John Wetteland | Major Leaguer 1989-2000

Full Name: John Karl Wetteland
Born: August 21,1966 in San Mateo, California
Height: 6-2 Weight: 215 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa,CA)
College: College of San Mateo

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Drafted: Selected by New York Mets in 12th Round (289th overall) of 1984 amateur entry draft (June-Reg) ... Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in 2nd Round (39th overall) of 1985 amateur entry draft (Jan-Sec)

Transactions: [Mar 29,1988] - Returned to Dodgers. [Nov 27,1991] - Traded by Dodgers with Tim Belcher to Reds for Kip Gross and Eric Davis. [Dec 11,1991] - Traded by Reds with Bill Risley to Expos for Willie Greene, Scott Ruskin and Dave Martinez. [Apr 5,1995] - Traded by Expos to Yankees for Fernando Seguignol and Cash. [Nov 5,1996] - Granted Free Agency. [Dec 17,1996] - Signed as Free Agent by Rangers. [Nov 1,2000] - Granted Free Agency.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1985	great flls	Pio	18	La	Rk	1	1	3.92	11	2	0	0	3	0	20.2	17	10	9	0	15	23	0		7.41	0.00	6.53	10.02	1.55	--
1986	great flls	Pio	19	La	Rk	4	3	5.45	12	12	1	0	0	0	69.1	70	51	42	8	40	59	7		9.09	1.04	5.19	7.66	1.59	--
	Bkrsfld	Calif	19	La	A+	0	7	5.78	15	12	4	0	1	0	67.0	71	50	43	6	46	38	10		9.54	0.81	6.18	5.10	1.75	--
1987	Vero Beach	FSL	20	La	A+	12	7	3.13	27	27	7	2	0	0	175.2	150	81	61	11	92	144	17		7.69	0.56	4.71	7.38	1.38	--
1988	SanAntonio	Tex	21	La	AA	10	8	3.88	25	25	3	1	0	0	162.1	141	74	70	10	77	140	22		7.82	0.55	4.27	7.76	1.34	--
1989	Albuqurque	PCL	22	La	AAA	5	3	3.65	10	10	1	0	0	0	69.0	61	28	28	11	20	73	0		7.96	1.43	2.61	9.52	1.17	--
	LA Dodgers	NL	22	La	MLB	5	8	3.77	31	12	0	0	7	1	102.2	81	46	43	8	34	96	16	1	7.10	0.70	2.98	8.42	1.12	39%
1990	Albuqurque	PCL	23	La	AAA	2	2	5.59	8	5	1	0	2	0	29.0	27	19	18	5	13	26	0		8.38	1.55	4.03	8.07	1.38	--
	LA Dodgers	NL	23	La	MLB	2	4	4.81	22	5	0	0	7	0	43.0	44	28	23	6	17	36	8	0	9.21	1.26	3.56	7.53	1.42	50%
1991	Albuqurque	PCL	24	La	AAA	4	3	2.79	41	4	0	0	34	20	61.1	48	22	19	5	26	55	6		7.04	0.73	3.82	8.07	1.21	--
	LA Dodgers	NL	24	La	MLB	1	0	0.00	6	0	0	0	3	0	9.0	5	2	0	0	3	9	1	0	5.00	0.00	3.00	9.00	0.89	45%
1992	Montreal	NL	25	Mtl	MLB	4	4	2.92	67	0	0	0	58	37	83.1	64	27	27	6	36	99	4	0	6.91	0.65	3.89	10.69	1.20	35%
1993	West Palm	FSL	26	Mtl	A+	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0		0.00	0.00	0.00	18.00	0.00	--
	Montreal	NL	26	Mtl	MLB	9	3	1.37	70	0	0	0	58	43	85.1	58	17	13	3	28	113	7	0	6.12	0.32	2.95	11.92	1.01	30%
1994	Montreal	NL	27	Mtl	MLB	4	6	2.83	52	0	0	0	43	25	63.2	46	22	20	5	21	68	0	0	6.50	0.71	2.97	9.61	1.05	52%
1995	NY Yankees	AL	28	Nyy	MLB	1	5	2.93	60	0	0	0	56	31	61.1	40	22	20	6	14	66	1	0	5.87	0.88	2.05	9.69	0.88	31%
1996	NY Yankees	AL	29	Nyy	MLB	2	3	2.83	62	0	0	0	58	43	63.2	54	23	20	9	21	69	1	0	7.63	1.27	2.97	9.75	1.18	37%
1997	Texas	AL	30	Tex	MLB	7	2	1.94	61	0	0	0	58	31	65.0	43	18	14	5	21	63	1	0	5.95	0.69	2.91	8.72	0.98	--
1998	Texas	AL	31	Tex	MLB	3	1	2.03	63	0	0	0	59	42	62.0	47	17	14	6	14	72	1	0	6.82	0.87	2.03	10.45	0.98	40%
1999	Texas	AL	32	Tex	MLB	4	4	3.68	62	0	0	0	59	43	66.0	67	30	27	9	19	60	0	0	9.14	1.23	2.59	8.18	1.30	--
2000	Texas	AL	33	Tex	MLB	6	5	4.20	62	0	0	0	57	34	60.0	67	35	28	10	24	53	0	0	10.05	1.50	3.60	7.95	1.52	45%

