Scott Feldman
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2017)
Scott Feldman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017 for 6 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 13 seasons. Across 342 career appearances, he went 78-84 with a 4.43 ERA and 882 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'6" / 225 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2005-08-31
- Last Game
- 2017-08-17
Full name: Scott Wynne Feldman
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | TEX | AL | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.96 | 4.29 (+78%) | 0.0 |
| 2006 | TEX | AL | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 30 | 3.92 | 4.53 (+13%) | 581.0 |
| 2007 | TEX | AL | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 44 | 25 | 32 | 19 | 5.77 | 4.47 (-29%) | -1447.3 |
| 2008 | TEX | AL | 6 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.1 | 161 | 89 | 56 | 74 | 5.29 | 4.32 (-22%) | -3891.1 |
| 2009 | TEX | AL | 17 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189.2 | 178 | 86 | 65 | 113 | 4.08 | 4.32 (+6%) | 59.2 |
| 2010 | TEX | AL | 7 | 11 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141.1 | 181 | 86 | 45 | 75 | 5.48 | 4.08 (-34%) | -2314.0 |
| 2011 | TEX | AL | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 3.94 | 3.94 (avg) | -41.4 |
| 2012 | TEX | AL | 6 | 11 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123.2 | 139 | 70 | 32 | 96 | 5.09 | 4.01 (-27%) | 634.8 |
| 2013 | CHN | NL | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91.0 | 79 | 35 | 25 | 67 | 3.46 | 3.87 (+10%) | -139.9 |
| 2013 | BAL | AL | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90.2 | 80 | 43 | 31 | 65 | 4.27 | 3.87 (-10%) | -596.7 |
| 2014 | HOU | AL | 8 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180.1 | 185 | 75 | 50 | 107 | 3.74 | 3.74 (avg) | -1682.2 |
| 2015 | HOU | AL | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.1 | 115 | 47 | 27 | 61 | 3.90 | 3.96 (+1%) | -957.8 |
| 2016 | HOU | AL | 5 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 64 | 20 | 13 | 42 | 2.90 | 4.19 (+31%) | -82.8 |
| 2016 | TOR | AL | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 8.40 | 4.19 (-100%) | -8.8 |
| 2017 | CIN | NL | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 111.1 | 116 | 59 | 35 | 93 | 4.77 | 4.36 (-9%) | -1909.0 |
| Career · 15 seasons | 78 | 84 | 342 | 204 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,386.1 | 1,441 | 682 | 439 | 882 | 4.43 | — | -11,796 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 343 | 95 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 41 | .116 | .116 | .179 | .295 | 0 |
Career AVG .116 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 55.3% below league average.
Career OBP .116 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 64.4% below league average.
Career SLG .179 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 56.5% below league average.
Career OPS .295 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 60.0% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | TEX | AL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2006 | TEX | AL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2007 | TEX | AL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2008 | TEX | AL | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2009 | TEX | AL | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2010 | TEX | AL | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2011 | TEX | AL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2012 | TEX | AL | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2013 | CHN | NL | 15 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .176 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2013 | BAL | AL | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2014 | HOU | AL | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | HOU | AL | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | HOU | AL | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | TOR | AL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | CIN | NL | 21 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .029 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 15 seasons | 343 | 95 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 41 | .116 | — | — | — | — | 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
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (685 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 169 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .121 |
| Away | 174 | 62 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | .113 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 169 | 705.2 | 725 | 334 | 210 | 428 | 4.26 |
| Away | 173 | 680.2 | 716 | 348 | 229 | 454 | 4.60 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-17 | CIN | CHC | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-08-12 | CIN | MIL | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017-07-17 | CIN | WAS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-07-05 | CIN | COL | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-06-30 | CIN | CHC | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017-06-25 | CIN | WAS | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017-06-19 | CIN | TBR | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-06-13 | CIN | SDP | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-06-08 | CIN | STL | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017-06-03 | CIN | ATL | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-17 | CIN | CHC | — | 3.