John Wetteland

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1989–2000 BORN: SAN MATEO, USA

All-Star ×3

Career

48 W · 2.93 ERA · 804 K

765.0 IP · 1.13 WHIP · 618 G

2000 Season

6-5 · 4.20 ERA

60.0 IP · 53 K · 1.52 WHIP

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John Wetteland was a pitcher in MLB. Across 618 career appearances, with a 2.93 ERA and 804 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1989	LAD	5	8	3.77	31	12	1	102.2	81	43	34	96	1.12
1990	LAD	2	4	4.81	22	5	0	43.0	44	23	17	36	1.42
1991	LAD	1	0	0.00	6	0	0	9.0	5	0	3	9	0.89
1992	MON	4	4	2.92	67	0	37	83.1	64	27	36	99	1.20
1993	MON	9	3	1.37	70	0	43	85.1	58	13	28	113	1.01
1994	MON	4	6	2.83	52	0	25	63.2	46	20	21	68	1.05
1995	NYY	1	5	2.93	60	0	31	61.1	40	20	14	66	0.88
1996	NYY	2	3	2.83	62	0	43	63.2	54	20	21	69	1.18
1997	TEX	7	2	1.94	61	0	31	65.0	43	14	21	63	0.98
1998	TEX	3	1	2.03	63	0	42	62.0	47	14	14	72	0.98
1999	TEX	4	4	3.68	62	0	43	66.0	67	27	19	60	1.30
2000	TEX	6	5	4.20	62	0	34	60.0	67	28	24	53	1.52
Career Totals	—	48	45	2.93	618	17	330	765.0	616	249	252	804	1.13

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1989	LAD	31	21	1	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	10	.143	.143	.190	.333
1990	LAD	22	7	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	.143	.143	.571	.714
1991	LAD	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992	MON	67	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400
1993	MON	70	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000
1994	MON	52	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500
1995	NYY	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	NYY	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997	TEX	61	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000
1998	TEX	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	TEX	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	TEX	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals	—	618	42	4	7	2	0	1	8	0	0	19	.167	.167	.286	.452

Awards & Achievements

Pitcher of the Month (1): 1993
Player of the Week (2): 1992, 1996
Reliever of the Year Award (1): 1996
TSN Fireman of the Year (1): 1996
World Series MVP (1): 1996

All-Star Selections

1996, 1998, 1999

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1989	$68,000
1990	$142,500
1992	$156,000
1993	$315,000
1994	$2,225,000
1995	$3,375,000
1996	$4,000,000
1997	$4,575,000
1998	$5,800,000
1999	$6,350,000
2000	$6,500,000

Career Total: $33,506,500 (11 seasons)

Average: $3,046,045

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.