What years did Jeff Blauser play?

Jeff Blauser played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1999.

Was Jeff Blauser a pitcher?

No. Jeff Blauser was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Jeff Blauser hit?

Jeff Blauser hit 122 career home runs with 1,187 hits.

What teams did Jeff Blauser play for?

Jeff Blauser played for 2 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1987–1997) and the Chicago Cubs (1998–1999).

Did Jeff Blauser win an MVP award?

No. Jeff Blauser did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Jeff Blauser win?

Jeff Blauser won the Silver Slugger award (1997). He was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Jeff Blauser's career stats?

In 1,407 games, Jeff Blauser had 1,187 hits, 122 home runs, 513 RBI, 691 runs, and 65 stolen bases, with a .262 batting average.

What was Jeff Blauser's salary?

Jeff Blauser's last recorded salary was $4,200,000, in 1999. His highest recorded salary was $4,200,000, in 1999, and his lowest was $62,500, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1987 to 1999.

What position did Jeff Blauser play?

Jeff Blauser played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jeff Blauser and how much did he weigh?

Jeff Blauser was listed at 6 feet and 170 pounds.

How many home runs did Jeff Blauser hit each season?

Jeff Blauser's home runs by season: 2 in 1987, 2 in 1988, 12 in 1989, 8 in 1990, 11 in 1991, 14 in 1992, 15 in 1993, 6 in 1994, 12 in 1995, 10 in 1996, 17 in 1997, 4 in 1998, and 9 in 1999. His most in one season was 17, in 1997.

What was Jeff Blauser's career batting average?

Jeff Blauser batted .262 over his career, with 1,187 hits in 4,522 at bats.

How many RBI did Jeff Blauser have?

Jeff Blauser drove in 513 runs in his career.

Jeff Blauser

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-1999)

Jeff Blauser was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1999 for the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,407 career games, he hit .262 with 1,187 hits, 122 home runs, and 513 RBI. Jeff Blauser was a 2-time All-Star and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 4,807.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 23, 2026

AVG .262

HR 122

RBI 513

H 1,187

OPS .760

PIV 4,807

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 11/8/1965 in Los Gatos, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1987-07-05
Last Game: 1999-10-03
Awards: 2× All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Jeffrey Michael Blauser

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Career Batting Statistics

Jeff Blauser — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,407	4,522	691	1,187	217	33	122	513	65	569	937	.262	.354	.406	.760	4,807

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .354 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — +6.7% above league average.

Career SLG .406 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .760 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jeff Blauser Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1987	ATL	NL	51	165	11	40	6	3	2	15	7	18	34	.242	.262 (-8%)	.331 (-1%)	.415 (-15%)	.746 (-9%)	-211.9
1988	ATL	NL	18	67	7	16	3	1	2	7	0	2	11	.239	.254 (-6%)	.317 (-16%)	.377 (+7%)	.695 (-4%)	-67.8
1989	ATL	NL	142	456	63	123	24	2	12	46	5	38	101	.270	.254 (+6%)	.319 (+2%)	.375 (+9%)	.694 (+6%)	446.4
1990	ATL	NL	115	386	46	104	24	3	8	39	3	35	70	.269	.257 (+4%)	.324 (+4%)	.385 (+6%)	.710 (+5%)	407.9
1991	ATL	NL	129	352	49	91	14	3	11	54	5	54	59	.259	.255 (+1%)	.323 (+11%)	.384 (+6%)	.708 (+8%)	696.7
1992	ATL	NL	123	343	61	90	19	3	14	46	5	46	82	.262	.255 (+3%)	.322 (+10%)	.377 (+21%)	.699 (+16%)	1082.1
1993	ATL	NL	161	597	110	182	29	2	15	73	16	85	109	.305	.265 (+15%)	.332 (+21%)	.403 (+8%)	.735 (+14%)	2154.1
1994	ATL	NL	96	380	56	98	21	4	6	45	1	38	64	.258	.269 (-4%)	.338 (-3%)	.424 (-10%)	.763 (-7%)	-455.9
1995	ATL	NL	115	431	60	91	16	2	12	31	8	57	107	.211	.266 (-21%)	.337 (-6%)	.417 (-18%)	.755 (-13%)	-802.4
1996	ATL	NL	83	265	48	65	14	1	10	35	6	40	54	.245	.269 (-9%)	.340 (+4%)	.426 (-2%)	.767 (+1%)	143.2
1997	ATL	NL	151	519	90	160	31	4	17	70	5	70	101	.308	.266 (+16%)	.336 (+20%)	.419 (+15%)	.756 (+17%)	2165.5
1998	CHN	NL	119	361	49	79	11	3	4	26	2	60	93	.219	.266 (-18%)	.335 (+2%)	.420 (-29%)	.755 (-15%)	-744.1
1999	CHN	NL	104	200	41	48	5	2	9	26	2	26	52	.240	.271 (-12%)	.344 (+1%)	.433 (-3%)	.778 (-1%)	-6.9
Career · 13 seasons			1,407	4,522	691	1,187	217	33	122	513	65	569	937	.262	—	—	—	—	4,807

