What years did Joey Devine play?

Joey Devine played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2011.

Was Joey Devine a pitcher?

Yes. Joey Devine pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 89 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joey Devine hit?

Joey Devine hit 0 career home runs.

What was Joey Devine's career batting average?

Joey Devine batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was Joey Devine's career ERA?

Joey Devine finished with a 2.75 career ERA, going 8-3 with 89 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Joey Devine have?

Joey Devine recorded 89 career strikeouts.

Joey Devine

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2011)

Joey Devine was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2011 for the Atlanta Braves and the Athletics, a span of 7 seasons. Across 93 career appearances, he went 8-3 with a 2.75 ERA and 89 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3265.8.

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

W–L 8–3

ERA 2.75

WHIP 1.25

SO 89

Pitcher PIV 3265.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 235 lb
Born: 9/19/1983 in Junction City, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-08-20
Last Game: 2011-07-24

Full name: Joseph Neal Devine

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Career Pitching Statistics

Joey Devine — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
8	3	93	0	0	0	1	88.1	62	27	3	48	89	2.75	3265.8

Career ERA 2.75 vs. league average 4.31 across their career seasons — 36.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Joey Devine — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2005	ATL	NL	0	1	5	0	5.0	6	7	5	3	12.60	—	0.0
2006	ATL	NL	0	0	10	0	6.1	8	7	9	10	9.95	—	0.0
2007	ATL	NL	1	0	10	0	8.1	7	1	8	7	1.08	—	0.0
2008	OAK	AL	6	1	42	1	45.2	23	3	15	49	0.59	4.32 (+86%)	2710.9
2011	OAK	AL	1	1	26	0	23.0	18	9	11	20	3.52	3.94 (+11%)	554.9
Career · 5 seasons			8	3	93	1	88.1	62	27	48	89	2.75	—	3,266

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

Joey Devine — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
93	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .749 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Joey Devine — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	ATL	NL	5	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	ATL	NL	10	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	ATL	NL	10	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	OAK	AL	42	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	OAK	AL	26	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			93	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

Joey Devine — 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

Joey Devine — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2005	NLDS2	ATL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Joey Devine — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	3	0	0	1.2	3	2	1	3	10.80

Playoff Pitching by Year

Joey Devine — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2005	NLDS2	ATL	0	1	3	0	0	1.2	3	2	1	3	10.80

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Joey Devine — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	41	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	52	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Joey Devine — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	41	39.2	26	9	17	44	2.04
Away	52	48.2	36	18	31	45	3.33

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Joey Devine — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2011-07-24	OAK	NYY	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1
2011-07-22	OAK	NYY	—	0.0	0	2	2	3	0
2011-07-20	OAK	DET	W	1.0	2	1	1	1	0
2011-07-15	OAK	LAA	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-07-09	OAK	TEX	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
2011-07-06	OAK	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-07-05	OAK	SEA	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	2
2011-07-03	OAK	AZ	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
2011-07-01	OAK	AZ	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1
2011-06-24	OAK	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joey Devine — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	93	0	2	2	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joey Devine — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A
2005	ATL	P	5	0	1
2006	ATL	P	10	0	0
2007	ATL	P	10	0	0
2008	OAK	P	42	2	1
2011	OAK	P	26	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Joey Devine — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	93

Salary History

Joey Devine — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	OAK	AL	$737,500
2010	OAK	AL	$557,500
2009	OAK	AL	$410,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,705,000

College History

Joey Devine — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
North Carolina State University	Raleigh	NC	2003, 2004, 2005

Award Voting History

Joey Devine — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2008	Rookie of the Year	AL	6th	3.0	140	0

Joey Devine: the record in brief

Joey Devine played a first major league game on August 20, 2005 and a last one on July 24, 2011. Devine played for the Atlanta Braves (2005 through 2007) and the Oakland Athletics (2008 through 2011). Devine, born on September 19, 1983, in Junction City, KS, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 235 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Joey Devine was the playing name; the full given name is Joseph Neal.

Across 93 games (0 starts), Devine recorded 8 wins against 3 losses with a 2.75 ERA. Also on Devine's record: 89 strikeouts. That 2.75 ERA compares with a 4.31 league average across the same seasons, 36.2% better. Devine won 6 games in 2008, the most of any season listed. In 2008, one of the busiest seasons, Devine posted a 0.59 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.32. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 3,265.8 for Devine's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Joey Devine

What years did Joey Devine play?: Joey Devine played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2011.
Was Joey Devine a pitcher?: Yes. Joey Devine pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 89 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joey Devine hit?: Joey Devine hit 0 career home runs.
What was Joey Devine's career batting average?: Joey Devine batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Joey Devine's career ERA?: Joey Devine finished with a 2.75 career ERA, going 8-3 with 89 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Joey Devine have?: Joey Devine recorded 89 career strikeouts.