Kyle Farnsworth

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2014)

W–L 43–66
ERA 4.26
WHIP 1.37
SO 963
Pitcher PIV 3998.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 230 lb
Born
4/14/1976 in Wichita, KS, USA
MLB Debut
1999-04-29
Last Game
2014-06-25

Full name: Kyle Lynn Farnsworth

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
43 66 893 26 1 1 57 988.7 944 468 132 412 963 4.26 3998.2

Career ERA 4.26 vs. league average 4.29 across their career seasons — near 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
1999 CHN NL 5 9 27 21 1 1 0 130.0 140 73 52 70 5.05 4.71 (-7%) -4607.9
2000 CHN NL 2 9 46 5 0 0 1 77.0 90 55 50 74 6.43 4.77 (-35%) -1751.9
2001 CHN NL 4 6 76 0 0 0 2 82.0 65 25 29 107 2.74 4.42 (+38%) 3361.0
2002 CHN NL 4 6 45 0 0 0 1 46.7 53 38 24 46 7.33 4.28 (-71%) -964.7
2003 CHN NL 3 2 77 0 0 0 0 76.3 53 28 36 92 3.30 4.40 (+25%) 2601.2
2004 CHN NL 4 5 72 0 0 0 0 66.7 67 35 33 78 4.72 4.46 (-6%) 389.3
2005 DET AL 1 1 46 0 0 0 6 42.7 29 11 20 55 2.32 4.29 (+46%) 2225.0
2005 ATL NL 0 0 26 0 0 0 10 27.3 15 6 7 32 1.98 4.29 (+54%) 496.2
2006 NYA AL 3 6 72 0 0 0 6 66.0 62 32 28 75 4.36 4.53 (+4%) 1269.2
2007 NYA AL 2 1 64 0 0 0 0 60.0 60 32 27 48 4.80 4.47 (-7%) -849.8
2008 NYA AL 1 2 45 0 0 0 1 44.3 43 18 17 43 3.65 4.32 (+15%) -1454.1
2008 DET AL 1 1 16 0 0 0 0 16.0 27 12 5 18 6.75 4.32 (-56%) -298.3
2009 KCA AL 1 5 41 0 0 0 0 37.3 43 19 14 42 4.58 4.32 (-6%) 1151.8
2010 KCA AL 3 0 37 0 0 0 0 44.7 40 12 12 36 2.42 4.08 (+41%) 1077.3
2010 ATL NL 0 2 23 0 0 0 0 20.0 15 12 7 25 5.40 4.08 (-32%) 577.7
2011 TBA AL 5 1 63 0 0 0 25 57.7 45 14 12 51 2.18 3.94 (+45%) 1135.4
2012 TBA AL 1 6 34 0 0 0 0 27.0 22 12 14 25 4.00 4.01 (avg) 423.3
2013 TBA AL 2 0 39 0 0 0 0 29.7 37 19 7 19 5.76 3.87 (-49%) -343.6
2013 PIT NL 1 1 9 0 0 0 2 8.7 6 1 3 9 1.04 — 0.0
2014 NYN NL 0 3 19 0 0 0 3 17.0 18 6 6 10 3.18 3.74 (+15%) -341.4
2014 HOU AL 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 11.7 14 8 9 8 6.17 3.74 (-65%) -97.5
Career · 21 seasons 43 66 893 26 1 1 57 988.2 944 468 412 963 4.26 — 3,998

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
893 54 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 2 18 .074 .121 .093 .213 0

Career AVG .074 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 71.8% below league average.

Career OBP .121 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 63.5% below league average.

Career SLG .093 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 77.8% below league average.

