What years did Jeff Montgomery play?

Jeff Montgomery played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1999.

Was Jeff Montgomery a pitcher?

Yes. Jeff Montgomery pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 733 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jeff Montgomery hit?

Jeff Montgomery hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Jeff Montgomery play for?

Jeff Montgomery played for 2 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1987) and the Kansas City Royals (1988–1999).

Did Jeff Montgomery win a Cy Young Award?

No. Jeff Montgomery did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Jeff Montgomery win?

Jeff Montgomery was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

What were Jeff Montgomery's career stats?

In 700 games, Jeff Montgomery went 46-52 with a 3.27 ERA, 733 strikeouts, 868.2 innings pitched, and 304 saves.

What was Jeff Montgomery's salary?

Jeff Montgomery's last recorded salary was $2,700,000, in 1999. His highest recorded salary was $4,166,667, in 1995, and his lowest was $95,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1999.

What position did Jeff Montgomery play?

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

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

Jeff Montgomery was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 170 pounds.

What was Jeff Montgomery's career ERA?

Jeff Montgomery finished with a 3.27 career ERA, going 46-52 with 733 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jeff Montgomery have?

Jeff Montgomery recorded 733 career strikeouts.

Is Jeff Montgomery in the Hall of Fame?

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

Jeff Montgomery

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-1999)

Jeff Montgomery was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1999 for the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals, a span of 13 seasons. Across 700 career appearances, he went 46-52 with a 3.27 ERA, 733 strikeouts, and 304 saves. Jeff Montgomery was a 3-time All-Star and a Reliever of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 12042.6.

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 46–52

ERA 3.27

WHIP 1.24

SO 733

Pitcher PIV 12042.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 170 lb
Born: 1/7/1962 in Wellston, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1987-08-01
Last Game: 1999-10-02
Awards: 3× All-Star · Reliever of the Year

Full name: Jeffrey Thomas Montgomery

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jeff Montgomery — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
46	52	700	1	0	0	304	868.2	785	316	81	296	733	3.27	12042.6

Career ERA 3.27 vs. league average 4.20 across their career seasons — 22.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Jeff Montgomery Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1987	CIN	NL	2	2	14	1	0	19.1	25	14	9	13	6.52	4.29 (-52%)	12.6
1988	KCA	AL	7	2	45	0	1	62.2	54	24	30	47	3.45	3.73 (+8%)	-488.7
1989	KCA	AL	7	3	63	0	18	92.0	66	14	25	94	1.37	3.71 (+63%)	3952.6
1990	KCA	AL	6	5	73	0	24	94.1	81	25	34	94	2.39	3.86 (+38%)	2353.1
1991	KCA	AL	4	4	67	0	33	90.0	83	29	28	77	2.90	3.91 (+26%)	2062.4
1992	KCA	AL	1	6	65	0	39	82.2	61	20	27	69	2.18	3.75 (+42%)	1590.4
1993	KCA	AL	7	5	69	0	45	87.1	65	22	23	66	2.27	4.19 (+46%)	3130.2
1994	KCA	AL	2	3	42	0	27	44.2	48	20	15	50	4.03	4.51 (+11%)	1227.9
1995	KCA	AL	2	3	54	0	31	65.2	60	25	25	49	3.43	4.45 (+23%)	367.5
1996	KCA	AL	4	6	48	0	24	63.1	59	30	19	45	4.26	4.61 (+8%)	-1671.0
1997	KCA	AL	1	4	55	0	14	59.1	53	23	18	48	3.49	4.39 (+21%)	24.3
1998	KCA	AL	2	5	56	0	36	56.0	58	31	22	54	4.98	4.43 (-12%)	110.8
1999	KCA	AL	1	4	49	0	12	51.1	72	39	21	27	6.84	4.71 (-45%)	-629.4
Career · 13 seasons			46	52	700	1	304	868.2	785	316	296	733	3.27	—	12,043

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 Montgomery — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
700	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jeff Montgomery Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1987	CIN	NL	14	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	KCA	AL	45	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	KCA	AL	63	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	KCA	AL	73	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	KCA	AL	67	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	KCA	AL	65	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	KCA	AL	69	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	KCA	AL	42	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	KCA	AL	54	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	KCA	AL	48	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	KCA	AL	55	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	KCA	AL	56	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	KCA	AL	49	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			700	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	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 Montgomery — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	363	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	337	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Jeff Montgomery — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	363	460.1	414	149	119	380	2.91
Away	337	408.1	371	167	177	353	3.68

