Scott Kazmir

Q: When was Scott Kazmir born?

Scott Kazmir was born on January 24, 1984.

Q: Where was Scott Kazmir born?

Scott Kazmir was born in Houston, TX .

Q: How tall is Scott Kazmir?

Scott Kazmir is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Scott Kazmir weigh when playing?

Scott Kazmir weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Scott Kazmir play?

Scott Kazmir played 13 seasons.

Q: Is Scott Kazmir in the Hall of Fame?

Scott Kazmir has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Scott Kazmir drafted?

Scott Kazmir was drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (15th) of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cypress Falls HS (Houston, TX) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Scott Kazmir have?

Scott Kazmir had 1,618 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Scott Kazmir played for?

Scott Kazmir played for 8 teams; the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants.

Q: How many World Series has Scott Kazmir won?

Scott Kazmir has never won a World Series.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: January 24, 1984 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (15th) of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cypress Falls HS (Houston, TX).

High School: Cypress Falls HS (Houston, TX)

Debut: August 23, 2004 (Age 20-212d, 18,544th in major league history)
vs. SEA 5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 30, 2021 (Age 37-249d)
vs. ARI 0.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Greg Genske, Brian Peters, and Scott Parker • Previously: Jeff Moorad

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: Scott Edward Kazmir

Nicknames: Kazmanian Devil or Pizza Man

Pronunciation: \KAZ-meer\

Twitter: @scottkazmir19

Instagram: @scottykaz

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.4

108

ERA

4.02

303

301

1701.0

1618

WHIP

1.351

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2002	18	NYM-min	A-	0	1	.000	0.50	5	5	0	0	0	0	18.0	5	2	1	0	7	0	34	2	0	0	65			0.667	2.5	0.0	3.5	17.0	4.86	BKN NYPL
2003	19	NYM-min	A,A+	5	6	.455	2.63	25	25	0	0	0	0	109.1	79	41	32	6	44	0	145	5	1	14	445			1.125	6.5	0.5	3.6	11.9	3.30	CLM,SCE SALL,FLOR
2004	20	NYM-TBD-min	A+,AA	4	5	.444	2.50	19	19	0	0	0	0	101.0	79	33	28	3	42	0	104	4	0	7	407			1.198	7.0	0.3	3.7	9.3	2.48	SCE,BNG,MTG FLOR,EL,SOUL
2004	20	TBD	AL	2	3	.400	5.67	8	7	0	0	0	0	33.1	33	22	21	4	21	0	41	2	0	3	152	80	4.22	1.620	8.9	1.1	5.7	11.1	1.95
2005	21	TBD	AL	10	9	.526	3.77	32	32	0	0	0	0	186.0	172	90	78	12	*100*	3	174	10	1	7	818	116	3.76	1.462	8.3	0.6	4.8	8.4	1.74	RoY-9
2006	22	TBD	AL	10	8	.556	3.24	24	24	0	1	1	0	144.2	132	59	52	15	52	3	163	2	0	6	610	141	3.36	1.272	8.2	0.9	3.2	10.1	3.13	AS
2007	23	TBD	AL	13	9	.591	3.48	34	34	0	0	0	0	206.2	196	91	80	18	89	1	239	7	0	10	887	130	3.45	1.379	8.5	0.8	3.9	10.4	2.69
2008	24	TBR-min	A+,AAA	0	1	.000	3.55	3	3	0	0	0	0	12.2	11	6	5	3	1	0	10	0	0	0	51			0.947	7.8	2.1	0.7	7.1	10.00	VRO,DHM FLOR,IL
2008	24	TBR	AL	12	8	.600	3.49	27	27	0	0	0	0	152.1	123	61	59	23	70	2	166	4	0	5	641	127	4.37	1.267	7.3	1.4	4.1	9.8	2.37	AS
2009	25	TBR-min	AAA,A+	1	0	1.000	0.84	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.2	8	1	1	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	40			0.844	6.8	0.0	0.8	8.4	10.00	DHM,POE IL,FLOR
2009	25	TOT	AL	10	9	.526	4.89	26	26	0	0	0	0	147.1	149	85	80	16	60	0	117	6	0	13	647	89	4.26	1.419	9.1	1.0	3.7	7.1	1.95
2009	25	TBR	AL	8	7	.533	5.92	20	20	0	0	0	0	111.0	121	77	73	15	50	0	91	5	0	10	504	73	4.70	1.541	9.8	1.2	4.1	7.4	1.82
2009	25	LAA	AL	2	2	.500	1.73	6	6	0	0	0	0	36.1	28	8	7	1	10	0	26	1	0	3	143	255	2.93	1.046	6.9	0.2	2.5	6.4	2.60
2010	26	LAA-min	A+	0	0		4.26	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	8	3	3	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	27			1.263	11.4	0.0	0.0	8.5		RCU CALL
2010	26	LAA	AL	9	15	.375	5.94	28	28	0	0	0	0	150.0	158	103	99	25	79	2	93	12	0	6	682	67	5.83	1.580	9.5	1.5	4.7	5.6	1.18
2011	27	LAA-min	AAA	0	5	.000	17.02	5	5	0	0	0	0	15.1	22	30	29	0	20	0	14	6	0	5	94			2.739	12.9	0.0	11.7	8.2	0.70	SLK PCL
2011	27	LAA	AL	0	0		27.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	5	5	5	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	14	17	18.03	4.200	27.0	5.4	10.8	0.0	0.00

