What years did Kevin Jarvis play?

Kevin Jarvis played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2006.

Was Kevin Jarvis a pitcher?

Yes. Kevin Jarvis pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 453 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Kevin Jarvis hit?

Kevin Jarvis hit 1 career home runs with 30 hits.

Kevin Jarvis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2006)

W–L 34–49

ERA 6.03

WHIP 1.54

SO 453

Pitcher PIV -18555.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 8/1/1969 in Lexington, KY, USA
MLB Debut: 1994-04-06
Last Game: 2006-09-24

Full name: Kevin Thomas Jarvis

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
34	49	187	118	4	3	1	780.7	937	523	149	262	453	6.03	-18555.5

Career ERA 6.03 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — 34.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1994	CIN	NL	1	1	6	3	0	0	0	17.7	22	14	5	10	7.13	4.51 (-58%)	-565.2
1995	CIN	NL	3	4	19	11	1	1	0	79.0	91	50	32	33	5.70	4.45 (-28%)	-2538.1
1996	CIN	NL	8	9	24	20	2	1	0	120.3	152	80	43	63	5.98	4.61 (-30%)	-1420.0
1997	CIN	NL	0	1	9	0	0	0	1	13.3	21	15	7	12	10.12	4.39 (-131%)	-873.2
1997	MIN	AL	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	13.0	23	18	8	9	12.46	4.39 (-184%)	-1033.9
1997	DET	AL	0	3	17	3	0	0	0	41.7	55	25	14	27	5.40	4.39 (-23%)	-1291.4
1999	OAK	AL	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	14.0	28	18	6	11	11.57	4.71 (-146%)	-1373.9
2000	COL	NL	3	4	24	19	0	0	0	115.0	138	76	33	60	5.95	4.77 (-25%)	-3523.3
2001	SDN	NL	12	11	32	32	1	1	0	193.3	189	103	49	133	4.79	4.42 (-9%)	-2811.1
2002	SDN	NL	2	4	7	7	0	0	0	35.0	36	17	10	24	4.37	4.28 (-2%)	-98.5
2003	SDN	NL	4	8	16	16	0	0	0	92.0	113	60	32	49	5.87	4.40 (-33%)	-1828.2
2004	SEA	AL	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	13.0	20	12	5	7	8.31	4.46 (-86%)	-865.0
2004	COL	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	6	4	0	27.00	—	0.0
2005	SLN	NL	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	3.3	3	5	3	2	13.50	—	0.0
2006	ARI	NL	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	11.3	18	15	5	6	11.91	4.53 (-163%)	-409.0
2006	BOS	AL	0	1	4	3	0	0	0	16.7	22	9	6	7	4.86	4.53 (-7%)	75.3
Career · 16 seasons			34	49	187	118	4	3	1	780.2	937	523	262	453	6.03	—	-18,555

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
191	188	19	30	6	0	1	14	0	13	62	.160	.223	.207	.431	-333

Career AVG .160 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 40.2% below league average.

Career OBP .223 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 33.7% below league average.

Career SLG .207 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 51.2% below league average.

Career OPS .431 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 43.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1994	CIN	NL	6	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CIN	NL	19	21	2	3	1	0	0	0	8	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CIN	NL	24	36	2	6	1	0	1	0	12	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CIN	NL	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	MIN	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	DET	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	OAK	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	COL	NL	25	34	4	3	1	0	0	2	11	.088	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SDN	NL	34	61	8	11	3	1	10	5	20	.180	.263 (-32%)	.332 (-26%)	.426 (-35%)	.758 (-31%)	-333.2
2002	SDN	NL	7	9	0	3	0	0	0	2	3	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SDN	NL	17	22	3	3	0	0	2	4	7	.136	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	SEA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	COL	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	SLN	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	ARI	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	BOS	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			191	188	19	30	6	1	14	13	62	.160	—	—	—	—	-333

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	99	92	9	14	0	8	.152
Away	92	96	10	16	1	6	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	95	400.0	465	253	126	249	5.69
Away	92	380.2	472	270	136	204	6.38

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-09-24	BOS	TOR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006-09-17	BOS	NYY	—	5.2	4	4	3	3	3	0
2006-09-08	BOS	KCR	—	5.0	10	5	4	1	1	1
2006-09-02	BOS	TOR	L	5.0	7	3	2	2	3	0
2006-06-17	AZ	TEX	L	5.0	9	8	8	2	3	1
2006-06-11	AZ	NYN	—	1.2	6	6	6	2	1	0
2006-06-09	AZ	NYN	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-06-06	AZ	PHI	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	1
2006-06-04	AZ	ATL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2005-05-10	STL	LAD	L	1.0	2	4	4	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	187	118	77	104	8	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1994	CIN	P	6	3	2	3	1	0
1995	CIN	P	19	11	8	12	2	1
1996	CIN	P	24	20	13	12	3	2
1997	CIN	P	9	0	1	1	0	0
1997	MIN	P	6	2	0	1	0	0
1997	DET	P	17	3	0	5	0	0
1999	OAK	P	4	1	2	1	0	0
2000	COL	P	24	19	15	11	0	4
2001	SDN	P	32	32	20	33	1	0
2002	SDN	P	7	7	1	2	1	0
2003	SDN	P	16	16	13	15	0	0
2004	SEA	P	8	0	0	2	0	0
2004	COL	P	2	0	0	1	0	0
2005	SLN	P	4	0	1	0	0	0
2006	ARI	P	5	1	1	1	0	0
2006	BOS	P	4	3	0	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	187

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2004	SEA	AL	$4,250,000
2003	SDN	NL	$3,000,000
2002	SDN	NL	$1,250,000
2001	SDN	NL	$550,000
1997	CIN	NL	$197,000
1995	CIN	NL	$115,000
1994	CIN	NL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$9,471,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem	NC	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kevin Jarvis

What years did Kevin Jarvis play?: Kevin Jarvis played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2006.
Was Kevin Jarvis a pitcher?: Yes. Kevin Jarvis pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 453 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kevin Jarvis hit?: Kevin Jarvis hit 1 career home runs with 30 hits.