Edwin Diaz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2016-2026)

Edwin Diaz is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2016 for the Seattle Mariners, the New York Mets, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 11 seasons. Across 541 career appearances, he has gone 30-38 with a 3.03 ERA, 867 strikeouts, and 260 saves. Edwin Diaz is a 3-time All-Star and a 3-time Reliever of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 21804.6.

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

Active Player
W–L 30–38
ERA 3.03
WHIP 1.07
SO 867
Pitcher PIV thru 2025 21804.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 207 lb
Born
3/22/1994 in Naguabo, P.R.
MLB Debut
2016-06-06
Awards
3× All-Star · 3× Reliever of the Year
Jersey
#3

Full name: Edwin Orlando Diaz

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Career Pitching Statistics

Edwin Diaz — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
30 38 541 0 0 0 260 538.0 382 181 57 193 867 3.03 21804.6

Career ERA 3.03 vs. league average 4.22 across their career seasons — 28.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Edwin Diaz (b. 1994) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2016 SEA AL 0 4 49 0 0 0 18 51.2 45 16 15 88 2.79 4.19 (+33%) 2802.1
2017 SEA AL 4 6 66 0 0 0 34 66.0 44 24 32 89 3.27 4.36 (+25%) 563.1
2018 SEA AL 0 4 73 0 0 0 57 73.1 41 16 17 124 1.96 4.15 (+53%) 4732.1
2019 NYN NL 2 7 66 0 0 0 26 58.0 58 36 22 99 5.59 4.51 (-24%) -3.1
2020 NYN NL 2 1 26 0 0 0 6 25.2 18 5 14 50 1.75 4.45 (+61%) 1467.4
2021 NYN NL 5 6 63 0 0 0 32 62.2 43 24 23 89 3.45 4.27 (+19%) 2827.3
2022 NYN NL 3 1 61 0 0 0 32 62.0 34 9 18 118 1.31 3.97 (+67%) 4812.3
2024 NYN NL 6 4 54 0 0 0 20 53.2 36 21 20 84 3.52 4.08 (+14%) 1438.8
2025 NYN NL 6 3 62 0 0 0 28 66.1 37 12 21 98 1.63 4.16 (+61%) 3164.7
2026 LAD NL 2 2 21 0 0 0 7 18.2 26 18 11 28 8.68 4.18 (-108%) -
Career · 10 seasons 30 38 541 0 0 0 260 538.0 382 181 193 867 3.03 — 21,805

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

Edwin Diaz — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
521 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Edwin Diaz (b. 1994) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2016 SEA AL 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 SEA AL 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 SEA AL 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 NYN NL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 NYN NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 NYN NL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2022 NYN NL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2024 NYN NL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2025 NYN NL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 521 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

Edwin Diaz — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Edwin Diaz — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2024 NLCS NYN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2024 NLDS1 NYN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2024 NLWC1 NYN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 NLWC1 NYN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Edwin Diaz — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 8 0 2 11.1 6 3 8 15 2.38

Playoff Pitching by Year

Edwin Diaz — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2024 NLCS NYN 0 0 3 0 1 5.1 2 0 2 6 0.00
2024 NLDS1 NYN 0 0 2 0 1 1.2 2 3 3 4 16.20
2024 NLWC1 NYN 1 0 1 0 0 1.2 0 0 2 3 0.00
2022 NLWC1 NYN 0 0 2 0 0 2.2 2 0 1 2 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Edwin Diaz — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home28700000—
Away23420000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Edwin Diaz — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home287288.218882974702.56
Away233230.216881853693.16

