Jeff Cirillo

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2007)

Jeff Cirillo was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2007 for 7 teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,617 career games, he hit .296 with 1,598 hits, 112 home runs, and 727 RBI. Jeff Cirillo was a 2-time All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 6,930.

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

AVG .296
HR 112
RBI 727
H 1,598
OPS .796
PIV 6,930
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 190 lb
Born
9/23/1969 in Pasadena, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1994-05-11
Last Game
2007-09-30
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Jeffrey Howard Cirillo

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Career Batting Statistics

Jeff Cirillo — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,617 5,396 800 1,598 343 21 112 727 63 563 694 .296 .366 .430 .796 6,930

Career AVG .296 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — +10.9% above league average.

Career OBP .366 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +8.8% above league average.

Career SLG .430 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .796 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jeff Cirillo 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
1994 ML4 AL 39 126 17 30 9 0 3 12 0 11 16 .238 .269 (-12%) .338 (-9%) .424 (-10%) .763 (-10%) -197.6
1995 ML4 AL 125 328 57 91 19 4 9 39 7 47 42 .277 .266 (+4%) .337 (+10%) .417 (+6%) .755 (+8%) 578.4
1996 ML4 AL 158 566 101 184 46 5 15 83 4 58 69 .325 .269 (+20%) .340 (+15%) .426 (+18%) .767 (+17%) 2060.1
1997 ML4 AL 154 580 74 167 46 2 10 82 4 60 74 .288 .266 (+8%) .336 (+9%) .419 (+2%) .756 (+5%) 742.6
1998 MIL NL 156 604 97 194 31 1 14 68 10 79 88 .321 .266 (+21%) .335 (+20%) .420 (+6%) .755 (+12%) 1913.8
1999 MIL NL 157 607 98 198 35 1 15 88 7 75 83 .326 .271 (+20%) .344 (+16%) .433 (+6%) .778 (+11%) 1646.1
2000 COL NL 157 598 111 195 53 2 11 115 3 67 72 .326 .270 (+21%) .344 (+14%) .437 (+9%) .782 (+11%) 1500.8
2001 COL NL 138 528 72 165 26 4 17 83 12 43 63 .312 .263 (+18%) .332 (+10%) .426 (+11%) .758 (+10%) 1110.5
2002 SEA AL 146 485 51 121 20 0 6 54 8 31 67 .249 .261 (-5%) .331 (-9%) .416 (-21%) .747 (-16%) -1277.4
2003 SEA AL 87 258 24 53 11 0 2 23 1 24 32 .205 .264 (-22%) .332 (-15%) .422 (-36%) .754 (-26%) -1095.6
2004 SDN NL 33 75 12 16 3 0 1 7 0 5 14 .213 .266 (-20%) .335 (-23%) .427 (-31%) .762 (-28%) -355.3
2005 MIL NL 77 185 29 52 15 0 4 23 4 23 22 .281 .264 (+6%) .330 (+13%) .418 (+2%) .749 (+7%) 312.2
2006 MIL NL 112 263 33 84 16 0 3 23 1 21 33 .319 .269 (+19%) .336 (+10%) .431 (-4%) .768 (+2%) 154.4
2007 MIN AL 50 153 18 40 9 2 2 21 2 15 13 .261 .268 (-2%) .335 (-2%) .422 (-9%) .758 (-6%) -162.8
2007 ARI NL 28 40 6 8 4 0 0 6 0 4 6 .200 — — — — -162.8
Career · 15 seasons 1,617 5,396 800 1,598 343 21 112 727 63 563 694 .296 — — — — 6,767

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 Pitching Statistics

Jeff Cirillo — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jeff Cirillo — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2007 ARI NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 1 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 1 0.00 — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jeff Cirillo — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Jeff Cirillo — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2007 NLCS ARI 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
2007 NLDS1 ARI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jeff Cirillo — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home815265041981154374.306
Away802274638178758353.287

Pitching — Home / Away

Jeff Cirillo — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home11.000210.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jeff Cirillo — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2007-09-30 AZCOLL 200000001
2007-09-29 AZCOLL 200000000
2007-09-28 AZCOLW 100000000
2007-09-25 AZPITL 100000001
2007-09-23 AZLADL 100000000
2007-09-22 AZLADW 101100000
2007-09-21 AZLADW 111000100
2007-09-19 AZSFGW 100000000
2007-09-17 AZSFGL 110000000
2007-09-15 AZLADL 100000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Jeff Cirillo — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2007-08-20 AZMIL — 1.0000210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jeff Cirillo — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 57 33 342 33 3 22
2B 48 38 82 121 4 29
3B 1403 1264 943 2545 119 276
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 5 2 4 4 0 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jeff Cirillo — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1994 ML4 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1994 ML4 3B 37 32 23 59 3 8
1995 ML4 1B 3 0 16 1 0 1
1995 ML4 2B 25 24 52 75 2 16
1995 ML4 3B 108 58 45 153 13 22
1995 ML4 SS 2 0 0 1 0 0
1996 ML4 1B 2 0 5 0 0 0
1996 ML4 2B 1 1 2 4 0 1
1996 ML4 3B 154 140 105 238 18 18
1997 ML4 3B 150 148 126 320 17 29
1998 MIL 1B 6 6 50 13 0 8
1998 MIL 3B 149 147 99 340 11 45
1999 MIL 3B 155 154 124 312 15 35
2000 COL 3B 155 151 92 304 15 41
2001 COL 3B 137 137 78 308 7 25
2002 SEA 1B 11 4 32 7 0 2
2002 SEA 3B 141 126 112 217 9 23
2003 SEA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 1
2003 SEA 3B 85 76 65 108 4 7
2004 SDN 1B 10 4 61 1 0 3
2004 SDN 2B 4 2 4 9 2 2
2004 SDN 3B 11 8 8 10 0 1
2004 SDN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 MIL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 MIL 2B 3 1 4 2 0 1
2005 MIL 3B 53 40 28 70 5 8
2006 MIL 1B 13 11 110 6 0 3
2006 MIL 2B 12 10 20 30 0 9
2006 MIL 3B 42 30 27 64 2 9
2006 MIL SS 3 2 4 3 0 2
2007 MIN 1B 8 8 65 4 3 4
2007 MIN 3B 15 12 6 29 0 3
2007 ARI 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0
2007 ARI 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0
2007 ARI 3B 11 5 5 13 0 2
2007 ARI P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Jeff Cirillo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 57
Second Base 48
Third Base 1403
Shortstop 5
Left Field 1
Designated Hitter 30

