What years did Zach Duke play?

Zach Duke played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2019.

Was Zach Duke a pitcher?

Yes. Zach Duke pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 854 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Zach Duke hit?

Zach Duke hit 2 career home runs with 57 hits.

What teams did Zach Duke play for?

Zach Duke played for 9 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (2005–2010), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2011), the Washington Nationals (2012–2013), the Cincinnati Reds (2013, 2019), the Milwaukee Brewers (2014), the Chicago White Sox (2015–2016), the St. Louis Cardinals (2016–2017), the Minnesota Twins (2018), and the Seattle Mariners (2018).

Did Zach Duke win a Cy Young Award?

No. Zach Duke did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Zach Duke win?

Zach Duke was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Zach Duke's career stats?

In 570 games, Zach Duke went 69-91 with a 4.31 ERA, 854 strikeouts, 1,360.0 innings pitched, and 4 saves. At the plate he had 57 hits and 2 home runs.

What was Zach Duke's salary?

Zach Duke's last recorded salary was $5,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $5,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $335,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2016.

What position did Zach Duke play?

Zach Duke played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Zach Duke and how much did he weigh?

Zach Duke was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 210 pounds.

What was Zach Duke's career ERA?

Zach Duke finished with a 4.31 career ERA, going 69-91 with 854 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Zach Duke have?

Zach Duke recorded 854 career strikeouts.

Is Zach Duke in the Hall of Fame?

No. Zach Duke has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Zach Duke

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2019)

Zach Duke was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2019 for 9 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 15 seasons. Across 570 career appearances, he went 69-91 with a 4.31 ERA and 854 strikeouts. He also batted .179 with 2 home runs. Zach Duke was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3694.8.

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 15, 2026

W–L 69–91

ERA 4.31

WHIP 1.45

SO 854

Pitcher PIV 3694.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 210 lb
Born: 4/19/1983 in Clifton, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-07-02
Last Game: 2019-06-29
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Zachary Thomas Duke

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Career Pitching Statistics

Zach Duke — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
69	91	570	169	6	3	4	1360.0	1,554	651	132	419	854	4.31	3694.8

Career ERA 4.31 vs. league average 4.18 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Zach Duke Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2005	PIT	NL	8	2	14	14	0	0	0	84.2	79	17	23	58	1.81	4.29 (+58%)	2787.9
2006	PIT	NL	10	15	34	34	2	1	0	215.1	255	107	68	117	4.47	4.53 (+1%)	2223.8
2007	PIT	NL	3	8	20	19	0	0	0	107.1	161	66	25	41	5.53	4.47 (-24%)	-1290.1
2008	PIT	NL	5	14	31	31	1	1	0	185.0	230	99	47	87	4.82	4.32 (-11%)	-363.0
2009	PIT	NL	11	16	32	32	3	1	0	213.0	231	96	49	106	4.06	4.32 (+6%)	465.9
2010	PIT	NL	8	15	29	29	0	0	0	159.0	212	101	51	96	5.72	4.08 (-40%)	-3472.0
2011	ARI	NL	3	4	21	9	0	0	1	76.2	101	42	19	32	4.93	3.94 (-25%)	-92.3
2012	WAS	NL	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	13.2	11	2	4	10	1.32	4.01 (+67%)	515.8
2013	WAS	NL	1	1	12	1	0	0	0	20.2	31	20	8	11	8.71	3.87 (-125%)	-352.6
2013	CIN	NL	0	1	14	0	0	0	0	10.2	8	1	2	7	0.84	3.87 (+78%)	93.2
2014	MIL	NL	5	1	74	0	0	0	0	58.2	49	16	17	74	2.45	3.74 (+34%)	2370.6
2015	CHA	AL	3	6	71	0	0	0	1	60.2	47	23	32	66	3.41	3.96 (+14%)	-994.4
2016	CHA	AL	2	0	53	0	0	0	1	37.2	31	11	16	42	2.63	4.19 (+37%)	1090.9
2016	SLN	NL	0	1	28	0	0	0	1	23.1	17	5	13	26	1.93	4.19 (+54%)	787.4
2017	SLN	NL	1	1	27	0	0	0	0	18.1	13	8	6	12	3.93	4.36 (+10%)	-424.8
2018	MIN	AL	3	4	45	0	0	0	0	37.1	44	15	15	39	3.62	4.15 (+13%)	1382.9
2018	SEA	AL	2	1	27	0	0	0	0	14.2	13	9	6	12	5.52	4.15 (-33%)	112.7
2019	CIN	NL	3	1	30	0	0	0	0	23.1	21	13	18	18	5.01	4.51 (-11%)	-1146.9
Career · 18 seasons			69	91	570	169	6	3	4	1,360.0	1,554	651	419	854	4.31	—	3,695

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

Zach Duke — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
576	318	17	57	7	0	2	23	0	12	118	.179	.208	.220	.428	-1,915

Career AVG .179 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 30.4% below league average.

Career OBP .208 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 36.0% below league average.

Career SLG .220 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 46.7% below league average.

