Jay Tibbs

Q: When was Jay Tibbs born?

Jay Tibbs was born on January 4, 1962.

Q: Where was Jay Tibbs born?

Jay Tibbs was born in Birmingham, AL .

Q: How tall is Jay Tibbs?

Jay Tibbs is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Jay Tibbs weigh when playing?

Jay Tibbs weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Jay Tibbs in the Hall of Fame?

Jay Tibbs has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Jay Tibbs drafted?

Jay Tibbs was drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Huffman HS (Birmingham, AL) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Jay Tibbs have?

Jay Tibbs had 448 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Jay Tibbs played for?

Jay Tibbs played for 4 teams; the Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 185lb (190cm, 83kg)

Born: January 4, 1962 in Birmingham, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Huffman HS (Birmingham, AL).

High School: Huffman HS (Birmingham, AL)

Debut: July 15, 1984 (Age 22-193d, 14,917th in major league history)
vs. MON 7.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: July 7, 1990 (Age 28-184d)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Full Name: Jay Lindsey Tibbs

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.8

ERA

4.20

158

133

862.2

448

WHIP

1.398

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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
1980	18	NYM-min	Rk	3	7	.300	4.38	12	12		2	0	0	76.0	88	54	37	8	32	0	45	1	0	5				1.579	10.4	0.9	3.8	5.3	1.41	KPT APPY
1981	19	NYM-min	A	6	15	.286	5.20	28	26	2	5	0	0	161.0	176	121	93	17	67	1	98	1	3	12				1.509	9.8	1.0	3.7	5.5	1.46	SHL,LBG SALL,CARL
1982	20	NYM-min	A,AA	2	4	.333	5.18	8	7	0	1	1	0	41.2	44	29	24	2	24	0	34	0	0	4				1.632	9.5	0.4	5.2	7.3	1.42	LBG,JAC CARL,TL
1983	21	NYM-min	A	14	8	.636	2.92	28	28	0	10	2	0	203.2	172	94	66	8	96	1	170	2	1	13				1.316	7.6	0.4	4.2	7.5	1.77	LBG CARL
1984	22	NYM-CIN-min	AA,AAA	7	7	.500	4.06	18	17	0	3	2	0	106.1	94	55	48	10	50	0	72	1	0	3				1.354	8.0	0.8	4.2	6.1	1.44	TID,JAC,WCH IL,TL,AA
1984	22	CIN	NL	6	2	.750	2.86	14	14	0	3	1	0	100.2	87	34	32	4	33	1	40	0	0	2	403	132	3.47	1.192	7.8	0.4	3.0	3.6	1.21
1985	23	CIN-min	AAA	1	2	.333	2.27	4	4	0	2	0	0	31.2	20	10	8	0	12	0	15	0	0	1				1.011	5.7	0.0	3.4	4.3	1.25	DEN AA
1985	23	CIN	NL	10	16	.385	3.92	35	34	0	5	2	0	218.0	216	111	95	14	83	10	98	0	1	12	928	96	3.76	1.372	8.9	0.6	3.4	4.0	1.18
1986	24	MON	NL	7	9	.438	3.97	35	31	2	3	2	0	190.1	181	96	84	12	70	3	117	3	2	7	797	94	3.51	1.319	8.6	0.6	3.3	5.5	1.67
1987	25	MON-min	AAA	5	5	.500	2.99	12	12	0	2	1	0	81.1	64	31	27	6	22	0	55	1	1	0				1.057	7.1	0.7	2.4	6.1	2.50	INA AA
1987	25	MON	NL	4	5	.444	4.99	19	12	2	0	0	0	83.0	95	55	46	10	34	2	54	0	1	1	366	85	4.36	1.554	10.3	1.1	3.7	5.9	1.59
1988	26	BAL-min	AAA	3	1	.750	2.84	4	4	0	1	1	0	25.1	22	12	8	3	9	0	18	0	0	1				1.224	7.8	1.1	3.2	6.4	2.00	ROC IL
1988	26	BAL	AL	4	15	.211	5.39	30	24	1	1	0	0	158.2	184	103	95	18	63	2	82	3	3	8	708	72	4.46	1.557	10.4	1.0	3.6	4.7	1.30
1989	27	BAL-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	0.93	4	4	0	1	1	0	29.0	22	3	3	0	10	0	14	0	0	3				1.103	6.8	0.0	3.1	4.3	1.40	ROC IL
1989	27	BAL	AL	5	0	1.000	2.82	10	8	0	1	0	0	54.1	62	17	17	2	20	0	30	0	1	3	238	135	3.24	1.509	10.3	0.3	3.3	5.0	1.50
1990	28	PIT-min	AAA	0	0		3.00	2	1	1	0	0	0	3.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0				1.667	9.0	0.0	6.0	3.0	0.50	BFL AA
1990	28	TOT	MLB	3	7	.300	5.31	15	10	3	0	0	0	57.2	62	36	34	8	16	1	27	0	0	2	244	72	4.51	1.353	9.7	1.2	2.5	4.2	1.69
1990	28	BAL	AL	2	7	.222	5.68	10	10	0	0	0	0	50.2	55	34	32	8	14	1	23	0	0	2	215	67	4.78	1.362	9.8	1.4	2.5	4.1	1.64
1990	28	PIT	NL	1	0	1.000	2.57	5	0	3	0	0	0	7.0	7	2	2	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	29	149	2.52	1.286	9.0	0.0	2.6	5.1	2.00
7 Yrs				39	54	.419	4.20	158	133	8	13	5	0	862.2	887	452	403	68	319	19	448	6	8	35	3684	91	3.88	1.398	9.3	0.7	3.3	4.7	1.40
162 Game Avg.				9	13	.419	4.20	37	31	2	3	1	0	202	207	106	94	16	75	4	105	1	2	8	861	91	3.88	1.398	9.3	0.7	3.3	4.7	1.40

