J.J. Putz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 250lb (196cm, 113kg)

Born: February 22, 1977 in Trenton, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Trenton HS (Trenton, MI), the Minnesota Twins in the 17th round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) and the Seattle Mariners in the 6th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI).

High School: Trenton HS (Trenton, MI)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: August 11, 2003 (Age 26-170d, 18,338th in major league history)
vs. TOR 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 19, 2014 (Age 37-117d)
vs. MIL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Agents: Craig Landis

National Team: us USA (WBC)

Full Name: Joseph Jason Putz

Pronunciation: \puts\

Twitter: @jjputz40

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.1

ERA

3.08

572

189

566.2

599

WHIP

1.152

Summary of 50 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 5 walk-off, 10 tying, 18 go ahead

4 Tms
SEA	32
ARI	13
CHW	4
NYM	1

Platoon
vs LHB	33
vs RHB	17

Home/Road
Home	28
Away	22

Outs
2	22
1	14
0	14

23 Opps
TEX	8
CLE	6
LAA	5
NYY	4
BOS	4
SFG	2
STL	2
BAL	2
ATL	2
TOR	2
MIN	1
TBD	1
COL	1
OAK	1
SEA	1
DET	1
KCR	1
PIT	1
PHI	1
WSN	1
HOU	1
FLA	1
CHW	1

43 Batters
Gary Matthews	3
Juan Rivera	2
Jorge Posada	2
Mark Teixeira	2
Jason Varitek	2
Víctor Martínez	2
Ian Desmond	1
Juan Francisco	1
Desi Relaford	1
Torii Hunter	1
Alex Avila	1
Brandon Belt	1
Brian Roberts	1
Ramón Vázquez	1
Álex González	1
Chris Carter	1
Josh Hamilton	1
Jay Gibbons	1
Chipper Jones	1
Matt Kata	1
Hank Blalock	1
Pablo Sandoval	1
Scott Hatteberg	1
John Mabry	1
Allen Craig	1
Ben Zobrist	1
John Buck	1
Travis Hafner	1
Josh Fields	1
Francisco Cervelli	1
Trot Nixon	1
Ryan Howard	1
Shin-Soo Choo	1
Todd Helton	1
Dave McCarty	1
Ian Kinsler	1
Vladimir Guerrero	1
Shea Hillenbrand	1
José López	1
José Tábata	1
Orlando Cabrera	1
Carlos Santana	1
Bernie Williams	1

19 Parks
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	18
Chase Field (PHO)	7
Progressive (CLE)	4
Guaranteed (CHI)	4
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
9	21
8	11
7	7
89	7
78	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	11
2	10
3	9
4	8
7+	5
5	5
6	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	48
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	24
1--	10
-2-	8
123	4
1-3	3
12-	1

88 Runs
RISP	16
0 on	24
1 on	18
2 on	4
3 on	4
Any on	26

Inning
6	3
7	4
8	8
9	31
Extra	4

4-6	3
7-end	47

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	3
+2	2
+1	2
Tied	9
-1	13
-2	8
-3	5
-4..	5

Ahead	10
Tied	9
Behind	31

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	11
1-0	7
1-1	7
3-2	6
2-1	4
2-2	4
1-2	3
0-1	3
3-1	2
0-2	1
3-0	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	10
3B	7
RF	6
1B	5
2B	5
CF	5
LF	4
DH	3
SS	3
PH	2

OrderPos
4th	9
6th	9
5th	8
7th	6
3rd	5
9th	4
2nd	4
1st	3
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	25
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	16