Major League Totals - 12 Season(s)						48	45	2.93	618	17	0	0	523	330	765.0	616	287	249	73	252	804	40	1	7.25	0.86	2.96	9.46	1.13	39%
Minor League Totals - 8 Season(s)						38	34	3.97	151	99	17	3	40	20	657.1	585	335	290	56	329	564	62		8.01	0.77	4.51	7.72	1.39	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1986	great flls	Pio	19	La	Rk	p		12	13	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0		.231	.231	.385	616	--
	Bkrsfld	Calif	19	La	A+	p		15	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0		.000	.400	.000	400	--
1987	Vero Beach	FSL	20	La	A+	p		27	26	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0		.077	.077	.077	154	--
1988	SanAntonio	Tex	21	La	AA	p		26	28	3	7	1	0	1	5	0	0	1	8	0	0	0	0		.250	.276	.393	669	--
1989	Albuqurque	PCL	22	La	AAA	p		11	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0		.125	.125	.125	250	--
	LA Dodgers	NL	22	La	MLB	p	9	31	21	1	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	10	0	0	5	0	0	.143	.143	.190	333	57%
1990	Albuqurque	PCL	23	La	AAA	p		8	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000	1.000	1.000	2000	--
	LA Dodgers	NL	23	La	MLB	p	9	22	7	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.143	.571	714	50%
1991	Albuqurque	PCL	24	La	AAA	p		42	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		.500	.500	.500	1000	--
	LA Dodgers	NL	24	La	MLB	p	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1992	Montreal	NL	25	Mtl	MLB	p	9	67	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	400	100%
1993	Montreal	NL	26	Mtl	MLB	p	9	70	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	50%
1994	Montreal	NL	27	Mtl	MLB	p	9,5	52	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	500	33%
1995	NY Yankees	AL	28	Nyy	MLB	p	0	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1996	NY Yankees	AL	29	Nyy	MLB	p	0	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1997	Texas	AL	30	Tex	MLB	p	0	7	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3000	--
1998	Texas	AL	31	Tex	MLB	p	0	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1999	Texas	AL	32	Tex	MLB	p		62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
2000	Texas	AL	33	Tex	MLB	p	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 12 Season(s)								506	42	4	7	2	0	1	8	0	0	0	19	0	0	9	0	0	.167	.167	.286	453	57%
Minor League Totals - 6 Season(s)								141	81	6	15	1	1	1	10	0	0	3	23	0	0	6	0		.185	.214	.259	473	--

Playoffs Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Series	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1995	NY Yankees	AL	28		Div	0	1	14.55	3		0			0	4.1	8		7		2	5			16.63	---	4.16	10.39	2.31	--
1996	NY Yankees	AL	29		Div	0	0	0.00	3		0			2	4.0	2		0		4	4			4.50	---	9.00	9.00	1.50	--
	NY Yankees	AL	29		Ch	0	0	4.50	4		0			1	4.0	2		2		1	5			4.50	---	2.25	11.25	0.75	--
	NY Yankees	AL	29		Ws	0	0	2.08	5		0			4	4.1	4		1		1	6			8.31	---	2.08	12.47	1.15	--
1998	Texas	AL	31		Div	0	0	0.00	1		0			0	1.0	0		0		1	1			0.00	---	9.00	9.00	1.00	--
1999	Texas	AL	32		Div	0	0	0.00	1		0			0	1.0	0		0		0	1			0.00	---	0.00	9.00	0.00	--

