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Jack Armstrong
Jack William Armstrong

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 215 lb.
Schools University of Oklahoma, Rider University

Debut June 21, 1988
  vs. HOU 6.3 IP, 2 H, 5 SO, 5 BB, 2 ER, L
Final Game April 17, 1994
Born March 7, 1965 in Englewood, NJ

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1988 23 CIN NL   4   7  14  13   0   0   0  0   65.3   63   44   42   8   38   45   0   3   293   2   2  5.79  3.59   62 1.546
 1989 24 CIN NL   2   3   9   8   0   0   1  0   42.7   40   24   22   5   21   23   0   0   187   4   0  4.64  3.61   78 1.430
 1990 25 CIN NL  12   9  29  27   2   1   1  0  166.0  151   72   63   9   59  110   6   7   704   7   5  3.42  3.99  117 1.265 AS
 1991 26 CIN NL   7  13  27  24   1   0   1  0  139.7  158   90   85  25   54   93   2   2   611   2   1  5.48  3.83   70 1.518
 1992 27 CLE AL   6  15  35  23   1   0   5  0  166.7  176  100   86  23   67  114   3   6   735   0   3  4.64  3.95   85 1.458
 1993 28 FLA NL   9  17  36  33   0   0   2  0  196.3  210  105   98  29   78  118   7   7   879   6   2  4.49  4.29   95 1.467
 1994 29 TEX AL   0   1   2   2   0   0   0  0   10.0    9    4    4   3    2    7   0   1    41   0   0  3.60  4.85  135 1.100
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .381  40  65 152 130   4   1  10  0  786.7  807  439  400 102  319  510  18  26  3450  21  13  4.58  3.99   87 1.431
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9  15  36  31   0   0   2  0  189.7  194  105   96  24   76  122   4   6   831   5   3  4.58  3.99   87 1.431
 Career High     12  17  36  33   2   1   5  0  196.3  210  105   98  29   78  118   7   7   879   7   5  3.42  4.29  117 1.265

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1988 23 CIN NL  14   21    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  10  .095  .095  .095  -46    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1989 24 CIN NL  10    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .000  .111  .000  -66    0   3   0   0   0   1
 1990 25 CIN NL  29   47    2    5   0  0   0    3   0  0   0  21  .106  .143  .106  -31    5  13   0   0   2   2 AS
 1991 26 CIN NL  27   43    3    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  18  .093  .114  .116  -36    5   5   0   0   0   1
 1993 28 FLA NL  36   66    3   10   1  0   0    3   0  0   0  29  .152  .152  .167  -16   11   4   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      116  185    8   21   2  0   0    8   0  0   2  83  .114  .132  .124  -30   23  26   0   0   2   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        258   11   29   3  0   0   11   0  0   3 116  .114  .132  .124  -30   32  36   0   0   3   8
 Career High     36   66    3   10   1  0   0    3   0  0   1  29                          11  13   0   0   2   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1988 23 CIN NL   22   20    0   0.0    93| .095  .261| .095  .325| .095  .383| .190  .708| -46  .000  -4.1  -0.4   0%
 1989 24 CIN NL   12   12    0   0.0    94| .000  .258| .111  .326| .000  .385| .111  .711| -66  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1990 25 CIN NL   62   57    1   0.5   102| .106  .270| .143  .337| .106  .406| .249  .743| -31  .016  -8.9  -0.9   0%
 1991 26 CIN NL   49   45    1   0.6    97| .093  .262| .114  .330| .116  .393| .230  .723| -36  .028  -8.0  -0.8   0%
 1993 28 FLA NL   70   62    1   0.4   107| .152  .276| .152  .341| .167  .420| .319  .761| -16  .013 -11.2  -1.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       215  196    3   0.4   101| .114  .269| .132  .335| .124  .404| .256  .739| -30  .013 -34.0  -3.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1988 23 CIN NL P 14 3 13 0 0 1.000 .952 1.14 0.69 2.21 1.96 13 65.3 1989 24 CIN NL P 9 1 9 0 0 1.000 .943 1.11 0.63 2.11 1.88 8 42.7 1990 25 CIN NL P 29 15 20 0 2 1.000 .956 1.21 0.58 1.90 1.80 27 166.0 AS 1991 26 CIN NL P 27 16 16 2 0 .941 .955 1.19 0.59 2.06 1.86 24 139.7 1992 27 CLE AL P 35 13 25 4 2 .905 .952 1.09 0.56 2.05 1.72 23 166.7 1993 28 FLA NL P 36 13 28 2 1 .953 .953 1.14 0.54 1.88 1.84 33 196.3 1994 29 TEX AL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.50 0.90 1.71 2 10.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1988 23 CIN NL P 14 3 13 0 0 1.000 .952 1.14 0.69 2.21 1.96 13 65.3 1989 24 CIN NL P 9 1 9 0 0 1.000 .943 1.11 0.63 2.11 1.88 8 42.7 1990 25 CIN NL P 29 15 20 0 2 1.000 .956 1.21 0.58 1.90 1.80 27 166.0 1991 26 CIN NL P 27 16 16 2 0 .941 .955 1.19 0.59 2.06 1.86 24 139.7 1992 27 CLE AL P 35 13 25 4 2 .905 .952 1.09 0.56 2.05 1.72 23 166.7 1993 28 FLA NL P 36 13 28 2 1 .953 .953 1.14 0.54 1.88 1.84 33 196.3 1994 29 TEX AL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.50 0.90 1.71 2 10.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 152 62 111 8 5 .956 .954 1.14 0.58 1.98 1.82 130 786.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 152 62 111 8 5 .956 .954 1.14 0.58 1.98 1.82 130 787
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1990   WS    CIN OAK     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   3     1   0   0   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1990   WS    CIN OAK     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1990   CIN NL   *  0  0  0   2     1   0   0   0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1990   CIN NL   *   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      1   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1990 (P)

Sac. Hits
1990 NL-13-3

Strikeouts/9IP
1992 AL-6.16-9

Home Runs Allow.
1991 NL-25-2
1992 AL-23-10
1993 NL-29-2

Bases On Balls Allow.
1993 NL-78-9

Losses
1991 NL-13-6
1992 AL-15-3
1993 NL-17-2

Earned Runs Allow.
1993 NL-98-6

Hit Batsmen
1990 NL-6-7

       

HOF Standards: Pitching - 3.0 (1637) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 4.0 (1334) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft.

November 15, 1991: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Joe Turek (minors) and Scott Scudder to the Cleveland Indians for Greg Swindell.

November 17, 1992: Drafted by the Florida Marlins from the Cleveland Indians as the 39th pick in the 1992 expansion draft.

December 20, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

January 7, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

November 14, 1994: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1990Cincinnati Reds$107,500
1991Cincinnati Reds$215,000
1992Cleveland Indians$281,545
1993Florida Marlins$854,545
1994Texas Rangers$1,150,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,608,590

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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