What years did Jerry Blevins play?

Jerry Blevins played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2019.

Was Jerry Blevins a pitcher?

Yes. Jerry Blevins pitched in the major leagues, recording 30 wins and 508 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jerry Blevins hit?

Jerry Blevins hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Jerry Blevins play for?

Jerry Blevins played for 4 teams: the Oakland Athletics (2007–2013), the Washington Nationals (2014), the New York Mets (2015–2018), and the Atlanta Braves (2019).

What were Jerry Blevins's career stats?

In 609 games, Jerry Blevins went 30-13 with a 3.54 ERA, 508 strikeouts, 495.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves.

What was Jerry Blevins's salary?

Jerry Blevins's last recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $405,000, in 2009. The Salary History table lists each season from 2009 to 2016.

What position did Jerry Blevins play?

Jerry Blevins played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jerry Blevins and how much did he weigh?

Jerry Blevins was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 182 pounds.

What was Jerry Blevins's career ERA?

Jerry Blevins finished with a 3.54 career ERA, going 30-13 with 508 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jerry Blevins have?

Jerry Blevins recorded 508 career strikeouts.

Is Jerry Blevins in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jerry Blevins has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jerry Blevins

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2019)

Jerry Blevins was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2019 for 4 teams, including the Athletics, a span of 13 seasons. Across 609 career appearances, he went 30-13 with a 3.54 ERA and 508 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4617.2.

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 30–13

ERA 3.54

WHIP 1.24

SO 508

Pitcher PIV 4617.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 182 lb
Born: 9/6/1983 in Johnson City, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 2007-09-16
Last Game: 2019-09-29

Full name: Jerry Richard Blevins

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jerry Blevins — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
30	13	609	1	0	0	7	495.1	417	195	50	195	508	3.54	4617.2

Career ERA 3.54 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 14.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Jerry Blevins Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2007	OAK	AL	0	1	6	0	0	4.2	8	5	2	3	9.64	—	0.0
2008	OAK	AL	1	3	36	0	0	37.2	32	13	13	35	3.11	4.32 (+28%)	1030.2
2009	OAK	AL	0	0	20	0	0	22.1	19	12	6	23	4.84	4.32 (-12%)	737.1
2010	OAK	AL	2	1	63	0	1	48.2	54	20	18	46	3.70	4.08 (+9%)	-182.4
2011	OAK	AL	0	0	26	0	0	28.1	24	9	14	26	2.86	3.94 (+27%)	175.6
2012	OAK	AL	5	1	63	0	1	65.1	45	18	25	54	2.48	4.01 (+38%)	-322.5
2013	OAK	AL	5	0	67	0	0	60.0	47	21	17	52	3.15	3.87 (+19%)	-23.6
2014	WAS	NL	2	3	64	0	0	57.1	48	31	23	66	4.87	3.74 (-30%)	1413.5
2015	NYN	NL	1	0	7	0	0	5.0	0	0	0	4	0.00	—	0.0
2016	NYN	NL	4	2	73	0	2	42.0	36	13	15	52	2.79	4.19 (+34%)	1205.8
2017	NYN	NL	6	0	75	0	1	49.0	43	16	24	69	2.94	4.36 (+33%)	1535.8
2018	NYN	NL	3	2	64	1	1	42.2	36	23	22	41	4.85	4.15 (-17%)	-870.9
2019	ATL	NL	1	0	45	0	1	32.1	25	14	16	37	3.90	4.51 (+14%)	-81.5
Career · 13 seasons			30	13	609	1	7	495.1	417	195	195	508	3.54	—	4,617

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

Jerry Blevins — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
609	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	0

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 22.7% below league average.

Career SLG .250 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 39.1% below league average.

Career OPS .500 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 31.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jerry Blevins Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2007	OAK	AL	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	OAK	AL	36	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	OAK	AL	20	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	OAK	AL	63	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	OAK	AL	26	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	OAK	AL	63	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	OAK	AL	67	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	WAS	NL	64	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	NYN	NL	7	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	NYN	NL	73	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	NYN	NL	75	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	NYN	NL	64	2	1	1	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	ATL	NL	45	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			609	4	1	1	2	.250	—	—	—	—	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

Jerry Blevins — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jerry Blevins — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2014	NLDS1	WAS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2012	ALDS2	OAK	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jerry Blevins — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	6	0	0	7.0	1	0	0	2	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jerry Blevins — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2014	NLDS1	WAS	0	0	3	0	0	3.1	0	0	0	2	0.00
2012	ALDS2	OAK	0	0	3	0	0	3.2	1	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jerry Blevins — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	303	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	306	3	0	1	0	1	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Jerry Blevins — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	303	255.1	203	88	95	264	3.10
Away	306	240.0	214	107	100	244	4.01

