What years did Jeremy Affeldt play?

Jeremy Affeldt played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2015.

Was Jeremy Affeldt a pitcher?

Yes. Jeremy Affeldt pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 720 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jeremy Affeldt hit?

Jeremy Affeldt hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What teams did Jeremy Affeldt play for?

Jeremy Affeldt played for 4 teams: the Kansas City Royals (2002–2006), the Colorado Rockies (2006–2007), the Cincinnati Reds (2008), and the San Francisco Giants (2009–2015).

What were Jeremy Affeldt's career stats?

In 774 games, Jeremy Affeldt went 43-46 with a 3.97 ERA, 720 strikeouts, 926.0 innings pitched, and 28 saves.

What was Jeremy Affeldt's salary?

Jeremy Affeldt's last recorded salary was $6,000,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $6,000,000, in 2013, and his lowest was $200,000, in 2002. The Salary History table lists each season from 2002 to 2015.

What position did Jeremy Affeldt play?

Jeremy Affeldt played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jeremy Affeldt and how much did he weigh?

Jeremy Affeldt was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 225 pounds.

What was Jeremy Affeldt's career ERA?

Jeremy Affeldt finished with a 3.97 career ERA, going 43-46 with 720 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jeremy Affeldt have?

Jeremy Affeldt recorded 720 career strikeouts.

Is Jeremy Affeldt in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jeremy Affeldt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jeremy Affeldt

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2015)

Jeremy Affeldt was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2015 for 4 teams, including the Kansas City Royals, a span of 14 seasons. Across 774 career appearances, he went 43-46 with a 3.97 ERA, 720 strikeouts, and 28 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5555.9.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 17, 2026

W–L 43–46

ERA 3.97

WHIP 1.40

SO 720

Pitcher PIV 5555.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 225 lb
Born: 6/6/1979 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 2002-04-06
Last Game: 2015-10-04

Full name: Jeremy David Affeldt

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jeremy Affeldt — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
43	46	774	42	0	0	28	926.0	904	408	76	396	720	3.97	5555.9

Career ERA 3.97 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 5.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jeremy Affeldt Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2002	KCA	AL	3	4	34	7	0	77.2	85	40	37	67	4.64	4.28 (-8%)	310.1
2003	KCA	AL	7	6	36	18	4	126.0	126	55	38	98	3.93	4.40 (+11%)	2138.8
2004	KCA	AL	3	4	38	8	13	76.1	91	42	32	49	4.95	4.46 (-11%)	585.1
2005	KCA	AL	0	2	49	0	0	49.2	56	29	29	39	5.26	4.29 (-22%)	381.9
2006	KCA	AL	4	6	27	9	0	70.0	71	46	42	28	5.91	4.53 (-31%)	-2334.8
2006	COL	NL	4	2	27	0	1	27.1	31	21	13	20	6.91	4.53 (-53%)	-406.9
2007	COL	NL	4	3	75	0	0	59.0	47	23	33	46	3.51	4.47 (+22%)	449.8
2008	CIN	NL	1	1	74	0	0	78.1	78	29	25	80	3.33	4.32 (+23%)	1330.0
2009	SFN	NL	2	2	74	0	0	62.1	42	12	31	55	1.73	4.32 (+60%)	1148.0
2010	SFN	NL	4	3	53	0	4	50.0	56	23	24	44	4.14	4.08 (-1%)	127.2
2011	SFN	NL	3	2	67	0	3	61.2	47	18	24	54	2.63	3.94 (+33%)	393.7
2012	SFN	NL	1	2	67	0	3	63.1	57	19	23	57	2.70	4.01 (+33%)	2058.0
2013	SFN	NL	1	5	39	0	0	33.2	27	14	17	21	3.74	3.87 (+3%)	-486.8
2014	SFN	NL	4	2	62	0	0	55.1	47	14	14	41	2.28	3.74 (+39%)	1230.5
2015	SFN	NL	2	2	52	0	0	35.1	43	23	14	21	5.86	3.96 (-48%)	-1368.7
Career · 15 seasons			43	46	774	42	28	926.0	904	408	396	720	3.97	—	5,556

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Jeremy Affeldt — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
774	17	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	6	.176	.263	.176	.440	0

Career AVG .176 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 32.2% below league average.

Career OBP .263 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 19.6% below league average.

Career SLG .176 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 57.2% below league average.

Career OPS .440 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 40.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jeremy Affeldt Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2002	KCA	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	KCA	AL	36	6	2	2	1	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	KCA	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	KCA	AL	49	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	KCA	AL	27	2	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	COL	NL	27	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	COL	NL	75	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	CIN	NL	74	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	SFN	NL	74	2	1	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	SFN	NL	53	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	SFN	NL	67	1	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SFN	NL	67	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	SFN	NL	39	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	SFN	NL	62	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	SFN	NL	52	2	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			774	17	3	2	2	6	.176	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jeremy Affeldt — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jeremy Affeldt — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2014	NLCS	SFN	4	.000
2014	NLDS1	SFN	3	.000
2014	WS	SFN	4	.000
2012	NLCS	SFN	5	.000
2012	NLDS2	SFN	3	.000
2012	WS	SFN	2	.000
2010	NLCS	SFN	3	.000
2010	WS	SFN	2	.000
2007	NLCS	COL	2	.000
2007	NLDS2	COL	1	.000
2007	WS	COL	4	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jeremy Affeldt — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	0	33	0	0	31.1	14	3	8	20	0.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jeremy Affeldt — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2014	NLCS	SFN	1	4	4.2	1	0	2	1	0.00
2014	NLDS1	SFN	0	3	1.2	1	0	0	1	0.00
2014	WS	SFN	1	4	5.1	3	0	0	0	0.00
2012	NLCS	SFN	0	5	4.2	2	0	1	4	0.00
2012	NLDS2	SFN	0	3	3.2	3	0	1	2	0.00
2012	WS	SFN	0	2	2.0	0	0	1	4	0.00
2010	NLCS	SFN	0	3	2.2	0	1	1	4	3.38
2010	WS	SFN	0	2	1.1	1	1	1	0	6.75
2007	NLCS	COL	0	2	1.1	0	0	0	0	0.00
2007	NLDS2	COL	0	1	1.0	1	1	0	2	9.00
2007	WS	COL	0	4	3.0	2	0	1	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Jeremy Affeldt — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	392	4	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	381	13	0	3	0	2	.231

