What years did Kevin Gausman play?

Kevin Gausman played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2026.

Was Kevin Gausman a pitcher?

Yes. Kevin Gausman pitched in the major leagues, recording 121 wins and 2138 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Kevin Gausman hit?

Kevin Gausman hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.

What teams has Kevin Gausman played for?

Kevin Gausman has played for 6 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (2013–2018), the Atlanta Braves (2018–2019), the Cincinnati Reds (2019), the San Francisco Giants (2020–2021), the Toronto Blue Jays (2022–2025), and the Chicago Cubs (2026).

Has Kevin Gausman won a Cy Young Award?

No. Kevin Gausman has not won the Cy Young Award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.

What awards has Kevin Gausman won?

Kevin Gausman has been selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What are Kevin Gausman's career stats?

In 393 games, Kevin Gausman has gone 121-125 with a 3.87 ERA, 2,138 strikeouts, and 2,088.2 innings pitched.

What was Kevin Gausman's salary?

Kevin Gausman's last recorded salary was $532,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $532,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $502,500, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.

What position does Kevin Gausman play?

Kevin Gausman plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.

How tall is Kevin Gausman and how much does he weigh?

Kevin Gausman is listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 205 pounds.

What number does Kevin Gausman wear?

Kevin Gausman wears number 12, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.

What was Kevin Gausman's career ERA?

Kevin Gausman finished with a 3.87 career ERA, going 121-125 with 2,138 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Kevin Gausman have?

Kevin Gausman recorded 2,138 career strikeouts.

Kevin Gausman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2026)

Kevin Gausman is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2013 for 6 teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 14 seasons. Across 393 career appearances, he has gone 121-125 with a 3.87 ERA and 2,138 strikeouts. Kevin Gausman is a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 28075.1.

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 15, 2026

Active Player

W–L 121–125

ERA 3.87

WHIP 1.24

SO 2,138

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 28075.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 205 lb
Born: 1/6/1991 in Centennial, CO, USA
MLB Debut: 2013-05-23
Awards: 2× All-Star
Jersey: #12

Full name: Kevin John Gausman

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Career Pitching Statistics

Kevin Gausman — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
121	125	393	354	4	2	0	2088.2	2,014	899	259	582	2,138	3.87	28075.1

Career ERA 3.87 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 6.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Kevin Gausman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2013	BAL	AL	3	5	20	5	0	0	47.2	51	30	13	49	5.66	3.87 (-47%)	-150.7
2014	BAL	AL	7	7	20	20	1	0	113.1	111	45	38	88	3.57	3.74 (+4%)	945.3
2015	BAL	AL	4	7	25	17	0	0	112.1	109	53	29	103	4.25	3.96 (-7%)	-375.0
2016	BAL	AL	9	12	30	30	0	0	179.2	183	72	47	174	3.61	4.19 (+14%)	400.6
2017	BAL	AL	11	12	34	34	0	0	186.2	208	97	71	179	4.68	4.36 (-7%)	-573.3
2018	BAL	AL	5	8	21	21	0	0	124.0	139	61	32	104	4.43	4.15 (-7%)	-1336.5
2018	ATL	NL	5	3	10	10	0	0	59.2	50	19	18	44	2.87	4.15 (+31%)	555.9
2019	ATL	NL	3	7	16	16	0	0	80.0	92	55	27	85	6.19	4.51 (-37%)	616.9
2019	CIN	NL	0	2	15	1	0	0	22.1	21	10	5	29	4.03	4.51 (+11%)	749.2
2020	SFN	NL	3	3	12	10	0	0	59.2	50	24	16	79	3.62	4.45 (+19%)	2057.2
2021	SFN	NL	14	6	33	33	0	0	192.0	150	60	50	227	2.81	4.27 (+34%)	6297.8
2022	TOR	AL	12	10	31	31	0	0	174.2	188	65	28	205	3.35	3.97 (+16%)	7186.7
2023	TOR	AL	12	9	31	31	0	0	185.0	163	65	55	237	3.16	4.33 (+27%)	6544.6
2024	TOR	AL	14	11	31	31	2	1	181.0	165	77	56	162	3.83	4.08 (+6%)	1426.2
2025	TOR	AL	10	11	32	32	1	1	193.0	155	77	50	189	3.59	4.16 (+14%)	3730.2
2026	CHC	NL	9	12	32	32	0	0	177.2	179	89	47	184	4.51	4.18 (-8%)	-
Career · 16 seasons			121	125	393	354	4	2	2,088.2	2,014	899	582	2,138	3.87	—	28,075

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

Kevin Gausman — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
363	110	7	12	0	0	0	4	0	7	66	.109	.161	.109	.270	-398

Career AVG .109 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 56.2% below league average.

