What years did Luke Farrell play?

Luke Farrell played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2022.

Was Luke Farrell a pitcher?

Yes. Luke Farrell pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 107 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Luke Farrell hit?

Luke Farrell hit 0 career home runs.

What was Luke Farrell's career batting average?

Luke Farrell batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 4 at bats.

What was Luke Farrell's career ERA?

Luke Farrell finished with a 5.00 career ERA, going 5-5 with 107 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Luke Farrell have?

Luke Farrell recorded 107 career strikeouts.

Luke Farrell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2017-2022)

Luke Farrell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2022 for 5 teams, including the Kansas City Royals, a span of 6 seasons. Across 69 career appearances, he went 5-5 with a 5.00 ERA and 107 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 5–5

ERA 5.00

WHIP 1.49

SO 107

Pitcher PIV -1724.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 200 lb
Born: 6/7/1991 in Westlake, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 2017-07-01
Last Game: 2022-09-14

Full name: Luke Thomas Farrell

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Career Pitching Statistics

Luke Farrell — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	5	69	7	0	0	0	102.2	99	57	20	54	107	5.00	-1724.5

Career ERA 5.00 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — 17.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Luke Farrell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2017	KCA	AL	0	0	1	1	2.2	7	5	3	2	16.88	—	0.0
2017	CIN	NL	0	0	9	0	10.1	5	3	7	7	2.61	4.36 (+40%)	-189.9
2018	CHN	NL	3	4	20	2	31.1	30	18	16	39	5.17	4.15 (-25%)	-825.9
2019	TEX	AL	1	0	9	1	13.1	6	4	3	12	2.70	4.51 (+40%)	-169.7
2020	TEX	AL	0	0	4	0	5.1	5	5	5	8	8.44	—	0.0
2021	MIN	AL	1	1	20	1	24.2	28	13	13	25	4.74	4.27 (-11%)	-349.4
2022	CHN	NL	0	0	4	2	11.0	12	5	3	9	4.09	3.97 (-3%)	-189.6
2022	CIN	NL	0	0	2	0	4.0	6	4	4	5	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			5	5	69	7	102.2	99	57	54	107	5.00	—	-1,725

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

Luke Farrell — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
69	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Luke Farrell — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2017	KCA	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CIN	NL	9	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	CHN	NL	20	4	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	TEX	AL	9	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	TEX	AL	4	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	MIN	AL	20	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	CHN	NL	4	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	CIN	NL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			69	4	3	.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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Luke Farrell — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	31	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	38	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Luke Farrell — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	31	48.0	53	26	23	40	4.88
Away	38	54.2	46	31	31	67	5.10

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Luke Farrell — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2022-09-14	CIN	PIT	—	1.0	3	4	3	2	2	0
2022-09-11	CIN	MIL	—	3.0	3	1	1	2	3	1
2022-09-03	CHC	STL	—	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0
2022-08-31	CHC	TOR	—	2.0	2	2	2	0	2	1
2022-08-28	CHC	MIL	—	2.2	4	2	2	1	2	0
2022-08-24	CHC	STL	—	4.1	6	1	1	0	3	1
2021-10-01	MIN	KCR	—	1.1	4	4	4	3	2	1
2021-09-25	MIN	TOR	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	1
2021-09-23	MIN	TOR	—	0.2	1	0	0	2	0	0
2021-09-19	MIN	TOR	L	1.0	7	5	5	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Luke Farrell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	69	7	3	3	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Luke Farrell — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A
2017	KCA	P	1	1	0	0
2017	CIN	P	9	0	1	0
2018	CHN	P	20	2	0	1
2019	TEX	P	9	1	0	1
2020	TEX	P	4	0	0	0
2021	MIN	P	20	1	2	0
2022	CHN	P	4	2	0	1
2022	CIN	P	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Luke Farrell — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	69

Luke Farrell: the record in brief

Luke Farrell's major league career runs from a debut on July 1, 2017 to a final game on September 14, 2022. The team column moves through the Kansas City Royals (2017), the Cincinnati Reds (2017 through 2022), the Chicago Cubs (2018 to 2022), the Texas Rangers (2019 to 2020), and the Minnesota Twins (2021). At 200 pounds on a 6-foot-6 frame, Farrell is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Farrell batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Farrell was born on June 7, 1991, in Westlake, OH, USA. On the record, Luke Farrell was born Luke Thomas Farrell.

Farrell went 5-5 with a 5.00 ERA in 69 games, 7 of them starts. The same table counts 107 strikeouts. The league ERA over Farrell's seasons was 4.26, so the 5.00 figure ran 17.2% worse than average. In 2021, one of the busiest seasons, Farrell posted a 4.74 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.27.

The position breakdown shows 69 games, all at pitcher. On the mound, Farrell's fielding totals are 3 putouts, 3 assists and 0 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Luke Farrell

What years did Luke Farrell play?: Luke Farrell played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2022.
Was Luke Farrell a pitcher?: Yes. Luke Farrell pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 107 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Luke Farrell hit?: Luke Farrell hit 0 career home runs.
What was Luke Farrell's career batting average?: Luke Farrell batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 4 at bats.
What was Luke Farrell's career ERA?: Luke Farrell finished with a 5.00 career ERA, going 5-5 with 107 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Luke Farrell have?: Luke Farrell recorded 107 career strikeouts.