Jeff Suppan
[edit] Biography
Born on January 2, 1975 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Jeff Suppan (Jeffrey Scot Suppan) played for the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 12 year career. Suppan broke into the bigs on July 17, 1995 with the Boston Red Sox, and put up a 5.69 ERA in 112.1 innings pitched in 1997, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jeff Suppan's best season was 2005, when he posted a 3.57 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 114 batters.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1995
| BOS
| A
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 5.96
| 19
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22.2
| 29
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| BOS
| A
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 7.54
| 13
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22.2
| 29
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1997
| BOS
| A
| 23
| 22
| 7
| 3
| 5.69
| 67
| 75
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 112.1
| 140
| 12
| 36
| 1
| 5
| 4
|
| 1998
| KC
| A
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .71
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.2
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| ARI
| N
| 13
| 13
| 1
| 7
| 6.68
| 39
| 55
| 49
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 66
| 82
| 12
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 17
| 14
| 1
| 7
| 5.72
| 51
| 56
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 78.2
| 91
| 13
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1999
| KC
| A
| 32
| 32
| 10
| 12
| 4.53
| 103
| 113
| 105
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 208.2
| 222
| 28
| 62
| 4
| 5
| 3
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| 35
| 33
| 10
| 9
| 4.94
| 128
| 121
| 119
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 217
| 240
| 36
| 84
| 3
| 7
| 7
|
| 2001
| KC
| A
| 34
| 34
| 10
| 14
| 4.37
| 120
| 120
| 106
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 218.1
| 227
| 26
| 74
| 3
| 6
| 12
|
| 2002
| KC
| A
| 33
| 33
| 9
| 16
| 5.32
| 109
| 134
| 123
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 208
| 229
| 32
| 68
| 3
| 10
| 7
|
| 2003
| PIT
| N
| 21
| 21
| 10
| 7
| 3.57
| 78
| 57
| 56
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 141
| 147
| 11
| 31
| 5
| 3
| 6
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 10
| 3
| 4
| 5.57
| 32
| 41
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 63
| 70
| 12
| 20
| 0
| 4
| 2
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 32
| 31
| 13
| 11
| 4.19
| 110
| 98
| 95
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 204
| 217
| 23
| 51
| 5
| 7
| 8
|
| 2004
| STL
| N
| 31
| 31
| 16
| 9
| 4.16
| 110
| 98
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 188
| 192
| 25
| 65
| 1
| 4
| 8
|
| 2005
| STL
| N
| 32
| 32
| 16
| 10
| 3.57
| 114
| 93
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 194.1
| 206
| 24
| 63
| 1
| 6
| 7
|
| 2006
| STL
| N
| 32
| 32
| 12
| 7
| 4.12
| 104
| 100
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 190
| 207
| 21
| 69
| 6
| 8
| 8
|
| 2007
| MIL
| N
| 34
| 34
| 12
| 12
| 4.62
| 114
| 113
| 106
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 206.2
| 243
| 18
| 68
| 10
| 7
| 11
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 163
| 163
| 67
| 52
| 4.22
| 559
| 516
| 462
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 986
| 1077
| 111
| 317
| 24
| 30
| 41
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 188
| 172
| 51
| 61
| 4.96
| 603
| 639
| 598
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 1085.1
| 1195
| 154
| 363
| 15
| 40
| 36
|
| Total
|
|
| 351
| 335
| 118
| 113
| 4.61
| 1162
| 1155
| 1060
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 2071.1
| 2272
| 265
| 680
| 39
| 69
| 70
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1995
| BOS
| A
| P
| 8
| 3
| 22.2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| BOS
| A
| P
| 8
| 4
| 22.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| BOS
| A
| P
| 23
| 22
| 112.1
| 6
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 3
| 0
| .824
|
| 1998
| KC
| A
| P
| 4
| 1
| 12.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| ARI
| N
| P
| 13
| 13
| 66
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| P
| 17
| 14
| 78.2
| 7
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| KC
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 208.2
| 16
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 6
| 2
| .977
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| P
| 35
| 33
| 217
| 14
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 3
| .944
|
| 2001
| KC
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 218.1
| 18
| 33
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 6
| 2
| .981
|
| 2002
| KC
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 208
| 23
| 31
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 2
| .947
|
| 2003
| PIT
| N
| P
| 21
| 21
| 141
| 15
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| .971
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| P
| 11
| 10
| 63
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| P
| 32
| 31
| 204
| 18
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 1
| .980
|
| 2004
| STL
| N
| P
| 31
| 31
| 188
| 10
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 3
| 1
| .976
|
| 2005
| STL
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 194.1
| 12
| 28
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 1
| .976
|
| 2006
| STL
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 190
| 8
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2007
| MIL
| N
| P
| 34
| 34
| 206.2
| 17
| 32
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 351
| 335
| 2071.1
| 151
| 286
| 14
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 130
| 44
| 14
| .969
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1995
| BOS
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| BOS
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| BOS
| A
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| KC
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| ARI
| N
| 13
| 22
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .273
| .304
| .273
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 17
| 22
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .273
| .304
| .273
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| KC
| A
| 32
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| 35
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| KC
| A
| 34
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .400
| .400
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| KC
| A
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| PIT
| N
| 21
| 41
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 2
| .293
| .341
| .317
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 32
| 43
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 2
| .279
| .326
| .302
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| STL
| N
| 31
| 57
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .070
| .086
| .070
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2005
| STL
| N
| 32
| 58
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 5
| .207
| .246
| .293
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| STL
| N
| 32
| 55
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 6
| .218
| .295
| .236
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2007
| MIL
| N
| 34
| 61
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .131
| .172
| .131
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 164
| 294
| 20
| 54
| 1
| 16
| .184
| .228
| .207
| 4
| 0
| 14
| 64
| 3
| 42
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 188
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .211
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 352
| 312
| 20
| 57
| 1
| 17
| .183
| .227
| .205
| 4
| 0
| 15
| 69
| 3
| 46
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1993 - signed June 29, 1993).
- Selected by Arizona Diamondbacks from Boston Red Sox (3rd pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 18, 1997).
- Sold by Arizona Diamondbacks to Kansas City Royals (September 3, 1998).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 2002).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 31, 2003).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Brandon Lyon and Anastacio Martinez to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Mike Gonzalez, Freddy Sanchez and cash (July 31, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (December 18, 2003).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 2006).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (December 24, 2006).
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