What years did Jeff Parrett play?

Jeff Parrett played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1996.

Was Jeff Parrett a pitcher?

Yes. Jeff Parrett pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 616 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jeff Parrett hit?

Jeff Parrett hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What teams did Jeff Parrett play for?

Jeff Parrett played for 6 teams: the Montreal Expos (1986–1988), the Philadelphia Phillies (1989–1990, 1996), the Atlanta Braves (1990–1991), the Oakland Athletics (1992), the Colorado Rockies (1993), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1995–1996).

What were Jeff Parrett's career stats?

In 491 games, Jeff Parrett went 56-43 with a 3.80 ERA, 616 strikeouts, 724.2 innings pitched, and 22 saves.

What was Jeff Parrett's salary?

Jeff Parrett's last recorded salary was $812,000, in 1996. His highest recorded salary was $855,000, in 1991, and his lowest was $62,500, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1987 to 1996.

What position did Jeff Parrett play?

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

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

Jeff Parrett was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 185 pounds.

What was Jeff Parrett's career ERA?

Jeff Parrett finished with a 3.80 career ERA, going 56-43 with 616 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jeff Parrett have?

Jeff Parrett recorded 616 career strikeouts.

Is Jeff Parrett in the Hall of Fame?

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

Jeff Parrett

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-1996)

Jeff Parrett was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1996 for 6 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 11 seasons. Across 491 career appearances, he went 56-43 with a 3.80 ERA, 616 strikeouts, and 22 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5030.3.

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 56–43

ERA 3.80

WHIP 1.40

SO 616

Pitcher PIV 5030.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 185 lb
Born: 8/26/1961 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 1986-04-11
Last Game: 1996-09-28

Full name: Jeffrey Dale Parrett

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jeff Parrett — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
56	43	491	11	0	0	22	724.2	672	306	61	345	616	3.80	5030.3

Career ERA 3.80 vs. league average 4.05 across their career seasons — 6.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Jeff Parrett Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1986	MON	NL	0	1	12	0	0	20.1	19	11	13	21	4.87	3.97 (-23%)	-289.2
1987	MON	NL	7	6	45	0	6	62.0	53	29	30	56	4.21	4.29 (+2%)	156.8
1988	MON	NL	12	4	61	0	6	91.2	66	27	45	62	2.65	3.73 (+29%)	-739.4
1989	PHI	NL	12	6	72	0	6	105.2	90	35	44	98	2.98	3.71 (+20%)	2199.7
1990	PHI	NL	4	9	47	5	1	81.2	92	47	36	69	5.18	3.86 (-34%)	-425.1
1990	ATL	NL	1	1	20	0	1	27.0	27	9	19	17	3.00	3.86 (+22%)	-264.2
1991	ATL	NL	1	2	18	0	1	21.1	31	15	12	14	6.33	3.91 (-62%)	-287.1
1992	OAK	AL	9	1	66	0	0	98.1	81	33	42	78	3.02	3.75 (+19%)	704.7
1993	COL	NL	3	3	40	6	1	73.2	78	44	45	66	5.38	4.19 (-28%)	39.8
1995	SLN	NL	4	7	59	0	0	76.2	71	31	28	71	3.64	4.45 (+18%)	1379.7
1996	SLN	NL	2	2	33	0	0	42.1	40	20	20	42	4.25	4.61 (+8%)	1410.5
1996	PHI	NL	1	1	18	0	0	24.0	24	5	11	22	1.88	4.61 (+59%)	1144.2
Career · 12 seasons			56	43	491	11	22	724.2	672	306	345	616	3.80	—	5,030

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 Parrett — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
491	38	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	13	.105	.171	.105	.276	0

Career AVG .105 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 59.5% below league average.

Career OBP .171 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 47.9% below league average.

Career SLG .105 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — 73.4% below league average.

Career OPS .276 vs. league average .724 across their career seasons — 61.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jeff Parrett Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1986	MON	NL	12	2	0	1	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	MON	NL	45	5	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	MON	NL	61	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	PHI	NL	72	5	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	PHI	NL	47	10	0	0	1	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	ATL	NL	20	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	ATL	NL	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	OAK	AL	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	COL	NL	40	11	0	1	0	0	1	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SLN	NL	59	2	0	1	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	SLN	NL	33	2	1	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	PHI	NL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			491	38	1	4	1	3	13	.105	—	—	—	—	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

Jeff Parrett — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jeff Parrett — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1992	ALCS	OAK	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jeff Parrett — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	2.1	6	3	0	1	11.57

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jeff Parrett — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1992	ALCS	OAK	0	0	3	0	0	2.1	6	3	0	1	11.57

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jeff Parrett — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	246	24	0	1	0	0	.042
Away	245	14	1	3	0	1	.214

