Shane Greene
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2023)
Shane Greene was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2023 for 5 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 10 seasons. Across 345 career appearances, he went 24-29 with a 4.50 ERA, 442 strikeouts, and 67 saves. Shane Greene was an All-Star.
- 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" / 200 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2014-04-24
- Awards
- All-Star
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NYA | AL | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.2 | 81 | 33 | 29 | 81 | 3.78 | 3.74 (-1%) | 21.8 |
| 2015 | DET | AL | 4 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.2 | 103 | 64 | 27 | 50 | 6.88 | 3.96 (-74%) | -2468.3 |
| 2016 | DET | AL | 5 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60.1 | 58 | 39 | 22 | 59 | 5.82 | 4.19 (-39%) | 1618.5 |
| 2017 | DET | AL | 4 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 67.2 | 50 | 20 | 34 | 73 | 2.66 | 4.36 (+39%) | 892.9 |
| 2018 | DET | AL | 4 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 63.1 | 68 | 36 | 19 | 65 | 5.12 | 4.15 (-23%) | -735.3 |
| 2019 | DET | AL | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 38.0 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 1.18 | 4.51 (+74%) | 782.5 |
| 2019 | ATL | NL | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24.2 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 4.01 | 4.51 (+11%) | 347.9 |
| 2020 | ATL | NL | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 2.60 | 4.45 (+42%) | 450.3 |
| 2021 | ATL | NL | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 8.47 | 4.27 (-99%) | -1059.4 |
| 2021 | LAN | NL | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4.05 | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | LAN | NL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | NYA | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | CHN | NL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 24 | 29 | 345 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 473.2 | 458 | 237 | 174 | 442 | 4.50 | — | -149 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
Career AVG .000 vs. league average .250 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 .411 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OPS .000 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 100.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NYA | AL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | DET | AL | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | DET | AL | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | DET | AL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | DET | AL | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | DET | AL | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | ATL | NL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | ATL | NL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | ATL | NL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | LAN | NL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | LAN | NL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | NYA | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | CHN | NL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 345 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .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
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NLCS | ATL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | NLDS2 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | NLWC4 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | NLDS2 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
Playoff Pitching by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (690 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Away | 171 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 174 | 243.2 | 233 | 118 | 89 | 224 | 4.36 |
| Away | 171 | 230.0 | 225 | 119 | 85 | 218 | 4.66 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | CHC | MIL | — | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-09-03 | CHC | CIN | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-07-23 | NYY | BAL | — | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022-05-15 | LAD | PHI | W | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-09-08 | LAD | STL | — | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021-09-07 | LAD | STL | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-09-05 | LAD | SFG | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-09-03 | LAD | SFG | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-08-29 | LAD | COL | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-08-27 | LAD | COL | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NYA | P | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | DET | P | 18 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | DET | P | 50 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | DET | P | 71 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | DET | P | 66 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | DET | P | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | ATL | P | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | ATL | P | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ATL | P | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | LAN | P | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | LAN | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NYA | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | CHN | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 345 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Reliever of the Month | March-April |
Salary History
Shane Greene's recorded salaries total $1,032,000 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Greene's career ran from 2014 to 2023. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | DET | AL | $517,000 |
| 2015 | DET | AL | $515,000 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $1,032,000 | ||
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Shane Greene: the record in brief
Shane Greene debuted in the major leagues on April 24, 2014. Club by club, the record runs the New York Yankees (2014 to 2022), the Detroit Tigers (2015 through 2019), the Atlanta Braves (2019 through 2021), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2021 through 2022), and the Chicago Cubs (2023). Greene played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on November 17, 1988, in Clermont, FL, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds.
Greene's career pitching line is 24 wins, 29 losses and a 4.50 ERA over 345 appearances. Also on Greene's record: 442 strikeouts and 67 saves. The league ERA over Greene's seasons was 4.17, so the 4.50 figure ran 7.9% worse than average. 2014 brought Greene a season-high 5 wins. The most saves in one season was 32, in 2018. 2017 was Greene's sharpest full season, a 2.66 ERA against the league's 4.36.
Greene's awards table lists Reliever of the Month (2019). Greene's All-Star record, per the bio, is All-Star.
Frequently Asked Questions about Shane Greene
- What years did Shane Greene play?
- Shane Greene played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2023.
- Was Shane Greene a pitcher?
- Yes. Shane Greene pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 442 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Shane Greene hit?
- Shane Greene hit 0 career home runs.
- What teams did Shane Greene play for?
- Shane Greene played for 5 teams: the New York Yankees (2014, 2022), the Detroit Tigers (2015–2019), the Atlanta Braves (2019–2021), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2021–2022), and the Chicago Cubs (2023).
- Did Shane Greene win a Cy Young Award?
- No. Shane Greene did not win the Cy Young Award.
- What awards did Shane Greene win?
- Shane Greene was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
- What were Shane Greene's career stats?
- In 345 games, Shane Greene went 24-29 with a 4.50 ERA, 442 strikeouts, 473.2 innings pitched, and 67 saves.
- How much did Shane Greene earn in his career?
- Shane Greene's recorded salaries total $1,032,000 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Greene's career ran from 2014 to 2023. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014.
- What was Shane Greene's salary?
- Shane Greene's last recorded salary was $517,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $517,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $515,000, in 2015. The Salary History table lists each season from 2015 to 2016.
- What position did Shane Greene play?
- Shane Greene played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Shane Greene and how much did he weigh?
- Shane Greene was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 200 pounds.
- What was Shane Greene's career ERA?
- Shane Greene finished with a 4.50 career ERA, going 24-29 with 442 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Shane Greene have?
- Shane Greene recorded 442 career strikeouts.
- Is Shane Greene in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Shane Greene has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.