John Wetteland Stats

John Wetteland was born on Sunday, August 21, 1966, in San Mateo, California. Wetteland was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 31, 1989, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Wetteland baseball stats page.

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"I was a power pitcher, and if you’re a dominant pitcher, you have to feel dominant and when a certain amount of players on a team kind of get your number early, it can really affect you. I talk to pitchers all the time about getting to the point where you beat a hitter before you ever throw a pitch." - John Wetteland in The Seattle Times (Steve Kelley, 03/03/2009, 'How John Wetteland helped save baseball in Seattle', Source)

John Wetteland

John Wetteland Autograph on a 1993 Flair (#88)

John Wetteland Autograph on a 1993 Flair (#88)

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Birth Name:   John Karl Wetteland
Nickname:   None
Born On:   08-21-1966  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Mateo, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Cardinal Newman High School (Santa Rosa, CA)
College:   College of San Mateo
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   05-31-1989 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-20-2000
Draft:   1985 : 2nd Round (39th)

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John Wetteland Pitching Stats

1989 23 Dodgers 31 12 7 5 8 .385 3.77 0 0 1 102.2 411 81 43 46 8 34 4 96 16 0 1 -
1990 24 Dodgers 22 5 7 2 4 .333 4.81 0 0 0 43.0 190 44 23 28 6 17 3 36 8 4 0 -
1991 25 Dodgers 6 0 3 1 0 1.000 0.00 0 0 0 9.0 36 5 0 2 0 3 0 9 1 1 0 -
1992 26 Expos 67 0 58 4 4 .500 2.92 0 0 37 83.1 347 64 27 27 6 36 3 99 4 4 0 -
1993 27 Expos 70 0 58 9 3 .750 1.37 0 0 43 85.1 344 58 13 17 3 28 3 113 7 2 0 -
1994 28 Expos 52 0 43 4 6 .400 2.83 0 0 25 63.2 261 46 20 22 5 21 4 68 0 3 0 -
1995 29 Yankees 60 0 56 1 5 .167 2.93 0 0 31 61.1 233 40 20 22 6 14 2 66 1 0 0 -
1996 30 Yankees 62 0 58 2 3 .400 2.83 0 0 43 63.2 265 54 20 23 9 21 4 69 1 0 0 -
1997 31 Rangers 61 0 58 7 2 .778 1.94 0 0 31 65.0 259 43 14 18 5 21 3 63 1 0 0 -
1998 32 Rangers 63 0 59 3 1 .750 2.03 0 0 42 62.0 249 47 14 17 6 14 1 72 1 0 0 -
1999 33 Rangers 62 0 59 4 4 .500 3.68 0 0 43 66.0 281 67 27 30 9 19 1 60 0 0 0 0
2000 34 Rangers 62 0 57 6 5 .545 4.20 0 0 34 60.0 269 67 28 35 10 24 2 53 0 2 0 0
12 Years 618 17 523 48 45 .516 2.93 0 0 330 765.0 3,145 616 249 287 73 252 30 804 40 16 1 0

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John Wetteland Hitting Stats

1989 23 Dodgers 31 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 .143 .143 .190
1990 24 Dodgers 22 7 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .571
1991 25 Dodgers 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1992 26 Expos 67 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
1993 27 Expos 70 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1994 28 Expos 52 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250
1995 29 Yankees 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1996 30 Yankees 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1997 31 Rangers 61 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
1998 32 Rangers 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1999 33 Rangers 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2000 34 Rangers 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
12 Years 618 42 4 7 2 0 1 0 8 0 0 19 9 0 0 0 .167 .167 .286

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John Wetteland Fielding Stats

