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.

Jack Armstrong

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
40	65	152	130	4	1	0	786.7	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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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	65.3	63	42	38	45	5.79	3.73 (-55%)	-1624.4
1989	CIN	NL	2	3	9	8	0	0	42.7	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	139.7	158	85	54	93	5.48	3.91 (-40%)	-3989.5
1992	CLE	AL	6	15	35	23	1	0	166.7	176	86	67	114	4.64	3.75 (-24%)	-3015.4
1993	FLO	NL	9	17	36	33	0	0	196.3	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

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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	152	130	62	111	8	5

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	152

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1990	Pitcher of the Month	May

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 Career Earnings			$2,608,590

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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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.