What years did Jaret Wright play?

Jaret Wright played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2007.

Was Jaret Wright a pitcher?

Yes. Jaret Wright pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 694 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jaret Wright hit?

Jaret Wright hit 1 career home run with 11 hits.

What were Jaret Wright's career stats?

In 226 games, Jaret Wright went 68-60 with a 5.09 ERA, 694 strikeouts, 972.2 innings pitched, and 2 saves.

What was Jaret Wright's salary?

Jaret Wright's last recorded salary was $7,000,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $7,666,667, in 2006, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2007.

What position did Jaret Wright play?

Jaret Wright played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jaret Wright and how much did he weigh?

Jaret Wright was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 220 pounds.

What was Jaret Wright's career ERA?

Jaret Wright finished with a 5.09 career ERA, going 68-60 with 694 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jaret Wright have?

Jaret Wright recorded 694 career strikeouts.

Is Jaret Wright in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jaret Wright has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jaret Wright

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2007)

Jaret Wright was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2007 for 5 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 11 seasons. Across 226 career appearances, he went 68-60 with a 5.09 ERA and 694 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 23, 2026

W–L 68–60

ERA 5.09

WHIP 1.56

SO 694

Pitcher PIV -2302.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 220 lb
Born: 12/29/1975 in Anaheim, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1997-06-24
Last Game: 2007-04-29

Full name: Jaret Samuel Wright

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jaret Wright — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
68	60	226	171	2	2	2	972.2	1,046	550	99	467	694	5.09	-2302.0

Career ERA 5.09 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — 13.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Jaret Wright Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1997	CLE	AL	8	3	16	16	0	0	0	90.1	81	44	35	63	4.38	4.39 (avg)	118.4
1998	CLE	AL	12	10	32	32	1	1	0	192.2	207	101	87	140	4.72	4.43 (-6%)	-1274.5
1999	CLE	AL	8	10	26	26	0	0	0	133.2	144	90	77	91	6.06	4.71 (-29%)	-2338.6
2000	CLE	AL	3	4	9	9	1	1	0	51.2	44	27	28	36	4.70	4.77 (+1%)	-212.6
2001	CLE	AL	2	2	7	7	0	0	0	29.0	36	21	22	18	6.52	4.42 (-48%)	-407.9
2002	CLE	AL	2	3	8	6	0	0	0	18.1	40	32	19	12	15.71	4.28 (-267%)	-1346.8
2003	SDN	NL	1	5	39	0	0	0	2	47.1	69	44	28	41	8.37	4.40 (-90%)	-1506.0
2003	ATL	NL	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	9.0	7	2	3	9	2.00	4.40 (+55%)	0.0
2004	ATL	NL	15	8	32	32	0	0	0	186.1	168	68	70	159	3.28	4.46 (+26%)	5704.0
2005	NYA	AL	5	5	13	13	0	0	0	63.2	81	43	32	34	6.08	4.29 (-42%)	-1727.1
2006	NYA	AL	11	7	30	27	0	0	0	140.1	157	70	57	84	4.49	4.53 (+1%)	1020.5
2007	BAL	AL	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	10.1	12	8	9	7	6.97	4.47 (-56%)	-331.4
Career · 12 seasons			68	60	226	171	2	2	2	972.2	1,046	550	467	694	5.09	—	-2,302

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

Jaret Wright — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
227	78	6	11	2	0	1	6	0	3	42	.141	.171	.205	.376	-569

Career AVG .141 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 47.1% below league average.

Career OBP .171 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 49.2% below league average.

Career SLG .205 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 51.8% below league average.

Career OPS .376 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 50.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jaret Wright Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1997	CLE	AL	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	CLE	AL	32	7	2	3	0	0	1	0	2	.429	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CLE	AL	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CLE	AL	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CLE	AL	7	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	CLE	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SDN	NL	39	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	ATL	NL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	ATL	NL	32	57	4	6	1	1	4	2	33	.105	.266 (-60%)	.335 (-60%)	.427 (-59%)	.762 (-59%)	-569.2
2005	NYA	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	NYA	AL	31	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	BAL	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			227	78	6	11	2	1	6	3	42	.141	—	—	—	—	-569

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

Jaret Wright — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
16	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jaret Wright — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2006	ALDS1	NYA	1	0	0	.000
2004	NLDS2	ATL	2	3	2	.000
2003	NLDS2	ATL	4	0	0	.000
1999	ALDS1	CLE	1	0	0	.000
1998	ALCS	CLE	2	0	0	.000
1998	ALDS1	CLE	1	0	0	.000
1997	ALCS	CLE	1	0	0	.000
1997	ALDS1	CLE	2	0	0	.000
1997	WS	CLE	2	2	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jaret Wright — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	6	16	10	0	56.0	61	44	34	48	7.07

