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  • John Jaha

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    John Emil Jaha was born in 1966 in Portland, Oregon, ‘Jaws’ was drafted by the Brewers in the 14th round of the 1984 MLB Amateur Draft. After seven long years in the minors, Jaha finally made his major league debut in 1992, slashing .226/.291/.308 in 47 games.

    Jaha became the full-time first baseman in 1993 and fashioned a batting line of .264/.337/.416 across 515 at-bats, including 19 home runs and a career-high 13 stolen bases. A three-week demotion to the minors and a player strike limited Jaha to 84 games in 1994.

    In 1995, Jaha had a great season that was derailed by two stints on the disabled list. He slashed .313/.389/.579 across 316 at-bats along with 20 round-trippers. Jaha finally put it all together in 1996 when he led the Brewers with 34 HRs and 118 RBIs and had a batting line of .300/.398/.543 across 543 at-bats.

    Shoulder and foot injuries hijacked the next two seasons for Jaha, who played in only a combined 119 games. After the season Jaha was granted his free agency, and was scooped up by the Oakland Athletics in February 1999. So little was expected of Jaha, he was left out of the A’s media guide that spring.

    But he surprised them all, slamming 35 home runs and knocking in 111 across 457 ABs while slashing .276/.414/.556. He made the All-Star team for the first and only time and was also named AL Comeback Player of the Year.

    Jaha played in only 45 games combined the next two seasons and retired in June 2001, earning a standing ovation in the Oakland locker room.

    Notable Events & Trivia

    • Played in 1991 and 1992 for the Daikyo Dolphins in the Australian Baseball League
    • Jaha was a 2014 inductee to the Brewers 'Wall of Honor'
    • One of only two players to hit a home run into the second deck at Mile High Stadium in Denver

    John Jaha Statistics

    Standard Batting Table
    Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
    1992 26 MIL AL 0.0 47 152 133 17 30 3 1 2 10 10 0 12 30 .226 .291 .308 .600 70 .299 64 41 1 2 1 4 1 3/DH7  
    1993 27 MIL AL 0.8 153 582 515 78 136 21 0 19 70 13 9 51 109 .264 .337 .416 .753 103 .341 101 214 6 8 4 4 4 *3/H45  
    1994 28 MIL AL -0.2 84 338 291 45 70 14 0 12 39 3 3 32 75 .241 .332 .412 .745 88 .330 84 120 8 10 1 4 3 3D/H  
    1995 29 MIL AL 2.9 88 357 316 59 99 20 2 20 65 2 1 36 66 .313 .389 .579 .968 144 .432 152 183 8 4 0 1 0 3/DH  
    1996 30 MIL AL 4.2 148 636 543 108 163 28 1 34 118 3 1 85 118 .300 .398 .543 .941 133 .419 139 295 16 5 0 3 1 3D/H  
    1997 31 MIL AL 1.1 46 192 162 25 40 7 0 11 26 1 0 25 40 .247 .354 .494 .848 118 .382 123 80 6 3 0 2 1 3D/H  
    1998 32 MIL NL 0.0 73 273 216 29 45 6 1 7 38 1 3 49 66 .208 .366 .343 .709 89 .334 95 74 5 6 0 2 3 3/HD  
    1999 33 OAK AL 4.6 142 570 457 93 126 23 0 35 111 2 0 101 129 .276 .414 .556 .970 152 .429 156 254 14 9 0 3 2 *DH/3 AS,MVP-18
    2000 34 OAK AL -0.1 33 133 97 14 17 1 0 1 5 1 0 33 38 .175 .398 .216 .615 66 .334 87 21 4 3 0 0 0 D/H  
    2001 35 OAK AL -0.7 12 52 45 2 4 3 0 0 8 0 0 6 15 .089 .192 .156 .348 -5 .171 -17 7 3 0 0 1 0 D  
    10 Yrs 12.4 826 3285 2775 470 730 126 5 141 490 36 17 430 686 .263 .369 .465 .834 116 .377 119 1289 71 50 6 24 15 3DH/457  
    162 Game Avg 2.4 162 644 544 92 143 25 1 28 96 7 3 84 135 .263 .369 .465 .834 116 .377 119 253 14 10 1 5 3    
                                                               
    MIL (7 Yrs) 8.7 639 2530 2176 361 583 99 5 105 366 33 17 290 504 .268 .361 .463 .824 113 .372 115 1007 50 38 6 20 13 3DH/457  
    OAK (3 Yrs) 3.7 187 755 599 109 147 27 0 36 124 3 0 140 182 .245 .396 .471 .867 126 .394 132 282 21 12 0 4 2 DH/3  
                                                               
    AL (9 Yrs) 12.4 753 3012 2559 441 685 120 4 134 452 35 14 381 620 .268 .369 .475 .844 118 .381 121 1215 66 44 6 22 12 3DH/457  
    NL (1 Yr) 0.0 73 273 216 29 45 6 1 7 38 1 3 49 66 .208 .366 .343 .709 89 .334 95 74 5 6 0 2 3 3/HD  
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 11/27/2024.

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    Thirty Years of John Jaha

    On July 9, 1992, the landscape of the Brewers changed, the landscape of Major League Baseball changed. It could even be said that the landscape of the world changed. On July 9, 1992, John Emil Jaha made his Major League debut for the Milwaukee Brewers.

    Hope Springing Eternal, Way Too Early Overreactions & the 1994 Brewers

    The 2022 Major League Baseball season is upon us. Fans are sure to have opinions after two or three games. There will be overreactions of both the good and bad nature. It is, after all, the first week of the season, and every team is in contention. That said, let’s take the Delorean back to April of 1994. How would I react to a new era of Brewers baseball? 

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