Jeff Tabaka
Jeffrey Jon Tabaka
Born: January 17, 1964
Barberton, OH US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Draft: Round 2 (1986 June Amateur Draft, Montreal Expos)
Draft: Round 1 (1988 Rule V Draft, Philadelphia Phillies)
School: Kent State
N/A
Career: 1986-2002
Major League Statistics
Jeff Tabaka compiled a career record of 62 wins and 63 losses, with 40 saves, and a 3.72 ERA in his 443-game pitching career with the Jamestown Expos, West Palm Beach Expos, Jacksonville Expos, Reading Phillies, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, Clearwater Phillies, Stockton Ports, El Paso Diablos, New Orleans Zephyrs, Buffalo Bisons, Las Vegas Stars, Tucson Toros, Indianapolis Indians, Nashville Sounds, Carolina Mudcats, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Memphis Redbirds and Newark Bears. He began playing during the 1986 season and last took the field during the 2002 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Expos | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.30 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.3 | 51 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1987 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4.17 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 95.0 | 90 | 46 | 44 | 3 | 58 | 3 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Expos | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1.71 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 95.0 | 71 | 38 | 18 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1989 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4.65 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.7 | 109 | 59 | 52 | 8 | 54 | 3 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 0 | 4 | .000 | 6.32 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.3 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3.03 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82 |
| 1991 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 4 | 8 | .333 | 5.07 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 108.3 | 117 | 65 | 61 | 8 | 78 | 2 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 495 |
| 1992 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2.52 | 50 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 82.0 | 67 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 332 |
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.24 | 53 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58.3 | 50 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 254 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.38 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.99 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22.7 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 95 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.93 | 41 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43.0 | 40 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 186 |
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.65 | 58 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57.7 | 44 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 228 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.71 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.66 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 109 |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.60 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27.7 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 116 |
| 2002 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2.70 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30.0 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| Totals | 62 | 63 | .496 | 3.72 | 443 | 94 | 167 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 909.7 | 859 | 439 | 376 | 46 | 474 | 28 | 770 | 27 | 4 | 74 | 2106 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Expos | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 28 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Expos | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 21 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 220 | 42 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .103 | .125 | .128 | .253 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Expos | P | 13 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.231 |
| 1987 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | P | 28 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 3 | .958 | .821 |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Expos | P | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1988 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | P | 16 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 1.562 |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | P | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.167 |
| 1989 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | P | 21 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .955 | 1.000 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | P | 8 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 1.125 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | P | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 1991 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | P | 21 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.048 |
| 1992 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | P | 50 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 3 | .957 | .440 |
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | P | 53 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .900 | .170 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | P | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .111 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | P | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .105 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 41 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .833 | .244 |
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 58 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .086 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | P | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .182 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | P | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2002 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | P | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .259 |
| Totals | 443 | 46 | 156 | 9 | 13 | .957 | .456 |
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