What years did Zack Britton play?

Zack Britton played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2022.

Was Zack Britton a pitcher?

Yes. Zack Britton pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 532 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Zack Britton hit?

Zack Britton hit 1 career home runs with 5 hits.

What was Zack Britton's career batting average?

Zack Britton batted .625 over his career, with 5 hits in 8 at bats.

How many RBI did Zack Britton have?

Zack Britton drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Zack Britton's career ERA?

Zack Britton finished with a 3.13 career ERA, going 35-26 with 532 strikeouts.

Zack Britton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2022)

Zack Britton was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2022 for the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, a span of 12 seasons. Across 442 career appearances, he went 35-26 with a 3.13 ERA, 532 strikeouts, and 154 saves. Zack Britton was a 2-time All-Star and a Reliever of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8981.1.

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 35–26

ERA 3.13

WHIP 1.26

SO 532

Pitcher PIV 8981.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 12/22/1987 in Panorama City, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2011-04-03
Last Game: 2022-09-30
Awards: 2× All-Star · Reliever of the Year

Full name: Zackary Grant Britton

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Career Pitching Statistics

Zack Britton — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
35	26	442	46	0	0	154	641.0	546	223	39	264	532	3.13	8981.1

Career ERA 3.13 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 23.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Zack Britton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2011	BAL	AL	11	11	28	28	0	154.1	162	79	62	97	4.61	3.94 (-17%)	-236.8
2012	BAL	AL	5	3	12	11	0	60.1	61	34	32	53	5.07	4.01 (-26%)	-462.5
2013	BAL	AL	2	3	8	7	0	40.0	52	22	17	18	4.95	3.87 (-28%)	-932.4
2014	BAL	AL	3	2	71	0	37	76.1	46	14	23	62	1.65	3.74 (+56%)	1179.2
2015	BAL	AL	4	1	64	0	36	65.2	51	14	14	79	1.92	3.96 (+52%)	3252.5
2016	BAL	AL	2	1	69	0	47	67.0	38	4	18	74	0.54	4.19 (+87%)	3824.6
2017	BAL	AL	2	1	38	0	15	37.1	39	12	18	29	2.89	4.36 (+34%)	902.2
2018	BAL	AL	1	0	16	0	4	15.2	11	6	10	13	3.45	4.15 (+17%)	-112.9
2018	NYA	AL	1	0	25	0	3	25.0	18	8	11	21	2.88	4.15 (+31%)	42.9
2019	NYA	AL	3	1	66	0	3	61.1	38	13	32	53	1.91	4.51 (+58%)	1194.4
2020	NYA	AL	1	2	20	0	8	19.0	12	4	7	16	1.89	4.45 (+57%)	877.8
2021	NYA	AL	0	1	22	0	1	18.1	17	12	14	16	5.89	4.27 (-38%)	-547.9
2022	NYA	AL	0	0	3	0	0	0.2	1	1	6	1	13.50	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			35	26	442	46	154	641.0	546	223	264	532	3.13	—	8,981

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

Zack Britton — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
442	8	3	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	.625	.625	1.125	1.750	0

Career AVG .625 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — +148.8% above league average.

Career OBP .625 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — +96.2% above league average.

Career SLG 1.125 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — +175.7% above league average.

Career OPS 1.750 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — +140.8% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Zack Britton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2011	BAL	AL	28	8	3	5	1	1	2	1	.625	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	BAL	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	BAL	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	BAL	AL	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	BAL	AL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	BAL	AL	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	BAL	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	BAL	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	NYA	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	NYA	AL	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	NYA	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	NYA	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	NYA	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			442	8	3	5	1	1	2	1	.625	—	—	—	—	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

Zack Britton — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Zack Britton — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2020	ALDS1	NYA	3	.000
2020	ALWC2	NYA	1	.000
2019	ALCS	NYA	5	.000
2019	ALDS2	NYA	2	.000
2018	ALDS1	NYA	3	.000
2018	ALWC	NYA	1	.000
2014	ALCS	BAL	3	.000
2014	ALDS2	BAL	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Zack Britton — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	21	0	2	23.0	13	8	17	22	3.13