Career OPS .213 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — 71.4% 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
1999 CHN NL 27 35 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 .086 — — — — 0.0
2000 CHN NL 46 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .071 — — — — 0.0
2001 CHN NL 76 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 CHN NL 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 CHN NL 77 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 CHN NL 72 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 DET AL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 ATL NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 NYA AL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 NYA AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 NYA AL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 DET AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 KCA AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 KCA AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 ATL NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 TBA AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 TBA AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 TBA AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 PIT NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 NYN NL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 HOU AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 21 seasons 893 54 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 2 18 .074 — — — — 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
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2010 NLDS2 ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 NLDS2 ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 NLCS CHN 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 NLDS2 CHN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 15 0 0 16.0 12 9 6 17 5.06

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2010 NLDS2 ATL 1 0 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 1 0.00
2007 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 2 0.00
2006 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 1 0.00
2005 NLDS2 ATL 0 0 2 0 0 3.0 2 3 1 4 9.00
2003 NLCS CHN 0 0 5 0 0 5.3 6 6 2 7 10.12
2003 NLDS2 CHN 0 0 3 0 0 2.7 1 0 1 2 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home474301201.067
Away419242202.083

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home474533.05012232055173.77
Away419455.24432452074464.84

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2014-06-25 HOUATL — 0.1111000
2014-06-18 HOUWAS — 1.0100100
2014-06-17 HOUWAS — 1.0100110
2014-06-15 HOUTBR — 0.1000010
2014-06-13 HOUTBR — 1.0422000
2014-06-10 HOUAZ — 1.0211010
2014-06-09 HOUAZ — 0.1000010
2014-06-08 HOUMIN — 0.1222200
2014-06-05 HOULAA — 0.1000010
2014-06-04 HOULAA — 1.1000110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 893 26 60 104 15 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1999 CHN P 27 21 9 13 4 1
2000 CHN P 46 5 4 6 2 1
2001 CHN P 76 0 3 4 0 0
2002 CHN P 45 0 0 5 0 0
2003 CHN P 77 0 5 12 0 0
2004 CHN P 72 0 7 10 1 0
2005 DET P 46 0 3 3 0 0
2005 ATL P 26 0 1 4 1 1
2006 NYA P 72 0 3 7 0 0
2007 NYA P 64 0 3 7 3 0
2008 NYA P 45 0 4 5 0 0
2008 DET P 16 0 0 0 0 0
2009 KCA P 41 0 0 3 1 0
2010 KCA P 37 0 5 5 0 0
2010 ATL P 23 0 1 1 2 0
2011 TBA P 63 0 7 7 1 1
2012 TBA P 34 0 1 4 0 0
2013 TBA P 39 0 4 5 0 0
2013 PIT P 9 0 0 1 0 0
2014 NYN P 19 0 0 1 0 0
2014 HOU P 16 0 0 1 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 893

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2013 TBA AL $1,250,000
2012 TBA AL $3,300,000
2011 TBA AL $2,600,000
2010 KCA AL $4,500,000
2009 KCA AL $4,250,000
2008 NYA AL $5,916,666
2007 NYA AL $5,666,667
2006 NYA AL $5,416,666
2005 DET AL $1,975,000
2004 CHN NL $1,400,000
2003 CHN NL $600,000
2002 CHN NL $410,000
2001 CHN NL $245,000
2000 CHN NL $235,000
1999 CHN NL $200,000
Total Career Earnings $37,964,999

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Kyle Farnsworth (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Russ Springer
    36-45, 4.52 ERA
  2. 96
    Mark Guthrie
    51-54, 4.05 ERA
  3. 93
    Jeremy Affeldt
    43-46, 3.97 ERA
  4. 93
    Alan Embree
    39-45, 4.59 ERA
  5. 92
    Tim Worrell
    48-59, 3.97 ERA
  6. 92
    Bryan Shaw
    43-46, 3.96 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Kyle Farnsworth

What years did Kyle Farnsworth play?
Kyle Farnsworth played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2014.
Was Kyle Farnsworth a pitcher?
Yes. Kyle Farnsworth pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 963 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kyle Farnsworth hit?
Kyle Farnsworth hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.