Pitching — Home / Away

Jeremy Affeldt — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	392	453.0	446	199	195	368	3.95
Away	381	472.2	458	209	201	352	3.98

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jeremy Affeldt — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
2015-10-04	SFG	COL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
2015-10-01	SFG	LAD	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0
2015-09-29	SFG	LAD	—	0.0	3	3	3	0	0
2015-09-25	SFG	OAK	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	0
2015-09-23	SFG	SDP	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2015-09-18	SFG	AZ	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2015-09-15	SFG	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2015-09-09	SFG	AZ	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2015-08-23	SFG	PIT	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1
2015-08-17	SFG	STL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jeremy Affeldt — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	774	42	45	184	13	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jeremy Affeldt — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2002	KCA	P	34	7	4	14	2	1
2003	KCA	P	36	18	4	19	1	2
2004	KCA	P	38	8	3	12	2	2
2005	KCA	P	49	0	1	6	1	0
2006	KCA	P	27	9	0	6	1	0
2006	COL	P	27	0	1	7	0	1
2007	COL	P	75	0	2	12	0	0
2008	CIN	P	74	0	7	22	1	2
2009	SFN	P	74	0	4	12	1	2
2010	SFN	P	53	0	3	15	3	0
2011	SFN	P	67	0	7	11	0	0
2012	SFN	P	67	0	5	13	1	1
2013	SFN	P	39	0	1	9	0	0
2014	SFN	P	62	0	0	20	0	2
2015	SFN	P	52	0	3	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jeremy Affeldt Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	774

Awards & Honors

Jeremy Affeldt — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2009	This Year in Baseball Setup Man of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

Jeremy Affeldt's recorded salaries total $42,063,000 over 14 seasons, 2002 to 2015. Affeldt's career, 2002 to 2015, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Jeremy Affeldt — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	SFN	NL	$6,000,000
2014	SFN	NL	$6,000,000
2013	SFN	NL	$6,000,000
2012	SFN	NL	$5,000,000
2011	SFN	NL	$4,500,000
2010	SFN	NL	$4,000,000
2009	SFN	NL	$3,500,000
2008	CIN	NL	$3,000,000
2007	COL	NL	$1,250,000
2006	KCA	AL	$1,000,000
2005	KCA	AL	$950,000
2004	KCA	AL	$350,000
2003	KCA	AL	$313,000
2002	KCA	AL	$200,000
Total recorded salary			$42,063,000

Award Voting History

Jeremy Affeldt — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2009	Most Valuable Player	NL	28th	1.0	448	0

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Jeremy Affeldt: the record in brief

April 6, 2002 and October 4, 2015 bracket Jeremy Affeldt's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Kansas City Royals (2002 through 2006), the Colorado Rockies (2006 to 2007), the Cincinnati Reds (2008), and the San Francisco Giants (2009 to 2015). At 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Affeldt is listed as a pitcher. Affeldt batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is June 6, 1979, in Phoenix, AZ, USA. Jeremy Affeldt was the playing name; the full given name is Jeremy David.

Affeldt went 43-46 with a 3.97 ERA in 774 games, 42 of them starts. The totals include 720 strikeouts and 28 saves. Against a 4.19 league ERA for the same years, Affeldt was 5.4% better. Affeldt won 7 games in 2003, the most of any season listed. The most saves in one season was 13, in 2004. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.33 in 2008, when the league's was 4.32.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeremy Affeldt

What years did Jeremy Affeldt play?: Jeremy Affeldt played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2015.
Was Jeremy Affeldt a pitcher?: Yes. Jeremy Affeldt pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 720 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jeremy Affeldt hit?: Jeremy Affeldt hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What teams did Jeremy Affeldt play for?: Jeremy Affeldt played for 4 teams: the Kansas City Royals (2002–2006), the Colorado Rockies (2006–2007), the Cincinnati Reds (2008), and the San Francisco Giants (2009–2015).
What were Jeremy Affeldt's career stats?: In 774 games, Jeremy Affeldt went 43-46 with a 3.97 ERA, 720 strikeouts, 926.0 innings pitched, and 28 saves.
How much did Jeremy Affeldt earn in his career?: Jeremy Affeldt's recorded salaries total $42,063,000 over 14 seasons, 2002 to 2015. Affeldt's career, 2002 to 2015, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Jeremy Affeldt's salary?: Jeremy Affeldt's last recorded salary was $6,000,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $6,000,000, in 2013, and his lowest was $200,000, in 2002. The Salary History table lists each season from 2002 to 2015.
What position did Jeremy Affeldt play?: Jeremy Affeldt played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jeremy Affeldt and how much did he weigh?: Jeremy Affeldt was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 225 pounds.
What was Jeremy Affeldt's career ERA?: Jeremy Affeldt finished with a 3.97 career ERA, going 43-46 with 720 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jeremy Affeldt have?: Jeremy Affeldt recorded 720 career strikeouts.
Is Jeremy Affeldt in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jeremy Affeldt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.