What years did Adam Eaton play?

Adam Eaton played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2009.

Was Adam Eaton a pitcher?

Yes. Adam Eaton pitched in the major leagues, recording 71 wins and 855 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Adam Eaton hit?

Adam Eaton hit 3 career home runs with 66 hits.

Adam Eaton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2009)

W–L 71–68

ERA 4.94

WHIP 1.44

SO 855

Pitcher PIV -8633.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 190 lb
Born: 11/23/1977 in Seattle, WA, USA
MLB Debut: 2000-05-30
Last Game: 2009-08-24

Full name: Adam Thomas Eaton

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
71	68	209	201	3	0	0	1178.7	1,253	647	167	448	855	4.94	-8633.8

Career ERA 4.94 vs. league average 4.43 across their career seasons — 11.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2000	SDN	NL	7	4	22	22	0	135.0	134	62	61	90	4.13	4.77 (+13%)	765.1
2001	SDN	NL	8	5	17	17	2	116.7	108	56	40	109	4.32	4.42 (+2%)	-433.9
2002	SDN	NL	1	1	6	6	0	33.3	28	20	17	25	5.40	4.28 (-26%)	-703.3
2003	SDN	NL	9	12	31	31	1	183.0	173	83	68	146	4.08	4.40 (+7%)	1488.5
2004	SDN	NL	11	14	33	33	0	199.3	204	102	52	153	4.61	4.46 (-3%)	992.5
2005	SDN	NL	11	5	24	22	0	128.7	140	61	44	100	4.27	4.29 (+1%)	886.0
2006	TEX	AL	7	4	13	13	0	65.0	78	37	24	43	5.12	4.53 (-13%)	-1282.3
2007	PHI	NL	10	10	30	30	0	161.7	192	113	71	97	6.29	4.47 (-41%)	-6064.7
2008	PHI	NL	4	8	21	19	0	107.0	131	69	44	57	5.80	4.32 (-34%)	-2587.0
2009	BAL	AL	2	5	8	8	0	41.0	56	39	19	28	8.56	4.32 (-98%)	-1694.7
2009	COL	NL	1	0	4	0	0	8.0	9	5	8	7	5.62	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			71	68	209	201	3	1,178.2	1,253	647	448	855	4.94	—	-8,634

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
237	341	30	66	16	1	3	26	5	33	113	.194	.271	.273	.543	-731

Career AVG .194 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 27.1% below league average.

Career OBP .271 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 19.1% below league average.

Career SLG .273 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 35.6% below league average.

Career OPS .543 vs. league average .758 across their career seasons — 28.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2000	SDN	NL	23	38	6	11	2	0	0	4	2	6	10	.289	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SDN	NL	23	38	3	4	1	0	0	2	1	4	12	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	SDN	NL	6	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SDN	NL	39	56	4	11	3	0	2	3	0	4	25	.196	.264 (-26%)	.332 (-21%)	.422 (-15%)	.754 (-18%)	-171.4
2004	SDN	NL	38	64	9	13	7	0	0	8	2	6	16	.203	.266 (-24%)	.335 (-16%)	.427 (-27%)	.762 (-22%)	-238.6
2005	SDN	NL	26	46	2	8	0	1	0	2	0	3	18	.174	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	TEX	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	PHI	NL	34	62	4	13	1	0	1	5	0	3	22	.210	.268 (-22%)	.335 (-27%)	.422 (-35%)	.758 (-31%)	-320.8
2008	PHI	NL	23	28	1	5	2	0	0	1	0	5	6	.179	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	BAL	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	COL	NL	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			237	341	30	66	16	1	3	26	5	33	113	.194	—	—	—	—	-731

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	126	163	13	30	1	10	.184
Away	111	178	17	36	2	16	.202

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	109	612.2	656	325	211	473	4.77
Away	100	566.0	597	322	237	382	5.12

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-08-24	COL	SFG	W	2.0	3	3	3	5	1	0
2009-08-21	COL	SFG	—	2.0	3	0	0	2	1	0
2009-08-14	COL	MIA	—	3.0	3	2	2	1	4	1
2009-08-13	COL	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-05-21	BAL	NYY	L	4.2	8	7	7	3	1	2
2009-05-15	BAL	KCR	L	5.0	10	7	7	1	3	2
2009-05-09	BAL	NYY	W	5.0	4	4	4	5	1	2
2009-05-04	BAL	TBR	—	5.0	5	4	4	2	2	1
2009-04-28	BAL	LAA	L	6.0	6	5	5	4	2	1
2009-04-23	BAL	CHW	W	7.1	6	2	2	0	9	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	209	201	93	146	11	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2000	SDN	P	22	22	7	18	1	2
2001	SDN	P	17	17	13	18	2	2
2002	SDN	P	6	6	1	4	0	0
2003	SDN	P	31	31	19	27	3	1
2004	SDN	P	33	33	13	23	2	1
2005	SDN	P	24	22	7	16	1	1
2006	TEX	P	13	13	4	5	0	1
2007	PHI	P	30	30	18	18	2	1
2008	PHI	P	21	19	10	14	0	3
2009	BAL	P	8	8	1	3	0	0
2009	COL	P	4	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	209

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2008	PHI	NL	$7,958,333
2007	PHI	NL	$7,208,333
2006	TEX	AL	$4,650,000
2005	SDN	NL	$3,375,000
2004	SDN	NL	$1,925,000
2003	SDN	NL	$350,000
2002	SDN	NL	$280,000
2001	SDN	NL	$235,000
Total Career Earnings			$25,981,666

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Frequently Asked Questions about Adam Eaton

What years did Adam Eaton play?: Adam Eaton played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2009.
Was Adam Eaton a pitcher?: Yes. Adam Eaton pitched in the major leagues, recording 71 wins and 855 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Adam Eaton hit?: Adam Eaton hit 3 career home runs with 66 hits.