What years did Aroldis Chapman play?

Aroldis Chapman played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2026.

Was Aroldis Chapman a pitcher?

Yes. Aroldis Chapman pitched in the major leagues, recording 63 wins and 1402 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Aroldis Chapman hit?

Aroldis Chapman hit 0 career home runs.

What was Aroldis Chapman's career batting average?

Aroldis Chapman batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Aroldis Chapman's career ERA?

Aroldis Chapman finished with a 2.48 career ERA, going 63-52 with 1,402 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Aroldis Chapman have?

Aroldis Chapman recorded 1,402 career strikeouts.

Aroldis Chapman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2026)

Aroldis Chapman is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2010 for 7 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 17 seasons. Across 916 career appearances, he has gone 63-52 with a 2.48 ERA, 1,402 strikeouts, and 402 saves. Aroldis Chapman is a 8-time All-Star and a 2-time Reliever of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 36307.6.

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

Active Player

W–L 63–52

ERA 2.48

WHIP 1.08

SO 1,402

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 36307.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 218 lb
Born: 2/28/1988 in Holguín, Holguín, Cuba
MLB Debut: 2010-08-31
Awards: 8× All-Star · 2× Reliever of the Year

Full name: Albertin Aroldis Chapman

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Career Pitching Statistics

Aroldis Chapman — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
63	52	916	0	0	0	402	873.0	510	241	57	431	1,402	2.48	36307.6

Career ERA 2.48 vs. league average 4.12 across their career seasons — 39.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Aroldis Chapman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2010	CIN	NL	2	2	15	0	13.1	9	3	5	19	2.02	4.08 (+50%)	911.1
2011	CIN	NL	4	1	54	1	50.0	24	20	41	71	3.60	3.94 (+9%)	829.7
2012	CIN	NL	5	5	68	38	71.2	35	12	23	122	1.51	4.01 (+62%)	4488.4
2013	CIN	NL	4	5	68	38	63.2	37	18	29	112	2.54	3.87 (+34%)	2255.6
2014	CIN	NL	0	3	54	36	54.0	21	12	24	106	2.00	3.74 (+47%)	3889.1
2015	CIN	NL	4	4	65	33	66.1	43	12	33	116	1.63	3.96 (+59%)	3393.6
2016	NYA	AL	3	0	31	20	31.1	20	7	8	44	2.01	4.19 (+52%)	1778.7
2016	CHN	NL	1	1	28	16	26.2	12	3	10	46	1.01	4.19 (+76%)	2257.9
2017	NYA	AL	4	3	52	22	50.1	37	18	20	69	3.22	4.36 (+26%)	2283.9
2018	NYA	AL	3	0	55	32	51.1	24	14	30	93	2.45	4.15 (+41%)	2671.1
2019	NYA	AL	3	2	60	37	57.0	38	14	25	85	2.21	4.51 (+51%)	3201.7
2020	NYA	AL	1	1	13	3	11.2	6	4	4	22	3.09	4.45 (+31%)	444.1
2021	NYA	AL	6	4	61	30	56.1	36	21	38	97	3.36	4.27 (+21%)	397.4
2022	NYA	AL	4	4	43	9	36.1	24	18	28	43	4.46	3.97 (-12%)	-547.6
2023	KCA	AL	4	2	31	2	29.1	16	8	20	53	2.45	4.33 (+43%)	1951.3
2023	TEX	AL	2	3	30	4	29.0	21	12	16	50	3.72	4.33 (+14%)	709.8
2024	PIT	NL	5	5	68	14	61.2	44	26	39	98	3.79	4.08 (+7%)	1625.8
2025	BOS	AL	5	3	67	32	61.1	28	8	15	85	1.17	4.16 (+72%)	3766.1
2026	BOS	AL	3	4	53	35	51.2	35	11	23	71	1.92	4.18 (+54%)	-
Career · 19 seasons			63	52	916	402	873.0	510	241	431	1,402	2.48	—	36,308

