What years did Chris Flexen play?

Chris Flexen played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2025.

Was Chris Flexen a pitcher?

Yes. Chris Flexen pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 488 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Chris Flexen hit?

Chris Flexen hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was Chris Flexen's career batting average?

Chris Flexen batted .167 over his career, with 3 hits in 18 at bats.

What was Chris Flexen's career ERA?

Chris Flexen finished with a 4.83 career ERA, going 35-50 with 488 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Chris Flexen have?

Chris Flexen recorded 488 career strikeouts.

Chris Flexen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2017-2025)

Chris Flexen is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2017 for 5 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 9 seasons. Across 174 career appearances, he has gone 35-50 with a 4.83 ERA and 488 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

Active Player

W–L 35–50

ERA 4.83

WHIP 1.47

SO 488

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 -12171.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 219 lb
Born: 7/1/1994 in Newark, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2017-07-27

Full name: Christopher John Flexen

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Career Pitching Statistics

Chris Flexen — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
35	50	174	111	0	0	3	691.1	759	371	106	258	488	4.83	-12171.4

Career ERA 4.83 vs. league average 4.23 across their career seasons — 14.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Chris Flexen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2017	NYN	NL	3	6	14	9	0	48.0	62	42	35	36	7.88	4.36 (-81%)	-3109.6
2018	NYN	NL	0	2	4	1	0	6.1	14	9	6	3	12.79	—	0.0
2019	NYN	NL	0	3	9	1	0	13.2	15	10	13	10	6.59	4.51 (-46%)	-358.9
2021	SEA	AL	14	6	31	31	0	179.2	185	72	40	125	3.61	4.27 (+15%)	1758.3
2022	SEA	AL	8	9	33	22	2	137.2	132	57	51	95	3.73	3.97 (+6%)	-1804.3
2023	SEA	AL	0	4	17	4	0	42.0	59	36	19	29	7.71	4.33 (-78%)	-2419.5
2023	COL	NL	2	4	12	12	0	60.1	74	42	19	45	6.27	4.33 (-45%)	-2401.0
2024	CHA	AL	3	15	33	30	0	160.0	180	88	63	123	4.95	4.08 (-21%)	-2878.6
2025	CHN	NL	5	1	21	1	1	43.2	38	15	12	22	3.09	4.16 (+26%)	-957.8
Career · 9 seasons			35	50	174	111	3	691.1	759	371	258	488	4.83	—	-12,171

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

Chris Flexen — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
174	18	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	.167	.167	.222	.389	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — 32.6% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 47.5% below league average.

Career SLG .222 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 46.0% below league average.

Career OPS .389 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 46.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chris Flexen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2017	NYN	NL	14	13	2	1	7	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	NYN	NL	4	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	NYN	NL	9	2	1	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	SEA	AL	31	3	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	SEA	AL	33	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	SEA	AL	17	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	COL	NL	12	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	CHA	AL	33	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	CHN	NL	21	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			174	18	3	1	7	.167	—	—	—	—	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

Chris Flexen — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	85	6	0	1	0	0	.167
Away	89	12	0	2	0	0	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Chris Flexen — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	85	366.0	375	172	120	257	4.23
Away	89	325.1	384	199	138	231	5.51

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Chris Flexen — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-07-28	CHC	MIL	—	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	1
2025-07-25	CHC	CHW	—	2.0	5	4	2	0	2	1
2025-07-21	CHC	KCR	—	3.0	7	5	5	1	0	2
2025-07-11	CHC	NYY	L	4.0	3	3	3	3	2	1
2025-07-05	CHC	STL	—	3.2	4	1	1	0	2	1
2025-07-03	CHC	CLE	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2025-06-27	CHC	HOU	—	4.0	2	0	0	1	1	0
2025-06-24	CHC	STL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2025-06-22	CHC	SEA	—	1.2	2	2	2	1	0	1
2025-06-19	CHC	MIL	—	3.0	1	0	0	1	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chris Flexen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	174	111	50	82	2	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chris Flexen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2017	NYN	P	14	9	3	9	0	1
2018	NYN	P	4	1	1	4	0	1
2019	NYN	P	9	1	0	1	0	0
2021	SEA	P	31	31	21	25	0	1
2022	SEA	P	33	22	9	9	1	1
2023	SEA	P	17	4	2	6	0	0
2023	COL	P	12	12	3	5	0	1
2024	CHA	P	33	30	8	20	0	3
2025	CHN	P	21	1	3	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Chris Flexen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	174

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Chris Flexen: the record in brief

Chris Flexen made a major league debut on July 27, 2017 and is still active, so the totals on this page keep changing. Flexen played for the New York Mets (2017 to 2019), the Seattle Mariners (2021 through 2023), the Colorado Rockies (2023), the Chicago White Sox (2024), and the Chicago Cubs (2025). Flexen played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on July 1, 1994, in Newark, CA, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-3 and 219 pounds. The given name on file is Christopher John Flexen.

Across 174 games (111 starts), Flexen has recorded 35 wins against 50 losses with a 4.83 ERA. Flexen has 488 strikeouts. The league ERA over Flexen's seasons was 4.23, so the 4.83 figure ran 14.3% worse than average. The best win total was 14, in 2021. 2021 was Flexen's sharpest full season, a 3.61 ERA against the league's 4.27.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Flexen

What years did Chris Flexen play?: Chris Flexen played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2025.
Was Chris Flexen a pitcher?: Yes. Chris Flexen pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 488 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chris Flexen hit?: Chris Flexen hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Chris Flexen's career batting average?: Chris Flexen batted .167 over his career, with 3 hits in 18 at bats.
What was Chris Flexen's career ERA?: Chris Flexen finished with a 4.83 career ERA, going 35-50 with 488 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Chris Flexen have?: Chris Flexen recorded 488 career strikeouts.