Jeff Tabaka

Q: When was Jeff Tabaka born?

Jeff Tabaka was born on January 17, 1964.

Q: Where was Jeff Tabaka born?

Jeff Tabaka was born in Barberton, OH .

Q: How tall is Jeff Tabaka?

Jeff Tabaka is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Jeff Tabaka weigh when playing?

Jeff Tabaka weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Jeff Tabaka in the Hall of Fame?

Jeff Tabaka has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Jeff Tabaka drafted?

Jeff Tabaka was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kent State University (Kent, OH) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Jeff Tabaka have?

Jeff Tabaka had 119 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Jeff Tabaka played for?

Jeff Tabaka played for 5 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals.

Q: When did Jeff Tabaka retire?

Jeff Tabaka last played in 2001.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: January 17, 1964 in Barberton, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kent State University (Kent, OH).

High School: Copley HS (Copley, OH)

School: Kent State University (Kent, OH)

Debut: April 19, 1994 (Age 30-092d, 16,478th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: October 5, 2001 (Age 37-261d)
vs. HOU 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1995 season

Full Name: Jeffrey Jon Tabaka

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

4.31

139

148.1

119

WHIP

1.436

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1986	22	MON-min	A-	2	4	.333	4.30	13	9	3	0	0	0	52.1	51	31	25	5	34	1	57	1	0	5				1.624	8.8	0.9	5.8	9.8	1.68	JAM NYPL
1987	23	MON-min	A	8	6	.571	4.17	28	15	8	0	0	5	95.0	90	46	44	3	58	3	71	3	0	6				1.558	8.5	0.3	5.5	6.7	1.22	WPB FLOR
1988	24	MON-min	A,AA	8	5	.615	2.21	18	18	0	2	2	0	106.0	85	46	26	1	39	1	59	1	1	8				1.170	7.2	0.1	3.3	5.0	1.51	WPB,JCK FLOR,SOUL
1989	25	PHI-min	AA,AAA	8	11	.421	5.05	27	23	1	6	1	0	132.0	141	85	74	10	77	3	95	6	1	10				1.652	9.6	0.7	5.3	6.5	1.23	REA,SWB EL,IL
1990	26	PHI-min	A+	5	2	.714	3.03	8	5	1	0	0	0	35.2	39	17	12	1	18	0	23	0	1	2				1.598	9.8	0.3	4.5	5.8	1.28	CLW FLOR
1991	27	PHI-MIL-min	AA,A+	4	10	.286	5.08	25	24	0	1	1	0	125.2	136	76	71	9	94	2	87	4	0	13	577			1.830	9.7	0.6	6.7	6.2	0.93	REA,STK EL,CALL
1992	28	MIL-min	AA	9	5	.643	2.52	50	0	23	0	0	10	82.0	67	23	23	1	38	1	75	4	0	5	332			1.280	7.4	0.1	4.2	8.2	1.97	ELP TL
1993	29	MIL-min	AAA	6	6	.500	3.24	53	0	22	0	0	1	58.1	50	26	21	3	30	2	63	3	1	7	254			1.371	7.7	0.5	4.6	9.7	2.10	NOR AA
1994	30	PIT-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	3.38	9	0	5	0	0	1	5.1	3	2	2	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	23			1.313	5.1	0.0	6.8	6.8	1.00	BFL AA
1994	30	TOT	NL	3	1	.750	5.27	39	0	10	0	0	1	41.0	32	29	24	1	27	3	32	0	0	1	181	80	3.86	1.439	7.0	0.2	5.9	7.0	1.19
