Chris Hammond

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2006)

Chris Hammond was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2006 for 7 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 17 seasons. Across 441 career appearances, he went 66-62 with a 4.14 ERA and 712 strikeouts. He also batted .202 with 4 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5335.8.

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

W–L 66–62
ERA 4.14
WHIP 1.38
SO 712
Pitcher PIV 5335.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 190 lb
Born
1/21/1966 in Atlanta, GA, USA
MLB Debut
1990-07-16
Last Game
2006-06-29

Full name: Christopher Andrew Hammond

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Career Pitching Statistics

Chris Hammond — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
66 62 441 136 5 3 3 1123.2 1,163 517 105 387 712 4.14 5335.8

Career ERA 4.14 vs. league average 4.29 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Chris Hammond Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1990 CIN NL 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 11.1 13 8 12 4 6.35 3.86 (-65%) -1051.7
1991 CIN NL 7 7 20 18 0 0 0 99.2 92 45 48 50 4.06 3.91 (-4%) 81.6
1992 CIN NL 7 10 28 26 0 0 0 147.1 149 69 55 79 4.21 3.75 (-13%) -1080.5
1993 FLO NL 11 12 32 32 1 0 0 191.0 207 99 66 108 4.66 4.19 (-11%) 276.2
1994 FLO NL 4 4 13 13 1 1 0 73.1 79 25 23 40 3.07 4.51 (+32%) 1122.8
1995 FLO NL 9 6 25 24 3 2 0 161.0 157 68 47 126 3.80 4.45 (+15%) 2066.2
1996 FLO NL 5 8 38 9 0 0 0 81.0 104 59 27 50 6.56 4.61 (-42%) -1460.3
1997 BOS AL 3 4 29 8 0 0 1 65.1 81 43 27 48 5.92 4.39 (-35%) 700.4
1998 FLO NL 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 13.2 20 10 8 8 6.59 4.43 (-49%) -808.4
2002 ATL NL 7 2 63 0 0 0 0 76.0 53 8 31 63 0.95 4.28 (+78%) 2971.2
2003 NYA AL 3 2 62 0 0 0 1 63.0 65 20 11 45 2.86 4.40 (+35%) 1828.3
2004 OAK AL 4 1 41 0 0 0 1 53.2 56 16 13 34 2.68 4.46 (+40%) 1111.1
2005 SDN NL 5 1 55 0 0 0 0 58.2 51 25 14 34 3.84 4.29 (+11%) -561.0
2006 CIN NL 1 1 29 0 0 0 0 28.2 36 22 5 23 6.91 4.53 (-53%) 139.9
Career · 14 seasons 66 62 441 136 5 3 3 1,123.2 1,163 517 387 712 4.14 — 5,336

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

Chris Hammond — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
444 238 30 48 7 1 4 14 0 28 96 .202 .285 .290 .575 -400

Career AVG .202 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 23.7% below league average.

Career OBP .285 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 14.4% below league average.

Career SLG .290 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 29.8% below league average.

Career OPS .575 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — 23.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chris Hammond 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
1990 CIN NL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 CIN NL 20 34 4 12 3 0 0 1 0 2 10 .353 — — — — 0.0
1992 CIN NL 30 44 7 6 1 0 1 4 0 6 20 .136 — — — — -235.8
1993 FLO NL 33 63 10 12 0 1 2 4 0 9 26 .190 .265 (-28%) .332 (-12%) .403 (-21%) .735 (-17%) -166.4
1994 FLO NL 13 22 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 12 .136 — — — — 0.0
1995 FLO NL 25 48 7 13 2 0 1 4 0 7 16 .271 — — — — 2.3
1996 FLO NL 38 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .067 — — — — 0.0
1997 BOS AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 FLO NL 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
2002 ATL NL 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 NYA AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 OAK AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 SDN NL 55 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 CIN NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 444 238 30 48 7 1 4 14 0 28 96 .202 — — — — -400

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

Chris Hammond — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Chris Hammond — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2003 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 NLDS1 ATL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Chris Hammond — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 4 0 0 4.2 4 2 3 2 3.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Chris Hammond — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2003 WS NYA 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0.00
2002 NLDS1 ATL 0 0 3 0 0 2.2 2 2 3 2 6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Chris Hammond — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home220101131628.158
Away224137173226.234

Pitching — Home / Away

Chris Hammond — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home218544.15492271853573.75
Away223579.16142902023554.51

