Bio
Full name: Jeffrey Joseph Fassero
Age: 39 (Jan. 5, 1963)
Height: 6-1
Weight: 200
Birthplace: Springfield, Ill.
Residence: Paradise Valley, Ariz.
College: Lincoln Land C.C. and University of Mississippi
Turned pro: 1984
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left. Throws: Left
How acquired: Signed as a free agent on Dec. 12, 2000
Contract status: Signed through 2002 (club option for 2003)
Personal: Wife, Cathy . . . Three children: Trevor, Blake and Chelsea
Statistics
CATEGORY 2002 CAREER
ERA .619 3.87
Wins 5 104
Losses 6 95
Games 55 486
Starts 0 217
Saves 0 22
Innings 48.0 1669.0
Hits 63 1658
Runs 35 814
Earned runs 33 717
Walks 18 580
BB ratio .375 .348
Strikeouts 40 1405
K ratio .833 .842
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Numbers
5
Number of major-league teams he has played on: Montreal (1991-96), Seattle (1997-99), Texas (1999), Boston (2000) and the Cubs (2000-present).
217
Number of starts in his career, including a career-high 35 in 1997 with Seattle. He went at least 8 innings 45 times, threw 17 complete games and was the Opening Day starter six times.
2
Number of saves Fassero earned in a April 18, 2001, doubleheader vs. Philadelphia, becoming the first Cub since Bruce Sutter in 1979 to accomplish the feat.
Did you know . . .
Fassero’s career high in strikeouts (14) came against the Cubs on Aug. 11, 1996, when he was a starter for Montreal?