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2004-05-26	Víctor Martínez	CLE		SEA	behind 1-7	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	2	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2	2	2	2	2004-05-26	Travis Hafner	CLE		SEA	behind 2-7	b 9	0	---	4,(2-1) SBBX	1	5	DH	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
3	3	3	1	2004-05-30	Dave McCarty	BOS		SEA	tied 7-7	b 12	1	1--	4,(3-0) BBBX	2	7	9	35%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Varitek Scores
4	4	4	1	2004-06-28	Hank Blalock	TEX	@	SEA	ahead 5-4	t 6	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	5	19%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); M. Young Scores
5	5	5	1	2004-07-02	John Mabry	STL		SEA	ahead 7-1	b 6	2	1-3	3,(1-1) CBX	3	6	7	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); É. Rentería Scores; A. Pujols Scores
6	6	6	1	2004-07-19	Jason Varitek	BOS	@	SEA	tied 1-1	t 8	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	6	2	35%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); M. Ramirez Scores; N. Garciaparra Scores
7	7	7	1	2004-07-21	Scott Hatteberg	OAK	@	SEA	behind 3-5	t 8	1	1--	5,(3-1) .BCBBX	2	5	PH	30%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Chavez Scores
8	8	8	1	2004-08-10	Torii Hunter	MIN	@	SEA	behind 2-4	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	8	3%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
9	9	9	1	2004-08-13	Jorge Posada	NYY	@	SEA	ahead 10-3	t 9	0	---	7,(2-2) .FFBBFFX	1	5	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF)
10	10	10	1	2004-08-28 (1)	Desi Relaford	KCR	@	SEA	behind 6-9	t 9	0	---	7,(3-2) ...BBCFFBX	1	2	4	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2005-05-11	Jorge Posada	NYY		SEA	ahead 12-9	b 8	1	---	5,(2-2) CBBCX	1	7	2	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
12	12	2	1	2005-05-14	Trot Nixon	BOS	@	SEA	behind 2-3	t 7	2	123	2,(0-1) CX	4	5	9	53%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Bellhorn Scores; É. Rentería Scores; D. Ortiz Scores
13	13	3	1	2005-05-16	Bernie Williams	NYY	@	SEA	behind 1-2	t 7	2	123	1,(0-0) .X	4	7	8	53%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); H. Matsui Scores; A. Rodriguez Scores; T. Martinez Scores
14	14	4	1	2005-05-24	Jay Gibbons	BAL		SEA	tied 2-2	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	9	29%	85%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
15	15	5	1	2005-07-02	Gary Matthews	TEX	@	SEA	tied 5-5	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	6	9	41%	81%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
16	16	6	1	2005-07-09	Juan Rivera	LAA		SEA	behind 2-6	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	5	7	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
17	17	7	1	2005-07-20	Shea Hillenbrand	TOR		SEA	ahead 7-1	b 6	2	-2-	2,(1-0) .BX	2	4	5	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); V. Wells Scores
18	18	8	1	2005-07-24	Víctor Martínez	CLE		SEA	ahead 3-2	b 7	2	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	4	2	18%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Dubois Scores; J. Peralta Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2006-04-04	Juan Rivera	LAA	@	SEA	behind 3-6	t 8	0	1--	4,(2-1) BBSX	2	5	DH	14%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); G. Anderson Scores
20	20	2	1	2006-07-23	Jason Varitek	BOS	@	SEA	behind 7-8	t 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	2	35%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	3	1	2006-09-02	Ben Zobrist	TBD		SEA	behind 2-4	b 9	2	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	9	6	3%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	4	1	2006-09-09	Gary Matthews	TEX	@	SEA	behind 1-2	t 9	2	---	6,(3-2) BFBBCX	1	1	8	35%	39%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	2007-04-13	Matt Kata	TEX	@	SEA	ahead 4-2	t 9	2	---	8,(3-2) CBFBFBFX	1	9	7	5%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
24	24	2	1	2007-04-15	Ian Kinsler	TEX	@	SEA	behind 5-14	t 9	2	---	8,(3-2) CBBFFFBX	1	2	4	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	3	1	2007-06-02	Mark Teixeira	TEX	@	SEA	behind 3-5	t 9	2	---	8,(3-2) SBFFBFBX	1	3	3	3%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	4	1	2007-07-25	Ramón Vázquez	TEX		SEA	behind 5-6	b 8	2	-2-	3,(2-0) BBX	2	8	4	56%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Byrd Scores
