What years did Cody Allen play?

Cody Allen played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2019.

Was Cody Allen a pitcher?

Yes. Cody Allen pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 593 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Cody Allen hit?

Cody Allen hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Cody Allen play for?

Cody Allen played for 2 teams: the Cleveland Indians (2012–2018) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2019).

What were Cody Allen's career stats?

In 481 games, Cody Allen went 24-31 with a 3.14 ERA, 593 strikeouts, 463.2 innings pitched, and 153 saves.

What was Cody Allen's salary?

Cody Allen's last recorded salary was $4,150,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $4,150,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $492,600, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.

What position did Cody Allen play?

Cody Allen played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Cody Allen and how much did he weigh?

Cody Allen was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 210 pounds.

What was Cody Allen's career ERA?

Cody Allen finished with a 3.14 career ERA, going 24-31 with 593 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Cody Allen have?

Cody Allen recorded 593 career strikeouts.

Is Cody Allen in the Hall of Fame?

No. Cody Allen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Cody Allen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2019)

Cody Allen was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2019 for the Cleveland Guardians and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 8 seasons. Across 481 career appearances, he went 24-31 with a 3.14 ERA, 593 strikeouts, and 153 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7484.7.

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 15, 2026

W–L 24–31

ERA 3.14

WHIP 1.23

SO 593

Pitcher PIV 7484.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 210 lb
Born: 11/20/1988 in Orlando, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-07-20
Last Game: 2019-06-14

Full name: Cody Edward Allen

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Career Pitching Statistics

Cody Allen — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	31	481	0	0	0	153	463.2	375	162	55	193	593	3.14	7484.7

Career ERA 3.14 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 23.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Cody Allen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2012	CLE	AL	0	1	27	0	29.0	29	12	15	27	3.72	4.01 (+7%)	243.4
2013	CLE	AL	6	1	77	2	70.1	62	19	26	88	2.43	3.87 (+37%)	1559.9
2014	CLE	AL	6	4	76	24	69.2	48	16	26	91	2.07	3.74 (+45%)	1328.4
2015	CLE	AL	2	5	70	34	69.1	56	23	25	99	2.99	3.96 (+25%)	3762.9
2016	CLE	AL	3	5	67	32	68.0	41	19	27	87	2.51	4.19 (+40%)	1519.6
2017	CLE	AL	3	7	69	30	67.1	57	22	21	92	2.94	4.36 (+33%)	1997.9
2018	CLE	AL	4	6	70	27	67.0	58	35	33	80	4.70	4.15 (-13%)	-694.7
2019	LAA	AL	0	2	25	4	23.0	24	16	20	29	6.26	4.51 (-39%)	-2232.7
Career · 8 seasons			24	31	481	153	463.2	375	162	193	593	3.14	—	7,485

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

Cody Allen — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
481	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Cody Allen — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2012	CLE	AL	27	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CLE	AL	77	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	CLE	AL	76	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CLE	AL	70	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CLE	AL	67	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CLE	AL	69	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	CLE	AL	70	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	LAA	AL	25	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			481	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Cody Allen — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Cody Allen — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2018	ALDS2	CLE	2	.000
2017	ALDS1	CLE	4	.000
2016	ALCS	CLE	4	.000
2016	ALDS2	CLE	2	.000
2016	WS	CLE	4	.000
2013	ALWC	CLE	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Cody Allen — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	17	0	7	20.1	18	7	10	35	3.10

Playoff Pitching by Year

Cody Allen — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2018	ALDS2	CLE	2	0	1.0	4	6	2	2	54.00
2017	ALDS1	CLE	4	1	5.1	5	1	3	8	1.69
2016	ALCS	CLE	4	3	4.2	1	0	1	7	0.00
2016	ALDS2	CLE	2	2	3.0	4	0	2	5	0.00
2016	WS	CLE	4	1	6.0	3	0	2	12	0.00
2013	ALWC	CLE	1	0	0.1	1	0	0	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Cody Allen — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	241	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	240	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Cody Allen — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	241	234.2	174	78	99	302	2.99
Away	240	229.0	201	84	94	291	3.30

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Cody Allen — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2019-06-14	LAA	TBR	—	0.2	4	4	4	2	1	1
2019-06-09	LAA	SEA	—	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	2
2019-06-07	LAA	SEA	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2019-06-04	LAA	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2019-06-02	LAA	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0
2019-05-28	LAA	OAK	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0
2019-05-27	LAA	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2019-05-23	LAA	MIN	—	1.1	3	2	2	1	2	2
2019-05-21	LAA	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2019-05-19	LAA	KCR	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Cody Allen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	481	0	14	32	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Cody Allen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2012	CLE	P	27	3	2	0	0
2013	CLE	P	77	0	5	3	0
2014	CLE	P	76	2	2	0	0
2015	CLE	P	70	2	4	0	0
2016	CLE	P	67	3	6	0	1
2017	CLE	P	69	1	7	0	0
2018	CLE	P	70	3	6	0	1
2019	LAA	P	25	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Cody Allen — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	481

Awards & Honors

Cody Allen — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2017	Reliever of the Month	April

Salary History

Cody Allen's recorded salaries total $5,705,100 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Allen's career ran from 2012 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012.

Cody Allen — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CLE	AL	$4,150,000
2015	CLE	AL	$547,100
2014	CLE	AL	$515,400
2013	CLE	AL	$492,600
Total recorded salary (partial)			$5,705,100

College History

Cody Allen — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
High Point University	High Point	NC	2011

Award Voting History

Cody Allen — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2013	Rookie of the Year	AL	6th	2.0	150	0

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Cody Allen: the record in brief

Cody Allen's major league career runs from a debut on July 20, 2012 to a final game on June 14, 2019. Club by club, the record runs the Cleveland Indians (2012 to 2018) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2019). At 6'1" and 210 pounds, Allen is listed as a pitcher. Allen batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Allen was born on November 20, 1988, in Orlando, FL, USA. On the record, Cody Allen was born Cody Edward Allen.

Allen's career pitching line is 24 wins, 31 losses and a 3.14 ERA over 481 appearances. Allen had 593 strikeouts and 153 saves. Against a 4.10 league ERA for the same years, Allen was 23.3% better. The best win total was 6, in 2013. 2015 produced Allen's most strikeouts, 99. Allen saved 34 games in 2015, the season high. In 2014, one of the busiest seasons, Allen posted a 2.07 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.74.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cody Allen

What years did Cody Allen play?: Cody Allen played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2019.
Was Cody Allen a pitcher?: Yes. Cody Allen pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 593 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Cody Allen hit?: Cody Allen hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Cody Allen play for?: Cody Allen played for 2 teams: the Cleveland Indians (2012–2018) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2019).
What were Cody Allen's career stats?: In 481 games, Cody Allen went 24-31 with a 3.14 ERA, 593 strikeouts, 463.2 innings pitched, and 153 saves.
How much did Cody Allen earn in his career?: Cody Allen's recorded salaries total $5,705,100 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Allen's career ran from 2012 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012.
What was Cody Allen's salary?: Cody Allen's last recorded salary was $4,150,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $4,150,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $492,600, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.
What position did Cody Allen play?: Cody Allen played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Cody Allen and how much did he weigh?: Cody Allen was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 210 pounds.
What was Cody Allen's career ERA?: Cody Allen finished with a 3.14 career ERA, going 24-31 with 593 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Cody Allen have?: Cody Allen recorded 593 career strikeouts.
Is Cody Allen in the Hall of Fame?: No. Cody Allen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.