Career OBP .161 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 49.3% below league average.

Career SLG .109 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 73.3% below league average.

Career OPS .270 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 62.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kevin Gausman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2013	BAL	AL	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	BAL	AL	20	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	BAL	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	BAL	AL	30	2	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	BAL	AL	34	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	BAL	AL	21	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	ATL	NL	11	19	0	1	0	4	9	.053	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	ATL	NL	16	27	1	1	0	0	18	.037	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	CIN	NL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	SFN	NL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	SFN	NL	34	54	6	10	4	2	31	.185	.243 (-24%)	.317 (-34%)	.410 (-55%)	.727 (-46%)	-397.8
2022	TOR	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	TOR	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	TOR	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	TOR	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			363	110	7	12	4	7	66	.109	—	—	—	—	-398

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

Kevin Gausman — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Kevin Gausman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2025	ALCS	TOR	3	0	0	.000
2025	ALDS1	TOR	1	0	0	.000
2025	WS	TOR	2	0	0	.000
2023	ALWC2	TOR	1	0	0	.000
2022	ALWC2	TOR	1	0	0	.000
2021	NLDS2	SFN	2	2	2	.000
2018	NLDS2	ATL	1	0	0	.000
2014	ALCS	BAL	2	0	0	.000
2014	ALDS2	BAL	1	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Kevin Gausman — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	5	14	8	0	56.1	35	24	22	56	3.83

Playoff Pitching by Year

Kevin Gausman — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2025	ALCS	TOR	1	1	3	2	12.1	6	3	7	9	2.19
2025	ALDS1	TOR	1	0	1	1	5.2	4	1	2	3	1.59
2025	WS	TOR	0	2	2	2	12.2	7	6	2	14	4.26
2023	ALWC2	TOR	0	1	1	1	4.0	3	3	3	5	6.75
2022	ALWC2	TOR	0	0	1	1	5.2	5	4	1	7	6.35
2021	NLDS2	SFN	0	1	2	1	6.0	4	4	3	7	6.00
2018	NLDS2	ATL	0	0	1	0	2.0	2	2	2	4	9.00
2014	ALCS	BAL	0	0	2	0	4.1	1	0	1	2	0.00
2014	ALDS2	BAL	0	0	1	0	3.2	3	1	1	5	2.45

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Kevin Gausman — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	177	47	3	4	0	2	.085
Away	186	63	4	8	0	2	.127

Pitching — Home / Away

Kevin Gausman — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	176	957.1	920	415	264	990	3.90
Away	185	953.2	915	395	271	964	3.73

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Kevin Gausman — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-28	TOR	TBR	—	3.2	8	4	4	2	5	0
2025-09-23	TOR	BOS	L	5.2	9	4	4	1	7	0
2025-09-17	TOR	TBR	—	6.0	6	1	1	2	6	0
2025-09-11	TOR	HOU	W	9.0	2	0	0	1	9	0
2025-09-05	TOR	NYY	W	8.0	4	1	1	1	5	1
2025-08-30	TOR	MIL	—	7.0	4	1	1	0	8	0
2025-08-24	TOR	MIA	L	6.0	7	4	4	1	7	1
2025-08-18	TOR	PIT	—	5.0	5	2	2	2	4	0
2025-08-13	TOR	CHC	L	7.0	3	2	2	1	3	2
2025-08-06	TOR	COL	W	7.0	3	1	1	2	8	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kevin Gausman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	361	322	93	168	11	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kevin Gausman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2013	BAL	P	20	5	4	8	0	1
2014	BAL	P	20	20	5	12	0	2
2015	BAL	P	25	17	5	13	1	0
2016	BAL	P	30	30	5	14	2	1
2017	BAL	P	34	34	10	16	1	2
2018	BAL	P	21	21	4	19	0	1
2018	ATL	P	10	10	1	6	1	0
2019	ATL	P	16	16	1	8	2	0
2019	CIN	P	15	1	5	2	1	0
2020	SFN	P	12	10	3	2	0	1
2021	SFN	P	33	33	13	19	1	1
2022	TOR	P	31	31	3	12	1	0
2023	TOR	P	31	31	11	16	0	0
2024	TOR	P	31	31	7	9	1	0
2025	TOR	P	32	32	16	12	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Kevin Gausman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	361

