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  • Jeff Suppan

    Birth Date: 01/02/1975

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    It always seemed like Jeff Suppan was going to be the next superstar. From the time the right-handed pitcher was drafted in the second round by the Boston Red Sox in the 1993 MLB Amateur draft to the times he was signed as a free agent by Kansas City, St. Louis, and Milwaukee, Suppan was always looked upon as a future staff savior. He was never named to an all-star team, never won 20 games, and never earned Cy Young votes. All Suppan did was play for 17 years, won 140 games, and provided back-end stability to pitching rotations for seven different teams.

    Jeffrey Scot Suppan graduated from Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California and was named the All-California Interscholastic Federation Division I Player of the Year after going 11-1 with a 0.92 ERA his senior year. After signing with Boston, he moved rapidly through the minor league system and made his major league debut for Boston in August and pitched eight times (three starts) and posted an ERA+ of 83 and a FIP of 4.38.

    Suppan pitched parts of three different seasons for Boston before being drafted in the 1997 Expansion draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Suppan struggled to a 1-7 mark with an ERA of 6.68 in 13 starts before being sold to the Kansas City Royals toward the end of the 1998 season. After a solid September, Suppan spent the next four seasons as a dependable starter for the Royals, averaging 33 starts and 10 wins per season before signing as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates before the 2003 campaign, but then was traded back to Boston at mid-season.

    The St. Louis Cardinals signed him as a free agent before the 2004 season and Suppan rewarded the Cards with 42 victories in three seasons. Impressed by that, Milwaukee signed Suppan to a $42 million, four-year free agent contract on Christmas Eve 2006.

    Suppan took the ball every turn for three-plus years, starting 97 games (110 appearances) while posting an ERA+ of 84 and a FIP of 5.14. He started the 2010 season in the rotation but was demoted to the bullpen after two dismal starts. After getting hammered for 20 hits and 13 earned runs over 9.2 innings in five games in late May/early June, ‘Soup’ was released by the Brewers, still owed $10 million. While well-liked by people in the organization, it got so bad that Suppan would get booed by the fans as he came out of the bullpen at Miller Park.

    He made 13 starts for St. Louis in 2010 after being picked up for his second stint with the Cards, and then made six starts for the Pirates in 2012 before announcing his retirement on January 2, 2014—his 39th birthday.

    Jeff Suppan Statistics

    Standard Pitching Table
    Season Age Team Lg WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
    1995 20 BOS AL -0.1 1 2 .333 5.96 8 3 1 0 0 0 22.2 29 15 15 4 5 1 19 0 0 0 100 83 4.38 1.500 11.5 1.6 2.0 7.5 3.80  
    1996 21 BOS AL -0.1 1 1 .500 7.54 8 4 2 0 0 0 22.2 29 19 19 3 13 0 13 1 0 3 107 68 5.60 1.853 11.5 1.2 5.2 5.2 1.00  
    1997 22 BOS AL -0.1 7 3 .700 5.69 23 22 1 0 0 0 112.1 140 75 71 12 36 1 67 4 0 5 503 82 4.37 1.567 11.2 1.0 2.9 5.4 1.86  
    1998 23 2TM 2LG -0.7 1 7 .125 5.72 17 14 2 1 0 0 78.2 91 56 50 13 22 1 51 1 0 2 345 76 4.87 1.436 10.4 1.5 2.5 5.8 2.32  
    1998 23 ARI NL -1.4 1 7 .125 6.68 13 13 0 1 0 0 66.0 82 55 49 12 21 1 39 1 0 2 299 63 5.32 1.561 11.2 1.6 2.9 5.3 1.86  
    1998 23 KCR AL 0.7 0 0   0.71 4 1 2 0 0 0 12.2 9 1 1 1 1 0 12 0 0 0 46 685 2.51 0.789 6.4 0.7 0.7 8.5 12.00  
    1999 24 KCR AL 3.0 10 12 .455 4.53 32 32 0 4 1 0 208.2 222 113 105 28 62 4 103 3 1 5 887 110 4.83 1.361 9.6 1.2 2.7 4.4 1.66  
    2000 25 KCR AL 2.9 10 9 .526 4.94 35 33 0 3 1 0 217.0 240 121 119 36 84 3 128 7 1 7 948 103 5.37 1.493 10.0 1.5 3.5 5.3 1.52  
    2001 26 KCR AL 2.4 10 14 .417 4.37 34 34 0 1 0 0 218.1 227 120 106 26 74 3 120 12 0 6 946 110 4.68 1.379 9.4 1.1 3.1 4.9 1.62  
    2002 27 KCR AL 1.5 9 16 .360 5.32 33 33 0 3 1 0 208.0 229 134 123 32 68 3 109 7 1 10 912 93 5.00 1.428 9.9 1.4 2.9 4.7 1.60  
    2003 28 2TM 2LG 3.7 13 11 .542 4.19 32 31 0 3 2 0 204.0 217 98 95 23 51 5 110 8 0 7 873 107 4.29 1.314 9.6 1.0 2.3 4.9 2.16  
    2003 28 PIT NL 3.4 10 7 .588 3.57 21 21 0 3 2 0 141.0 147 57 56 11 31 5 78 6 0 3 597 123 3.73 1.262 9.4 0.7 2.0 5.0 2.52  
    2003 28 BOS AL 0.3 3 4 .429 5.57 11 10 0 0 0 0 63.0 70 41 39 12 20 0 32 2 0 4 276 84 5.54 1.429 10.0 1.7 2.9 4.6 1.60  
    2004 29 STL NL 1.1 16 9 .640 4.16 31 31 0 0 0 0 188.0 192 98 87 25 65 1 110 8 1 4 811 102 4.77 1.367 9.2 1.2 3.1 5.3 1.69  
    2005 30 STL NL 1.5 16 10 .615 3.57 32 32 0 0 0 0 194.1 206 93 77 24 63 1 114 7 1 6 834 119 4.53 1.384 9.5 1.1 2.9 5.3 1.81  
    2006 31 STL NL 1.2 12 7 .632 4.12 32 32 0 0 0 0 190.0 207 100 87 21 69 6 104 8 0 8 837 108 4.70 1.453 9.8 1.0 3.3 4.9 1.51  
    2007 32 MIL NL 1.9 12 12 .500 4.62 34 34 0 1 0 0 206.2 243 113 106 18 68 10 114 11 0 7 919 96 4.42 1.505 10.6 0.8 3.0 5.0 1.68  
    2008 33 MIL NL -0.5 10 10 .500 4.96 31 31 0 0 0 0 177.2 207 110 98 30 67 7 90 4 1 3 780 85 5.51 1.542 10.5 1.5 3.4 4.6 1.34  
    2009 34 MIL NL -1.3 7 12 .368 5.29 30 30 0 0 0 0 161.2 200 106 95 25 74 8 80 11 0 12 748 78 5.69 1.695 11.1 1.4 4.1 4.5 1.08  
    2010 35 2TM NL -0.5 3 8 .273 5.06 30 15 10 0 0 0 101.1 130 61 57 13 37 1 51 2 0 4 452 78 4.89 1.648 11.5 1.2 3.3 4.5 1.38  
    2010 35 MIL NL -0.8 0 2 .000 7.84 15 2 9 0 0 0 31.0 50 29 27 4 12 1 18 1 0 1 148 52 4.85 2.000 14.5 1.2 3.5 5.2 1.50  
    2010 35 STL NL 0.3 3 6 .333 3.84 15 13 1 0 0 0 70.1 80 32 30 9 25 0 33 1 0 3 304 101 4.91 1.493 10.2 1.2 3.2 4.2 1.32  
                                                                           