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Edwin Diaz — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2025-09-28 NYNMIA — 2.0000010
2025-09-27 NYNMIA — 1.0000010
2025-09-25 NYNCHC SV 1.0100000
2025-09-23 NYNCHC SV 2.0000050
2025-09-21 NYNWAS — 1.0000030
2025-09-20 NYNWAS — 1.0000010
2025-09-18 NYNSDP — 1.0000020
2025-09-14 NYNTEX — 1.0100000
2025-09-13 NYNTEX L 1.1311110
2025-09-11 NYNPHI — 1.0000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Edwin Diaz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 520 0 20 28 4 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Edwin Diaz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2016 SEA P 49 0 2 1 0 0
2017 SEA P 66 0 2 4 1 0
2018 SEA P 73 0 1 6 0 0
2019 NYN P 66 0 2 3 0 0
2020 NYN P 26 0 0 0 1 0
2021 NYN P 63 0 4 5 0 0
2022 NYN P 61 0 4 1 1 0
2024 NYN P 54 0 1 3 1 0
2025 NYN P 62 0 4 5 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Edwin Diaz (b. 1994) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 520

Awards & Honors

Edwin Diaz — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2025 All-MLB Team - Second Team RP
2025 Reliever of the Month July
2025 Reliever of the Month May
2025 Reliever of the Year Award
2025 TSN All-Star RP
2022 All-MLB Team - First Team RP
2022 Reliever of the Month August
2022 Reliever of the Month July
2022 Reliever of the Month June
2022 Reliever of the Year Award
2022 TSN All-Star RP
2022 TSN Reliever of the Year
2018 Reliever of the Month April
2018 Reliever of the Month August
2018 Reliever of the Month July
2018 Reliever of the Month June
2018 Reliever of the Year Award
2018 TSN All-Star RP
2018 TSN Reliever of the Year
2017 Reliever of the Month July

Award Voting History

Edwin Diaz — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2022 Cy Young Award NL 9th 6.0 210 0
2022 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 2.0 420 0
2018 Cy Young Award AL 8th 4.0 210 0
2018 Most Valuable Player AL 18th 5.0 420 0
2016 Rookie of the Year AL 5th 4.0 150 0

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Edwin Diaz: the record in brief

The debut date in the bio is June 6, 2016; Edwin Diaz is an active player, and this profile updates as the season goes on. The team column moves through the Seattle Mariners (2016 through 2018) and the New York Mets (2019 to 2025). At 207 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame, Diaz is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Diaz batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is March 22, 1994, in Naguabo, P.R. Edwin Diaz was the playing name; the full given name is Edwin Orlando.

Diaz has gone 30-38 with a 3.03 ERA in 541 games, 0 of them starts. The same table counts 867 strikeouts and 260 saves. That 3.03 ERA compares with a 4.22 league average across the same seasons, 28.2% better. No season topped the 6 wins of 2024. Diaz struck out 124 batters in 2018, a career high. The most saves in one season was 57, in 2018.

Frequently Asked Questions about Edwin Diaz

What years did Edwin Diaz play?
Edwin Diaz played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2026.
Was Edwin Diaz a pitcher?
Yes. Edwin Diaz pitched in the major leagues, recording 30 wins and 867 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Edwin Diaz hit?
Edwin Diaz hit 0 career home runs.
What teams has Edwin Diaz played for?
Edwin Diaz has played for 3 teams: the Seattle Mariners (2016–2018), the New York Mets (2019–2022, 2024–2025), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2026).
Has Edwin Diaz won a Cy Young Award?
No. Edwin Diaz has not won the Cy Young Award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.
What awards has Edwin Diaz won?
Edwin Diaz has been selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What are Edwin Diaz's career stats?
In 541 games, Edwin Diaz has gone 30-38 with a 3.03 ERA, 867 strikeouts, 538.0 innings pitched, and 260 saves.
What position does Edwin Diaz play?
Edwin Diaz plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Edwin Diaz and how much does he weigh?
Edwin Diaz is listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 207 pounds.
What number does Edwin Diaz wear?
Edwin Diaz wears number 3, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
What was Edwin Diaz's career ERA?
Edwin Diaz finished with a 3.03 career ERA, going 30-38 with 867 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Edwin Diaz have?
Edwin Diaz recorded 867 career strikeouts.
How many All-Star Games has Edwin Diaz made?
Edwin Diaz has been selected to 3 All-Star Games.