Jake Westbrook

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2013)

W–L 105–103
ERA 4.32
WHIP 1.41
SO 965
Pitcher PIV 4347.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 210 lb
Born
9/29/1977 in Athens, GA, USA
MLB Debut
2000-06-17
Last Game
2013-09-29
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Jacob Cauthen Westbrook

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
105 103 315 273 15 4 0 1747.7 1,885 839 148 571 965 4.32 4347.1

Career ERA 4.32 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2000 NYA AL 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 6.7 15 10 4 1 13.50 — 0.0
2001 CLE AL 4 4 23 6 0 0 0 64.7 79 42 22 48 5.85 4.42 (-32%) 721.7
2002 CLE AL 1 3 11 4 0 0 0 41.7 50 27 12 20 5.83 4.28 (-36%) -554.2
2003 CLE AL 7 10 34 22 1 0 0 133.0 142 64 56 58 4.33 4.40 (+2%) -575.8
2004 CLE AL 14 9 33 30 5 1 0 215.7 208 81 61 116 3.38 4.46 (+24%) 2408.7
2005 CLE AL 15 15 34 34 2 0 0 210.7 218 105 56 119 4.49 4.29 (-5%) 1819.1
2006 CLE AL 15 10 32 32 3 2 0 211.3 247 98 55 109 4.17 4.53 (+8%) 3591.1
2007 CLE AL 6 9 25 25 0 0 0 152.0 159 73 55 93 4.32 4.47 (+3%) 554.0
2008 CLE AL 1 2 5 5 1 0 0 34.7 33 12 7 19 3.12 4.32 (+28%) -242.1
2010 CLE AL 6 7 21 21 1 0 0 127.7 133 66 44 73 4.65 4.08 (-14%) -1780.9
2010 SLN NL 4 4 12 12 0 0 0 75.0 70 29 24 55 3.48 4.08 (+15%) 1067.6
2011 SLN NL 12 9 33 33 0 0 0 183.3 208 95 73 104 4.66 3.94 (-18%) -1421.9
2012 SLN NL 13 11 28 28 1 0 0 174.7 191 77 52 106 3.97 4.01 (+1%) 949.9
2013 SLN NL 7 8 21 19 1 1 0 116.7 132 60 50 44 4.63 3.87 (-20%) -2190.3
Career · 14 seasons 105 103 315 273 15 4 0 1,747.2 1,885 839 571 965 4.32 — 4,347

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
319 169 10 22 7 0 1 14 2 13 79 .130 .192 .189 .382 -785

Career AVG .130 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 50.4% below league average.

Career OBP .192 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 41.8% below league average.

Career SLG .189 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — 54.6% below league average.

Career OPS .382 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — 49.0% below 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
2000 NYA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 CLE AL 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 CLE AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 CLE AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 CLE AL 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 CLE AL 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 CLE AL 32 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2007 CLE AL 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 CLE AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 CLE AL 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 SLN NL 12 25 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 11 .120 — — — — 0.0
2011 SLN NL 35 47 2 5 2 0 1 8 0 3 23 .106 — — — — -367.4
2012 SLN NL 30 49 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 4 24 .122 — — — — -418.0
2013 SLN NL 21 34 5 6 2 0 0 4 1 4 12 .176 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 319 169 10 22 7 0 1 14 2 13 79 .130 — — — — -785

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
5 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
2011 WS SLN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 ALCS CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 ALDS2 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 5 3 0 19.7 27 11 5 8 5.03

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2011 WS SLN 1 0 2 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 0 0.00
2007 ALCS CLE 1 1 2 2 0 12.7 16 5 4 7 3.55
2007 ALDS2 CLE 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 9 6 0 1 10.80

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1577551303.173
Away1629459111.096

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home155859.19043872814844.05
Away160888.19814522904814.58

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2013-09-29 STLCHCW 000000000
2013-09-06 STLPITW 100000001
2013-08-21 STLMILW 311100201
2013-08-16 STLCHCL 100000011
2013-08-07 STLLADL 200000001
2013-08-03 STLCINL 200000002
2013-07-29 STLPITL 100000000
2013-07-24 STLPHIW 110000010
2013-07-19 STLSDPW 323100100
2013-07-11 STLCHCL 200000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2013-09-29 STLCHC — 1.0100000
2013-09-06 STLPIT — 1.1353111
2013-08-21 STLMIL — 4.2954111
2013-08-16 STLCHC L 6.2876520
2013-08-07 STLLAD L 4.21399210
2013-08-03 STLCIN L 5.0455551
2013-07-29 STLPIT L 5.0444321
2013-07-24 STLPHI W 7.0933020
2013-07-19 STLSDP W 6.1822310
2013-07-11 STLCHC L 7.0733420

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 315 273 193 377 18 31

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2000 NYA P 3 2 1 0 0 0
2001 CLE P 23 6 4 15 1 1
2002 CLE P 11 4 4 6 0 0
2003 CLE P 34 22 6 24 1 3
2004 CLE P 33 30 24 49 3 6
2005 CLE P 34 34 31 49 2 2
2006 CLE P 32 32 33 40 1 2
2007 CLE P 25 25 19 29 0 5
2008 CLE P 5 5 3 8 1 1
2010 CLE P 21 21 5 24 2 0
2010 SLN P 12 12 11 23 0 3
2011 SLN P 33 33 29 43 2 5
2012 SLN P 28 28 12 43 5 1
2013 SLN P 21 19 11 24 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 315

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2004 Player of the Week Week of 2004-04-24

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2013 SLN NL $8,750,000
2012 SLN NL $8,500,000
2011 SLN NL $8,000,000
2010 CLE AL $11,000,000
2009 CLE AL $10,000,000
2008 CLE AL $10,000,000
2007 CLE AL $6,100,000
2006 CLE AL $4,250,000
2005 CLE AL $2,900,000
2004 CLE AL $925,000
2003 CLE AL $305,500
2002 CLE AL $217,000
Total Career Earnings $70,947,500

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jake Westbrook (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Paul Maholm
    77-100, 4.30 ERA
  2. 97
    Jim Abbott
    87-108, 4.25 ERA
  3. 95
    Tim Leary
    78-105, 4.36 ERA
  4. 91
    Jeremy Guthrie
    91-109, 4.42 ERA
  5. 90
    Charles Nagy
    129-105, 4.51 ERA
  6. 89
    Joe Saunders
    89-86, 4.37 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jake Westbrook

What years did Jake Westbrook play?
Jake Westbrook played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2013.
Was Jake Westbrook a pitcher?
Yes. Jake Westbrook pitched in the major leagues, recording 105 wins and 965 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jake Westbrook hit?
Jake Westbrook hit 1 career home runs with 22 hits.