Jeff Karstens
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| 30-year-old Pitcher |
| Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Date of Birth: September 24, 1982 |
| Height: 6-3 Weight: 175 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 19 of 2003 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 22 | AA | Trenton | 28 | 12 | 11 | 169.0 | 729 | 192 | 16 | 91 | 78 | 42 | 147 | 4.15 | 1.38 | 4.85 | ||
| 2006 | 23 | AA | Trenton | 11 | 6 | 0 | 74.0 | 296 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 67 | 2.31 | 0.91 | 2.43 |
| 2006 | 23 | AAA | Columbus | 14 | 5 | 5 | 73.2 | 326 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 35 | 30 | 48 | 4.28 | 1.49 | 5.13 |
| 2006 | 23 | MLB | NY Yankees | 8 | 2 | 1 | 42.2 | 179 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 3.80 | 1.19 | 4.22 |
| 2007 | 24 | Rookie | GCL Yankees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 0.00 |
| 2007 | 24 | A- | Staten Island | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.80 | 0.80 | 1.80 |
| 2007 | 24 | A+ | Tampa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| 2007 | 24 | AA | Trenton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.80 | 1.20 | 1.80 |
| 2007 | 24 | AAA | Scranton/WB | 6 | 3 | 0 | 31.0 | 124 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 1.74 | 1.09 | 1.74 |
| 2007 | 24 | MLB | NY Yankees | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14.2 | 80 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 11.04 | 2.45 | 12.88 |
| 2008 | 25 | AAA | Scranton/WB | 12 | 6 | 4 | 68.2 | 278 | 66 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 15 | 55 | 3.80 | 1.17 | 4.06 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 9 | 2 | 6 | 51.1 | 220 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 13 | 23 | 4.03 | 1.34 | 5.61 |
| 2009 | 26 | AAA | Indianapolis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | 0.66 | 0.00 |
| 2009 | 26 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 39 | 4 | 6 | 108.0 | 471 | 115 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 66 | 65 | 45 | 52 | 5.42 | 1.48 | 5.50 |
| 2010 | 27 | AAA | Indianapolis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16.0 | 71 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 7.31 | 1.43 | 7.88 |
| 2010 | 27 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 26 | 3 | 10 | 122.2 | 525 | 146 | 30 | 3 | 21 | 72 | 67 | 27 | 72 | 4.92 | 1.41 | 5.28 |
| 2011 | 28 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 30 | 9 | 9 | 162.1 | 668 | 163 | 31 | 0 | 22 | 69 | 61 | 33 | 96 | 3.38 | 1.20 | 3.83 |
| 2012 | 29 | AA | Altoona | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
| 2012 | 29 | AAA | Indianapolis | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13.2 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4.61 | 1.02 | 8.56 |
| 2012 | 29 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 19 | 5 | 4 | 90.2 | 372 | 89 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 66 | 3.97 | 1.14 | 4.07 |
| 2013 | 30 | A+ | Bradenton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.00 | 1.33 | 3.00 |
| 2013 | 30 | AA | Altoona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.50 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 22 | AA | Trenton | 5.8% | 20.2% | .365 | 3.70 | |||
| 2006 | 23 | AA | Trenton | 4.7% | 22.6% | .248 | 48% | 4% | 2.70 | 2.40 |
| 2006 | 23 | AAA | Columbus | 9.2% | 14.7% | .305 | 36% | 6% | 4.62 | 5.32 |
| 2006 | 23 | MLB | NY Yankees | 6.1% | 8.9% | .239 | 34% | 6% | 5.12 | 4.31 |
| 2007 | 24 | Rookie | GCL Yankees | 6.7% | 13.3% | .250 | 58% | 0% | 3.17 | 2.86 |
| 2007 | 24 | A- | Staten Island | 0.0% | 42.1% | .300 | 45% | 17% | 2.88 | 3.62 |
| 2007 | 24 | A+ | Tampa | 6.3% | 31.3% | .300 | 70% | 0% | 1.58 | 2.01 |
| 2007 | 24 | AA | Trenton | 10.0% | 25.0% | .308 | 58% | 0% | 2.48 | 2.54 |
| 2007 | 24 | AAA | Scranton/WB | 7.3% | 21.8% | .271 | 39% | 4% | 3.12 | 3.05 |
| 2007 | 24 | MLB | NY Yankees | 11.3% | 6.3% | .390 | 29% | 9% | 8.02 | 11.9 |
| 2008 | 25 | AAA | Scranton/WB | 5.4% | 19.8% | .299 | 41% | 7% | 3.91 | 4.09 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 5.9% | 10.5% | .283 | 45% | 7% | 4.75 | 4.96 |
| 2009 | 26 | AAA | Indianapolis | 0.0% | 31.8% | .267 | 40% | 0% | 0.82 | 1.16 |
| 2009 | 26 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 9.6% | 11.0% | .300 | 40% | 5% | 4.85 | 5.08 |
| 2010 | 27 | AAA | Indianapolis | 2.8% | 16.9% | .333 | 31% | 8% | 4.58 | 6.13 |
| 2010 | 27 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 5.1% | 13.7% | .321 | 45% | 9% | 4.85 | 5.68 |
| 2011 | 28 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 4.9% | 14.4% | .284 | 48% | 8% | 4.26 | 4.39 |
| 2012 | 29 | AA | Altoona | 2.7% | 16.2% | .267 | 55% | 0% | 2.31 | 1.83 |
| 2012 | 29 | AAA | Indianapolis | 5.4% | 23.2% | .270 | 63% | 7% | 3.10 | 2.95 |
| 2012 | 29 | MLB | Pittsburgh | 4.0% | 17.7% | .295 | 38% | 4% | 3.35 | 3.68 |
| 2013 | 30 | A+ | Bradenton | 0.0% | 30.8% | .444 | 62% | 0% | 0.80 | 3.97 |
| 2013 | 30 | AA | Altoona | 11.1% | 22.2% | .182 | 80% | 0% | 3.73 | 1.53 |
Extended Statistics
2012: Pittsburgh | 2012: Indianapolis | 2012: Altoona
| Split Statistics with Altoona in 2012 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| May | 3.0 | 11 | 0.0% | 9.1% | .200 | 67% | 0.00 |
| June | 7.0 | 26 | 3.8% | 19.2% | .300 | 50% | 1.29 |
| HOME | 10.0 | 37 | 2.7% | 16.2% | .267 | 55% | 0.90 |
Game Log
Player Notes
June 2009
MVN: Pittsburgh Lumber Company: Karstens is the Hero in ReliefJeff Karstens was yanked from the rotation favor of newly acquired Charlie Morton.
May 2009
MVN: Pittsburgh Lumber Company: Karstens Sharp as Bucs WinJeff Karstens looked good over seven innings, allowing just two runs and seven hits.
June 2008
SWB Yankees Blog: Karstens activated, Cox placed on the DLAs expected, Jeff Karstens has been activated from the disabled list to start tonight's game in Richmond.
SWB Yankees Blog: Pregame notes: Karstens set to return