What years did Aaron Heilman play?

Aaron Heilman played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2011.

Was Aaron Heilman a pitcher?

Yes. Aaron Heilman pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 548 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Aaron Heilman hit?

Aaron Heilman hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Aaron Heilman's career batting average?

Aaron Heilman batted .021 over his career, with 1 hits in 47 at bats.

How many RBI did Aaron Heilman have?

Aaron Heilman drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Aaron Heilman's career ERA?

Aaron Heilman finished with a 4.40 career ERA, going 35-46 with 548 strikeouts.

Aaron Heilman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2011)

Aaron Heilman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2011 for the New York Mets, the Chicago Cubs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks, a span of 9 seasons. Across 477 career appearances, he went 35-46 with a 4.40 ERA and 548 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1877.0.

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 12, 2026

W–L 35–46

ERA 4.40

WHIP 1.36

SO 548

Pitcher PIV 1877.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 230 lb
Born: 11/12/1978 in Logansport, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 2003-06-26
Last Game: 2011-07-15

Full name: Aaron Michael Heilman

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Career Pitching Statistics

Aaron Heilman — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
35	46	477	25	1	1	16	630.0	602	308	72	256	548	4.40	1877.0

Career ERA 4.40 vs. league average 4.31 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Aaron Heilman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2003	NYN	NL	2	7	14	13	0	0	0	65.1	79	49	41	51	6.75	4.40 (-53%)	-2740.3
2004	NYN	NL	1	3	5	5	0	0	0	28.0	27	17	13	22	5.46	4.46 (-22%)	-184.2
2005	NYN	NL	5	3	53	7	1	1	5	108.0	87	38	37	106	3.17	4.29 (+26%)	3635.5
2006	NYN	NL	4	5	74	0	0	0	0	87.0	73	35	28	73	3.62	4.53 (+20%)	2750.1
2007	NYN	NL	7	7	81	0	0	0	1	86.0	72	29	20	63	3.03	4.47 (+32%)	1350.5
2008	NYN	NL	3	8	78	0	0	0	3	76.0	75	44	46	80	5.21	4.32 (-21%)	-1110.6
2009	CHN	NL	4	4	70	0	0	0	1	72.1	68	33	34	65	4.11	4.32 (+5%)	-85.4
2010	ARI	NL	5	8	70	0	0	0	6	72.0	73	36	26	55	4.50	4.08 (-10%)	-698.6
2011	ARI	NL	4	1	32	0	0	0	0	35.1	48	27	11	33	6.88	3.94 (-74%)	-1040.0
Career · 9 seasons			35	46	477	25	1	1	16	630.0	602	308	256	548	4.40	—	1,877

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

Aaron Heilman — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
477	47	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	24	.021	.061	.021	.083	0

Career AVG .021 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 91.9% below league average.

Career OBP .061 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 81.5% below league average.

Career SLG .021 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 94.9% below league average.

Career OPS .083 vs. league average .749 across their career seasons — 89.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Aaron Heilman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2003	NYN	NL	14	22	1	1	1	1	13	.045	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	NYN	NL	5	7	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	NYN	NL	53	14	0	0	0	1	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	NYN	NL	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	NYN	NL	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	NYN	NL	78	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CHN	NL	70	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	ARI	NL	70	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	ARI	NL	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			477	47	1	1	1	2	24	.021	—	—	—	—	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

Aaron Heilman — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Aaron Heilman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2006	NLCS	NYN	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	NLDS1	NYN	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Aaron Heilman — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	6	0	0	7.1	7	3	1	6	3.68

Playoff Pitching by Year

Aaron Heilman — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2006	NLCS	NYN	0	1	3	0	0	4.1	4	2	1	5	4.15
2006	NLDS1	NYN	0	0	3	0	0	3.0	3	1	0	1	3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Aaron Heilman — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	246	27	1	1	0	1	.037
Away	231	20	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Aaron Heilman — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	246	341.0	305	161	131	283	4.25
Away	231	289.0	297	147	125	265	4.58

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Aaron Heilman — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2011-07-15	AZ	LAD	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	0
2011-07-10	AZ	STL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2011-07-08	AZ	STL	—	0.2	2	2	2	0	1	1
2011-07-05	AZ	MIL	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	1
2011-07-01	AZ	OAK	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2011-06-29	AZ	CLE	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
2011-06-26	AZ	DET	L	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	0
2011-06-23	AZ	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2011-06-21	AZ	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-06-18	AZ	CHW	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Aaron Heilman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	477	25	32	111	8	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Aaron Heilman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2003	NYN	P	14	13	3	12	2	0
2004	NYN	P	5	5	5	5	2	2
2005	NYN	P	53	7	5	19	0	3
2006	NYN	P	74	0	2	16	1	0
2007	NYN	P	81	0	4	13	0	1
2008	NYN	P	78	0	2	14	0	0
2009	CHN	P	70	0	3	16	0	0
2010	ARI	P	70	0	8	9	2	0
2011	ARI	P	32	0	0	7	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Aaron Heilman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	477

Salary History

Aaron Heilman — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	ARI	NL	$2,000,000
2010	ARI	NL	$2,150,000
2009	CHN	NL	$1,625,000
2008	NYN	NL	$1,200,000
2007	NYN	NL	$453,000
2006	NYN	NL	$359,000
Total Career Earnings			$7,787,000

College History

Aaron Heilman — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Notre Dame	South Bend	IN	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

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Aaron Heilman: the record in brief

Aaron Heilman's major league career runs from a debut on June 26, 2003 to a final game on July 15, 2011. By club, Heilman's seasons break down as the New York Mets (2003 to 2008), the Chicago Cubs (2009), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2010 to 2011). Listed as a pitcher, Heilman batted and threw right-handed. Heilman is listed at 6 feet, 5 inches and 230 pounds. Heilman was born on November 12, 1978, in Logansport, IN, USA. Heilman's full given name, per the bio, is Aaron Michael Heilman.

Heilman pitched in 477 games, starting 25, and finished with a 35-46 record and 4.40 ERA. Heilman had 548 strikeouts and 16 saves. Heilman's 4.40 ERA was close to the 4.31 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 7 wins of 2007. The strikeout high was 106 in 2005. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.03 in 2007, when the league's was 4.47. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 1,877.0 for Heilman's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Aaron Heilman

What years did Aaron Heilman play?: Aaron Heilman played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2011.
Was Aaron Heilman a pitcher?: Yes. Aaron Heilman pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 548 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Aaron Heilman hit?: Aaron Heilman hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Aaron Heilman's career batting average?: Aaron Heilman batted .021 over his career, with 1 hits in 47 at bats.
How many RBI did Aaron Heilman have?: Aaron Heilman drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Aaron Heilman's career ERA?: Aaron Heilman finished with a 4.40 career ERA, going 35-46 with 548 strikeouts.