What years did Chad Fox play?

Chad Fox played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2009.

Was Chad Fox a pitcher?

Yes. Chad Fox pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 262 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Chad Fox hit?

Chad Fox hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Chad Fox play for?

Chad Fox played for 5 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1997), the Milwaukee Brewers (1998–1999, 2001–2002), the Boston Red Sox (2003), the Florida Marlins (2003–2004), and the Chicago Cubs (2005, 2008–2009).

What were Chad Fox's career stats?

In 219 games, Chad Fox went 10-12 with a 3.79 ERA, 262 strikeouts, 228.0 innings pitched, and 6 saves.

What was Chad Fox's salary?

Chad Fox's last recorded salary was $575,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2005.

What position did Chad Fox play?

Chad Fox played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Chad Fox and how much did he weigh?

Chad Fox was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 180 pounds.

What was Chad Fox's career ERA?

Chad Fox finished with a 3.79 career ERA, going 10-12 with 262 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Chad Fox have?

Chad Fox recorded 262 career strikeouts.

Is Chad Fox in the Hall of Fame?

No. Chad Fox has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Chad Fox

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2009)

Chad Fox was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2009 for 5 teams, including the Atlanta Braves, a span of 13 seasons. Across 219 career appearances, he went 10-12 with a 3.79 ERA and 262 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3879.5.

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 23, 2026

W–L 10–12

ERA 3.79

WHIP 1.45

SO 262

Pitcher PIV 3879.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 9/3/1970 in Coronado, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1997-07-13
Last Game: 2009-05-09

Full name: Chad Douglas Fox

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Career Pitching Statistics

Chad Fox — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
10	12	219	0	0	0	6	228.0	197	96	22	134	262	3.79	3879.5

Career ERA 3.79 vs. league average 4.40 across their career seasons — 13.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Chad Fox Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1997	ATL	NL	0	1	30	0	27.1	24	10	16	28	3.29	4.39 (+25%)	-225.2
1998	MIL	NL	1	4	49	0	57.0	56	25	20	64	3.95	4.43 (+11%)	2192.2
1999	MIL	NL	0	0	6	0	6.2	11	8	4	12	10.80	—	0.0
2001	MIL	NL	5	2	65	2	66.2	44	14	36	80	1.89	4.42 (+57%)	1272.9
2002	MIL	NL	1	0	3	0	4.2	6	3	5	3	5.79	—	0.0
2003	BOS	AL	1	2	17	3	18.0	19	9	17	19	4.50	4.40 (-2%)	-434.3
2003	FLO	NL	2	1	21	0	25.1	16	6	14	27	2.13	4.40 (+52%)	845.9
2004	FLO	NL	0	1	12	0	10.2	9	8	8	17	6.75	4.46 (-51%)	227.9
2005	CHN	NL	0	0	11	1	8.0	8	6	8	11	6.75	—	0.0
2008	CHN	NL	0	1	3	0	3.1	2	2	3	1	5.40	—	0.0
2009	CHN	NL	0	0	2	0	0.1	2	5	3	0	135.00	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			10	12	219	6	228.0	197	96	134	262	3.79	—	3,879

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

Chad Fox — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
219	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Chad Fox Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1997	ATL	NL	30	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	MIL	NL	49	3	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	MIL	NL	6	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	MIL	NL	65	3	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	MIL	NL	3	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	BOS	AL	17	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	FLO	NL	21	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	FLO	NL	12	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	CHN	NL	11	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	CHN	NL	3	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CHN	NL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			219	7	3	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Chad Fox — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Chad Fox — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2003	NLCS	FLO	3	.000
2003	NLDS1	FLO	3	.000
2003	WS	FLO	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Chad Fox — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	9	0	0	11.1	12	5	9	9	3.97

Playoff Pitching by Year

Chad Fox — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2003	NLCS	FLO	1	3	3.1	5	2	2	2	5.40
2003	NLDS1	FLO	0	3	5.0	3	1	3	3	1.80
2003	WS	FLO	0	3	3.0	4	2	4	4	6.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Chad Fox — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	103	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	116	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Chad Fox — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	103	112.0	87	36	65	118	2.89
Away	116	116.0	110	60	69	144	4.66

