1957
Born September 29, 1957
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Craig Lefferts Notable
b. September 29, 1957 · Chicago Cubs 1983, San Diego Padres 1984–1987, 1990–1992, San Francisco Giants 1987–1989, Baltimore Orioles 1992, Texas Rangers 1993, California Angels 1994
Craig Lefferts played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1983 and closing with the California Angels in 1994.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 101 games and appeared 696 times, with a 3.43 earned run average. He struck out 719. Across 697 games he batted .121, with 16 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 2 doubles.
He was born in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany on September 29, 1957. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CHC | 56 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .111 |
| 1984 | SDP | 62 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .294 |
| 1985 | SDP | 60 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1986 | SDP | 84 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .125 |
| 1987 | SDP/SFG | 77 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .286 |
| 1988 | SFG | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | SFG | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1990 | SDP | 56 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1991 | SDP | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1992 | BAL/SDP | 32 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .077 |
| 1993 | TEX | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | CAL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 697 | 132 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 0 | .121 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CHC | 3 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 89.0 | 80 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 3.13 |
| 1984 | SDP | 3 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 10 | 105.2 | 88 | 25 | 24 | 56 | 2.13 |
| 1985 | SDP | 7 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 83.1 | 75 | 31 | 30 | 48 | 3.35 |
| 1986 | SDP | 9 | 8 | 83 | 0 | 4 | 107.2 | 98 | 37 | 44 | 72 | 3.09 |
| 1987 | SDP/SFG | 5 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 6 | 98.2 | 92 | 42 | 33 | 57 | 3.83 |
| 1988 | SFG | 3 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 11 | 92.1 | 74 | 30 | 23 | 58 | 2.92 |
| 1989 | SFG | 2 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 20 | 107.0 | 93 | 32 | 22 | 71 | 2.69 |
| 1990 | SDP | 7 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 23 | 78.2 | 68 | 22 | 22 | 60 | 2.52 |
| 1991 | SDP | 1 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 23 | 69.0 | 74 | 30 | 14 | 48 | 3.91 |
| 1992 | BAL/SDP | 14 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 196.1 | 214 | 82 | 41 | 104 | 3.76 |
| 1993 | TEX | 3 | 9 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 83.1 | 102 | 56 | 28 | 58 | 6.05 |
| 1994 | CAL | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 34.2 | 50 | 18 | 12 | 27 | 4.67 |
| Career | — | 58 | 72 | 696 | 45 | 101 | 1145.2 | 1108 | 436 | 322 | 719 | 3.43 |
On this day & linked events
1983
Major-league debut: Craig Lefferts
Craig Lefferts made a major-league debut on April 7, 1983.
1994
Final major-league game: Craig Lefferts
Craig Lefferts played a final major-league game on July 3, 1994.