Playoff Pitching by Year

Zack Britton — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2020	ALDS1	NYA	3	0	4.0	1	0	2	6	0.00
2020	ALWC2	NYA	1	0	1.1	0	2	2	1	13.50
2019	ALCS	NYA	5	0	5.2	1	0	5	5	0.00
2019	ALDS2	NYA	2	0	2.1	1	1	1	1	3.86
2018	ALDS1	NYA	3	0	4.0	3	1	1	4	2.25
2018	ALWC	NYA	1	0	1.0	2	2	1	0	18.00
2014	ALCS	BAL	3	0	2.1	3	1	4	3	3.86
2014	ALDS2	BAL	3	2	2.1	2	1	1	2	3.86

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Zack Britton — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	231	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	211	8	3	5	1	2	.625

Pitching — Home / Away

Zack Britton — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	231	343.2	262	94	125	283	2.46
Away	211	297.1	284	129	139	249	3.90

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Zack Britton — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2022-09-30	NYY	BAL	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2022-09-28	NYY	TOR	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0
2022-09-24	NYY	BOS	—	0.1	1	1	1	3	1	0
2021-08-19	NYY	MIN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0
2021-08-18	NYY	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2021-08-16	NYY	LAA	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2021-08-14	NYY	CHW	—	0.1	1	1	0	2	0	0
2021-08-12	NYY	CHW	L	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	1
2021-08-11	NYY	KCR	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-08-09	NYY	KCR	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Zack Britton — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	442	46	30	116	7	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Zack Britton — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2011	BAL	P	28	28	9	21	2	4
2012	BAL	P	12	11	1	10	1	0
2013	BAL	P	8	7	1	4	0	0
2014	BAL	P	71	0	5	15	0	1
2015	BAL	P	64	0	5	21	0	0
2016	BAL	P	69	0	1	16	0	0
2017	BAL	P	38	0	3	6	1	0
2018	BAL	P	16	0	1	2	0	1
2018	NYA	P	25	0	2	5	1	1
2019	NYA	P	66	0	1	10	0	0
2020	NYA	P	20	0	1	3	2	0
2021	NYA	P	22	0	0	3	0	2
2022	NYA	P	3	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Zack Britton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	442

Awards & Honors

Zack Britton — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2016	Reliever of the Year Award
2016	TSN All-Star	RP
2016	TSN Reliever of the Year

Salary History

Zack Britton — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	BAL	AL	$6,750,000
2015	BAL	AL	$3,200,000
2014	BAL	AL	$521,500
2012	BAL	AL	$486,000
Total Career Earnings			$10,957,500

Award Voting History

Zack Britton — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2016	Cy Young Award	AL	4th	72.0	210	5
2016	Most Valuable Player	AL	11th	11.0	420	0

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Zack Britton: the record in brief

According to the bio, Zack Britton debuted on April 3, 2011 and played a final game on September 30, 2022. Britton played for the Baltimore Orioles (2011 through 2018) and the New York Yankees (2018 through 2022). Britton played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. Born on December 22, 1987, in Panorama City, CA, USA, Britton was listed at 6 feet, 1 inch and 200 pounds. On the record, Zack Britton was born Zackary Grant Britton.

Across 442 games (46 starts), Britton recorded 35 wins against 26 losses with a 3.13 ERA. Also on Britton's record: 532 strikeouts and 154 saves. The leagues Britton pitched in allowed 4.10 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 23.6% better than average. 2011 brought Britton a season-high 11 wins. Britton saved 47 games in 2016, the season high. 2011 was Britton's sharpest full season, a 4.61 ERA against the league's 3.94.

Frequently Asked Questions about Zack Britton

What years did Zack Britton play?: Zack Britton played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2022.
Was Zack Britton a pitcher?: Yes. Zack Britton pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 532 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Zack Britton hit?: Zack Britton hit 1 career home runs with 5 hits.
What was Zack Britton's career batting average?: Zack Britton batted .625 over his career, with 5 hits in 8 at bats.
How many RBI did Zack Britton have?: Zack Britton drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Zack Britton's career ERA?: Zack Britton finished with a 3.13 career ERA, going 35-26 with 532 strikeouts.