What years did Josh Fields play?

Josh Fields played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2018.

Was Josh Fields a pitcher?

Yes. Josh Fields pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 312 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Josh Fields hit?

Josh Fields hit 0 career home runs.

What was Josh Fields's career batting average?

Josh Fields batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was Josh Fields's career ERA?

Josh Fields finished with a 3.71 career ERA, going 17-12 with 312 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Josh Fields have?

Josh Fields recorded 312 career strikeouts.

Josh Fields

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2018)

Josh Fields was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2018 for the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 6 seasons. Across 288 career appearances, he went 17-12 with a 3.71 ERA and 312 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5002.5.

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 September 9, 2026

W–L 17–12

ERA 3.71

WHIP 1.17

SO 312

Pitcher PIV 5002.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 191 lb
Born: 8/19/1985 in Athens, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 2013-04-02
Last Game: 2018-09-26

Full name: Joshua David Fields

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Career Pitching Statistics

Josh Fields — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	12	288	0	0	0	13	276.3	231	114	30	91	312	3.71	5002.5

Career ERA 3.71 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — 8.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Josh Fields (b. 1985) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2013	HOU	AL	1	3	41	5	38.0	31	21	18	40	4.97	3.87 (-29%)	-1173.3
2014	HOU	AL	4	6	54	4	54.7	50	27	17	70	4.45	3.74 (-19%)	2281.8
2015	HOU	AL	4	1	54	0	50.7	39	20	19	67	3.55	3.96 (+10%)	2272.1
2016	HOU	AL	0	0	15	0	15.7	23	12	3	20	6.89	4.19 (-65%)	535.4
2016	LAN	NL	1	0	22	0	19.3	20	6	8	22	2.79	4.19 (+33%)	280.4
2017	LAN	NL	5	0	57	2	57.0	40	18	15	60	2.84	4.36 (+35%)	263.6
2018	LAN	NL	2	2	45	2	41.0	28	10	11	33	2.20	4.15 (+47%)	542.5
Career · 7 seasons			17	12	288	13	276.1	231	114	91	312	3.71	—	5,002

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

Josh Fields — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
289	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .253 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 .407 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Josh Fields — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2013	HOU	AL	42	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	HOU	AL	54	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	HOU	AL	54	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	HOU	AL	15	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	LAN	NL	22	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	LAN	NL	57	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	LAN	NL	45	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			289	1	1	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

Josh Fields — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Josh Fields — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2017	NLCS	LAN	2	.000
2017	NLDS1	LAN	1	.000
2017	WS	LAN	1	.000
2016	NLCS	LAN	2	.000
2016	NLDS2	LAN	2	.000
2015	ALDS1	HOU	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Josh Fields — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	10	0	0	5.0	6	4	3	9	7.20

Playoff Pitching by Year

Josh Fields — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2017	NLCS	LAN	2	0.7	0	0	0	0	0.00
2017	NLDS1	LAN	1	0.3	1	0	0	1	0.00
2017	WS	LAN	1	0.0	3	2	0	0	0.00
2016	NLCS	LAN	2	1.3	1	0	0	1	0.00
2016	NLDS2	LAN	2	1.0	0	0	1	3	0.00
2015	ALDS1	HOU	2	1.7	1	2	2	4	10.80

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Josh Fields — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	145	1	1	0	0	0	.000
Away	144	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Josh Fields — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	144	142.1	113	57	41	153	3.60
Away	144	134.0	118	57	50	159	3.83

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Josh Fields — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2018-09-26	LAD	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2018-09-23	LAD	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2018-09-22	LAD	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
2018-09-16	LAD	STL	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1
2018-09-12	LAD	CIN	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1
2018-09-10	LAD	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2018-09-08	LAD	COL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2018-09-04	LAD	NYN	—	0.0	2	0	0	1	0
2018-06-26	LAD	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
2018-06-24	LAD	NYN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Josh Fields — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	288	0	15	12	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Josh Fields — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	DP
2013	HOU	P	41	3	1	0
2014	HOU	P	54	2	0	0
2015	HOU	P	54	1	4	0
2016	HOU	P	15	2	0	1
2016	LAN	P	22	3	1	1
2017	LAN	P	57	4	3	0
2018	LAN	P	45	0	3	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Josh Fields — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	288

Salary History

Josh Fields — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	HOU	AL	$900,000
2015	HOU	AL	$516,700
2014	HOU	AL	$506,500
2013	HOU	AL	$490,000
Total Career Earnings			$2,413,200

College History

Josh Fields — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Georgia	Athens	GA	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Frequently Asked Questions about Josh Fields

What years did Josh Fields play?: Josh Fields played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2018.
Was Josh Fields a pitcher?: Yes. Josh Fields pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 312 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Josh Fields hit?: Josh Fields hit 0 career home runs.
What was Josh Fields's career batting average?: Josh Fields batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Josh Fields's career ERA?: Josh Fields finished with a 3.71 career ERA, going 17-12 with 312 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Josh Fields have?: Josh Fields recorded 312 career strikeouts.