What years did Blaine Boyer play?

Blaine Boyer played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2018.

Was Blaine Boyer a pitcher?

Yes. Blaine Boyer pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 292 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Blaine Boyer hit?

Blaine Boyer hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Blaine Boyer play for?

Blaine Boyer played for 9 teams: the Atlanta Braves (2005–2009), the St. Louis Cardinals (2009), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2009–2010), the New York Mets (2011), the San Diego Padres (2014), the Minnesota Twins (2015), the Milwaukee Brewers (2016), the Boston Red Sox (2017), and the Kansas City Royals (2018).

What were Blaine Boyer's career stats?

In 447 games, Blaine Boyer went 17-27 with a 4.55 ERA, 292 strikeouts, 468.1 innings pitched, and 5 saves.

What was Blaine Boyer's salary?

Blaine Boyer's last recorded salary was $950,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $950,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $336,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2016.

What position did Blaine Boyer play?

Blaine Boyer played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Blaine Boyer and how much did he weigh?

Blaine Boyer was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 235 pounds.

What was Blaine Boyer's career ERA?

Blaine Boyer finished with a 4.55 career ERA, going 17-27 with 292 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Blaine Boyer have?

Blaine Boyer recorded 292 career strikeouts.

Is Blaine Boyer in the Hall of Fame?

No. Blaine Boyer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Blaine Boyer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2018)

Blaine Boyer was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2018 for 9 teams, including the Atlanta Braves, a span of 14 seasons. Across 447 career appearances, he went 17-27 with a 4.55 ERA and 292 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1744.7.

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 24, 2026

W–L 17–27

ERA 4.55

WHIP 1.43

SO 292

Pitcher PIV 1744.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 235 lb
Born: 7/11/1981 in Atlanta, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-06-12
Last Game: 2018-08-14

Full name: Blaine Thomas Boyer

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Career Pitching Statistics

Blaine Boyer — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	27	447	0	0	0	5	468.1	505	237	38	165	292	4.55	1744.7

Career ERA 4.55 vs. league average 4.20 across their career seasons — 8.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Blaine Boyer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2005	ATL	NL	4	2	43	0	37.2	32	13	17	33	3.11	4.29 (+28%)	1105.3
2006	ATL	NL	0	0	2	0	0.2	4	3	1	0	40.50	—	0.0
2007	ATL	NL	0	0	5	0	5.1	10	2	1	3	3.38	—	0.0
2008	ATL	NL	2	6	76	1	72.0	73	47	25	67	5.88	4.32 (-36%)	223.5
2009	ATL	NL	0	1	3	0	1.1	3	6	3	2	40.50	—	0.0
2009	SLN	NL	0	0	15	0	16.1	14	8	5	9	4.41	4.32 (-2%)	175.7
2009	ARI	NL	0	1	30	0	37.0	39	11	12	18	2.68	4.32 (+38%)	914.7
2010	ARI	NL	3	2	54	0	57.0	59	27	29	29	4.26	4.08 (-5%)	-348.9
2011	NYN	NL	0	2	5	1	6.2	13	8	1	1	10.80	—	0.0
2014	SDN	NL	0	1	32	0	40.1	34	16	8	29	3.57	3.74 (+5%)	820.2
2015	MIN	AL	3	6	68	1	65.0	62	18	19	33	2.49	3.96 (+37%)	-54.7
2016	MIL	NL	2	4	61	1	66.0	80	29	17	26	3.95	4.19 (+6%)	376.6
2017	BOS	AL	1	1	32	0	41.1	50	20	14	33	4.35	4.36 (avg)	797.1
2018	KCA	AL	2	1	21	1	21.2	32	29	13	9	12.05	4.15 (-190%)	-2264.7
Career · 14 seasons			17	27	447	5	468.1	505	237	165	292	4.55	—	1,745

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

Blaine Boyer — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
447	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Blaine Boyer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	ATL	NL	43	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	ATL	NL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	ATL	NL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	ATL	NL	76	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	ATL	NL	3	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	SLN	NL	15	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	ARI	NL	30	3	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	ARI	NL	54	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	NYN	NL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	SDN	NL	32	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	MIN	AL	68	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	MIL	NL	61	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	BOS	AL	32	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	KCA	AL	21	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			447	9	6	.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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Blaine Boyer — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	227	7	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	220	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Blaine Boyer — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	227	253.2	249	118	86	151	4.19
Away	220	214.2	256	119	79	141	4.99

