What years did Zach Day play?

Zach Day played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2006.

Was Zach Day a pitcher?

Yes. Zach Day pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 189 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Zach Day hit?

Zach Day hit 1 career home runs with 6 hits.

Zach Day

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2006)

W–L 21–27

ERA 4.66

WHIP 1.51

SO 189

Pitcher PIV -3514.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 185 lb
Born: 6/15/1978 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 2002-06-15
Last Game: 2006-05-22

Full name: Stephen Zachary Day

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	27	86	60	2	2	1	372.7	389	193	35	172	189	4.66	-3514.9

Career ERA 4.66 vs. league average 4.39 across their career seasons — 6.1% worse 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
2002	MON	NL	4	1	19	2	0	0	1	37.3	28	15	15	25	3.62	4.28 (+15%)	305.6
2003	MON	NL	9	8	23	23	1	1	0	131.3	132	61	59	61	4.18	4.40 (+5%)	-232.8
2004	MON	NL	5	10	19	19	1	1	0	116.7	117	51	45	61	3.93	4.46 (+12%)	-721.7
2005	WAS	NL	1	2	12	5	0	0	0	36.0	41	27	25	16	6.75	4.29 (-57%)	-1306.2
2005	COL	NL	0	1	5	3	0	0	0	11.3	20	9	7	7	7.15	4.29 (-67%)	-464.9
2006	COL	NL	1	2	3	3	0	0	0	13.3	22	16	10	6	10.80	4.53 (-139%)	-1040.0
2006	WAS	NL	1	3	5	5	0	0	0	26.7	29	14	11	13	4.72	4.53 (-4%)	-54.9
Career · 7 seasons			21	27	86	60	2	2	1	372.2	389	193	172	189	4.66	—	-3,515

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
86	105	5	6	0	0	1	3	0	2	51	.057	.075	.086	.160	0

Career AVG .057 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 78.4% below league average.

Career OBP .075 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 77.6% below league average.

Career SLG .086 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 79.8% below league average.

Career OPS .160 vs. league average .757 across their career seasons — 78.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2002	MON	NL	19	6	1	1	0	0	1	4	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	MON	NL	23	47	2	2	0	2	1	22	.043	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	MON	NL	19	29	1	1	1	1	0	17	.034	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	WAS	NL	12	8	0	1	0	0	0	3	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	COL	NL	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	COL	NL	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	WAS	NL	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			86	105	5	6	1	3	2	51	.057	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	45	54	3	3	0	2	.056
Away	41	51	2	3	1	1	.059

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	45	196.0	201	107	98	110	4.91
Away	41	176.2	188	86	74	79	4.38

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2006-05-22	WAS	HOU	L	1	1
2006-05-17	WAS	CHC	L	1	0
2006-05-11	WAS	CIN	L	1	1
2006-05-05	WAS	PIT	W	2	0
2006-04-30	WAS	STL	L	2	0
2006-04-19	COL	SDP	L	1	1
2006-04-14	COL	PHI	L	0	0
2006-04-08	COL	SDP	W	4	2
2005-09-16	COL	AZ	W	0	0
2005-09-10	COL	AZ	L	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-05-22	WAS	HOU	L	3.2	4	6	6	3	3	1
2006-05-17	WAS	CHC	L	4.0	8	4	3	3	1	0
2006-05-11	WAS	CIN	—	7.0	7	1	1	1	3	0
2006-05-05	WAS	PIT	W	7.0	4	0	0	1	5	0
2006-04-30	WAS	STL	L	5.0	6	4	4	3	1	1
2006-04-19	COL	SDP	L	3.2	11	8	8	4	1	0
2006-04-14	COL	PHI	L	2.2	7	5	5	2	1	3
2006-04-08	COL	SDP	W	7.0	4	4	3	4	4	0
2005-09-16	COL	AZ	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005-09-10	COL	AZ	L	5.0	9	6	5	3	3	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	86	60	32	56	1	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2002	MON	P	19	2	6	6	0	1
2003	MON	P	23	23	9	22	1	1
2004	MON	P	19	19	10	16	0	1
2005	WAS	P	12	5	4	5	0	1
2005	COL	P	5	3	2	3	0	0
2006	COL	P	3	3	0	1	0	0
2006	WAS	P	5	5	1	3	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	86

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	COL	NL	$600,000
2005	WAS	NL	$357,500
2004	MON	NL	$315,000
2003	MON	NL	$301,500
Total Career Earnings			$1,574,000

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Frequently Asked Questions about Zach Day

What years did Zach Day play?: Zach Day played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2006.
Was Zach Day a pitcher?: Yes. Zach Day pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 189 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Zach Day hit?: Zach Day hit 1 career home runs with 6 hits.