Jason Hammel

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2018)

W–L 96–114
ERA 4.62
WHIP 1.37
SO 1,428
Pitcher PIV -6657.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'6" / 225 lb
Born
9/2/1982 in Greenville, SC, USA
MLB Debut
2006-04-11
Last Game
2018-09-27

Full name: Jason Aaron Hammel

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
96 114 377 298 2 1 4 1810.3 1,919 929 232 567 1,428 4.62 -6657.8

Career ERA 4.62 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 11.3% worse than 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
2006 TBA AL 0 6 9 9 0 0 0 44.0 61 38 21 32 7.77 4.53 (-72%) -806.9
2007 TBA AL 3 5 24 14 0 0 0 85.0 100 58 40 64 6.14 4.47 (-37%) -1228.8
2008 TBA AL 4 4 40 5 0 0 2 78.3 83 40 35 44 4.60 4.32 (-6%) -1816.1
2009 COL NL 10 8 34 30 1 0 0 176.7 203 85 42 133 4.33 4.32 (avg) 2807.4
2010 COL NL 10 9 30 30 0 0 0 177.7 201 95 47 141 4.81 4.08 (-18%) 1731.1
2011 COL NL 7 13 32 27 0 0 1 170.3 175 90 68 94 4.76 3.94 (-21%) -3770.0
2012 BAL AL 8 6 20 20 1 1 0 118.0 104 45 42 113 3.43 4.01 (+15%) 2190.7
2013 BAL AL 7 8 26 23 0 0 1 139.3 155 77 48 96 4.97 3.87 (-29%) -3701.9
2014 CHN NL 8 5 17 17 0 0 0 108.7 88 36 23 104 2.98 3.74 (+20%) 1536.4
2014 OAK AL 2 6 13 12 0 0 0 67.7 66 32 21 54 4.26 3.74 (-14%) -2295.8
2015 CHN NL 10 7 31 31 0 0 0 170.7 158 71 40 172 3.74 3.96 (+5%) 1249.8
2016 CHN NL 15 10 30 30 0 0 0 166.7 148 71 53 144 3.83 4.19 (+8%) -1227.8
2017 KCA AL 8 13 32 32 0 0 0 180.3 209 106 48 145 5.29 4.36 (-21%) -63.4
2018 KCA AL 4 14 39 18 0 0 0 127.0 168 85 39 92 6.02 4.15 (-45%) -1262.4
Career · 14 seasons 96 114 377 298 2 1 4 1,810.1 1,919 929 567 1,428 4.62 — -6,658

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
384 344 21 52 8 0 1 21 0 7 134 .151 .168 .183 .351 -1,979

Career AVG .151 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 41.3% below league average.

Career OBP .168 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 48.3% below league average.

Career SLG .183 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 55.4% below league average.

Career OPS .351 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 52.3% 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
2006 TBA AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 TBA AL 24 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
2008 TBA AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 COL NL 34 55 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 25 .109 .262 (-58%) .332 (-58%) .417 (-70%) .750 (-64%) -582.8
2010 COL NL 30 57 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 29 .105 .257 (-59%) .325 (-63%) .402 (-70%) .728 (-67%) -607.6
2011 COL NL 33 46 3 7 1 0 1 4 0 1 15 .152 — — — — 0.0
2012 BAL AL 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 BAL AL 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 CHN NL 17 35 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 14 .143 — — — — 0.0
2014 OAK AL 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 CHN NL 32 65 6 11 1 0 0 4 0 1 18 .169 .254 (-33%) .316 (-43%) .404 (-54%) .721 (-50%) -518.0
2016 CHN NL 35 65 6 16 3 0 0 7 0 1 24 .246 .255 (-4%) .321 (-20%) .417 (-30%) .738 (-26%) -270.2
2017 KCA AL 32 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 KCA AL 39 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 384 344 21 52 8 0 1 21 0 7 134 .151 — — — — -1,979

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 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2015 NLCS CHN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 NLDS1 CHN 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
2014 ALWC OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 ALDS1 BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 NLDS2 COL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 6 5 0 19.3 20 15 14 19 6.98

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2015 NLCS CHN 0 1 1 1 0 1.3 4 5 2 1 33.75
2015 NLDS1 CHN 0 0 1 1 0 3.0 3 2 3 2 6.00
2014 ALWC OAK 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.00
2012 ALDS1 BAL 0 1 2 2 0 11.3 8 4 6 11 3.18
2009 NLDS2 COL 0 0 1 1 0 3.7 4 4 3 5 9.82

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home187156926011.167
Away1971881226110.138

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home182869.19094332696624.48
Away195941.010104962987664.74

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2018-09-27 KCRCLE W 1.0100110
2018-09-22 KCRDET L 1.0322011
2018-09-18 KCRPIT — 1.1300000
2018-09-14 KCRMIN W 1.0100000
2018-09-09 KCRMIN L 0.2222011
2018-09-04 KCRCLE — 1.0000030
2018-09-01 KCRBAL — 1.0322011
2018-08-29 KCRDET — 1.0000010
2018-08-25 KCRCLE — 1.0100010
2018-08-22 KCRTBR — 2.1322220

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 377 298 107 201 9 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2006 TBA P 9 9 2 7 0 1
2007 TBA P 24 14 8 4 1 1
2008 TBA P 40 5 7 5 0 0
2009 COL P 34 30 11 20 0 1
2010 COL P 30 30 11 23 1 3
2011 COL P 32 27 11 27 1 0
2012 BAL P 20 20 4 23 1 1
2013 BAL P 26 23 4 7 0 0
2014 CHN P 17 17 12 11 1 1
2014 OAK P 13 12 5 1 1 0
2015 CHN P 31 31 8 23 2 1
2016 CHN P 30 30 16 24 1 2
2017 KCA P 32 32 4 11 0 0
2018 KCA P 39 18 4 15 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 377

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 CHN NL $9,000,000
2015 CHN NL $9,000,000
2014 CHN NL $6,000,000
2013 BAL AL $6,750,000
2012 BAL AL $4,750,000
2011 COL NL $3,000,000
2010 COL NL $1,900,000
2008 TBA AL $396,300
Total Career Earnings $40,796,300

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Treasure Valley Community College Ontario OR 2001, 2002

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Jason Hammel (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Kyle Gibson
    112-111, 4.60 ERA
  2. 97
    Brett Tomko
    100-103, 4.65 ERA
  3. 93
    Jeff Weaver
    104-119, 4.71 ERA
  4. 93
    Mark Gardner
    99-93, 4.56 ERA
  5. 90
    Frank Castillo
    82-104, 4.56 ERA
  6. 85
    Joe Blanton
    101-97, 4.38 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jason Hammel

What years did Jason Hammel play?
Jason Hammel played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2018.
Was Jason Hammel a pitcher?
Yes. Jason Hammel pitched in the major leagues, recording 96 wins and 1428 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jason Hammel hit?
Jason Hammel hit 1 career home runs with 52 hits.