What years did Joel Hanrahan play?

Joel Hanrahan played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2013.

Was Joel Hanrahan a pitcher?

Yes. Joel Hanrahan pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 441 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joel Hanrahan hit?

Joel Hanrahan hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What teams did Joel Hanrahan play for?

Joel Hanrahan played for 3 teams: the Washington Nationals (2007–2009), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2009–2012), and the Boston Red Sox (2013).

Did Joel Hanrahan win a Cy Young Award?

No. Joel Hanrahan did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Joel Hanrahan win?

Joel Hanrahan was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Joel Hanrahan's career stats?

In 362 games, Joel Hanrahan went 22-18 with a 3.85 ERA, 441 strikeouts, 404.2 innings pitched, and 100 saves.

What was Joel Hanrahan's salary?

Joel Hanrahan's last recorded salary was $7,040,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $7,040,000, in 2013, and his lowest was $400,000, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2013.

What position did Joel Hanrahan play?

Joel Hanrahan played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Joel Hanrahan and how much did he weigh?

Joel Hanrahan was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 255 pounds.

What was Joel Hanrahan's career ERA?

Joel Hanrahan finished with a 3.85 career ERA, going 22-18 with 441 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Joel Hanrahan have?

Joel Hanrahan recorded 441 career strikeouts.

Is Joel Hanrahan in the Hall of Fame?

No. Joel Hanrahan has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Joel Hanrahan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2013)

Joel Hanrahan was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2013 for the Washington Nationals, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Boston Red Sox, a span of 7 seasons. Across 362 career appearances, he went 22-18 with a 3.85 ERA, 441 strikeouts, and 100 saves. Joel Hanrahan was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5792.9.

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 22–18

ERA 3.85

WHIP 1.40

SO 441

Pitcher PIV 5792.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 255 lb
Born: 10/6/1981 in Des Moines, IA, USA
MLB Debut: 2007-07-28
Last Game: 2013-05-06
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Joel Ryan Hanrahan

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Career Pitching Statistics

Joel Hanrahan — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	18	362	11	0	0	100	404.2	369	173	40	198	441	3.85	5792.9

Career ERA 3.85 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 7.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Joel Hanrahan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2007	WAS	NL	5	3	12	11	0	51.0	59	34	38	43	6.00	4.47 (-34%)	-2052.3
2008	WAS	NL	6	3	69	0	9	84.1	73	37	42	93	3.95	4.32 (+9%)	1030.2
2009	WAS	NL	1	3	34	0	5	32.2	50	28	14	35	7.71	4.32 (-78%)	579.0
2009	PIT	NL	0	1	33	0	0	31.1	23	6	20	37	1.72	4.32 (+60%)	1242.3
2010	PIT	NL	4	1	72	0	6	69.2	58	28	26	100	3.62	4.08 (+11%)	2579.4
2011	PIT	NL	1	4	70	0	40	68.2	56	14	16	61	1.83	3.94 (+53%)	3067.0
2012	PIT	NL	5	2	63	0	36	59.2	40	18	36	67	2.72	4.01 (+32%)	-652.8
2013	BOS	AL	0	1	9	0	4	7.1	10	8	6	5	9.82	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			22	18	362	11	100	404.2	369	173	198	441	3.85	—	5,793

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

Joel Hanrahan — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
362	17	3	4	2	1	0	3	0	0	5	.235	.235	.471	.706	0

Career AVG .235 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 9.2% below league average.

Career OBP .235 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 27.9% below league average.

Career SLG .471 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — +15.2% above league average.