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Blaine Boyer — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2018-08-14	KCR	TOR	L	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1
2018-05-28	KCR	MIN	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0
2018-05-25	KCR	TEX	—	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0
2018-05-23	KCR	STL	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2018-05-21	KCR	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2018-05-19	KCR	NYY	—	2.0	2	2	2	0	0	2
2018-05-16	KCR	TBR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018-05-12	KCR	CLE	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0
2018-05-08	KCR	BAL	—	1.0	4	4	4	1	0	0
2018-05-04	KCR	DET	W	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Blaine Boyer — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	447	0	22	61	6	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Blaine Boyer — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2005	ATL	P	43	1	3	0	0
2006	ATL	P	2	0	0	0	0
2007	ATL	P	5	1	1	0	0
2008	ATL	P	76	1	8	0	0
2009	ATL	P	3	0	0	0	0
2009	SLN	P	15	1	2	0	0
2009	ARI	P	30	3	3	3	0
2010	ARI	P	54	4	13	1	1
2011	NYN	P	5	0	1	0	0
2014	SDN	P	32	0	6	0	0
2015	MIN	P	68	7	13	2	1
2016	MIL	P	61	3	7	0	1
2017	BOS	P	32	1	0	0	0
2018	KCA	P	21	0	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Blaine Boyer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	447

Salary History

Blaine Boyer's recorded salaries total $4,308,500 over 7 seasons, 2006 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Boyer's career ran from 2005 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2005, 2007, and 2014.

Blaine Boyer — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	MIL	NL	$950,000
2015	MIN	AL	$750,000
2011	NYN	NL	$725,000
2010	ARI	NL	$725,000
2009	ATL	NL	$432,500
2008	ATL	NL	$390,000
2006	ATL	NL	$336,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$4,308,500

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Blaine Boyer: the record in brief

June 12, 2005 and August 14, 2018 bracket Blaine Boyer's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Atlanta Braves (2005 to 2009), the St. Louis Cardinals (2009), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2009 to 2010), the New York Mets (2011), the San Diego Padres (2014), the Minnesota Twins (2015), the Milwaukee Brewers (2016), and the Boston Red Sox (2017), with further stops in the season rows. Listed as a pitcher, Boyer threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-3 and 235 pounds. The birth record reads July 11, 1981, in Atlanta, GA, USA. The given name on file is Blaine Thomas Boyer.

Boyer pitched in 447 games, starting 0, and finished with a 17-27 record and 4.55 ERA. Boyer had 292 strikeouts. Against a 4.20 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.55 mark was 8.5% worse. Boyer struck out 67 batters in 2008, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Blaine Boyer

What years did Blaine Boyer play?: Blaine Boyer played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2018.
Was Blaine Boyer a pitcher?: Yes. Blaine Boyer pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 292 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Blaine Boyer hit?: Blaine Boyer hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Blaine Boyer play for?: Blaine Boyer played for 9 teams: the Atlanta Braves (2005–2009), the St. Louis Cardinals (2009), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2009–2010), the New York Mets (2011), the San Diego Padres (2014), the Minnesota Twins (2015), the Milwaukee Brewers (2016), the Boston Red Sox (2017), and the Kansas City Royals (2018).
What were Blaine Boyer's career stats?: In 447 games, Blaine Boyer went 17-27 with a 4.55 ERA, 292 strikeouts, 468.1 innings pitched, and 5 saves.
How much did Blaine Boyer earn in his career?: Blaine Boyer's recorded salaries total $4,308,500 over 7 seasons, 2006 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Boyer's career ran from 2005 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2005, 2007, and 2014.
What was Blaine Boyer's salary?: Blaine Boyer's last recorded salary was $950,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $950,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $336,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2016.
What position did Blaine Boyer play?: Blaine Boyer played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Blaine Boyer and how much did he weigh?: Blaine Boyer was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 235 pounds.
What was Blaine Boyer's career ERA?: Blaine Boyer finished with a 4.55 career ERA, going 17-27 with 292 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Blaine Boyer have?: Blaine Boyer recorded 292 career strikeouts.
Is Blaine Boyer in the Hall of Fame?: No. Blaine Boyer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.