What years did Jeff Lahti play?

Jeff Lahti played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1986.

Was Jeff Lahti a pitcher?

Yes. Jeff Lahti pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 137 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jeff Lahti hit?

Jeff Lahti hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Jeff Lahti

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1982-1986)

W–L 17–11

ERA 3.12

WHIP 1.27

SO 137

Pitcher PIV 1513.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 10/8/1956 in Oregon City, OR, USA
MLB Debut: 1982-06-27
Last Game: 1986-04-24

Full name: Jeffrey Allen Lahti

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	11	205	1	0	0	20	286.0	252	99	14	111	137	3.12	1513.0

Career ERA 3.12 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — 19.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1982	SLN	NL	5	4	33	1	0	56.7	53	24	21	22	3.81	3.86 (+1%)	24.3
1983	SLN	NL	3	3	53	0	0	74.0	64	26	29	26	3.16	3.87 (+18%)	474.2
1984	SLN	NL	4	2	63	0	1	84.7	69	35	34	45	3.72	3.81 (+2%)	-192.8
1985	SLN	NL	5	2	52	0	19	68.3	63	14	26	41	1.84	3.89 (+53%)	1207.4
1986	SLN	NL	0	0	4	0	0	2.3	3	0	1	3	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			17	11	205	1	20	286.0	252	99	111	137	3.12	—	1,513

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
205	38	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	.053	.053	.053	.105	0

Career AVG .053 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 79.7% below league average.

Career OBP .053 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 83.8% below league average.

Career SLG .053 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 86.5% below league average.

Career OPS .105 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 85.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1982	SLN	NL	33	13	1	8	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	SLN	NL	53	10	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	SLN	NL	63	6	1	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	SLN	NL	52	9	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	SLN	NL	4	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			205	38	2	20	.053	—	—	—	—	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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1985	NLCS	SLN	2	.000
1985	WS	SLN	3	.000
1982	WS	SLN	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	7	0	1	7.3	16	7	1	4	8.59

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1985	NLCS	SLN	1	2	0	2.0	2	0	0	1	0.00
1985	WS	SLN	0	3	1	3.7	10	5	0	2	12.27
1982	WS	SLN	0	2	0	1.7	4	2	1	1	10.80

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	96	20	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	109	18	0	2	0	0	.111

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	96	138.0	112	51	48	56	3.33
Away	109	148.0	140	48	63	81	2.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1986-04-24	STL	NYN	L	0
1986-04-20	STL	WSN	L	0
1986-04-19	STL	WSN	W	0
1986-04-13	STL	WSN	L	0
1985-10-03	STL	NYN	W	0
1985-09-29	STL	WSN	L	0
1985-09-28	STL	WSN	W	0
1985-09-25	STL	PHI	W	0
1985-09-23	STL	PIT	W	0
1985-09-21	STL	WSN	W	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1986-04-24	STL	NYN	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
1986-04-20	STL	WSN	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0
1986-04-19	STL	WSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1986-04-13	STL	WSN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
1985-10-03	STL	NYN	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1985-09-29	STL	WSN	—	1.1	2	1	1	3	1
1985-09-28	STL	WSN	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1
1985-09-25	STL	PHI	SV	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
1985-09-23	STL	PIT	W	1.2	2	0	0	0	0
1985-09-21	STL	WSN	W	2.2	1	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	205	1	24	53	3	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1982	SLN	P	33	1	9	15	1	1
1983	SLN	P	53	0	6	14	0	3
1984	SLN	P	63	0	4	15	1	1
1985	SLN	P	52	0	5	9	1	1
1986	SLN	P	4	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	205

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1987	SLN	NL	$450,000
1986	SLN	NL	$450,000
1985	SLN	NL	$250,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,150,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Treasure Valley Community College	Ontario	OR	1976, 1977
Portland State University	Portland	OR	1978

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Lahti

What years did Jeff Lahti play?: Jeff Lahti played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1986.
Was Jeff Lahti a pitcher?: Yes. Jeff Lahti pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 137 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jeff Lahti hit?: Jeff Lahti hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.