Jon Garland
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| Chicago White Sox — No. 20 | |
| Starting Pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 4, 2000 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through August 14, 2006) |
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| Wins | 77 |
| Earned run average | 4.49 |
| Strikeouts | 629 |
Jon Steven Garland (born September 27, 1979 in Valencia, California) is a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox.
Garland was selected by the Chicago Cubs with the 10th pick of the 1997 amateur draft. He was traded to the White Sox in 1998 for Matt Karchner. During his first five seasons with the White Sox, Garland had a 46-51 win-loss record. Garland's 2005 season was very strong; he went 18-10 with a 3.50 ERA and 115 strikeouts, made the All-Star Team and helped the White Sox win the American League Central Division and the World Series. In Garland's first career post-season start he threw a complete game, 4 hitter, with 7 strikeouts against the Los Angeles Angels, in the ALCS.
Following the 2005 season, Garland signed a 3 year $29 million contract, avoiding salary arbitration. He hit his first major league home run on Sunday June 18 2006 off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Esteban Yan.
[edit] High school career
At John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, California, Jon Garland won All-State Player of the Year twice, and won high school All-American honors once.
[edit] Trivia
- Jon Garland's agent is Craig Landis, who is the son of former White Sox outfielder Jim Landis. [1]
- Jon Garland has appeared in an episode of The Bernie Mac Show. Bernie Mac is a rabid White Sox fan.
[edit] External link
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- Player snapshot, stats, game logs and news [2]
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