Jeff Weaver

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2010)

Jeff Weaver was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2010 for 6 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 12 seasons. Across 355 career appearances, he went 104-119 with a 4.71 ERA and 1,214 strikeouts. He also batted .207 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2762.1.

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

W–L 104–119
ERA 4.71
WHIP 1.37
SO 1,214
Pitcher PIV 2762.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 200 lb
Born
8/22/1976 in Northridge, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1999-04-14
Last Game
2010-09-29

Full name: Jeffrey Charles Weaver

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jeff Weaver — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
104 119 355 274 16 7 2 1838.0 1,997 961 227 516 1,214 4.71 2762.1

Career ERA 4.71 vs. league average 4.43 across their career seasons — 6.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jeff Weaver Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1999 DET AL 9 12 30 29 0 0 0 163.2 176 101 56 114 5.55 4.71 (-18%) -2107.7
2000 DET AL 11 15 31 30 2 0 0 200.0 205 96 52 136 4.32 4.77 (+9%) 1563.7
2001 DET AL 13 16 33 33 5 0 0 229.1 235 104 68 152 4.08 4.42 (+8%) 3267.7
2002 DET AL 6 8 17 17 3 3 0 121.2 112 43 33 75 3.18 4.28 (+26%) 3462.4
2002 NYA AL 5 3 15 8 0 0 2 78.0 81 35 15 57 4.04 4.28 (+6%) 168.9
2003 NYA AL 7 9 32 24 0 0 0 159.1 211 106 47 93 5.99 4.40 (-36%) 568.0
2004 LAN NL 13 13 34 34 0 0 0 220.0 219 98 67 153 4.01 4.46 (+10%) 3328.9
2005 LAN NL 14 11 34 34 3 2 0 224.0 220 105 43 157 4.22 4.29 (+2%) -982.8
2006 LAA AL 3 10 16 16 0 0 0 88.2 114 62 21 62 6.29 4.53 (-39%) -1565.8
2006 SLN NL 5 4 15 15 0 0 0 83.1 99 48 26 45 5.18 4.53 (-15%) -2474.8
2007 SEA AL 7 13 27 27 3 2 0 146.2 190 101 35 80 6.20 4.47 (-39%) -2177.2
2009 LAN NL 6 4 28 7 0 0 0 79.0 87 32 33 64 3.65 4.32 (+16%) 501.8
2010 LAN NL 5 1 43 0 0 0 0 44.1 48 30 20 26 6.09 4.08 (-49%) -790.8
Career · 13 seasons 104 119 355 274 16 7 2 1,838.0 1,997 961 516 1,214 4.71 — 2,762

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 Weaver — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
365 208 14 43 6 1 0 13 0 6 73 .207 .233 .245 .478 -782

Career AVG .207 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 22.1% below league average.

Career OBP .233 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 30.5% below league average.

Career SLG .245 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 42.1% below league average.

Career OPS .478 vs. league average .758 across their career seasons — 37.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jeff Weaver Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1999 DET AL 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2000 DET AL 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 DET AL 33 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 DET AL 17 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .286 — — — — 0.0
2002 NYA AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 NYA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 LAN NL 35 70 3 15 2 1 0 2 0 1 26 .214 .266 (-19%) .335 (-33%) .427 (-37%) .762 (-35%) -415.1
2005 LAN NL 39 70 6 16 2 0 0 7 0 2 19 .229 .264 (-14%) .330 (-24%) .418 (-39%) .749 (-32%) -366.9
2006 LAA AL 16 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
2006 SLN NL 17 27 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 3 12 .111 — — — — 0.0
2007 SEA AL 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 LAN NL 28 13 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .231 — — — — 0.0
2010 LAN NL 44 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 365 208 14 43 6 1 0 13 0 6 73 .207 — — — — -782

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 Weaver — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
10 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182

Playoff Batting by Year

Jeff Weaver — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2009 NLDS1 LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 NLCS SLN 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
2006 NLDS2 SLN 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
2006 WS SLN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 NLDS1 LAN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jeff Weaver — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 4 10 6 0 39.1 39 17 14 25 3.89

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jeff Weaver — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2009 NLDS1 LAN 1 0 1 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 1 0.00
2006 NLCS SLN 1 1 2 2 0 11.2 10 4 4 2 3.09
2006 NLDS2 SLN 1 0 1 1 0 5.0 2 0 3 3 0.00
2006 WS SLN 1 1 2 2 0 13.0 13 4 2 14 2.77
2004 NLDS1 LAN 0 1 1 1 0 4.2 8 6 2 4 11.57
2003 WS NYA 0 1 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 9.00
2002 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 2 0 0 2.2 4 2 3 1 6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jeff Weaver — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1779772105.216
Away18811172208.198

