Aaron Harang

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2015)

W–L 128–143
ERA 4.26
WHIP 1.36
SO 1,842
Pitcher PIV 1528.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'7" / 260 lb
Born
5/9/1978 in San Diego, CA, USA
MLB Debut
2002-05-25
Last Game
2015-10-03

Full name: Aaron Michael Harang

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
128 143 387 381 15 8 0 2322.0 2,445 1,099 298 712 1,842 4.26 1528.4

Career ERA 4.26 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — near 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
2002 OAK AL 5 4 16 15 0 0 0 78.3 78 42 45 64 4.83 4.28 (-13%) -97.8
2003 OAK AL 1 3 7 6 0 0 0 30.3 41 18 9 16 5.34 4.40 (-21%) -462.5
2003 CIN NL 4 3 9 9 0 0 0 46.0 48 27 10 26 5.28 4.40 (-20%) 99.3
2004 CIN NL 10 9 28 28 1 1 0 161.0 177 87 53 125 4.86 4.46 (-9%) -853.0
2005 CIN NL 11 13 32 32 1 0 0 211.7 217 90 51 163 3.83 4.29 (+11%) 3444.0
2006 CIN NL 16 11 36 35 6 2 0 234.3 242 98 56 216 3.76 4.53 (+17%) 5225.4
2007 CIN NL 16 6 34 34 2 1 0 231.7 213 96 52 218 3.73 4.47 (+17%) 4655.8
2008 CIN NL 6 17 30 29 1 1 0 184.3 205 98 50 153 4.78 4.32 (-11%) -2132.9
2009 CIN NL 6 14 26 26 2 1 0 162.3 186 76 43 142 4.21 4.32 (+3%) 770.0
2010 CIN NL 6 7 22 20 0 0 0 111.7 139 66 38 82 5.32 4.08 (-30%) -1456.2
2011 SDN NL 14 7 28 28 0 0 0 170.7 175 69 58 124 3.64 3.94 (+8%) -962.3
2012 LAN NL 10 10 31 31 0 0 0 179.7 167 72 85 131 3.61 4.01 (+10%) -543.1
2013 SEA AL 5 11 22 22 2 2 0 120.3 133 77 28 87 5.76 3.87 (-49%) -2490.3
2013 NYN NL 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 23.0 20 9 12 26 3.52 3.87 (+9%) -829.9
2014 ATL NL 12 12 33 33 0 0 0 204.3 215 81 71 161 3.57 3.74 (+5%) 920.0
2015 PHI NL 6 15 29 29 0 0 0 172.3 189 93 51 108 4.86 3.96 (-23%) -3758.2
Career · 16 seasons 128 143 387 381 15 8 0 2,322.0 2,445 1,099 712 1,842 4.26 — 1,528

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
388 670 16 65 8 0 1 21 0 5 294 .097 .106 .113 .220 -6,186

Career AVG .097 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 62.7% below league average.

Career OBP .106 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 67.5% below league average.

Career SLG .113 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 72.5% below league average.

Career OPS .220 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 70.3% 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
2002 OAK AL 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 OAK AL 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 CIN NL 9 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .059 — — — — 0.0
2004 CIN NL 28 57 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 .070 .266 (-74%) .335 (-79%) .427 (-79%) .762 (-79%) -753.0
2005 CIN NL 32 74 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 39 .027 .264 (-90%) .330 (-92%) .418 (-94%) .749 (-93%) -1120.5
2006 CIN NL 36 74 1 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 35 .108 .269 (-60%) .336 (-61%) .431 (-75%) .768 (-69%) -847.7
2007 CIN NL 35 74 0 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 28 .095 .268 (-65%) .335 (-65%) .422 (-74%) .758 (-70%) -876.2
2008 CIN NL 30 54 0 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 20 .130 .263 (-51%) .333 (-61%) .416 (-64%) .749 (-63%) -557.2
2009 CIN NL 26 47 1 7 1 0 1 6 0 1 12 .149 — — — — 0.0
2010 CIN NL 22 37 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 13 .135 — — — — 0.0
2011 SDN NL 28 56 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 .089 .255 (-65%) .320 (-72%) .399 (-73%) .719 (-73%) -643.3
2012 LAN NL 31 56 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 23 .071 .254 (-72%) .318 (-78%) .405 (-78%) .724 (-78%) -691.4
2013 SEA AL 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 NYN NL 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 — — — — 0.0
2014 ATL NL 33 61 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 29 .082 .251 (-67%) .313 (-69%) .386 (-79%) .700 (-74%) -696.4
2015 PHI NL 29 48 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 18 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 388 670 16 65 8 0 1 21 0 5 294 .097 — — — — -6,186

