Jeff Abbott Stats

Jeff Abbott was born on Thursday, August 17, 1972, in Atlanta, Georgia. Abbott was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 10, 1997, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jeff Abbott baseball stats page.

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"(Jeff) Abbott, the rare player who bats right-handed and throws left-handed, has a career minor-league average of .340 and has averaged about 10 home runs a season. What's his secret to hitting? He doesn't have one. 'I have no style and I really don't think about it," he said. "I think it's natural. I don't work a lot in the cages or take a lot of extra (batting practice).' Abbott's eyesight is also nothing special; he needs contact lenses to compensate for his 20-200 vision. 'I must just have good hand-eye coordination,' he said." - Staff Writer Teddy Greenstein in The Chicago Tribune (, 03/09/1998, Abbott Defensive About Shot With Sox: Rookie Outfielder a Good Hitter, But Questions Linger About Glove", Source)

Jeff Abbott

Jeff Abbott Autograph on a 1994 Signature Rookies Baseball Card (#81)

Jeff Abbott Autograph on a 1994 Signature Rookies Baseball Card (#81)

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Birth Name:   Jeffrey William Abbott
Nickname:   Jeff
Born On:   08-17-1972  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Atlanta, Georgia
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Dunwoody High School (Dunwoody, GA)
College:   University of Kentucky
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   06-10-1997 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-29-2001
Draft:   1994 : 4th Round (117th)

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Jeff Abbott Pitching Stats

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Jeff Abbott Hitting Stats

1997 25 White Sox 19 38 8 10 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 .263 .263 .368
1998 26 White Sox 89 244 33 68 14 1 12 0 41 9 1 28 2 5 0 2 .279 .298 .492
1999 27 White Sox 17 57 5 9 0 0 2 0 6 5 0 12 1 1 0 4 .158 .222 .263
2000 28 White Sox 80 215 31 59 15 1 3 0 29 21 1 38 2 1 2 2 .274 .343 .395
2001 29 Marlins 28 42 5 11 3 0 0 0 5 3 0 7 0 0 1 1 .262 .326 .333
5 Years 233 596 82 157 33 2 18 0 83 38 2 91 5 7 3 12 .263 .307 .416

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Jeff Abbott Fielding Stats

1997 White Sox CF 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1997 White Sox LF 5 2 69 7 1.4 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.74
1997 White Sox RF 4 2 63 7 1.8 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1998 White Sox CF 38 34 792 74 1.9 71 71 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.42
1998 White Sox LF 20 0 93 10 0.5 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.90
1998 White Sox RF 27 27 642 52 1.9 51 51 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.14
1999 White Sox LF 17 17 408 26 1.5 25 25 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .962 1.65
2000 White Sox CF 33 26 656 54 1.6 53 52 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.18
2000 White Sox LF 20 14 395 23 1.2 23 23 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.57
2000 White Sox RF 16 10 306 28 1.8 27 26 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.38
2001 Marlins CF 9 7 195 23 2.6 22 22 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 3.05
2001 Marlins LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2001 Marlins RF 8 1 59 4 0.5 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.83
CF Totals 81 67 1,649 152 1.9 147 146 1 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.41
LF Totals 63 33 968 66 1.0 65 65 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .985 1.81
RF Totals 55 40 1,070 91 1.7 89 88 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.25
5 Years 199 140 3,687 309 1.6 301 299 2 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.20

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Jeff Abbott Miscellaneous Stats

1997 White Sox 0 0 .000 8 0 3 38.0 6.3 19.0 - - -
1998 White Sox 3 3 .500 15 0 2 20.3 8.7 6.0 - - -
1999 White Sox 1 1 .500 0 0 0 28.5 4.8 9.5 - - -
2000 White Sox 2 1 .667 18 2 7 71.7 5.7 7.4 - - -
2001 Marlins 0 0 .000 9 7 0 0.0 6.0 8.4 - - -
5 Years 6 5 .545 50 9 12 33.1 6.5 7.2 - - -

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Jeff Abbott Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1997 Chicago White Sox 45 $150,000.00 - -
1998 Chicago White Sox 45 $175,000.00 - -
1999 Chicago White Sox 25 $255,000.00 - -
2000 Chicago White Sox 25 $255,000.00 - -
2001 Florida Marlins 18 $300,000.00 - -

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