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Chris Hammond — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2006-06-29 CINKCR — 0.1333000
2006-06-25 CINCLE — 1.2100120
2006-06-21 CINNYN — 1.0333001
2006-06-17 CINCHW — 1.0211011
2006-06-14 CINMIL W 1.0000010
2006-06-12 CINMIL — 1.0000010
2006-06-11 CINCHC — 1.0322001
2006-06-09 CINCHC — 1.0433010
2006-06-07 CINSTL — 0.1000000
2006-06-06 CINSTL — 1.0000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chris Hammond — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 441 136 48 171 16 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chris Hammond — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1990 CIN P 3 3 0 3 2 0
1991 CIN P 20 18 6 18 2 1
1992 CIN P 28 26 9 22 2 1
1993 FLO P 32 32 8 32 4 1
1994 FLO P 13 13 1 6 1 0
1995 FLO P 25 24 9 21 1 2
1996 FLO P 38 9 6 13 2 1
1997 BOS P 29 8 3 10 1 1
1998 FLO P 3 3 0 0 0 0
2002 ATL P 63 0 2 17 0 2
2003 NYA P 62 0 2 6 0 1
2004 OAK P 41 0 1 10 1 0
2005 SDN P 55 0 1 8 0 0
2006 CIN P 29 0 0 5 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Chris Hammond Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 441

Awards & Honors

Chris Hammond — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2002 This Year in Baseball Setup Man of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
1993 Pitcher of the Month June

Salary History

Chris Hammond's recorded salaries total $11,350,000 over 12 seasons, 1991 to 2006. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hammond's career ran from 1990 to 2006. No salary is recorded for 1990 and 1998.

Chris Hammond — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2006 CIN NL $800,000
2005 SDN NL $750,000
2004 OAK AL $2,400,000
2003 NYA AL $2,200,000
2002 ATL NL $450,000
1997 BOS AL $700,000
1996 FLO NL $1,600,000
1995 FLO NL $1,025,000
1994 FLO NL $925,000
1993 FLO NL $260,000
1992 CIN NL $140,000
1991 CIN NL $100,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $11,350,000

College History

Chris Hammond — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL 1985

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Chris Hammond (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Elmer Dessens
    52-64, 4.44 ERA
  2. 94
    Gene Nelson
    53-64, 4.13 ERA
  3. 90
    Don Carman
    53-54, 4.11 ERA
  4. 89
    Barry Latman
    59-68, 3.91 ERA
  5. 87
    Dan Schatzeder
    69-68, 3.74 ERA
  6. 86
    Joe Hesketh
    60-47, 3.78 ERA

Chris Hammond: the record in brief

Between the debut on July 16, 1990 and the final game on June 29, 2006, Chris Hammond built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Cincinnati Reds (1990 through 2006), the Florida Marlins (1993 to 1998), the Boston Red Sox (1997), the Atlanta Braves (2002), the New York Yankees (2003), the Oakland Athletics (2004), and the San Diego Padres (2005). At 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, Hammond is listed as a pitcher. Hammond threw and hit left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is January 21, 1966, in Atlanta, GA, USA. Chris Hammond was the playing name; the full given name is Christopher Andrew.

Hammond went 66-62 with a 4.14 ERA in 441 games, 136 of them starts. The totals include 712 strikeouts. Hammond's 4.14 ERA was close to the 4.29 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 11, in 1993. 1995 produced Hammond's most strikeouts, 126. 1995 was Hammond's sharpest full season, a 3.80 ERA against the league's 4.45.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Hammond

What years did Chris Hammond play?
Chris Hammond played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2006.
Was Chris Hammond a pitcher?
Yes. Chris Hammond pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 712 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chris Hammond hit?
Chris Hammond hit 4 career home runs with 48 hits.
What teams did Chris Hammond play for?
Chris Hammond played for 7 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1990–1992, 2006), the Florida Marlins (1993–1996, 1998), the Boston Red Sox (1997), the Atlanta Braves (2002), the New York Yankees (2003), the Oakland Athletics (2004), and the San Diego Padres (2005).
What were Chris Hammond's career stats?
In 441 games, Chris Hammond went 66-62 with a 4.14 ERA, 712 strikeouts, 1,123.2 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 48 hits and 4 home runs.
How much did Chris Hammond earn in his career?
Chris Hammond's recorded salaries total $11,350,000 over 12 seasons, 1991 to 2006. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hammond's career ran from 1990 to 2006. No salary is recorded for 1990 and 1998.
What was Chris Hammond's salary?
Chris Hammond's last recorded salary was $800,000, in 2006. His highest recorded salary was $2,400,000, in 2004, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1991. The Salary History table lists each season from 1991 to 2006.
What position did Chris Hammond play?
Chris Hammond played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Chris Hammond and how much did he weigh?
Chris Hammond was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 190 pounds.
What was Chris Hammond's career ERA?
Chris Hammond finished with a 4.14 career ERA, going 66-62 with 712 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Chris Hammond have?
Chris Hammond recorded 712 career strikeouts.
Is Chris Hammond in the Hall of Fame?
No. Chris Hammond has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.