James Joseph Deshaies (born June 23, 1960) is an American former professional baseball left-handed starting pitcher.

Deshaies was the losing pitcher that day, after giving up four earned runs in four innings pitched in a 6–3 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

[4] Cristian Javier matched a variation of Deshaies' club record on April 22, 2021, by securing the first eight outs of a game via strikeout,[5] while Justin Verlander tied Deshaies' club record for consecutive strikeouts at any point in a game on October 4, 2022.

Deshaies gained respect as an analyst and enjoyed very high popularity with Astros fans during his tenure.

[9] In 2001, Deshaies ran a tongue-in-cheek campaign urging Baseball Writers' Association of America voters to elect him to the Hall of Fame, knowing full well he would not qualify for the honor.