2013	29	CLE-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	18			1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0		CLB IL
2013	29	CLE	AL	10	9	.526	4.04	29	29	0	0	0	0	158.0	162	76	71	19	47	1	162	3	1	5	672	94	3.51	1.323	9.2	1.1	2.7	9.2	3.45
2014	30	OAK	AL	15	9	.625	3.55	32	32	0	2	0	0	190.1	171	81	75	16	50	1	164	4	1	9	777	105	3.35	1.161	8.1	0.8	2.4	7.8	3.28	AS
2015	31	TOT	AL	7	11	.389	3.10	31	31	0	0	0	0	183.0	162	77	63	20	59	0	155	9	2	5	763	126	3.98	1.208	8.0	1.0	2.9	7.6	2.63
2015	31	OAK	AL	5	5	.500	2.38	18	18	0	0	0	0	109.2	84	35	29	7	35	0	101	3	2	2	440	164	3.16	1.085	6.9	0.6	2.9	8.3	2.89
2015	31	HOU	AL	2	6	.250	4.17	13	13	0	0	0	0	73.1	78	42	34	13	24	0	54	6	0	3	323	94	5.19	1.391	9.6	1.6	2.9	6.6	2.25
2016	32	LAD	NL	10	6	.625	4.56	26	26	0	0	0	0	136.1	133	71	69	21	52	3	134	7	0	5	590	88	4.48	1.357	8.8	1.4	3.4	8.8	2.58

2017	33	LAD-min	A+	1	0	1.000	4.50	4	3	0	0	0	0	12.0	12	6	6	2	6	0	6	1	0	3	53			1.500	9.0	1.5	4.5	4.5	1.00	RCU CALL
2021	37	SFG-min	AAA	3	3	.500	4.61	13	12	0	0	0	0	52.2	45	28	27	6	18	0	48	2	0	3	217			1.196	7.7	1.0	3.1	8.2	2.67	SAC AAAW
2021	37	SFG	NL	0	1	.000	6.35	5	4	0	0	0	0	11.1	15	9	8	3	6	1	10	0	0	0	55	67	6.43	1.853	11.9	2.4	4.8	7.9	1.67
13 Yrs				108	97	.527	4.02	303	301	0	3	1	0	1701.0	1611	830	760	193	687	17	1618	68	6	74	7308	104	4.02	1.351	8.5	1.0	3.6	8.6	2.36
162 Game Avg.				12	11	.527	4.02	34	34	0	0	0	0	192	181	93	86	22	77	2	182	8	1	8	823	104	4.02	1.351	8.5	1.0	3.6	8.6	2.36
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
TBR (6 yrs)				55	44	.556	3.92	145	144	0	1	1	0	834.0	777	400	363	87	382	9	874	30	1	41	3612	114	3.87	1.390	8.4	0.9	4.1	9.4	2.29
LAA (3 yrs)				11	17	.393	5.31	35	35	0	0	0	0	188.0	191	116	111	27	91	2	119	15	1	9	839	77	5.37	1.500	9.1	1.3	4.4	5.7	1.31
OAK (2 yrs)				20	14	.588	3.12	50	50	0	2	0	0	300.0	255	116	104	23	85	1	265	7	3	11	1217	121	3.28	1.133	7.7	0.7	2.6	8.0	3.12
SFG (1 yr)				0	1	.000	6.35	5	4	0	0	0	0	11.1	15	9	8	3	6	1	10	0	0	0	55	67	6.43	1.853	11.9	2.4	4.8	7.9	1.67
LAD (1 yr)				10	6	.625	4.56	26	26	0	0	0	0	136.1	133	71	69	21	52	3	134	7	0	5	590	88	4.48	1.357	8.8	1.4	3.4	8.8	2.58
CLE (1 yr)				10	9	.526	4.04	29	29	0	0	0	0	158.0	162	76	71	19	47	1	162	3	1	5	672	94	3.51	1.323	9.2	1.1	2.7	9.2	3.45
HOU (1 yr)				2	6	.250	4.17	13	13	0	0	0	0	73.1	78	42	34	13	24	0	54	6	0	3	323	94	5.19	1.391	9.6	1.6	2.9	6.6	2.25

AL (11 yrs)				98	90	.521	3.96	272	271	0	3	1	0	1553.1	1463	750	683	169	629	13	1474	61	6	69	6663	106	3.96	1.347	8.5	1.0	3.6	8.5	2.34
NL (2 yrs)				10	7	.588	4.69	31	30	0	0	0	0	147.2	148	80	77	24	58	4	144	7	0	5	645	86	4.63	1.395	9.0	1.5	3.5	8.8	2.48

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Scott Kazmir?

Scott Kazmir is 40 years old.

When was Scott Kazmir born?

Scott Kazmir was born on January 24, 1984.

Where was Scott Kazmir born?

Scott Kazmir was born in Houston, TX.

How tall is Scott Kazmir?

Scott Kazmir is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Scott Kazmir weigh when playing?

Scott Kazmir weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Scott Kazmir play?

Scott Kazmir played 13 seasons.

Is Scott Kazmir in the Hall of Fame?

Scott Kazmir has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Scott Kazmir drafted?

Scott Kazmir was drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (15th) of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cypress Falls HS (Houston, TX).

What position did Scott Kazmir play?

Scott Kazmir was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Scott Kazmir have?

Scott Kazmir had 1,618 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Scott Kazmir played for?

Scott Kazmir played for 8 teams; the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants.

How many World Series has Scott Kazmir won?

Scott Kazmir has never won a World Series.

When did Scott Kazmir retire?

Scott Kazmir last played in 2021.

What is Scott Kazmir's Twitter account?

Scott Kazmir is on Twitter at scottkazmir19.

What is Scott Kazmir's Instagram account?

Scott Kazmir is on Instagram at scottykaz.

What are Scott Kazmir's nicknames?

Kazmanian Devil, Pizza Man are nicknames for Scott Kazmir.

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