What years did Jeff Wallace play?

Jeff Wallace played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2001.

Was Jeff Wallace a pitcher?

Yes. Jeff Wallace pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 120 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jeff Wallace hit?

Jeff Wallace hit 0 career home runs.

What was Jeff Wallace's career batting average?

Jeff Wallace batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was Jeff Wallace's career ERA?

Jeff Wallace finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 3-3 with 120 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jeff Wallace have?

Jeff Wallace recorded 120 career strikeouts.

Jeff Wallace

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2001)

Jeff Wallace was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2001 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Tampa Bay Rays, a span of 5 seasons. Across 119 career appearances, he went 3-3 with a 4.20 ERA and 120 strikeouts.

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 12, 2026

W–L 3–3

ERA 4.20

WHIP 1.72

SO 120

Pitcher PIV -1623.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 240 lb
Born: 4/12/1976 in Wheeling, WV, USA
MLB Debut: 1997-08-21
Last Game: 2001-10-03

Full name: Jeffrey Allen Wallace

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jeff Wallace — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	3	119	1	0	0	0	137.0	119	64	11	117	120	4.20	-1623.8

Career ERA 4.20 vs. league average 4.57 across their career seasons — 8.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jeff Wallace — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1997	PIT	NL	0	0	11	0	12.0	8	1	8	14	0.75	4.39 (+83%)	485.3
1999	PIT	NL	1	0	41	0	39.0	26	16	38	41	3.69	4.71 (+22%)	85.8
2000	PIT	NL	2	0	38	0	35.2	42	28	34	27	7.07	4.77 (-48%)	-1666.8
2001	TBA	AL	0	3	29	1	50.1	43	19	37	38	3.40	4.42 (+23%)	-528.1
Career · 4 seasons			3	3	119	1	137.0	119	64	117	120	4.20	—	-1,624

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 Wallace — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
119	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .500 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — +47.2% above league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .429 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .500 vs. league average .769 across their career seasons — 35.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jeff Wallace — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1997	PIT	NL	11	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	PIT	NL	41	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	PIT	NL	38	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	TBA	AL	29	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			119	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Jeff Wallace — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	61	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	58	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Jeff Wallace — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	61	67.1	64	36	60	68	4.81
Away	58	69.2	55	28	57	52	3.62

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jeff Wallace — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-10-03	TBR	BOS	—	0.2	0	2	2	2	1	0
2001-10-01	TBR	BOS	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1
2001-09-07	TBR	OAK	—	2.1	0	0	0	5	1	0
2001-09-05	TBR	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2001-09-02	TBR	OAK	—	1.1	1	1	1	1	2	0
2001-08-06	TBR	CHW	L	5.0	5	5	5	6	7	2
2001-07-26	TBR	LAA	—	6.2	2	0	0	3	4	0
2001-07-19	TBR	LAA	L	4.2	5	2	2	2	4	0
2001-07-13	TBR	WSN	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-07-08	TBR	MIA	—	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jeff Wallace — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	119	1	2	16	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jeff Wallace — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1997	PIT	P	11	0	0	2	0
1999	PIT	P	41	0	0	3	0
2000	PIT	P	38	0	2	3	1
2001	TBA	P	29	1	0	8	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jeff Wallace — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	119

Salary History

Jeff Wallace — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2002	BOS	AL	$400,000
1999	PIT	NL	$206,000
1998	PIT	NL	$176,000
1997	PIT	NL	$150,000
Total Career Earnings			$932,000

Jeff Wallace: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 21, 1997 and the final game on October 3, 2001, Jeff Wallace built the record summarized on this page. By club, Wallace's seasons break down as the Pittsburgh Pirates (1997 to 2000) and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001). Wallace, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 2 inches and 240 pounds. The birth record reads April 12, 1976, in Wheeling, WV, USA. Jeff Wallace was the playing name; the full given name is Jeffrey Allen.

Wallace pitched in 119 games, starting 1, and finished with a 3-3 record and 4.20 ERA. Also on Wallace's record: 120 strikeouts. The leagues Wallace pitched in allowed 4.57 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 8.1% better than average. In 2001, one of the busiest seasons, Wallace posted a 3.40 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.42.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Wallace

What years did Jeff Wallace play?: Jeff Wallace played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2001.
Was Jeff Wallace a pitcher?: Yes. Jeff Wallace pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 120 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jeff Wallace hit?: Jeff Wallace hit 0 career home runs.
What was Jeff Wallace's career batting average?: Jeff Wallace batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Jeff Wallace's career ERA?: Jeff Wallace finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 3-3 with 120 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jeff Wallace have?: Jeff Wallace recorded 120 career strikeouts.