Career OPS .706 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Joel Hanrahan — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2007	WAS	NL	12	14	3	4	2	1	3	5	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	WAS	NL	69	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	WAS	NL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	PIT	NL	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	PIT	NL	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	PIT	NL	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	PIT	NL	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	BOS	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			362	17	3	4	2	1	3	5	.235	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Joel Hanrahan — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	203	6	1	1	0	2	.167
Away	159	11	2	3	0	1	.273

Pitching — Home / Away

Joel Hanrahan — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	203	226.1	211	94	95	238	3.74
Away	159	178.1	158	79	103	203	3.99

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Joel Hanrahan — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2013-05-06	BOS	MIN	—	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	1
2013-05-02	BOS	TOR	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2013-04-30	BOS	TOR	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
2013-04-13	BOS	TBR	—	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2013-04-10	BOS	BAL	L	0.2	3	5	5	2	1	2
2013-04-08	BOS	BAL	SV	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1
2013-04-05	BOS	TOR	SV	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2013-04-03	BOS	NYY	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2013-04-01	BOS	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-09-30	PIT	CIN	L	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joel Hanrahan — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	362	11	24	31	5	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joel Hanrahan — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2007	WAS	P	12	11	2	3	0	0
2008	WAS	P	69	0	4	5	2	0
2009	WAS	P	34	0	4	3	0	0
2009	PIT	P	33	0	2	1	1	1
2010	PIT	P	72	0	5	5	0	0
2011	PIT	P	70	0	4	7	2	0
2012	PIT	P	63	0	2	6	0	0
2013	BOS	P	9	0	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Joel Hanrahan — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	362

Awards & Honors

Joel Hanrahan — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2011	Reliever of the Month	June

Salary History

Joel Hanrahan's recorded salaries total $13,813,000 over 6 seasons, 2008 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hanrahan's career ran from 2007 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2007.

Joel Hanrahan — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	BOS	AL	$7,040,000
2012	PIT	NL	$4,100,000
2011	PIT	NL	$1,400,000
2010	PIT	NL	$453,000
2009	WAS	NL	$420,000
2008	WAS	NL	$400,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$13,813,000

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Joel Hanrahan: the record in brief

According to the bio, Joel Hanrahan debuted on July 28, 2007 and played a final game on May 6, 2013. The season rows list, in order, the Washington Nationals (2007 to 2009), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2009 through 2012), and the Boston Red Sox (2013). Hanrahan played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on October 6, 1981, in Des Moines, IA, USA and a listed size of 255 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. The given name on file is Joel Ryan Hanrahan.

Hanrahan went 22-18 with a 3.85 ERA in 362 games, 11 of them starts. Also on Hanrahan's record: 441 strikeouts and 100 saves. That 3.85 ERA compares with a 4.15 league average across the same seasons, 7.2% better. No season topped the 6 wins of 2008. The strikeout high was 100 in 2010. Hanrahan saved 40 games in 2011, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Joel Hanrahan

What years did Joel Hanrahan play?: Joel Hanrahan played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2013.
Was Joel Hanrahan a pitcher?: Yes. Joel Hanrahan pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 441 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joel Hanrahan hit?: Joel Hanrahan hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What teams did Joel Hanrahan play for?: Joel Hanrahan played for 3 teams: the Washington Nationals (2007–2009), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2009–2012), and the Boston Red Sox (2013).
Did Joel Hanrahan win a Cy Young Award?: No. Joel Hanrahan did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Joel Hanrahan win?: Joel Hanrahan was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Joel Hanrahan's career stats?: In 362 games, Joel Hanrahan went 22-18 with a 3.85 ERA, 441 strikeouts, 404.2 innings pitched, and 100 saves.
How much did Joel Hanrahan earn in his career?: Joel Hanrahan's recorded salaries total $13,813,000 over 6 seasons, 2008 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hanrahan's career ran from 2007 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2007.
What was Joel Hanrahan's salary?: Joel Hanrahan's last recorded salary was $7,040,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $7,040,000, in 2013, and his lowest was $400,000, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2013.
What position did Joel Hanrahan play?: Joel Hanrahan played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Joel Hanrahan and how much did he weigh?: Joel Hanrahan was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 255 pounds.
What was Joel Hanrahan's career ERA?: Joel Hanrahan finished with a 3.85 career ERA, going 22-18 with 441 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Joel Hanrahan have?: Joel Hanrahan recorded 441 career strikeouts.
Is Joel Hanrahan in the Hall of Fame?: No. Joel Hanrahan has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.