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John Wetteland
John Karl Wetteland

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.

Debut May 31, 1989
  vs. MON 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 20, 2000
Born August 21, 1966 in San Mateo, CA

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed May 25, 1985. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1989 22 LAD NL   5   8  31  12   0   0   7  1  102.7   81   46   43   8   34   96   0  16   411   4   1  3.77  3.43   91 1.120
 1990 23 LAD NL   2   4  22   5   0   0   7  0   43.0   44   28   23   6   17   36   4   8   190   3   0  4.81  3.68   77 1.419
 1991 24 LAD NL   1   0   6   0   0   0   3  0    9.0    5    2    0   0    3    9   1   1    36   0   0  0.00  3.58  inf 0.889
 1992 25 MON NL   4   4  67   0   0   0  58 37   83.3   64   27   27   6   36   99   4   4   347   3   0  2.92  3.47  119 1.200 MVP-22
 1993 26 MON NL   9   3  70   0   0   0  58 43   85.3   58   17   13   3   28  113   2   7   344   3   0  1.37  4.21  307 1.008 MVP-24
 1994 27 MON NL   4   6  52   0   0   0  43 25   63.7   46   22   20   5   21   68   3   0   261   4   0  2.83  4.26  151 1.052
 1995 28 NYY AL   1   5  60   0   0   0  56 31   61.3   40   22   20   6   14   66   0   1   233   2   0  2.93  4.63  158 0.880
 1996 29 NYY AL   2   3  62   0   0   0  58 43   63.7   54   23   20   9   21   69   0   1   265   4   0  2.83  5.00  177 1.178 MVP-19,AS
 1997 30 TEX AL   7   2  61   0   0   0  58 31   65.0   43   18   14   5   21   63   0   1   259   3   0  1.94  4.80  248 0.985
 1998 31 TEX AL   3   1  63   0   0   0  59 42   62.0   47   17   14   6   14   72   0   1   249   1   0  2.03  4.80  236 0.984 MVP-16,AS
 1999 32 TEX AL   4   4  62   0   0   0  59 43   66.0   67   30   27   9   19   60   0   0   281   1   0  3.68  5.12  139 1.303 CYA-6,AS
 2000 33 TEX AL   6   5  62   0   0   0  57 34   60.0   67   35   28  10   24   53   2   0   269   2   0  4.20  5.02  120 1.517
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Years            45      17       0    330         616       249      252       16  40  3145  30   1  2.93  4.33  148 1.135
 WL%= .516       48     618       0     523     765.0       287       73       804
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   4  66   1   0   0  56 35   81.7   65   30   26   7   26   86   1   4   336   3   0  2.93  4.33  148 1.135
 Career High      9   8  70  12   0   0  59 43  102.7   81   46   43  10   36  113   4  16   411   4   1  1.37  5.12  307 0.880