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jerry Blevins — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	SO
2019-09-29	ATL	NYN	—	0.1	1	1	1	1
2019-09-25	ATL	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-24	ATL	KCR	—	0.2	2	1	1	1
2019-09-22	ATL	SFG	—	0.1	0	0	0	0
2019-09-17	ATL	PHI	—	0.2	0	0	0	0
2019-09-13	ATL	WAS	—	1.0	1	0	0	2
2019-09-12	ATL	PHI	—	0.1	0	0	0	0
2019-09-10	ATL	PHI	—	0.1	0	0	0	1
2019-09-03	ATL	TOR	—	1.0	0	0	0	1
2019-08-28	ATL	TOR	—	1.0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jerry Blevins — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	609	1	7	42	10	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jerry Blevins — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2007	OAK	P	6	0	0	0	0	0
2008	OAK	P	36	0	0	3	3	1
2009	OAK	P	20	0	0	1	0	0
2010	OAK	P	63	0	2	5	2	0
2011	OAK	P	26	0	0	3	0	0
2012	OAK	P	63	0	0	7	0	0
2013	OAK	P	67	0	0	4	2	0
2014	WAS	P	64	0	1	6	0	0
2015	NYN	P	7	0	0	1	0	0
2016	NYN	P	73	0	1	2	1	0
2017	NYN	P	75	0	0	5	1	0
2018	NYN	P	64	1	0	4	0	0
2019	ATL	P	45	0	3	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jerry Blevins Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	609

Salary History

Jerry Blevins's recorded salaries total $8,495,000 over 7 seasons, 2009 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Blevins's career ran from 2007 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2007, 2008, and 2015.

Jerry Blevins — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	NYN	NL	$4,000,000
2014	WAS	NL	$1,675,000
2013	OAK	AL	$1,100,000
2012	OAK	AL	$490,000
2011	OAK	AL	$420,000
2010	OAK	AL	$405,000
2009	OAK	AL	$405,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$8,495,000

College History

Jerry Blevins — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Dayton	Dayton	OH	2002, 2003, 2004

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Jerry Blevins: the record in brief

The profile opens with Jerry Blevins's first major league game on September 16, 2007; the last one listed came on September 29, 2019. Blevins played for the Oakland Athletics (2007 to 2013), the Washington Nationals (2014), the New York Mets (2015 through 2018), and the Atlanta Braves (2019). Blevins, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw left-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 4 inches and 182 pounds. Blevins was born on September 6, 1983, in Johnson City, TN, USA. On the record, Jerry Blevins was born Jerry Richard Blevins.

Blevins pitched in 609 games, starting 1, and finished with a 30-13 record and 3.54 ERA. The same table counts 508 strikeouts. Against a 4.15 league ERA for the same years, Blevins was 14.6% better. No season topped the 6 wins of 2017. In 2012, one of the busiest seasons, Blevins posted a 2.48 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.01. Blevins's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 4,617.2.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jerry Blevins

What years did Jerry Blevins play?: Jerry Blevins played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2019.
Was Jerry Blevins a pitcher?: Yes. Jerry Blevins pitched in the major leagues, recording 30 wins and 508 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jerry Blevins hit?: Jerry Blevins hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Jerry Blevins play for?: Jerry Blevins played for 4 teams: the Oakland Athletics (2007–2013), the Washington Nationals (2014), the New York Mets (2015–2018), and the Atlanta Braves (2019).
What were Jerry Blevins's career stats?: In 609 games, Jerry Blevins went 30-13 with a 3.54 ERA, 508 strikeouts, 495.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves.
How much did Jerry Blevins earn in his career?: Jerry Blevins's recorded salaries total $8,495,000 over 7 seasons, 2009 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Blevins's career ran from 2007 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2007, 2008, and 2015.
What was Jerry Blevins's salary?: Jerry Blevins's last recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $405,000, in 2009. The Salary History table lists each season from 2009 to 2016.
What position did Jerry Blevins play?: Jerry Blevins played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jerry Blevins and how much did he weigh?: Jerry Blevins was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 182 pounds.
What was Jerry Blevins's career ERA?: Jerry Blevins finished with a 3.54 career ERA, going 30-13 with 508 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jerry Blevins have?: Jerry Blevins recorded 508 career strikeouts.
Is Jerry Blevins in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jerry Blevins has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.