What years did Anthony Telford play?

Anthony Telford played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2002.

Was Anthony Telford a pitcher?

Yes. Anthony Telford pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 331 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Anthony Telford hit?

Anthony Telford hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

Anthony Telford

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2002)

W–L 22–25

ERA 4.17

WHIP 1.43

SO 331

Pitcher PIV 2919.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 3/6/1966 in San Jose, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1990-08-19
Last Game: 2002-07-15

Full name: Anthony Charles Telford

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	25	333	9	0	0	8	455.3	475	211	48	176	331	4.17	2919.8

Career ERA 4.17 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1990	BAL	AL	3	3	8	8	0	36.3	43	20	19	20	4.95	3.86 (-28%)	-843.5
1991	BAL	AL	0	0	9	1	0	26.7	27	12	6	24	4.05	3.91 (-4%)	481.3
1993	BAL	AL	0	0	3	0	0	7.3	11	8	1	6	9.82	—	0.0
1997	MON	NL	4	6	65	0	1	89.0	77	32	33	61	3.24	4.39 (+26%)	-526.5
1998	MON	NL	3	6	77	0	1	91.0	85	39	36	59	3.86	4.43 (+13%)	-34.6
1999	MON	NL	5	4	79	0	2	96.0	112	42	38	69	3.94	4.71 (+16%)	3241.6
2000	MON	NL	5	4	64	0	3	78.3	76	33	23	68	3.79	4.77 (+21%)	1272.8
2001	MON	NL	0	1	8	0	0	7.0	14	8	5	5	10.29	—	0.0
2002	TEX	AL	2	1	20	0	1	23.7	30	17	15	19	6.46	4.28 (-51%)	-671.4
Career · 9 seasons			22	25	333	9	8	455.1	475	211	176	331	4.17	—	2,920

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
333	23	0	4	1	0	0	3	0	1	4	.174	.208	.217	.426	0

Career AVG .174 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 34.3% below league average.

Career OBP .208 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 37.7% below league average.

Career SLG .217 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — 47.6% below league average.

Career OPS .426 vs. league average .749 across their career seasons — 43.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1990	BAL	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	BAL	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	BAL	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	MON	NL	65	15	3	1	1	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	MON	NL	77	4	1	0	1	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	MON	NL	79	2	0	0	1	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	MON	NL	64	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	MON	NL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	TEX	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			333	23	4	1	3	1	4	.174	—	—	—	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	166	14	0	1	0	1	.071
Away	167	9	0	3	0	2	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	166	242.2	235	98	95	169	3.63
Away	167	212.2	240	113	81	162	4.78

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2002-07-15	TEX	KCR	L	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	0
2002-07-07	TEX	BAL	—	1.2	3	2	2	2	0	0
2002-07-05	TEX	BAL	W	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
2002-06-29	TEX	HOU	—	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0
2002-06-27	TEX	LAA	—	1.0	3	2	1	0	1	0
2002-06-24	TEX	LAA	—	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1
2002-06-22	TEX	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2002-06-20	TEX	CHC	W	0.2	1	1	1	0	2	1
2002-06-18	TEX	CHC	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	3	0
2002-06-16	TEX	HOU	—	0.1	1	2	2	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	333	9	38	78	7	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1990	BAL	P	8	8	3	5	0	0
1991	BAL	P	9	1	2	2	0	0
1993	BAL	P	3	0	1	2	0	0
1997	MON	P	65	0	7	23	1	1
1998	MON	P	77	0	5	18	1	1
1999	MON	P	79	0	10	15	4	0
2000	MON	P	64	0	5	9	0	1
2001	MON	P	8	0	1	1	0	0
2002	TEX	P	20	0	4	3	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	333

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	MON	NL	$1,225,000
2000	MON	NL	$700,000
1999	MON	NL	$320,000
1998	MON	NL	$225,000
1997	MON	NL	$150,000
1990	BAL	AL	$100,000
Total Career Earnings			$2,720,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
San Jose State University	San Jose	CA	1985, 1986, 1987

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Frequently Asked Questions about Anthony Telford

What years did Anthony Telford play?: Anthony Telford played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2002.
Was Anthony Telford a pitcher?: Yes. Anthony Telford pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 331 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Anthony Telford hit?: Anthony Telford hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.