John Jaso
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| 29-year-old Catcher |
| Oakland Athletics |
| Date of Birth: September 19, 1983 |
| Height: 6-2 Weight: 205 |
| Bats/Throws: L/R |
| Drafted: Round 12 of 2003 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | HBP | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 21 | A | Southwest Michigan | 386 | 332 | 61 | 102 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 50 | 4 | 42 | 53 | .307 | .383 | .515 | 898 | |
| 2006 | 22 | A+ | Visalia | 404 | 366 | 58 | 113 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 55 | 3 | 31 | 48 | .309 | .364 | .451 | 815 | |
| 2007 | 23 | AA | Montgomery | 450 | 380 | 62 | 120 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 71 | 4 | 59 | 49 | .316 | .407 | .484 | 891 | |
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Montgomery | 352 | 281 | 51 | 76 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 6 | 62 | 33 | 1 | .270 | .409 | .406 | 815 |
| 2008 | 24 | AAA | Durham | 118 | 108 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 1 | .278 | .339 | .481 | 820 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | 400 |
| 2009 | 25 | AAA | Durham | 387 | 331 | 42 | 88 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 46 | 49 | 1 | .266 | .362 | .366 | 728 |
| 2010 | 26 | AAA | Durham | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .455 | 819 |
| 2010 | 26 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 404 | 339 | 57 | 89 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 2 | 59 | 39 | 5 | .263 | .371 | .378 | 749 |
| 2011 | 27 | AAA | Durham | 22 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .400 | 764 |
| 2011 | 27 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 273 | 246 | 26 | 55 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 25 | 36 | 1 | .224 | .297 | .354 | 651 |
| 2012 | 28 | MLB | Seattle | 361 | 294 | 41 | 81 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 49 | 5 | 56 | 51 | 5 | .276 | .393 | .449 | 842 |
| 2013 | 29 | MLB | Oakland | 182 | 159 | 20 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 22 | 34 | 0 | .283 | .374 | .352 | 726 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | wOBA+ | OPS+ | |
| 2005 | 21 | A | Southwest Michigan | 386 | 332 | .208 | 10.9% | 13.7% | .332 | 66 | 7.16 | .382 | ||||
| 2006 | 22 | A+ | Visalia | 404 | 366 | .142 | 7.7% | 11.9% | .334 | 45% | 10% | 59 | 6.17 | .355 | ||
| 2007 | 23 | AA | Montgomery | 450 | 380 | .168 | 13.1% | 10.9% | .339 | 42% | 18% | 75 | 7.53 | .389 | ||
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Montgomery | 352 | 281 | .136 | 17.6% | 9.4% | .286 | 47% | 19% | 46 | 5.97 | .369 | 113 | 119 |
| 2008 | 24 | AAA | Durham | 118 | 108 | .203 | 8.5% | 11.9% | .281 | 56% | 10% | 18 | 6.23 | .354 | 111 | 121 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 10 | 10 | .000 | 0.0% | 20.0% | .250 | 29% | 29% | 0 | 0.00 | .180 | 54 | 5 |
| 2009 | 25 | AAA | Durham | 387 | 331 | .100 | 11.9% | 12.7% | .300 | 41% | 25% | 38 | 3.90 | .331 | 105 | 103 |
| 2010 | 26 | AAA | Durham | 11 | 11 | .091 | 0.0% | 18.2% | .444 | 33% | 44% | 1 | 3.00 | .358 | 112 | 122 |
| 2010 | 26 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 404 | 339 | .115 | 14.6% | 9.7% | .285 | 46% | 19% | 40 | 3.84 | .338 | 106 | 107 |
| 2011 | 27 | AAA | Durham | 22 | 20 | .100 | 9.1% | 13.6% | .353 | 56% | 12% | 3 | 5.79 | .342 | 108 | 111 |
| 2011 | 27 | MLB | Tampa Bay | 273 | 246 | .130 | 9.2% | 13.2% | .244 | 43% | 18% | 18 | 2.24 | .290 | 92 | 79 |
| 2012 | 28 | MLB | Seattle | 361 | 294 | .173 | 15.5% | 14.1% | .305 | 47% | 22% | 42 | 4.59 | .371 | 118 | 132 |
| 2013 | 29 | MLB | Oakland | 182 | 159 | .069 | 12.1% | 18.7% | .355 | 41% | 27% | 16 | 3.32 | .334 | 106 | 104 |
Extended Statistics
2013: Oakland | 2012: Seattle | 2011: Durham
| Split Statistics with Tampa Bay in 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 52 | 49 | .225 | 2 | 5.8% | 9.6% | .214 | 43% | 14% | .224 | .269 | .449 | .305 |
| May | 62 | 56 | .089 | 1 | 9.7% | 14.5% | .261 | 35% | 30% | .232 | .306 | .321 | .286 |
| June | 68 | 61 | .049 | 0 | 10.3% | 10.3% | .241 | 52% | 17% | .213 | .294 | .262 | .261 |
| July | 18 | 14 | .143 | 0 | 22.2% | 11.1% | .250 | 42% | 0% | .214 | .389 | .357 | .348 |
| August | 35 | 29 | .207 | 1 | 11.4% | 8.6% | .240 | 52% | 7% | .241 | .343 | .448 | .342 |
| September | 38 | 37 | .135 | 1 | 2.6% | 26.3% | .269 | 33% | 22% | .216 | .237 | .351 | .254 |
| AWAY | 142 | 125 | .120 | 2 | 11.3% | 17.6% | .255 | 44% | 21% | .216 | .310 | .336 | .294 |
| HOME | 131 | 121 | .141 | 3 | 6.9% | 8.4% | .234 | 43% | 14% | .231 | .282 | .372 | .287 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| June 15 | MLB | vs. Seattle | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June 13 | MLB | vs. NY Yankees | DH | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June 12 | MLB | vs. NY Yankees | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| June 9 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | PH-C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 5 | MLB | @ Milwaukee | C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| June 4 | MLB | @ Milwaukee | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 3 | MLB | @ Milwaukee | C | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 31 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 30 | MLB | @ San Francisco | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 29 | MLB | @ San Francisco | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 25 | MLB | @ Houston | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| May 24 | MLB | @ Houston | PH-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 22 | MLB | @ Texas | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| May 21 | MLB | @ Texas | C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 18 | MLB | vs. Kansas City | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May 15 | MLB | vs. Texas | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 14 | MLB | vs. Texas | PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 13 | MLB | vs. Texas | DH | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May 12 | MLB | @ Seattle | PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 11 | MLB | @ Seattle | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May 10 | MLB | @ Seattle | DH | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May 9 | MLB | @ Cleveland | PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 8 | MLB | @ Cleveland | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 7 | MLB | @ Cleveland | DH | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 6 | MLB | @ Cleveland | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 4 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 3 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 1 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | PH-C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| April 30 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| April 29 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
Player Notes
January 2013
USS Mariner: The Fundamental FlawJaso for Mike Morse.
October 2012
USS Mariner: Can We Finally Stop Underrating John Jaso?Over at the official team site, Greg Johns weighs in with a piece on the team’s options at catcher for n...
September 2012
USS Mariner: John Jaso Will Not Cool OffJohn Jaso homered again last night, his ninth home run of the year.
July 2012
USS Mariner: John Jaso Appreciation PostThis post has no real point beyond simply pointing out how good John Jaso has been this year, especially again...
November 2011
USS Mariner: Mariners Acquire John JasoThe M’s have made their first move of the off-season, and my initial reaction is that I love this one.