Jason Bere
[edit] Biography
Born on May 26, 1971 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Jason Bere (Jason Phillip Bere) played for the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 11 year career. Bere broke into the bigs on May 27, 1993 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 3.47 ERA in 142.2 innings pitched in 1993, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jason Bere's best season was 2001, when he posted a 4.31 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 175 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| 24
| 24
| 12
| 5
| 3.47
| 129
| 60
| 55
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 142.2
| 109
| 12
| 81
| 0
| 8
| 5
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| 24
| 24
| 12
| 2
| 3.81
| 127
| 65
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 141.2
| 119
| 17
| 80
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1995
| CHI
| A
| 27
| 27
| 8
| 15
| 7.19
| 110
| 120
| 110
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 137.2
| 151
| 21
| 106
| 6
| 8
| 6
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 1.26
| 19
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.2
| 26
| 3
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| 6
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 4.71
| 21
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 28.2
| 20
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1998
| CIN
| N
| 9
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 4.12
| 31
| 20
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 43.2
| 39
| 3
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1998
| CHI
| A
| 18
| 15
| 3
| 7
| 6.45
| 53
| 71
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 83.2
| 98
| 14
| 58
| 0
| 7
| 2
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 27
| 22
| 6
| 9
| 5.65
| 84
| 91
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 127.1
| 137
| 17
| 78
| 0
| 8
| 3
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| 5
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 4.63
| 19
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23.1
| 23
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1999
| CIN
| N
| 12
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 6.85
| 28
| 37
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 43.1
| 56
| 6
| 40
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
| 1999
| TOT
| N
| 17
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 6.07
| 47
| 52
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 66.2
| 79
| 9
| 50
| 3
| 6
| 2
|
| 2000
| MIL
| N
| 20
| 20
| 6
| 7
| 4.93
| 98
| 66
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 115
| 115
| 19
| 63
| 7
| 3
| 1
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 11
| 6
| 3
| 6.63
| 44
| 41
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 54.1
| 65
| 6
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 31
| 31
| 12
| 10
| 5.47
| 142
| 107
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 169.1
| 180
| 25
| 89
| 7
| 5
| 5
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 32
| 32
| 11
| 11
| 4.31
| 175
| 99
| 90
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 188
| 171
| 24
| 77
| 7
| 6
| 1
|
| 2002
| CHI
| N
| 16
| 16
| 1
| 10
| 5.67
| 65
| 63
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 85.2
| 98
| 13
| 28
| 1
| 5
| 3
|
| 2003
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4.05
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 94
| 89
| 26
| 30
| 4.91
| 416
| 300
| 272
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 499
| 502
| 68
| 238
| 18
| 21
| 8
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 117
| 114
| 45
| 35
| 5.32
| 504
| 394
| 362
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 612
| 593
| 77
| 388
| 7
| 30
| 21
|
| Total
|
|
| 211
| 203
| 71
| 65
| 5.14
| 920
| 694
| 634
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1111
| 1095
| 145
| 626
| 25
| 51
| 29
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| P
| 24
| 24
| 142.2
| 11
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 8
| 0
| .926
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| P
| 24
| 24
| 141.2
| 9
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 7
| 0
| .913
|
| 1995
| CHI
| A
| P
| 27
| 27
| 137.2
| 10
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 34
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| P
| 5
| 5
| 16.2
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .800
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| P
| 6
| 6
| 28.2
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1998
| CIN
| N
| P
| 9
| 7
| 43.2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| CHI
| A
| P
| 18
| 15
| 83.2
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 0
| .929
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| P
| 27
| 22
| 127.1
| 8
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 7
| 3
| .950
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| P
| 5
| 4
| 23.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| CIN
| N
| P
| 12
| 10
| 43.1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 1
| .889
|
| 1999
| TOT
| N
| P
| 17
| 14
| 66.2
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 1
| .900
|
| 2000
| MIL
| N
| P
| 20
| 20
| 115
| 11
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| P
| 11
| 11
| 54.1
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| P
| 31
| 31
| 169.1
| 17
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 188
| 12
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 3
| 1
| .964
|
| 2002
| CHI
| N
| P
| 16
| 16
| 85.2
| 4
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 4
| 0
| .882
|
| 2003
| CLE
| A
| P
| 2
| 2
| 6.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 211
| 203
| 1111
| 74
| 116
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 16
| 122
| 44
| 6
| .945
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| CHI
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| CIN
| N
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .067
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1998
| CHI
| A
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 27
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .067
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1999
| MIL
| N
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .375
| .500
| .375
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| CIN
| N
| 12
| 14
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .286
| .333
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| TOT
| N
| 17
| 22
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .318
| .400
| .318
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| MIL
| N
| 20
| 39
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .205
| .205
| .256
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 31
| 39
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .205
| .205
| .256
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 32
| 62
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 2
| .194
| .194
| .258
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2002
| CHI
| N
| 16
| 24
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .208
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 94
| 161
| 9
| 30
| 0
| 5
| .186
| .206
| .236
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 60
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 211
| 161
| 9
| 30
| 0
| 5
| .186
| .206
| .236
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 60
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 36th round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1990 - signed June 6, 1990).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (July 16, 1998).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (July 21, 1998).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (August 4, 1999).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (August 12, 1999).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1999).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (November 19, 1999).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Bob Wickman and Steve Woodard to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Paul Rigdon, Richie Sexson, Kane Davis and a player to be named later (July 28, 2000); Milwaukee Brewers received Marco Scutaro (August 30, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2000).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 18, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2002).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 19, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2003).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (November 13, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2004).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (January 12, 2005).
-
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Video Gallery
Add Videos
[edit] Picture Gallery
Add Pictures
[edit] See Also
[edit] Categories