NAME     : Freddy Garcia
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Venezuela
 
  BIRTHDAY : 10/6/1976
  AGE      : 26
  HEIGHT   : 6"4
  WEIGHT   : 235
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $6,175,000 through 2003 (Extension : $7,750,000, 5 years.
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Strong
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : YES, holds team together
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .986)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 6
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 5  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.45 13  4  0  25 25 172.0 158  70  66  44 102 
  At Home        2.26  7  2  0  14 14 103.2  83  28  26  23  56 
  Away           5.27  6  2  0  11 11  68.1  75  42  40  21  46 
  Last Week      2.70  1  0  0   1  1   6.2   6   2   2   1   3 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        2.83  4  0  0   6  6  47.2  42  18  15  10  28 
  May            3.92  4  1  0   6  6  41.1  37  19  18  12  28 
  June           3.90  2  1  0   5  5  32.1  31  14  14  13  15 
  July           3.72  2  1  0   6  6  36.1  37  15  15   8  23 
  August         2.51  1  1  0   2  2  14.1  11   4   4   1   8 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1999   4.07 17  8  0  33  2   1 201.0  91  90 170  SEA
  2000   3.92  9  5  0  21  0   0 124.0  54  64  79  SEA
  2001   3.06 18  6  0  34  4   3 238.0  81  69 163  SEA
  2002   2.79 22  6  0  34  7   2 254.2  79  52 150  SEA,AL
 
  Total ERA   : 3.37
  Total Wins  : 79
  Total Losses: 29
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 7
  Total CG    : 15
  Total K's   : 664
  Total BB's  : 319
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/2002, going 4-0, 1.48... Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/2002, going 4-1, 0.94... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/2002, going 5-1, 1.89... Was selected to the 2003 Allstar game...