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.
"(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) |
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Jeff AbbottJeff Abbott Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Jeff AbbottJeff Abbott Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 5 Years | 233 | 596 | 82 | 157 | 33 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 83 | 38 | 2 | 91 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | .263 | .307 | .416 | ||
Jeff AbbottJeff Abbott Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 | |
Jeff AbbottJeff Abbott Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 5 Years | 6 | 5 | .545 | 50 | 9 | 12 | 33.1 | 6.5 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
Jeff AbbottJeff Abbott Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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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