Jeff Tabaka
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2001)
Jeff Tabaka was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2001 for 5 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 8 seasons. Across 139 career appearances, he went 6-5 with a 4.31 ERA and 119 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 303.8.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 195 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1994-04-19
- Last Game
- 2001-10-05
Full name: Jeffrey Jon Tabaka
Season-by-Season Pitching
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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 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 1994 | SDN | NL | 3 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37.0 | 28 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 3.89 | 4.51 (+14%) | 1362.4 |
| 1995 | SDN | NL | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7.11 | — | 0.0 |
| 1995 | HOU | NL | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 2.22 | 4.45 (+50%) | 547.6 |
| 1996 | HOU | NL | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.1 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 6.64 | 4.61 (-44%) | -1268.3 |
| 1997 | CIN | NL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | — | 0.0 |
| 1998 | PIT | NL | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 37 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 3.02 | 4.43 (+32%) | -337.8 |
| 2001 | SLN | NL | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7.36 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 8 seasons | 6 | 5 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 148.1 | 131 | 71 | 82 | 119 | 4.31 | — | 304 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 | 0 |
Career AVG .250 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 6.4% below league average.
Career OBP .400 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +18.8% above league average.
Career SLG .500 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — +18.4% above league average.
Career OPS .900 vs. league average .759 across their career seasons — +18.6% above league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | PIT | NL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1994 | SDN | NL | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1995 | SDN | NL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1995 | HOU | NL | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1996 | HOU | NL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1997 | CIN | NL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1998 | PIT | NL | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2001 | SLN | NL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 8 seasons | 139 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 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
View full game log (278 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Away | 74 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 73.2 | 59 | 30 | 39 | 57 | 3.67 |
| Away | 74 | 74.2 | 72 | 41 | 43 | 62 | 4.94 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-05 | STL | HOU | — | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001-10-03 | STL | MIL | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001-09-22 | STL | PIT | — | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-09-19 | STL | MIL | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-09-18 | STL | MIL | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001-09-08 | STL | LAD | — | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-09-07 | STL | LAD | — | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-04-02 | STL | COL | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-09-24 | PIT | SFG | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-09-21 | PIT | SFG | — | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 139 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | SLN | NL | $400,000 |
| 1999 | PIT | NL | $500,000 |
| 1998 | PIT | NL | $300,000 |
| 1996 | HOU | NL | $165,000 |
| 1995 | SDN | NL | $140,000 |
| 1994 | PIT | NL | $109,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $1,614,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State University | Kent | OH | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Jeff Tabaka: the record in brief
The profile opens with Jeff Tabaka's first major league game on April 19, 1994; the last one listed came on October 5, 2001. Club by club, the record runs the Pittsburgh Pirates (1994 through 1998), the San Diego Padres (1994 to 1995), the Houston Astros (1995 through 1996), the Cincinnati Reds (1997), and the St. Louis Cardinals (2001). Tabaka, born on January 17, 1964, in Barberton, OH, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw left-handed and batted right-handed. The bio gives 6'2" and 195 pounds. Tabaka's full given name, per the bio, is Jeffrey Jon Tabaka.
Tabaka's career pitching line is 6 wins, 5 losses and a 4.31 ERA over 139 appearances. The totals include 119 strikeouts. Tabaka's 4.31 ERA was close to the 4.47 league figure for those seasons. In 1998, one of the busiest seasons, Tabaka posted a 3.02 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.43. Tabaka's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 303.8.
Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Tabaka
- What years did Jeff Tabaka play?
- Jeff Tabaka played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2001.
- Was Jeff Tabaka a pitcher?
- Yes. Jeff Tabaka pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 119 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Jeff Tabaka hit?
- Jeff Tabaka hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
- What was Jeff Tabaka's career batting average?
- Jeff Tabaka batted .250 over his career, with 1 hits in 4 at bats.
- What was Jeff Tabaka's career ERA?
- Jeff Tabaka finished with a 4.31 career ERA, going 6-5 with 119 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Jeff Tabaka have?
- Jeff Tabaka recorded 119 career strikeouts.