What years did Erik Goeddel play?

Erik Goeddel played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2018.

Was Erik Goeddel a pitcher?

Yes. Erik Goeddel pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 153 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Erik Goeddel hit?

Erik Goeddel hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Erik Goeddel play for?

Erik Goeddel played for 3 teams: the New York Mets (2014–2017), the Seattle Mariners (2018), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2018).

What were Erik Goeddel's career stats?

In 141 games, Erik Goeddel went 6-4 with a 3.69 ERA, 153 strikeouts, and 141.1 innings pitched.

What was Erik Goeddel's salary?

Erik Goeddel's recorded salary was $509,125 in 2015.

What position did Erik Goeddel play?

Erik Goeddel played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Erik Goeddel and how much did he weigh?

Erik Goeddel was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 191 pounds.

What was Erik Goeddel's career ERA?

Erik Goeddel finished with a 3.69 career ERA, going 6-4 with 153 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Erik Goeddel have?

Erik Goeddel recorded 153 career strikeouts.

Is Erik Goeddel in the Hall of Fame?

No. Erik Goeddel has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Erik Goeddel

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2018)

Erik Goeddel was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2018 for the New York Mets, the Seattle Mariners, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 5 seasons. Across 141 career appearances, he went 6-4 with a 3.69 ERA and 153 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 298.7.

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

W–L 6–4

ERA 3.69

WHIP 1.22

SO 153

Pitcher PIV 298.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 191 lb
Born: 12/20/1988 in San Mateo, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2014-09-01
Last Game: 2018-08-15

Full name: Erik Van Norman Goeddel

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Career Pitching Statistics

Erik Goeddel — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
6	4	141	0	0	0	0	141.1	114	58	18	58	153	3.69	298.7

Career ERA 3.69 vs. league average 4.08 across their career seasons — 9.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Erik Goeddel — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2014	NYN	NL	0	0	6	6.2	3	2	4	6	2.70	—	0.0
2015	NYN	NL	1	1	35	33.1	24	9	9	34	2.43	3.96 (+39%)	1248.4
2016	NYN	NL	2	2	36	35.2	33	18	14	36	4.54	4.19 (-8%)	-19.7
2017	NYN	NL	0	1	33	29.0	28	17	11	33	5.28	4.36 (-21%)	-904.7
2018	SEA	AL	2	0	5	7.1	4	1	5	9	1.23	—	0.0
2018	LAN	NL	1	0	26	29.1	22	11	15	35	3.38	4.15 (+19%)	-25.3
Career · 6 seasons			6	4	141	141.1	114	58	58	153	3.69	—	299

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

Erik Goeddel — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
141	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.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 .409 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Erik Goeddel — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2014	NYN	NL	6	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	NYN	NL	35	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	NYN	NL	36	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	NYN	NL	33	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	SEA	AL	5	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	LAN	NL	26	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			141	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

Erik Goeddel — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Erik Goeddel — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2015	NLDS2	NYN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Erik Goeddel — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.0	4	3	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Erik Goeddel — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2015	NLDS2	NYN	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	4	3	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Erik Goeddel — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	67	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	74	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Erik Goeddel — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	67	73.2	51	25	31	81	3.05
Away	74	67.2	63	33	27	72	4.39

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Erik Goeddel — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2018-08-15	LAD	SFG	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2018-08-02	LAD	MIL	—	1.0	2	3	3	1	2	1
2018-07-29	LAD	ATL	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
2018-07-28	LAD	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2018-07-24	LAD	PHI	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
2018-07-13	LAD	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2018-07-09	LAD	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2018-07-07	LAD	LAA	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
2018-07-03	LAD	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2018-06-28	LAD	CHC	—	1.0	4	4	4	0	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Erik Goeddel — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	141	0	6	6	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Erik Goeddel — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
2014	NYN	P	6	0	0	0
2015	NYN	P	35	1	1	0
2016	NYN	P	36	1	2	1
2017	NYN	P	33	3	2	0
2018	SEA	P	5	0	0	0
2018	LAN	P	26	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Erik Goeddel — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	141

Salary History

Erik Goeddel's recorded salaries total $509,125 over 1 season, in 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Goeddel's career ran from 2014 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014 and 2016.

Erik Goeddel — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	NYN	NL	$509,125
Total recorded salary (partial)			$509,125

Erik Goeddel: the record in brief

The profile opens with Erik Goeddel's first major league game on September 1, 2014; the last one listed came on August 15, 2018. Goeddel played for the New York Mets (2014 through 2017), the Seattle Mariners (2018), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2018). Goeddel is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 3 inches and 191 pounds. The bio says Goeddel threw and hit right-handed. The recorded birth is December 20, 1988, in San Mateo, CA, USA. Erik Goeddel was the playing name; the full given name is Erik Van Norman.

Across 141 games (0 starts), Goeddel recorded 6 wins against 4 losses with a 3.69 ERA. The same table counts 153 strikeouts. The leagues Goeddel pitched in allowed 4.08 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 9.5% better than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.43 in 2015, when the league's was 3.96. Goeddel's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 298.7.

Frequently Asked Questions about Erik Goeddel

What years did Erik Goeddel play?: Erik Goeddel played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2018.
Was Erik Goeddel a pitcher?: Yes. Erik Goeddel pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 153 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Erik Goeddel hit?: Erik Goeddel hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Erik Goeddel play for?: Erik Goeddel played for 3 teams: the New York Mets (2014–2017), the Seattle Mariners (2018), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2018).
What were Erik Goeddel's career stats?: In 141 games, Erik Goeddel went 6-4 with a 3.69 ERA, 153 strikeouts, and 141.1 innings pitched.
How much did Erik Goeddel earn in his career?: Erik Goeddel's recorded salaries total $509,125 over 1 season, in 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Goeddel's career ran from 2014 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014 and 2016.
What was Erik Goeddel's salary?: Erik Goeddel's recorded salary was $509,125 in 2015.
What position did Erik Goeddel play?: Erik Goeddel played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Erik Goeddel and how much did he weigh?: Erik Goeddel was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 191 pounds.
What was Erik Goeddel's career ERA?: Erik Goeddel finished with a 3.69 career ERA, going 6-4 with 153 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Erik Goeddel have?: Erik Goeddel recorded 153 career strikeouts.
Is Erik Goeddel in the Hall of Fame?: No. Erik Goeddel has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.