What years did Chad Durbin play?

Chad Durbin played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2013.

Was Chad Durbin a pitcher?

Yes. Chad Durbin pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 577 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Chad Durbin hit?

Chad Durbin hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams did Chad Durbin play for?

Chad Durbin played for 6 teams: the Kansas City Royals (1999–2002), the Cleveland Indians (2003–2004, 2011), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2004), the Detroit Tigers (2006–2007), the Philadelphia Phillies (2008–2010, 2013), and the Atlanta Braves (2012).

What were Chad Durbin's career stats?

In 456 games, Chad Durbin went 43-47 with a 5.03 ERA, 577 strikeouts, 836.1 innings pitched, and 5 saves.

What was Chad Durbin's salary?

Chad Durbin's last recorded salary was $850,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $2,125,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $203,000, in 2000. The Salary History table lists each season from 2000 to 2013.

What position did Chad Durbin play?

Chad Durbin played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Chad Durbin and how much did he weigh?

Chad Durbin was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 225 pounds.

What was Chad Durbin's career ERA?

Chad Durbin finished with a 5.03 career ERA, going 43-47 with 577 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Chad Durbin have?

Chad Durbin recorded 577 career strikeouts.

Is Chad Durbin in the Hall of Fame?

No. Chad Durbin has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Chad Durbin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2013)

Chad Durbin was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2013 for 6 teams, including the Kansas City Royals, a span of 15 seasons. Across 456 career appearances, he went 43-47 with a 5.03 ERA and 577 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 15, 2026

W–L 43–47

ERA 5.03

WHIP 1.51

SO 577

Pitcher PIV -14781.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 225 lb
Born: 12/3/1977 in Spring Valley, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1999-09-26
Last Game: 2013-05-30

Full name: Chad Griffin Durbin

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Career Pitching Statistics

Chad Durbin — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
43	47	456	75	3	0	5	836.1	898	467	123	365	577	5.03	-14781.8

Career ERA 5.03 vs. league average 4.33 across their career seasons — 16.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Chad Durbin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1999	KCA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.1	1	0	1	3	0.00	—	0.0
2000	KCA	AL	2	5	16	16	0	0	72.1	91	66	43	37	8.21	4.77 (-72%)	-2967.7
2001	KCA	AL	9	16	29	29	2	0	179.0	201	98	58	95	4.93	4.42 (-12%)	-2751.4
2002	KCA	AL	0	1	2	2	0	0	8.1	13	11	4	5	11.88	—	0.0
2003	CLE	AL	0	1	3	1	0	0	8.2	18	7	3	8	7.27	—	0.0
2004	CLE	AL	5	6	17	8	1	0	51.1	63	38	24	38	6.66	4.46 (-49%)	-1633.6
2004	ARI	NL	1	1	7	0	0	0	9.1	9	9	11	10	8.68	4.46 (-94%)	0.0
2006	DET	AL	0	0	3	0	0	0	6.0	6	1	0	3	1.50	—	0.0
2007	DET	AL	8	7	36	19	0	1	127.2	133	67	49	66	4.72	4.47 (-6%)	-3863.1
2008	PHI	NL	5	4	71	0	0	1	87.2	81	28	35	63	2.87	4.32 (+34%)	1233.9
2009	PHI	NL	2	2	59	0	0	2	69.2	56	34	47	62	4.39	4.32 (-2%)	-1417.0
2010	PHI	NL	4	1	64	0	0	0	68.2	63	29	27	63	3.80	4.08 (+7%)	195.7
2011	CLE	AL	2	2	56	0	0	0	68.1	86	42	26	59	5.53	3.94 (-40%)	-1558.4
2012	ATL	NL	4	1	76	0	0	1	61.0	52	21	28	49	3.10	4.01 (+23%)	-1172.1
2013	PHI	NL	1	0	16	0	0	0	16.0	25	16	9	16	9.00	3.87 (-133%)	-848.0
Career · 15 seasons			43	47	456	75	3	5	836.1	898	467	365	577	5.03	—	-14,782

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

Chad Durbin — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
456	24	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	.083	.080	.083	.163	0

Career AVG .083 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 68.3% below league average.

Career OBP .080 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 75.9% below league average.

Career SLG .083 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 80.1% below league average.

Career OPS .163 vs. league average .750 across their career seasons — 78.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chad Durbin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1999	KCA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	KCA	AL	16	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	KCA	AL	29	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	KCA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	CLE	AL	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	CLE	AL	17	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	ARI	NL	7	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	DET	AL	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	DET	AL	36	4	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	PHI	NL	71	9	1	0	3	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	PHI	NL	59	7	1	0	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	PHI	NL	64	2	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	CLE	AL	56	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	ATL	NL	76	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	PHI	NL	16	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			456	24	2	1	8	.083	—	—	—	—	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

Chad Durbin — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Chad Durbin — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2012	NLWC	ATL	1	.000
2010	NLCS	PHI	1	.000
2010	NLDS1	PHI	1	.000
2009	NLCS	PHI	4	.000
2009	NLDS2	PHI	1	.000
2009	WS	PHI	2	.000
2008	NLCS	PHI	3	.000
2008	NLDS2	PHI	1	.000
2008	WS	PHI	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Chad Durbin — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	0	16	0	0	10.0	12	7	8	7	6.30

