Jason Marquis
Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)
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Full Name: Jason Scott Marquis Pronounced: mar-KEE Born: 08/21/1978 Religion: Jewish Bats/Throws L/R College: none Drafted: Braves (06/04/1996) MLB Debut: 06/06/2000 Current Age: 33 Weight 200 Height 6'1
2009 highlights
- 2nd in ground balls produced, MLB (395)
- 2nd in double-play grounders produced, NL (28, tied)
- 4th in wins, NL (15)
- 4th in ground-ball-to-fly ratio, NL (2.15/1)
- Pitched a 2-hit, complete game shutout (June 30, 2009)
- Named to All-Star team, NL
Career highlights (as of 2009)
- Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round of the 1996 draft (35th overall)
- Pitched scoreless inning in his MLB debut with the Atlanta Braves (2000)
- Went 15-and-7 with St. Louis Cardinals in 2004
- Pitched in two World Series games for St. Louis Cardinals, going 0-and-1 (2004)
- Batted .310 in 2005, earning him the Silver-Slugger Award for best-hitting pitcher, NL
- In 505 career at-bats, Marquis has hit .202 with 5 home runs, 28 doubles, 2 triples and 48 RBIs
- Struck out 13 batters over eight innings in a 3-2 Atlanta Braves victory over the Milwaukee Brewers (Aug. 3, 2001)
- During his MLB career, Marquis has held batters to a .232 average in “close & late” situations
- Suffered Sammy Sosa’s 600th career home run
MLB career bests, by statistic
- ERA: 3.48 (2001)
- Wins: 15 (2004, 2009)
- Saves: 1 (2003)
- Holds: 1 (2008)
- Strikeouts: 138 (2004)
- K/9 innings: 6.82 (2001)
- K/BB ratio: 1.97 (2004)
- Opponent AVG: .234 (2001)
- Opponent OBP: .320 (2001)
On being Jewish
- Marquis “was raised in a Conservative household, attended Hebrew school and observes the major Jewish holidays.”(Canadian Jewish News; Apr. 11, 2003)
- “There was talk in the off-season about an Israeli team being fielded in next year’s World Baseball Classic. Marquis said if it came about, he would definitely be interested in playing to represent his heritage.” (Canadian Jewish News; June 26, 2008)
- “My mother was stricter with our Jewish upbringing, given that her parents were Holocaust survivors.” (Haaretz.com; Aug. 26, 2009)
- “(Marquis and wife Debbie’s) home is a central gathering place and in the coming weeks will host a Hanukkah party – Marquis is Jewish – and a Christmas celebration for Debbie’s side of the family.” (New York Times; Dec. 5, 2009)
- On Yom Kippur 2001, “Jason Marquis did not eat, or drink. He did pitch, and he won.” Marquis attended services the next day. (Los Angeles Times; Oct. 7, 2004)
For more information
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Career stats
Powered by the Sports Network Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO WP HBP BK GDP W L ERA 2000 Atlanta Braves 15 0 0 0 7 0 23.1 23 103 4 16 13 12 17 1 1 0 0 1 0 5.01 2001 Atlanta Braves 40 16 0 0 9 0 129.1 113 556 14 62 50 59 98 1 4 2 0 5 6 3.48 2002 Atlanta Braves 30 22 0 0 0 0 114.1 127 507 19 66 64 49 84 4 3 0 0 8 9 5.04 2003 Atlanta Braves 21 2 0 0 10 1 40.2 43 182 3 27 25 18 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 5.53 2004 St. Louis Cardinals 35 32 0 0 0 0 201.1 215 874 26 90 83 70 138 6 10 0 0 15 7 3.71 2005 St. Louis Cardinals 44 32 3 1 0 0 207.0 206 868 29 110 95 69 100 10 5 3 0 13 14 4.13 2006 St. Louis Cardinals 46 33 0 0 0 0 194.1 221 870 35 136 130 75 96 2 16 1 0 14 16 6.02 2007 Chicago Cubs 40 33 1 1 0 0 191.2 190 846 22 111 98 76 109 3 13 0 0 12 9 4.60 2008 Chicago Cubs 39 28 0 0 0 0 167.0 172 738 15 87 84 70 91 8 8 1 0 11 9 4.53 2009 Colorado Rockies 38 33 2 1 0 0 216.0 218 921 15 104 97 80 115 6 4 1 0 15 13 4.04 2010 Washington Nationals 17 13 0 0 0 0 58.2 76 276 9 47 43 24 31 1 8 1 0 2 9 6.60 2011 Washington Nationals 25 20 1 1 0 0 120.2 132 524 8 58 53 39 71 1 4 0 0 8 5 3.95 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks 3 3 0 0 0 0 11.1 22 63 3 16 12 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 9.53 2011 Season Total 23 23 1 1 0 0 132.0 154 587 11 74 65 43 76 1 5 0 0 8 6 4.43 Career Total 326 267 7 4 26 1 1675.2 1758 7328 202 930 847 645 974 45 79 9 0 104 98 4.55
