What years did Seth Etherton play?

Seth Etherton played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2006.

Was Seth Etherton a pitcher?

Yes. Seth Etherton pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 63 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Seth Etherton hit?

Seth Etherton hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Seth Etherton's career batting average?

Seth Etherton batted .111 over his career, with 1 hits in 9 at bats.

What was Seth Etherton's career ERA?

Seth Etherton finished with a 6.30 career ERA, going 9-7 with 63 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Seth Etherton have?

Seth Etherton recorded 63 career strikeouts.

Seth Etherton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2006)

Seth Etherton was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2006 for 4 teams, including the Anaheim Angels, a span of 7 seasons. Across 23 career appearances, he went 9-7 with a 6.30 ERA and 63 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 12, 2026

W–L 9–7

ERA 6.30

WHIP 1.56

SO 63

Pitcher PIV -4245.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 195 lb
Born: 10/17/1976 in Laguna Beach, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2000-05-26
Last Game: 2006-06-03

Full name: Seth Michael Etherton

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Career Pitching Statistics

Seth Etherton — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
9	7	23	23	0	0	0	115.2	133	81	27	48	63	6.30	-4245.8

Career ERA 6.30 vs. league average 4.50 across their career seasons — 40.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Seth Etherton — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2000	ANA	AL	5	1	11	11	60.1	68	37	22	32	5.52	4.77 (-16%)	-2858.3
2003	CIN	NL	2	4	7	7	30.0	39	23	15	17	6.90	4.40 (-57%)	-773.9
2005	OAK	AL	1	1	3	3	17.2	16	13	5	10	6.62	4.29 (-54%)	-613.7
2006	KCA	AL	1	1	2	2	7.2	10	8	6	4	9.39	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			9	7	23	23	115.2	133	81	48	63	6.30	—	-4,246

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

Seth Etherton — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
23	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.111	.200	.111	.311	0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 58.4% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 40.5% below league average.

Career SLG .111 vs. league average .428 across their career seasons — 74.0% below league average.

Career OPS .311 vs. league average .764 across their career seasons — 59.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Seth Etherton — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2000	ANA	AL	11	2	1	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	CIN	NL	7	7	0	1	0	2	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	OAK	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	KCA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			23	9	1	1	1	2	.111	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Seth Etherton — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	7	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	16	8	1	1	0	0	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Seth Etherton — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	7	44.2	44	23	14	22	4.63
Away	16	71.0	89	58	34	41	7.35

Last 10 Games — Batting

Seth Etherton — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2006-06-03	KCR	SEA	L	0	0
2006-05-29	KCR	OAK	W	0	0
2005-05-29	OAK	CLE	L	0	0
2005-05-24	OAK	TBR	L	0	0
2005-05-18	OAK	BOS	W	0	0
2003-09-17	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
2003-09-12	CIN	CHC	L	1	1
2003-09-07	CIN	STL	L	1	1
2003-09-01	CIN	MIL	W	2	0
2003-08-27	CIN	MIL	L	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Seth Etherton — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-06-03	KCR	SEA	L	2.2	4	7	7	4	2	2
2006-05-29	KCR	OAK	W	5.0	6	2	1	2	2	1
2005-05-29	OAK	CLE	L	5.1	5	5	5	4	5	1
2005-05-24	OAK	TBR	—	5.0	6	4	4	0	3	1
2005-05-18	OAK	BOS	W	7.1	5	4	4	1	2	2
2003-09-17	CIN	PIT	L	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0
2003-09-12	CIN	CHC	—	2.0	7	4	4	1	1	0
2003-09-07	CIN	STL	L	4.2	10	5	5	3	2	1
2003-09-01	CIN	MIL	W	6.0	3	1	1	3	2	0
2003-08-27	CIN	MIL	L	5.1	6	4	4	3	6	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Seth Etherton — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	23	23	3	13	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Seth Etherton — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
2000	ANA	P	11	11	1	11	1
2003	CIN	P	7	7	1	2	0
2005	OAK	P	3	3	1	0	0
2006	KCA	P	2	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Seth Etherton — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	23

Salary History

Seth Etherton — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2002	CIN	NL	$224,000
2001	CIN	NL	$210,000
Total Career Earnings			$434,000

College History

Seth Etherton — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	CA	1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

Seth Etherton: the record in brief

According to the bio, Seth Etherton debuted on May 26, 2000 and played a final game on June 3, 2006. The team column moves through the Anaheim Angels (2000), the Cincinnati Reds (2003), the Oakland Athletics (2005), and the Kansas City Royals (2006). Etherton played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on October 17, 1976, in Laguna Beach, CA, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds. The given name on file is Seth Michael Etherton.

The pitching table credits Etherton with a 9-7 record and a 6.30 ERA in 23 games. The same table counts 63 strikeouts. The league ERA over Etherton's seasons was 4.50, so the 6.30 figure ran 40.2% worse than average. The best win total was 5, in 2000. In 2000, one of the busiest seasons, Etherton posted a 5.52 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.77.

Every defensive appearance on record for Etherton, 23 games, came at pitcher. On the mound, Etherton's fielding totals are 3 putouts, 13 assists and 0 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Seth Etherton

What years did Seth Etherton play?: Seth Etherton played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2006.
Was Seth Etherton a pitcher?: Yes. Seth Etherton pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 63 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Seth Etherton hit?: Seth Etherton hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Seth Etherton's career batting average?: Seth Etherton batted .111 over his career, with 1 hits in 9 at bats.
What was Seth Etherton's career ERA?: Seth Etherton finished with a 6.30 career ERA, going 9-7 with 63 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Seth Etherton have?: Seth Etherton recorded 63 career strikeouts.