Jeff Suppan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2012)

W–L 140–146
ERA 4.70
WHIP 1.46
SO 1,390
Pitcher PIV -26984.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 225 lb
Born
1/2/1975 in Oklahoma City, OK, USA
MLB Debut
1995-07-17
Last Game
2012-05-28
Awards
NLCS MVP

Full name: Jeffrey Scot Suppan

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
140 146 448 417 16 5 0 2542.7 2,843 1,328 337 871 1,390 4.70 -26984.2

Career ERA 4.70 vs. league average 4.41 across their career seasons — 6.6% 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
1995 BOS AL 1 2 8 3 0 0 0 22.7 29 15 5 19 5.96 4.45 (-34%) 38.9
1996 BOS AL 1 1 8 4 0 0 0 22.7 29 19 13 13 7.54 4.61 (-64%) -559.4
1997 BOS AL 7 3 23 22 0 0 0 112.3 140 71 36 67 5.69 4.39 (-30%) 46.4
1998 ARI NL 1 7 13 13 1 0 0 66.0 82 49 21 39 6.68 4.43 (-51%) -1467.4
1998 KCA AL 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 12.7 9 1 1 12 0.71 4.43 (+84%) 610.9
1999 KCA AL 10 12 32 32 4 1 0 208.7 222 105 62 103 4.53 4.71 (+4%) -611.4
2000 KCA AL 10 9 35 33 3 1 0 217.0 240 119 84 128 4.94 4.77 (-3%) -3253.1
2001 KCA AL 10 14 34 34 1 0 0 218.3 227 106 74 120 4.37 4.42 (+1%) -1430.9
2002 KCA AL 9 16 33 33 3 1 0 208.0 229 123 68 109 5.32 4.28 (-24%) -3731.8
2003 PIT NL 10 7 21 21 3 2 0 141.0 147 56 31 78 3.57 4.40 (+19%) 2441.7
2003 BOS AL 3 4 11 10 0 0 0 63.0 70 39 20 32 5.57 4.40 (-27%) -1795.1
2004 SLN NL 16 9 31 31 0 0 0 188.0 192 87 65 110 4.16 4.46 (+7%) -1447.6
2005 SLN NL 16 10 32 32 0 0 0 194.3 206 77 63 114 3.57 4.29 (+17%) -1175.4
2006 SLN NL 12 7 32 32 0 0 0 190.0 207 87 69 104 4.12 4.53 (+9%) -844.6
2007 MIL NL 12 12 34 34 1 0 0 206.7 243 106 68 114 4.62 4.47 (-3%) 310.7
2008 MIL NL 10 10 31 31 0 0 0 177.7 207 98 67 90 4.96 4.32 (-15%) -5281.5
2009 MIL NL 7 12 30 30 0 0 0 161.7 200 95 74 80 5.29 4.32 (-22%) -5550.3
2010 MIL NL 0 2 15 2 0 0 0 31.0 50 27 12 18 7.84 4.08 (-92%) -599.4
2010 SLN NL 3 6 15 13 0 0 0 70.3 80 30 25 33 3.84 4.08 (+6%) -1465.3
2012 SDN NL 2 3 6 6 0 0 0 30.7 34 18 13 7 5.28 4.01 (-32%) -1219.7
Career · 20 seasons 140 146 448 417 16 5 0 2,542.2 2,843 1,328 871 1,390 4.70 — -26,984

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
453 440 27 76 7 0 1 24 1 24 101 .173 .221 .195 .416 -2,327

Career AVG .173 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 34.8% below league average.

Career OBP .221 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 34.0% below league average.

Career SLG .195 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 53.6% below league average.

Career OPS .416 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — 45.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1995 BOS AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 BOS AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 BOS AL 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 ARI NL 13 22 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 .273 — — — — 0.0
1998 KCA AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 KCA AL 32 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
2000 KCA AL 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 KCA AL 34 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 — — — — 0.0
2002 KCA AL 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 PIT NL 21 41 3 12 1 0 0 2 0 2 11 .293 — — — — 0.0
2003 BOS AL 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 SLN NL 31 57 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .070 .266 (-74%) .335 (-74%) .427 (-84%) .762 (-80%) -753.1
2005 SLN NL 32 58 5 12 2 0 1 5 0 3 9 .207 .264 (-22%) .330 (-26%) .418 (-30%) .749 (-28%) -268.7
2006 SLN NL 32 55 4 12 1 0 0 6 0 5 11 .218 .269 (-19%) .336 (-12%) .431 (-45%) .768 (-31%) -265.0
2007 MIL NL 35 61 4 8 0 0 0 2 0 3 16 .131 .268 (-51%) .335 (-49%) .422 (-69%) .758 (-60%) -602.3
2008 MIL NL 33 50 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 13 .140 .263 (-47%) .333 (-43%) .416 (-62%) .749 (-53%) -437.4
2009 MIL NL 30 42 4 6 1 0 0 5 0 4 12 .143 — — — — 0.0
2010 MIL NL 15 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
2010 SLN NL 15 21 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 .190 — — — — 0.0
2012 SDN NL 8 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 453 440 27 76 7 0 1 24 1 24 101 .173 — — — — -2,327