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1989 22 LAD NL  31   21    1    3   1  0   0    3   0  0   0  10  .143  .143  .190   -5    4   5   0   0   0   0
 1990 23 LAD NL  22    7    2    1   0  0   1    3   0  0   0   1  .143  .143  .571   89    4   1   0   0   0   0
 1992 25 MON NL  67    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .200  .200  .200   15    1   1   0   0   0   0 MVP-22
 1993 26 MON NL  70    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0 MVP-24
 1994 27 MON NL  52    4    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .250   31    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1997 30 TEX AL   7    1    1    1   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 2.000  645    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     273   42    4    7   2  0   1    8   0  0   0  19  .167  .167  .286   24   12   9   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         25    2    4   1  0   1    5   0  0   0  11  .167  .167  .286   24    7   5   0   0   0   0
 Career High     70   21    2    3   1  0   1    3   0  0   0  10                           4   5   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1989 22 LAD NL   26   23    1   1.2    90| .143  .253| .143  .320| .190  .376| .333  .696|  -5  .093  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1990 23 LAD NL    8    7    1   3.8    96| .143  .262| .143  .328| .571  .393| .714  .721|  89  .437  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1992 25 MON NL    6    5    0   0.0    91| .200  .258| .200  .323| .200  .380| .400  .703|  15  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1993 26 MON NL    5    5    0   0.0   108| .000  .277| .000  .343| .000  .422| .000  .764|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1994 27 MON NL    5    4    0   0.0   110| .250  .276| .250  .343| .250  .431| .500  .774|  31  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1997 30 TEX AL    1    0    2         113|1.000  .277|1.000  .347|2.000  .438|3.000  .785| 645         0.8   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons       51   44    4   2.4    95| .167  .260| .167  .327| .286  .391| .453  .717|  24  .265  -4.4  -0.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1989 22 LAD NL P 31 5 8 2 0 .867 .949 0.42 0.63 1.14 1.87 12 102.7 1990 23 LAD NL P 22 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 0.18 0.58 0.84 1.80 5 43.0 1991 24 LAD NL P 6 1 2 1 0 .750 .968 0.50 0.58 3.00 1.90 0 9.0 1992 25 MON NL P 67 7 6 1 0 .929 .956 0.19 0.60 1.40 1.94 0 83.3 1993 26 MON NL P 70 1 5 3 0 .667 .952 0.09 0.54 0.63 1.84 0 85.3 1994 27 MON NL P 52 3 4 1 0 .875 .959 0.13 0.54 0.99 1.86 0 63.7 1995 28 NYY AL P 60 2 3 1 1 .833 .962 0.08 0.53 0.73 1.79 0 61.3 1996 29 NYY AL P 62 0 6 0 1 1.000 .952 0.10 0.52 0.85 1.77 0 63.7 AS 1997 30 TEX AL P 61 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 0.11 0.49 0.97 1.72 0 65.0 1998 31 TEX AL P 63 2 7 1 0 .900 .957 0.14 0.50 1.31 1.79 0 62.0 AS 1999 32 TEX AL P 62 2 5 1 0 .875 .946 0.11 0.47 0.95 1.69 0 66.0 AS 2000 33 TEX AL P 62 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.11 0.46 1.05 1.62 0 60.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1989 22 LAD NL P 31 5 8 2 0 .867 .949 0.42 0.63 1.14 1.87 12 102.7 1990 23 LAD NL P 22 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 0.18 0.58 0.84 1.80 5 43.0 1991 24 LAD NL P 6 1 2 1 0 .750 .968 0.50 0.58 3.00 1.90 0 9.0 1992 25 MON NL P 67 7 6 1 0 .929 .956 0.19 0.60 1.40 1.94 0 83.3 1993 26 MON NL P 70 1 5 3 0 .667 .952 0.09 0.54 0.63 1.84 0 85.3 1994 27 MON NL P 52 3 4 1 0 .875 .959 0.13 0.54 0.99 1.86 0 63.7 1995 28 NYY AL P 60 2 3 1 1 .833 .962 0.08 0.53 0.73 1.79 0 61.3 1996 29 NYY AL P 62 0 6 0 1 1.000 .952 0.10 0.52 0.85 1.77 0 63.7 1997 30 TEX AL P 61 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 0.11 0.49 0.97 1.72 0 65.0 1998 31 TEX AL P 63 2 7 1 0 .900 .957 0.14 0.50 1.31 1.79 0 62.0 1999 32 TEX AL P 62 2 5 1 0 .875 .946 0.11 0.47 0.95 1.69 0 66.0 2000 33 TEX AL P 62 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.11 0.46 1.05 1.62 0 60.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 618 27 60 12 2 .879 .955 0.14 0.53 1.02 1.80 17 765.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 618 27 60 12 2 .879 .955 0.14 0.53 1.02 1.80 17 765
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1995   ALDS  NYY SEA     L   3   0  14.54  0  1  0  0   4.1   8   7   2   5 
 1996   ALDS  NYY TEX     W   3   0   0.00  0  0  2  0   4     2   0   4   4 
        ALCS  NYY BAL     W   4   0   4.50  0  0  1  0   4     2   2   1   5 
        WS    NYY ATL     W   5   0   2.08  0  0  4  0   4.1   4   1   1   6 
 1998   ALDS  TEX NYY     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     0   0   1   1 
 1999   ALDS  TEX NYY     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Div Series       1-3   8   0   6.10  0  1  2  0  10.1  10   7   7  11 
  6 Postseason Ser      3-3  17   0   4.82  0  1  7  0  18.2  16  10   9  22 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1995   ALDS  NYY SEA     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1996   ALDS  NYY TEX     W   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  NYY BAL     W   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY ATL     W   5   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1998   ALDS  TEX NYY     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1999   ALDS  TEX NYY     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Div Series       1-3   8   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  6 Postseason Series   3-3  17   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1996   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1998   TEX AL      0  0  0   1     0   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1999   TEX AL      0  0  1   1     1   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/3      0  0  0  1   2     1   0   0   0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0   0.00 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1996   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1998   TEX AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1999   TEX AL       Replaced by designated hitter.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/3      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1996
1998 *
1999 *

Awards
1996-AL-Rolaids Relief
1996-ML-WS MVP

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1992-NL-22-0.00
1993-NL-24-0.00
1996-AL-19-0.01
1998-AL-16-0.01
Car-1327-0.02 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1999-AL-6-0.02
Car-236-0.02 shares

Games
1993 NL-70-9
1994 NL-52-9
1995 AL-60-10

Saves
1992 NL-37-3
1993 NL-43-4
1994 NL-25-4
1995 AL-31-5
1996 AL-43-1
1997 AL-31-4
1998 AL-42-2
1999 AL-43-2
2000 AL-34-5
Car-330-11

Wild Pitches
1989 NL-16-2
1990 NL-8-10

Games Finished
1992 NL-58-2
1993 NL-58-4
1994 NL-43-2
1995 AL-56-3
1996 AL-58-4
1997 AL-58-3
1998 AL-59-4
1999 AL-59-6
2000 AL-57-8
Car-523-30

       

Black Ink: Pitching - 3 (545) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 30 (769) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 18.0 (349) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 93.0 (107) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 4, 1984: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 3, 1985: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed May 25, 1985.

December 7, 1987: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1987 rule 5 draft.

March 29, 1988: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 27, 1991: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Tim Belcher to the Cincinnati Reds for Eric Davis and Kip Gross.

December 11, 1991: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Bill Risley to the Montreal Expos for Dave Martinez, Scott Ruskin, and Willie Greene.

April 5, 1995: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Yankees for Fernando Seguignol and cash.

November 5, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

November 1, 2000: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1989Los Angeles Dodgers$68,000
1990Los Angeles Dodgers$142,500
1992Montreal Expos$156,000
1993Montreal Expos$315,000
1994Montreal Expos$2,225,000
1995New York Yankees$3,375,000
1996New York Yankees$4,000,000
1997Texas Rangers$4,575,000
1998Texas Rangers$5,800,000
1999Texas Rangers$6,350,000
2000Texas Rangers$6,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$33,506,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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