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jeff Montgomery — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1999-10-02	KCR	DET	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1999-09-27	KCR	DET	—	1.0	3	4	4	1	0	1
1999-09-20	KCR	SEA	SV	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0
1999-09-14	KCR	LAA	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1
1999-09-11	KCR	TEX	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1999-09-10	KCR	TEX	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999-09-07	KCR	NYY	SV	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999-09-04	KCR	TOR	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1999-08-29	KCR	MIN	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
1999-08-25	KCR	BAL	SV	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jeff Montgomery — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	700	1	86	103	6	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jeff Montgomery — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1987	CIN	P	14	1	1	3	0	0
1988	KCA	P	45	0	3	10	1	0
1989	KCA	P	63	0	11	6	2	1
1990	KCA	P	73	0	3	13	0	0
1991	KCA	P	67	0	10	8	0	0
1992	KCA	P	65	0	12	13	1	2
1993	KCA	P	69	0	6	13	0	0
1994	KCA	P	42	0	3	2	1	1
1995	KCA	P	54	0	13	4	1	1
1996	KCA	P	48	0	6	13	0	1
1997	KCA	P	55	0	10	5	0	0
1998	KCA	P	56	0	5	4	0	1
1999	KCA	P	49	0	3	9	0	2

Career Games by Position

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Jeff Montgomery Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	700

Awards & Honors

Jeff Montgomery — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1993	Reliever of the Year Award
1993	TSN Fireman of the Year
1992	Player of the Week	Week of 1992-06-06

Salary History

Jeff Montgomery's recorded salaries total $24,720,000 over 10 seasons, 1989 to 1999. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Montgomery's career ran from 1987 to 1999. No salary is recorded for 1987, 1988, and 1990.

Jeff Montgomery — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1999	KCA	AL	$2,500,000
1999	LAN	NL	$200,000
1998	KCA	AL	$2,800,000
1997	KCA	AL	$2,300,000
1996	KCA	AL	$2,150,000
1995	KCA	AL	$4,166,667
1994	KCA	AL	$3,166,667
1993	KCA	AL	$3,816,666
1992	KCA	AL	$2,460,000
1991	KCA	AL	$1,065,000
1989	KCA	AL	$95,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$24,720,000

College History

Jeff Montgomery — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Marshall University	Huntington	WV	1981, 1982, 1983

Award Voting History

Jeff Montgomery — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1993	Most Valuable Player	AL	13th	15.0	392	0

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Jeff Montgomery: the record in brief

The profile opens with Jeff Montgomery's first major league game on August 1, 1987; the last one listed came on October 2, 1999. Montgomery played for the Cincinnati Reds (1987) and the Kansas City Royals (1988 through 1999). At 5'11" and 170 pounds, Montgomery is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Montgomery batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is January 7, 1962, in Wellston, OH, USA. Montgomery's full given name, per the bio, is Jeffrey Thomas Montgomery.

Montgomery's career pitching line is 46 wins, 52 losses and a 3.27 ERA over 700 appearances. The totals include 733 strikeouts and 304 saves. Against a 4.20 league ERA for the same years, Montgomery was 22.1% better. The best win total was 7, in 1988. Montgomery struck out 94 batters in 1989, a career high. The most saves in one season was 45, in 1993. 1989 was Montgomery's sharpest full season, a 1.37 ERA against the league's 3.71.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Montgomery

What years did Jeff Montgomery play?: Jeff Montgomery played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1999.
Was Jeff Montgomery a pitcher?: Yes. Jeff Montgomery pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 733 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jeff Montgomery hit?: Jeff Montgomery hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Jeff Montgomery play for?: Jeff Montgomery played for 2 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1987) and the Kansas City Royals (1988–1999).
Did Jeff Montgomery win a Cy Young Award?: No. Jeff Montgomery did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Jeff Montgomery win?: Jeff Montgomery was selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What were Jeff Montgomery's career stats?: In 700 games, Jeff Montgomery went 46-52 with a 3.27 ERA, 733 strikeouts, 868.2 innings pitched, and 304 saves.
How much did Jeff Montgomery earn in his career?: Jeff Montgomery's recorded salaries total $24,720,000 over 10 seasons, 1989 to 1999. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Montgomery's career ran from 1987 to 1999. No salary is recorded for 1987, 1988, and 1990.
What was Jeff Montgomery's salary?: Jeff Montgomery's last recorded salary was $2,700,000, in 1999. His highest recorded salary was $4,166,667, in 1995, and his lowest was $95,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1999.
What position did Jeff Montgomery play?: Jeff Montgomery played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jeff Montgomery and how much did he weigh?: Jeff Montgomery was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 170 pounds.
What was Jeff Montgomery's career ERA?: Jeff Montgomery finished with a 3.27 career ERA, going 46-52 with 733 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jeff Montgomery have?: Jeff Montgomery recorded 733 career strikeouts.
Is Jeff Montgomery in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jeff Montgomery has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.