Kyle Farmer

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

Kyle Farmer is a shortstop who has played in Major League Baseball since 2017 for 5 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 10 seasons. In 818 career games, he has hit .247 with 541 hits, 63 home runs, and 288 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

Active Player
AVG .247
HR 63
RBI 288
H 541
OPS .692
PIV thru 2025 -1,432

PIV is computed through the 2025 season, so it does not yet include 2026. Every other career total on this page includes 2026 through October 12, 2026.

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

Kyle Farmer — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
818 2,190 247 541 103 7 63 288 16 134 492 .247 .305 .387 .692 -1,432

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

Career OBP .305 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .387 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 5.8% below league average.

Career OPS .692 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kyle Farmer Stats, Bio & Career Records
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 14 18 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 .222 — — — — 0
Career · 10 seasons 818 2,190 247 541 103 7 63 288 16 134 492 .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

Kyle Farmer — 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 6.1 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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Kyle Farmer — Season-by-Season Pitching
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 1.1 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

Kyle Farmer — 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

Kyle Farmer — 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

Kyle Farmer — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home402105512726134145.247
Away402111711827629140.247

Pitching — Home / Away

Kyle Farmer — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home45.183105.06
Away11.031009.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Kyle Farmer — 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

Kyle Farmer — 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

Kyle Farmer — 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

Kyle Farmer — 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.

Kyle Farmer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 5
Catcher 19
First Base 50
Second Base 212
Third Base 168
Shortstop 300
Left Field 7
Designated Hitter 38

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

  1. 98
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    .248 avg, 66 HR
  2. 95
    Shane Halter
    .246 avg, 45 HR
  3. 94
    Addison Russell
    .242 avg, 60 HR
  4. 85
    Rich Reese
    .253 avg, 52 HR
  5. 85
    Johnny Vergez
    .255 avg, 52 HR
  6. 84
    Ted Lepcio
    .245 avg, 69 HR

Kyle Farmer: the record in brief

Active since a debut on July 30, 2017, Kyle Farmer has a record on this page that is still being added to. The season rows list, in order, the Los Angeles Dodgers (2017 through 2018), the Cincinnati Reds (2019 to 2022), the Minnesota Twins (2023 through 2024), the Colorado Rockies (2025), and the Atlanta Braves (2026). Farmer is listed as a shortstop at 6 feet, 0 inches and 205 pounds. Farmer both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Farmer was born on August 17, 1990, in Atlanta, GA, USA. The given name on file is James Kyle Farmer.

Farmer's career batting table shows 818 games, 2,190 at bats and 541 hits, a .247 average, adding 63 homers and 288 runs batted in. On-base and slugging figures of .305 and .387 give Farmer a career OPS of .692. Farmer hit .247 while the league hit .247 over the same span, a figure close to average. Farmer's most home runs in a season came in 2021, when the total reached 16 for the Cincinnati Reds.

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.
What was Kyle Farmer's career batting average?
Kyle Farmer batted .247 over his career, with 541 hits in 2,190 at bats.
How many RBI did Kyle Farmer have?
Kyle Farmer drove in 288 runs in his career.
What was Kyle Farmer's career ERA?
Kyle Farmer finished with a 5.68 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.