What years did David Hale play?

David Hale played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2021.

Was David Hale a pitcher?

Yes. David Hale pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 186 strikeouts.

How many home runs did David Hale hit?

David Hale hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was David Hale's career batting average?

David Hale batted .068 over his career, with 3 hits in 44 at bats.

How many RBI did David Hale have?

David Hale drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was David Hale's career ERA?

David Hale finished with a 4.44 career ERA, going 13-12 with 186 strikeouts.

David Hale

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2021)

David Hale was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2021 for 5 teams, including the Atlanta Braves, a span of 9 seasons. Across 118 career appearances, he went 13-12 with a 4.44 ERA and 186 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 September 9, 2026

W–L 13–12

ERA 4.44

WHIP 1.44

SO 186

Pitcher PIV -1422.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 210 lb
Born: 9/27/1987 in Marietta, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 2013-09-13
Last Game: 2021-06-23

Full name: David Edward Hale

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Career Pitching Statistics

David Hale — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
13	12	118	23	0	0	3	273.7	307	135	32	87	186	4.44	-1422.0

Career ERA 4.44 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 7.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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David Hale Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2013	ATL	NL	1	0	2	2	0	11.0	11	1	1	14	0.82	3.87 (+79%)	851.8
2014	ATL	NL	4	5	45	6	0	87.3	89	32	39	44	3.30	3.74 (+12%)	-1246.7
2015	COL	NL	5	5	17	12	0	78.3	95	53	20	61	6.09	3.96 (-54%)	-1528.7
2016	COL	NL	0	0	2	0	0	2.0	4	3	2	1	13.50	—	0.0
2018	NYA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	3	0	0	3	0.00	—	0.0
2018	MIN	AL	0	0	1	0	0	3.0	4	4	4	2	12.00	—	0.0
2018	NYA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	8.7	9	3	1	3	3.12	—	0.0
2019	NYA	AL	3	0	20	0	2	37.7	39	13	7	23	3.11	4.51 (+31%)	1124.3
2020	NYA	AL	0	0	5	0	1	6.0	7	2	3	7	3.00	—	0.0
2020	PHI	NL	0	0	6	2	0	11.0	16	5	1	7	4.09	4.45 (+8%)	-28.0
2021	PHI	NL	0	2	17	1	0	26.7	30	19	9	21	6.41	4.27 (-50%)	-594.7
Career · 11 seasons			13	12	118	23	3	273.2	307	135	87	186	4.44	—	-1,422

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

David Hale — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
118	44	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	.068	.067	.068	.135	0

Career AVG .068 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 72.8% below league average.

Career OBP .067 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 79.1% below league average.

Career SLG .068 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 83.3% below league average.

Career OPS .135 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 81.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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David Hale Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2013	ATL	NL	2	4	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	ATL	NL	45	17	1	1	1	8	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	COL	NL	17	23	1	2	0	9	.087	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	COL	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	NYA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	MIN	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	NYA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	NYA	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	NYA	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	PHI	NL	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	PHI	NL	17	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			118	44	2	3	1	20	.068	—	—	—	—	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

David Hale — 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

David Hale — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2013	NLDS2	ATL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

David Hale — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.3	0	0	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

David Hale — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2013	NLDS2	ATL	0	0	1	0	0	0.3	0	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

David Hale — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	59	31	1	1	0	0	.032
Away	59	13	1	2	0	1	.154

Pitching — Home / Away

David Hale — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	59	159.1	172	77	48	119	4.35
Away	59	114.1	135	58	39	67	4.57

Last 10 Games — Pitching

David Hale — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2021-06-23	PHI	WAS	—	1.1	3	3	3	1	1	1
2021-06-20	PHI	SFG	—	1.0	4	2	2	0	1	0
2021-06-19	PHI	SFG	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2021-06-08	PHI	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-05-31	PHI	CIN	—	1.2	3	3	3	1	1	0
2021-05-20	PHI	MIA	L	3.0	2	1	1	1	4	1
2021-05-16	PHI	TOR	—	3.1	4	1	1	1	3	0
2021-05-07	PHI	ATL	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2021-05-04	PHI	MIL	—	0.0	2	3	3	0	0	0
2021-05-02	PHI	NYN	—	1.2	3	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

David Hale — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	118	23	19	41	0	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

David Hale — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
2013	ATL	P	2	2	1	1	0
2014	ATL	P	45	6	7	14	2
2015	COL	P	17	12	5	7	1
2016	COL	P	2	0	0	0	0
2018	NYA	P	1	0	0	1	0
2018	MIN	P	1	0	0	1	1
2018	NYA	P	2	0	0	0	0
2019	NYA	P	20	0	5	8	0
2020	NYA	P	5	0	0	2	0
2020	PHI	P	6	2	0	2	0
2021	PHI	P	17	1	1	5	1

Career Games by Position

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David Hale Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	118

Salary History

David Hale — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2014	ATL	NL	$502,500
Total Career Earnings			$502,500

College History

David Hale — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Princeton University	Princeton	NJ	2007, 2008, 2009

Frequently Asked Questions about David Hale

What years did David Hale play?: David Hale played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2021.
Was David Hale a pitcher?: Yes. David Hale pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 186 strikeouts.
How many home runs did David Hale hit?: David Hale hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was David Hale's career batting average?: David Hale batted .068 over his career, with 3 hits in 44 at bats.
How many RBI did David Hale have?: David Hale drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was David Hale's career ERA?: David Hale finished with a 4.44 career ERA, going 13-12 with 186 strikeouts.