Pitching — Home / Away

Jeff Weaver — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home172926.29824882496114.74
Away183911.110154732676034.67

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jeff Weaver — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2010-09-29 LADCOLW 000000000
2010-09-18 LADCOLL 000000000
2010-09-16 LADSFGL 000000000
2010-09-12 LADHOUL 100000001
2010-08-31 LADPHIL 000000000
2010-08-28 LADCOLL 000000000
2010-08-26 LADMILW 000000000
2010-08-02 LADSDPL 000000000
2010-07-30 LADSFGL 000000000
2010-07-28 LADSDPL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jeff Weaver — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2010-09-29 LADCOL — 0.1000000
2010-09-18 LADCOL — 1.0566101
2010-09-16 LADSFG — 1.1322011
2010-09-12 LADHOU — 2.0300010
2010-08-31 LADPHI — 1.0000100
2010-08-28 LADCOL — 0.2000100
2010-08-26 LADMIL — 1.0000000
2010-08-02 LADSDP — 2.0555131
2010-07-30 LADSFG — 2.0322101
2010-07-28 LADSDP — 0.0211000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jeff Weaver — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 355 274 116 229 13 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jeff Weaver — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1999 DET P 30 29 9 18 0 3
2000 DET P 31 30 17 28 1 0
2001 DET P 33 33 21 28 0 4
2002 DET P 17 17 9 22 1 1
2002 NYA P 15 8 4 10 2 2
2003 NYA P 32 24 9 17 1 1
2004 LAN P 34 34 12 32 0 1
2005 LAN P 34 34 11 26 2 1
2006 LAA P 16 16 7 8 3 0
2006 SLN P 15 15 6 10 0 0
2007 SEA P 27 27 5 11 1 0
2009 LAN P 28 7 6 10 1 0
2010 LAN P 43 0 0 9 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jeff Weaver Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 356

Salary History

Jeff Weaver — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2010 LAN NL $800,000
2007 SEA AL $8,325,000
2006 LAA AL $8,325,000
2005 LAN NL $9,350,000
2004 LAN NL $6,250,000
2003 NYA AL $4,150,000
2002 DET AL $2,350,000
2001 DET AL $425,000
1999 DET AL $200,000
Total Career Earnings $40,175,000

College History

Jeff Weaver — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
California State University Fresno Fresno CA 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Brett Tomko
    100-103, 4.65 ERA
  2. 85
    Frank Castillo
    82-104, 4.56 ERA
  3. 83
    Jeremy Guthrie
    91-109, 4.42 ERA
  4. 82
    Joel Pineiro
    104-93, 4.41 ERA
  5. 82
    Esteban Loaiza
    126-114, 4.65 ERA
  6. 81
    Jason Hammel
    96-114, 4.62 ERA

Jeff Weaver: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 14, 1999 and the final game on September 29, 2010, Jeff Weaver built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Detroit Tigers (1999 to 2002), the New York Yankees (2002 through 2003), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2004 through 2010), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2006), the St. Louis Cardinals (2006), and the Seattle Mariners (2007). Weaver is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 5 inches and 200 pounds. The bio says Weaver both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is August 22, 1976, in Northridge, CA, USA. The given name on file is Jeffrey Charles Weaver.

The pitching table credits Weaver with a 104-119 record and a 4.71 ERA in 355 games. Weaver had 1,214 strikeouts, 16 complete games, and 7 shutouts. The league ERA over Weaver's seasons was 4.43, so the 4.71 figure ran 6.2% worse than average. The best win total was 14, in 2005.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Weaver

What years did Jeff Weaver play?
Jeff Weaver played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2010.
Was Jeff Weaver a pitcher?
Yes. Jeff Weaver pitched in the major leagues, recording 104 wins and 1214 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jeff Weaver hit?
Jeff Weaver hit 0 career home runs with 43 hits.
What was Jeff Weaver's career batting average?
Jeff Weaver batted .207 over his career, with 43 hits in 208 at bats.
How many RBI did Jeff Weaver have?
Jeff Weaver drove in 13 runs in his career.
What was Jeff Weaver's career ERA?
Jeff Weaver finished with a 4.71 career ERA, going 104-119 with 1,214 strikeouts.