1989 Dodgers P 31 12 308 15 0.5 13 5 8 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .867 1.14
1990 Dodgers P 22 5 129 5 0.2 4 1 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.84
1991 Dodgers P 6 0 27 4 0.7 3 1 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 3.00
1992 Expos P 67 0 250 14 0.2 13 7 6 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 1.40
1993 Expos P 70 0 256 9 0.1 6 1 5 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.63
1994 Expos P 52 0 191 8 0.2 7 3 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.99
1995 Yankees P 60 0 184 6 0.1 5 2 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.73
1996 Yankees P 62 0 191 6 0.1 6 0 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.85
1997 Rangers P 61 0 195 7 0.1 7 1 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.97
1998 Rangers P 63 0 186 10 0.2 9 2 7 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 1.31
1999 Rangers P 62 0 198 8 0.1 7 2 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.95
2000 Rangers P 62 0 180 7 0.1 7 2 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.05
P Totals 618 17 2,295 99 0.2 87 27 60 12 2 n/a n/a n/a .879 1.02
12 Years 618 17 2,295 99 0.2 87 27 60 12 2 n/a n/a n/a .879 1.02

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John Wetteland Miscellaneous Stats

1989 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.1 7.0 2.82 8.42 2.98
1990 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 7.0 7.0 2.3 2.12 7.53 3.56
1991 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.00 9.00 3.00
1992 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 2.75 10.69 3.89
1993 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 4.04 11.92 2.95
1994 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 4.0 3.24 9.61 2.97
1995 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.71 9.68 2.05
1996 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.29 9.75 2.97
1997 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.00 8.72 2.91
1998 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.14 10.45 2.03
1999 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.16 8.18 2.59
2000 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.21 7.95 3.60
12 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 42.0 2.2 5.3 3.19 9.46 2.96

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John Wetteland Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1989 Los Angeles Dodgers 57 $68,000.00 - -
1990 Los Angeles Dodgers 57 $142,500.00 - -
1991 Los Angeles Dodgers 57 $100,000.00 - -
1992 Montreal Expos 57 $156,000.00 - -
1993 Montreal Expos 57 $315,000.00 - -
1994 Montreal Expos 57 $2,225,000.00 - n/a
1995 New York Yankees 35 $3,375,000.00 - -
1996 New York Yankees 35 $4,000,000.00 Stats Stats
1997 Texas Rangers 35 $4,575,000.00 - -
1998 Texas Rangers 35 $5,800,000.00 Stats -
1999 Texas Rangers 35 $6,350,000.00 Stats -
2000 Texas Rangers 35 $6,500,000.00 - -

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Did you know John Wetteland had 295 saves during the 1990s (1990-1999), the most saves by any pitcher in Major League Baseball during that decade? Rounding out the top ten were 2. Dennis Eckersley (293 saves), 3. Randy Myers (291 saves), 4. Jeff Montgomery (285 saves), 5. Rick Aguilera (282 saves), 6. John Franco (268 saves), 7. Rod Beck (260 saves), 8. Lee Smith (244 saves), 9. Roberto Hernandez (234 saves), and 10. Trevor Hoffman (228 saves).

When Roy Face recorded three saves during the 1960 World Series, he broke the record of two saves in a Fall Classic originally set by Firpo Marberry (1924 World Series), then tied by Herb Pennock (1932 World Series) and Larry Sherry (1959 World Series). The record set by Roy Face in 1960, stood until then 1979 World Series, when Kent Tekulve tied him.

John Wetteland only pitched in one World Series, with the 1996 New York Yankees, during the 1996 World Series, and he made the most of it - becoming the first pitcher in baseball history to record four saves during a Fall Classic. To date, not one pitcher has ever even tied Wetteland.

John Wetteland won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award during the 1996 World Series for his four saves in five appearances, his one earned run allowed, and his six strikeouts - only the third relief pitcher in history to win the honor joining Larry Sherry (1959 World Series) and Rollie Fingers (1974 World Series).

John Wetteland pitched a scoreless 9th inning during the 1999 All-Star Game, the first Texas Rangers pitcher to earn a Midsummer Classic save. When the season ended, Wetteland's 43 saves were a new Rangers single season record for saves, breaking the team record once held by Tom Henke (40 saves in 1993), and since broken by Francisco Cordero (49 saves in 2004 / active record).