1994	30	PIT	NL	0	0		18.00	5	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	4	8	8	1	8	0	2	0	0	0	24	26	11.38	3.000	9.0	2.3	18.0	4.5	0.25
1994	30	SDP	NL	3	1	.750	3.89	34	0	8	0	0	1	37.0	28	21	16	0	19	3	30	0	0	1	157	107	3.05	1.270	6.8	0.0	4.6	7.3	1.58
1995	31	SDP-min	AAA	0	1	.000	1.99	19	0	12	0	0	6	22.2	16	6	5	0	14	3	27	1	0	2	95			1.324	6.4	0.0	5.6	10.7	1.93	LVG PCL
1995	31	TOT	NL	1	0	1.000	3.23	34	0	6	0	0	0	30.2	27	11	11	2	17	1	25	0	0	1	128	124	3.98	1.435	7.9	0.6	5.0	7.3	1.47
1995	31	SDP	NL	0	0		7.11	10	0	3	0	0	0	6.1	10	5	5	1	5	1	6	0	0	1	32	61	5.63	2.368	14.2	1.4	7.1	8.5	1.20
1995	31	HOU	NL	1	0	1.000	2.22	24	0	3	0	0	0	24.1	17	6	6	1	12	0	19	0	0	0	96	176	3.56	1.192	6.3	0.4	4.4	7.0	1.58
1996	32	HOU-min	AAA	6	2	.750	2.93	41	0	16	0	0	4	43.0	40	16	14	2	21	5	51	1	0	2	186			1.419	8.4	0.4	4.4	10.7	2.43	TUC PCL
1996	32	HOU	NL	0	2	.000	6.64	18	0	5	0	0	1	20.1	28	18	15	5	14	0	18	3	0	3	105	59	7.11	2.066	12.4	2.2	6.2	8.0	1.29
1997	33	CIN-min	AAA	3	2	.600	2.65	58	0	23	0	0	3	57.2	44	19	17	5	19	3	68	1	0	8	228			1.092	6.9	0.8	3.0	10.6	3.58	INA AA
1997	33	CIN	NL	0	0		4.50	3	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	10	112	13.11	1.000	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	1.00
1998	34	PIT-min	AAA	0	1	.000	7.71	4	0	2	0	0	0	4.2	9	4	4	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	24			1.929	17.4	0.0	0.0	7.7		NVL PCL
1998	34	PIT	NL	2	2	.500	3.02	37	0	9	0	0	0	50.2	37	19	17	6	22	4	40	5	0	1	212	146	4.70	1.164	6.6	1.1	3.9	7.1	1.82
1999			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
2000	36	COL-min	AAA,AA	0	2	.000	5.97	31	0	12	0	0	0	31.2	37	21	21	3	10	0	33	1	0	5	145			1.484	10.5	0.9	2.8	9.4	3.30	CSP,CAR PCL,SOUL
2001	37	STL-min	AAA	0	2	.000	2.60	32	0	14	0	0	2	27.2	24	10	8	2	10	2	23	0	0	1	116			1.229	7.8	0.7	3.3	7.5	2.30	MEM PCL
2001	37	STL	NL	0	0		7.36	8	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	6	3	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	17	64	5.78	1.909	14.7	2.5	2.5	7.4	3.00
6 Yrs				6	5	.545	4.31	139	0	31	0	0	2	148.1	131	81	71	16	82	8	119	10	0	6	653	98	4.79	1.436	7.9	1.0	5.0	7.2	1.45
162 Game Avg.				3	2	.545	4.31	68	0	15	0	0	1	73	64	40	35	8	40	4	58	5	0	3	319	98	4.79	1.436	7.9	1.0	5.0	7.2	1.45

PIT (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	4.12	42	0	11	0	0	0	54.2	41	27	25	7	30	4	42	5	0	1	236	107	5.19	1.299	6.8	1.2	4.9	6.9	1.40
SDP (2 yrs)				3	1	.750	4.36	44	0	11	0	0	1	43.1	38	26	21	1	24	4	36	0	0	2	189	96	3.43	1.431	7.9	0.2	5.0	7.5	1.50
HOU (2 yrs)				1	2	.333	4.23	42	0	8	0	0	1	44.2	45	24	21	6	26	0	37	3	0	3	201	93	5.17	1.590	9.1	1.2	5.2	7.5	1.42
STL (1 yr)				0	0		7.36	8	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	6	3	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	17	64	5.78	1.909	14.7	2.5	2.5	7.4	3.00
CIN (1 yr)				0	0		4.50	3	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	10	112	13.11	1.000	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	1.00