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jaret Wright — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2006	ALDS1	NYA	0	1	1	1	2.2	5	3	1	1	10.12
2004	NLDS2	ATL	0	2	2	2	9.2	14	10	1	7	9.31
2003	NLDS2	ATL	0	0	4	0	4.0	0	0	2	4	0.00
1999	ALDS1	CLE	0	1	1	0	2.0	4	5	1	1	22.50
1998	ALCS	CLE	0	1	2	1	6.2	7	6	8	4	8.10
1998	ALDS1	CLE	0	1	1	1	4.1	7	6	2	6	12.46
1997	ALCS	CLE	0	0	1	1	3.0	6	5	2	3	15.00
1997	ALDS1	CLE	2	0	2	2	11.1	11	5	7	10	3.97
1997	WS	CLE	1	0	2	2	12.1	7	4	10	12	2.92

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jaret Wright — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	103	27	2	5	0	1	.185
Away	124	51	4	6	1	5	.118

Pitching — Home / Away

Jaret Wright — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	103	446.2	509	259	219	322	5.22
Away	123	526.0	537	291	248	372	4.98

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jaret Wright — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2007-04-29	BAL	CLE	L	3.0	4	3	3	3	1	1
2007-04-10	BAL	DET	L	5.0	4	2	1	1	5	0
2007-04-04	BAL	MIN	L	2.1	4	6	4	5	1	0
2006-10-01	NYY	TOR	—	5.0	8	4	4	1	4	0
2006-09-25	NYY	TBR	W	6.0	5	1	1	4	4	1
2006-09-17	NYY	BOS	—	6.0	4	2	2	3	2	2
2006-09-10	NYY	BAL	W	6.1	3	3	3	2	2	1
2006-08-30	NYY	DET	—	6.1	6	2	2	1	5	1
2006-08-25	NYY	LAA	—	3.2	9	3	3	2	3	0
2006-08-22	NYY	SEA	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jaret Wright — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	226	171	71	123	9	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jaret Wright — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1997	CLE	P	16	16	5	10	0	1
1998	CLE	P	32	32	16	26	1	0
1999	CLE	P	26	26	13	15	3	0
2000	CLE	P	9	9	5	3	0	0
2001	CLE	P	7	7	1	5	0	0
2002	CLE	P	8	6	0	2	0	0
2003	SDN	P	39	0	7	7	0	3
2003	ATL	P	11	0	0	2	0	0
2004	ATL	P	32	32	15	25	2	2
2005	NYA	P	13	13	2	9	2	1
2006	NYA	P	30	27	5	18	1	1
2007	BAL	P	3	3	2	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jaret Wright Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	226

Salary History

Jaret Wright's recorded salaries total $30,998,334 over 11 seasons, 1997 to 2007. Wright's career, 1997 to 2007, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Jaret Wright — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	BAL	AL	$7,000,000
2006	NYA	AL	$7,666,667
2005	NYA	AL	$5,666,667
2004	ATL	NL	$850,000
2003	SDN	NL	$725,000
2002	CLE	AL	$4,312,500
2001	CLE	AL	$2,562,500
2000	CLE	AL	$1,062,500
1999	CLE	AL	$812,500
1998	CLE	AL	$190,000
1997	CLE	AL	$150,000
Total recorded salary			$30,998,334

Award Voting History

Jaret Wright — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1997	Rookie of the Year	AL	5th	7.0	140	0

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Career Spans

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Jaret Wright: the record in brief

June 24, 1997 and April 29, 2007 bracket Jaret Wright's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Wright played for the Cleveland Indians (1997 to 2002), the San Diego Padres (2003), the Atlanta Braves (2003 through 2004), the New York Yankees (2005 through 2006), and the Baltimore Orioles (2007). Born on December 29, 1975, in Anaheim, CA, USA, Wright is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds. The given name on file is Jaret Samuel Wright.

The pitching table credits Wright with a 68-60 record and a 5.09 ERA in 226 games. Wright had 694 strikeouts. Against a 4.47 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.09 mark was 13.9% worse. 2004 brought Wright a season-high 15 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.28 in 2004, when the league's was 4.46.

The voting table's high point is a 5th-place Rookie of the Year finish in 1997.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jaret Wright

What years did Jaret Wright play?: Jaret Wright played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2007.
Was Jaret Wright a pitcher?: Yes. Jaret Wright pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 694 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jaret Wright hit?: Jaret Wright hit 1 career home run with 11 hits.
What teams did Jaret Wright play for?: Jaret Wright played for 5 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1997–2002), the San Diego Padres (2003), the Atlanta Braves (2003–2004), the New York Yankees (2005–2006), and the Baltimore Orioles (2007).
What were Jaret Wright's career stats?: In 226 games, Jaret Wright went 68-60 with a 5.09 ERA, 694 strikeouts, 972.2 innings pitched, and 2 saves.
How much did Jaret Wright earn in his career?: Jaret Wright's recorded salaries total $30,998,334 over 11 seasons, 1997 to 2007. Wright's career, 1997 to 2007, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Jaret Wright's salary?: Jaret Wright's last recorded salary was $7,000,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $7,666,667, in 2006, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2007.
What position did Jaret Wright play?: Jaret Wright played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jaret Wright and how much did he weigh?: Jaret Wright was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 220 pounds.
What was Jaret Wright's career ERA?: Jaret Wright finished with a 5.09 career ERA, going 68-60 with 694 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jaret Wright have?: Jaret Wright recorded 694 career strikeouts.
Is Jaret Wright in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jaret Wright has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.