Awards & Honors

Kevin Gausman — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2023	All-MLB Team - Second Team	SP
2022	Player of the Week	Week of 2022-08-06
2021	All-MLB Team - Second Team	SP
2021	Pitcher of the Month	May

Salary History

Kevin Gausman's recorded salaries total $1,556,500 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gausman's career ran from 2013 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013.

Kevin Gausman — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	BAL	AL	$532,000
2015	BAL	AL	$522,000
2014	BAL	AL	$502,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,556,500

College History

Kevin Gausman — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge	LA	2011, 2012

Award Voting History

Kevin Gausman — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
2023	Cy Young Award	AL	3rd	82.0	210
2022	Cy Young Award	AL	9th	1.0	210
2021	Cy Young Award	NL	6th	7.0	210
2021	Most Valuable Player	NL	21th	1.0	420

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Kevin Gausman: the record in brief

The debut date in the bio is May 23, 2013; Kevin Gausman is an active player, and this profile updates as the season goes on. The team column moves through the Baltimore Orioles (2013 to 2018), the Atlanta Braves (2018 to 2019), the Cincinnati Reds (2019), the San Francisco Giants (2020 to 2021), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2022 to 2025). Gausman, born on January 6, 1991, in Centennial, CO, USA, is listed as a pitcher and hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Gausman's listed size is 6'2" and 205 pounds. On the record, Kevin Gausman was born Kevin John Gausman.

Gausman's career pitching line is 121 wins, 125 losses and a 3.87 ERA over 393 appearances. Gausman has 2,138 strikeouts. That 3.87 ERA compares with a 4.14 league average across the same seasons, 6.5% better. The best win total was 14, in 2021. The strikeout high was 237 in 2023. In 2021, one of the busiest seasons, Gausman posted a 2.81 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.27.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kevin Gausman

What years did Kevin Gausman play?: Kevin Gausman played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2026.
Was Kevin Gausman a pitcher?: Yes. Kevin Gausman pitched in the major leagues, recording 121 wins and 2138 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kevin Gausman hit?: Kevin Gausman hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.
What teams has Kevin Gausman played for?: Kevin Gausman has played for 6 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (2013–2018), the Atlanta Braves (2018–2019), the Cincinnati Reds (2019), the San Francisco Giants (2020–2021), the Toronto Blue Jays (2022–2025), and the Chicago Cubs (2026).
Has Kevin Gausman won a Cy Young Award?: No. Kevin Gausman has not won the Cy Young Award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.
What awards has Kevin Gausman won?: Kevin Gausman has been selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What are Kevin Gausman's career stats?: In 393 games, Kevin Gausman has gone 121-125 with a 3.87 ERA, 2,138 strikeouts, and 2,088.2 innings pitched.
How much has Kevin Gausman earned in his career?: Kevin Gausman's recorded salaries total $1,556,500 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gausman's career ran from 2013 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013.
What was Kevin Gausman's salary?: Kevin Gausman's last recorded salary was $532,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $532,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $502,500, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.
What position does Kevin Gausman play?: Kevin Gausman plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Kevin Gausman and how much does he weigh?: Kevin Gausman is listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 205 pounds.
What number does Kevin Gausman wear?: Kevin Gausman wears number 12, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
What was Kevin Gausman's career ERA?: Kevin Gausman finished with a 3.87 career ERA, going 121-125 with 2,138 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Kevin Gausman have?: Kevin Gausman recorded 2,138 career strikeouts.