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

Aroldis Chapman — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
863	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

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

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Aroldis Chapman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2010	CIN	NL	15	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	CIN	NL	54	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	CIN	NL	68	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CIN	NL	68	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	CIN	NL	54	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CIN	NL	65	1	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	NYA	AL	31	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CHN	NL	28	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	NYA	AL	52	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	NYA	AL	55	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	NYA	AL	60	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	NYA	AL	13	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	NYA	AL	61	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	NYA	AL	43	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	KCA	AL	31	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	TEX	AL	30	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	PIT	NL	68	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	BOS	AL	67	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			863	2	1	1	.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

Aroldis Chapman — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
45	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Aroldis Chapman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2025	ALWC2	BOS	2	0	0	.000
2023	ALCS	TEX	3	0	0	.000
2023	ALDS1	TEX	2	0	0	.000
2023	ALWC1	TEX	1	0	0	.000
2023	WS	TEX	2	0	0	.000
2020	ALDS1	NYA	2	0	0	.000
2020	ALWC2	NYA	1	0	0	.000
2019	ALCS	NYA	3	0	0	.000
2019	ALDS2	NYA	2	0	0	.000
2018	ALDS1	NYA	2	0	0	.000
2018	ALWC	NYA	1	0	0	.000
2017	ALCS	NYA	2	0	0	.000
2017	ALDS1	NYA	3	0	0	.000
2017	ALWC	NYA	1	0	0	.000
2016	NLCS	CHN	4	0	0	.000
2016	NLDS1	CHN	4	0	0	.000
2016	WS	CHN	5	1	1	.000
2012	NLDS2	CIN	3	0	0	.000
2010	NLDS1	CIN	2	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Aroldis Chapman — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	4	45	0	11	51.0	38	13	21	72	2.29

Playoff Pitching by Year

Aroldis Chapman — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2025	ALWC2	BOS	0	0	2	1	2.1	4	0	0	5	0.00
2023	ALCS	TEX	0	0	3	0	3.0	3	1	0	0	3.00
2023	ALDS1	TEX	0	0	2	0	1.2	1	0	4	2	0.00
2023	ALWC1	TEX	0	0	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
2023	WS	TEX	0	0	2	0	1.2	2	1	1	2	5.40
2020	ALDS1	NYA	0	1	2	1	2.2	1	1	1	4	3.38
2020	ALWC2	NYA	1	0	1	0	2.0	1	0	0	4	0.00
2019	ALCS	NYA	0	1	3	1	2.2	1	2	2	5	6.75
2019	ALDS2	NYA	0	0	2	1	2.2	1	0	2	4	0.00
2018	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	2	0	2.0	0	0	1	2	0.00
2018	ALWC	NYA	0	0	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	2	0.00
2017	ALCS	NYA	0	1	2	1	1.1	2	1	0	3	6.75
2017	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	3	2	5.2	4	0	2	10	0.00
2017	ALWC	NYA	0	0	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	3	0.00
2016	NLCS	CHN	1	0	4	0	4.2	3	2	3	3	3.86
2016	NLDS1	CHN	0	0	4	3	3.1	3	1	1	7	2.70
2016	WS	CHN	1	0	5	1	7.2	5	3	2	11	3.52
2012	NLDS2	CIN	0	0	3	0	3.0	2	1	2	3	3.00
2010	NLDS1	CIN	0	1	2	0	1.2	3	0	0	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Aroldis Chapman — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	465	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	398	1	1	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Aroldis Chapman — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	465	454.2	258	125	215	757	2.47
Away	398	366.2	217	105	193	574	2.58

