Jamey Wright
Born: 12/24/1974 in Oklahoma City, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1996-07-03 | Final Game: 2014-09-27
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'6" | Weight: 240 lbs
Full name: Jamey Alan Wright
Biography
Jamey Wright, born in 1974, was a right-handed pitcher who had a professional baseball career spanning nearly two decades from 1996 to 2014. He played for multiple Major League Baseball teams, including the Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, and the Milwaukee Brewers, among others. Wright was known for his durability on the mound, often serving as both a starter and a reliever throughout his career. He finished with a career record of 97 wins and 130 losses, an earned run average (ERA) of 4.81, and accumulated 1,189 strikeouts. His contributions to his teams were not only in terms of statistics but also in providing veteran leadership in the clubhouse.
Wright's career unfolded during a time when the game was experiencing offensive surges, making his ability to compete a testament to his skills. With two saves to his name, he showcased versatility in his role, adapting to the demands of the game as it evolved through the late 1990s and early 2000s. Though he may not have achieved the same level of fame as some of his contemporaries, Wright's long tenure in the league and consistent performance made him a respected figure in the world of baseball, marking him as a reliable pitcher in an era characterized by both power hitting and pitching challenges.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | 130 | 719 | 248 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2036.7 | 2168 | 1088 | 200 | 978 | 1189 | 4.81 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | COL | NL | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91.3 | 105 | 50 | 41 | 45 | 4.93 | -676.0 |
| 1997 | COL | NL | 8 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149.7 | 198 | 104 | 71 | 59 | 6.25 | -4725.9 |
| 1998 | COL | NL | 9 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 206.3 | 235 | 130 | 95 | 86 | 5.67 | -4985.9 |
| 1999 | COL | NL | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94.3 | 110 | 51 | 54 | 49 | 4.87 | -1464.7 |
| 2000 | MIL | NL | 7 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.7 | 157 | 75 | 88 | 96 | 4.10 | -328.4 |
| 2001 | MIL | NL | 11 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 194.7 | 201 | 106 | 98 | 129 | 4.90 | -4358.4 |
| 2002 | MIL | NL | 5 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 114.3 | 115 | 68 | 63 | 69 | 5.35 | -3289.0 |
| 2002 | STL | NL | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4.80 | - |
| 2003 | KCR | AL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25.3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 4.26 | - |
| 2004 | COL | NL | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.7 | 82 | 36 | 45 | 41 | 4.12 | -1617.1 |
| 2005 | COL | NL | 8 | 16 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.3 | 201 | 104 | 81 | 101 | 5.46 | -3992.2 |
| 2006 | SFG | NL | 6 | 10 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.0 | 167 | 90 | 64 | 79 | 5.19 | - |
| 2007 | TEX | AL | 4 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.0 | 72 | 31 | 41 | 39 | 3.62 | -1092.6 |
| 2008 | TEX | AL | 8 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84.3 | 93 | 48 | 35 | 60 | 5.12 | 674.2 |
| 2009 | KCR | AL | 3 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.0 | 73 | 38 | 44 | 60 | 4.33 | - |
| 2010 | CLE | AL | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5.48 | -167.0 |
| 2010 | SEA | AL | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 3.41 | -49.7 |
| 2011 | SEA | AL | 2 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68.3 | 61 | 24 | 30 | 48 | 3.16 | -617.0 |
| 2012 | LAD | NL | 5 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67.7 | 72 | 28 | 30 | 54 | 3.72 | - |
| 2013 | TBR | AL | 2 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 | 61 | 24 | 23 | 65 | 3.09 | - |
| 2014 | LAD | NL | 5 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70.3 | 72 | 34 | 27 | 54 | 4.35 | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | 443 | 26 | 64 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 179 | 0.144 | 0.167 | 0.190 | 0.357 | -1847.9 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | COL | NL | 16 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0.077 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | COL | NL | 26 | 48 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0.125 | -477.9 |
| 1998 | COL | NL | 34 | 57 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0.175 | -335.0 |
| 1999 | COL | NL | 16 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.125 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | MIL | NL | 26 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.065 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | MIL | NL | 34 | 67 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0.194 | -491.9 |
| 2002 | MIL | NL | 19 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.152 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | STL | NL | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | KCR | AL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | COL | NL | 14 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.053 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | COL | NL | 35 | 55 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0.145 | -543.1 |
| 2006 | SFG | NL | 35 | 47 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.255 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | TEX | AL | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | TEX | AL | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | KCR | AL | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | CLE | AL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | SEA | AL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | SEA | AL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | LAD | NL | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | TBR | AL | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | LAD | NL | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ALDS1 | TBA | 2 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18.00 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ALDS1 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 719 | 248 | 185 | 352 | 27 | 33 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | COL | P | 16 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 1997 | COL | P | 26 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 1998 | COL | P | 34 | 34 | 18 | 36 | 2 | 5 |
| 1999 | COL | P | 16 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | MIL | P | 26 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIL | P | 33 | 33 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | MIL | P | 19 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | SLN | P | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | KCA | P | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | COL | P | 14 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | COL | P | 34 | 27 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | SFN | P | 34 | 21 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | TEX | P | 20 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | TEX | P | 75 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | KCA | P | 65 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | CLE | P | 18 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | SEA | P | 28 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | SEA | P | 60 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | LAN | P | 66 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 2013 | TBA | P | 66 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | LAN | P | 61 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 719 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | LAN | NL | $1,800,000 |
| 2012 | LAN | NL | $900,000 |
| 2011 | SEA | AL | $900,000 |
| 2010 | CLE | AL | $900,000 |
| 2008 | TEX | AL | $1,000,000 |
| 2006 | SFN | NL | $800,000 |
| 2005 | COL | NL | $550,000 |
| 2002 | MIL | NL | $4,250,000 |
| 2001 | MIL | NL | $2,350,000 |
| 2000 | MIL | NL | $1,025,000 |
| 1999 | COL | NL | $375,000 |
| 1998 | COL | NL | $240,000 |
| 1997 | COL | NL | $169,500 |
| 1996 | COL | NL | $109,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $15,368,500 | ||