What years did Alan Embree play?

Alan Embree played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2009.

Was Alan Embree a pitcher?

Yes. Alan Embree pitched in the major leagues, recording 39 wins and 691 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Alan Embree hit?

Alan Embree hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Alan Embree play for?

Alan Embree played for 10 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1992, 1995–1996), the Atlanta Braves (1997–1998), the Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), the San Francisco Giants (1999–2001), the Chicago White Sox (2001), the San Diego Padres (2002, 2006), the Boston Red Sox (2002–2005), the New York Yankees (2005), the Oakland Athletics (2007–2008), and the Colorado Rockies (2009).

What were Alan Embree's career stats?

In 882 games, Alan Embree went 39-45 with a 4.59 ERA, 691 strikeouts, 774.0 innings pitched, and 25 saves.

What was Alan Embree's salary?

Alan Embree's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $3,107,126, in 2008, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1992. The Salary History table lists each season from 1992 to 2009.

What position did Alan Embree play?

Alan Embree played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Alan Embree and how much did he weigh?

Alan Embree was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds.

What was Alan Embree's career ERA?

Alan Embree finished with a 4.59 career ERA, going 39-45 with 691 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Alan Embree have?

Alan Embree recorded 691 career strikeouts.

Is Alan Embree in the Hall of Fame?

No. Alan Embree has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Alan Embree

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2009)

Alan Embree was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2009 for 10 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 18 seasons. Across 882 career appearances, he went 39-45 with a 4.59 ERA, 691 strikeouts, and 25 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6443.1.

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 17, 2026

W–L 39–45

ERA 4.59

WHIP 1.34

SO 691

Pitcher PIV 6443.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 1/23/1970 in The Dalles, OR, USA
MLB Debut: 1992-09-15
Last Game: 2009-07-10

Full name: Alan Duane Embree

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Career Pitching Statistics

Alan Embree — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
39	45	882	4	0	0	25	774.0	744	395	95	293	691	4.59	6443.1

Career ERA 4.59 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Alan Embree Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1992	CLE	AL	0	2	4	4	0	18.0	19	14	8	12	7.00	3.75 (-87%)	-617.0
1995	CLE	AL	3	2	23	0	1	24.2	23	14	16	23	5.11	4.45 (-15%)	131.8
1996	CLE	AL	1	1	24	0	0	31.0	30	22	21	33	6.39	4.61 (-39%)	-2059.5
1997	ATL	NL	3	1	66	0	0	46.0	36	13	20	45	2.54	4.39 (+42%)	1763.8
1998	ATL	NL	1	0	20	0	0	18.2	23	9	10	19	4.34	4.43 (+2%)	153.8
1998	ARI	NL	3	2	35	0	1	35.0	33	16	13	24	4.11	4.43 (+7%)	-344.1
1999	SFN	NL	3	2	68	0	0	58.2	42	22	26	53	3.38	4.71 (+28%)	844.3
2000	SFN	NL	3	5	63	0	2	60.0	62	33	25	49	4.95	4.77 (-4%)	1521.6
2001	SFN	NL	0	2	22	0	0	20.0	34	25	10	25	11.25	4.42 (-155%)	-1240.8
2001	CHA	AL	1	2	39	0	0	34.0	31	19	7	34	5.03	4.42 (-14%)	-11.9
2002	SDN	NL	3	4	36	0	0	28.2	23	4	9	38	1.26	4.28 (+71%)	1527.1
2002	BOS	AL	1	2	32	0	2	33.1	24	11	11	43	2.97	4.28 (+31%)	1053.8
2003	BOS	AL	4	1	65	0	1	55.0	49	26	16	45	4.25	4.40 (+3%)	1321.0
2004	BOS	AL	2	2	71	0	0	52.1	49	24	11	37	4.13	4.46 (+8%)	532.5
2005	BOS	AL	1	4	43	0	1	37.2	42	32	11	30	7.65	4.29 (-78%)	-803.2
2005	NYA	AL	1	1	24	0	0	14.1	20	12	3	8	7.53	4.29 (-76%)	-94.6
2006	SDN	NL	4	3	73	0	0	52.1	50	19	15	53	3.27	4.53 (+28%)	2052.5
2007	OAK	AL	1	2	68	0	17	68.0	67	30	19	51	3.97	4.47 (+11%)	1619.3
2008	OAK	AL	2	5	70	0	0	61.2	59	34	30	57	4.96	4.32 (-15%)	-312.7
2009	COL	NL	2	2	36	0	0	24.2	28	16	12	12	5.84	4.32 (-35%)	-594.8
Career · 20 seasons			39	45	882	4	25	774.0	744	395	293	691	4.59	—	6,443

