What years did Jeff Frye play?

Jeff Frye played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2001.

Was Jeff Frye a pitcher?

No. Jeff Frye was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Jeff Frye hit?

Jeff Frye hit 16 career home runs with 626 hits.

What teams did Jeff Frye play for?

Jeff Frye played for 4 teams: the Texas Rangers (1992, 1994–1995), the Boston Red Sox (1996–1997, 1999–2000), the Colorado Rockies (2000), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2001).

What were Jeff Frye's career stats?

In 667 games, Jeff Frye had 626 hits, 16 home runs, 194 RBI, 316 runs, and 56 stolen bases, with a .290 batting average.

What was Jeff Frye's salary?

Jeff Frye's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 2000, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1992. The Salary History table lists each season from 1992 to 2001.

What position did Jeff Frye play?

Jeff Frye played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

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

Jeff Frye was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 180 pounds.

How many home runs did Jeff Frye hit each season?

Jeff Frye's home runs by season: 1 in 1992, 0 in 1994, 4 in 1995, 4 in 1996, 3 in 1997, 1 in 1999, 1 in 2000, and 2 in 2001. His most in one season was 4, in 1995 and 1996.

What was Jeff Frye's career batting average?

Jeff Frye batted .290 over his career, with 626 hits in 2,155 at bats.

How many RBI did Jeff Frye have?

Jeff Frye drove in 194 runs in his career.

Is Jeff Frye in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jeff Frye has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jeff Frye

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2001)

Jeff Frye was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2001 for 4 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 10 seasons. In 667 career games, he hit .290 with 626 hits, 16 home runs, and 194 RBI.

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 15, 2026

AVG .290

HR 16

RBI 194

H 626

OPS .742

PIV -380

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 180 lb
Born: 8/31/1966 in Oakland, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1992-07-09
Last Game: 2001-09-20

Full name: Jeffrey Dustin Frye

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Career Batting Statistics

Jeff Frye — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
667	2,155	316	626	135	11	16	194	56	212	279	.290	.357	.386	.742	-380

Career AVG .290 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — +8.8% above league average.

Career OBP .357 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +5.7% above league average.

Career SLG .386 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 8.4% below league average.

Career OPS .742 vs. league average .758 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jeff Frye 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
1992	TEX	AL	67	199	24	51	9	1	1	12	1	16	27	.256	.255 (avg)	.322 (-1%)	.377 (-13%)	.699 (-8%)	-210.0
1994	TEX	AL	57	205	37	67	20	3	0	18	6	29	23	.327	.269 (+21%)	.338 (+20%)	.424 (+7%)	.763 (+13%)	541.0
1995	TEX	AL	90	313	38	87	15	2	4	29	3	24	45	.278	.266 (+4%)	.337 (-1%)	.417 (-10%)	.755 (-6%)	-293.5
1996	BOS	AL	105	419	74	120	27	2	4	41	18	54	57	.286	.269 (+6%)	.340 (+9%)	.426 (-9%)	.767 (-1%)	86.8
1997	BOS	AL	127	404	56	126	36	2	3	51	19	27	44	.312	.266 (+17%)	.336 (+5%)	.419 (+3%)	.756 (+4%)	226.9
1999	BOS	AL	41	114	14	32	3	0	1	12	2	14	11	.281	.271 (+4%)	.344 (+5%)	.433 (-23%)	.778 (-11%)	-163.4
2000	BOS	AL	69	239	35	69	13	0	1	13	1	28	38	.289	.270 (+7%)	.344 (+6%)	.437 (-19%)	.782 (-8%)	-247.2
2000	COL	NL	37	87	14	31	6	0	0	3	4	8	16	.356	.270 (+32%)	.344 (+20%)	.437 (-3%)	.782 (+7%)	-247.2
2001	TOR	AL	74	175	24	43	6	1	2	15	2	12	18	.246	.263 (-7%)	.332 (-8%)	.426 (-24%)	.758 (-17%)	-462.4
Career · 9 seasons			667	2,155	316	626	135	11	16	194	56	212	279	.290	—	—	—	—	-769

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

Jeff Frye — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	335	1059	159	328	10	91	.310
Away	332	1096	157	298	6	103	.272

