What years did Neftali Feliz play?

Neftali Feliz played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2021.

Was Neftali Feliz a pitcher?

Yes. Neftali Feliz pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 366 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Neftali Feliz hit?

Neftali Feliz hit 0 career home runs.

Did Neftali Feliz win a Cy Young Award?

No. Neftali Feliz did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Neftali Feliz win?

Neftali Feliz won the Rookie of the Year award (2010). He was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Neftali Feliz's career stats?

In 362 games, Neftali Feliz went 21-20 with a 3.55 ERA, 366 strikeouts, 393.1 innings pitched, and 107 saves.

What was Neftali Feliz's salary?

Neftali Feliz's last recorded salary was $3,900,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $4,125,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $402,000, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2016.

What position did Neftali Feliz play?

Neftali Feliz played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Neftali Feliz and how much did he weigh?

Neftali Feliz was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 235 pounds.

What was Neftali Feliz's career ERA?

Neftali Feliz finished with a 3.55 career ERA, going 21-20 with 366 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Neftali Feliz have?

Neftali Feliz recorded 366 career strikeouts.

Is Neftali Feliz in the Hall of Fame?

No. Neftali Feliz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Neftali Feliz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2021)

Neftali Feliz was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2021 for 7 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 13 seasons. Across 362 career appearances, he went 21-20 with a 3.55 ERA, 366 strikeouts, and 107 saves. Neftali Feliz was an All-Star and a Rookie of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 345.0.

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 17, 2026

W–L 21–20

ERA 3.55

WHIP 1.14

SO 366

Pitcher PIV 345.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 235 lb
Born: 5/2/1988 in Azua, Azua, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2009-08-03
Last Game: 2021-09-08
Awards: All-Star · Rookie of the Year

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Career Pitching Statistics

Neftali Feliz — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	20	362	7	1	0	107	393.1	293	155	46	155	366	3.55	345.0

Career ERA 3.55 vs. league average 4.07 across their career seasons — 12.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Neftali Feliz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	TEX	AL	1	0	20	0	0	2	31.0	13	6	8	39	1.74	4.32 (+60%)	1433.2
2010	TEX	AL	4	3	70	0	0	40	69.1	43	21	18	71	2.73	4.08 (+33%)	1962.2
2011	TEX	AL	2	3	64	0	0	32	62.1	42	19	30	54	2.74	3.94 (+30%)	586.5
2012	TEX	AL	3	1	8	7	1	0	42.2	28	15	23	37	3.16	4.01 (+21%)	-668.8
2013	TEX	AL	0	0	6	0	0	0	4.2	5	0	2	4	0.00	—	0.0
2014	TEX	AL	2	1	30	0	0	13	31.2	20	7	11	21	1.99	3.74 (+47%)	-918.4
2015	TEX	AL	1	2	18	0	0	6	19.2	24	10	9	16	4.58	3.96 (-16%)	-118.0
2015	DET	AL	2	2	30	0	0	4	28.1	33	24	9	23	7.62	3.96 (-92%)	11.5
2016	PIT	NL	4	2	62	0	0	2	53.2	40	21	21	61	3.52	4.19 (+16%)	-450.2
2017	MIL	NL	1	5	29	0	0	8	27.0	23	18	15	21	6.00	4.36 (-38%)	-1864.8
2017	KCA	AL	1	0	20	0	0	0	19.0	17	10	8	16	4.74	4.36 (-9%)	371.6
2021	PHI	NL	0	1	2	0	0	0	1.0	4	4	1	2	36.00	—	0.0
2021	LAN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	1	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			21	20	362	7	1	107	393.1	293	155	155	366	3.55	—	345

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

Neftali Feliz — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
362	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Neftali Feliz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	TEX	AL	20	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	TEX	AL	70	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	TEX	AL	64	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	TEX	AL	8	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	TEX	AL	6	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	TEX	AL	30	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	TEX	AL	18	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	DET	AL	30	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	PIT	NL	62	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	MIL	NL	29	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	KCA	AL	20	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	PHI	NL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	LAN	NL	3	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			362	2	1	.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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Neftali Feliz — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Neftali Feliz — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2011	ALCS	TEX	4	.000
2011	ALDS2	TEX	3	.000
2011	WS	TEX	4	.000
2010	ALCS	TEX	3	.000
2010	ALDS1	TEX	2	.000
2010	WS	TEX	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Neftali Feliz — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	18	0	7	18.2	8	4	13	23	1.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Neftali Feliz — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2011	ALCS	TEX	4	1	4.1	1	0	2	3	0.00
2011	ALDS2	TEX	3	3	3.1	2	1	2	2	2.70
2011	WS	TEX	4	2	3.2	2	2	4	7	4.91
2010	ALCS	TEX	3	0	3.0	0	0	2	5	0.00
2010	ALDS1	TEX	2	0	1.1	2	1	3	2	6.75
2010	WS	TEX	2	1	3.0	1	0	0	4	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Neftali Feliz — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	192	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	170	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Neftali Feliz — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	192	200.1	158	83	77	162	3.73
Away	170	193.0	135	72	78	204	3.36

