Scott Feldman
Texas Rangers (MLB)
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Full Name: Scott Wynne Feldman Born: 02/07/1983 Religion: Jewish Bats/Throws L/R College: College of San Mateo Drafted: Rangers (06/02/2003) MLB Debut: 08/03/2005 Salary, 2012: $6,500,000 Salary, 2011: $4,400,000 Current Age: 29 Weight 230 Height 6'7
Career stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | SV | IP | H | BFP | HR | R | ER | BB | SO | WP | HBP | BK | GDP | W | L | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Texas Rangers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.1 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.96 |
| 2006 | Texas Rangers | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41.1 | 42 | 175 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.92 |
| 2007 | Texas Rangers | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 39.0 | 44 | 192 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.77 |
| 2008 | Texas Rangers | 28 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 151.1 | 161 | 651 | 22 | 103 | 89 | 56 | 74 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5.29 |
| 2009 | Texas Rangers | 34 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189.2 | 178 | 791 | 18 | 87 | 86 | 65 | 113 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 4.08 |
| 2010 | Texas Rangers | 29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 141.1 | 181 | 641 | 18 | 98 | 86 | 45 | 75 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 5.48 |
| 2011 | Texas Rangers | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32.0 | 25 | 129 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.94 |
| Career Total | 175 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 604.0 | 640 | 2616 | 68 | 348 | 319 | 220 | 337 | 24 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 4.75 |
Career highlights (through 2011)
- Selected by the Texas Rangers in the 30th round of the 2003 draft (886th overall)
- Struck out 2 of the 3 batters he faced in his MLB debut with the Texas Rangers (2005)
- Tied major-league for road victories, 12 (2009)
- Suspended 6 games for a fight with Los Angeles Angels 2B Adam Kennedy (2006)
Career bests, by statistic
- ERA: 3.92 (2006)
- Wins: 17 (2009)
- Holds: 7 (2006)
- Strikeouts: 113 (2009)
- K/9 innings: 6.5 (2006)
- K/BB ratio: 3.00 (2006)
- BB/9 innings: 2.8 (2011)
- Opponent AVG: .216 (2011)
- Opponent OBP: .287 (2011)
2011 highlights
- Didn’t play until 7/22/2011 due to off-season surgery on his right knee
- In two starts and nine relief outings, went 2-1 with a 3.94 ERA
- Shut out the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on 8/30/2011, scattering two hits and one walk across 6 innings while striking out four batters
2010 highlights
- Was Texas Rangers’ opening-day starter in home game against Toronto Blue Jays. He gave up 5 hits, 3 earned runs, no walks, and struck out three in a 5-4 victory
2009 highlights
- Began the year in the Texas Rangers’ bullpen before becoming a starter
- Went 5-and-0 in August with a 2.89 ERA
- Had a won-loss record of 17-and-8, versus 6-and-8 in 2008
- 2nd in road wins, AL (12)
- 4th in overall wins, AL (17)
- 6th in won-loss record, AL (.680)
- 7th in home runs allowed per nine innings, AL (0.854)
- Texas Rangers Pitcher of the Year
On being Jewish
- Jewish Major Leaguers’ Pitcher of the Year (Jewish Daily Forward; 12-30-09)
- In 2009, Feldman won more games (17) than any Jewish pitcher has since 1980, when Steve Stone of the Baltimore Orioles went 25-and-7
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