Chris Narveson

Chris Narveson
Milwaukee Brewers — No. 38
Starting pitcher
Born: December 20, 1981 (1981-12-20) (age 29) Englewood, Colorado
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 8, 2006 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics (through 2011)
Win–loss record	25–17
Earned run average	4.62
Strikeouts	321
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (2006) Milwaukee Brewers (2009–present)

Christopher Gregg Narveson (born December 20, 1981 in Englewood, Colorado) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. He won a World Series Championship in his rookie year as a brief member of the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals. He was signed to a minor league contract by the Milwaukee Brewers on December 3, 2007.

Baseball career

He was recalled by the Brewers from Nashville on June 14, 2009^[1] and pitched in his first game with Milwaukee on June 15. He was outrighted to Nashville on July 13^[2] after being designated for assignment. He was called up again on August 21^[3] and appeared in a game the next day, earning his first major league win. He entered the Brewers starting rotation on September 13 making a spot start in place of Manny Parra^[4] and gained his first major league win as a starter on September 23, striking out 10 in the process.

Narveson made the Brewers roster in 2010 with the intention of him being a long distance reliever and a spot starter. However, the struggles of Manny Parra gave Narveson the chance to start and he ended up being the Brewers 5th starter for the second half of the season. Narveson finished the season with a 12–9 record in 28 starts, a 4.99 ERA, and 137 strikeouts in just over 167.2 innings pitched.

Narveson was named the 5th starter on a revamped Brewers starting rotation for 2011. He started 28 games for the Brewers in 2011 and finished with a 11–8 record, with a 4.45 ERA and 126 strikeouts in 161 innings pitched. Narveson just missed starting 30 games on the season, but due to an injury on his left thumb caused by a pair of scissors, Narveson missed 2 of his scheduled starts.

Narveson was moved to the bullpen for the 2011 playoffs. This was because there are only four starters needed in the postseason, and placing Narveson in the bullpen gives the Brewers a much needed left-handed reliever.

Narveson has been a good hitting pitcher, continuing the trend of the Brewers having the best hitting pitchers in baseball. In 107 at bats, Narveson has 25 hits, 5 walks, and 12 RBI with a career batting average of .234.

References

1. ^ Major League Baseball Transactions, June 2009; accessed 10/25/09
2. ^ Major League Baseball Transactions, July 2009; accessed 1 0/25/09
3. ^ Major League Baseball Transactions, August 2009; accessed 10/25/09
4. ^ "Narveson ready for chance in spotlight", 9/13/09; accessed 10/25/09

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Narveson, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	December 20, 1981
Place of birth	Englewood, Colorado
Date of death
Place of death