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Jarrod Washburn

Jarrod Washburn, American baseball player and coach

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Born
August 13, 1974
Age in 2026
52
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1974

About Jarrod Washburn

Jarrod Michael Washburn is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Seattle Mariners, and Detroit Tigers over the course of a 12–year Major League Baseball (MLB) career. That season he had a 6-1 record, a 2.03 earned run average (ERA) before being named to the NCAA Division III All-Midwest Region second team. In his 1995 sophomore season, he compiled a 9-1 record, 1.93 ERA. Washburn was named to the NCAA Division III All-Midwest Region first team. Washburn's career year was 2002, when he won 18 games and lost 6 with an ERA of 3.15, finishing fourth in American League Cy Young Award voting, and helped the Angels to a World Series championship.

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Jarrod Washburn timeline

  1. In his 1995 sophomore season, he compiled a 9-1 record, 1.93 ERA.
  2. Washburn's career year was 2002, when he won 18 games and lost 6 with an ERA of 3.15, finishing fourth in American League Cy Young Award voting, and helped the Angels to a World Series championship.

The world when Jarrod Washburn was born

Jarrod Washburn was born in 1974. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1974

  • #1 song"The Way We Were" – Barbra Streisand
  • Top movieThe Godfather Part II
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookJaws – Peter Benchley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's all-time home run record (715)
  • Top headlinePresident Nixon resigns from office
  • Technology milestoneUniversal Product Code (UPC barcode) scanned for the first time
  • Defining fadStreaking
  • Notable inventionPost-it Note bookmark prototype
  • World population4.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon / Gerald Ford
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population213.9M

1974 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jarrod Washburn's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19742026
Gas$0.53$3.45/gal
Average home$25,200$435,000
Average income$14,200$67,500
Minimum wage$2.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.87$11.95
Postage stamp$0.10$0.73
Population213.9M341 million

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