John Wetteland

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-2000)

W–L 48–45
ERA 2.93
WHIP 1.13
SO 804
Pitcher PIV 20366.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 195 lb
Born
8/21/1966 in San Mateo, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1989-05-31
Last Game
2000-09-20
Awards
3× All-Star · World Series MVP · Reliever of the Year

Full name: John Karl Wetteland

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
48 45 618 17 0 0 330 765.0 616 249 73 252 804 2.93 20366.2

Career ERA 2.93 vs. league average 4.28 across their career seasons — 31.6% better than 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
1989 LAN NL 5 8 31 12 0 0 1 102.7 81 43 34 96 3.77 3.71 (-2%) 2125.8
1990 LAN NL 2 4 22 5 0 0 0 43.0 44 23 17 36 4.81 3.86 (-25%) -593.0
1991 LAN NL 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 9.0 5 0 3 9 0.00 3.91 (+100%) 0.0
1992 MON NL 4 4 67 0 0 0 37 83.3 64 27 36 99 2.92 3.75 (+22%) 2039.2
1993 MON NL 9 3 70 0 0 0 43 85.3 58 13 28 113 1.37 4.19 (+67%) 5077.4
1994 MON NL 4 6 52 0 0 0 25 63.7 46 20 21 68 2.83 4.51 (+37%) 2200.9
1995 NYA AL 1 5 60 0 0 0 31 61.3 40 20 14 66 2.93 4.45 (+34%) 2396.5
1996 NYA AL 2 3 62 0 0 0 43 63.7 54 20 21 69 2.83 4.61 (+39%) 1257.2
1997 TEX AL 7 2 61 0 0 0 31 65.0 43 14 21 63 1.94 4.39 (+56%) 2057.6
1998 TEX AL 3 1 63 0 0 0 42 62.0 47 14 14 72 2.03 4.43 (+54%) 2636.6
1999 TEX AL 4 4 62 0 0 0 43 66.0 67 27 19 60 3.68 4.71 (+22%) 1264.9
2000 TEX AL 6 5 62 0 0 0 34 60.0 67 28 24 53 4.20 4.77 (+12%) -96.9
Career · 12 seasons 48 45 618 17 0 0 330 765.0 616 249 252 804 2.93 — 20,366

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
618 42 4 7 2 0 1 8 0 0 19 .167 .167 .286 .452 0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 36.9% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 50.1% below league average.

Career SLG .286 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 30.2% below league average.

Career OPS .452 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 39.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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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
1989 LAN NL 31 21 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 10 .143 — — — — 0.0
1990 LAN NL 22 7 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 .143 — — — — 0.0
1991 LAN NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 MON NL 67 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 — — — — 0.0
1993 MON NL 70 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 MON NL 52 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
1995 NYA AL 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 NYA AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 TEX AL 61 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1998 TEX AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 TEX AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 TEX AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 618 42 4 7 2 0 1 8 0 0 19 .167 — — — — 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
17 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
1999 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALCS NYA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS2 NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 WS NYA 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALDS2 NYA 3 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 1 17 0 7 18.7 16 10 9 22 4.82

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1999 ALDS2 TEX 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
1998 ALDS2 TEX 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 1 0.00
1996 ALCS NYA 0 0 4 0 1 4.0 2 2 1 5 4.50
1996 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 3 0 2 4.0 2 0 4 4 0.00
1996 WS NYA 0 0 5 0 4 4.3 4 1 1 6 2.08
1995 ALDS2 NYA 0 1 3 0 0 4.3 8 7 2 5 14.54

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home321181402.222
Away297243316.125

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home321379.23101321193843.13
Away297385.13061171334202.73

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2000-09-20 TEXMIN W 1.0111000
2000-09-17 TEXKCR SV 0.2100000
2000-09-15 TEXKCR W 1.0110010
2000-09-12 TEXBAL SV 1.0122210
2000-09-09 TEXKCR SV 0.2100000
2000-09-08 TEXKCR SV 1.0111010
2000-09-05 TEXCHW SV 1.0100130
2000-09-04 TEXCHW SV 1.0211111
2000-09-03 TEXDET SV 1.0000000
2000-08-31 TEXCLE — 1.0211000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 618 17 27 60 12 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1989 LAN P 31 12 5 8 2 0
1990 LAN P 22 5 1 3 1 0
1991 LAN P 6 0 1 2 1 0
1992 MON P 67 0 7 6 1 0
1993 MON P 70 0 1 5 3 0
1994 MON P 52 0 3 4 1 0
1995 NYA P 60 0 2 3 1 1
1996 NYA P 62 0 0 6 0 1
1997 TEX P 61 0 1 6 0 0
1998 TEX P 63 0 2 7 1 0
1999 TEX P 62 0 2 5 1 0
2000 TEX P 62 0 2 5 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 618

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1996 Player of the Week Week of 1996-07-13
1996 Reliever of the Year Award
1996 TSN Fireman of the Year
1996 World Series MVP
1993 Pitcher of the Month September
1992 Player of the Week Week of 1992-06-20

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2000 TEX AL $6,500,000
1999 TEX AL $6,350,000
1998 TEX AL $5,800,000
1997 TEX AL $4,575,000
1996 NYA AL $4,000,000
1995 NYA AL $3,375,000
1994 MON NL $2,225,000
1993 MON NL $315,000
1992 MON NL $156,000
1990 LAN NL $142,500
1989 LAN NL $68,000
Total Career Earnings $33,506,500

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
College of San Mateo San Mateo CA 1985

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1999 Cy Young Award AL 6th 3.0 140 0
1998 Most Valuable Player AL 16th 3.0 392 0
1996 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 4.0 392 0
1993 Most Valuable Player NL 24th 1.0 392 0
1992 Most Valuable Player NL 22th 1.0 336 0

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Career Spans

John Wetteland (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tom Henke
    41-42, 2.67 ERA
  2. 94
    Robb Nen
    45-42, 2.98 ERA
  3. 83
    Huston Street
    42-34, 2.95 ERA
  4. 77
    Joe Nathan
    64-34, 2.87 ERA
  5. 74
    Troy Percival
    35-43, 3.17 ERA
  6. 70
    Bruce Sutter HOF
    68-71, 2.83 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about John Wetteland

What years did John Wetteland play?
John Wetteland played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2000.
Was John Wetteland a pitcher?
Yes. John Wetteland pitched in the major leagues, recording 48 wins and 804 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Wetteland hit?
John Wetteland hit 1 career home runs with 7 hits.