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jeff Frye — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SO
2001-09-20	TOR	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-02	TOR	DET	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-01	TOR	DET	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-08-30	TOR	NYY	L	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2001-08-25	TOR	BAL	W	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-08-18	TOR	TEX	L	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2001-08-17	TOR	TEX	W	4	2	4	1	1	1	3	0
2001-08-16	TOR	OAK	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-08-15	TOR	OAK	W	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
2001-08-14	TOR	OAK	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jeff Frye — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	2	0	0	1
2B	536	488	1035	1481	41	334
3B	57	31	24	68	8	5
OF	34	21	46	2	2	0
SS	10	2	9	9	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jeff Frye — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1992	TEX	2B	67	64	120	196	7	43
1994	TEX	2B	54	53	90	136	4	29
1994	TEX	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1995	TEX	2B	83	76	173	248	11	55
1996	BOS	2B	100	97	200	317	9	70
1996	BOS	OF	5	5	10	0	0	0
1996	BOS	SS	3	0	1	0	0	0
1997	BOS	1B	1	0	2	0	0	1
1997	BOS	2B	80	79	196	228	4	63
1997	BOS	3B	18	13	11	32	6	2
1997	BOS	OF	13	7	16	2	2	0
1997	BOS	SS	3	0	2	2	0	0
1999	BOS	2B	26	21	41	56	2	9
1999	BOS	3B	7	5	5	10	2	0
1999	BOS	SS	2	2	6	5	0	1
2000	BOS	2B	52	44	95	122	2	20
2000	BOS	3B	3	2	1	2	0	0
2000	BOS	OF	15	9	20	0	0	0
2000	COL	2B	27	18	37	56	1	15
2000	COL	3B	1	0	0	2	0	1
2001	TOR	2B	47	36	83	122	1	30
2001	TOR	3B	27	11	7	22	0	2
2001	TOR	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001	TOR	SS	2	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Jeff Frye Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	1
Second Base	535
Third Base	58
Shortstop	10
Left Field	9
Center Field	8
Right Field	18
Designated Hitter	18

Salary History

Jeff Frye's recorded salaries total $9,554,000 over 10 seasons, 1992 to 2001. Frye's career, 1992 to 2001, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Jeff Frye — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	TOR	AL	$1,000,000
2000	BOS	AL	$2,500,000
1999	BOS	AL	$2,400,000
1998	BOS	AL	$2,100,000
1997	BOS	AL	$900,000
1996	BOS	AL	$125,000
1995	TEX	AL	$190,000
1994	TEX	AL	$115,000
1993	TEX	AL	$115,000
1992	TEX	AL	$109,000
Total recorded salary			$9,554,000

College History

Jeff Frye — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Durant	OK	1987, 1988

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Jeff Frye: the record in brief

Jeff Frye played a first major league game on July 9, 1992 and a last one on September 20, 2001. The team column moves through the Texas Rangers (1992 to 1995), the Boston Red Sox (1996 through 2000), the Colorado Rockies (2000), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2001). Frye, born on August 31, 1966, in Oakland, CA, USA, is listed as a second baseman and batted and threw right-handed. Frye's listed size is 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds. Jeff Frye was the playing name; the full given name is Jeffrey Dustin.

Frye collected 626 hits in 2,155 at bats across 667 games, good for a .290 batting average, plus 16 home runs, 194 runs batted in, and 56 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .357 and the slugging percentage .386, for an OPS of .742. Frye's .290 average ran 8.8% above the .267 that the league posted over the same seasons. Frye collected a career-high 126 hits in 1997. The RBI column peaks at 51 in 1997. Among the seasons with the heaviest workload, the best average was .312 in 1997, 17% above that year's league mark of .266.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Frye

What years did Jeff Frye play?: Jeff Frye played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2001.
Was Jeff Frye a pitcher?: No. Jeff Frye was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Jeff Frye hit?: Jeff Frye hit 16 career home runs with 626 hits.
What teams did Jeff Frye play for?: Jeff Frye played for 4 teams: the Texas Rangers (1992, 1994–1995), the Boston Red Sox (1996–1997, 1999–2000), the Colorado Rockies (2000), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2001).
What were Jeff Frye's career stats?: In 667 games, Jeff Frye had 626 hits, 16 home runs, 194 RBI, 316 runs, and 56 stolen bases, with a .290 batting average.
How much did Jeff Frye earn in his career?: Jeff Frye's recorded salaries total $9,554,000 over 10 seasons, 1992 to 2001. Frye's career, 1992 to 2001, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Jeff Frye's salary?: Jeff Frye's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 2000, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1992. The Salary History table lists each season from 1992 to 2001.
What position did Jeff Frye play?: Jeff Frye played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jeff Frye and how much did he weigh?: Jeff Frye was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 180 pounds.
How many home runs did Jeff Frye hit each season?: Jeff Frye's home runs by season: 1 in 1992, 0 in 1994, 4 in 1995, 4 in 1996, 3 in 1997, 1 in 1999, 1 in 2000, and 2 in 2001. His most in one season was 4, in 1995 and 1996.
What was Jeff Frye's career batting average?: Jeff Frye batted .290 over his career, with 626 hits in 2,155 at bats.
How many RBI did Jeff Frye have?: Jeff Frye drove in 194 runs in his career.
Is Jeff Frye in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jeff Frye has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.