NAME     : Freddy Garcia
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Venezuela
 
  BIRTHDAY : 10/6/1976
  AGE      : 25
  HEIGHT   : 6"4
  WEIGHT   : 235
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $4,617,500 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Strong
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : YES, holds team together
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

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

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : A
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 6
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, 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        2.93 12 11  0  26 26 196.1 164  70  64  59 117 
  At Home        2.55  6  7  0  15 15 116.2  91  38  33  35  70 
  Away           3.50  6  4  0  11 11  79.2  73  32  31  24  47 
  Last Week      5.52  1  1  0   2  2  14.2  13   9   9   5  10 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        4.02  2  3  0   6  6  40.1  43  18  18  11  28 
  May            3.35  3  3  0   6  6  48.1  46  19  18  10  26 
  June           1.83  2  3  0   6  6  44.1  25  10   9  17  22 
  July           2.22  5  1  0   7  7  56.2  42  18  14  19  34 
  August         6.75  0  1  0   1  1   6.2   8   5   5   2   7 
 

  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
 
  Total ERA   : 3.44
  Total Wins  : 56
  Total Losses: 30
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 9
  Total CG    : 15
  Total K's   : 529
  Total BB's  : 282
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game...