Jason Marquis
Born: 8/21/1978 in Manhasset, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 2000-06-06 | Final Game: 2015-05-25
Bats: L | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 220 lbs
Full name: Jason Scott Marquis
Biography
Jason Marquis, born in 1978, was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 2000 to 2015. Known for his durability and competitive spirit, Marquis finished his career with a record of 124 wins and 118 losses, alongside an earned run average (ERA) of 4.61. Over his 15-year tenure in Major League Baseball, he recorded 1,174 strikeouts and collected one save, underscoring his ability to both start and relieve games effectively.
Marquis was selected as an All-Star during his career, a testament to his talent and impact on the mound. He played for several teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, contributing to the pitching depth of each roster. His career coincided with a transition in baseball where power pitching became increasingly valuable, and he adapted his style to succeed in a competitive environment. Marquis remains a notable figure in baseball history, remembered for his contributions on the field and his resilience as a pitcher.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 118 | 377 | 318 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1968.3 | 2079 | 1008 | 253 | 769 | 1174 | 4.61 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ATL | NL | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 5.01 | -473.3 |
| 2001 | ATL | NL | 5 | 6 | 38 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129.3 | 113 | 50 | 59 | 98 | 3.48 | 50.8 |
| 2002 | ATL | NL | 8 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114.3 | 127 | 64 | 49 | 84 | 5.04 | -2163.2 |
| 2003 | ATL | NL | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40.7 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 5.53 | -135.1 |
| 2004 | STL | NL | 15 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201.3 | 215 | 83 | 70 | 138 | 3.71 | - |
| 2005 | STL | NL | 13 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 207.0 | 206 | 95 | 69 | 100 | 4.13 | - |
| 2006 | STL | NL | 14 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194.3 | 221 | 130 | 75 | 96 | 6.02 | - |
| 2007 | CHC | NL | 12 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 191.7 | 190 | 98 | 76 | 109 | 4.60 | - |
| 2008 | CHC | NL | 11 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.0 | 172 | 84 | 70 | 91 | 4.53 | - |
| 2009 | COL | NL | 15 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 216.0 | 218 | 97 | 80 | 115 | 4.04 | 1241.0 |
| 2010 | WAS | NL | 2 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.7 | 76 | 43 | 24 | 31 | 6.60 | -2335.1 |
| 2011 | AZ | NL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9.53 | - |
| 2011 | WAS | NL | 8 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120.7 | 132 | 53 | 39 | 71 | 3.95 | 503.6 |
| 2012 | MIN | AL | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 52 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 8.47 | -2837.8 |
| 2012 | SDP | NL | 6 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93.7 | 94 | 42 | 28 | 79 | 4.04 | - |
| 2013 | SDP | NL | 9 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117.7 | 111 | 53 | 68 | 72 | 4.05 | - |
| 2015 | CIN | NL | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.3 | 64 | 34 | 14 | 37 | 6.46 | -1560.4 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448 | 663 | 66 | 130 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 1 | 13 | 167 | 0.196 | 0.214 | 0.278 | 0.491 | -2095.4 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ATL | NL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | ATL | NL | 40 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.032 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | ATL | NL | 30 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.132 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | ATL | NL | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | STL | NL | 35 | 72 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0.292 | -173.5 |
| 2005 | STL | NL | 44 | 87 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0.310 | 44.9 |
| 2006 | STL | NL | 46 | 78 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.179 | -571.6 |
| 2007 | CHC | NL | 40 | 72 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0.139 | -663.9 |
| 2008 | CHC | NL | 39 | 59 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0.203 | -223.6 |
| 2009 | COL | NL | 38 | 64 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.172 | -507.6 |
| 2010 | WAS | NL | 17 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.136 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | AZ | NL | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | WAS | NL | 25 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.190 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | MIN | AL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | SDP | NL | 17 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.281 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | SDP | NL | 21 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.119 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | CIN | NL | 10 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.188 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NLDS2 | COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | NLDS1 | CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | NLCS | SLN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2004 | WS | SLN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2004 | NLDS1 | SLN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2004 | NLCS | SLN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 2001 | NLCS | ATL | 4 | 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 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 23.7 | 25 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 4.56 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NLDS2 | COL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2008 | NLDS1 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 2005 | NLCS | SLN | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.38 |
| 2004 | NLCS | SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6.75 |
| 2004 | NLDS1 | SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8.10 |
| 2004 | WS | SLN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3.86 |
| 2001 | NLCS | ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 377 | 318 | 162 | 288 | 21 | 23 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ATL | P | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | ATL | P | 38 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | ATL | P | 22 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | ATL | P | 21 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | SLN | P | 32 | 32 | 21 | 31 | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | SLN | P | 33 | 32 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | SLN | P | 33 | 33 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | CHN | P | 34 | 33 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | CHN | P | 29 | 28 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | COL | P | 33 | 33 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | WAS | P | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | ARI | P | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | WAS | P | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | MIN | P | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | SDN | P | 15 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | SDN | P | 20 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | CIN | P | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 377 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Silver Slugger | P |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CIN | NL | $1,500,000 |
| 2013 | SDN | NL | $3,000,000 |
| 2011 | WAS | NL | $7,500,000 |
| 2010 | WAS | NL | $7,500,000 |
| 2009 | COL | NL | $9,875,000 |
| 2008 | CHN | NL | $6,375,000 |
| 2007 | CHN | NL | $4,750,000 |
| 2006 | SLN | NL | $5,150,000 |
| 2005 | SLN | NL | $3,000,000 |
| 2004 | SLN | NL | $525,000 |
| 2003 | ATL | NL | $368,000 |
| 2002 | ATL | NL | $230,000 |
| 2001 | ATL | NL | $205,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $49,978,000 | ||