What years did Jack Armstrong play?

Jack Armstrong played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1994.

Was Jack Armstrong a pitcher?

Yes. Jack Armstrong pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 510 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jack Armstrong hit?

Jack Armstrong hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.

What teams did Jack Armstrong play for?

Jack Armstrong played for 4 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1988–1991), the Cleveland Indians (1992), the Florida Marlins (1993), and the Texas Rangers (1994).

Did Jack Armstrong win a Cy Young Award?

No. Jack Armstrong did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Jack Armstrong win?

Jack Armstrong was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Jack Armstrong's career stats?

In 152 games, Jack Armstrong went 40-65 with a 4.58 ERA, 510 strikeouts, and 786.2 innings pitched.

What was Jack Armstrong's salary?

Jack Armstrong's last recorded salary was $1,150,000, in 1994. His highest recorded salary was $1,150,000, in 1994, and his lowest was $107,500, in 1990. The Salary History table lists each season from 1990 to 1994.

What position did Jack Armstrong play?

Jack Armstrong played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jack Armstrong and how much did he weigh?

Jack Armstrong was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 220 pounds.

What was Jack Armstrong's career ERA?

Jack Armstrong finished with a 4.58 career ERA, going 40-65 with 510 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jack Armstrong have?

Jack Armstrong recorded 510 career strikeouts.

Is Jack Armstrong in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jack Armstrong has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jack Armstrong

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-1994)

Jack Armstrong was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1994 for 4 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 7 seasons. Across 152 career appearances, he went 40-65 with a 4.58 ERA and 510 strikeouts. Jack Armstrong was an All-Star.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 40–65

ERA 4.58

WHIP 1.43

SO 510

Pitcher PIV -11956.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 220 lb
Born: 3/7/1965 in Englewood, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1988-06-21
Last Game: 1994-04-17
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Jack William Armstrong

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jack Armstrong — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
40	65	152	130	4	1	0	786.2	807	400	102	319	510	4.58	-11956.8

Career ERA 4.58 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — 16.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jack Armstrong — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1988	CIN	NL	4	7	14	13	0	0	65.1	63	42	38	45	5.79	3.73 (-55%)	-1624.4
1989	CIN	NL	2	3	9	8	0	0	42.2	40	22	21	23	4.64	3.71 (-25%)	-1039.4
1990	CIN	NL	12	9	29	27	2	1	166.0	151	63	59	110	3.42	3.86 (+12%)	2140.6
1991	CIN	NL	7	13	27	24	1	0	139.2	158	85	54	93	5.48	3.91 (-40%)	-3989.5
1992	CLE	AL	6	15	35	23	1	0	166.2	176	86	67	114	4.64	3.75 (-24%)	-3015.4
1993	FLO	NL	9	17	36	33	0	0	196.1	210	98	78	118	4.49	4.19 (-7%)	-3998.9
1994	TEX	AL	0	1	2	2	0	0	10.0	9	4	2	7	3.60	4.51 (+20%)	-429.8
Career · 7 seasons			40	65	152	130	4	1	786.2	807	400	319	510	4.58	—	-11,957

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Jack Armstrong — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
153	185	8	21	2	0	0	8	0	2	83	.114	.132	.124	.257	-604

Career AVG .114 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 56.1% below league average.

Career OBP .132 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 59.3% below league average.

Career SLG .124 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 68.0% below league average.

Career OPS .257 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 64.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jack Armstrong — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1988	CIN	NL	14	21	0	2	0	0	0	10	.095	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	CIN	NL	10	8	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CIN	NL	29	47	2	5	0	3	0	21	.106	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	CIN	NL	27	43	3	4	1	2	1	18	.093	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	CLE	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	FLO	NL	36	66	3	10	1	3	0	29	.152	.265 (-43%)	.332 (-54%)	.403 (-59%)	.735 (-57%)	-604.3
1994	TEX	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			153	185	8	21	2	8	2	83	.114	—	—	—	—	-604

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jack Armstrong — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jack Armstrong — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1990	WS	CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jack Armstrong — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	3	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jack Armstrong — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1990	WS	CIN	0	0	1	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	3	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Jack Armstrong — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	77	86	4	11	0	4	.128
Away	76	99	4	10	0	4	.101

Pitching — Home / Away

Jack Armstrong — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	77	386.2	400	218	160	262	5.07
Away	75	400.0	407	182	159	248	4.09

