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Jon
Switzer		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 206
 
Born: August 13, 1979 in Tx, HOUSTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2005   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 24 TB AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
2005 25 TB AL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
2006 26 HOU NL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
2007 27 WSH NL $ 350,000 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2008 28 WSH NL $ 350,000 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2009 29 WSH NL $ 350,000 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
2010 30 WSH NL   9 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
2011 31 SEA AL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
2012 32 SEA AL $ 350,000 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
2013 33 NYN NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
2014 34 ATL NL $ 1,196,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,196,000 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 24 TB AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2005 25 TB AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2006 26 HOU NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2007 27 WSH NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2008 28 WSH NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2009 29 WSH NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2010 30 WSH NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2011 31 SEA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2012 32 SEA AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2013 33 NYN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2014 34 ATL NL $ 1,196,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,196,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 24 TB AL 8 5 .615 30 30 2 2 0 142.7 137 85 17 55 77 5.36 .257 .345 .452 .797 7.2
    AAA   2 2 .500 5 5 0 0 0 35.3 37 17 6 15 34 4.33 .272 .344 .456 .800  
2005 25 TB AL 6 8 .429 27 25 1 0 0 116.0 126 74 8 49 76 5.74 .274 .365 .439 .804 2.4
2006 26 SFN NL 0 1 .000 4 3 0 0 0 12.0 19 13 3 4 9 9.75 .358 .424 .679 1.103 0.0
  HOU NL 3 5 .375 14 11 1 1 0 67.0 66 52 10 30 34 6.99 .259 .365 .490 .855 0.0
  TOT   3 6 .333 18 14 1 1 0 79.0 85 65 13 34 43 7.41 .276 .374 .523 .897 0.0
2007 27 WSH NL 2 4 .333 9 8 1 0 0 46.0 55 34 7 17 36 6.65 .296 .376 .495 .870 0.0
    AAA   5 2 .714 24 7 0 0 0 75.7 93 37 10 20 61 4.40 .310 .353 .470 .823  
2008 28 AAA   16 3 .842 30 30 0 0 0 205.3 214 100 28 62 212 4.38 .266 .318 .414 .732  
2009 29 AAA   11 5 .688 24 24 1 1 0 168.3 169 65 20 37 162 3.48 .260 .300 .405 .704  
2010 30 AAA   8 13 .381 30 30 1 1 0 185.3 188 103 29 51 196 5.00 .259 .308 .443 .751  
2011 31 WSH NL 0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 18.0 19 9 2 0 14 4.50 .260 .270 .411 .681 0.3
    AAA   12 6 .667 26 26 0 0 0 163.7 154 59 21 42 161 3.24 .246 .293 .396 .689  
2012 32 SEA AL 4 1 .800 18 4 1 1 1 49.3 58 28 8 12 45 5.11 .293 .349 .480 .829 2.5
    AAA   1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 7.3 7 4 2 2 7 4.91 .280 .333 .520 .853  
2013 33 SEA AL 0 2 .000 7 3 0 0 0 16.3 30 16 2 7 9 8.82 .390 .447 .649 1.096 0.0
  NYA AL 2 1 .667 5 2 0 0 0 34.7 23 5 1 10 39 1.30 .184 .250 .288 .538 4.3
  NYN NL 1 0 1.000 6 3 0 0 0 7.3 2 0 0 1 8 0.00 .087 .125 .130 .255 1.4
  TOT   3 3 .500 18 8 0 0 0 58.3 55 21 3 18 56 3.24 .244 .306 .396 .702 5.6
2014 34 ATL NL 7 12 .368 27 27 0 0 0 152.7 190 93 25 50 120 5.48 .304 .371 .514 .885 1.6
2015 35 AAA   9 6 .600 27 27 0 0 0 157.3 175 87 22 57 136 4.98 .280 .340 .463 .803  
9 Years Sim 33 40 .452 150 119 6 4 1 662.0 725 409 83 235 467 5.56 .278 .356 .472 .828 19.7
8 Years AAA 64 37 .634 169 149 2 2 0 998.3 1037 472 138 286 969 4.26 .266 .316 .429 .746  
Season Average 4 5 .444 18 14 0 0 0 82.7 90 51 10 29 58 5.56 .278 .356 .472 .828  
Career Highs 8 12 .800 30 30 2 2 1 152.7 190 93 25 55 120 7.41 .304 .376 .523 .897  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   557 305 68 165 339   .290 .346 .496 .842
vs LH   168 104 15 70 128   .246 .316 .405 .721
Home 21 21 .500 81 64 5 3 1 371.3 379 211 41 125 258 5.11 .263 .322 .448 .770
Away 12 19 .387 69 55 2 2 0 290.7 346 198 42 110 209 6.13 .297 .358 .502 .860
Mar/Apr 1 5 .167 20 10 0 0 0 69.0 91 46 9 25 55 6.00 .315 .369 .519 .888
May 5 9 .357 23 18 0 0 0 87.3 108 68 13 29 56 7.01 .304 .357 .535 .892
June 6 4 .600 22 18 2 1 0 105.3 110 65 14 45 62 5.56 .267 .339 .449 .788
July 9 6 .600 24 23 4 3 1 131.6 99 45 10 45 108 3.08 .208 .276 .350 .626
August 4 10 .286 26 25 0 0 0 133.7 163 105 21 59 88 7.07 .303 .372 .530 .902
Sep/Oct 8 6 .571 35 25 1 1 0 135.0 154 80 16 32 98 5.33 .287 .327 .474 .801
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2006 26 HOU NL 14 24 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .208 .240 .250 .490 1.4 0.0
2007 27 WSH NL 9 13 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .077 .077 .077 .154 -0.5 0.0
2011 31 WSH NL 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
2013 33 NYN NL 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2014 34 ATL NL 27 49 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 18 .061 .115 .102 .217 -1.6 0.0
5 Years Sim 59 93 5 9 3 0 0 5 0 0 4 29 .097 .134 .129 .263 -1.3 0.0
162 Game Average 255 13 24 8 0 0 13 0 0 10 79 .097 .134 .129 .263 -3.6  
Career Highs 27 49 4 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 18 .208 .240 .250 .490 1.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   71 3 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 21 .099 .135 .127 .262 -1.2
vs LH   22 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .091 .130 .136 .267 -0.4
Home 35 63 3 6 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 19 .095 .136 .143 .279 -0.8
Away 22 30 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .100 .129 .100 .229 -0.8
RISP   27 0 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 11 .111 .143 .148 .291 -0.2
Close/Late   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
Mar/Apr 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
May 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.6
June 7 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .071 .000 .071 -0.9
July 8 19 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .158 .238 .211 .449 0.9
August 13 21 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .190 .190 .286 .476 0.8
Sep/Oct 22 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .045 .045 .045 .091 -1.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 24 TB AL P 30 30 142.7 10 21 0 3 1.000 1.96    
2005 25 TB AL P 27 25 116.0 4 14 1 0 .947 1.40    
2006 26 SFN NL P 4 3 12.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.25    
  HOU NL P 14 11 67.0 4 14 0 2 1.000 2.42    
  TOT   P 18 14 79.0 5 16 0 2 1.000 2.39    
2007 27 WSH NL P 9 8 46.0 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.57    
2011 31 WSH NL P 3 3 18.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.50    
2012 32 SEA AL P 18 4 49.3 3 11 1 1 .933 2.55    
2013 33 SEA AL P 7 3 16.3 1 1 1 0 .667 1.10    
  NYA AL P 5 2 34.7 2 2 1 0 .800 1.04    
  NYN NL P 6 3 7.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.23    
  TOT   P 18 8 58.3 3 4 2 0 .778 1.08    
2014 34 ATL NL P 27 27 152.7 9 15 1 1 .960 1.41    
Career Totals   150 119 662.0 37 89 5 7 .962 1.71    
Career Highs   30 30 152.7 10 21 2 3 1.000 2.55    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2011 31 SEA AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 8.0 13 10 2 5 1 11.25 .351 .429 .676 1.104
2013 33 NYN NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 5.3 3 1 0 1 3 1.69 .167 .211 .222 .433
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 5 2 0 0 0 13.3 16 11 2 6 4 7.43 .291 .361 .527 .888
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2011 31 SEA AL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000
2013 33 NYN NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Complete Games
2006-9-1
 Shutouts
2004-3-2
2006-3-1
2012-7-1
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
 
