Ross Detwiler
Born: 3/6/1986 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 2007-09-07 | Final Game: 2022-08-29
Bats: R | Throws: L | Height: 6'5" | Weight: 210 lbs
Full name: Ross Emery Detwiler
Biography
Ross Detwiler, born in 1986, was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 2007 to 2022. Known for his versatility on the mound, Detwiler was a left-handed pitcher who played for several teams during his tenure in Major League Baseball. He finished his career with a record of 30 wins and 51 losses, accompanied by an earned run average (ERA) of 4.56. Over his time in the league, he registered a total of 505 strikeouts and secured 2 saves, showcasing his ability to both start games and contribute in relief situations.
Detwiler's career unfolded during an era marked by significant changes in the game, including the increasing importance of specialized relief pitching and the evolution of pitching strategies. While he may not have achieved superstar status, his contributions to various teams were valuable, particularly as a reliable option in the rotation or bullpen. His journey through the majors reflects the dedication and resilience often required to maintain a lengthy career in professional baseball. After retiring in 2022, Detwiler left behind a legacy as a dependable pitcher who adapted to the demands of each season and team he represented.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 51 | 307 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 752.0 | 822 | 381 | 93 | 273 | 505 | 4.56 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | WAS | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | WAS | NL | 1 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.7 | 87 | 42 | 33 | 43 | 5.00 | 880.2 |
| 2010 | WAS | NL | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.7 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 | -1164.8 |
| 2011 | WAS | NL | 4 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.0 | 63 | 22 | 20 | 41 | 3.00 | -442.8 |
| 2012 | WAS | NL | 10 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.3 | 149 | 62 | 52 | 105 | 3.40 | -124.8 |
| 2013 | WAS | NL | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.3 | 92 | 32 | 14 | 39 | 4.04 | 363.4 |
| 2014 | WAS | NL | 2 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63.0 | 68 | 28 | 21 | 39 | 4.00 | -675.4 |
| 2015 | ATL | NL | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 7.63 | -785.1 |
| 2015 | TEX | AL | 0 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 62 | 34 | 20 | 28 | 7.12 | -2380.9 |
| 2016 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5.79 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | OAK | AL | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 56 | 30 | 15 | 23 | 6.14 | -204.2 |
| 2018 | SEA | AL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.50 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | CHW | AL | 3 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.7 | 86 | 51 | 27 | 46 | 6.59 | - |
| 2020 | CHW | AL | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 3.20 | - |
| 2021 | MIA | NL | 2 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.3 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 56 | 4.96 | -210.4 |
| 2021 | SDP | NL | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2.57 | - |
| 2022 | CIN | NL | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.3 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 4.44 | -640.0 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 307 | 121 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 0.066 | 0.089 | 0.066 | 0.155 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | WAS | NL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | WAS | NL | 15 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.053 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | WAS | NL | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | WAS | NL | 15 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.105 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | WAS | NL | 33 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0.044 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | WAS | NL | 13 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.091 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | WAS | NL | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | ATL | NL | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | TEX | AL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | CLE | AL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | OAK | AL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | SEA | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | CHW | AL | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | CHW | AL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | MIA | NL | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | SDP | NL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | CIN | NL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NLDS1 | WAS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.00 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NLDS1 | WAS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 307 | 100 | 45 | 90 | 3 | 5 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | WAS | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | WAS | P | 15 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | WAS | P | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | WAS | P | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | WAS | P | 33 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | WAS | P | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | WAS | P | 47 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | ATL | P | 24 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | TEX | P | 17 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | CLE | P | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | OAK | P | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | SEA | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | CHA | P | 18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | CHA | P | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | MIA | P | 46 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | SDN | P | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CIN | P | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 307 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CLE | AL | $1,000,000 |
| 2015 | TEX | AL | $3,450,000 |
| 2014 | WAS | NL | $3,000,000 |
| 2013 | WAS | NL | $2,337,500 |
| 2012 | WAS | NL | $485,000 |
| 2010 | WAS | NL | $400,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $10,672,500 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri State University | Springfield | MO | 2005, 2006, 2007 |