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jack Armstrong — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1994-04-17	TEX	BAL	L	0	0
1994-04-08	TEX	BAL	W	0	0
1993-10-03	MIA	NYN	L	1	1
1993-09-28	MIA	WSN	L	1	1
1993-09-25	MIA	STL	W	0	0
1993-09-22	MIA	PHI	L	0	0
1993-09-17	MIA	CHC	W	3	3
1993-09-12	MIA	LAD	L	0	0
1993-09-09	MIA	LAD	L	1	1
1993-09-04	MIA	LAD	L	2	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jack Armstrong — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1994-04-17	TEX	BAL	L	4.0	5	2	2	0	2	1
1994-04-08	TEX	BAL	—	6.0	4	2	2	2	5	2
1993-10-03	MIA	NYN	L	5.0	5	4	4	3	4	1
1993-09-28	MIA	WSN	L	6.0	6	3	3	1	3	0
1993-09-25	MIA	STL	W	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0
1993-09-22	MIA	PHI	—	1.1	3	0	0	1	1	0
1993-09-17	MIA	CHC	W	7.1	3	0	0	4	4	0
1993-09-12	MIA	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1993-09-09	MIA	LAD	—	3.0	7	4	1	2	0	1
1993-09-04	MIA	LAD	L	4.1	8	6	6	2	2	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jack Armstrong — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	152	130	62	111	8	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jack Armstrong — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1988	CIN	P	14	13	3	13	0	0
1989	CIN	P	9	8	1	9	0	0
1990	CIN	P	29	27	15	20	0	2
1991	CIN	P	27	24	16	16	2	0
1992	CLE	P	35	23	13	25	4	2
1993	FLO	P	36	33	13	28	2	1
1994	TEX	P	2	2	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jack Armstrong — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	152

Awards & Honors

Jack Armstrong — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1990	Pitcher of the Month	May

Salary History

Jack Armstrong's recorded salaries total $2,608,590 over 5 seasons, 1990 to 1994. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Armstrong's career ran from 1988 to 1994. No salary is recorded for 1988 and 1989.

Jack Armstrong — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1994	TEX	AL	$1,150,000
1993	FLO	NL	$854,545
1992	CLE	AL	$281,545
1991	CIN	NL	$215,000
1990	CIN	NL	$107,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,608,590

College History

Jack Armstrong — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Oklahoma	Norman	OK	1987
Rider University	Lawrenceville	NJ	1984, 1985, 1986

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Jack Armstrong: the record in brief

June 21, 1988 and April 17, 1994 bracket Jack Armstrong's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Armstrong played for the Cincinnati Reds (1988 to 1991), the Cleveland Indians (1992), the Florida Marlins (1993), and the Texas Rangers (1994). The bio lists Armstrong as a pitcher who batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 220 pounds on a 6-foot-5 frame. The birth record reads March 7, 1965, in Englewood, NJ, USA. The bio lists the given name Jack William.

Across 152 games (130 starts), Armstrong recorded 40 wins against 65 losses with a 4.58 ERA. Also on Armstrong's record: 510 strikeouts. Against a 3.93 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.58 mark was 16.3% worse. The best win total was 12, in 1990. 1993 produced Armstrong's most strikeouts, 118. In 1990, one of the busiest seasons, Armstrong posted a 3.42 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.86.

The awards table records Pitcher of the Month, in 1990. All-Star selections appear in Armstrong's bio as All-Star.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Armstrong

What years did Jack Armstrong play?: Jack Armstrong played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1994.
Was Jack Armstrong a pitcher?: Yes. Jack Armstrong pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 510 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Armstrong hit?: Jack Armstrong hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.
What teams did Jack Armstrong play for?: Jack Armstrong played for 4 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1988–1991), the Cleveland Indians (1992), the Florida Marlins (1993), and the Texas Rangers (1994).
Did Jack Armstrong win a Cy Young Award?: No. Jack Armstrong did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Jack Armstrong win?: Jack Armstrong was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Jack Armstrong's career stats?: In 152 games, Jack Armstrong went 40-65 with a 4.58 ERA, 510 strikeouts, and 786.2 innings pitched.
How much did Jack Armstrong earn in his career?: Jack Armstrong's recorded salaries total $2,608,590 over 5 seasons, 1990 to 1994. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Armstrong's career ran from 1988 to 1994. No salary is recorded for 1988 and 1989.
What was Jack Armstrong's salary?: Jack Armstrong's last recorded salary was $1,150,000, in 1994. His highest recorded salary was $1,150,000, in 1994, and his lowest was $107,500, in 1990. The Salary History table lists each season from 1990 to 1994.
What position did Jack Armstrong play?: Jack Armstrong played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jack Armstrong and how much did he weigh?: Jack Armstrong was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 220 pounds.
What was Jack Armstrong's career ERA?: Jack Armstrong finished with a 4.58 career ERA, going 40-65 with 510 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jack Armstrong have?: Jack Armstrong recorded 510 career strikeouts.
Is Jack Armstrong in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jack Armstrong has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.