Awards & Honors

Jeff Cirillo — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2000 Player of the Week Week of 2000-07-01
1999 Player of the Week Week of 1999-09-18

Salary History

Jeff Cirillo's recorded salaries total $36,446,500 over 14 seasons, 1994 to 2007. Cirillo's career, 1994 to 2007, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Jeff Cirillo — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2007 MIN AL $1,500,000
2006 MIL NL $850,000
2005 MIL NL $316,000
2004 SDN NL $6,975,000
2003 SEA AL $6,725,000
2002 SEA AL $6,375,000
2001 COL NL $4,850,000
2000 COL NL $3,600,000
1999 MIL NL $3,000,000
1998 MIL NL $1,500,000
1997 ML4 AL $350,000
1996 ML4 AL $187,500
1995 ML4 AL $109,000
1994 ML4 AL $109,000
Total recorded salary $36,446,500

College History

Jeff Cirillo — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jeff Cirillo (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jose Vidro
    .298 avg, 128 HR
  2. 94
    Sean Casey
    .302 avg, 130 HR
  3. 93
    David Segui
    .291 avg, 139 HR
  4. 91
    Dustin Pedroia
    .299 avg, 140 HR
  5. 90
    Edgardo Alfonzo
    .284 avg, 146 HR
  6. 84
    Kevin Seitzer
    .295 avg, 74 HR

Jeff Cirillo: the record in brief

Jeff Cirillo played a first major league game on May 11, 1994 and a last one on September 30, 2007. The team column moves through the Milwaukee Brewers (1994 to 2006), the Colorado Rockies (2000 to 2001), the Seattle Mariners (2002 to 2003), the San Diego Padres (2004), the Minnesota Twins (2007), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2007). Cirillo, born on September 23, 1969, in Pasadena, CA, USA, is listed as a third baseman and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 6'2" and 190 pounds. On the record, Jeff Cirillo was born Jeffrey Howard Cirillo.

Cirillo's career batting table shows 1,617 games, 5,396 at bats and 1,598 hits, a .296 average, adding 112 home runs, 727 runs batted in, and 63 stolen bases. Cirillo got on base at a .366 rate and slugged .430 (.796 OPS). Set against a .267 league average for the same years, Cirillo's .296 average sits 10.9% above it.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Cirillo

What years did Jeff Cirillo play?
Jeff Cirillo played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2007.
Was Jeff Cirillo a pitcher?
No. Jeff Cirillo was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Jeff Cirillo hit?
Jeff Cirillo hit 112 career home runs with 1,598 hits.
What teams did Jeff Cirillo play for?
Jeff Cirillo played for 6 teams: the Milwaukee Brewers (1994–1999, 2005–2006), the Colorado Rockies (2000–2001), the Seattle Mariners (2002–2003), the San Diego Padres (2004), the Minnesota Twins (2007), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2007).
Did Jeff Cirillo win an MVP award?
No. Jeff Cirillo did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Jeff Cirillo win?
Jeff Cirillo was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Jeff Cirillo's career stats?
In 1,617 games, Jeff Cirillo had 1,598 hits, 112 home runs, 727 RBI, 800 runs, and 63 stolen bases, with a .296 batting average.
How much did Jeff Cirillo earn in his career?
Jeff Cirillo's recorded salaries total $36,446,500 over 14 seasons, 1994 to 2007. Cirillo's career, 1994 to 2007, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Jeff Cirillo's salary?
Jeff Cirillo's last recorded salary was $1,500,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $6,975,000, in 2004, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2007.
What position did Jeff Cirillo play?
Jeff Cirillo played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jeff Cirillo and how much did he weigh?
Jeff Cirillo was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds.
How many home runs did Jeff Cirillo hit each season?
Jeff Cirillo's home runs by season: 3 in 1994, 9 in 1995, 15 in 1996, 10 in 1997, 14 in 1998, 15 in 1999, 11 in 2000, 17 in 2001, 6 in 2002, 2 in 2003, 1 in 2004, 4 in 2005, 3 in 2006, and 2 in 2007. His most in one season was 17, in 2001.
What was Jeff Cirillo's career batting average?
Jeff Cirillo batted .296 over his career, with 1,598 hits in 5,396 at bats.
How many RBI did Jeff Cirillo have?
Jeff Cirillo drove in 727 runs in his career.