#2 John Wetteland, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox

#2 John Wetteland, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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John Wetteland

8/21/1966
32
USA,CA,SAN MATEO
6"2
195

Starting Pitcher
R
R

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Minimal
Loyal
None at all
3 / 6 (Well Known)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Normal
4.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 10,750,000
2000
9 Year(s), 89 Days (1637 total Days)
172 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 89 Days (1637 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	8	7	7	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	8	7	7
Versus RHB	9	7	7
Talent	9	8	7

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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Holding Runners :

6
63
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	4	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	5	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/28	TEX	W 12-7	*	5.2	4	3	3	2	7	W
9/2	@TOR	W 10-6	*	7.2	9	6	5	4	6	W
9/7	CAL	W 7-6	*	4.2	2	0	0	1	2
9/13	@OAK	W 5-4	*	6.2	9	3	3	1	2
9/18	SEA	W 7-0	*	7.2	3	0	0	3	4	W	PoG
9/23	MIN	L 1-8	*	1.2	5	6	6	1	1	L
9/28	@KC	L 8-10	*	6	4	3	3	1	6
10/3	@SEA	L 3-4	*	7.2	7	2	2	0	7
10/8	TOR	W 2-1	*	7	4	1	1	2	6		PoG
10/13	@TOR	L 2-4	*	6.1	5	3	3	3	5	L

Pitching Stats 1998

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	38	38	19	8	0	3.09	224.1	188	89	77	78	239	0	.0	0	21	55.3
Projected	38	38	19	8	0	3.09	224.0	188	89	77	78	239

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	11.0	7.5	9.6	3.1	19	5	26.3	0	0	.0	2.94

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	436	96	21	1	7	35	41	48	101	0	0	4	.220	.302	.321	.623
vs. RHB	409	92	17	1	12	46	48	30	138	0	0	4	.225	.283	.359	.642

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	19	19	10	3	0	2.96	109.1	84	40	36	41	115
Road	19	19	9	5	0	3.21	115.0	104	49	41	37	124
Postseason	2	2	0	1	0	2.70	13.1	9	4	4	5	11
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	6	6	3	1	0	2.19	37.0	29	10	9	11	46
May	7	7	4	2	0	3.72	36.1	30	18	15	20	41
June	6	6	3	2	0	3.22	36.1	34	15	13	12	43
July	6	6	3	2	0	2.87	37.2	28	16	12	11	43
August	6	6	4	0	0	2.31	35.0	28	10	9	13	38
Sept./Oct.	7	7	2	1	0	4.07	42.0	39	20	19	11	28

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1989	32	0	5	2	23	3.99	38.1	32	18	17	5	12	31	0	0	1.15	.252	CHA
1990	62	0	6	6	38	2.99	75.1	67	27	25	4	29	70	0	0	1.27	.300	CHA
1991	70	0	9	6	9	4.96	81.2	80	52	45	19	36	87	0	0	1.42	.276	CHA
1992	76	1	7	9	5	5.08	101.0	112	64	57	16	41	88	0	0	1.51	.328	CHA
1993	50	0	12	6	1	4.50	116.0	100	61	58	17	51	95	0	0	1.30	.258	CHA
1994	73	0	9	5	2	4.71	177.2	165	96	93	24	90	185	0	0	1.44	.304	CHA
1995	69	0	11	8	2	4.00	164.1	140	82	73	21	63	165	0	0	1.24	.274	CHA
1996	33	33	18	4	0	3.29	194.0	155	74	71	22	64	201	0	0	1.13	.268	KC,AL
1997	34	34	14	9	0	4.49	194.1	197	104	97	25	57	159	0	0	1.31	.303	KC CHA
1998	38	38	19	8	0	3.09	224.1	188	89	77	19	78	239	0	0	1.19	.288	CHA,AL
Total	537	106	110	63	80	4.04	1367.0	1236	667	613	172	521	1320	0	0	1.29	.287

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1989, AAA	36	3	4	5	16	1.72	57.2	43	16	11	6	8	74	0	0	0.88	.278

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1992	8	0	1	2	0	6.28	14.1	20	10	10	11	5	0	0
1996	3	3	0	2	0	3.71	17.0	14	11	7	8	21	0	0
1998	2	2	0	1	0	2.70	13.1	9	4	4	5	11	0	0
Total	13	5	1	5	0	4.23	44.2	43	25	21	24	37	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1989	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1990	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1991	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1992	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1993	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1994	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1995	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1996	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC,AL
1997	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC CHA
Total	499	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1998

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.930

224.1

1.73

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1989...
Earned first career win on 8/6/1989...
2/3/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,285,714 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 4/12/1993 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks...
2/3/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,908,571 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,120,000 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/16/1996 to a 5-year deal worth $10,750,000 per year...
Was selected to the 1996 Allstar game...
Traded from Kansas City to Chicago (A) on 7/6/1997 (Going to KC: P Troy Percival, P Armando Benitez. Going to CHA: P John Wetteland, P Bill Johnson)...
Was selected to the 1998 Allstar game...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1996 - 3.29 - 4th	WHIP 1995 - 1.24 - 5th 1996 - 1.13 - 3rd 1997 - 1.31 - 8th	Wins 1996 - 18 - 3rd	Saves 1989 - 23 - 9th 1990 - 38 - 3rd	K's 1994 - 185 - 6th 1995 - 165 - 9th 1996 - 201 - 5th

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