What years did Justin Duchscherer play?

Justin Duchscherer played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2010.

Was Justin Duchscherer a pitcher?

Yes. Justin Duchscherer pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 347 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Justin Duchscherer hit?

Justin Duchscherer hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Justin Duchscherer play for?

Justin Duchscherer played for 2 teams: the Texas Rangers (2001) and the Oakland Athletics (2003–2008, 2010).

Did Justin Duchscherer win a Cy Young Award?

No. Justin Duchscherer did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Justin Duchscherer win?

Justin Duchscherer was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Justin Duchscherer's career stats?

In 224 games, Justin Duchscherer went 33-25 with a 3.13 ERA, 347 strikeouts, 454.2 innings pitched, and 14 saves.

What was Justin Duchscherer's salary?

Justin Duchscherer's last recorded salary was $700,000, in 2011. His highest recorded salary was $3,900,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $302,500, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2011.

What position did Justin Duchscherer play?

Justin Duchscherer played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Justin Duchscherer and how much did he weigh?

Justin Duchscherer was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 165 pounds.

What was Justin Duchscherer's career ERA?

Justin Duchscherer finished with a 3.13 career ERA, going 33-25 with 347 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Justin Duchscherer have?

Justin Duchscherer recorded 347 career strikeouts.

Is Justin Duchscherer in the Hall of Fame?

No. Justin Duchscherer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Justin Duchscherer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2010)

Justin Duchscherer was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2010 for the Texas Rangers and the Athletics, a span of 10 seasons. Across 224 career appearances, he went 33-25 with a 3.13 ERA and 347 strikeouts. Justin Duchscherer was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5962.1.

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 15, 2026

W–L 33–25

ERA 3.13

WHIP 1.14

SO 347

Pitcher PIV 5962.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 165 lb
Born: 11/19/1977 in Aberdeen, SD, USA
MLB Debut: 2001-07-25
Last Game: 2010-04-29
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Justin Craig Duchscherer

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Career Pitching Statistics

Justin Duchscherer — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
33	25	224	32	1	1	14	454.2	396	158	47	121	347	3.13	5962.1

Career ERA 3.13 vs. league average 4.37 across their career seasons — 28.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Justin Duchscherer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2001	TEX	AL	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	14.2	24	20	4	11	12.27	4.42 (-178%)	-1173.3
2003	OAK	AL	1	1	4	3	0	0	0	16.1	17	6	3	15	3.31	4.40 (+25%)	610.7
2004	OAK	AL	7	6	53	0	0	0	0	96.1	85	35	32	59	3.27	4.46 (+27%)	-641.2
2005	OAK	AL	7	4	65	0	0	0	5	85.2	67	21	19	85	2.21	4.29 (+49%)	3176.9
2006	OAK	AL	2	1	53	0	0	0	9	55.2	52	18	9	51	2.91	4.53 (+36%)	2448.3
2007	OAK	AL	3	3	17	0	0	0	0	16.1	18	9	8	13	4.96	4.47 (-11%)	-421.3
2008	OAK	AL	10	8	22	22	1	1	0	141.2	107	40	34	95	2.54	4.32 (+41%)	2311.4
2010	OAK	AL	2	1	5	5	0	0	0	28.0	26	9	12	18	2.89	4.08 (+29%)	-349.5
Career · 8 seasons			33	25	224	32	1	1	14	454.2	396	158	121	347	3.13	—	5,962

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

Justin Duchscherer — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
224	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .754 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Justin Duchscherer — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2001	TEX	AL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	OAK	AL	4	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	OAK	AL	53	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	OAK	AL	65	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	OAK	AL	53	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	OAK	AL	17	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	OAK	AL	22	6	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	OAK	AL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			224	6	6	.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

Justin Duchscherer — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Justin Duchscherer — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2006	ALDS2	OAK	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Justin Duchscherer — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	4.0	1	1	0	4	2.25

Playoff Pitching by Year

Justin Duchscherer — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2006	ALDS2	OAK	0	0	2	0	0	4.0	1	1	0	4	2.25

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Justin Duchscherer — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	113	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	111	6	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Justin Duchscherer — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	113	249.1	204	84	71	176	3.03
Away	111	205.1	192	74	50	171	3.24