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

Jeff Blauser — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
57	168	25	35	2	2	5	16	23	46	.208

Playoff Batting by Year

Jeff Blauser — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1998	NLDS1	CHN	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1997	NLCS	ATL	6	20	5	6	0	0	1	1	3	6	.300
1997	NLDS2	ATL	3	10	2	3	0	0	1	4	2	2	.300
1996	NLCS	ATL	7	17	5	3	0	1	0	2	4	6	.176
1996	NLDS1	ATL	3	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.111
1996	WS	ATL	6	18	2	3	1	0	0	1	1	4	.167
1995	NLCS	ATL	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
1995	NLDS1	ATL	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000
1993	NLCS	ATL	6	25	5	7	1	0	2	4	4	7	.280
1992	NLCS	ATL	7	25	4	5	0	1	1	4	4	2	.200
1992	WS	ATL	6	24	2	6	0	0	0	0	1	9	.250
1991	NLCS	ATL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1991	WS	ATL	5	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.167

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jeff Blauser — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	702	2226	366	589	57	248	.265
Away	705	2296	325	598	65	265	.260

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jeff Blauser — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1999-10-03	CHC	STL	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1999-09-30	CHC	PHI	L	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	0
1999-09-29	CHC	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999-09-26	CHC	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999-09-23	CHC	PIT	W	5	3	3	0	0	1	0	1
1999-09-22	CHC	STL	W	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
1999-09-19	CHC	MIL	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999-09-18	CHC	MIL	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999-09-17	CHC	MIL	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999-09-16	CHC	CIN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jeff Blauser — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	140	106	222	274	16	56
3B	124	93	67	182	20	11
OF	4	0	1	0	0	0
SS	1100	1000	1323	2735	152	488

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jeff Blauser — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1987	ATL	SS	50	50	65	166	9	28
1988	ATL	2B	9	9	20	38	2	4
1988	ATL	SS	8	8	15	21	2	4
1989	ATL	2B	39	26	58	71	4	14
1989	ATL	3B	78	65	42	128	13	9
1989	ATL	OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
1989	ATL	SS	30	22	37	55	4	5
1990	ATL	2B	14	12	23	25	0	6
1990	ATL	3B	9	4	5	6	0	1
1990	ATL	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990	ATL	SS	93	89	141	257	16	47
1991	ATL	2B	32	27	48	66	2	15
1991	ATL	3B	18	12	13	28	4	1
1991	ATL	SS	85	51	75	125	11	21
1992	ATL	2B	21	18	32	42	5	8
1992	ATL	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1992	ATL	SS	106	72	87	182	9	26
1993	ATL	SS	161	159	189	426	19	86
1994	ATL	SS	96	96	126	290	13	47
1995	ATL	SS	115	114	151	337	15	62
1996	ATL	SS	79	78	83	206	23	40
1997	ATL	SS	149	147	204	372	16	79
1998	CHN	SS	106	100	129	255	14	36
1999	CHN	2B	25	14	41	32	3	9
1999	CHN	3B	18	12	7	19	3	0
1999	CHN	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1999	CHN	SS	22	14	21	43	1	7

