Ryan Dempster

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2013)

W–L 132–133
ERA 4.35
WHIP 1.43
SO 2,075
Pitcher PIV 3302.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 215 lb
Born
5/3/1977 in Sechelt, BC, CAN
MLB Debut
1998-05-23
Last Game
2013-09-29
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Ryan Scott Dempster

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
132 133 579 351 11 3 87 2387.0 2,347 1,154 267 1,071 2,075 4.35 3302.7

Career ERA 4.35 vs. league average 4.33 across their career seasons — near 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
1998 FLO NL 1 5 14 11 0 0 0 54.7 72 43 38 35 7.08 4.43 (-60%) -1958.6
1999 FLO NL 7 8 25 25 0 0 0 147.0 146 77 93 126 4.71 4.71 (avg) -2163.7
2000 FLO NL 14 10 33 33 2 1 0 226.3 210 92 97 209 3.66 4.77 (+23%) 2410.8
2001 FLO NL 15 12 34 34 2 1 0 211.3 218 116 112 171 4.94 4.42 (-12%) -195.3
2002 FLO NL 5 8 18 18 3 0 0 120.3 126 64 55 87 4.79 4.28 (-12%) -241.0
2002 CIN NL 5 5 15 15 1 0 0 88.7 102 61 38 66 6.19 4.28 (-45%) -2057.9
2003 CIN NL 3 7 22 20 0 0 0 115.7 134 84 70 84 6.54 4.40 (-49%) -2018.7
2004 CHN NL 1 1 23 0 0 0 2 20.7 16 9 13 18 3.92 4.46 (+12%) 182.1
2005 CHN NL 5 3 63 6 0 0 33 92.0 83 32 49 89 3.13 4.29 (+27%) 2137.8
2006 CHN NL 1 9 74 0 0 0 24 75.0 77 40 36 67 4.80 4.53 (-6%) 1409.1
2007 CHN NL 2 7 66 0 0 0 28 66.7 59 35 30 55 4.72 4.47 (-6%) -119.2
2008 CHN NL 17 6 33 33 1 0 0 206.7 174 68 76 187 2.96 4.32 (+32%) 4933.8
2009 CHN NL 11 9 31 31 1 1 0 200.0 196 81 65 172 3.65 4.32 (+16%) 2340.9
2010 CHN NL 15 12 34 34 1 0 0 215.3 198 92 86 208 3.85 4.08 (+6%) 482.9
2011 CHN NL 10 14 34 34 0 0 0 202.3 211 108 82 191 4.80 3.94 (-22%) 196.5
2012 CHN NL 5 5 16 16 0 0 0 104.0 81 26 27 83 2.25 4.01 (+44%) 1549.2
2012 TEX AL 7 3 12 12 0 0 0 69.0 74 39 25 70 5.09 4.01 (-27%) -113.2
2013 BOS AL 8 9 32 29 0 0 0 171.3 170 87 79 157 4.57 3.87 (-18%) -3472.8
Career · 18 seasons 132 133 579 351 11 3 87 2,387.0 2,347 1,154 1,071 2,075 4.35 — 3,303

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
586 588 23 58 9 2 0 17 0 13 221 .099 .118 .121 .239 -4,744

Career AVG .099 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 62.5% below league average.

Career OBP .118 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 64.4% below league average.

Career SLG .121 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 71.1% below league average.

Career OPS .239 vs. league average .750 across their career seasons — 68.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1998 FLO NL 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 FLO NL 26 49 5 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 22 .102 — — — — -575.4
2000 FLO NL 33 77 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 1 29 .078 .270 (-71%) .344 (-74%) .437 (-76%) .782 (-75%) -993.3
2001 FLO NL 34 61 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 29 .049 .263 (-81%) .332 (-81%) .426 (-85%) .758 (-83%) -839.6
2002 FLO NL 18 34 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 12 .059 — — — — 0.0
2002 CIN NL 17 29 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 8 .207 — — — — 0.0
2003 CIN NL 24 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 .030 — — — — 0.0
2004 CHN NL 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 CHN NL 63 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .071 — — — — 0.0
2006 CHN NL 74 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 CHN NL 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 CHN NL 33 61 4 10 2 0 0 2 0 2 19 .164 .263 (-38%) .333 (-43%) .416 (-53%) .749 (-48%) -485.4
2009 CHN NL 31 64 2 8 1 0 0 5 0 4 20 .125 .262 (-52%) .332 (-47%) .417 (-66%) .750 (-58%) -606.0
2010 CHN NL 35 59 3 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 .136 .257 (-47%) .325 (-58%) .402 (-62%) .728 (-60%) -570.1
2011 CHN NL 35 58 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 .086 .255 (-66%) .320 (-68%) .399 (-78%) .719 (-74%) -674.0
2012 CHN NL 16 32 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 .094 — — — — 0.0
2012 TEX AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 BOS AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 586 588 23 58 9 2 0 17 0 13 221 .099 — — — — -4,744

