jaime Garcia finished with a 3.85 career ERA, going 70-62 with 925 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Jaime Garcia have?
- Jaime Garcia recorded 925 career strikeouts.
- Is Jaime Garcia in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Jaime Garcia has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.