Career OPS .428 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 42.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Zach Duke Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	PIT	NL	14	28	1	4	0	0	1	2	10	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	PIT	NL	34	68	2	13	3	0	7	1	32	.191	.269 (-29%)	.336 (-40%)	.431 (-46%)	.768 (-43%)	-492.7
2007	PIT	NL	21	32	3	8	0	0	3	0	12	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	PIT	NL	32	57	2	9	0	0	1	2	20	.158	.263 (-40%)	.333 (-44%)	.416 (-62%)	.749 (-54%)	-500.0
2009	PIT	NL	33	60	1	12	2	0	5	4	18	.200	.262 (-24%)	.332 (-26%)	.417 (-44%)	.750 (-36%)	-362.9
2010	PIT	NL	32	48	5	3	2	0	0	2	17	.062	—	—	—	—	-559.7
2011	ARI	NL	21	20	3	6	0	2	6	1	7	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	WAS	NL	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	WAS	NL	12	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CIN	NL	14	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	MIL	NL	74	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CHA	AL	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CHA	AL	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	SLN	NL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	SLN	NL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	MIN	AL	45	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	SEA	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	CIN	NL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			576	318	17	57	7	2	23	12	118	.179	—	—	—	—	-1,915

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

Zach Duke — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	284	159	7	21	0	9	.132
Away	292	159	10	36	2	14	.226

Pitching — Home / Away

Zach Duke — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	282	704.0	777	314	200	449	4.01
Away	288	656.0	777	337	219	405	4.62

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Zach Duke — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2019-06-29	CIN	CHC	—	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
2019-06-23	CIN	MIL	—	1.2	1	1	1	1	2	1
2019-06-20	CIN	MIL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2019-06-16	CIN	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2019-06-14	CIN	TEX	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	3	0
2019-06-12	CIN	CLE	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0
2019-06-09	CIN	PHI	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-05-31	CIN	WAS	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2019-05-19	CIN	LAD	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0
2019-05-17	CIN	LAD	—	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Zach Duke — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	570	169	81	243	9	20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Zach Duke — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	PIT	P	14	14	4	15	0	2
2006	PIT	P	34	34	8	52	1	3
2007	PIT	P	20	19	2	22	0	3
2008	PIT	P	31	31	11	39	2	3
2009	PIT	P	32	32	16	35	2	5
2010	PIT	P	29	29	11	23	0	0
2011	ARI	P	21	9	6	10	0	0
2012	WAS	P	8	0	0	4	0	0
2013	WAS	P	12	1	1	2	0	0
2013	CIN	P	14	0	0	3	0	0
2014	MIL	P	74	0	2	10	0	1
2015	CHA	P	71	0	7	5	1	2
2016	CHA	P	53	0	1	9	0	0
2016	SLN	P	28	0	0	5	1	0
2017	SLN	P	27	0	3	2	0	0
2018	MIN	P	45	0	4	4	2	0
2018	SEA	P	27	0	2	0	0	0
2019	CIN	P	30	0	3	3	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Zach Duke Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	570

Awards & Honors

Zach Duke — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2005	Rookie of the Month	August
2005	Rookie of the Month	July

Salary History

Zach Duke's recorded salaries total $22,195,000 over 10 seasons, 2006 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Duke's career ran from 2005 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2005 and 2012.

Zach Duke — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CHA	AL	$5,000,000
2015	CHA	AL	$4,500,000
2014	MIL	NL	$850,000
2013	WAS	NL	$700,000
2011	ARI	NL	$3,500,000
2010	PIT	NL	$4,300,000
2009	PIT	NL	$2,200,000
2008	PIT	NL	$400,000
2007	PIT	NL	$410,000
2006	PIT	NL	$335,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$22,195,000

Award Voting History

Zach Duke — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2005	Rookie of the Year	NL	5th	16.0	160	3

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Zach Duke: the record in brief

Zach Duke's major league career runs from a debut on July 2, 2005 to a final game on June 29, 2019. Duke played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (2005 through 2010), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2011), the Washington Nationals (2012 to 2013), the Cincinnati Reds (2013 to 2019), the Milwaukee Brewers (2014), the Chicago White Sox (2015 to 2016), the St. Louis Cardinals (2016 to 2017), and the Minnesota Twins (2018), among other clubs in the table. The bio lists Duke as a pitcher who batted and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds. The birth record reads April 19, 1983, in Clifton, TX, USA. The given name on file is Zachary Thomas Duke.

Across 570 games (169 starts), Duke recorded 69 wins against 91 losses with a 4.31 ERA. Also on Duke's record: 854 strikeouts. Duke's 4.31 ERA was close to the 4.18 league figure for those seasons. 2009 brought Duke a season-high 11 wins. Duke struck out 117 batters in 2006, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Zach Duke

What years did Zach Duke play?: Zach Duke played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2019.
Was Zach Duke a pitcher?: Yes. Zach Duke pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 854 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Zach Duke hit?: Zach Duke hit 2 career home runs with 57 hits.
What teams did Zach Duke play for?: Zach Duke played for 9 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (2005–2010), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2011), the Washington Nationals (2012–2013), the Cincinnati Reds (2013, 2019), the Milwaukee Brewers (2014), the Chicago White Sox (2015–2016), the St. Louis Cardinals (2016–2017), the Minnesota Twins (2018), and the Seattle Mariners (2018).
Did Zach Duke win a Cy Young Award?: No. Zach Duke did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Zach Duke win?: Zach Duke was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Zach Duke's career stats?: In 570 games, Zach Duke went 69-91 with a 4.31 ERA, 854 strikeouts, 1,360.0 innings pitched, and 4 saves. At the plate he had 57 hits and 2 home runs.
How much did Zach Duke earn in his career?: Zach Duke's recorded salaries total $22,195,000 over 10 seasons, 2006 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Duke's career ran from 2005 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2005 and 2012.
What was Zach Duke's salary?: Zach Duke's last recorded salary was $5,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $5,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $335,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2016.
What position did Zach Duke play?: Zach Duke played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Zach Duke and how much did he weigh?: Zach Duke was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 210 pounds.
What was Zach Duke's career ERA?: Zach Duke finished with a 4.31 career ERA, going 69-91 with 854 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Zach Duke have?: Zach Duke recorded 854 career strikeouts.
Is Zach Duke in the Hall of Fame?: No. Zach Duke has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.