Jeff Suppan
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Suppan with the Milwaukee Brewers
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Born: January 2, 1975 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 17, 1995, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 28, 2012, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 140–146 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.70 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,390 | ||
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Jeffrey Scot Suppan (/ˈsuːpɑːn/; born January 2, 1975), known as Jeff Suppan, is an American retired professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres.
Suppan was drafted out of high school (Crespi Carmelite High School) by the Boston Red Sox in the second round of the 1993 amateur draft, and rapidly ascended to the Majors making his debut at the age of 20.
He played with the Red Sox through the 1997 season. In his first three seasons, Suppan compiled a 9-6 record, his 1997 season marked his only season in Boston in which he made more than 10 starts. Although his record was 7-3 in 1997, his ERA was 5.69 in 22 starts.
Suppan was picked up by the expansion Arizona Diamondbacks in 1998. In his lone season with Arizona, Suppan was 1-7 in 13 starts with a 6.68 ERA.
Late in the 1998 season, he was traded to the Kansas City Royals. Suppan was a mainstay for the Royals rotation, averaging 33 starts and 10 wins through his 4 seasons with the team. From 1999 to 2001, Suppan won 10 games in each season. In 2002, Suppan suffered his worst season as a Royal, going 9-16 in 33 starts.
In 2003, he opened the season for the Pittsburgh Pirates after signing a one-year deal with them in January. Through 21 starts, Suppan was 10-7 with a 3.57 ERA for the Pirates.
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