Gavin Floyd
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2016)
Gavin Floyd was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2016 for 5 teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 13 seasons. Across 243 career appearances, he went 74-76 with a 4.37 ERA and 985 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
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'4" / 245 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2004-09-03
- Last Game
- 2016-06-25
Full name: Gavin Christopher Floyd
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | PHI | NL | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.1 | 25 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 3.49 | 4.46 (+22%) | 304.3 |
| 2005 | PHI | NL | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 10.04 | 4.29 (-134%) | -1373.9 |
| 2006 | PHI | NL | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54.1 | 70 | 44 | 32 | 34 | 7.29 | 4.53 (-61%) | -3600.4 |
| 2007 | CHA | AL | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 | 85 | 41 | 19 | 49 | 5.27 | 4.47 (-18%) | -2791.4 |
| 2008 | CHA | AL | 17 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 206.1 | 190 | 88 | 70 | 145 | 3.84 | 4.32 (+11%) | -2277.4 |
| 2009 | CHA | AL | 11 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 193.0 | 178 | 87 | 59 | 163 | 4.06 | 4.32 (+6%) | 2764.6 |
| 2010 | CHA | AL | 10 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 187.1 | 199 | 85 | 58 | 151 | 4.08 | 4.08 (avg) | 2998.1 |
| 2011 | CHA | AL | 12 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 193.2 | 180 | 94 | 45 | 151 | 4.37 | 3.94 (-11%) | 665.5 |
| 2012 | CHA | AL | 12 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0 | 166 | 80 | 63 | 144 | 4.29 | 4.01 (-7%) | -1861.4 |
| 2013 | CHA | AL | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 5.18 | 3.87 (-34%) | -452.6 |
| 2014 | ATL | NL | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.1 | 55 | 16 | 13 | 45 | 2.65 | 3.74 (+29%) | -73.6 |
| 2015 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2.70 | 3.96 (+32%) | 251.7 |
| 2016 | TOR | AL | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 4.06 | 4.19 (+3%) | 184.8 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 74 | 76 | 243 | 196 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1,250.0 | 1,239 | 607 | 415 | 985 | 4.37 | — | -5,262 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243 | 75 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | .067 | .091 | .067 | .158 | 0 |
Career AVG .067 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 74.3% below league average.
Career OBP .091 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 72.1% below league average.
Career SLG .067 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 83.8% below league average.
Career OPS .158 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 78.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | PHI | NL | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2005 | PHI | NL | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .111 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2006 | PHI | NL | 11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .043 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2007 | CHA | AL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2008 | CHA | AL | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2009 | CHA | AL | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2010 | CHA | AL | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2011 | CHA | AL | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2012 | CHA | AL | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2013 | CHA | AL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2014 | ATL | NL | 9 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .111 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | CLE | AL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | TOR | AL | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 243 | 75 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | .067 | — | — | — | — | 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
View full game log (486 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 122 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| Away | 121 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .042 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 122 | 628.2 | 596 | 311 | 224 | 522 | 4.45 |
| Away | 121 | 621.1 | 643 | 296 | 191 | 463 | 4.29 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-25 | TOR | CHW | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-06-22 | TOR | AZ | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-06-19 | TOR | BAL | — | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016-06-16 | TOR | PHI | — | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-06-14 | TOR | PHI | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-06-11 | TOR | BAL | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-06-09 | TOR | BAL | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-06-08 | TOR | DET | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-06-06 | TOR | DET | — | 0.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-05-29 | TOR | BOS | L | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | PHI | P | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | PHI | P | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | PHI | P | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | CHA | P | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | CHA | P | 33 | 33 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | CHA | P | 30 | 30 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | CHA | P | 31 | 31 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | CHA | P | 31 | 30 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | CHA | P | 29 | 29 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | CHA | P | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | ATL | P | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | CLE | P | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | TOR | P | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 243 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Pitcher of the Month | July |
Salary History
Gavin Floyd's recorded salaries total $35,046,000 over 11 seasons, 2005 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Floyd's career ran from 2004 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2004 and 2007.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TOR | AL | $1,000,000 |
| 2015 | CLE | AL | $4,000,000 |
| 2014 | ATL | NL | $4,000,000 |
| 2013 | CHA | AL | $9,500,000 |
| 2012 | CHA | AL | $7,000,000 |
| 2011 | CHA | AL | $5,000,000 |
| 2010 | CHA | AL | $2,750,000 |
| 2009 | CHA | AL | $750,000 |
| 2008 | CHA | AL | $400,000 |
| 2006 | PHI | NL | $330,000 |
| 2005 | PHI | NL | $316,000 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $35,046,000 | ||
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Gavin Floyd (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Gavin Floyd: the record in brief
September 3, 2004 and June 25, 2016 bracket Gavin Floyd's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Floyd played for the Philadelphia Phillies (2004 through 2006), the Chicago White Sox (2007 through 2013), the Atlanta Braves (2014), the Cleveland Indians (2015), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2016). Floyd, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'4" and 245 pounds. The birth record reads January 27, 1983, in Annapolis, MD, USA. The given name on file is Gavin Christopher Floyd.
Across 243 games (196 starts), Floyd recorded 74 wins against 76 losses with a 4.37 ERA. The same table counts 985 strikeouts. Floyd's 4.37 ERA was close to the 4.17 league figure for those seasons. 2008 brought Floyd a season-high 17 wins. 2009 produced Floyd's most strikeouts, 163. 2008 was Floyd's sharpest full season, a 3.84 ERA against the league's 4.32.
The playoff pitching line reads 0-1, 12.00 ERA, across 1 appearances. Those appearances came in 2008.
Floyd's awards table lists Pitcher of the Month (2010).
Frequently Asked Questions about Gavin Floyd
- What years did Gavin Floyd play?
- Gavin Floyd played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2016.
- Was Gavin Floyd a pitcher?
- Yes. Gavin Floyd pitched in the major leagues, recording 74 wins and 985 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Gavin Floyd hit?
- Gavin Floyd hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
- What teams did Gavin Floyd play for?
- Gavin Floyd played for 5 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (2004–2006), the Chicago White Sox (2007–2013), the Atlanta Braves (2014), the Cleveland Indians (2015), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2016).
- What were Gavin Floyd's career stats?
- In 243 games, Gavin Floyd went 74-76 with a 4.37 ERA, 985 strikeouts, and 1,250.0 innings pitched.
- How much did Gavin Floyd earn in his career?
- Gavin Floyd's recorded salaries total $35,046,000 over 11 seasons, 2005 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Floyd's career ran from 2004 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2004 and 2007.
- What was Gavin Floyd's salary?
- Gavin Floyd's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $9,500,000, in 2013, and his lowest was $316,000, in 2005. The Salary History table lists each season from 2005 to 2016.
- What position did Gavin Floyd play?
- Gavin Floyd played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Gavin Floyd and how much did he weigh?
- Gavin Floyd was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 245 pounds.
- What was Gavin Floyd's career ERA?
- Gavin Floyd finished with a 4.37 career ERA, going 74-76 with 985 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Gavin Floyd have?
- Gavin Floyd recorded 985 career strikeouts.
- Is Gavin Floyd in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Gavin Floyd has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.