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
10 14 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 4 .286

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2008 NLDS2 MIL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 NLCS SLN 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .333
2006 NLDS2 SLN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2006 WS SLN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2005 NLCS SLN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2004 NLCS SLN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
2004 NLDS1 SLN 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
2004 WS SLN 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 4 10 10 0 57.0 46 23 24 36 3.63

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2008 NLDS2 MIL 0 1 1 1 0 3.0 6 5 2 3 15.00
2006 NLCS SLN 1 0 2 2 0 15.0 5 1 6 6 0.60
2006 NLDS2 SLN 0 1 1 1 0 4.3 6 3 3 3 6.23
2006 WS SLN 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 8 3 2 4 4.50
2005 NLCS SLN 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 3 1 3 5 1.80
2004 NLCS SLN 1 1 2 2 0 12.0 8 4 4 9 3.00
2004 NLDS1 SLN 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 2 2 3 2 2.57
2004 WS SLN 0 1 1 1 0 4.7 8 4 1 4 7.71

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2212141443112.201
Away2322261333012.146

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2191275.114336264197204.42
Away2291267.114107024526704.99

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2012-05-28 SDPCHCL 100000010
2012-05-24 SDPNYNW 100000001
2012-05-23 SDPSTLL 200000000
2012-05-18 SDPLAAL 100000000
2012-05-14 SDPWASL 000000000
2012-05-13 SDPPHIL 200000000
2012-05-08 SDPCOLW 100000000
2012-05-02 SDPMILW 201000000
2010-10-03 STLCOLW 200000001
2010-09-28 STLPITL 200000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2012-05-28 SDPCHC — 5.0666022
2012-05-23 SDPSTL L 4.2855411
2012-05-18 SDPLAA L 5.0644500
2012-05-13 SDPPHI L 6.0632011
2012-05-08 SDPCOL W 5.0411210
2012-05-02 SDPMIL W 5.0400220
2010-10-03 STLCOL W 6.0500150
2010-09-28 STLPIT L 5.1543131
2010-09-23 STLPIT W 5.0411220
2010-09-18 STLSDP — 5.0511130

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 448 417 177 358 18 24

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1995 BOS P 8 3 2 2 0 0
1996 BOS P 8 4 0 2 0 0
1997 BOS P 23 22 6 8 3 2
1998 ARI P 13 13 6 15 0 1
1998 KCA P 4 1 1 3 0 1
1999 KCA P 32 32 16 27 1 0
2000 KCA P 35 33 14 20 2 0
2001 KCA P 34 34 18 33 1 1
2002 KCA P 33 33 23 31 3 0
2003 PIT P 21 21 15 19 1 1
2003 BOS P 11 10 3 11 0 0
2004 SLN P 31 31 10 30 1 0
2005 SLN P 32 32 12 28 1 3
2006 SLN P 32 32 8 25 0 2
2007 MIL P 34 34 17 32 1 7
2008 MIL P 31 31 10 30 1 2
2009 MIL P 30 30 6 25 1 2
2010 MIL P 15 2 2 5 0 1
2010 SLN P 15 13 3 5 2 0
2012 SDN P 6 6 5 7 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 448

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2006 NLCS MVP

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2010 MIL NL $12,750,000
2009 MIL NL $12,750,000
2008 MIL NL $8,250,000
2007 MIL NL $6,250,000
2006 SLN NL $4,000,000
2005 SLN NL $4,000,000
2004 SLN NL $1,000,000
2003 PIT NL $500,000
2002 KCA AL $4,150,000
2001 KCA AL $2,350,000
2000 KCA AL $1,450,000
1999 KCA AL $235,000
1998 ARI NL $214,000
1996 BOS AL $117,000
1995 BOS AL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $58,125,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jeff Suppan (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Scott Erickson
    142-136, 4.59 ERA
  2. 78
    Steve Trachsel
    143-159, 4.39 ERA
  3. 73
    Aaron Sele
    148-112, 4.61 ERA
  4. 64
    Jaime Navarro
    116-126, 4.72 ERA
  5. 62
    Jason Marquis
    124-118, 4.61 ERA
  6. 59
    Jon Garland
    136-125, 4.37 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Suppan

What years did Jeff Suppan play?
Jeff Suppan played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2012.
Was Jeff Suppan a pitcher?
Yes. Jeff Suppan pitched in the major leagues, recording 140 wins and 1390 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jeff Suppan hit?
Jeff Suppan hit 1 career home runs with 76 hits.