What years did Sam Dyson play?

Sam Dyson played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2019.

Was Sam Dyson a pitcher?

Yes. Sam Dyson pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 310 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Sam Dyson hit?

Sam Dyson hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Sam Dyson play for?

Sam Dyson played for 5 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (2012), the Miami Marlins (2013–2015), the Texas Rangers (2015–2017), the San Francisco Giants (2017–2019), and the Minnesota Twins (2019).

What were Sam Dyson's career stats?

In 376 games, Sam Dyson went 24-23 with a 3.40 ERA, 310 strikeouts, 386.2 innings pitched, and 59 saves.

What was Sam Dyson's salary?

Sam Dyson's last recorded salary was $525,270, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $525,270, in 2016, and his lowest was $507,500, in 2015. The Salary History table lists each season from 2015 to 2016.

What position did Sam Dyson play?

Sam Dyson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Sam Dyson and how much did he weigh?

Sam Dyson was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 212 pounds.

What was Sam Dyson's career ERA?

Sam Dyson finished with a 3.40 career ERA, going 24-23 with 310 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Sam Dyson have?

Sam Dyson recorded 310 career strikeouts.

Is Sam Dyson in the Hall of Fame?

No. Sam Dyson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Sam Dyson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2019)

Sam Dyson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2019 for 5 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 8 seasons. Across 376 career appearances, he went 24-23 with a 3.40 ERA, 310 strikeouts, and 59 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4074.0.

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 23, 2026

W–L 24–23

ERA 3.40

WHIP 1.28

SO 310

Pitcher PIV 4074.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 212 lb
Born: 5/7/1988 in Tampa, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-07-05
Last Game: 2019-09-03

Full name: Samuel Isaac Dyson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Sam Dyson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	23	376	1	0	0	59	386.2	365	146	31	129	310	3.40	4074.0

Career ERA 3.40 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 17.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Sam Dyson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2012	TOR	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0.2	4	3	2	1	40.50	—	0.0
2013	MIA	NL	0	2	5	1	0	11.0	16	11	5	5	9.00	3.87 (-133%)	-625.1
2014	MIA	NL	3	1	31	0	0	42.0	41	10	15	33	2.14	3.74 (+43%)	619.1
2015	MIA	NL	3	3	44	0	0	44.0	41	18	17	41	3.68	3.96 (+7%)	490.1
2015	TEX	AL	2	1	31	0	2	31.1	24	4	4	30	1.15	3.96 (+71%)	1457.9
2016	TEX	AL	3	2	73	0	38	70.1	63	19	23	55	2.43	4.19 (+42%)	1024.1
2017	TEX	AL	1	6	17	0	0	16.2	31	20	12	7	10.80	4.36 (-148%)	-1999.8
2017	SFN	NL	3	4	38	0	14	38.0	36	17	18	27	4.03	4.36 (+8%)	267.4
2018	SFN	NL	4	3	74	0	3	70.1	56	21	20	56	2.69	4.15 (+35%)	1204.8
2019	SFN	NL	4	1	49	0	2	51.0	39	14	7	47	2.47	4.51 (+45%)	2294.8
2019	MIN	AL	1	0	12	0	0	11.1	14	9	6	8	7.15	4.51 (-59%)	-659.2
Career · 11 seasons			24	23	376	1	59	386.2	365	146	129	310	3.40	—	4,074

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

Sam Dyson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
376	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Sam Dyson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2012	TOR	AL	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	MIA	NL	5	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	MIA	NL	31	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	MIA	NL	44	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	TEX	AL	31	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	TEX	AL	73	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	TEX	AL	17	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	SFN	NL	38	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	SFN	NL	74	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	SFN	NL	49	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	MIN	AL	12	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			376	2	.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

Sam Dyson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Sam Dyson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2016	ALDS1	TEX	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2015	ALDS2	TEX	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Sam Dyson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	1	4.2	6	1	1	3	1.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Sam Dyson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2016	ALDS1	TEX	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
2015	ALDS2	TEX	0	0	4	0	1	3.2	6	1	1	2	2.45