    2012 37 SDP NL -0.2 2 3 .400 5.28 6 6 0 0 0 0 30.2 34 19 18 4 13 3 7 0 0 0 137 69 5.60 1.533 10.0 1.2 3.8 2.1 0.54  
      WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
    17 Yrs 15.7 140 146 .490 4.70 448 417 16 16 5 0 2542.2 2843 1451 1328 337 871 58 1390 94 6 89 11139 97 4.86 1.461 10.1 1.2 3.1 4.9 1.60  
    162 Game Avg 1.2 11 11 .490 4.70 35 33 1 1 0 0 200 223 114 104 26 68 5 109 7 0 7 876 97 4.86 1.461 10.1 1.2 3.1 4.9 1.60  
                                                                     
    KCR (5 Yrs) 10.5 39 51 .433 4.73 138 133 2 11 3 0 864.2 927 489 454 123 289 13 472 29 3 28 3739 105 4.93 1.406 9.6 1.3 3.0 4.9 1.63  
    MIL (4 Yrs) -0.7 29 36 .446 5.08 110 97 9 1 0 0 577.0 700 358 326 77 221 26 302 27 1 23 2595 84 5.14 1.596 10.9 1.2 3.4 4.7 1.37  
    STL (4 Yrs) 4.1 47 32 .595 3.94 110 108 1 0 0 0 642.2 685 323 281 79 222 8 361 24 2 21 2786 108 4.70 1.411 9.6 1.1 3.1 5.1 1.63  
    BOS (4 Yrs) 0.0 12 10 .545 5.87 50 39 4 0 0 0 220.2 268 150 144 31 74 2 131 7 0 12 986 81 4.83 1.550 10.9 1.3 3.0 5.3 1.77  
    PIT (1 Yr) 3.4 10 7 .588 3.57 21 21 0 3 2 0 141.0 147 57 56 11 31 5 78 6 0 3 597 123 3.73 1.262 9.4 0.7 2.0 5.0 2.52  
    ARI (1 Yr) -1.4 1 7 .125 6.68 13 13 0 1 0 0 66.0 82 55 49 12 21 1 39 1 0 2 299 63 5.32 1.561 11.2 1.6 2.9 5.3 1.86  
    SDP (1 Yr) -0.2 2 3 .400 5.28 6 6 0 0 0 0 30.2 34 19 18 4 13 3 7 0 0 0 137 69 5.60 1.533 10.0 1.2 3.8 2.1 0.54  
                                                                     
    NL (10 Yrs) 5.2 89 85 .511 4.51 260 245 10 5 2 0 1457.1 1648 812 730 183 508 43 787 58 3 49 6414 95 4.82 1.479 10.2 1.1 3.1 4.9 1.55  
    AL (9 Yrs) 10.5 51 61 .455 4.96 188 172 6 11 3 0 1085.1 1195 639 598 154 363 15 603 36 3 40 4725 99 4.91 1.436 9.9 1.3 3.0 5.0 1.66  
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 6/30/2025.

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