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Neftali Feliz — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2021-09-08	LAD	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-09-07	LAD	STL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2021-08-22	LAD	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2021-06-30	PHI	MIA	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0
2021-06-28	PHI	CIN	L	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	1
2017-08-13	KCR	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2017-08-10	KCR	STL	—	0.0	2	3	3	2	0	1
2017-08-08	KCR	STL	—	1.0	2	3	2	1	2	0
2017-08-06	KCR	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2017-08-04	KCR	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Neftali Feliz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	362	7	28	28	3	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Neftali Feliz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	TEX	P	20	0	1	3	1	0
2010	TEX	P	70	0	3	2	0	0
2011	TEX	P	64	0	9	4	1	0
2012	TEX	P	8	7	0	4	0	0
2013	TEX	P	6	0	0	0	0	0
2014	TEX	P	30	0	4	2	0	1
2015	TEX	P	18	0	0	2	0	0
2015	DET	P	30	0	4	1	0	2
2016	PIT	P	62	0	1	5	0	1
2017	MIL	P	29	0	2	5	0	2
2017	KCA	P	20	0	3	0	1	0
2021	PHI	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
2021	LAN	P	3	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Neftali Feliz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	362

Awards & Honors

Neftali Feliz — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2010	Rookie of the Month	September
2010	Rookie of the Year

Salary History

Neftali Feliz's recorded salaries total $15,286,160 over 7 seasons, 2010 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Feliz's career ran from 2009 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2009.

Neftali Feliz — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	PIT	NL	$3,900,000
2015	TEX	AL	$4,125,000
2014	TEX	AL	$3,000,000
2013	TEX	AL	$2,900,000
2012	TEX	AL	$502,000
2011	TEX	AL	$457,160
2010	TEX	AL	$402,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$15,286,160

Award Voting History

Neftali Feliz — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2010	Rookie of the Year	AL	1st	122.0	140	20

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Neftali Feliz: the record in brief

Neftali Feliz's major league career runs from a debut on August 3, 2009 to a final game on September 8, 2021. The team column moves through the Texas Rangers (2009 to 2015), the Detroit Tigers (2015), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2016), the Milwaukee Brewers (2017), the Kansas City Royals (2017), the Philadelphia Phillies (2021), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2021). Feliz played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on May 2, 1988, in Azua, Azua, D.R. and a listed size of 6 feet, 3 inches and 235 pounds.

Feliz's career pitching line is 21 wins, 20 losses and a 3.55 ERA over 362 appearances. The same table counts 366 strikeouts and 107 saves. That 3.55 ERA compares with a 4.07 league average across the same seasons, 12.9% better. The most saves in one season was 40, in 2010. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.73 in 2010, when the league's was 4.08.

Frequently Asked Questions about Neftali Feliz

What years did Neftali Feliz play?: Neftali Feliz played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2021.
Was Neftali Feliz a pitcher?: Yes. Neftali Feliz pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 366 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Neftali Feliz hit?: Neftali Feliz hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Neftali Feliz play for?: Neftali Feliz played for 7 teams: the Texas Rangers (2009–2015), the Detroit Tigers (2015), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2016), the Milwaukee Brewers (2017), the Kansas City Royals (2017), the Philadelphia Phillies (2021), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2021).
Did Neftali Feliz win a Cy Young Award?: No. Neftali Feliz did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Neftali Feliz win?: Neftali Feliz won the Rookie of the Year award (2010). He was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Neftali Feliz's career stats?: In 362 games, Neftali Feliz went 21-20 with a 3.55 ERA, 366 strikeouts, 393.1 innings pitched, and 107 saves.
How much did Neftali Feliz earn in his career?: Neftali Feliz's recorded salaries total $15,286,160 over 7 seasons, 2010 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Feliz's career ran from 2009 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2009.
What was Neftali Feliz's salary?: Neftali Feliz's last recorded salary was $3,900,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $4,125,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $402,000, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2016.
What position did Neftali Feliz play?: Neftali Feliz played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Neftali Feliz and how much did he weigh?: Neftali Feliz was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 235 pounds.
What was Neftali Feliz's career ERA?: Neftali Feliz finished with a 3.55 career ERA, going 21-20 with 366 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Neftali Feliz have?: Neftali Feliz recorded 366 career strikeouts.
Is Neftali Feliz in the Hall of Fame?: No. Neftali Feliz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.