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Sam Dyson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	199	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	177	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Sam Dyson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	199	213.1	179	61	62	179	2.57
Away	177	173.1	186	85	67	131	4.41

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Sam Dyson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2019-09-03	MIN	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2019-09-01	MIN	DET	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1
2019-08-30	MIN	DET	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2019-08-27	MIN	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-08-24	MIN	DET	—	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0
2019-08-21	MIN	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2019-08-18	MIN	TEX	W	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	1
2019-08-16	MIN	TEX	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2019-08-14	MIN	MIL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2019-08-13	MIN	MIL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sam Dyson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	376	1	29	50	5	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sam Dyson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2012	TOR	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
2013	MIA	P	5	1	1	0	0	0
2014	MIA	P	31	0	7	4	2	0
2015	MIA	P	44	0	3	5	3	1
2015	TEX	P	31	0	1	6	0	0
2016	TEX	P	73	0	3	12	0	1
2017	TEX	P	17	0	0	1	0	0
2017	SFN	P	38	0	2	7	0	0
2018	SFN	P	74	0	5	8	0	2
2019	SFN	P	49	0	7	5	0	1
2019	MIN	P	12	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Sam Dyson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	376

Salary History

Sam Dyson's recorded salaries total $1,032,770 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Dyson's career ran from 2012 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Sam Dyson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	TEX	AL	$525,270
2015	MIA	NL	$507,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,032,770

College History

Sam Dyson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of South Carolina	Columbia	SC	2008, 2009, 2010

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Sam Dyson: the record in brief

The profile opens with Sam Dyson's first major league game on July 5, 2012; the last one listed came on September 3, 2019. By club, Dyson's seasons break down as the Toronto Blue Jays (2012), the Miami Marlins (2013 through 2015), the Texas Rangers (2015 through 2017), the San Francisco Giants (2017 to 2019), and the Minnesota Twins (2019). Dyson, born on May 7, 1988, in Tampa, FL, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6'1" and 212 pounds. Dyson's full given name, per the bio, is Samuel Isaac Dyson.

Dyson went 24-23 with a 3.40 ERA in 376 games, 1 of them starts. The same table counts 310 strikeouts and 59 saves. The leagues Dyson pitched in allowed 4.10 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 17.1% better than average. Dyson saved 38 games in 2016, the season high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.43 in 2016, when the league's was 4.19.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sam Dyson

What years did Sam Dyson play?: Sam Dyson played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2019.
Was Sam Dyson a pitcher?: Yes. Sam Dyson pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 310 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sam Dyson hit?: Sam Dyson hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Sam Dyson play for?: Sam Dyson played for 5 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (2012), the Miami Marlins (2013–2015), the Texas Rangers (2015–2017), the San Francisco Giants (2017–2019), and the Minnesota Twins (2019).
What were Sam Dyson's career stats?: In 376 games, Sam Dyson went 24-23 with a 3.40 ERA, 310 strikeouts, 386.2 innings pitched, and 59 saves.
How much did Sam Dyson earn in his career?: Sam Dyson's recorded salaries total $1,032,770 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Dyson's career ran from 2012 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012, 2013, and 2014.
What was Sam Dyson's salary?: Sam Dyson's last recorded salary was $525,270, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $525,270, in 2016, and his lowest was $507,500, in 2015. The Salary History table lists each season from 2015 to 2016.
What position did Sam Dyson play?: Sam Dyson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Sam Dyson and how much did he weigh?: Sam Dyson was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 212 pounds.
What was Sam Dyson's career ERA?: Sam Dyson finished with a 3.40 career ERA, going 24-23 with 310 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Sam Dyson have?: Sam Dyson recorded 310 career strikeouts.
Is Sam Dyson in the Hall of Fame?: No. Sam Dyson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.