What years did Jason Motte play?

Jason Motte played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2017.

Was Jason Motte a pitcher?

Yes. Jason Motte pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 375 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jason Motte hit?

Jason Motte hit 0 career home runs.

What was Jason Motte's career batting average?

Jason Motte batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 4 at bats.

What was Jason Motte's career ERA?

Jason Motte finished with a 3.30 career ERA, going 27-15 with 375 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jason Motte have?

Jason Motte recorded 375 career strikeouts.

Jason Motte

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2017)

Jason Motte was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2017 for 4 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 10 seasons. Across 444 career appearances, he went 27-15 with a 3.30 ERA, 375 strikeouts, and 60 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2131.1.

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 September 9, 2026

W–L 27–15

ERA 3.30

WHIP 1.15

SO 375

Pitcher PIV 2131.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 205 lb
Born: 6/22/1982 in Port Huron, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 2008-09-03
Last Game: 2017-10-01

Full name: Jason Louis Motte

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jason Motte — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
27	15	444	0	0	0	60	397.7	334	146	49	125	375	3.30	2131.1

Career ERA 3.30 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 19.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Jason Motte Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2008	SLN	NL	0	0	12	1	11.0	5	1	3	16	0.82	4.32 (+81%)	904.8
2009	SLN	NL	4	4	69	0	56.7	57	30	23	54	4.76	4.32 (-10%)	-690.0
2010	SLN	NL	4	2	56	2	52.3	41	13	18	54	2.24	4.08 (+45%)	1045.5
2011	SLN	NL	5	2	78	9	68.0	49	17	16	63	2.25	3.94 (+43%)	2518.7
2012	SLN	NL	4	5	67	42	72.0	49	22	17	86	2.75	4.01 (+32%)	1629.6
2014	SLN	NL	1	0	29	0	25.0	29	13	9	17	4.68	3.74 (-25%)	-1719.8
2015	CHN	NL	8	1	57	6	48.3	48	21	11	34	3.91	3.96 (+1%)	429.6
2016	COL	NL	0	1	30	0	23.7	28	13	8	24	4.94	4.19 (-18%)	-882.7
2017	ATL	NL	1	0	46	0	40.7	28	16	20	27	3.54	4.36 (+19%)	-1104.6
Career · 9 seasons			27	15	444	60	397.2	334	146	125	375	3.30	—	2,131

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

Jason Motte — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
444	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jason Motte Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2008	SLN	NL	12	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	SLN	NL	69	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	SLN	NL	56	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	SLN	NL	78	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SLN	NL	67	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	SLN	NL	29	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CHN	NL	57	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	COL	NL	30	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	ATL	NL	46	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			444	4	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0

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

Jason Motte — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jason Motte — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2012	NLCS	SLN	3	0	0	.000
2012	NLDS1	SLN	2	1	1	.000
2012	NLWC	SLN	1	0	0	.000
2011	NLCS	SLN	4	0	0	.000
2011	NLDS1	SLN	3	0	0	.000
2011	WS	SLN	5	0	0	.000
2009	NLDS1	SLN	1	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jason Motte — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	19	0	8	21.7	12	5	2	10	2.08

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jason Motte — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2012	NLCS	SLN	0	0	3	2	4.0	2	1	0	0	2.25
2012	NLDS1	SLN	1	0	2	0	3.0	3	1	0	1	3.00
2012	NLWC	SLN	0	0	1	1	1.3	2	0	1	1	0.00
2011	NLCS	SLN	0	0	4	2	4.7	0	0	0	4	0.00
2011	NLDS1	SLN	0	0	3	2	3.3	1	0	0	3	0.00
2011	WS	SLN	0	1	5	1	4.3	4	3	1	1	6.23
2009	NLDS1	SLN	0	0	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Jason Motte — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	235	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	209	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Jason Motte — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	235	222.1	184	93	65	203	3.76
Away	209	175.1	150	53	60	172	2.72

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jason Motte — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2017-10-01	ATL	MIA	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017-09-27	ATL	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2017-09-25	ATL	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2017-09-19	ATL	WAS	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2017-09-16	ATL	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2017-08-31	ATL	CHC	—	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1
2017-08-27	ATL	COL	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
2017-08-26	ATL	COL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2017-08-23	ATL	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2017-08-19	ATL	CIN	—	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jason Motte — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	444	0	33	58	1	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jason Motte — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2008	SLN	P	12	1	1	0	0
2009	SLN	P	69	4	6	0	1
2010	SLN	P	56	4	4	1	0
2011	SLN	P	78	11	12	0	2
2012	SLN	P	67	3	9	0	0
2014	SLN	P	29	1	3	0	0
2015	CHN	P	57	1	5	0	0
2016	COL	P	30	1	5	0	1
2017	ATL	P	46	7	13	0	3

Career Games by Position

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Jason Motte Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	444

Awards & Honors

Jason Motte — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2012	Player of the Week	Week of 2012-09-21

Salary History

Jason Motte — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	COL	NL	$5,000,000
2015	CHN	NL	$4,500,000
2014	SLN	NL	$7,500,000
2012	SLN	NL	$1,950,000
2011	SLN	NL	$435,000
2010	SLN	NL	$411,000
2009	SLN	NL	$400,000
Total Career Earnings			$20,196,000

College History

Jason Motte — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Iona College	New Rochelle	NY	2001, 2002, 2003

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jason Motte

What years did Jason Motte play?: Jason Motte played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2017.
Was Jason Motte a pitcher?: Yes. Jason Motte pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 375 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jason Motte hit?: Jason Motte hit 0 career home runs.
What was Jason Motte's career batting average?: Jason Motte batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 4 at bats.
What was Jason Motte's career ERA?: Jason Motte finished with a 3.30 career ERA, going 27-15 with 375 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jason Motte have?: Jason Motte recorded 375 career strikeouts.