What years did Jeff Tam play?

Jeff Tam played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2003.

Was Jeff Tam a pitcher?

Yes. Jeff Tam pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 146 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jeff Tam hit?

Jeff Tam hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Jeff Tam play for?

Jeff Tam played for 4 teams: the New York Mets (1998–1999), the Cleveland Indians (1999), the Oakland Athletics (2000–2002), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2003).

What were Jeff Tam's career stats?

In 251 games, Jeff Tam went 7-14 with a 3.91 ERA, 146 strikeouts, 271.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves.

What was Jeff Tam's salary?

Jeff Tam's last recorded salary was $600,000, in 2003. His highest recorded salary was $700,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $207,500, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2003.

What position did Jeff Tam play?

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

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

Jeff Tam was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 202 pounds.

What was Jeff Tam's career ERA?

Jeff Tam finished with a 3.91 career ERA, going 7-14 with 146 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jeff Tam have?

Jeff Tam recorded 146 career strikeouts.

Is Jeff Tam in the Hall of Fame?

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

Jeff Tam

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2003)

Jeff Tam was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2003 for 4 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 6 seasons. Across 251 career appearances, he went 7-14 with a 3.91 ERA and 146 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3397.4.

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 7–14

ERA 3.91

WHIP 1.43

SO 146

Pitcher PIV 3397.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 202 lb
Born: 8/19/1970 in Fullerton, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1998-06-30
Last Game: 2003-07-09

Full name: Jeffrey Eugene Tam

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jeff Tam — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	14	251	0	0	0	7	271.1	289	118	18	98	146	3.91	3397.4

Career ERA 3.91 vs. league average 4.50 across their career seasons — 13.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jeff Tam — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1998	NYN	NL	1	1	15	0	14.1	13	10	4	8	6.28	4.43 (-42%)	-236.9
1999	CLE	AL	0	0	1	0	0.1	2	3	1	0	81.00	—	0.0
1999	NYN	NL	0	0	9	0	11.1	6	4	3	8	3.18	4.71 (+33%)	-353.9
2000	OAK	AL	3	3	72	3	85.2	86	25	23	46	2.63	4.77 (+45%)	3080.8
2001	OAK	AL	2	4	70	3	74.2	68	25	29	44	3.01	4.42 (+32%)	1400.5
2002	OAK	AL	1	2	40	0	40.1	56	23	13	14	5.13	4.28 (-20%)	254.1
2003	TOR	AL	0	4	44	1	44.2	58	28	25	26	5.64	4.40 (-28%)	-747.2
Career · 7 seasons			7	14	251	7	271.1	289	118	98	146	3.91	—	3,397

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 Tam — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
251	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0

Career AVG .500 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — +87.8% above league average.

Career OBP .500 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +48.5% above league average.

Career SLG 1.000 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — +134.7% above league average.

Career OPS 1.500 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — +96.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jeff Tam — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	RBI	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1998	NYN	NL	15	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CLE	AL	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	NYN	NL	9	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	OAK	AL	72	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	OAK	AL	70	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	OAK	AL	40	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	TOR	AL	44	1	1	1	1	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			251	2	1	1	1	.500	—	—	—	—	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 Tam — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jeff Tam — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2001	ALDS2	OAK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	ALDS1	OAK	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jeff Tam — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	0	0	3.0	6	2	1	1	6.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jeff Tam — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2001	ALDS2	OAK	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	3	2	0	0	18.00
2000	ALDS1	OAK	0	0	3	0	0	2.0	3	0	1	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jeff Tam — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	118	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	133	1	0	1	0	1	1.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Jeff Tam — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	118	137.1	150	59	54	79	3.87
Away	133	134.0	139	59	44	67	3.96

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jeff Tam — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2003-07-09	TOR	BOS	L	0.2	2	1	1	1	0
2003-07-08	TOR	BOS	L	1.1	2	1	1	0	0
2003-07-06	TOR	BAL	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	0
2003-07-05	TOR	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2003-07-01	TOR	DET	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2003-06-29	TOR	WSN	—	1.2	2	2	2	2	0
2003-06-26	TOR	BAL	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0
2003-06-25	TOR	BAL	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	0
2003-06-24	TOR	BAL	—	1.2	2	0	0	0	0
2003-06-21	TOR	WSN	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jeff Tam — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	251	0	24	46	2	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jeff Tam — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1998	NYN	P	15	3	1	0	0
1999	CLE	P	1	0	1	0	0
1999	NYN	P	9	3	1	0	0
2000	OAK	P	72	3	16	1	3
2001	OAK	P	70	3	11	0	1
2002	OAK	P	40	9	8	0	1
2003	TOR	P	44	3	8	1	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jeff Tam — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	251

Salary History

Jeff Tam's recorded salaries total $2,097,500 over 5 seasons, 1999 to 2003. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Tam's career ran from 1998 to 2003. No salary is recorded for 1998.

Jeff Tam — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	TOR	AL	$600,000
2002	OAK	AL	$700,000
2001	OAK	AL	$350,000
2000	OAK	AL	$240,000
1999	NYN	NL	$207,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,097,500

College History

Jeff Tam — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Florida State University	Tallahassee	FL	1992, 1993
Palm Beach Atlantic University	West Palm Beach	FL	1990

Jeff Tam: the record in brief

According to the bio, Jeff Tam debuted on June 30, 1998 and played a final game on July 9, 2003. Club by club, the record runs the New York Mets (1998 through 1999), the Cleveland Indians (1999), the Oakland Athletics (2000 through 2002), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2003). Tam played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on August 19, 1970, in Fullerton, CA, USA, Tam was listed at 6'1" and 202 pounds. Jeff Tam was the playing name; the full given name is Jeffrey Eugene.

Tam pitched in 251 games, starting 0, and finished with a 7-14 record and 3.91 ERA. Also on Tam's record: 146 strikeouts. The leagues Tam pitched in allowed 4.50 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 13.0% better than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.63 in 2000, when the league's was 4.77. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 3,397.4 for Tam's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Tam

What years did Jeff Tam play?: Jeff Tam played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2003.
Was Jeff Tam a pitcher?: Yes. Jeff Tam pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 146 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jeff Tam hit?: Jeff Tam hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Jeff Tam play for?: Jeff Tam played for 4 teams: the New York Mets (1998–1999), the Cleveland Indians (1999), the Oakland Athletics (2000–2002), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2003).
What were Jeff Tam's career stats?: In 251 games, Jeff Tam went 7-14 with a 3.91 ERA, 146 strikeouts, 271.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves.
How much did Jeff Tam earn in his career?: Jeff Tam's recorded salaries total $2,097,500 over 5 seasons, 1999 to 2003. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Tam's career ran from 1998 to 2003. No salary is recorded for 1998.
What was Jeff Tam's salary?: Jeff Tam's last recorded salary was $600,000, in 2003. His highest recorded salary was $700,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $207,500, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2003.
What position did Jeff Tam play?: Jeff Tam played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jeff Tam and how much did he weigh?: Jeff Tam was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 202 pounds.
What was Jeff Tam's career ERA?: Jeff Tam finished with a 3.91 career ERA, going 7-14 with 146 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jeff Tam have?: Jeff Tam recorded 146 career strikeouts.
Is Jeff Tam in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jeff Tam has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.