Will Harris

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2021)

Will Harris was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2021 for 4 teams, including the Colorado Rockies, a span of 10 seasons. Across 447 career appearances, he went 23-20 with a 2.94 ERA, 452 strikeouts, and 21 saves. Will Harris was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 10921.2.

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

W–L 23–20
ERA 2.94
WHIP 1.11
SO 452
Pitcher PIV 10921.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 234 lb
Born
8/28/1984 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut
2012-08-13
Last Game
2021-05-22
Awards
All-Star

Full name: William Taylor Harris

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Career Pitching Statistics

Will Harris — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
23 20 447 0 0 0 21 420.0 353 137 40 114 452 2.94 10921.2

Career ERA 2.94 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 28.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Will Harris Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2012 COL NL 1 1 20 0 0 0 0 17.2 27 16 6 19 8.15 4.01 (-103%) -143.7
2013 ARI NL 4 1 61 0 0 0 0 52.2 50 17 15 53 2.91 3.87 (+25%) 1492.5
2014 ARI NL 0 3 29 0 0 0 0 29.0 27 14 9 35 4.34 3.74 (-16%) 393.4
2015 HOU AL 5 5 68 0 0 0 2 71.0 42 15 22 68 1.90 3.96 (+52%) 552.5
2016 HOU AL 1 2 66 0 0 0 12 64.0 52 16 15 69 2.25 4.19 (+46%) 2983.1
2017 HOU AL 3 2 46 0 0 0 2 45.1 37 15 7 52 2.98 4.36 (+32%) 1171.2
2018 HOU AL 5 3 61 0 0 0 0 56.2 48 22 14 64 3.49 4.15 (+16%) 2453.3
2019 HOU AL 4 1 68 0 0 0 4 60.0 42 10 14 62 1.50 4.51 (+67%) 2061.6
2020 WAS NL 0 1 20 0 0 0 1 17.2 21 6 9 21 3.06 4.45 (+31%) -42.7
2021 WAS NL 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 6 3 9 9.00 — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 23 20 447 0 0 0 21 420.0 353 137 114 452 2.94 — 10,921

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

Will Harris — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
447 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .252 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 .410 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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Will Harris Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2012 COL NL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 ARI NL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 ARI NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 HOU AL 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 HOU AL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 HOU AL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 HOU AL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 HOU AL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 WAS NL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 WAS NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 447 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .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

Will Harris — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Will Harris — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2019 ALCS HOU 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 ALDS1 HOU 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 WS HOU 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 ALDS2 HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 ALCS HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 ALDS2 HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 WS HOU 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 ALDS1 HOU 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 ALWC HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Will Harris — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 23 0 1 17.2 23 8 3 16 4.08

Playoff Pitching by Year

Will Harris — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2019 ALCS HOU 0 0 4 0 0 3.2 1 0 1 4 0.00
2019 ALDS1 HOU 0 0 3 0 1 2.0 2 0 0 3 0.00
2019 WS HOU 0 1 5 0 0 4.0 5 2 0 4 4.50
2018 ALDS2 HOU 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 9.00
2017 ALCS HOU 0 0 2 0 0 1.1 2 1 1 1 6.75
2017 ALDS2 HOU 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 2 0 0 0 0.00
2017 WS HOU 0 0 3 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 2 0.00
2015 ALDS1 HOU 0 1 3 0 0 2.0 8 4 0 2 18.00
2015 ALWC HOU 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 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

Will Harris — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home22800000—
Away21910000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Will Harris — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home228215.118986612263.59
Away219204.216451532262.24

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Will Harris — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2021-05-22 WASBAL — 0.0322000
2021-05-20 WASCHC — 0.2000010
2021-05-18 WASCHC L 0.2222121
2021-05-15 WASAZ — 1.0000020
2021-05-14 WASAZ — 1.0111000
2021-05-11 WASPHI — 0.2000010
2021-05-07 WASNYY — 1.0111110
2021-05-04 WASATL — 1.0000120
2020-09-26 WASNYN SV 1.0100010
2020-09-24 WASNYN — 1.0200000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Will Harris — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 447 0 30 60 1 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Will Harris — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2012 COL P 20 0 1 3 0 0
2013 ARI P 61 0 2 9 0 1
2014 ARI P 29 0 0 2 0 0
2015 HOU P 68 0 3 11 0 1
2016 HOU P 66 0 9 7 0 1
2017 HOU P 46 0 7 6 0 0
2018 HOU P 61 0 2 11 0 1
2019 HOU P 68 0 6 10 0 4
2020 WAS P 20 0 0 1 1 0
2021 WAS P 8 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Will Harris Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 447

Salary History

Will Harris — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 HOU AL $525,500
2015 HOU AL $513,900
2014 ARI NL $510,000
Total Career Earnings $1,549,400

College History

Will Harris — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Will Harris (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Pedro Baez
    21-15, 3.08 ERA
  2. 97
    Caleb Thielbar
    29-20, 3.45 ERA
  3. 97
    Nick Vincent
    23-23, 3.30 ERA
  4. 95
    Pat Neshek
    36-25, 2.82 ERA
  5. 86
    Matt Strahm
    37-42, 3.61 ERA
  6. 85
    Jason Motte
    27-15, 3.30 ERA

Will Harris: the record in brief

August 13, 2012 and May 22, 2021 bracket Will Harris's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Colorado Rockies (2012), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2013 through 2014), the Houston Astros (2015 through 2019), and the Washington Nationals (2020 through 2021). Harris played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on August 28, 1984, in Houston, TX, USA, Harris was listed at 6 feet, 4 inches and 234 pounds. Will Harris was the playing name; the full given name is William Taylor.

Harris's career pitching line is 23 wins, 20 losses and a 2.94 ERA over 447 appearances. The same table counts 452 strikeouts and 21 saves. That 2.94 ERA compares with a 4.13 league average across the same seasons, 28.9% better. The best win total was 5, in 2015. 2016 produced Harris's most strikeouts, 69. The most saves in one season was 12, in 2016.

Frequently Asked Questions about Will Harris

What years did Will Harris play?
Will Harris played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2021.
Was Will Harris a pitcher?
Yes. Will Harris pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 452 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Will Harris hit?
Will Harris hit 0 career home runs.
What was Will Harris's career batting average?
Will Harris batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Will Harris's career ERA?
Will Harris finished with a 2.94 career ERA, going 23-20 with 452 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Will Harris have?
Will Harris recorded 452 career strikeouts.