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Chad Fox — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-05-09	CHC	MIL	—	0.0	0	2	2	2	0	0
2009-05-07	CHC	HOU	—	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	0
2008-05-11	CHC	AZ	—	1.2	0	0	0	3	0	0
2008-05-05	CHC	CIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2008-05-02	CHC	STL	L	1.1	2	2	2	0	0	1
2005-04-25	CHC	CIN	—	0.1	1	3	3	3	0	1
2005-04-24	CHC	PIT	SV	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2005-04-21	CHC	STL	—	0.2	2	2	2	0	1	1
2005-04-17	CHC	PIT	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2005-04-16	CHC	PIT	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chad Fox — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	219	0	13	18	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chad Fox — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
1997	ATL	P	30	2	0	0
1998	MIL	P	49	3	5	0
1999	MIL	P	6	2	0	0
2001	MIL	P	65	4	6	1
2002	MIL	P	3	0	0	0
2003	BOS	P	17	0	2	1
2003	FLO	P	21	0	3	0
2004	FLO	P	12	1	1	0
2005	CHN	P	11	1	0	0
2008	CHN	P	3	0	1	0
2009	CHN	P	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Chad Fox Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	219

Salary History

Chad Fox's recorded salaries total $4,309,000 over 8 seasons, 1997 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Fox's career ran from 1997 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 2001, 2008, and 2009.

Chad Fox — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2005	CHN	NL	$575,000
2004	FLO	NL	$1,200,000
2003	BOS	AL	$500,000
2002	MIL	NL	$1,200,000
2000	MIL	NL	$255,000
1999	MIL	NL	$255,000
1998	MIL	NL	$174,000
1997	ATL	NL	$150,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$4,309,000

College History

Chad Fox — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Tarleton State University	Stephenville	TX	1991, 1992
Blinn College	Brenham	TX	1990

Chad Fox: the record in brief

July 13, 1997 and May 9, 2009 bracket Chad Fox's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Fox's seasons break down as the Atlanta Braves (1997), the Milwaukee Brewers (1998 to 2002), the Boston Red Sox (2003), the Florida Marlins (2003 through 2004), and the Chicago Cubs (2005 to 2009). Fox, born on September 3, 1970, in Coronado, CA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds. Fox's full given name, per the bio, is Chad Douglas Fox.

Fox went 10-12 with a 3.79 ERA in 219 games, 0 of them starts. Fox had 262 strikeouts. That 3.79 ERA compares with a 4.40 league average across the same seasons, 13.9% better. The best win total was 5, in 2001. In 2001, one of the busiest seasons, Fox posted a 1.89 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.42. Fox's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 3,879.5.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chad Fox

What years did Chad Fox play?: Chad Fox played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2009.
Was Chad Fox a pitcher?: Yes. Chad Fox pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 262 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chad Fox hit?: Chad Fox hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Chad Fox play for?: Chad Fox played for 5 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1997), the Milwaukee Brewers (1998–1999, 2001–2002), the Boston Red Sox (2003), the Florida Marlins (2003–2004), and the Chicago Cubs (2005, 2008–2009).
What were Chad Fox's career stats?: In 219 games, Chad Fox went 10-12 with a 3.79 ERA, 262 strikeouts, 228.0 innings pitched, and 6 saves.
How much did Chad Fox earn in his career?: Chad Fox's recorded salaries total $4,309,000 over 8 seasons, 1997 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Fox's career ran from 1997 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 2001, 2008, and 2009.
What was Chad Fox's salary?: Chad Fox's last recorded salary was $575,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2005.
What position did Chad Fox play?: Chad Fox played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Chad Fox and how much did he weigh?: Chad Fox was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Chad Fox's career ERA?: Chad Fox finished with a 3.79 career ERA, going 10-12 with 262 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Chad Fox have?: Chad Fox recorded 262 career strikeouts.
Is Chad Fox in the Hall of Fame?: No. Chad Fox has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.