Wei-Yin Chen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2019)

Wei-Yin Chen was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2019 for the Baltimore Orioles and the Miami Marlins, a span of 8 seasons. Across 219 career appearances, he went 59-51 with a 4.18 ERA and 846 strikeouts.

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

W–L 59–51
ERA 4.18
WHIP 1.28
SO 846
Pitcher PIV -6799.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 200 lb
Born
7/21/1985 in Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung Citye, Taiwan
MLB Debut
2012-04-10
Last Game
2019-09-28
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Career Pitching Statistics

Wei-Yin Chen — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
59 51 219 170 0 0 0 1064.2 1,090 495 156 270 846 4.18 -6799.5

Career ERA 4.18 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Wei-Yin Chen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2012 BAL AL 12 11 32 32 0 0 0 192.2 186 86 57 154 4.02 4.01 (avg) -1944.1
2013 BAL AL 7 7 23 23 0 0 0 137.0 142 62 39 104 4.07 3.87 (-5%) -599.6
2014 BAL AL 16 6 31 31 0 0 0 185.2 193 73 35 136 3.54 3.74 (+5%) -701.1
2015 BAL AL 11 8 31 31 0 0 0 191.1 192 71 41 153 3.34 3.96 (+16%) -939.9
2016 MIA NL 5 5 22 22 0 0 0 123.1 134 68 24 100 4.96 4.19 (-18%) -958.0
2017 MIA NL 2 1 9 5 0 0 0 33.0 25 14 9 25 3.82 4.36 (+12%) 518.8
2018 MIA NL 6 12 26 26 0 0 0 133.1 131 71 47 111 4.79 4.15 (-15%) -930.9
2019 MIA NL 0 1 45 0 0 0 0 68.1 87 50 18 63 6.59 4.51 (-46%) -1244.6
Career · 8 seasons 59 51 219 170 0 0 0 1,064.2 1,090 495 270 846 4.18 — -6,799

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

Wei-Yin Chen — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
220 103 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 46 .068 .068 .078 .146 0

Career AVG .068 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 73.1% below league average.

Career OBP .068 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 78.7% below league average.

Career SLG .078 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 81.1% below league average.

Career OPS .146 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 80.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Wei-Yin Chen — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2012 BAL AL 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 BAL AL 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 BAL AL 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 BAL AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 MIA NL 22 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 MIA NL 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 — — — — 0.0
2018 MIA NL 27 40 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 18 .150 — — — — 0.0
2019 MIA NL 45 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 220 103 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 46 .068 — — — — 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

Wei-Yin Chen — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Wei-Yin Chen — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2014 ALCS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 ALDS2 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 ALDS1 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Wei-Yin Chen — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 3 3 0 15.1 22 8 2 10 4.70

Playoff Pitching by Year

Wei-Yin Chen — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2014 ALCS BAL 0 1 1 1 0 5.1 7 2 1 4 3.38
2014 ALDS2 BAL 0 0 1 1 0 3.2 7 5 0 3 12.27
2012 ALDS1 BAL 1 0 1 1 0 6.1 8 1 1 3 1.42

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Wei-Yin Chen — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home111482200.042
Away109550502.091

Pitching — Home / Away

Wei-Yin Chen — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home110546.15442361304583.89
Away109518.15462591403884.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Wei-Yin Chen — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2019-09-28 MIAPHIL 000000000
2019-09-25 MIANYNL 000000000
2019-09-11 MIAMILL 000000000
2019-09-09 MIAMILL 000000000
2019-08-31 MIAWASL 100000001
2019-08-27 MIACINL 000000000
2019-08-24 MIAPHIL 000000000
2019-08-23 MIAPHIW 000000000
2019-08-20 MIAATLL 000000000
2019-08-17 MIACOLL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Wei-Yin Chen — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2019-09-28 MIAPHI — 2.0330021
2019-09-25 MIANYN — 3.0422030
2019-09-11 MIAMIL — 1.1200130
2019-09-09 MIAMIL — 0.1211100
2019-08-31 MIAWAS — 4.0100020
2019-08-27 MIACIN — 1.0000010
2019-08-24 MIAPHI — 2.0233220
2019-08-23 MIAPHI — 0.2322100
2019-08-20 MIAATL — 1.0000000
2019-08-17 MIACOL — 2.0422012