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Justin Duchscherer — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2010-04-29	OAK	TOR	L	3.1	5	4	4	2	3	2
2010-04-23	OAK	CLE	W	6.0	5	0	0	4	2	0
2010-04-17	OAK	BAL	—	5.2	7	2	0	2	5	0
2010-04-12	OAK	SEA	W	7.1	2	0	0	2	4	0
2010-04-07	OAK	SEA	—	5.2	7	5	5	2	4	1
2008-08-18	OAK	MIN	—	2.2	3	0	0	0	3	0
2008-08-13	OAK	TBR	L	6.1	6	3	3	1	8	2
2008-08-07	OAK	TOR	—	5.0	7	4	4	2	6	0
2008-08-01	OAK	BOS	—	6.0	5	1	1	3	2	0
2008-07-26	OAK	TEX	L	6.0	9	8	8	2	6	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Justin Duchscherer — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	224	32	18	70	3	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Justin Duchscherer — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2001	TEX	P	5	2	1	0	0	0
2003	OAK	P	4	3	0	3	0	0
2004	OAK	P	53	0	5	20	0	1
2005	OAK	P	65	0	1	14	3	3
2006	OAK	P	53	0	4	12	0	0
2007	OAK	P	17	0	2	4	0	0
2008	OAK	P	22	22	5	13	0	1
2010	OAK	P	5	5	0	4	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Justin Duchscherer — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	224

Salary History

Justin Duchscherer's recorded salaries total $9,714,000 over 8 seasons, 2004 to 2011. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Duchscherer's career ran from 2001 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2001 and 2003.

Justin Duchscherer — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	BAL	AL	$700,000
2010	OAK	AL	$1,750,000
2009	OAK	AL	$3,900,000
2008	OAK	AL	$1,200,000
2007	OAK	AL	$1,187,500
2006	OAK	AL	$344,500
2005	OAK	AL	$329,500
2004	OAK	AL	$302,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$9,714,000

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Justin Duchscherer: the record in brief

Between the debut on July 25, 2001 and the final game on April 29, 2010, Justin Duchscherer built the record summarized on this page. Duchscherer played for the Texas Rangers (2001) and the Oakland Athletics (2003 through 2010). Listed as a pitcher, Duchscherer threw and hit right-handed. Duchscherer is listed at 6'3" and 165 pounds. Duchscherer was born on November 19, 1977, in Aberdeen, SD, USA. Duchscherer's full given name, per the bio, is Justin Craig Duchscherer.

The pitching table credits Duchscherer with a 33-25 record and a 3.13 ERA in 224 games. Also on Duchscherer's record: 347 strikeouts and 14 saves. The leagues Duchscherer pitched in allowed 4.37 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 28.5% better than average. 2008 brought Duchscherer a season-high 10 wins. 2005 was Duchscherer's sharpest full season, a 2.21 ERA against the league's 4.29. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Duchscherer's career adds up to 5,962.1.

Frequently Asked Questions about Justin Duchscherer

What years did Justin Duchscherer play?: Justin Duchscherer played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2010.
Was Justin Duchscherer a pitcher?: Yes. Justin Duchscherer pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 347 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Justin Duchscherer hit?: Justin Duchscherer hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Justin Duchscherer play for?: Justin Duchscherer played for 2 teams: the Texas Rangers (2001) and the Oakland Athletics (2003–2008, 2010).
Did Justin Duchscherer win a Cy Young Award?: No. Justin Duchscherer did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Justin Duchscherer win?: Justin Duchscherer was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Justin Duchscherer's career stats?: In 224 games, Justin Duchscherer went 33-25 with a 3.13 ERA, 347 strikeouts, 454.2 innings pitched, and 14 saves.
How much did Justin Duchscherer earn in his career?: Justin Duchscherer's recorded salaries total $9,714,000 over 8 seasons, 2004 to 2011. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Duchscherer's career ran from 2001 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2001 and 2003.
What was Justin Duchscherer's salary?: Justin Duchscherer's last recorded salary was $700,000, in 2011. His highest recorded salary was $3,900,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $302,500, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2011.
What position did Justin Duchscherer play?: Justin Duchscherer played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Justin Duchscherer and how much did he weigh?: Justin Duchscherer was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 165 pounds.
What was Justin Duchscherer's career ERA?: Justin Duchscherer finished with a 3.13 career ERA, going 33-25 with 347 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Justin Duchscherer have?: Justin Duchscherer recorded 347 career strikeouts.
Is Justin Duchscherer in the Hall of Fame?: No. Justin Duchscherer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.