John Wetteland  
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He attacks lefties and righties the same way. It's hard to explain but John Wetteland plays much better on the road then he does at home.

Defense & Hitting
He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. He doesn't hold runners very close, which gives his catcher a bit of a workout. Wetteland is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Wetteland has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Wetteland as a pinch-runner on occasion.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
1998 STL 92 20 83 40 56 50 43 55 51 79 0 0 66 53 0 0 30 9 Overhand Active 0 6 19 49 375
1999 ST. L. 98 20 83 43 56 50 43 55 51 79 0 0 66 53 0 0 31 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 388
2000 CHC 98 21 83 44 56 50 43 55 51 79 0 0 66 53 0 0 32 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 388
2001 CHC 98 21 83 44 56 50 43 55 51 79 0 0 66 53 0 0 33 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 387
2002 CHC 98 22 83 44 56 50 43 55 51 79 0 0 66 53 0 0 34 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 386
2003 MIL 98 22 83 44 56 50 43 55 51 79 0 0 66 53 0 0 35 14 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 385
2004 MIL 97 22 83 44 56 50 43 55 51 79 0 0 66 53 0 0 36 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 53 382
2005 CHW 98 21 83 44 56 50 43 55 51 79 0 0 66 53 0 0 37 16 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 383
2006 CHW 98 21 83 44 56 50 43 55 51 79 0 0 66 53 0 0 38 17 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 382
2007 LA 98 20 83 43 56 50 43 55 51 79 0 0 66 53 0 0 39 18 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 380
2008 LA 96 19 83 44 56 50 43 55 51 79 0 0 66 53 0 0 40 19 Overhand Active 0 0 0 53 376
2009 LA 98 18 83 44 56 50 43 55 51 79 0 0 66 53 0 0 41 20 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 378
Ratings Delta   +2 -1                             +1 +1           -3 +2
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.