Zack Britton

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

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

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

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2011 BAL AL 11 11 28 28 0 0 0 154.3 162 79 62 97 4.61 3.94 (-17%) -236.8
2012 BAL AL 5 3 12 11 0 0 0 60.3 61 34 32 53 5.07 4.01 (-26%) -462.5
2013 BAL AL 2 3 8 7 0 0 0 40.0 52 22 17 18 4.95 3.87 (-28%) -932.4
2014 BAL AL 3 2 71 0 0 0 37 76.3 46 14 23 62 1.65 3.74 (+56%) 1179.2
2015 BAL AL 4 1 64 0 0 0 36 65.7 51 14 14 79 1.92 3.96 (+52%) 3252.5
2016 BAL AL 2 1 69 0 0 0 47 67.0 38 4 18 74 0.54 4.19 (+87%) 3824.6
2017 BAL AL 2 1 38 0 0 0 15 37.3 39 12 18 29 2.89 4.36 (+34%) 902.2
2018 BAL AL 1 0 16 0 0 0 4 15.7 11 6 10 13 3.45 4.15 (+17%) -112.9
2018 NYA AL 1 0 25 0 0 0 3 25.0 18 8 11 21 2.88 4.15 (+31%) 42.9
2019 NYA AL 3 1 66 0 0 0 3 61.3 38 13 32 53 1.91 4.51 (+58%) 1194.4
2020 NYA AL 1 2 20 0 0 0 8 19.0 12 4 7 16 1.89 4.45 (+57%) 877.8
2021 NYA AL 0 1 22 0 0 0 1 18.3 17 12 14 16 5.89 4.27 (-38%) -547.9
2022 NYA AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.7 1 1 6 1 13.50 — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 35 26 442 46 0 0 154 641.0 546 223 264 532 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

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

Career Arc

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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2020 ALDS1 NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 ALWC2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 ALCS NYA 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 ALDS2 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 ALDS1 NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 ALWC NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 ALCS BAL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 ALDS2 BAL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

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

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2020 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 3 0 0 4.0 1 0 2 6 0.00
2020 ALWC2 NYA 0 0 1 0 0 1.3 0 2 2 1 13.50
2019 ALCS NYA 0 0 5 0 0 5.7 1 0 5 5 0.00
2019 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 2 0 0 2.3 1 1 1 1 3.86
2018 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 3 0 0 4.0 3 1 1 4 2.25
2018 ALWC NYA 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 0 18.00
2014 ALCS BAL 0 0 3 0 0 2.3 3 1 4 3 3.86
2014 ALDS2 BAL 0 0 3 0 2 2.3 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home23100000—
Away21183512.625

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home231343.2262941252832.46
Away211297.12841291392493.90

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2022-09-30 NYYBAL — 0.0000100
2022-09-28 NYYTOR — 0.1000200
2022-09-24 NYYBOS — 0.1111310
2021-08-19 NYYMIN — 1.0211020
2021-08-18 NYYBOS — 1.0000010
2021-08-16 NYYLAA — 0.1000010
2021-08-14 NYYCHW — 0.1110200
2021-08-12 NYYCHW L 0.1122101
2021-08-11 NYYKCR SV 1.0000000
2021-08-09 NYYKCR — 1.0111120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 442 46 30 116 7 9

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

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 442

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2016 Reliever of the Year Award
2016 TSN All-Star RP
2016 TSN Reliever of the Year

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

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

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Zack Britton (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Alex Colome
    34-35, 3.36 ERA
  2. 95
    Steve Farr
    48-45, 3.25 ERA
  3. 94
    Santiago Casilla
    42-31, 3.29 ERA
  4. 91
    Duane Ward
    32-37, 3.28 ERA
  5. 86
    Mike Henneman
    57-42, 3.21 ERA
  6. 85
    Al Hrabosky
    64-35, 3.10 ERA

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.