Jason Christiansen
[edit] Biography
Born on September 21, 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska, Jason Christiansen (Jason Samuel Christiansen) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants and Anaheim Angels over the course of his 11 year career. Christiansen broke into the bigs on April 26, 1995 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 4.15 ERA in 56.1 innings pitched in 1995, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jason Christiansen's best season was 1998, when he posted a 2.51 ERA and struck out 71 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1995
| PIT
| N
| 63
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4.15
| 53
| 28
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 56.1
| 49
| 5
| 34
| 9
| 4
| 3
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 6.70
| 38
| 34
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 44.1
| 56
| 7
| 19
| 2
| 4
| 1
|
| 1997
| PIT
| N
| 39
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2.94
| 37
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 33.2
| 37
| 2
| 17
| 3
| 4
| 2
|
| 1998
| PIT
| N
| 60
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2.51
| 71
| 22
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 64.2
| 51
| 2
| 27
| 7
| 3
| 0
|
| 1999
| PIT
| N
| 39
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4.06
| 35
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 37.2
| 26
| 2
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 2
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5.40
| 12
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 2000
| PIT
| N
| 44
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 4.97
| 41
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 38
| 28
| 2
| 25
| 4
| 3
| 0
|
| 2000
| TOT
| N
| 65
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 5.06
| 53
| 29
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 48
| 41
| 3
| 27
| 5
| 3
| 2
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4.66
| 19
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 19.1
| 15
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 2001
| SF
| N
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.59
| 12
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 14
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| 55
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3.22
| 31
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 36.1
| 29
| 5
| 15
| 1
| 4
| 1
|
| 2002
| SF
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5.40
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| SF
| N
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.19
| 22
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 25
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 2004
| SF
| N
| 60
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 4.50
| 22
| 20
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 36
| 34
| 3
| 26
| 1
| 3
| 3
|
| 2005
| SF
| N
| 56
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 5.36
| 17
| 27
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 42
| 48
| 4
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| ANA
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.45
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| Total
|
| 68
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 5.12
| 21
| 28
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 45.2
| 55
| 4
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 516
| 0
| 27
| 26
| 4.31
| 380
| 219
| 206
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 430
| 402
| 37
| 215
| 34
| 27
| 15
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.45
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 528
| 0
| 27
| 26
| 4.30
| 384
| 220
| 207
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 433.2
| 409
| 37
| 217
| 34
| 27
| 15
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1995
| PIT
| N
| P
| 63
| 0
| 56.1
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .833
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 44.1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| PIT
| N
| P
| 39
| 0
| 33.2
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| .833
|
| 1998
| PIT
| N
| P
| 60
| 0
| 64.2
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| .875
|
| 1999
| PIT
| N
| P
| 39
| 0
| 37.2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| P
| 21
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| PIT
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 38
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| TOT
| N
| P
| 65
| 0
| 48
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 19.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| SF
| N
| P
| 25
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| P
| 55
| 0
| 36.1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| SF
| N
| P
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| SF
| N
| P
| 40
| 0
| 26
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| SF
| N
| P
| 60
| 0
| 36
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| .778
|
| 2005
| SF
| N
| P
| 56
| 0
| 42
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| .800
|
| 2005
| ANA
| A
| P
| 12
| 0
| 3.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2005
| Total
|
| P
| 68
| 0
| 45.2
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 528
| 0
| 433.2
| 15
| 58
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 20
| 3
| .901
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1995
| PIT
| N
| 63
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| PIT
| N
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| PIT
| N
| 60
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| PIT
| N
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| PIT
| N
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| TOT
| N
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| SF
| N
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| SF
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| SF
| N
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| SF
| N
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| SF
| N
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| ANA
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| Total
|
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 516
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .100
| .100
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 528
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .100
| .100
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
Jason Christiansen was one of many baseball players named in the Mitchell Report. Kirk Radomski provided a check to Mitchell showing a $1,600 transaction purchased by Christeiansen, showing that he bought one human growth hormone kit from him in 2002. Christiansen did not respond to requests for interview.
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (June 29, 1991).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jack Wilson (July 29, 2000).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Kevin Joseph and cash (July 31, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 6, 2001).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 5, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 2004).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 19, 2004).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants to Anaheim Angels in exchange for Dusty Bergman and Ronnie Ray (August 30, 2005).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 2005).
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