What years did Tyler Duffey play?

Tyler Duffey played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2024.

Was Tyler Duffey a pitcher?

Yes. Tyler Duffey pitched in the major leagues, recording 30 wins and 479 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tyler Duffey hit?

Tyler Duffey hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Tyler Duffey play for?

Tyler Duffey played for 3 teams: the Minnesota Twins (2015–2022), the Chicago Cubs (2023), and the Kansas City Royals (2024).

What were Tyler Duffey's career stats?

In 305 games, Tyler Duffey went 30-27 with a 4.57 ERA, 479 strikeouts, 486.0 innings pitched, and 6 saves.

What position did Tyler Duffey play?

Tyler Duffey played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Tyler Duffey and how much did he weigh?

Tyler Duffey was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 220 pounds.

What was Tyler Duffey's career ERA?

Tyler Duffey finished with a 4.57 career ERA, going 30-27 with 479 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Tyler Duffey have?

Tyler Duffey recorded 479 career strikeouts.

Is Tyler Duffey in the Hall of Fame?

No. Tyler Duffey has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Tyler Duffey

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2015-2024)

Tyler Duffey was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2024 for the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago Cubs, and the Kansas City Royals, a span of 10 seasons. Across 305 career appearances, he went 30-27 with a 4.57 ERA and 479 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3209.6.

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 October 25, 2026

W–L 30–27

ERA 4.57

WHIP 1.30

SO 479

Pitcher PIV 3209.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 220 lb
Born: 12/27/1990 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2015-08-05

Full name: Tyler Blinn Duffey

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tyler Duffey — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
30	27	305	37	0	0	6	486.0	486	247	67	145	479	4.57	3209.6

Career ERA 4.57 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 8.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Tyler Duffey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2015	MIN	AL	5	1	10	10	0	58.0	56	20	20	53	3.10	3.96 (+22%)	1063.0
2016	MIN	AL	9	12	26	26	0	133.0	167	95	32	114	6.43	4.19 (-53%)	-1805.9
2017	MIN	AL	2	3	56	0	1	71.0	79	39	18	67	4.94	4.36 (-13%)	1147.2
2018	MIN	AL	2	2	19	1	0	25.0	26	20	4	19	7.20	4.15 (-74%)	-757.4
2019	MIN	AL	5	1	58	0	0	57.2	44	16	14	82	2.50	4.51 (+45%)	2110.9
2020	MIN	AL	1	1	22	0	0	24.0	13	5	6	31	1.88	4.45 (+58%)	1137.7
2021	MIN	AL	3	3	64	0	3	62.1	48	22	28	61	3.18	4.27 (+26%)	1222.7
2022	MIN	AL	2	4	40	0	2	44.0	45	24	15	39	4.91	3.97 (-24%)	-908.5
2023	CHN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	1	1	0	3	4.50	—	0.0
2024	KCA	AL	1	0	9	0	0	9.0	7	5	8	10	5.00	4.08 (-23%)	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			30	27	305	37	6	486.0	486	247	145	479	4.57	—	3,210

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

Tyler Duffey — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
305	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .249 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 .413 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Tyler Duffey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2015	MIN	AL	10	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	MIN	AL	26	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	MIN	AL	56	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	MIN	AL	19	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	MIN	AL	58	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	MIN	AL	22	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	MIN	AL	64	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	MIN	AL	40	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	CHN	NL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	KCA	AL	9	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			305	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

Tyler Duffey — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tyler Duffey — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2020	ALWC3	MIN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2019	ALDS2	MIN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tyler Duffey — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	0	0	3.2	6	5	3	6	12.27

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tyler Duffey — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2020	ALWC3	MIN	0	0	2	0	0	2.0	3	1	1	2	4.50
2019	ALDS2	MIN	0	0	2	0	0	1.2	3	4	2	4	21.60

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tyler Duffey — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	154	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	151	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Tyler Duffey — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	154	247.0	237	121	78	251	4.41
Away	151	239.0	249	126	67	228	4.74

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tyler Duffey — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2024-05-20	KCR	DET	—	0.2	1	1	1	3	0	0
2024-05-15	KCR	SEA	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0
2024-05-13	KCR	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2024-05-10	KCR	LAA	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024-05-08	KCR	MIL	—	0.1	1	2	2	2	1	0
2024-05-06	KCR	MIL	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
2024-05-04	KCR	TEX	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0
2024-04-29	KCR	TOR	—	1.2	2	1	1	0	2	0
2024-04-22	KCR	TOR	—	2.0	0	0	0	2	3	0
2023-10-01	CHC	MIL	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tyler Duffey — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	305	37	27	47	6	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tyler Duffey — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2015	MIN	P	10	10	7	4	1	0
2016	MIN	P	26	26	9	13	1	1
2017	MIN	P	56	0	3	11	1	0
2018	MIN	P	19	1	1	3	1	0
2019	MIN	P	58	0	3	8	1	0
2020	MIN	P	22	0	0	3	0	0
2021	MIN	P	64	0	1	2	1	0
2022	MIN	P	40	0	2	3	0	0
2023	CHN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024	KCA	P	9	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Tyler Duffey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	305

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Tyler Duffey: the record in brief

Tyler Duffey's entire major league record comes from the period beginning August 5, 2015. By club, Duffey's seasons break down as the Minnesota Twins (2015 through 2022), the Chicago Cubs (2023), and the Kansas City Royals (2024). Born on December 27, 1990, in Houston, TX, USA, Duffey is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds. Duffey's full given name, per the bio, is Tyler Blinn Duffey.

Across 305 games (37 starts), Duffey recorded 30 wins against 27 losses with a 4.57 ERA. Also on Duffey's record: 479 strikeouts. Against a 4.21 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.57 mark was 8.6% worse. The best win total was 9, in 2016. In 2016, one of the busiest seasons, Duffey posted a 6.43 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.19. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Duffey's career adds up to 3,209.6.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tyler Duffey

What years did Tyler Duffey play?: Tyler Duffey played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2024.
Was Tyler Duffey a pitcher?: Yes. Tyler Duffey pitched in the major leagues, recording 30 wins and 479 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tyler Duffey hit?: Tyler Duffey hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Tyler Duffey play for?: Tyler Duffey played for 3 teams: the Minnesota Twins (2015–2022), the Chicago Cubs (2023), and the Kansas City Royals (2024).
What were Tyler Duffey's career stats?: In 305 games, Tyler Duffey went 30-27 with a 4.57 ERA, 479 strikeouts, 486.0 innings pitched, and 6 saves.
What position did Tyler Duffey play?: Tyler Duffey played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tyler Duffey and how much did he weigh?: Tyler Duffey was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 220 pounds.
What was Tyler Duffey's career ERA?: Tyler Duffey finished with a 4.57 career ERA, going 30-27 with 479 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tyler Duffey have?: Tyler Duffey recorded 479 career strikeouts.
Is Tyler Duffey in the Hall of Fame?: No. Tyler Duffey has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.