27	27	5	1	2007-08-01	Gary Matthews	LAA	@	SEA	behind 5-7	t 9	2	1--	3,(1-1) *BF>X	2	6	8	36%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Kotchman Scores
28	28	6	1	2007-08-11	Josh Fields	CHW		SEA	behind 2-7	b 9	0	123	1,(0-0) .X	4	2	5	13%	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Hall Scores; A. González Scores; J. Owens Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2008-04-01	Josh Hamilton	TEX	@	SEA	behind 3-4	t 9	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	8	64%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); I. Kinsler Scores
30	30	2	1	2008-08-13	Mark Teixeira	LAA		SEA	behind 6-7	b 9	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	3	3	43%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
31	31	3	1	2008-08-30	Shin-Soo Choo	CLE		SEA	behind 0-2	b 9	0	1--	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	2	6	7	45%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Garko Scores
32	32	4	1	2008-09-25	Vladimir Guerrero	LAA	@	SEA	tied 4-4	t 9	1	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	4	9	42%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Willits Scores
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	2009-05-04	Chipper Jones	ATL		NYM	behind 3-6	b 8	0	---	3,(0-2) .FSX	1	3	5	8%	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	2010-04-23	José López	SEA	@	CHW	behind 2-5	t 7	2	123	4,(2-1) *BBCX	4	4	5	51%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Moore Scores; I. Suzuki Scores; C. Figgins Scores
35	35	2	1	2010-05-07	Álex González	TOR	@	CHW	tied 4-4	t 12	2	1-3	4,(1-2) CBFX	3	6	6	46%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); V. Wells Scores; L. Overbay Scores
36	36	3	1	2010-08-09	Brian Roberts	BAL		CHW	tied 2-2	b 10	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	1	4	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
37	37	4	1	2010-08-14	Alex Avila	DET	@	CHW	behind 1-2	t 9	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	65%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Inge Scores
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	2011-04-27	Ryan Howard	PHI	@	ARI	ahead 7-4	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
39	39	2	1	2011-06-01	John Buck	FLA	@	ARI	behind 4-5	t 9	0	---	2,(0-1) .FX	1	7	2	34%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
40	40	3	1	2011-06-27	Orlando Cabrera	CLE	@	ARI	tied 4-4	t 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	4	42%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
41	41	4	1	2011-06-28	Carlos Santana	CLE	@	ARI	behind 2-4	t 9	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	2	35%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); O. Cabrera Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	2012-04-14	Todd Helton	COL		ARI	behind 6-7	b 9	2	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	4	3	89%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Scutaro Scores
43	43	2	1	2012-04-22	Juan Francisco	ATL	@	ARI	behind 3-6	t 9	1	---	4,(1-2) SFBX	1	7	5	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
44	44	3	1	2012-05-02	Ian Desmond	WSN		ARI	behind 3-4	b 9	2	-2-	3,(1-1) FBX	2	1	6	86%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Harper Scores
45	45	4	1	2012-05-09	Allen Craig	STL	@	ARI	ahead 5-2	t 9	2	-2-	4,(2-1) BBSX	2	4	3	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Holliday Scores
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	2013-04-18	Francisco Cervelli	NYY		ARI	behind 1-2	b 9	1	---	4,(1-2) CCBX	1	6	2	47%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
47	47	2	1	2013-04-23	Brandon Belt	SFG		ARI	behind 2-4	b 9	0	-2-	5,(2-2) .BSSBX	2	6	PH	45%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Pence Scores
48	48	3	1	2013-04-30	Pablo Sandoval	SFG	@	ARI	behind 0-1	t 9	1	-2-	2,(0-1) FX	2	3	5	62%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Á. Pagán Scores
49	49	4	1	2013-08-16	José Tábata	PIT		ARI	ahead 4-2	b 8	2	-2-	3,(1-1) .*BFX	2	7	9	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Sánchez Scores
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	2014-06-12	Chris Carter	HOU		ARI	tied 4-4	b 10	0	---	5,(2-2) .CBBFX	1	6	DH	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)