1966
Born January 21, 1966
Atlanta, GA, USA
Chris Hammond Marquee
b. January 21, 1966 · Cincinnati Reds 1990–1992, 2006, Florida Marlins 1993–1996, 1998, Boston Red Sox 1997, Atlanta Braves 2002, New York Yankees 2003, Oakland Athletics 2004, San Diego Padres 2005
He started for eight seasons with modest results, then did not pitch in the majors at all in 2001 after arm trouble. Atlanta signed him in 2002 and he had a 0.95 earned run average across 76 innings in 63 relief appearances — one of the best single seasons any reliever has had — and won a league setup-man award for it.
Fourteen seasons gave him 48 wins, 3 saves, 1,123 innings and a 4.14 earned run average across 441 appearances for seven clubs, with 136 starts early in his career and relief work exclusively after his comeback.
He finished with San Diego in 2006 at forty. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1993 |
| This Year in Baseball Setup Man of the Year | 1 | 2002 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | CIN | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1991 | CIN | 20 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .353 |
| 1992 | CIN | 30 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .136 |
| 1993 | FLA | 33 | 63 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 0 | .190 |
| 1994 | FLA | 13 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .136 |
| 1995 | FLA | 25 | 48 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .271 |
| 1996 | FLA | 38 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .067 |
| 1997 | BOS | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | FLA | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 2002 | ATL | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | NYY | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | OAK | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | SDP | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | CIN | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 444 | 238 | 30 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 96 | 0 | .202 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | CIN | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11.1 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6.35 |
| 1991 | CIN | 7 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 99.2 | 92 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 4.06 |
| 1992 | CIN | 7 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 147.1 | 149 | 69 | 55 | 79 | 4.21 |
| 1993 | FLA | 11 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 191.0 | 207 | 99 | 66 | 108 | 4.66 |
| 1994 | FLA | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 73.1 | 79 | 25 | 23 | 40 | 3.07 |
| 1995 | FLA | 9 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 161.0 | 157 | 68 | 47 | 126 | 3.80 |
| 1996 | FLA | 5 | 8 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 81.0 | 104 | 59 | 27 | 50 | 6.56 |
| 1997 | BOS | 3 | 4 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 65.1 | 81 | 43 | 27 | 48 | 5.92 |
| 1998 | FLA | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13.2 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6.59 |
| 2002 | ATL | 7 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 76.0 | 53 | 8 | 31 | 63 | 0.95 |
| 2003 | NYY | 3 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 63.0 | 65 | 20 | 11 | 45 | 2.86 |
| 2004 | OAK | 4 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 53.2 | 56 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 2.68 |
| 2005 | SDP | 5 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 58.2 | 51 | 25 | 14 | 34 | 3.84 |
| 2006 | CIN | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 28.2 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 23 | 6.91 |
| Career | — | 66 | 62 | 441 | 136 | 3 | 1123.2 | 1163 | 517 | 387 | 712 | 4.14 |
On this day & linked events
1990
Major-league debut: Chris Hammond
Chris Hammond made a major-league debut on July 16, 1990.
2006
Final major-league game: Chris Hammond
Chris Hammond played a final major-league game on June 29, 2006.
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