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

Alan Embree — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
882	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000	.250	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 25.4% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .250 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — 66.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Alan Embree Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1992	CLE	AL	4	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CLE	AL	23	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CLE	AL	24	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	ATL	NL	66	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	ATL	NL	20	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	ARI	NL	35	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	SFN	NL	68	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SFN	NL	63	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SFN	NL	22	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CHA	AL	39	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	SDN	NL	36	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	BOS	AL	32	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	BOS	AL	65	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	BOS	AL	71	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	BOS	AL	43	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	NYA	AL	24	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	SDN	NL	73	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	OAK	AL	68	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	OAK	AL	70	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	COL	NL	36	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 20 seasons			882	3	1	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

Alan Embree — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Alan Embree — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2006	NLDS2	SDN	1	.000
2004	ALCS	BOS	6	.000
2004	ALDS1	BOS	2	.000
2004	WS	BOS	3	.000
2003	ALCS	BOS	5	.000
2003	ALDS2	BOS	3	.000
2000	NLDS2	SFN	2	.000
1997	NLCS	ATL	1	.000
1996	ALDS1	CLE	3	.000
1995	ALCS	CLE	1	.000
1995	WS	CLE	4	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Alan Embree — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	31	0	0	21.2	16	4	5	13	1.66

Playoff Pitching by Year

Alan Embree — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2006	NLDS2	SDN	0	1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0.00
2004	ALCS	BOS	0	6	4.2	9	2	1	2	3.86
2004	ALDS1	BOS	0	2	1.0	0	0	1	0	0.00
2004	WS	BOS	0	3	1.2	1	0	0	4	0.00
2003	ALCS	BOS	1	5	4.2	3	0	0	1	0.00
2003	ALDS2	BOS	0	3	2.0	1	0	0	0	0.00
2000	NLDS2	SFN	0	2	1.2	0	0	0	0	0.00
1997	NLCS	ATL	0	1	1.0	0	0	1	1	0.00
1996	ALDS1	CLE	0	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	9.00
1995	ALCS	CLE	0	1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0.00
1995	WS	CLE	0	4	3.1	2	1	2	2	2.70

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Alan Embree — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	451	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	431	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Alan Embree — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	451	412.2	373	178	138	379	3.88
Away	431	361.1	371	217	155	312	5.40

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Alan Embree — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-07-10	COL	ATL	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-07-09	COL	ATL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-07-07	COL	WAS	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009-07-05	COL	AZ	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009-07-04	COL	AZ	—	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2009-06-29	COL	LAD	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2009-06-27	COL	OAK	—	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	0
2009-06-24	COL	LAA	—	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	1
2009-06-20	COL	PIT	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0
2009-06-19	COL	PIT	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Alan Embree — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	882	4	37	82	4	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Alan Embree — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1992	CLE	P	4	4	1	0	1	0
1995	CLE	P	23	0	0	3	0	0
1996	CLE	P	24	0	1	2	0	0
1997	ATL	P	66	0	1	7	0	0
1998	ATL	P	20	0	1	4	0	1
1998	ARI	P	35	0	2	1	0	0
1999	SFN	P	68	0	2	3	0	0
2000	SFN	P	63	0	0	9	0	3
2001	SFN	P	22	0	0	1	0	0
2001	CHA	P	39	0	2	3	0	1
2002	SDN	P	36	0	3	2	1	0
2002	BOS	P	32	0	1	5	0	0
2003	BOS	P	65	0	4	8	0	0
2004	BOS	P	71	0	5	7	0	0
2005	BOS	P	43	0	2	6	0	0
2005	NYA	P	24	0	0	2	1	0
2006	SDN	P	73	0	4	4	1	0
2007	OAK	P	68	0	3	5	0	0
2008	OAK	P	70	0	2	6	0	0
2009	COL	P	36	0	3	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Alan Embree Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	882

