Jesse Chavez, baseball player, 2008

Jesse Chavez

Born: 8/21/1983 in Victorville, CA, USA

MLB Debut: 2008-08-27

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 175 lbs

Full name: Jesse David Chavez

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Biography

Jesse Chavez, born in 1983, is an active Major League Baseball pitcher who has demonstrated resilience and versatility throughout his career, which began in 2008. Known for his ability to adapt his pitching style, Chavez has carved out a niche as a reliable arm in various pitching roles, including starting and relief. His career record stands at 51-65 with an earned run average (ERA) of 4.24, showcasing his capability to handle the pressures of the game over multiple seasons. Chavez has accumulated a notable total of 1,036 strikeouts and recorded 9 saves, reflecting his strikeout prowess and ability to close out games when called upon. His time in the majors has seen him play for various teams, allowing him to experience different league dynamics and contributing to his development as a pitcher. As he continues his career, Chavez remains a valuable asset to his team and an example of longevity in the competitive landscape of professional baseball.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
51 66 657 85 0 0 9 1142.0 1159 542 167 363 1044 4.27 0

Career ERA 4.27 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2008 PIT NL 0 1 15 0 0 0 0 15.0 20 11 9 16 6.60 4.32 (-53%) -78.3
2009 PIT NL 1 4 73 0 0 0 0 67.3 69 30 22 47 4.01 4.32 (+7%) -900.8
2010 ATL NL 3 2 28 0 0 0 0 36.7 40 24 12 29 5.89 4.08 (-44%) -561.9
2010 KCR AL 2 3 23 0 0 0 0 26.0 29 17 11 16 5.88 4.08 (-44%) -
2011 KCR AL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 7.7 12 9 5 8 10.57 — -
2012 TOR AL 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 21.3 25 20 10 27 8.44 4.01 (-110%) -1013.8
2012 OAK AL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3.3 9 7 1 3 18.90 — 0.0
2013 OAK AL 2 4 35 0 0 0 1 57.3 50 25 20 55 3.92 3.87 (-2%) 1236.3
2014 OAK AL 8 8 32 21 0 0 0 146.0 142 56 49 136 3.45 3.74 (+8%) -571.0
2015 OAK AL 7 15 30 26 0 0 1 157.0 164 73 48 136 4.18 3.96 (-6%) 464.0
2016 TOR AL 1 2 39 0 0 0 0 41.3 43 21 10 42 4.57 4.19 (-9%) -652.4
2016 LAD NL 1 0 23 0 0 0 0 25.7 28 12 8 21 4.21 4.19 (avg) -
2017 LAA AL 7 11 38 21 0 0 0 138.0 148 82 45 119 5.35 4.36 (-23%) -2605.7
2018 TEX AL 3 1 30 0 0 0 1 56.3 58 22 12 50 3.51 4.15 (+15%) -261.2
2018 CHC NL 2 1 32 0 0 0 4 39.0 26 5 5 42 1.15 4.15 (+72%) -
2019 TEX AL 3 5 48 9 0 0 1 78.0 82 42 22 72 4.85 4.51 (-8%) 195.5
2020 TEX AL 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 17.0 20 13 7 13 6.88 4.45 (-55%) -1368.5
2021 ATL NL 3 2 30 4 0 0 0 33.7 23 8 11 36 2.14 4.27 (+50%) 1910.2
2022 CHC NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5.7 7 4 2 3 6.35 — -
2022 LAA AL 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 10.7 15 9 4 10 7.59 3.97 (-91%) -222.2
2022 ATL NL 3 3 46 1 0 0 0 53.0 49 16 14 61 2.72 3.97 (+32%) 1449.7
2023 ATL NL 1 0 36 1 0 0 1 34.7 26 6 12 39 1.56 4.33 (+64%) 1116.0
2024 ATL NL 2 2 46 0 0 0 0 63.3 60 22 19 55 3.13 4.08 (+23%) -563.9
2025 ATL NL 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 8.0 14 8 5 8 9.00 — 0.0

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
657 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0.091 0.091 0.091 0.182 0.0

Career AVG .091 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 63.9% below league average.

Career OBP .091 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 71.6% below league average.

Career SLG .091 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 77.7% below league average.

Career OPS 0.182 vs. league average 0.729 across their career seasons — 75.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2008 PIT NL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 PIT NL 73 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2010 ATL NL 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2010 KCR AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 KCR AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 TOR AL 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2012 OAK AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 OAK AL 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2014 OAK AL 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2015 OAK AL 30 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.333 — — — — 0.0
2016 TOR AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 LAD NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 LAA AL 38 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2018 TEX AL 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2018 CHC NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 TEX AL 48 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.500 — — — — 0.0
2020 TEX AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 ATL NL 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2022 CHC NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2022 LAA AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2022 ATL NL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 ATL NL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2024 ATL NL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2025 ATL NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
11 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
2024 NLWC2 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 NLDS1 ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2021 NLCS ATL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2021 NLDS1 ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2021 WS ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 NLWC CHN 1 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 11 1 0 12.7 10 2 4 6 1.42

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2024 NLWC2 ATL 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
2022 NLDS1 ATL 0 0 2 0 0 3.3 4 2 1 3 5.40
2021 NLCS ATL 0 0 3 1 0 2.7 2 0 1 0 0.00
2021 NLDS1 ATL 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 1 0 1 2 0.00
2021 WS ATL 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 0 0.00
2018 NLWC CHN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 657 85 54 91 6 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2008 PIT P 15 0 1 3 0 0
2009 PIT P 73 0 6 5 0 1
2010 ATL P 28 0 1 5 0 0
2010 KCA P 23 0 2 1 0 0
2011 KCA P 4 0 0 0 0 0
2012 TOR P 9 2 0 1 1 0
2012 OAK P 4 0 0 1 0 0
2013 OAK P 35 0 7 7 0 0
2014 OAK P 32 21 11 4 0 3
2015 OAK P 30 26 10 10 2 0
2016 TOR P 39 0 1 2 0 0
2016 LAN P 23 0 0 2 0 0
2017 LAA P 38 21 4 11 0 1
2018 TEX P 30 0 1 6 0 0
2018 CHN P 32 0 2 3 0 0
2019 TEX P 48 9 2 7 0 0
2020 TEX P 18 0 0 1 0 0
2021 ATL P 30 4 1 4 1 0
2022 CHN P 3 0 0 0 0 0
2022 LAA P 11 0 0 0 0 0
2022 ATL P 46 1 2 5 0 0
2023 ATL P 36 1 1 4 1 1
2024 ATL P 46 0 2 8 1 0
2025 ATL P 4 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 657

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 TOR AL $4,000,000
2015 OAK AL $2,150,000
2014 OAK AL $775,000
2010 ATL NL $415,000
2009 PIT NL $402,000
Total Career Earnings $7,742,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Riverside Community College Riverside CA 2002, 2003