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 teams did Joba Chamberlain play for?

Joba Chamberlain played for 4 teams: the New York Yankees (2007–2013), the Detroit Tigers (2014–2015), the Kansas City Royals (2015), and the Cleveland Indians (2016).

What were Joba Chamberlain's career stats?

In 385 games, Joba Chamberlain went 25-21 with a 3.81 ERA, 546 strikeouts, 555.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves.

What was Joba Chamberlain's salary?

Joba Chamberlain's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $390,000, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2015.

What position did Joba Chamberlain play?

Joba Chamberlain played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Joba Chamberlain and how much did he weigh?

Joba Chamberlain was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 245 pounds.

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.

Is Joba Chamberlain in the Hall of Fame?

No. Joba Chamberlain has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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 October 24, 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	555.1	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

Pitching Career Arc

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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	100.1	87	29	39	118	2.60	4.32 (+40%)	4275.9
2009	NYA	AL	9	6	32	31	0	157.1	167	83	76	133	4.75	4.32 (-10%)	-1958.0
2010	NYA	AL	3	4	73	0	3	71.2	71	35	22	77	4.40	4.08 (-8%)	1997.0
2011	NYA	AL	2	0	27	0	0	28.2	23	9	7	24	2.83	3.94 (+28%)	283.9
2012	NYA	AL	1	0	22	0	0	20.2	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	5.2	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	0.1	3	4	0	0	108.00
2012	ALCS	NYA	0	3	1.1	3	0	0	0	0.00
2012	ALDS1	NYA	0	1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0.00
2010	ALCS	NYA	0	3	3.1	4	1	2	3	2.70
2009	ALCS	NYA	0	4	1.2	5	1	0	2	5.40
2009	ALDS1	NYA	0	3	1.2	2	0	0	1	0.00
2009	WS	NYA	1	3	3.0	2	1	1	4	3.00
2007	ALDS2	NYA	0	2	3.2	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's recorded salaries total $9,760,550 over 8 seasons, 2008 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Chamberlain's career ran from 2007 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2007 and 2016.

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 recorded salary (partial)			$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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Career Spans

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Joba Chamberlain: the record in brief

The profile opens with Joba Chamberlain's first major league game on August 7, 2007; the last one listed came on July 3, 2016. The team column moves through the New York Yankees (2007 to 2013), the Detroit Tigers (2014 through 2015), the Kansas City Royals (2015), and the Cleveland Indians (2016). Born on September 23, 1985, in Lincoln, NE, USA, Chamberlain is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Chamberlain's listed size is 6'3" and 245 pounds. The given name on file is Justin Louis Chamberlain.

Chamberlain pitched in 385 games, starting 43, and finished with a 25-21 record and 3.81 ERA. Chamberlain had 546 strikeouts. The leagues Chamberlain pitched in allowed 4.09 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 6.9% better than average. 2009 brought Chamberlain a season-high 9 wins. 2008 was Chamberlain's sharpest full season, a 2.60 ERA against the league's 4.32.

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 teams did Joba Chamberlain play for?: Joba Chamberlain played for 4 teams: the New York Yankees (2007–2013), the Detroit Tigers (2014–2015), the Kansas City Royals (2015), and the Cleveland Indians (2016).
What were Joba Chamberlain's career stats?: In 385 games, Joba Chamberlain went 25-21 with a 3.81 ERA, 546 strikeouts, 555.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves.
How much did Joba Chamberlain earn in his career?: Joba Chamberlain's recorded salaries total $9,760,550 over 8 seasons, 2008 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Chamberlain's career ran from 2007 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2007 and 2016.
What was Joba Chamberlain's salary?: Joba Chamberlain's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $390,000, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2015.
What position did Joba Chamberlain play?: Joba Chamberlain played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Joba Chamberlain and how much did he weigh?: Joba Chamberlain was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 245 pounds.
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.
Is Joba Chamberlain in the Hall of Fame?: No. Joba Chamberlain has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.