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Jeffrey Charles Weaver (born August 22, 1976 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California) is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, most recently with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has also pitched for the Detroit Tigers (1999-2002) and New York Yankees (2002-2003).

Weaver brings a large arsenal out to the mound. The lanky righthander can throw a fastball in the low 90's, a hard and tight slider, and a sweeping breaking ball. Occasionally he will drop down to a sidearm delivery to try and catch hitters off guard. Weaver is known for allowing bad calls to upset him and throw him off his game. Sometimes, Weaver's tendency to think too much gets in the way of his natural talent.

Weaver was drafted in the first round (14th overall) in 1998 by the Detroit Tigers. He became a major component of their pitching staff in 1999 and improved his stats every season until they traded him just before the trade deadline in 2002. The trade involved three teams (the Tigers, A's and Yankees) and Jeff landed with the Yankees.

Jeff's time with the Yankees was very turbulent. They bounced him in and out of the starting rotation and would often sit him in the bullpen for weeks at a time. Then, during the 2003 playoffs, he was brought in as a reliever and allowed a homerun. This pretty much sealed his fate and he was on his way to becoming a Dodger.

In 2005, the Dodgers built their rotation around the durable Weaver (who has never been placed on the disabled list). Jeff went 14-11, with a 4.22 ERA, a 1.17 WHIP, 3 complete games and a career-high 157 strikeouts in 224 innings. These numbers were good enough to rank him in the NL as 8th in IP's, 9th in complete games and 9th in WHIP. Following the 2005 season, Jeff filed for free agency. The Dodgers have offered Jeff salary arbitration but he is not expected to accept it.

In 2004, Jeff's younger brother, Jered Weaver, was drafted 12th overall in the first round by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Career Summary

Has compiled 78 victories during a seven-year Major League career with the Tigers, Yankees and Dodgers, including a career-high 14 triumphs in 2005 for the Los Angeles Dodgers...led the American League with three shutouts in 2002...has logged more than 199.0 innings in a season five times and in 1396.0 career frames, the right-hander has posted a 4.44 ERA and struck out 937 batters...made Major League debut on April 14, 1999 vs. Minnesota and tossed five scoreless innings to earn the victory...recorded his first big league strikeout against the first batter he faced, fanning Brian Hunter...became the quickest Tiger draft pick to ever reach the big leagues...recorded his first big league hit on July 19, 1999 at Cincinnati, a double off Pete Harnisch.

External link

• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis

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