What years did Joba Chamberlain play?

Joba Chamberlain played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2016.

Was Joba Chamberlain a pitcher?

Yes. Joba Chamberlain pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 546 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joba Chamberlain hit?

Joba Chamberlain hit 0 career home runs.

What was Joba Chamberlain's career batting average?

Joba Chamberlain batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 6 at bats.

What was Joba Chamberlain's career ERA?

Joba Chamberlain finished with a 3.81 career ERA, going 25-21 with 546 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Joba Chamberlain have?

Joba Chamberlain recorded 546 career strikeouts.

Joba Chamberlain

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2016)

Joba Chamberlain was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2016 for 4 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 10 seasons. Across 385 career appearances, he went 25-21 with a 3.81 ERA and 546 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4578.4.

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 September 8, 2026

W–L 25–21

ERA 3.81

WHIP 1.38

SO 546

Pitcher PIV 4578.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 245 lb
Born: 9/23/1985 in Lincoln, NE, USA
MLB Debut: 2007-08-07
Last Game: 2016-07-03

Full name: Justin Louis Chamberlain

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Career Pitching Statistics

Joba Chamberlain — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	21	385	43	0	0	7	555.3	540	235	57	226	546	3.81	4578.4

Career ERA 3.81 vs. league average 4.09 across their career seasons — 6.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Joba Chamberlain Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2007	NYA	AL	2	0	19	0	1	24.0	12	1	6	34	0.38	4.47 (+92%)	1597.9
2008	NYA	AL	4	3	42	12	0	100.3	87	29	39	118	2.60	4.32 (+40%)	4275.9
2009	NYA	AL	9	6	32	31	0	157.3	167	83	76	133	4.75	4.32 (-10%)	-1958.0
2010	NYA	AL	3	4	73	0	3	71.7	71	35	22	77	4.40	4.08 (-8%)	1997.0
2011	NYA	AL	2	0	27	0	0	28.7	23	9	7	24	2.83	3.94 (+28%)	283.9
2012	NYA	AL	1	0	22	0	0	20.7	26	10	6	22	4.35	4.01 (-8%)	0.3
2013	NYA	AL	2	1	45	0	1	42.0	47	23	26	38	4.93	3.87 (-27%)	-1866.5
2014	DET	AL	2	5	69	0	2	63.0	57	25	24	59	3.57	3.74 (+5%)	920.0
2015	DET	AL	0	2	30	0	0	22.0	32	10	5	15	4.09	3.96 (-3%)	-869.7
2015	KCA	AL	0	0	6	0	0	5.7	6	5	4	8	7.94	—	0.0
2016	CLE	AL	0	0	20	0	0	20.0	12	5	11	18	2.25	4.19 (+46%)	197.5
Career · 11 seasons			25	21	385	43	7	555.1	540	235	226	546	3.81	—	4,578

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

Joba Chamberlain — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
385	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 55.9% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .143 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 80.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Joba Chamberlain Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2007	NYA	AL	19	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	NYA	AL	42	3	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	NYA	AL	32	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	NYA	AL	73	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	NYA	AL	27	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	NYA	AL	22	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	NYA	AL	45	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	DET	AL	69	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	DET	AL	30	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	KCA	AL	6	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CLE	AL	20	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			385	6	1	2	.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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Joba Chamberlain — 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

Joba Chamberlain — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2014	ALDS2	DET	2	.000
2012	ALCS	NYA	3	.000
2012	ALDS1	NYA	1	.000
2010	ALCS	NYA	3	.000
2009	ALCS	NYA	4	.000
2009	ALDS1	NYA	3	.000
2009	WS	NYA	3	.000
2007	ALDS2	NYA	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Joba Chamberlain — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	21	0	0	16.0	23	9	6	15	5.06

Playoff Pitching by Year

Joba Chamberlain — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2014	ALDS2	DET	0	2	0.3	3	4	0	0	108.00
2012	ALCS	NYA	0	3	1.3	3	0	0	0	0.00
2012	ALDS1	NYA	0	1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0.00
2010	ALCS	NYA	0	3	3.3	4	1	2	3	2.70
2009	ALCS	NYA	0	4	1.7	5	1	0	2	5.40
2009	ALDS1	NYA	0	3	1.7	2	0	0	1	0.00
2009	WS	NYA	1	3	3.0	2	1	1	4	3.00
2007	ALDS2	NYA	0	2	3.7	3	2	3	4	4.91

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Joba Chamberlain — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	197	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	188	6	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Joba Chamberlain — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	197	290.1	288	138	124	292	4.28
Away	188	265.0	252	97	102	254	3.29

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Joba Chamberlain — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2016-07-03	CLE	TOR	—	1.2	0	0	0	3	0	0
2016-07-01	CLE	TOR	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
2016-06-27	CLE	ATL	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
2016-06-18	CLE	CHW	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2016-06-13	CLE	KCR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2016-06-08	CLE	SEA	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0
2016-05-21	CLE	BOS	—	0.1	1	2	2	2	0	1
2016-05-18	CLE	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
2016-05-15	CLE	MIN	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	4	0
2016-05-11	CLE	HOU	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joba Chamberlain — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	385	43	31	68	2	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joba Chamberlain — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2007	NYA	P	19	0	0	1	0	0
2008	NYA	P	42	12	3	13	0	1
2009	NYA	P	32	31	8	28	2	4
2010	NYA	P	73	0	2	6	0	1
2011	NYA	P	27	0	4	3	0	1
2012	NYA	P	22	0	0	2	0	0
2013	NYA	P	45	0	3	4	0	0
2014	DET	P	69	0	8	3	0	0
2015	DET	P	30	0	2	2	0	0
2015	KCA	P	6	0	1	1	0	0
2016	CLE	P	20	0	0	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Joba Chamberlain Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	385

Salary History

Joba Chamberlain — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	DET	AL	$1,000,000
2014	DET	AL	$2,500,000
2013	NYA	AL	$1,875,000
2012	NYA	AL	$1,675,000
2011	NYA	AL	$1,400,000
2010	NYA	AL	$487,975
2009	NYA	AL	$432,575
2008	NYA	AL	$390,000
Total Career Earnings			$9,760,550

College History

Joba Chamberlain — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Nebraska at Kearney	Kearney	NE	2004
University of Nebraska at Lincoln	Lincoln	NE	2005, 2006

Award Voting History

Joba Chamberlain — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2008	Rookie of the Year	AL	8th	1.0	140	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Joba Chamberlain

What years did Joba Chamberlain play?: Joba Chamberlain played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2016.
Was Joba Chamberlain a pitcher?: Yes. Joba Chamberlain pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 546 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joba Chamberlain hit?: Joba Chamberlain hit 0 career home runs.
What was Joba Chamberlain's career batting average?: Joba Chamberlain batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 6 at bats.
What was Joba Chamberlain's career ERA?: Joba Chamberlain finished with a 3.81 career ERA, going 25-21 with 546 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Joba Chamberlain have?: Joba Chamberlain recorded 546 career strikeouts.