Biography[]
Born on October 12, 1970 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Tanyon Sturtze (Tanyon James Sturtze) played for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees over the course of his 11 year career. Sturtze broke into the bigs on May 3, 1995 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 4.74 ERA in 68.1 innings pitched in 2000, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Tanyon Sturtze's best season was 2001, when he posted a 4.42 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 110 batters.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
1995
|
CHI
|
N
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9.00
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1996
|
CHI
|
N
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
9.00
|
7
|
11
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
16
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1997
|
TEX
|
A
|
9
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
8.27
|
18
|
30
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
32.2
|
45
|
6
|
18
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1999
|
CHI
|
A
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
.00
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2000
|
TB
|
A
|
19
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
2.56
|
38
|
16
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
52.2
|
47
|
4
|
14
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2000
|
CHI
|
A
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
12.06
|
6
|
23
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15.2
|
25
|
4
|
15
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2000
|
TOT
|
A
|
29
|
6
|
5
|
2
|
4.74
|
44
|
39
|
36
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
68.1
|
72
|
8
|
29
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2001
|
TB
|
A
|
39
|
27
|
11
|
12
|
4.42
|
110
|
98
|
96
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
195.1
|
200
|
23
|
79
|
0
|
11
|
9
|
2002
|
TB
|
A
|
33
|
33
|
4
|
18
|
5.18
|
137
|
141
|
129
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
224
|
271
|
33
|
89
|
2
|
7
|
9
|
2003
|
TOR
|
A
|
40
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
5.94
|
54
|
67
|
59
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
89.1
|
107
|
14
|
43
|
3
|
6
|
7
|
2004
|
NY
|
A
|
28
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
5.47
|
56
|
49
|
47
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
77.1
|
75
|
9
|
33
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
2005
|
NY
|
A
|
64
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
4.73
|
45
|
43
|
41
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
78
|
76
|
10
|
27
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
2006
|
NY
|
A
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.59
|
6
|
10
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10.2
|
17
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Total
|
NL
|
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
9.00
|
7
|
13
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
18
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
AL
|
|
261
|
84
|
39
|
44
|
5.15
|
472
|
477
|
447
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
781.2
|
867
|
106
|
326
|
9
|
32
|
41
|
Total
|
|
|
269
|
84
|
40
|
44
|
5.21
|
479
|
490
|
460
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
794.2
|
885
|
110
|
332
|
9
|
32
|
41
|
Fielding Stats[]
1995
|
CHI
|
N
|
P
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1996
|
CHI
|
N
|
P
|
6
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1997
|
TEX
|
A
|
P
|
9
|
5
|
32.2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1.000
|
1999
|
CHI
|
A
|
P
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2000
|
TB
|
A
|
P
|
19
|
5
|
52.2
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
1.000
|
2000
|
CHI
|
A
|
P
|
10
|
1
|
15.2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2000
|
TOT
|
A
|
P
|
29
|
6
|
68.1
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
1.000
|
2001
|
TB
|
A
|
P
|
39
|
27
|
195.1
|
12
|
21
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
20
|
9
|
2
|
1.000
|
2002
|
TB
|
A
|
P
|
33
|
33
|
224
|
11
|
23
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
17
|
15
|
2
|
.944
|
2003
|
TOR
|
A
|
P
|
40
|
8
|
89.1
|
6
|
14
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
1.000
|
2004
|
NY
|
A
|
P
|
28
|
3
|
77.1
|
1
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
1.000
|
2005
|
NY
|
A
|
P
|
64
|
1
|
78
|
2
|
16
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
1.000
|
2006
|
NY
|
A
|
P
|
18
|
0
|
10.2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
.500
|
Total
|
|
|
P
|
269
|
84
|
794.2
|
39
|
91
|
3
|
11
|
0
|
2
|
68
|
33
|
5
|
.977
|
Batting Stats[]
1995
|
CHI
|
N
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1996
|
CHI
|
N
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1997
|
TEX
|
A
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1999
|
CHI
|
A
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2000
|
TB
|
A
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2000
|
CHI
|
A
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2000
|
TOT
|
A
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2001
|
TB
|
A
|
39
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
.125
|
.125
|
.125
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2002
|
TB
|
A
|
33
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2003
|
TOR
|
A
|
40
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2004
|
NY
|
A
|
28
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2005
|
NY
|
A
|
64
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2006
|
NY
|
A
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
NL
|
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
AL
|
|
261
|
15
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
.067
|
.067
|
.067
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
|
|
269
|
16
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
.063
|
.063
|
.063
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Transactions[]
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 23rd round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1990 - signed June 6, 1990).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs from Oakland Athletics in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 5, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1996).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (November 20, 1996).
- Released by Texas Rangers (March 6, 1998).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (March 11, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1998).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (November 23, 1998).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Tampa Bay Devil Rays in exchange for Tony Graffanino (May 31, 2000).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 2002).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (December 21, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2003).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 19, 2003).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (March 30, 2004).
- Signed by Florida Marlins (March 30, 2004).
- Released by Florida Marlins (April 2, 2004).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (April 8, 2004).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to New York Yankees in exchange for Brian Myrow (May 15, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 2006).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (December 3, 2006).
Trivia[]
See also[]