Kyle Farmer

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2017-2026)

Active Player
AVG .247
HR 63
RBI 288
H 541
OPS .693
PIV -1,432
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 205 lb
Born
8/17/1990 in Atlanta, GA, USA
MLB Debut
2017-07-30

Full name: James Kyle Farmer

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
816 2,187 247 541 103 7 63 288 16 134 491 .247 .306 .387 .693 -1,432

Career AVG .247 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .306 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .387 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 5.7% below league average.

Career OPS .693 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — near 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
2017 LAN NL 20 20 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 .300 — — — — 0.0
2018 LAN NL 39 68 1 16 4 1 0 9 0 5 15 .235 .247 (-5%) .318 (-2%) .409 (-21%) .727 (-13%) -132.9
2019 CIN NL 97 183 22 42 6 0 9 27 4 10 59 .230 .252 (-9%) .322 (-13%) .434 (-6%) .757 (-9%) -293.6
2020 CIN NL 32 64 4 17 3 0 0 4 1 5 13 .266 .244 (+9%) .321 (+2%) .417 (-25%) .739 (-13%) -120.9
2021 CIN NL 147 483 60 127 22 2 16 63 2 22 97 .263 .243 (+8%) .317 (avg) .410 (+1%) .727 (+1%) 24.8
2022 CIN NL 145 526 58 134 25 1 14 78 4 33 99 .255 .242 (+5%) .311 (+1%) .394 (-2%) .706 (-1%) -54.5
2023 MIN AL 120 336 49 86 14 2 11 46 2 23 86 .256 .248 (+3%) .320 (-1%) .414 (-2%) .734 (-1%) -70.2
2024 MIN AL 107 215 26 46 13 1 5 25 3 19 49 .214 .243 (-12%) .312 (-6%) .399 (-11%) .711 (-9%) -302.6
2025 COL NL 97 277 24 63 14 0 8 31 0 17 66 .227 .245 (-7%) .315 (-11%) .403 (-10%) .718 (-10%) -482.2
2026 ATL NL 12 15 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 .267 — — — — 0
Career · 10 seasons 816 2,187 247 541 103 7 63 288 16 134 491 .247 — — — — -1,432

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6.3 11 4 1 1 0 5.68 0.0

Career ERA 5.68 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 33.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2019 CIN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
2024 MIN AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 3 1 0 6.75 — 0.0
2025 COL NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 1 0 0 9.00 — 0.0
Career · 3 seasons 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6.1 11 4 1 0 5.68 — 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 13 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 6 .077

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2023 ALDS2 MIN 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 .333
2023 ALWC2 MIN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2020 NLWC4 CIN 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2017 NLCS LAN 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
2017 NLDS1 LAN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home402105512726134145.247
Away402111711827629140.247

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home45.183105.06
Away11.031009.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2025-09-23 COLSEAL 300000001
2025-09-19 COLLAAW 200000001
2025-09-17 COLMIAL 302000101
2025-09-14 COLSDPL 401000002
2025-09-12 COLSDPW 111001110
2025-09-10 COLLADL 200000001
2025-09-08 COLLADL 200000100
2025-09-07 COLSDPL 100000001
2025-09-02 COLSFGL 300000001
2025-08-31 COLCHCW 311000011

Last 5 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2025-07-26 COLBAL — 1.0311001
2024-09-28 MINBAL — 1.0200000
2024-09-14 MINCIN — 1.0000000
2024-08-31 MINTOR — 2.0533100
2019-08-08 CINCHC — 1.1100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 50 24 218 22 3 25
2B 212 115 141 299 5 74
3B 168 116 85 195 8 23
C 19 9 83 4 1 0
OF 7 0 0 0 0 0
P 5 0 0 1 0 0
SS 300 262 294 598 14 126

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2017 LAN 1B 1 1 10 1 0 1
2017 LAN 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0
2017 LAN C 3 0 5 0 0 0
2018 LAN 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
2018 LAN 3B 22 14 6 35 1 4
2018 LAN C 1 0 0 1 0 0
2019 CIN 1B 18 6 58 4 1 6
2019 CIN 2B 41 14 25 36 1 7
2019 CIN 3B 12 6 2 9 0 0
2019 CIN C 15 9 78 3 1 0
2019 CIN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 CIN SS 1 0 1 0 0 0
2020 CIN 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 CIN 2B 13 8 8 21 2 6
2020 CIN 3B 2 1 1 2 0 1
2020 CIN OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
2020 CIN SS 15 10 11 21 0 7
2021 CIN 1B 5 2 17 2 0 2
2021 CIN 2B 9 3 5 12 0 3
2021 CIN 3B 10 8 4 9 1 1
2021 CIN OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
2021 CIN SS 121 115 128 270 5 53
2022 CIN 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0
2022 CIN 3B 36 35 32 61 2 8
2022 CIN SS 98 97 106 215 7 50
2023 MIN 1B 4 0 7 1 0 2
2023 MIN 2B 45 20 30 54 0 18
2023 MIN 3B 43 32 20 43 3 6
2023 MIN OF 3 0 0 0 0 0
2023 MIN SS 40 27 32 55 1 9
2024 MIN 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
2024 MIN 2B 71 42 38 92 2 13
2024 MIN 3B 29 13 12 27 0 3
2024 MIN P 3 0 0 1 0 0
2024 MIN SS 13 4 5 9 0 1
2025 COL 1B 17 15 122 14 2 14
2025 COL 2B 33 28 35 84 0 27
2025 COL 3B 10 7 8 9 1 0
2025 COL P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 COL SS 12 9 11 28 1 6

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 5
Catcher 19
First Base 50
Second Base 212
Third Base 168
Shortstop 300
Left Field 7
Designated Hitter 38

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kyle Farmer

What years did Kyle Farmer play?
Kyle Farmer played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2026.
Was Kyle Farmer a pitcher?
No. Kyle Farmer was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 5 career games.
How many home runs did Kyle Farmer hit?
Kyle Farmer hit 63 career home runs with 541 hits.