Yovani Gallardo

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2018)

W–L 121–101
ERA 4.06
WHIP 1.37
SO 1,584
Pitcher PIV 2039.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 205 lb
Born
2/27/1986 in La Piedad, Michoacán, México
MLB Debut
2007-06-18
Last Game
2018-09-30
Awards
All-Star · Silver Slugger
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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
121 101 319 307 4 3 1 1816.7 1,770 820 205 710 1,584 4.06 2039.4

Career ERA 4.06 vs. league average 4.12 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2007 MIL NL 9 5 20 17 0 0 0 110.3 103 45 37 101 3.67 4.47 (+18%) 2993.8
2008 MIL NL 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 24.0 22 5 8 20 1.88 4.32 (+57%) 140.8
2009 MIL NL 13 12 30 30 1 0 0 185.7 150 77 94 204 3.73 4.32 (+14%) 1697.0
2010 MIL NL 14 7 31 31 2 2 0 185.0 178 79 75 200 3.84 4.08 (+6%) 5064.2
2011 MIL NL 17 10 33 33 1 1 0 207.3 193 81 59 207 3.52 3.94 (+11%) 1906.3
2012 MIL NL 16 9 33 33 0 0 0 204.0 185 83 81 204 3.66 4.01 (+9%) 381.9
2013 MIL NL 12 10 31 31 0 0 0 180.7 180 84 66 144 4.18 3.87 (-8%) -132.1
2014 MIL NL 8 11 32 32 0 0 0 192.3 195 75 54 146 3.51 3.74 (+6%) -949.7
2015 TEX AL 13 11 33 33 0 0 0 184.3 193 70 68 121 3.42 3.96 (+14%) -184.8
2016 BAL AL 6 8 23 23 0 0 0 118.0 126 71 61 85 5.42 4.19 (-29%) -2522.2
2017 SEA AL 5 10 28 22 0 0 1 130.7 138 83 60 94 5.72 4.36 (-31%) -3828.8
2018 CIN NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2.3 8 8 4 2 30.86 — 0.0
2018 TEX AL 8 8 18 18 0 0 0 92.0 99 59 43 56 5.77 4.15 (-39%) -2527.1
Career · 13 seasons 121 101 319 307 4 3 1 1,816.2 1,770 820 710 1,584 4.06 — 2,039

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
326 427 37 86 21 0 12 42 0 13 149 .201 .228 .335 .563 -1,597

Career AVG .201 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 21.5% below league average.

Career OBP .228 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 29.5% below league average.

Career SLG .335 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 18.1% below league average.

Career OPS .563 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 23.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
2007 MIL NL 20 40 5 10 3 0 2 6 0 1 10 .250 — — — — 0.0
2008 MIL NL 4 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 — — — — 0.0
2009 MIL NL 31 58 6 10 2 0 2 8 0 2 23 .172 .262 (-34%) .332 (-41%) .417 (-26%) .750 (-32%) -334.3
2010 MIL NL 33 63 7 16 4 0 4 10 0 5 17 .254 .257 (-1%) .325 (+1%) .402 (+26%) .728 (+15%) 154.0
2011 MIL NL 33 68 10 15 4 0 1 4 0 3 24 .221 .255 (-14%) .320 (-21%) .399 (-19%) .719 (-20%) -221.9
2012 MIL NL 33 67 3 11 3 0 1 9 0 0 25 .164 .254 (-35%) .318 (-49%) .405 (-37%) .724 (-42%) -461.3
2013 MIL NL 33 57 4 12 2 0 2 4 0 0 29 .211 .253 (-17%) .317 (-34%) .396 (-11%) .714 (-21%) -206.5
2014 MIL NL 33 54 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 18 .111 .251 (-56%) .313 (-59%) .386 (-66%) .700 (-63%) -527.0
2015 TEX AL 33 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2016 BAL AL 24 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2017 SEA AL 28 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
2018 CIN NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 TEX AL 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 326 427 37 86 21 0 12 42 0 13 149 .201 — — — — -1,597

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2015 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 NLCS MIL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
2011 NLDS2 MIL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2008 NLDS2 MIL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 6 5 0 31.0 26 8 14 21 2.32

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2015 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 1 1 0 5.0 4 2 1 1 3.60
2011 NLCS MIL 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 8 4 5 2 7.20
2011 NLDS2 MIL 1 0 2 2 0 14.0 10 2 3 14 1.29
2008 NLDS2 MIL 0 1 2 1 0 7.0 4 0 5 4 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1642132650828.235
Away1622141136414.168

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home160929.18884093508413.96
Away159887.18824113607434.17

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2018-09-30 TEXSEAL 000000000
2018-09-25 TEXLAAL 000000000
2018-09-18 TEXTBRL 000000000
2018-09-12 TEXLAAL 000000000
2018-09-07 TEXOAKL 000000000
2018-09-01 TEXMINW 000000000
2018-08-26 TEXSFGL 100000000
2018-08-19 TEXLAAW 000000000
2018-08-14 TEXAZL 000000000
2018-08-08 TEXSEAW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2018-09-30 TEXSEA L 4.1633130
2018-09-25 TEXLAA L 5.1322320
2018-09-18 TEXTBR L 5.0833331
2018-09-12 TEXLAA L 3.0666141
2018-09-07 TEXOAK L 4.1655532
2018-09-01 TEXMIN W 5.0633111
2018-08-26 TEXSFG L 5.0433330
2018-08-19 TEXLAA — 6.0622160
2018-08-14 TEXAZ L 3.1644311
2018-08-08 TEXSEA W 6.0322321

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 319 307 119 229 7 20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2007 MIL P 20 17 12 13 1 0
2008 MIL P 4 4 1 4 0 1
2009 MIL P 30 30 7 20 0 1
2010 MIL P 31 31 12 24 1 2
2011 MIL P 33 33 12 30 2 3
2012 MIL P 33 33 13 27 1 3
2013 MIL P 31 31 14 22 1 1
2014 MIL P 32 32 14 26 0 2
2015 TEX P 33 33 17 21 1 2
2016 BAL P 23 23 4 14 0 0
2017 SEA P 28 22 8 17 0 2
2018 CIN P 3 0 0 0 0 0
2018 TEX P 18 18 5 11 0 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 319

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2010 Silver Slugger P

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 BAL AL $8,728,776
2015 TEX AL $14,000,000
2014 MIL NL $11,250,000
2013 MIL NL $8,000,000
2012 MIL NL $5,750,000
2011 MIL NL $3,500,000
2010 MIL NL $450,000
2009 MIL NL $414,000
2008 MIL NL $404,000
Total Career Earnings $52,496,776

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2011 Cy Young Award NL 7th 5.0 224 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Yovani Gallardo (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Scott Kazmir
    108-97, 4.02 ERA
  2. 90
    Jason Schmidt
    130-96, 3.96 ERA
  3. 83
    J. A. Happ
    133-100, 4.13 ERA
  4. 81
    Wade Miley
    109-99, 4.09 ERA
  5. 69
    Anibal Sanchez
    116-119, 4.06 ERA
  6. 64
    Matt Garza
    93-106, 4.09 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Yovani Gallardo

What years did Yovani Gallardo play?
Yovani Gallardo played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2018.
Was Yovani Gallardo a pitcher?
Yes. Yovani Gallardo pitched in the major leagues, recording 121 wins and 1584 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Yovani Gallardo hit?
Yovani Gallardo hit 12 career home runs with 86 hits.