Jake Westbrook

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

Jake Westbrook was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2013 for the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Guardians, and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 14 seasons. Across 315 career appearances, he went 105-103 with a 4.32 ERA and 965 strikeouts. Jake Westbrook was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4347.1.

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

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

Jake Westbrook — 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 1747.2 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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Jake Westbrook Stats, Bio & Career Records
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 6.2 15 10 4 1 13.50 — 0.0
2001 CLE AL 4 4 23 6 0 0 0 64.2 79 42 22 48 5.85 4.42 (-32%) 721.7
2002 CLE AL 1 3 11 4 0 0 0 41.2 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 0 215.2 208 81 61 116 3.38 4.46 (+24%) 2408.7
2005 CLE AL 15 15 34 34 2 0 0 210.2 218 105 56 119 4.49 4.29 (-5%) 1819.1
2006 CLE AL 15 10 32 32 3 2 0 211.1 247 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 34.2 33 12 7 19 3.12 4.32 (+28%) -242.1
2010 CLE AL 6 7 21 21 1 0 0 127.2 133 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 0 183.1 208 95 73 104 4.66 3.94 (-18%) -1421.9
2012 SLN NL 13 11 28 28 1 0 0 174.2 191 77 52 106 3.97 4.01 (+1%) 949.9
2013 SLN NL 7 8 21 19 1 1 0 116.2 132 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

Jake Westbrook — 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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Jake Westbrook Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Jake Westbrook — 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

Jake Westbrook — 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

Jake Westbrook — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 5 3 0 19.2 27 11 5 8 5.03

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jake Westbrook — 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 12.2 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

Jake Westbrook — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1577551303.173
Away1629459111.096

Pitching — Home / Away

Jake Westbrook — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home155859.19043872814844.05
Away160888.19814522904814.58

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jake Westbrook — 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

Jake Westbrook — 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

Jake Westbrook — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 315 273 193 377 18 31

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jake Westbrook — 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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Jake Westbrook Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 315

Awards & Honors

Jake Westbrook — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2004 Player of the Week Week of 2004-04-24

Salary History

Jake Westbrook — 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

Jake Westbrook: the record in brief

Jake Westbrook's major league career runs from a debut on June 17, 2000 to a final game on September 29, 2013. Westbrook played for the New York Yankees (2000), the Cleveland Indians (2001 through 2010), and the St. Louis Cardinals (2010 to 2013). At 210 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame, Westbrook is listed as a pitcher. Westbrook batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Westbrook was born on September 29, 1977, in Athens, GA, USA. Westbrook's full given name, per the bio, is Jacob Cauthen Westbrook.

The pitching table credits Westbrook with a 105-103 record and a 4.32 ERA in 315 games. Also on Westbrook's record: 965 strikeouts and 15 complete games. Westbrook's 4.32 ERA was close to the 4.30 league figure for those seasons. Westbrook won 15 games in 2005, the most of any season listed. 2004 was Westbrook's sharpest full season, a 3.38 ERA against the league's 4.46.

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.
What was Jake Westbrook's career batting average?
Jake Westbrook batted .130 over his career, with 22 hits in 169 at bats.
How many RBI did Jake Westbrook have?
Jake Westbrook drove in 14 runs in his career.
What was Jake Westbrook's career ERA?
Jake Westbrook finished with a 4.32 career ERA, going 105-103 with 965 strikeouts.