BAL (3 yrs)				11	22	.333	4.92	50	42	1	2	0	0	263.2	301	154	144	28	97	3	135	3	4	13	1161	79	4.27	1.509	10.3	1.0	3.3	4.6	1.39
MON (2 yrs)				11	14	.440	4.28	54	43	4	3	2	0	273.1	276	151	130	22	104	5	171	3	3	8	1163	91	3.77	1.390	9.1	0.7	3.4	5.6	1.64
CIN (2 yrs)				16	18	.471	3.59	49	48	0	8	3	0	318.2	303	145	127	18	116	11	138	0	1	14	1331	105	3.67	1.315	8.6	0.5	3.3	3.9	1.19
PIT (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	2.57	5	0	3	0	0	0	7.0	7	2	2	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	29	149	2.52	1.286	9.0	0.0	2.6	5.1	2.00

NL (5 yrs)				28	32	.467	3.89	108	91	7	11	5	0	599.0	586	298	259	40	222	16	313	3	4	22	2523	98	3.70	1.349	8.8	0.6	3.3	4.7	1.41
AL (3 yrs)				11	22	.333	4.92	50	42	1	2	0	0	263.2	301	154	144	28	97	3	135	3	4	13	1161	79	4.27	1.509	10.3	1.0	3.3	4.6	1.39

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Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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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
1984	22	CIN	NL	-0.1	14	38	36	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	13	.139	.162	.139	.301	-16	.143	-47	5	0	0	1	0	0	1
1985	23	CIN	NL	-0.5	36	73	65	3	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	33	.092	.119	.092	.212	-41	.116	-77	6	1	0	6	0	0	1/H
1986	24	MON	NL	0.1	36	62	54	2	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	31	.130	.190	.148	.338	-5	.181	-20	8	0	0	4	0	0	1/H
1987	25	MON	NL	0.0	19	28	25	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	.120	.214	.160	.374	0	.185	-16	4	0	0	0	0	0	1

1990	28	PIT	NL	0.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
5 Yrs				-0.6	110	201	180	10	21	2	0	0	4	0	0	10	87	.117	.163	.128	.291	-19	.151	-44	23	1	0	11	0	0	1/H
162 Game Avg				-0.8	162	296	265	15	31	3	0	0	6	0	0	15	128	.117	.163	.128	.291	-19	.151	-44	34	1	0	16	0	0

MON (2 Yrs)				0.1	55	90	79	6	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	41	.127	.198	.152	.350	-3	.182	-19	12	0	0	4	0	0	1/H
CIN (2 Yrs)				-0.6	50	111	101	4	11	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	46	.109	.135	.109	.244	-32	.126	-66	11	1	0	7	0	0	1/H
PIT (1 Yr)				0.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
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
1984	22	CIN	NL	P	14	14	3	100.2	17	6	10	1	1	.941	.954	1.43	1.88	1.14	1.87	2	3	4	57.1	30.9	0
1985	23	CIN	NL	P	35	34	5	218.0	58	15	40	3	4	.948	.953	2.27	1.92	1.57	1.92	12	12	8	40.0	30.5	3
1986	24	MON	NL	P	35	31	3	190.1	38	14	24	0	2	*1.000*	.955	1.80	1.94	1.09	1.94	7	11	13	54.2	31.8	2
1987	25	MON	NL	P	19	12	0	83.0	15	7	8	0	1	1.000	.955	1.63	1.91	0.79	1.90	1	7	5	41.7	29.0	0
1988	26	BAL	AL	P	30	24	1	158.2	35	17	18	0	0	1.000	.961	1.99	1.78	1.17	1.77	8	10	5	33.3	31.3	2
1989	27	BAL	AL	P	10	8	1	54.1	10	5	5	0	0	1.000	.960	1.66	1.87	1.00	1.85	3	5	2	28.6	31.4	0
1990	28	2TM	2LG	P	15	10	0	57.2	16	7	9	0	0	1.000	.953	2.50	1.78	1.07	1.77	2	5	2	28.6	33.6	0
1990	28	BAL	AL	P	10	10	0	50.2	14	6	8	0	0	1.000	.953	2.49	1.78	1.40	1.76	2	4	2	33.3	34.3	0
1990	28	PIT	NL	P	5	0	0	7.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	.955	2.57	1.80	0.40	1.80	0	1	0	0.0	29.0	0
7 Yrs					158	133	13	862.2	189	71	114	4	8	.979	.955	1.93	1.88	1.17	1.87	35	53	39	42.4	31.1	7

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jay Tibbs?

Jay Tibbs is 62 years old.

When was Jay Tibbs born?

Jay Tibbs was born on January 4, 1962.

Where was Jay Tibbs born?

Jay Tibbs was born in Birmingham, AL.

How tall is Jay Tibbs?

Jay Tibbs is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Jay Tibbs weigh when playing?

Jay Tibbs weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jay Tibbs play?

Jay Tibbs played 7 seasons.

Is Jay Tibbs in the Hall of Fame?

Jay Tibbs has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Jay Tibbs drafted?

Jay Tibbs was drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Huffman HS (Birmingham, AL).

What position did Jay Tibbs play?

Jay Tibbs was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Jay Tibbs have?

Jay Tibbs had 448 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Jay Tibbs played for?

Jay Tibbs played for 4 teams; the Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates.

When did Jay Tibbs retire?

Jay Tibbs last played in 1990.

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