Salary History

Alan Embree's recorded salaries total $23,733,622 over 16 seasons, 1992 to 2009. Embree's career, 1992 to 2009, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Alan Embree — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	COL	NL	$2,000,000
2008	OAK	AL	$3,107,126
2007	OAK	AL	$2,356,496
2006	SDN	NL	$850,000
2005	BOS	AL	$3,000,000
2004	BOS	AL	$3,000,000
2003	BOS	AL	$3,000,000
2002	SDN	NL	$500,000
2001	SFN	NL	$2,400,000
2000	SFN	NL	$1,450,000
1999	SFN	NL	$900,000
1998	ATL	NL	$575,000
1997	ATL	NL	$206,000
1996	CLE	AL	$155,000
1995	CLE	AL	$125,000
1992	CLE	AL	$109,000
Total recorded salary			$23,733,622

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Alan Embree: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 15, 1992 and the final game on July 10, 2009, Alan Embree built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Cleveland Indians (1992 through 1996), the Atlanta Braves (1997 through 1998), the Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), the San Francisco Giants (1999 through 2001), the Chicago White Sox (2001), the San Diego Padres (2002 to 2006), the Boston Red Sox (2002 through 2005), and the New York Yankees (2005), with further stops in the season rows. At 6 feet, 2 inches and 185 pounds, Embree is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Embree both batted and threw left-handed. The recorded birth is January 23, 1970, in The Dalles, OR, USA. The given name on file is Alan Duane Embree.

Embree's career pitching line is 39 wins, 45 losses and a 4.59 ERA over 882 appearances. The totals include 691 strikeouts and 25 saves. Embree's 4.59 ERA was close to the 4.42 league figure for those seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Alan Embree

What years did Alan Embree play?: Alan Embree played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2009.
Was Alan Embree a pitcher?: Yes. Alan Embree pitched in the major leagues, recording 39 wins and 691 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Alan Embree hit?: Alan Embree hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Alan Embree play for?: Alan Embree played for 10 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1992, 1995–1996), the Atlanta Braves (1997–1998), the Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), the San Francisco Giants (1999–2001), the Chicago White Sox (2001), the San Diego Padres (2002, 2006), the Boston Red Sox (2002–2005), the New York Yankees (2005), the Oakland Athletics (2007–2008), and the Colorado Rockies (2009).
What were Alan Embree's career stats?: In 882 games, Alan Embree went 39-45 with a 4.59 ERA, 691 strikeouts, 774.0 innings pitched, and 25 saves.
How much did Alan Embree earn in his career?: Alan Embree's recorded salaries total $23,733,622 over 16 seasons, 1992 to 2009. Embree's career, 1992 to 2009, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Alan Embree's salary?: Alan Embree's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $3,107,126, in 2008, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1992. The Salary History table lists each season from 1992 to 2009.
What position did Alan Embree play?: Alan Embree played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Alan Embree and how much did he weigh?: Alan Embree was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds.
What was Alan Embree's career ERA?: Alan Embree finished with a 4.59 career ERA, going 39-45 with 691 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Alan Embree have?: Alan Embree recorded 691 career strikeouts.
Is Alan Embree in the Hall of Fame?: No. Alan Embree has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.