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2013 ALCS BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 WS BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 NLDS1 CHN 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
2007 NLDS1 CHN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 5 1 0 8.7 8 5 7 7 5.19

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2013 ALCS BOS 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00
2013 ALDS1 BOS 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 2 0.00
2013 WS BOS 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 1 9.00
2008 NLDS1 CHN 0 1 1 1 0 4.7 4 4 7 2 7.71
2007 NLDS1 CHN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home293289112707.093
Away2932991231010.104

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2891193.0113556154010914.23
Away2901194.012125935319844.47

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2013-09-29 BOSBAL — 0.2100000
2013-09-25 BOSCOL — 1.0100000
2013-09-21 BOSTOR — 1.0100110
2013-09-17 BOSBAL — 6.0322451
2013-09-11 BOSTBR — 5.0411570
2013-09-04 BOSDET W 6.0644271
2013-08-30 BOSCHW W 6.1533351
2013-08-18 BOSNYY L 5.1977131
2013-08-13 BOSTOR — 7.0411240
2013-08-07 BOSHOU — 6.0755071

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 579 351 169 337 24 37

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1998 FLO P 14 11 2 12 0 2
1999 FLO P 25 25 10 15 1 4
2000 FLO P 33 33 11 29 4 2
2001 FLO P 34 34 16 36 3 7
2002 FLO P 18 18 13 17 0 1
2002 CIN P 15 15 6 9 0 3
2003 CIN P 22 20 4 14 3 2
2004 CHN P 23 0 4 2 0 0
2005 CHN P 63 6 3 17 0 1
2006 CHN P 74 0 3 8 1 0
2007 CHN P 66 0 4 7 0 1
2008 CHN P 33 33 18 34 1 2
2009 CHN P 31 31 17 33 3 5
2010 CHN P 34 34 23 23 1 2
2011 CHN P 34 34 13 36 3 3
2012 CHN P 16 16 5 16 1 0
2012 TEX P 12 12 5 10 0 0
2013 BOS P 32 29 12 19 3 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 579

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2012 Player of the Week Week of 2012-06-10
2005 Reliever of the Month September
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-07-07

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2013 BOS AL $13,250,000
2012 CHN NL $14,000,000
2011 CHN NL $13,500,000
2010 CHN NL $13,500,000
2009 CHN NL $9,000,000
2008 CHN NL $7,333,333
2007 CHN NL $5,333,333
2006 CHN NL $4,333,333
2005 CHN NL $2,000,000
2004 CHN NL $300,000
2003 CIN NL $3,250,000
2002 FLO NL $2,475,000
2001 FLO NL $400,000
2000 FLO NL $268,000
1999 FLO NL $202,000
Total Career Earnings $89,144,999

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2008 Cy Young Award NL 6th 4.0 160 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Ryan Dempster (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Derek Lowe
    176-157, 4.03 ERA
  2. 92
    Ian Kennedy
    104-114, 4.16 ERA
  3. 88
    Woodie Fryman
    141-155, 3.77 ERA
  4. 85
    Kelvim Escobar
    101-91, 4.15 ERA
  5. 78
    Gary Bell
    121-117, 3.68 ERA
  6. 78
    Don Robinson
    109-106, 3.79 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Ryan Dempster

What years did Ryan Dempster play?
Ryan Dempster played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2013.
Was Ryan Dempster a pitcher?
Yes. Ryan Dempster pitched in the major leagues, recording 132 wins and 2075 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ryan Dempster hit?
Ryan Dempster hit 0 career home runs with 58 hits.