Jeff Little
Donald Jeffrey Little
Born: December 25, 1954
Fremont, OH US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 220
Career: 1973-1984
Major League Statistics
Jeff Little compiled a career record of 71 wins and 92 losses, with 25 saves, and a 4.38 ERA in his 330-game pitching career with the Great Falls Giants, Decatur Commodores, Lafayette Drillers, Waterbury Giants, Phoenix Giants, Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds, Orlando Twins, Toledo Mud Hens and Nashua Pirates. He began playing during the 1973 season and last took the field during the 1984 campaign.
 Great Falls Giants |
 Decatur Commodores |
 Lafayette Drillers |
 Phoenix Giants |
 Arkansas Travelers |
 Springfield Redbirds |
 Orlando Twins |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
 Orlando Twins |
 Nashua Pirates |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | R | PION | Great Falls Giants | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.78 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 81 | 39 | 29 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1974 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 7 | 14 | .333 | 3.41 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 153.0 | 153 | 85 | 58 | 5 | 59 | 3 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1975 | AA | TL | Lafayette Drillers | 5 | 12 | .294 | 5.40 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115.0 | 143 | 84 | 69 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1976 | AA | TL | Lafayette Drillers | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.91 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 110.0 | 107 | 67 | 60 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1977 | AA | EL | Waterbury Giants | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4.33 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 162.0 | 146 | 86 | 78 | 10 | 96 | 1 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.11 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.0 | 189 | 96 | 80 | 14 | 77 | 0 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 7 | 13 | .350 | 5.91 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 140.0 | 179 | 110 | 92 | 9 | 76 | 2 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1980 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.91 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.50 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 60 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.87 | 47 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 114.0 | 98 | 57 | 49 | 6 | 65 | 4 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1982 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.76 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41.0 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.33 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20.3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1983 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 2 | 4 | .333 | 7.91 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33.0 | 40 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 0 | 0 | 2.89 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1984 | AA | EL | Nashua Pirates | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.54 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 71 | 92 | .436 | 4.38 | 330 | 166 | 68 | 27 | 3 | 25 | 1226.3 | 1257 | 721 | 597 | 77 | 644 | 18 | 850 | 31 | 3 | 101 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | R | PION | Great Falls Giants | 15 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .160 | .222 | .320 | .542 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 23 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .204 | .204 | .224 | .429 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | AA | TL | Lafayette Drillers | 30 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .200 | .259 | .240 | .499 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 139 | 116 | 104 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | .202 | .231 | .269 | .501 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | R | PION | Great Falls Giants | P | 14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | .500 |
| 1973 | R | PION | Great Falls Giants | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1974 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | P | 23 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 0 | .909 | 1.739 |
| 1975 | AA | TL | Lafayette Drillers | P | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .950 | .731 |
| 1976 | AA | TL | Lafayette Drillers | P | 29 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .690 |
| 1977 | AA | EL | Waterbury Giants | P | 26 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | .920 | .885 |
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | P | 29 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 1 | .897 | 1.207 |
| 1979 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | P | 28 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .923 | .857 |
| 1980 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | P | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .778 | .318 |
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Springfield Redbirds | P | 47 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .955 | .447 |
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | P | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .111 |
| 1982 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 25 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .857 | .480 |
| 1983 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .130 |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Twins | P | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 1984 | AA | EL | Nashua Pirates | P | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .300 |
| Totals | 331 | 51 | 170 | 20 | 11 | .917 | .668 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | R | Pioneer League | Great Falls Giants | SFN | ||
| 1974 | A | Midwest League | Decatur Commodores | SFN | ||
| 1975 | AA | Texas League | Lafayette Drillers | SFN | ||
| 1976 | AA | Texas League | Lafayette Drillers | SFN | ||
| 1977 | AA | Eastern League | Waterbury Giants | SFN | ||
| 1978 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Giants | SFN | ||
| 1979 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Giants | SFN | ||
| 1980 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
| 1980 | AAA | American Association 2 | Springfield Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1981 | AAA | American Association 2 | Springfield Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1982 | AA | Southern League | Orlando Twins | MIN | ||
| 1982 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | MIN | ||
| 1983 | AA | Southern League | Orlando Twins | MIN | ||
| 1983 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | MIN | ||
| 1984 | AA | Eastern League | Nashua Pirates | PIT |
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