Playoff Pitching by Year

Chad Durbin — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2012	NLWC	ATL	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00
2010	NLCS	PHI	0	1	1.0	2	2	2	1	18.00
2010	NLDS1	PHI	0	1	0.1	0	0	1	0	0.00
2009	NLCS	PHI	1	4	3.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
2009	NLDS2	PHI	1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00
2009	WS	PHI	0	2	1.1	3	4	2	2	27.00
2008	NLCS	PHI	0	3	2.0	3	1	2	2	4.50
2008	NLDS2	PHI	0	1	0.2	3	0	0	1	0.00
2008	WS	PHI	0	2	0.2	1	0	1	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Chad Durbin — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	235	9	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	221	15	0	2	0	1	.133

Pitching — Home / Away

Chad Durbin — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	235	455.1	460	218	193	309	4.31
Away	221	381.0	438	249	172	268	5.88

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Chad Durbin — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2013-05-30	PHI	BOS	—	1.0	4	3	3	0	1	0
2013-05-26	PHI	WAS	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0
2013-05-25	PHI	WAS	W	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2013-05-18	PHI	CIN	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1
2013-05-15	PHI	CLE	—	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	0
2013-05-08	PHI	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2013-05-05	PHI	MIA	—	1.2	3	2	1	0	3	1
2013-04-30	PHI	CLE	—	1.1	4	4	4	0	1	2
2013-04-27	PHI	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2013-04-25	PHI	PIT	—	0.2	0	0	0	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chad Durbin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	456	75	57	96	6	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chad Durbin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1999	KCA	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
2000	KCA	P	16	16	8	7	1	2
2001	KCA	P	29	29	20	20	1	3
2002	KCA	P	2	2	1	1	1	0
2003	CLE	P	3	1	0	1	1	1
2004	CLE	P	17	8	4	4	1	0
2004	ARI	P	7	0	0	1	0	0
2006	DET	P	3	0	0	0	0	0
2007	DET	P	36	19	4	15	0	0
2008	PHI	P	71	0	6	12	0	3
2009	PHI	P	59	0	6	4	0	0
2010	PHI	P	64	0	4	15	0	1
2011	CLE	P	56	0	3	7	0	0
2012	ATL	P	76	0	1	8	1	0
2013	PHI	P	16	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Chad Durbin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	456

Salary History

Chad Durbin's recorded salaries total $8,388,000 over 10 seasons, 2000 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Durbin's career ran from 1999 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2006.

Chad Durbin — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	PHI	NL	$850,000
2012	ATL	NL	$900,000
2011	CLE	AL	$800,000
2010	PHI	NL	$2,125,000
2009	PHI	NL	$1,635,000
2008	PHI	NL	$900,000
2007	DET	AL	$385,000
2004	CLE	AL	$315,000
2002	KCA	AL	$275,000
2000	KCA	AL	$203,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$8,388,000

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Chad Durbin: the record in brief

Chad Durbin's major league career runs from a debut on September 26, 1999 to a final game on May 30, 2013. Club by club, the record runs the Kansas City Royals (1999 through 2002), the Cleveland Indians (2003 to 2011), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2004), the Detroit Tigers (2006 to 2007), the Philadelphia Phillies (2008 through 2013), and the Atlanta Braves (2012). Listed as a pitcher, Durbin batted and threw right-handed. Durbin is listed at 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds. Durbin was born on December 3, 1977, in Spring Valley, IL, USA. On the record, Chad Durbin was born Chad Griffin Durbin.

Durbin pitched in 456 games, starting 75, and finished with a 43-47 record and 5.03 ERA. The totals include 577 strikeouts. Against a 4.33 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.03 mark was 16.1% worse. 2001 brought Durbin a season-high 9 wins. 2007 was Durbin's sharpest full season, a 4.72 ERA against the league's 4.47.

Durbin made 16 postseason pitching appearances, with a 2-0 record and 6.30 ERA. Those appearances came in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chad Durbin

What years did Chad Durbin play?: Chad Durbin played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2013.
Was Chad Durbin a pitcher?: Yes. Chad Durbin pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 577 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chad Durbin hit?: Chad Durbin hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Chad Durbin play for?: Chad Durbin played for 6 teams: the Kansas City Royals (1999–2002), the Cleveland Indians (2003–2004, 2011), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2004), the Detroit Tigers (2006–2007), the Philadelphia Phillies (2008–2010, 2013), and the Atlanta Braves (2012).
What were Chad Durbin's career stats?: In 456 games, Chad Durbin went 43-47 with a 5.03 ERA, 577 strikeouts, 836.1 innings pitched, and 5 saves.
How much did Chad Durbin earn in his career?: Chad Durbin's recorded salaries total $8,388,000 over 10 seasons, 2000 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Durbin's career ran from 1999 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2006.
What was Chad Durbin's salary?: Chad Durbin's last recorded salary was $850,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $2,125,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $203,000, in 2000. The Salary History table lists each season from 2000 to 2013.
What position did Chad Durbin play?: Chad Durbin played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Chad Durbin and how much did he weigh?: Chad Durbin was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 225 pounds.
What was Chad Durbin's career ERA?: Chad Durbin finished with a 5.03 career ERA, going 43-47 with 577 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Chad Durbin have?: Chad Durbin recorded 577 career strikeouts.
Is Chad Durbin in the Hall of Fame?: No. Chad Durbin has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.