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home20432642706.083
Away1843441238115.110

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2041237.012495603809904.07
Away1831085.011965393328524.47

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2015-10-03 PHIMIAL 200000002
2015-09-27 PHIWASW 211000000
2015-09-22 PHIMIAW 200000000
2015-09-13 PHICHCW 100000001
2015-09-07 PHIATLL 100000000
2015-09-01 PHINYNW 100000001
2015-08-27 PHINYNL 211000000
2015-08-22 PHIMIAW 200000001
2015-08-16 PHIMILL 200000001
2015-08-10 PHIAZL 200000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2015-10-03 PHIMIA — 5.2843121
2015-09-27 PHIWAS — 6.0522122
2015-09-22 PHIMIA W 7.0722231
2015-09-13 PHICHC — 5.0633151
2015-09-07 PHIATL L 5.0855361
2015-09-01 PHINYN — 4.2544141
2015-08-27 PHINYN — 6.0955303
2015-08-22 PHIMIA — 7.0222430
2015-08-16 PHIMIL L 4.2766121
2015-08-10 PHIAZ L 5.11288142

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 387 381 116 252 16 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2002 OAK P 16 15 6 7 1 0
2003 OAK P 7 6 0 3 0 0
2003 CIN P 9 9 2 4 0 0
2004 CIN P 28 28 10 21 0 1
2005 CIN P 32 32 6 24 0 2
2006 CIN P 36 35 13 31 2 0
2007 CIN P 34 34 10 21 0 1
2008 CIN P 30 29 16 11 1 0
2009 CIN P 26 26 3 15 2 0
2010 CIN P 22 20 8 11 1 0
2011 SDN P 28 28 8 17 4 1
2012 LAN P 31 31 10 31 2 1
2013 SEA P 22 22 9 12 1 1
2013 NYN P 4 4 1 2 0 0
2014 ATL P 33 33 8 27 0 1
2015 PHI P 29 29 6 15 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 387

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2015 PHI NL $5,000,000
2014 ATL NL $1,000,000
2012 LAN NL $4,000,000
2011 SDN NL $3,500,000
2010 CIN NL $12,500,000
2009 CIN NL $14,000,000
2008 CIN NL $6,750,000
2007 CIN NL $4,250,000
2006 CIN NL $2,350,000
2005 CIN NL $440,000
2004 CIN NL $360,000
Total Career Earnings $54,150,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
San Diego State University San Diego CA 1997, 1998, 1999

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2007 Cy Young Award NL 4th 10.0 160 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Aaron Harang (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Randy Wolf
    133-125, 4.24 ERA
  2. 88
    Patrick Corbin
    113-146, 4.54 ERA
  3. 87
    Floyd Bannister
    134-143, 4.06 ERA
  4. 84
    Pedro Astacio
    129-124, 4.67 ERA
  5. 81
    Anibal Sanchez
    116-119, 4.06 ERA
  6. 81
    Todd Stottlemyre
    138-121, 4.28 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Aaron Harang

What years did Aaron Harang play?
Aaron Harang played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2015.
Was Aaron Harang a pitcher?
Yes. Aaron Harang pitched in the major leagues, recording 128 wins and 1842 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Aaron Harang hit?
Aaron Harang hit 1 career home runs with 65 hits.