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Aroldis Chapman — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2025-09-26	BOS	DET	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
2025-09-23	BOS	TOR	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-20	BOS	TBR	SV	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
2025-09-17	BOS	OAK	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
2025-09-14	BOS	NYY	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2025-09-13	BOS	NYY	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
2025-09-10	BOS	OAK	L	0.1	2	1	1	0	0
2025-09-07	BOS	AZ	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	4
2025-09-01	BOS	CLE	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2025-08-31	BOS	PIT	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Aroldis Chapman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	863	0	23	55	11	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Aroldis Chapman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2010	CIN	P	15	2	1	0	0
2011	CIN	P	54	3	8	4	1
2012	CIN	P	68	2	3	1	0
2013	CIN	P	68	1	3	1	0
2014	CIN	P	54	1	2	0	0
2015	CIN	P	65	1	2	0	0
2016	NYA	P	31	3	3	0	0
2016	CHN	P	28	2	2	0	0
2017	NYA	P	52	1	3	0	0
2018	NYA	P	55	0	5	0	0
2019	NYA	P	60	1	3	2	0
2020	NYA	P	13	0	0	0	0
2021	NYA	P	61	0	3	3	0
2022	NYA	P	43	2	6	0	0
2023	KCA	P	31	0	3	0	0
2023	TEX	P	30	0	1	0	0
2024	PIT	P	68	2	7	0	0
2025	BOS	P	67	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Aroldis Chapman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	863

Awards & Honors

Aroldis Chapman — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2025	All-MLB Team - First Team	RP
2025	Reliever of the Month	August
2025	Reliever of the Year Award
2025	TSN All-Star	RP
2019	All-MLB Team - Second Team	RP
2019	Reliever of the Month	August
2019	Reliever of the Month	May
2019	Reliever of the Year Award
2017	Reliever of the Month	September
2012	Reliever of the Month	August
2012	Reliever of the Month	July

Salary History

Aroldis Chapman — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	NYA	AL	$9,468,443
2015	CIN	NL	$8,050,000
2014	CIN	NL	$5,000,000
2013	CIN	NL	$4,835,772
2012	CIN	NL	$4,835,772
2011	CIN	NL	$3,835,772
Total Career Earnings			$36,025,759

Award Voting History

Aroldis Chapman — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2025	Cy Young Award	AL	7th	4.0	210
2025	Most Valuable Player	AL	18th	1.0	420
2012	Cy Young Award	NL	8th	1.0	224
2012	Most Valuable Player	NL	12th	20.0	448

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Aroldis Chapman: the record in brief

Aroldis Chapman made a major league debut on August 31, 2010 and is still active, so the totals on this page keep changing. By club, Chapman's seasons break down as the Cincinnati Reds (2010 to 2015), the New York Yankees (2016 through 2022), the Chicago Cubs (2016), the Kansas City Royals (2023), the Texas Rangers (2023), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2024), and the Boston Red Sox (2025). Born on February 28, 1988, in Holguín, Holguín, Cuba, Chapman is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. The bio gives 6'4" and 218 pounds. The given name on file is Albertin Aroldis Chapman.

Chapman's career pitching line is 63 wins, 52 losses and a 2.48 ERA over 916 appearances. Also on Chapman's record: 1,402 strikeouts and 402 saves. Against a 4.12 league ERA for the same years, Chapman was 39.7% better. 2021 brought Chapman a season-high 6 wins. The strikeout high was 122 in 2012. The most saves in one season was 38, in 2012.

Frequently Asked Questions about Aroldis Chapman

What years did Aroldis Chapman play?: Aroldis Chapman played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2026.
Was Aroldis Chapman a pitcher?: Yes. Aroldis Chapman pitched in the major leagues, recording 63 wins and 1402 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Aroldis Chapman hit?: Aroldis Chapman hit 0 career home runs.
What was Aroldis Chapman's career batting average?: Aroldis Chapman batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Aroldis Chapman's career ERA?: Aroldis Chapman finished with a 2.48 career ERA, going 63-52 with 1,402 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Aroldis Chapman have?: Aroldis Chapman recorded 1,402 career strikeouts.