What years did John Briggs play?

John Briggs played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1960.

Was John Briggs a pitcher?

Yes. John Briggs pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 80 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Briggs hit?

John Briggs hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.

John Briggs

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1956-1960)

W–L 9–11

ERA 5.00

WHIP 1.55

SO 80

Pitcher PIV -3093.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 175 lb
Born: 1/24/1934 in Natoma, CA, USA
Died: 12/25/2018 in Murphys, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1956-04-17
Last Game: 1960-09-04

Full name: Jonathan Tift Briggs

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
9	11	59	21	3	1	1	165.7	174	92	23	82	80	5.00	-3093.4

Career ERA 5.00 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — 29.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1956	CHN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5.3	5	1	4	1	1.69	—	0.0
1957	CHN	NL	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	4.3	7	6	3	1	12.46	—	0.0
1958	CHN	NL	5	5	20	17	3	1	0	95.7	99	48	45	46	4.52	3.86 (-17%)	-1737.2
1959	CLE	AL	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	12.7	12	3	3	5	2.13	3.90 (+45%)	131.3
1960	CLE	AL	4	2	21	2	0	0	1	36.3	32	18	15	19	4.46	3.82 (-17%)	-378.1
1960	KC1	AL	0	2	8	1	0	0	0	11.3	19	16	12	8	12.71	3.82 (-233%)	-1109.5
Career · 6 seasons			9	11	59	21	3	1	1	165.2	174	92	82	80	5.00	—	-3,093

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
59	48	3	10	1	1	0	7	0	0	17	.208	.204	.271	.475	0

Career AVG .208 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 19.0% below league average.

Career OBP .204 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 37.3% below league average.

Career SLG .271 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 31.0% below league average.

Career OPS .475 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — 33.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1956	CHN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	CHN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	CHN	NL	20	35	3	9	1	1	6	14	.257	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	CLE	AL	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	CLE	AL	21	8	0	1	0	0	0	2	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	KC1	AL	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			59	48	3	10	1	1	7	17	.208	—	—	—	—	0

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.

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	27	20	2	6	0	4	.300
Away	32	28	1	4	0	3	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	27	79.2	74	34	34	38	3.84
Away	32	86.1	100	58	48	41	6.05

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1960-09-04	KC1	CLE	L	0	0
1960-08-26	KC1	BAL	L	1	0
1960-08-25	KC1	MIN	L	0	0
1960-08-19	KC1	CHW	L	2	1
1960-08-13	KC1	CHW	L	0	0
1960-08-06	KC1	NYY	L	0	0
1960-08-04	KC1	BOS	L	0	0
1960-07-31	KC1	NYY	L	0	0
1960-07-24	CLE	BOS	L	0	0
1960-07-20	CLE	NYY	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1960-09-04	KC1	CLE	—	2.0	1	0	0	3	1	0
1960-08-26	KC1	BAL	—	1.1	3	3	3	2	1	1
1960-08-25	KC1	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1960-08-19	KC1	CHW	—	4.1	3	1	1	1	4	0
1960-08-13	KC1	CHW	L	0.2	3	3	3	1	0	1
1960-08-06	KC1	NYY	—	0.0	3	4	4	1	0	0
1960-08-04	KC1	BOS	L	0.0	2	4	4	3	0	1
1960-07-31	KC1	NYY	—	2.0	3	2	1	1	1	0
1960-07-24	CLE	BOS	—	0.2	1	4	4	3	0	0
1960-07-20	CLE	NYY	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	59	21	11	17	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1956	CHN	P	3	0	0	1	0
1957	CHN	P	3	0	0	0	0
1958	CHN	P	20	17	7	12	2
1959	CLE	P	4	1	2	1	0
1960	CLE	P	21	2	2	2	0
1960	KC1	P	8	1	0	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	59

Frequently Asked Questions about John Briggs

What years did John Briggs play?: John Briggs played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1960.
Was John Briggs a pitcher?: Yes. John Briggs pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 80 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Briggs hit?: John Briggs hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.