Major League Totals - 4 Season(s)						0	1	4.82	17		0			7	18.2	16		10		9	22			7.71	---	4.34	10.61	1.34	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1995	NY Yankees	AL	28	Nyy	Div	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1998	Texas	AL	31	Tex	Div	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)						4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1985	great flls	Pio	18	La	Rk	P	11			1	2	1	4	0	-	-	-	.750	--

1986	great flls	Pio	19	La	Rk	P	12			5	10	2	17	0	-	-	-	.882	--
1986	Bkrsfld	Calif	19	La	A+	P	15			0	7	2	9	0	-	-	-	.778	--

1987	Vero Beach	FSL	20	La	A+	P	27			16	19	8	43	3	-	-	-	.814	--

1988	SanAntonio	Tex	21	La	AA	P	25			13	21	1	35	2	-	-	-	.971	--

1989	Albuqurque	PCL	22	La	AAA	P	10			4	12	0	16	1	-	-	-	1.000	--
1989	LA Dodgers	NL	22	La	MLB	P	31		102.2	5	8	2	15	0	-	-	-	.867	1.14

1990	Albuqurque	PCL	23	La	AAA	P	8			1	4	0	5	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1990	LA Dodgers	NL	23	La	MLB	P	22		43	1	3	1	5	0	-	-	-	.800	.84

1991	Albuqurque	PCL	24	La	AAA	P	42			5	7	1	13	2	-	-	-	.923	--
1991	LA Dodgers	NL	24	La	MLB	P	6		9	1	2	1	4	0	-	-	-	.750	3.00

1992	Montreal	NL	25	Mtl	MLB	P	67		83.1	7	6	1	14	0	-	-	-	.929	1.40

1993	Montreal	NL	26	Mtl	MLB	P	70		85.1	1	5	3	9	0	-	-	-	.667	.63

1994	Montreal	NL	27	Mtl	MLB	P	52		63.2	3	4	1	8	0	-	-	-	.875	.99

1995	NY Yankees	AL	28	Nyy	MLB	P	60		61.1	2	3	1	6	1	-	-	-	.833	.73

1996	NY Yankees	AL	29	Nyy	MLB	P	62		63.2	0	6	0	6	1	-	-	-	1.000	.85

1997	Texas	AL	30	Tex	MLB	P	61		65	1	6	0	7	0	-	-	-	1.000	.97

1998	Texas	AL	31	Tex	MLB	P	63		62	2	7	1	10	0	-	-	-	.900	1.31

1999	Texas	AL	32	Tex	MLB	P	62		66	2	5	1	8	0	-	-	-	.875	.95

2000	Texas	AL	33	Tex	MLB	P	62		60	2	5	0	7	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.05

Awards

[1992] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #22) [1993] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #24), Baseball America National League All-Star RP [1994] - Baseball America National League All-Star RP [1996] - World Series Most Valuable Player, AL Rolaids Relief Pitcher of the Year, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #19), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1998] - Baseball America Second-Team Major League All-Star RP, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #16), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1999] - AL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #6), Played in MLB All-Star Game [2006] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (4 votes - 0.8%), Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (4 votes - 0.8%)

Salaries

Year	Salary	Rank	Lg Avg	Centile
1989	68,000		375,257	67
1990	142,500		426,358	55
1991	*100,000		617,627	77
1992	156,000		798,185	56
1993	315,000		815,723	41
1994	2,225,000		914,157	19
1995	3,375,000		831,504	10
1996	4,000,000	74	835,262	7
1997	4,575,000	69	996,990	7
1998	5,800,000	39	1,054,037	4
1999	6,350,000	41	1,222,537	4
2000	6,500,000	58	1,369,505	5

Career:	$33,606,500	estimate

Trivia and Player Notes

Member of the World Series Champion New York Yankees in 1996.

Notes: Played in 3 All-Star games during his career (1996, 1998-1999)

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