NAME     : Javier Vazquez
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Puerto Rico
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/25/1976
  AGE      : 27
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 195
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $7,185,000 through 2003 (Extension : $6,000,000, 4 years.
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 55
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 6
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.93 10  9  0  26 26 171.2 186  86  75  51  94 
  At Home        4.25  4  4  0  11 11  72.0  84  40  34  23  31 
  Away           3.70  6  5  0  15 15  99.2 102  46  41  28  63 
  Last Week      6.75  0  0  0   1  1   5.1   8   5   4   1   2 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        3.00  3  1  0   6  6  42.0  45  16  14  13  25 
  May            3.98  2  2  0   6  6  43.0  44  19  19  16  21 
  June           4.54  3  3  0   6  6  41.2  44  23  21   9  22 
  July           4.06  2  3  0   6  6  37.2  43  23  17  11  21 
  August         4.91  0  0  0   2  2   7.1  10   5   4   2   5 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1998   6.07  5 15  0  33  0   0 172.0 116  68 139  MON
  1999   5.03  9  8  0  26  3   1 154.0  86  52 113  MON
  2000   4.06 11  9  0  33  2   1 217.0  98  61 196  MON
  2001   3.43 16 11  0  32  5   3 223.0  85  44 208  MON
  2002   3.48 16  9  0  35  0   0 243.1  94  64 204  MON,STL
 
  Total ERA   : 4.22
  Total Wins  : 67
  Total Losses: 61
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 5
  Total CG    : 13
  Total K's   : 954
  Total BB's  : 340
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Montreal to St. Louis on 3/31/2002... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/2002, going 5-1, 2.76... Hit first career homerun on 8/2/2002, off Kevin Millwood (ATL)... Traded from St. Louis to Chicago (A) on 1/29/2003 (Going to STL: P  K. Foulke. Going to CHA: P  J. Vazquez, P  S. Strickland)...