What years did Daniel Bard play?

Daniel Bard played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2023.

Was Daniel Bard a pitcher?

Yes. Daniel Bard pitched in the major leagues, recording 31 wins and 475 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Daniel Bard hit?

Daniel Bard hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Daniel Bard's career batting average?

Daniel Bard batted .333 over his career, with 1 hits in 3 at bats.

What was Daniel Bard's career ERA?

Daniel Bard finished with a 3.74 career ERA, going 31-35 with 475 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Daniel Bard have?

Daniel Bard recorded 475 career strikeouts.

Daniel Bard

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2023)

Daniel Bard was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2023 for the Boston Red Sox and the Colorado Rockies, a span of 15 seasons. Across 408 career appearances, he went 31-35 with a 3.74 ERA, 475 strikeouts, and 66 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 794.4.

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 12, 2026

W–L 31–35

ERA 3.74

WHIP 1.30

SO 475

Pitcher PIV 794.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 215 lb
Born: 6/25/1985 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2009-05-13

Full name: Daniel Paul Bard

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Career Pitching Statistics

Daniel Bard — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
31	35	408	10	0	0	66	457.1	354	190	43	241	475	3.74	794.4

Career ERA 3.74 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 9.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Daniel Bard Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	BOS	AL	2	2	49	0	1	49.1	41	20	22	63	3.65	4.32 (+16%)	1172.2
2010	BOS	AL	1	2	73	0	3	74.2	45	16	30	76	1.93	4.08 (+53%)	1338.3
2011	BOS	AL	2	9	70	0	1	73.0	46	27	24	74	3.33	3.94 (+16%)	1825.6
2012	BOS	AL	5	6	17	10	0	59.1	60	41	43	38	6.22	4.01 (-55%)	-3485.5
2013	BOS	AL	0	0	2	0	0	1.0	1	1	2	1	9.00	—	0.0
2020	COL	NL	4	2	23	0	6	24.2	22	10	10	27	3.65	4.45 (+18%)	505.7
2021	COL	NL	7	8	67	0	20	65.2	69	38	36	80	5.21	4.27 (-22%)	-26.5
2022	COL	NL	6	4	57	0	34	60.1	35	12	25	69	1.79	3.97 (+55%)	1686.7
2023	COL	NL	4	2	50	0	1	49.1	35	25	49	47	4.56	4.33 (-5%)	-2222.1
Career · 9 seasons			31	35	408	10	66	457.1	354	190	241	475	3.74	—	794

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

Daniel Bard — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
408	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0

Career AVG .333 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — +32.3% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .333 vs. league average .406 across their career seasons — 17.8% below league average.

Career OPS .667 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 8.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Daniel Bard Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	BOS	AL	49	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	BOS	AL	73	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	BOS	AL	70	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	BOS	AL	17	2	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	BOS	AL	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	COL	NL	23	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	COL	NL	67	1	1	1	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	COL	NL	57	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	COL	NL	50	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			408	3	1	1	1	.333	—	—	—	—	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

Daniel Bard — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Daniel Bard — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2009	ALDS2	BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Daniel Bard — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	4	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Daniel Bard — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2009	ALDS2	BOS	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	4	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Daniel Bard — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	205	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	203	3	1	1	0	0	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Daniel Bard — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	205	229.1	170	76	103	233	2.98
Away	203	228.0	184	114	138	242	4.50

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Daniel Bard — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2023-09-26	COL	LAD	—	1.0	1	1	1	2	2	0
2023-09-24	COL	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0
2023-09-18	COL	SDP	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2023-09-01	COL	TOR	—	1.0	3	3	3	2	2	0
2023-08-28	COL	ATL	—	1.0	4	5	4	1	2	0
2023-08-26	COL	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023-08-22	COL	TBR	—	0.1	3	4	0	0	0	1
2023-08-16	COL	AZ	—	0.2	0	1	1	3	0	0
2023-08-13	COL	LAD	—	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0
2023-08-10	COL	LAD	—	0.2	0	0	0	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Daniel Bard — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	408	10	33	32	8	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Daniel Bard — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	BOS	P	49	0	4	2	2	1
2010	BOS	P	73	0	7	7	2	1
2011	BOS	P	70	0	11	5	1	0
2012	BOS	P	17	10	4	8	0	3
2013	BOS	P	2	0	0	1	0	0
2020	COL	P	23	0	1	0	1	0
2021	COL	P	67	0	1	2	1	0
2022	COL	P	57	0	2	6	0	0
2023	COL	P	50	0	3	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Daniel Bard Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	408

Awards & Honors

Daniel Bard — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2020	MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2020	TSN Comeback Player of the Year

Salary History

Daniel Bard — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	BOS	AL	$1,862,500
2012	BOS	AL	$1,612,500
2011	BOS	AL	$505,000
2010	BOS	AL	$415,500
Total Career Earnings			$4,395,500

College History

Daniel Bard — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	NC	2004, 2005, 2006

Award Voting History

Daniel Bard — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2022	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	2.0	420	0

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Daniel Bard: the record in brief

Daniel Bard's entire major league record comes from the period beginning May 13, 2009. Club by club, the record runs the Boston Red Sox (2009 to 2013) and the Colorado Rockies (2020 through 2023). At 6 feet, 4 inches and 215 pounds, Bard is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Bard both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is June 25, 1985, in Houston, TX, USA. On the record, Daniel Bard was born Daniel Paul Bard.

Bard pitched in 408 games, starting 10, and finished with a 31-35 record and 3.74 ERA. The same table counts 475 strikeouts and 66 saves. Against a 4.11 league ERA for the same years, Bard was 9.1% better. The best win total was 7, in 2021. Bard saved 34 games in 2022, the season high. 2022 was Bard's sharpest full season, a 1.79 ERA against the league's 3.97. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 794.4 for Bard's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Daniel Bard

What years did Daniel Bard play?: Daniel Bard played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2023.
Was Daniel Bard a pitcher?: Yes. Daniel Bard pitched in the major leagues, recording 31 wins and 475 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Daniel Bard hit?: Daniel Bard hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Daniel Bard's career batting average?: Daniel Bard batted .333 over his career, with 1 hits in 3 at bats.
What was Daniel Bard's career ERA?: Daniel Bard finished with a 3.74 career ERA, going 31-35 with 475 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Daniel Bard have?: Daniel Bard recorded 475 career strikeouts.