Pat Neshek
Born: 9/4/1980 in Madison, WI, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-07-07 | Final Game: 2019-06-19
Bats: B | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 220 lbs
Full name: Patrick John Neshek
Biography
Pat Neshek, born in 1980, was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 2006 to 2019. He established himself as a reliable reliever known for his unorthodox delivery and exceptional command on the mound. Over the course of his career, Neshek recorded a win-loss record of 36-25 and an impressive earned run average (ERA) of 2.82. He struck out 471 batters and tallied 16 saves, showcasing his ability to effectively neutralize hitters in high-pressure situations.
Neshek earned All-Star selections in two seasons, reflecting his status as one of the more effective relievers in Major League Baseball during his tenure. His unique sidearm pitching style and consistent performance made him a fan favorite and a respected figure among teammates and opponents alike. Throughout his career, Neshek contributed significantly to the teams he played for, leaving a lasting impact in the game that resonates with baseball enthusiasts.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 25 | 544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 488.0 | 375 | 153 | 57 | 133 | 471 | 2.82 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MIN | AL | 4 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 2.19 | 1538.2 |
| 2007 | MIN | AL | 7 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.3 | 44 | 23 | 27 | 74 | 2.94 | 1439.4 |
| 2008 | MIN | AL | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 4.72 | 197.8 |
| 2010 | MIN | AL | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5.00 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | SDP | NL | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.7 | 19 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 4.01 | - |
| 2012 | OAK | AL | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 1.37 | -248.7 |
| 2013 | OAK | AL | 2 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.3 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 3.35 | -807.2 |
| 2014 | STL | NL | 7 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 67.3 | 44 | 14 | 9 | 68 | 1.87 | - |
| 2015 | HOU | AL | 3 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54.7 | 49 | 22 | 12 | 51 | 3.62 | 31.8 |
| 2016 | HOU | AL | 2 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 43 | 3.06 | 606.7 |
| 2017 | COL | NL | 2 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 2.45 | 1466.8 |
| 2017 | PHI | NL | 3 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40.3 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 1.12 | 2455.6 |
| 2018 | PHI | NL | 3 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24.3 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 2.59 | 327.8 |
| 2019 | PHI | NL | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18.0 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 5.00 | -746.8 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MIN | AL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | MIN | AL | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | MIN | AL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | MIN | AL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | SDP | NL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | OAK | AL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | OAK | AL | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | STL | NL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | HOU | AL | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | HOU | AL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | COL | NL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | PHI | NL | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | PHI | NL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | PHI | NL | 20 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NLWC | COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | ALDS1 | HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2014 | NLDS2 | SLN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2014 | NLCS | SLN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | ALDS2 | OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | ALDS2 | MIN | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 3.86 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NLWC | COL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13.50 |
| 2015 | ALDS1 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2014 | NLCS | SLN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.25 |
| 2014 | NLDS2 | SLN | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.45 |
| 2012 | ALDS2 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2006 | ALDS2 | MIN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 544 | 0 | 16 | 56 | 2 | 2 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MIN | P | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | MIN | P | 74 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | MIN | P | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | MIN | P | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | SDN | P | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | OAK | P | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | OAK | P | 45 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | SLN | P | 71 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | HOU | P | 66 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | HOU | P | 60 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | COL | P | 28 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | PHI | P | 43 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | PHI | P | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | PHI | P | 20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 544 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | HOU | AL | $6,500,000 |
| 2015 | HOU | AL | $5,500,000 |
| 2014 | SLN | NL | $1,000,000 |
| 2013 | OAK | AL | $975,000 |
| 2011 | SDN | NL | $625,000 |
| 2010 | MIN | AL | $625,000 |
| 2009 | MIN | AL | $440,000 |
| 2008 | MIN | AL | $435,000 |
| 2007 | MIN | AL | $395,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $16,495,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler University | Indianapolis | IN | 2000, 2001, 2002 |