What years did Kyle Dowdy play?

Kyle Dowdy played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2022.

Was Kyle Dowdy a pitcher?

Yes. Kyle Dowdy pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 20 strikeouts.

What was Kyle Dowdy's career ERA?

Kyle Dowdy finished with a 5.65 career ERA, going 2-1 with 20 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Kyle Dowdy have?

Kyle Dowdy recorded 20 career strikeouts.

Is Kyle Dowdy in the Hall of Fame?

No. Kyle Dowdy has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Kyle Dowdy play for?

Kyle Dowdy played for the Texas Rangers and the Cincinnati Reds.

Kyle Dowdy

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2019-2022)

Kyle Dowdy was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2022 for the Texas Rangers and the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 4 seasons. Across 15 career appearances, he went 2-1 with a 5.65 ERA and 20 strikeouts.

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 2–1

ERA 5.65

WHIP 1.81

SO 20

Pitcher PIV -1154.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 195 lb
Born: 2/3/1993 in Escondido, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2019-03-28
Last Game: 2022-09-17

Full name: Kyle Alexander Dowdy

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Career Pitching Statistics

Kyle Dowdy — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	1	15	1	0	0	0	28.2	31	18	4	21	20	5.65	-1154.2

Career ERA 5.65 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — 33.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Kyle Dowdy — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2019	TEX	AL	2	1	13	1	22.1	26	18	18	17	7.25	4.51 (-61%)	-1154.2
2022	CIN	NL	0	0	2	0	6.1	5	0	3	3	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			2	1	15	1	28.2	31	18	21	20	5.65	—	-1,154

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

Kyle Dowdy — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kyle Dowdy — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2019	TEX	AL	13	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	CIN	NL	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			15	—	—	—	—	—	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

Kyle Dowdy — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	7	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	8	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Kyle Dowdy — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	7	14.1	14	8	13	9	5.02
Away	8	14.1	17	10	8	11	6.28

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Kyle Dowdy — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2022-09-17	CIN	STL	—	4.0	3	0	0	1	1	0
2022-09-13	CIN	PIT	—	2.1	2	0	0	2	2	0
2019-05-26	TEX	LAA	—	0.2	0	1	0	2	1	0
2019-05-18	TEX	STL	—	0.1	1	1	1	2	1	0
2019-05-14	TEX	KCR	—	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2019-05-11	TEX	HOU	—	1.0	6	4	4	0	1	1
2019-05-08	TEX	PIT	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1
2019-05-05	TEX	TOR	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019-05-01	TEX	PIT	—	1.1	3	3	3	3	1	0
2019-04-26	TEX	SEA	L	0.1	1	1	1	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kyle Dowdy — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	15	1	3	3	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kyle Dowdy — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2019	TEX	P	13	1	3	1	0	0
2022	CIN	P	2	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Kyle Dowdy — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	15

Kyle Dowdy: the record in brief

Kyle Dowdy's major league career runs from a debut on March 28, 2019 to a final game on September 17, 2022. Club by club, the record runs the Texas Rangers (2019) and the Cincinnati Reds (2022). Dowdy played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on February 3, 1993, in Escondido, CA, USA and a listed size of 6'1" and 195 pounds. Dowdy's full given name, per the bio, is Kyle Alexander Dowdy.

Dowdy went 2-1 with a 5.65 ERA in 15 games, 1 of them starts. Also on Dowdy's record: 20 strikeouts. The league ERA over Dowdy's seasons was 4.24, so the 5.65 figure ran 33.3% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 7.25 in 2019, when the league's was 4.51.

Every defensive appearance on record for Dowdy, 15 games, came at pitcher. Fielding on the mound produced 3 putouts and 3 assists against 0 errors.

The game-log section draws on 30 games of Retrosheet box scores for Dowdy.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kyle Dowdy

What years did Kyle Dowdy play?: Kyle Dowdy played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2022.
Was Kyle Dowdy a pitcher?: Yes. Kyle Dowdy pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 20 strikeouts.
What was Kyle Dowdy's career ERA?: Kyle Dowdy finished with a 5.65 career ERA, going 2-1 with 20 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Kyle Dowdy have?: Kyle Dowdy recorded 20 career strikeouts.
Is Kyle Dowdy in the Hall of Fame?: No. Kyle Dowdy has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Kyle Dowdy play for?: Kyle Dowdy played for the Texas Rangers and the Cincinnati Reds.