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017-08-12 | CIN | MIL | — | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2017-07-17 | CIN | WAS | L | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017-07-05 | CIN | COL | L | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2017-06-30 | CIN | CHC | W | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017-06-25 | CIN | WAS | W | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2017-06-19 | CIN | TBR | — | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2017-06-13 | CIN | SDP | L | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2017-06-08 | CIN | STL | W | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017-06-03 | CIN | ATL | — | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | TEX | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | TEX | P | 36 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | TEX | P | 29 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | TEX | P | 28 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | TEX | P | 34 | 31 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | TEX | P | 29 | 22 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | TEX | P | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | TEX | P | 29 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | CHN | P | 15 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | BAL | P | 15 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | HOU | P | 29 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | HOU | P | 18 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | HOU | P | 26 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | TOR | P | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | CIN | P | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 342 |
Salary History
Scott Feldman's recorded salaries total $50,476,883 over 10 seasons, 2006 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Feldman's career ran from 2005 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2005 and 2008.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | HOU | AL | $8,000,000 |
| 2015 | HOU | AL | $10,000,000 |
| 2014 | HOU | AL | $12,000,000 |
| 2013 | CHN | NL | $6,000,000 |
| 2012 | TEX | AL | $6,500,000 |
| 2011 | TEX | AL | $4,400,000 |
| 2010 | TEX | AL | $2,425,000 |
| 2009 | TEX | AL | $434,680 |
| 2007 | TEX | AL | $388,203 |
| 2006 | TEX | AL | $329,000 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $50,476,883 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| College of San Mateo | San Mateo | CA | 2002, 2003 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Scott Feldman (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Scott Feldman: the record in brief
According to the bio, Scott Feldman debuted on August 31, 2005 and played a final game on August 17, 2017. The team column moves through the Texas Rangers (2005 through 2012), the Chicago Cubs (2013), the Baltimore Orioles (2013), the Houston Astros (2014 to 2016), the Toronto Blue Jays (2016), and the Cincinnati Reds (2017). The bio lists Feldman as a pitcher who hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Feldman is listed at 6 feet, 6 inches and 225 pounds. Feldman was born on February 7, 1983, in Kailua, HI, USA. The given name on file is Scott Wynne Feldman.
Feldman pitched in 342 games, starting 204, and finished with a 78-84 record and 4.43 ERA. The totals include 882 strikeouts. Against a 4.16 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.43 mark was 6.4% worse. Feldman won 17 games in 2009, the most of any season listed. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.74 in 2014, when the league's was 3.74.
Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Feldman
- What years did Scott Feldman play?
- Scott Feldman played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017.
- Was Scott Feldman a pitcher?
- Yes. Scott Feldman pitched in the major leagues, recording 78 wins and 882 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Scott Feldman hit?
- Scott Feldman hit 1 career home run with 11 hits.
- What teams did Scott Feldman play for?
- Scott Feldman played for 6 teams: the Texas Rangers (2005–2012), the Chicago Cubs (2013), the Baltimore Orioles (2013), the Houston Astros (2014–2016), the Toronto Blue Jays (2016), and the Cincinnati Reds (2017).
- What were Scott Feldman's career stats?
- In 342 games, Scott Feldman went 78-84 with a 4.43 ERA, 882 strikeouts, and 1,386.1 innings pitched.
- How much did Scott Feldman earn in his career?
- Scott Feldman's recorded salaries total $50,476,883 over 10 seasons, 2006 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Feldman's career ran from 2005 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2005 and 2008.
- What was Scott Feldman's salary?
- Scott Feldman's last recorded salary was $8,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $12,000,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $329,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2016.
- What position did Scott Feldman play?
- Scott Feldman played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Scott Feldman and how much did he weigh?
- Scott Feldman was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 225 pounds.
- What was Scott Feldman's career ERA?
- Scott Feldman finished with a 4.43 career ERA, going 78-84 with 882 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Scott Feldman have?
- Scott Feldman recorded 882 career strikeouts.
- Is Scott Feldman in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Scott Feldman has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.