What years did Jayson Werth play?

Jayson Werth played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2017.

Was Jayson Werth a pitcher?

No. Jayson Werth was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Jayson Werth hit?

Jayson Werth hit 229 career home runs with 1465 hits.

Jayson Werth

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2017)

AVG .267

HR 229

RBI 799

H 1,465

OPS .816

PIV 14,098

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 235 lb
Born: 5/20/1979 in Springfield, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 2002-09-01
Last Game: 2017-10-01
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Jayson Richard Gowan Werth

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,583	5,484	883	1,465	300	22	229	799	132	764	1,450	.267	.360	.455	.816	14,098

Career AVG .267 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .360 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — +10.5% above league average.

Career SLG .455 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — +10.5% above league average.

Career OPS .816 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — +10.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
2002	TOR	AL	15	46	4	12	2	1	0	6	1	6	11	.261	—	—	—	—	-60.0
2003	TOR	AL	26	48	7	10	4	0	2	10	1	3	22	.208	—	—	—	—	-103.4
2004	LAN	NL	89	290	56	76	11	3	16	47	4	30	85	.262	.266 (-1%)	.335 (+1%)	.427 (+14%)	.762 (+8%)	446.5
2005	LAN	NL	102	337	46	79	22	2	7	43	11	48	114	.234	.264 (-11%)	.330 (+2%)	.418 (-11%)	.749 (-5%)	-202.6
2007	PHI	NL	94	255	43	76	11	3	8	49	7	44	73	.298	.268 (+11%)	.335 (+20%)	.422 (+9%)	.758 (+14%)	848.2
2008	PHI	NL	134	418	73	114	16	3	24	67	20	57	119	.273	.263 (+3%)	.333 (+9%)	.416 (+20%)	.749 (+15%)	1339.2
2009	PHI	NL	159	571	98	153	26	1	36	99	20	91	156	.268	.262 (+2%)	.332 (+12%)	.417 (+21%)	.750 (+17%)	2261.2
2010	PHI	NL	156	554	106	164	46	2	27	85	13	82	147	.296	.257 (+15%)	.325 (+19%)	.402 (+32%)	.728 (+26%)	3124.8
2011	WAS	NL	150	561	69	130	26	1	20	58	19	74	160	.232	.255 (-9%)	.320 (+3%)	.399 (-3%)	.719 (avg)	155.0
2012	WAS	NL	81	300	42	90	21	3	5	31	8	42	57	.300	.254 (+18%)	.318 (+21%)	.405 (+9%)	.724 (+14%)	904.0
2013	WAS	NL	129	462	84	147	24	0	25	82	10	60	101	.318	.253 (+26%)	.317 (+25%)	.396 (+34%)	.714 (+30%)	2896.9
2014	WAS	NL	147	534	85	156	37	1	16	82	9	83	113	.292	.251 (+16%)	.313 (+26%)	.386 (+18%)	.700 (+21%)	2627.1
2015	WAS	NL	88	331	51	73	16	1	12	42	0	38	84	.221	.254 (-13%)	.316 (-5%)	.404 (-5%)	.721 (-5%)	-276.3
2016	WAS	NL	143	525	84	128	28	0	21	69	5	71	139	.244	.255 (-5%)	.321 (+4%)	.417 (avg)	.738 (+2%)	292.9
2017	WAS	NL	70	252	35	57	10	1	10	29	4	35	69	.226	.254 (-11%)	.324 (-1%)	.425 (-8%)	.750 (-5%)	-156.1
Career · 15 seasons			1,583	5,484	883	1,465	300	22	229	799	132	764	1,450	.267	—	—	—	—	14,098

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
63	227	38	57	13	2	15	30	41	76	.251

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2017	NLDS2	WAS	5	18	1	3	1	0	0	0	4	4	.167
2016	NLDS2	WAS	5	18	4	7	2	0	1	3	4	9	.389
2014	NLDS1	WAS	4	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	.059
2012	NLDS1	WAS	5	21	3	5	1	0	1	1	3	6	.238
2010	NLCS	PHI	6	18	3	4	1	0	2	5	4	7	.222
2010	NLDS1	PHI	3	12	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	5	.167
2009	NLCS	PHI	5	18	5	4	0	0	3	6	2	7	.222
2009	NLDS2	PHI	4	14	5	5	0	1	2	4	4	4	.357
2009	WS	PHI	6	19	3	5	0	0	2	3	5	7	.263
2008	NLCS	PHI	5	21	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	7	.190
2008	NLDS2	PHI	4	16	3	5	3	1	1	1	0	6	.312
2008	WS	PHI	5	18	4	8	3	0	1	3	6	4	.444
2007	NLDS2	PHI	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
2004	NLDS1	LAN	4	14	3	4	1	0	2	3	3	4	.286

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	796	2723	463	749	116	420	.275
Away	787	2761	420	716	113	379	.259

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2017-10-01	WAS	PIT	L	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	1
2017-09-30	WAS	PIT	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017-09-29	WAS	PIT	W	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	2
2017-09-27	WAS	PHI	L	4	0	1	1	0	2	1	2
2017-09-26	WAS	PHI	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
2017-09-25	WAS	PHI	W	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	2
2017-09-23	WAS	NYN	W	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
2017-09-21	WAS	ATL	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
2017-09-20	WAS	ATL	W	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
2017-09-19	WAS	ATL	W	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
OF	1505	1432	2868	90	44	22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2002	TOR	OF	15	13	33	1	0	0
2003	TOR	OF	20	11	27	1	0	0
2004	LAN	OF	79	70	146	6	4	2
2005	LAN	OF	101	96	218	6	3	2
2007	PHI	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
2007	PHI	OF	76	63	147	9	2	2
2008	PHI	OF	125	103	231	9	2	2
2009	PHI	OF	157	152	353	11	6	4
2010	PHI	OF	153	150	293	8	4	2
2011	WAS	OF	149	148	342	11	8	4
2012	WAS	OF	79	79	166	4	1	1
2013	WAS	OF	126	126	235	7	2	1
2014	WAS	OF	139	137	247	8	5	1
2015	WAS	OF	86	84	113	3	2	0
2016	WAS	OF	133	133	201	5	1	1
2017	WAS	OF	67	67	116	1	4	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	1
Left Field	459
Center Field	134
Right Field	1020
Designated Hitter	21

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2014	Player of the Month	July
2014	Player of the Week	Week of 2014-07-06
2013	Player of the Month	July
2010	Player of the Week	Week of 2010-05-09
2009	Player of the Week	Week of 2009-08-23

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	WAS	NL	$21,733,615
2015	WAS	NL	$21,000,000
2014	WAS	NL	$20,000,000
2013	WAS	NL	$16,571,429
2012	WAS	NL	$13,571,428
2011	WAS	NL	$10,571,428
2010	PHI	NL	$7,500,000
2009	PHI	NL	$2,500,000
2008	PHI	NL	$1,700,000
2007	PHI	NL	$850,000
2006	LAN	NL	$355,000
2005	LAN	NL	$337,000
2004	LAN	NL	$303,000
2003	TOR	AL	$300,000
Total Career Earnings			$117,292,900

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2014	Most Valuable Player	NL	18th	9.0	420
2013	Most Valuable Player	NL	13th	20.0	420
2010	Most Valuable Player	NL	8th	52.0	448
2009	Most Valuable Player	NL	17th	10.0	448

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Career Spans

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jayson Werth

What years did Jayson Werth play?: Jayson Werth played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2017.
Was Jayson Werth a pitcher?: No. Jayson Werth was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Jayson Werth hit?: Jayson Werth hit 229 career home runs with 1465 hits.