What years did Jay Witasick play?

Jay Witasick played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2007.

Was Jay Witasick a pitcher?

Yes. Jay Witasick pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 645 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jay Witasick hit?

Jay Witasick hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What teams did Jay Witasick play for?

Jay Witasick played for 7 teams: the Oakland Athletics (1996–1998, 2005–2007), the Kansas City Royals (1999–2000), the San Diego Padres (2000–2001, 2003–2004), the New York Yankees (2001), the San Francisco Giants (2002), the Colorado Rockies (2005), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2007).

What were Jay Witasick's career stats?

In 405 games, Jay Witasick went 32-41 with a 4.64 ERA, 645 strikeouts, 731.1 innings pitched, and 5 saves.

What was Jay Witasick's salary?

Jay Witasick's last recorded salary was $1,500,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $1,750,000, in 2004, and his lowest was $210,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2007.

What position did Jay Witasick play?

Jay Witasick played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jay Witasick and how much did he weigh?

Jay Witasick was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 205 pounds.

What was Jay Witasick's career ERA?

Jay Witasick finished with a 4.64 career ERA, going 32-41 with 645 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jay Witasick have?

Jay Witasick recorded 645 career strikeouts.

Is Jay Witasick in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jay Witasick has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jay Witasick

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1996-2007)

Jay Witasick was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2007 for 7 teams, including the Athletics, a span of 12 seasons. Across 405 career appearances, he went 32-41 with a 4.64 ERA and 645 strikeouts.

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 October 15, 2026

W–L 32–41

ERA 4.64

WHIP 1.56

SO 645

Pitcher PIV -2620.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 205 lb
Born: 8/28/1972 in Baltimore, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1996-07-07
Last Game: 2007-09-26

Full name: Gerald Alphonse Witasick

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jay Witasick — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
32	41	405	56	3	1	5	731.1	775	377	97	364	645	4.64	-2620.4

Career ERA 4.64 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Jay Witasick Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1996	OAK	AL	1	1	12	0	0	0	0	13.0	12	9	5	12	6.23	4.61 (-35%)	-932.2
1997	OAK	AL	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	11.0	14	7	6	8	5.73	4.39 (-30%)	-347.9
1998	OAK	AL	1	3	7	3	0	0	0	27.0	36	19	15	29	6.33	4.43 (-43%)	-1727.6
1999	KCA	AL	9	12	32	28	1	1	0	158.1	191	98	83	102	5.57	4.71 (-18%)	-2967.6
2000	KCA	AL	3	8	22	14	2	0	0	89.1	109	59	38	67	5.94	4.77 (-25%)	-1022.6
2000	SDN	NL	3	2	11	11	0	0	0	60.2	69	38	35	54	5.64	4.77 (-18%)	-594.7
2001	SDN	NL	5	2	31	0	0	0	1	38.2	31	8	15	53	1.86	4.42 (+58%)	1585.3
2001	NYA	AL	3	0	32	0	0	0	0	40.1	47	21	18	53	4.69	4.42 (-6%)	912.3
2002	SFN	NL	1	0	44	0	0	0	0	68.1	58	18	21	54	2.37	4.28 (+45%)	2127.7
2003	SDN	NL	3	7	46	0	0	0	2	45.2	42	23	25	42	4.53	4.40 (-3%)	-238.0
2004	SDN	NL	0	1	44	0	0	0	1	61.2	57	22	26	57	3.21	4.46 (+28%)	412.2
2005	COL	NL	0	4	32	0	0	0	0	35.2	27	10	12	40	2.52	4.29 (+41%)	1368.2
2005	OAK	AL	1	1	28	0	0	0	1	27.2	26	10	17	33	3.25	4.29 (+24%)	381.2
2006	OAK	AL	1	0	20	0	0	0	0	22.2	25	17	21	23	6.75	4.53 (-49%)	-693.0
2007	OAK	AL	1	0	16	0	0	0	0	15.0	14	6	9	10	3.60	4.47 (+20%)	-112.4
2007	TBA	AL	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	16.1	17	12	18	8	6.61	4.47 (-48%)	-771.3
Career · 16 seasons			32	41	405	56	3	1	5	731.1	775	377	364	645	4.64	—	-2,620

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

Jay Witasick — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
405	42	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	1	22	.071	.093	.071	.164	0

Career AVG .071 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 73.2% below league average.

Career OBP .093 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 72.3% below league average.

Career SLG .071 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 83.2% below league average.

Career OPS .164 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 78.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jay Witasick Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1996	OAK	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	OAK	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	OAK	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	KCA	AL	32	5	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	KCA	AL	22	4	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SDN	NL	11	22	3	3	1	10	.136	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SDN	NL	31	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	NYA	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	SFN	NL	44	5	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SDN	NL	46	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	SDN	NL	44	5	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	COL	NL	32	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	OAK	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	OAK	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	OAK	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	TBA	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			405	42	3	3	1	22	.071	—	—	—	—	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

Jay Witasick — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jay Witasick — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2002	NLCS	SFN	1	.000
2002	NLDS1	SFN	2	.000
2002	WS	SFN	2	.000
2001	ALCS	NYA	1	.000
2001	ALDS2	NYA	1	.000
2001	WS	NYA	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jay Witasick — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	8	0	0	8.2	21	15	3	8	15.58

