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 was Sam Dyson's career batting average?

Sam Dyson batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.

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.

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 September 8, 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	386.7	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

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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	0.7	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	31.3	24	4	4	30	1.15	3.96 (+71%)	1457.9
2016	TEX	AL	3	2	73	0	38	70.3	63	19	23	55	2.43	4.19 (+42%)	1024.1
2017	TEX	AL	1	6	17	0	0	16.7	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	70.3	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	11.3	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

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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	4.7	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	3.7	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

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

Salary History

Sam Dyson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	TEX	AL	$525,270
2015	MIA	NL	$507,500
Total Career Earnings			$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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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 was Sam Dyson's career batting average?: Sam Dyson batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
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.