Jason Motte to undergo Tommy John surgery
The Cardinals closer will have the procedure on his elbow early next week, and will miss the rest of the season.
- Born: 1982/06/22
- Age: 30
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 200
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 5
- Place of birth: Port Huron, MI
- Drafted by: the St. Louis Cardinals in 2003 (19th round)
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.97 | 1.50 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.90 | .800 | |
| 2008 | Cardinals | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .820 | .730 |
| 2008 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66.2 | 64 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 26 | 110 | 3.24 | 1.35 | |
| 2009 | Cardinals | 69 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 | 57 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 4.76 | 1.41 |
| 2010 | Cardinals | 56 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52.1 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 54 | 2.24 | 1.13 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.38 | 1.13 | |
| 2011 | Cardinals | 78 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 49 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 63 | 2.25 | .960 |
| 2012 | Cardinals | 67 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 49 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 86 | 2.75 | .920 |
| Career Total | 282 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 201 | 92 | 83 | 26 | 77 | 273 | 2.87 | 1.07 | |
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