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jay Witasick — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2002	NLCS	SFN	1	1	1.0	1	1	0	0	9.00
2002	NLDS1	SFN	0	2	2.1	0	0	0	1	0.00
2002	WS	SFN	0	2	0.1	3	2	2	1	54.00
2001	ALCS	NYA	0	1	3.0	6	3	0	2	9.00
2001	ALDS2	NYA	0	1	0.2	1	1	1	0	13.50
2001	WS	NYA	0	1	1.1	10	8	0	4	54.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jay Witasick — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	213	16	0	3	0	2	.188
Away	192	26	0	0	0	1	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Jay Witasick — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	213	380.0	422	184	179	334	4.36
Away	192	351.1	353	193	185	311	4.94

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jay Witasick — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2007-09-26	TBR	NYY	—	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0
2007-09-17	TBR	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0
2007-09-11	TBR	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2007-09-07	TBR	TOR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2007-09-04	TBR	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007-07-21	TBR	NYY	—	1.0	5	5	4	1	0	1
2007-07-17	TBR	LAA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007-07-13	TBR	NYY	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
2007-07-07	TBR	KCR	—	0.0	0	3	3	3	0	0
2007-07-06	TBR	KCR	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jay Witasick — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	405	56	26	65	9	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jay Witasick — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1996	OAK	P	12	0	0	0	0	0
1997	OAK	P	8	0	0	0	0	0
1998	OAK	P	7	3	1	2	0	1
1999	KCA	P	32	28	4	12	2	0
2000	KCA	P	22	14	5	6	1	0
2000	SDN	P	11	11	5	10	0	1
2001	SDN	P	31	0	1	5	2	1
2001	NYA	P	32	0	0	3	2	0
2002	SFN	P	44	0	2	5	0	0
2003	SDN	P	46	0	0	7	1	0
2004	SDN	P	44	0	2	7	0	0
2005	COL	P	32	0	1	4	0	1
2005	OAK	P	28	0	1	1	0	1
2006	OAK	P	20	0	2	1	0	1
2007	OAK	P	16	0	0	1	0	0
2007	TBA	P	20	0	2	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Jay Witasick Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	405

Salary History

Jay Witasick's recorded salaries total $7,510,000 over 8 seasons, 1999 to 2007. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Witasick's career ran from 1996 to 2007. No salary is recorded for 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2005.

Jay Witasick — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	OAK	AL	$1,500,000
2006	OAK	AL	$1,000,000
2004	SDN	NL	$1,750,000
2003	SDN	NL	$750,000
2002	SFN	NL	$1,250,000
2001	SDN	NL	$800,000
2000	KCA	AL	$250,000
1999	KCA	AL	$210,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$7,510,000

College History

Jay Witasick — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Brevard Community College	Cocoa	FL	1991
University of Maryland - Baltimore County	Baltimore	MD	1992, 1993

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Jay Witasick: the record in brief

According to the bio, Jay Witasick debuted on July 7, 1996 and played a final game on September 26, 2007. Club by club, the record runs the Oakland Athletics (1996 through 2007), the Kansas City Royals (1999 through 2000), the San Diego Padres (2000 to 2004), the New York Yankees (2001), the San Francisco Giants (2002), the Colorado Rockies (2005), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2007). Witasick played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on August 28, 1972, in Baltimore, MD, USA, Witasick was listed at 6'4" and 205 pounds. The bio lists the given name Gerald Alphonse.

Witasick went 32-41 with a 4.64 ERA in 405 games, 56 of them starts. Also on Witasick's record: 645 strikeouts. Witasick's 4.64 ERA was close to the 4.48 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 9, in 1999. 1999 was Witasick's sharpest full season, a 5.57 ERA against the league's 4.71.

Witasick made 8 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-1 record and 15.58 ERA. Those appearances came in 2001 and 2002.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jay Witasick

What years did Jay Witasick play?: Jay Witasick played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2007.
Was Jay Witasick a pitcher?: Yes. Jay Witasick pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 645 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jay Witasick hit?: Jay Witasick hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What teams did Jay Witasick play for?: Jay Witasick played for 7 teams: the Oakland Athletics (1996–1998, 2005–2007), the Kansas City Royals (1999–2000), the San Diego Padres (2000–2001, 2003–2004), the New York Yankees (2001), the San Francisco Giants (2002), the Colorado Rockies (2005), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2007).
What were Jay Witasick's career stats?: In 405 games, Jay Witasick went 32-41 with a 4.64 ERA, 645 strikeouts, 731.1 innings pitched, and 5 saves.
How much did Jay Witasick earn in his career?: Jay Witasick's recorded salaries total $7,510,000 over 8 seasons, 1999 to 2007. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Witasick's career ran from 1996 to 2007. No salary is recorded for 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2005.
What was Jay Witasick's salary?: Jay Witasick's last recorded salary was $1,500,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $1,750,000, in 2004, and his lowest was $210,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2007.
What position did Jay Witasick play?: Jay Witasick played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jay Witasick and how much did he weigh?: Jay Witasick was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 205 pounds.
What was Jay Witasick's career ERA?: Jay Witasick finished with a 4.64 career ERA, going 32-41 with 645 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jay Witasick have?: Jay Witasick recorded 645 career strikeouts.
Is Jay Witasick in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jay Witasick has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.