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1994	30	2TM	NL	0.1	39	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	668	.986	565	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1994	30	PIT	NL	0.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1994	30	SDP	NL	0.1	34	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	668	.986	565	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1995	31	2TM	NL	0.0	34	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-358	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1995	31	SDP	NL	0.0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1995	31	HOU	NL	0.0	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-358	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1996	32	HOU	NL	0.0	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-133	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1997	33	CIN	NL	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1998	34	PIT	NL	0.0	37	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-142	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999	Did not play - Injured
2001	37	STL	NL	0.0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
6 Yrs				0.1	139	6	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.250	.400	.500	.900	140	.395	92	2	0	0	1	0	0	1
162 Game Avg				0.1	162	7	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.250	.400	.500	.900	140	.395	92	2	0	0	1	0	0

SDP (2 Yrs)				0.1	44	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	668	.986	565	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
HOU (2 Yrs)				0.0	42	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-246	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
PIT (2 Yrs)				0.0	42	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-142	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
STL (1 Yr)				0.0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
CIN (1 Yr)				0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1994	30	2TM	NL	P	39	0	0	41.0	8	3	4	1	0	.875	.959	1.54	1.84	0.18	1.85	1	4	1	20.0	31.6	0
1994	30	PIT	NL	P	5	0	0	4.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	.960	2.25	1.80	0.20	1.86	0	0	0			0
1994	30	SDP	NL	P	34	0	0	37.0	7	2	4	1	0	.857	.959	1.46	1.85	0.18	1.85	1	4	1	20.0	31.6	0
1995	31	2TM	NL	P	34	0	0	30.2	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	.955	1.17	1.85	0.12	1.83	1	0	2	100.0	29.5	2
1995	31	SDP	NL	P	10	0	0	6.1	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	1.85	0.00	1.83	1	0	0			0
1995	31	HOU	NL	P	24	0	0	24.1	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	.955	1.48	1.85	0.17	1.83	0	0	2	100.0	29.5	2
1996	32	HOU	NL	P	18	0	0	20.1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	.950	0.44	1.86	0.06	1.83	3	2	1	33.3	28.3	0
1997	33	CIN	NL	P	3	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	1.80	0.00	1.83	0	0	0			0
1998	34	PIT	NL	P	37	0	0	50.2	12	1	10	1	1	.917	.961	1.95	1.85	0.30	1.84	1	1	1	50.0	31.5	0
1999	Did not play - Injured
2001	37	STL	NL	P	8	0	0	3.2	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	.960	4.91	1.72	0.25	1.73	0	0	0			0
6 Yrs					139	0	0	148.1	27	6	19	2	1	.926	.959	1.52	1.84	0.18	1.83	6	7	5	41.7	30.4	2

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jeff Tabaka?

Jeff Tabaka is 60 years old.

When was Jeff Tabaka born?

Jeff Tabaka was born on January 17, 1964.

Where was Jeff Tabaka born?

Jeff Tabaka was born in Barberton, OH.

How tall is Jeff Tabaka?

Jeff Tabaka is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Jeff Tabaka weigh when playing?

Jeff Tabaka weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jeff Tabaka play?

Jeff Tabaka played 6 seasons.

Is Jeff Tabaka in the Hall of Fame?

Jeff Tabaka has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Jeff Tabaka drafted?

Jeff Tabaka was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kent State University (Kent, OH).

What position did Jeff Tabaka play?

Jeff Tabaka was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Jeff Tabaka have?

Jeff Tabaka had 119 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Jeff Tabaka played for?

Jeff Tabaka played for 5 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals.

When did Jeff Tabaka retire?

Jeff Tabaka last played in 2001.

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