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Wei-Yin Chen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 219 170 46 134 3 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Wei-Yin Chen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2012 BAL P 32 32 7 31 1 2
2013 BAL P 23 23 4 16 0 3
2014 BAL P 31 31 7 24 0 1
2015 BAL P 31 31 12 22 2 4
2016 MIA P 22 22 4 15 0 1
2017 MIA P 9 5 3 8 0 0
2018 MIA P 26 26 4 11 0 2
2019 MIA P 45 0 5 7 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Wei-Yin Chen — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 219

Salary History

Wei-Yin Chen's recorded salaries total $28,049,333 over 5 seasons, 2012 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Chen's career ran from 2012 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included.

Wei-Yin Chen — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 MIA NL $12,500,000
2015 BAL AL $4,750,000
2014 BAL AL $4,072,000
2013 BAL AL $3,655,333
2012 BAL AL $3,072,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $28,049,333

Award Voting History

Wei-Yin Chen — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2012 Rookie of the Year AL 4th 2.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Wei-Yin Chen (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Scott Baker
    66-53, 4.26 ERA
  2. 88
    Marco Gonzales
    66-50, 4.14 ERA
  3. 87
    Anthony DeSclafani
    55-58, 4.24 ERA
  4. 76
    Brandon McCarthy
    69-75, 4.20 ERA
  5. 68
    Mike Fiers
    75-64, 4.07 ERA
  6. 64
    Matt Harvey
    50-66, 4.42 ERA

Wei-Yin Chen: the record in brief

Wei-Yin Chen played a first major league game on April 10, 2012 and a last one on September 28, 2019. By club, Chen's seasons break down as the Baltimore Orioles (2012 to 2015) and the Miami Marlins (2016 through 2019). Born on July 21, 1985, in Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung Citye, Taiwan, Chen is listed as a pitcher and threw left-handed and batted right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 0 inches and 200 pounds.

Chen went 59-51 with a 4.18 ERA in 219 games, 170 of them starts. The totals include 846 strikeouts. Chen's 4.18 ERA was close to the 4.10 league figure for those seasons. 2014 brought Chen a season-high 16 wins. The strikeout high was 154 in 2012. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.34 in 2015, when the league's was 3.96.

Chen made 3 postseason pitching appearances, with a 1-1 record and 4.70 ERA. Those appearances came in 2012 and 2014.

Chen finished 4th in the 2012 Rookie of the Year voting, the best showing in the voting table.

Frequently Asked Questions about Wei-Yin Chen

What years did Wei-Yin Chen play?
Wei-Yin Chen played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2019.
Was Wei-Yin Chen a pitcher?
Yes. Wei-Yin Chen pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 846 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Wei-Yin Chen hit?
Wei-Yin Chen hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.
What teams did Wei-Yin Chen play for?
Wei-Yin Chen played for 2 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (2012–2015) and the Miami Marlins (2016–2019).
What were Wei-Yin Chen's career stats?
In 219 games, Wei-Yin Chen went 59-51 with a 4.18 ERA, 846 strikeouts, and 1,064.2 innings pitched.
How much did Wei-Yin Chen earn in his career?
Wei-Yin Chen's recorded salaries total $28,049,333 over 5 seasons, 2012 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Chen's career ran from 2012 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included.
What was Wei-Yin Chen's salary?
Wei-Yin Chen's last recorded salary was $12,500,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $12,500,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $3,072,000, in 2012. The Salary History table lists each season from 2012 to 2016.
What position did Wei-Yin Chen play?
Wei-Yin Chen played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Wei-Yin Chen and how much did he weigh?
Wei-Yin Chen was listed at 6 feet and 200 pounds.
What was Wei-Yin Chen's career ERA?
Wei-Yin Chen finished with a 4.18 career ERA, going 59-51 with 846 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Wei-Yin Chen have?
Wei-Yin Chen recorded 846 career strikeouts.
Is Wei-Yin Chen in the Hall of Fame?
No. Wei-Yin Chen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.