What years did Jeff Heathcock play?

Jeff Heathcock played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1988.

Was Jeff Heathcock a pitcher?

Yes. Jeff Heathcock pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 64 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jeff Heathcock hit?

Jeff Heathcock hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Jeff Heathcock play for?

Jeff Heathcock played for one team, the Houston Astros (1983, 1985, 1987–1988).

What were Jeff Heathcock's career stats?

In 56 games, Jeff Heathcock went 9-9 with a 3.76 ERA, 64 strikeouts, 158.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves.

What was Jeff Heathcock's salary?

Jeff Heathcock's last recorded salary was $72,000, in 1988. His highest recorded salary was $72,000, in 1988, and his lowest was $67,500, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1987 to 1988.

What position did Jeff Heathcock play?

Jeff Heathcock played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

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

Jeff Heathcock was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 205 pounds.

What was Jeff Heathcock's career ERA?

Jeff Heathcock finished with a 3.76 career ERA, going 9-9 with 64 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jeff Heathcock have?

Jeff Heathcock recorded 64 career strikeouts.

Is Jeff Heathcock in the Hall of Fame?

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

Jeff Heathcock

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1988)

Jeff Heathcock was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1988 for the Houston Astros, a span of 6 seasons. Across 56 career appearances, he went 9-9 with a 3.76 ERA and 64 strikeouts.

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 15, 2026

W–L 9–9

ERA 3.76

WHIP 1.19

SO 64

Pitcher PIV -694.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 205 lb
Born: 11/18/1959 in Covina, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1983-09-03
Last Game: 1988-09-28

Full name: Ronald Jeffrey Heathcock

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jeff Heathcock — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
9	9	56	13	1	0	3	158.0	146	66	16	42	64	3.76	-694.2

Career ERA 3.76 vs. league average 3.95 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jeff Heathcock — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1983	HOU	NL	2	1	6	3	0	1	28.0	19	10	4	12	3.21	3.87 (+17%)	686.1
1985	HOU	NL	3	1	14	7	1	1	56.1	50	21	13	25	3.36	3.89 (+14%)	-1022.1
1987	HOU	NL	4	2	19	2	0	1	42.2	44	15	9	15	3.16	4.29 (+26%)	219.2
1988	HOU	NL	0	5	17	1	0	0	31.0	33	20	16	12	5.81	3.73 (-56%)	-577.4
Career · 4 seasons			9	9	56	13	1	3	158.0	146	66	42	64	3.76	—	-694

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

Jeff Heathcock — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
56	35	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	.029	.128	.029	.157	0

Career AVG .029 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 89.0% below league average.

Career OBP .128 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 60.5% below league average.

Career SLG .029 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 92.7% below league average.

Career OPS .157 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — 78.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jeff Heathcock — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1983	HOU	NL	6	6	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	HOU	NL	14	16	1	1	4	11	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	HOU	NL	19	10	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	HOU	NL	17	3	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			56	35	1	1	4	20	.029	—	—	—	—	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

Jeff Heathcock — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	24	14	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	32	21	1	1	0	0	.048

Pitching — Home / Away

Jeff Heathcock — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	24	62.1	62	26	13	25	3.75
Away	32	95.2	84	40	29	39	3.76

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jeff Heathcock — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1988-09-28	HOU	ATL	L	0
1988-09-24	HOU	SDP	L	1
1988-09-18	HOU	SFG	L	0
1988-09-06	HOU	CIN	L	0
1988-06-14	HOU	CIN	L	0
1988-06-10	HOU	ATL	L	0
1988-06-08	HOU	LAD	L	0
1988-06-05	HOU	SFG	L	0
1988-06-04	HOU	SFG	L	0
1988-06-01	HOU	STL	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jeff Heathcock — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1988-09-28	HOU	ATL	L	2.1	3	1	1	0	0	0
1988-09-24	HOU	SDP	L	4.0	3	2	2	3	2	0
1988-09-18	HOU	SFG	—	2.1	2	3	3	3	1	0
1988-09-06	HOU	CIN	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	1
1988-06-14	HOU	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988-06-10	HOU	ATL	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1988-06-08	HOU	LAD	—	2.0	6	5	4	2	0	0
1988-06-05	HOU	SFG	—	2.0	3	3	3	1	0	0
1988-06-04	HOU	SFG	—	3.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
1988-06-01	HOU	STL	L	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jeff Heathcock — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	56	13	13	27	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jeff Heathcock — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1983	HOU	P	6	3	3	4	0	1
1985	HOU	P	14	7	4	9	0	1
1987	HOU	P	19	2	3	7	1	0
1988	HOU	P	17	1	3	7	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Jeff Heathcock — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	56

Salary History

Jeff Heathcock's recorded salaries total $139,500 over 2 seasons, 1987 to 1988. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Heathcock's career ran from 1983 to 1988. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1985.

Jeff Heathcock — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1988	HOU	NL	$72,000
1987	HOU	NL	$67,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$139,500

College History

Jeff Heathcock — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Golden West College	Huntington Beach	CA	1978, 1979
Oral Roberts University	Tulsa	OK	1980

Jeff Heathcock: the record in brief

September 3, 1983 and September 28, 1988 bracket Jeff Heathcock's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Heathcock spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Houston Astros. Heathcock, born on November 18, 1959, in Covina, CA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds. The given name on file is Ronald Jeffrey Heathcock.

Heathcock pitched in 56 games, starting 13, and finished with a 9-9 record and 3.76 ERA. The same table counts 64 strikeouts. Heathcock's 3.76 ERA was close to the 3.95 league figure for those seasons. In 1987, one of the busiest seasons, Heathcock posted a 3.16 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.29.

The position breakdown shows 56 games, all at pitcher. On the mound, Heathcock's fielding totals are 13 putouts, 27 assists and 2 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Heathcock

What years did Jeff Heathcock play?: Jeff Heathcock played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1988.
Was Jeff Heathcock a pitcher?: Yes. Jeff Heathcock pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 64 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jeff Heathcock hit?: Jeff Heathcock hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Jeff Heathcock play for?: Jeff Heathcock played for one team, the Houston Astros (1983, 1985, 1987–1988).
What were Jeff Heathcock's career stats?: In 56 games, Jeff Heathcock went 9-9 with a 3.76 ERA, 64 strikeouts, 158.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves.
How much did Jeff Heathcock earn in his career?: Jeff Heathcock's recorded salaries total $139,500 over 2 seasons, 1987 to 1988. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Heathcock's career ran from 1983 to 1988. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1985.
What was Jeff Heathcock's salary?: Jeff Heathcock's last recorded salary was $72,000, in 1988. His highest recorded salary was $72,000, in 1988, and his lowest was $67,500, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1987 to 1988.
What position did Jeff Heathcock play?: Jeff Heathcock played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jeff Heathcock and how much did he weigh?: Jeff Heathcock was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 205 pounds.
What was Jeff Heathcock's career ERA?: Jeff Heathcock finished with a 3.76 career ERA, going 9-9 with 64 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jeff Heathcock have?: Jeff Heathcock recorded 64 career strikeouts.
Is Jeff Heathcock in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jeff Heathcock has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.