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jeff Blauser Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	140
Third Base	124
Shortstop	1100
Left Field	1
Center Field	3
Designated Hitter	1

Awards & Honors

Jeff Blauser — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1997	Silver Slugger	SS
1997	TSN All-Star	SS
1993	Player of the Week	Week of 1993-05-08
1992	Player of the Week	Week of 1992-09-12

Salary History

Jeff Blauser's recorded salaries total $26,501,500 over 13 seasons, 1987 to 1999. Blauser's career, 1987 to 1999, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Jeff Blauser — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1999	CHN	NL	$4,200,000
1998	CHN	NL	$4,000,000
1997	ATL	NL	$4,020,000
1996	ATL	NL	$3,500,000
1995	ATL	NL	$3,420,000
1994	ATL	NL	$3,750,000
1993	ATL	NL	$2,000,000
1992	ATL	NL	$940,000
1991	ATL	NL	$280,000
1990	ATL	NL	$180,000
1989	ATL	NL	$82,000
1988	ATL	NL	$67,000
1987	ATL	NL	$62,500
Total recorded salary			$26,501,500

College History

Jeff Blauser — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Sacramento City College	Sacramento	CA	1984

Award Voting History

Jeff Blauser — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1997	Most Valuable Player	NL	21th	4.0	392	0
1993	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	9.0	392	0

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Jeff Blauser: the record in brief

Between the debut on July 5, 1987 and the final game on October 3, 1999, Jeff Blauser built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Atlanta Braves (1987 through 1997) and the Chicago Cubs (1998 through 1999). Blauser, born on November 8, 1965, in Los Gatos, CA, USA, is listed as a shortstop and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 170 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Blauser's full given name, per the bio, is Jeffrey Michael Blauser.

Blauser collected 1,187 hits in 4,522 at bats across 1,407 games, good for a .262 batting average, along with 122 home runs, 513 RBI, and 65 stolen bases. Blauser's career OPS of .760 combines a .354 on-base mark with .406 slugging. The .262 career average is close to the .263 the league hit across the same seasons. The home run peak was 17 in 1997 with the Atlanta Braves. 1993 produced Blauser's most hits, 182 of them for the Atlanta Braves.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Blauser

What years did Jeff Blauser play?: Jeff Blauser played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1999.
Was Jeff Blauser a pitcher?: No. Jeff Blauser was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Jeff Blauser hit?: Jeff Blauser hit 122 career home runs with 1,187 hits.
What teams did Jeff Blauser play for?: Jeff Blauser played for 2 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1987–1997) and the Chicago Cubs (1998–1999).
Did Jeff Blauser win an MVP award?: No. Jeff Blauser did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Jeff Blauser win?: Jeff Blauser won the Silver Slugger award (1997). He was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Jeff Blauser's career stats?: In 1,407 games, Jeff Blauser had 1,187 hits, 122 home runs, 513 RBI, 691 runs, and 65 stolen bases, with a .262 batting average.
How much did Jeff Blauser earn in his career?: Jeff Blauser's recorded salaries total $26,501,500 over 13 seasons, 1987 to 1999. Blauser's career, 1987 to 1999, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Jeff Blauser's salary?: Jeff Blauser's last recorded salary was $4,200,000, in 1999. His highest recorded salary was $4,200,000, in 1999, and his lowest was $62,500, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1987 to 1999.
What position did Jeff Blauser play?: Jeff Blauser played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jeff Blauser and how much did he weigh?: Jeff Blauser was listed at 6 feet and 170 pounds.
How many home runs did Jeff Blauser hit each season?: Jeff Blauser's home runs by season: 2 in 1987, 2 in 1988, 12 in 1989, 8 in 1990, 11 in 1991, 14 in 1992, 15 in 1993, 6 in 1994, 12 in 1995, 10 in 1996, 17 in 1997, 4 in 1998, and 9 in 1999. His most in one season was 17, in 1997.
What was Jeff Blauser's career batting average?: Jeff Blauser batted .262 over his career, with 1,187 hits in 4,522 at bats.
How many RBI did Jeff Blauser have?: Jeff Blauser drove in 513 runs in his career.