Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2008
- Draft
- 2002Rd 42, Pk 1
- College
- Riverside Community
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 2008
- Draft
- 2002Rd 42, Pk 1
- College
- Riverside Community
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 657
- W
- 51
- L
- 66
- ERA
- 4.27
- IP
- 1142.0
- K
- 1,044
- BB
- 363
- WHIP
- 1.33
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | PIT | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6.60 | 15.0 | 16 | 9 | 1.93 |
| 2009 | PIT | 73 | 1 | 4 | 4.01 | 67.1 | 47 | 22 | 1.35 |
| 2010 |  ATL/KC | 51 | 5 | 5 | 5.89 | 62.2 | 45 | 23 | 1.47 |
| 2011 | KC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10.57 | 7.2 | 8 | 5 | 2.22 |
| 2012 |  TOR/ATH | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9.85 | 24.2 | 30 | 11 | 1.82 |
| 2013 | ATH | 35 | 2 | 4 | 3.92 | 57.1 | 55 | 20 | 1.22 |
| 2014 | ATH | 32 | 8 | 8 | 3.45 | 146.0 | 136 | 49 | 1.31 |
| 2015 | ATH | 30 | 7 | 15 | 4.18 | 157.0 | 136 | 48 | 1.35 |
| 2016 |  TOR/LAD | 62 | 2 | 2 | 4.43 | 67.0 | 63 | 18 | 1.33 |
| 2017 | LAA | 38 | 7 | 11 | 5.35 | 138.0 | 119 | 45 | 1.40 |
| 2018 |  TEX/CHC | 62 | 5 | 2 | 2.55 | 95.1 | 92 | 17 | 1.06 |
| 2019 | TEX | 48 | 3 | 5 | 4.85 | 78.0 | 72 | 22 | 1.33 |
| 2020 | TEX | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 | 17.0 | 13 | 7 | 1.59 |
| 2021 | ATL | 30 | 3 | 2 | 2.14 | 33.2 | 36 | 11 | 0.98 |
| 2022 |  CHC/ATL/LAA | 60 | 4 | 3 | 3.76 | 69.1 | 74 | 20 | 1.31 |
| 2023 | ATL | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1.56 | 34.2 | 39 | 12 | 1.10 |
| 2024 | ATL | 46 | 2 | 2 | 3.13 | 63.1 | 55 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 2025 | ATL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 2.38 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 11
- W
- 0
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 1.42
- IP
- 12.2
- K
- 6
- BB
- 4
- WHIP
- 1.11
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 32
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 8.2
- GB
- 1,465
- FB
- 1,974
- G/F
- 0.70
- WP
- 34
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 23 | 26 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2009 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 85 | 130 | 0.7 | 5 |
| 2010 | ATL/KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 74 | 137 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2011 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 15 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2012 | TOR/ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | 30 | 49 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 2013 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 80 | 90 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 2014 | ATH | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 186 | 244 | 0.8 | 7 |
| 2015 | ATH | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 217 | 269 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2016 | TOR/LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 86 | 113 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2017 | LAA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 175 | 245 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2018 | TEX/CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 119 | 149 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2019 | TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 101 | 137 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2020 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 23 | 33 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 37 | 49 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2022 | CHC/ATL/LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 78 | 119 | 0.7 | 2 |
| 2023 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 47 | 43 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2024 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 82 | 107 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 23 | 0.3 | 0 |
Latest performance
Jesse Chavez
Jul 13 · @ STL · L 5-4
- IP
- 2.0
- H
- 6
- R
- 4
- ER
- 4
- BB
- 1
- K
- 1
- HR
- 1
- ERA
- 9.00
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jul 13 | at STLL 5-4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Tue, Jul 08 | atATHL 10-1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Fri, Apr 25 | at ARIW 8-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mon, Mar 31 | atLADL 6-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tue, Oct 01 | at SDL 4-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tue, Sep 17 | at CINL 6-5 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
What were Jesse Chavez's career stats?
Jesse Chavez played 18 seasons for the Pirates, the Royals, the Athletics, the Angels, the Rangers and the Braves. He had 51 wins and 1,044 strikeouts with a 4.27 ERA over 1,142.0 innings. His best season was 2014: 8 wins, a 3.45 ERA and 136 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
18 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2008 to 2025
Championships
- 2021 World Series with the Atlanta Braves
More on Jesse Chavez
Playoff series
Jesse Chavez played 3 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 2 series — 0 won, 2 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SD | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 |  PHI | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Jesse Chavez against each club
- vs Washington Nationals (19)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (15)
- vs Miami Marlins (11)
- vs New York Mets (9)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (7)
- vs San Diego Padres (7)
- vs Seattle Mariners (7)
- vs Athletics (6)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (6)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (6)
- vs Chicago Cubs (5)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (5)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (5)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (5)
- vs San Francisco Giants (5)
- vs Boston Red Sox (4)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (3)
- vs Colorado Rockies (3)
- vs Detroit Tigers (3)
- vs Houston Astros (3)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (3)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (3)
- vs Texas Rangers (3)
- vs Minnesota Twins (2)
- vs New York Yankees (2)
- vs Kansas City Royals (1)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (1)
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