Pitching — Home / Away

Jeff Parrett — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	246	392.0	357	168	193	307	3.86
Away	245	332.2	315	138	152	309	3.73

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jeff Parrett — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1996-09-28	PHI	NYN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
1996-09-24	PHI	WSN	—	1.0	1	0	0	2	0
1996-09-19	PHI	NYN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
1996-09-18	PHI	MIA	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	3
1996-09-13	PHI	CHC	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
1996-09-11	PHI	HOU	W	1.0	2	0	0	0	1
1996-09-02	PHI	SDP	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	0
1996-08-31	PHI	LAD	—	2.0	3	0	0	0	3
1996-08-30	PHI	LAD	L	1.0	1	1	1	2	0
1996-08-28	PHI	SFG	—	1.2	0	0	0	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jeff Parrett — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	491	11	35	83	12	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jeff Parrett — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1986	MON	P	12	0	1	2	0	1
1987	MON	P	45	0	3	9	2	1
1988	MON	P	61	0	7	9	1	0
1989	PHI	P	72	0	2	9	0	0
1990	PHI	P	47	5	1	12	3	1
1990	ATL	P	20	0	0	6	1	0
1991	ATL	P	18	0	3	5	1	1
1992	OAK	P	66	0	5	7	1	2
1993	COL	P	40	6	3	9	1	0
1995	SLN	P	59	0	7	6	2	0
1996	SLN	P	33	0	1	8	0	1
1996	PHI	P	18	0	2	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Jeff Parrett Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	491

Salary History

Jeff Parrett's recorded salaries total $4,541,500 over 9 seasons, 1987 to 1996. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Parrett's career ran from 1986 to 1996. No salary is recorded for 1986.

Jeff Parrett — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1996	PHI	NL	$137,000
1996	SLN	NL	$675,000
1995	SLN	NL	$600,000
1993	COL	NL	$835,000
1992	OAK	AL	$425,000
1991	ATL	NL	$855,000
1990	PHI	NL	$650,000
1989	PHI	NL	$212,000
1988	MON	NL	$90,000
1987	MON	NL	$62,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$4,541,500

College History

Jeff Parrett — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Kentucky	Lexington	KY	1980, 1981, 1982, 1983

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Jeff Parrett: the record in brief

Jeff Parrett played a first major league game on April 11, 1986 and a last one on September 28, 1996. By club, Parrett's seasons break down as the Montreal Expos (1986 to 1988), the Philadelphia Phillies (1989 to 1996), the Atlanta Braves (1990 through 1991), the Oakland Athletics (1992), the Colorado Rockies (1993), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1995 through 1996). Parrett played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 26, 1961, in Indianapolis, IN, USA and a listed size of 6'4" and 185 pounds. The bio lists the given name Jeffrey Dale.

The pitching table credits Parrett with a 56-43 record and a 3.80 ERA in 491 games. Parrett had 616 strikeouts and 22 saves. That 3.80 ERA compares with a 4.05 league average across the same seasons, 6.2% better. 1988 brought Parrett a season-high 12 wins. 1989 produced Parrett's most strikeouts, 98.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Parrett

What years did Jeff Parrett play?: Jeff Parrett played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1996.
Was Jeff Parrett a pitcher?: Yes. Jeff Parrett pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 616 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jeff Parrett hit?: Jeff Parrett hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What teams did Jeff Parrett play for?: Jeff Parrett played for 6 teams: the Montreal Expos (1986–1988), the Philadelphia Phillies (1989–1990, 1996), the Atlanta Braves (1990–1991), the Oakland Athletics (1992), the Colorado Rockies (1993), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1995–1996).
What were Jeff Parrett's career stats?: In 491 games, Jeff Parrett went 56-43 with a 3.80 ERA, 616 strikeouts, 724.2 innings pitched, and 22 saves.
How much did Jeff Parrett earn in his career?: Jeff Parrett's recorded salaries total $4,541,500 over 9 seasons, 1987 to 1996. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Parrett's career ran from 1986 to 1996. No salary is recorded for 1986.
What was Jeff Parrett's salary?: Jeff Parrett's last recorded salary was $812,000, in 1996. His highest recorded salary was $855,000, in 1991, and his lowest was $62,500, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1987 to 1996.
What position did Jeff Parrett play?: Jeff Parrett played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jeff Parrett and how much did he weigh?: Jeff Parrett was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 185 pounds.
What was Jeff Parrett's career ERA?: Jeff Parrett finished with a 3.80 career ERA, going 56-43 with 616 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jeff Parrett have?: Jeff Parrett recorded 616 career strikeouts.
Is Jeff Parrett in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jeff Parrett has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.