1966
Born July 7, 1966
Washington Court House, OH, USA
Jeff Shaw Notable
b. July 7, 1966 · Cleveland Indians 1990–1992, Montreal Expos 1993–1995, Chicago White Sox 1995, Cincinnati Reds 1996–1998, Los Angeles Dodgers 1998–2001
Jeff Shaw's 203 saves are the 54th most in the game's history.
He played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1990 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2001.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 203 games and appeared 633 times, with a 3.54 earned run average. He struck out 545. Across 633 games he batted .079, with 3 hits and 4 runs.
He led the league in saves once, in 1997, with 42.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1998 and 2001.
He was born in Washington Court House, OH, USA on July 7, 1966. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1998, 2001 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1997 |
| Reliever of the Year Award | 1 | 1997 |
| The Sporting News Fireman of the Year | 1 | 1997 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | CLE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | CLE | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | MON | 55 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .067 |
| 1994 | MON | 46 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
| 1995 | CHW/MON | 59 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1996 | CIN | 78 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | CIN | 78 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | CIN/LAD | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | LAD | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | LAD | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | LAD | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 633 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .079 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | CLE | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 48.2 | 73 | 36 | 20 | 25 | 6.66 |
| 1991 | CLE | 0 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 72.1 | 72 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 3.36 |
| 1992 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8.22 |
| 1993 | MON | 2 | 7 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 95.2 | 91 | 44 | 32 | 50 | 4.14 |
| 1994 | MON | 5 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 67.1 | 67 | 29 | 15 | 47 | 3.88 |
| 1995 | CHW/MON | 1 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 72.0 | 70 | 39 | 27 | 51 | 4.88 |
| 1996 | CIN | 8 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 4 | 104.2 | 99 | 29 | 29 | 69 | 2.49 |
| 1997 | CIN | 4 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 42 | 94.2 | 79 | 25 | 12 | 74 | 2.38 |
| 1998 | CIN/LAD | 3 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 48 | 85.0 | 75 | 20 | 19 | 55 | 2.12 |
| 1999 | LAD | 2 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 34 | 68.0 | 64 | 21 | 15 | 43 | 2.78 |
| 2000 | LAD | 3 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 27 | 57.1 | 61 | 27 | 16 | 39 | 4.24 |
| 2001 | LAD | 3 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 43 | 74.2 | 63 | 30 | 18 | 58 | 3.62 |
| Career | — | 34 | 54 | 633 | 19 | 203 | 848.0 | 821 | 334 | 234 | 545 | 3.54 |
On this day & linked events
1990
Major-league debut: Jeff Shaw
Jeff Shaw made a major-league debut on April 30, 1990.
2001
Final major-league game: Jeff Shaw
Jeff Shaw played a final major-league game on October 6, 2001.