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  4. Jose Vivo (960)
  5. Tyler Pelland (959)
  6. Tomas Sol (957)
  7. Chris Narveson (954)
  8. Chris Flinn (953)
  9. Jose Acevedo (953)
  10. Bubbie Buzachero (952)
History
Earned first career win on 5/7/2004
Won World Championship with Tampa Bay in 2005
Was claimed off waivers by Houston on 5/12/2006
Had first career hit on 7/8/2006, off Brian Bannister (NYN)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/2006, going 1-0, 1.02
Was claimed off waivers by Seattle on 4/6/2007
Traded from Seattle to Washington on 7/31/2007 (Going to WSH: P Jon Switzer, RF Max Izaguirre. Going to SEA: 1B Nick Johnson)
1/29/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/31/2008 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
1/29/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/28/2009: Signed a minor league contract extension with Washington
Injured on 5/10/2009 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 8/17/2009 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 4/20/2011 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
Was claimed off waivers by Seattle on 10/12/2011
1/29/2012: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
1/29/2013: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Seattle on 5/30/2013
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 7/1/2013 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 7/28/2013 with a Spasms Back, out for 3-4 weeks
Traded from New York (A) to New York (N) on 8/2/2013 (Going to NYA: P Daniel Partida. Going to NYN: P Jon Switzer)
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 3/30/2014 to a 1-year deal worth $1,196,000 per year
Injured on 9/24/2014 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 2/27/2015 to a minor league contract
Released by Baltimore on 10/24/2015
 
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