Professional career Jason Davis (baseball)

1 professional career

1.1 cleveland indians
1.2 seattle mariners
1.3 pittsburgh pirates

professional career
cleveland indians

davis attended cleveland state community college, drafted cleveland indians in 21st round of 1999 major league baseball draft, , signed may 18, 2000. spent first season professional in rookie-level burlington athletics, making 10 starts going 4-4 4.40 era.

davis elevated himself prospect status in 2001, going 14-6 2.70 era in 27 starts @ class-a columbus redstixx of south atlantic league. led club in wins, finished tied third in league. 2.70 era seventh lowest mark in league finished tied fourth 27 starts.

in 2002 davis had breakout season, beginning year class-a kinston indians of carolina league before compiling impressive era of 1.84 in 3 outings cleveland end season. davis began season @ kinston, losing 5 of first 6 decisions through june 3. tossed four-hit, complete game 9 inning shutout on june 8. on last 5 starts @ kinston 2-1 3.15 era , promoted double-a akron aeros second half of season on july 10. got off shaky start in akron, going 1-2 5.40 era in 4 starts. on last 5 akron starts, davis 5-0 1.17 era. promoted big leagues on september 9 when contract purchased akron after aeros eliminated playoffs. made major league debut night in relief of jaret wright against toronto blue jays tossing 4 innings, , giving 1 run, yielding solo home run eric hinske. davis made first major league start on september 14 against minnesota twins , did not decision in 3-2 twins win. picked first major league win on september 20 against kansas city royals in 6-2 win.

davis 1 of indians consistent , durable starting pitchers, spending first full season in big leagues in 2003. led american league rookie pitchers 165-and-one-third innings pitched. davis finished sixth among al rookie pitchers in strikeouts 85, third in starts 27, second in era 4.68 clip , tied 4fourth in wins eight. pitched first complete game of major league career in start against detroit tigers on june 18.

he spent first half of 2004 season in starting role before trip buffalo , successful transition bullpen turned around season. converted relief after final start of september 4 against anaheim angels.

davis enjoyed 4 stints big league club in 2005 , spent remainder of time in triple-a buffalo bisons rotation.

in 2006 davis spent entire season in relief first time in career. allowed 1 home run in 55 ⁄3 innings pitched. optioned triple-a buffalo out of spring training recalled 2 days later after cc sabathia injured on opening night. davis went 2-1 5.04 era in 21 outings before being optioned buffalo on june 13. davis spent 5 weeks in buffalo 0-2 4 saves , 0.54 era in 11 relief appearances, limiting triple-a hitters .138 average against him. recalled on july 21 after bob wickman traded. on second stint cleveland 1-1 2.16 era in 18 outings , on year 24 of 39 outings scoreless. davis earned first career save on august 3 against boston red sox.

davis began 2007 season cleveland, making 8 relief appearances no record , 4.76 era.

seattle mariners

he traded seattle mariners cleveland on may 13, 2007, player named later. davis made 16 relief appearances going 2-0 6.31 era in 25 ⁄3 innings. later reassigned triple-a tacoma rainiers, made 5 starts july 24 august 16, going 0-2 7.11 era in 25 ⁄3 innings. allowed .346 average in triple-a, including .458 average leadoff hitters.

pittsburgh pirates

jason davis pitching indians

after 2007 season, davis elected free agency , signed minor league contract texas rangers. released on march 27, 2008. on march 30, davis signed minor league contract pittsburgh pirates , began season in rotation @ triple-a indianapolis indians, going 6-9 4.41 era in 21 games, 20 starts. davis went season-high 8 innings win final triple-a start against charlotte knights on july 22, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits. called pittsburgh made appearances, going 2-4 5.29 era in 34 innings. davis made first start against philadelphia phillies on august 10, holding phillies no earned runs on 4 hits , 4 walks on 6 innings. declined minor league assignment on december 10, 2008, becoming free agent. had been mentioned possibly going pitch in japan, instead re-signed pirates.