Liam Hendriks

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2025)

Liam Hendriks is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2011 for 6 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 15 seasons. Across 490 career appearances, he has gone 33-36 with a 3.88 ERA, 739 strikeouts, and 116 saves. Liam Hendriks is a 3-time All-Star and a 2-time Reliever of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 14421.6.

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

Active Player
W–L 33–36
ERA 3.88
WHIP 1.20
SO 739
Pitcher PIV thru 2025 14421.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 235 lb
Born
2/10/1989 in Perth, WA, Australia
MLB Debut
2011-09-06
Awards
3× All-Star · 2× Reliever of the Year

Full name: Liam Johnson Hendriks

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Career Pitching Statistics

Liam Hendriks — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
33 36 490 44 1 0 116 663.2 630 286 79 166 739 3.88 14421.6

Career ERA 3.88 vs. league average 4.12 across their career seasons — 5.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Liam Hendriks Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2011 MIN AL 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 23.1 29 16 6 16 6.17 3.94 (-57%) -90.1
2012 MIN AL 1 8 16 16 1 0 0 85.1 106 53 26 50 5.59 4.01 (-39%) -3312.5
2013 MIN AL 1 3 10 8 0 0 0 47.1 67 36 14 34 6.85 3.87 (-77%) -1857.5
2014 TOR AL 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 13.1 12 9 4 8 6.07 3.74 (-62%) -822.2
2014 KCA AL 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 19.1 26 10 3 15 4.66 3.74 (-24%) 747.0
2015 TOR AL 5 0 58 0 0 0 0 64.2 59 21 11 71 2.92 3.96 (+26%) 2977.5
2016 OAK AL 0 4 53 0 0 0 0 64.2 69 27 14 71 3.76 4.19 (+10%) 2190.5
2017 OAK AL 4 2 70 0 0 0 1 64.0 57 30 23 78 4.22 4.36 (+3%) 1844.5
2018 OAK AL 0 1 25 8 0 0 0 24.0 25 11 10 22 4.12 4.15 (+1%) -107.1
2019 OAK AL 4 4 75 2 0 0 25 85.0 61 17 21 124 1.80 4.51 (+60%) 5691.1
2020 OAK AL 3 1 24 0 0 0 14 25.1 14 5 3 37 1.78 4.45 (+60%) 2110.1
2021 CHA AL 8 3 69 0 0 0 38 71.0 45 20 7 113 2.54 4.27 (+41%) 3469.5
2022 CHA AL 4 4 58 0 0 0 37 57.2 44 18 16 85 2.81 3.97 (+29%) 1881.0
2023 CHA AL 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 5.0 4 3 1 3 5.40 — 0.0
2025 BOS AL 0 2 14 0 0 0 0 13.2 12 10 7 12 6.59 4.16 (-58%) -300.4
Career · 15 seasons 33 36 490 44 1 0 116 663.2 630 286 166 739 3.88 — 14,422

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

Liam Hendriks — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
491 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 54.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Liam Hendriks 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
2011 MIN AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 MIN AL 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 MIN AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 TOR AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 KCA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 TOR AL 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 OAK AL 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 OAK AL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 OAK AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 OAK AL 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 OAK AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 CHA AL 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2022 CHA AL 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 CHA AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2025 BOS AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 491 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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

Liam Hendriks — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Liam Hendriks — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2021 ALDS1 CHA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 ALDS2 OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 ALWC4 OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 ALWC OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 ALWC OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 ALCS TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 ALDS2 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Liam Hendriks — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 11 1 1 15.2 15 10 3 22 5.74

Playoff Pitching by Year

Liam Hendriks — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2021 ALDS1 CHA 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 3 3 1 6 9.00
2020 ALDS2 OAK 1 0 1 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 4 0.00
2020 ALWC4 OAK 0 0 2 0 1 2.2 5 2 1 8 6.75
2019 ALWC OAK 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
2018 ALWC OAK 0 1 1 1 0 1.0 1 2 1 1 18.00
2015 ALCS TOR 0 0 2 0 0 4.2 4 3 0 2 5.79
2015 ALDS2 TOR 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Liam Hendriks — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home26600000—
Away22520000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Liam Hendriks — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home266373.0313128854223.09
Away224290.2317158813174.89

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Liam Hendriks — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2025-05-27 BOSMIL L 0.1243101
2025-05-25 BOSBAL — 1.0000010
2025-05-24 BOSBAL — 1.0000000
2025-05-21 BOSNYN L 0.2333020
2025-05-16 BOSATL — 0.2022210
2025-05-14 BOSDET — 1.0000010
2025-05-10 BOSKCR — 1.0200010
2025-05-08 BOSTEX — 2.0000000
2025-05-04 BOSMIN — 1.0000010
2025-05-02 BOSMIN — 1.0100010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Liam Hendriks — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 490 44 45 47 2 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Liam Hendriks — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2011 MIN P 4 4 0 6 0 0
2012 MIN P 16 16 5 7 0 1
2013 MIN P 10 8 5 4 0 0
2014 TOR P 3 3 1 0 0 0
2014 KCA P 6 3 2 0 0 0
2015 TOR P 58 0 4 4 0 0
2016 OAK P 53 0 3 5 0 0
2017 OAK P 70 0 5 7 1 0
2018 OAK P 25 8 3 1 0 0
2019 OAK P 75 2 6 6 0 0
2020 OAK P 24 0 4 1 0 0
2021 CHA P 69 0 4 1 0 0
2022 CHA P 58 0 1 5 1 0
2023 CHA P 5 0 1 0 0 0
2025 BOS P 14 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Liam Hendriks Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 490

Awards & Honors

Liam Hendriks — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2023 Comeback Player of the Year
2023 MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2021 All-MLB Team - First Team RP
2021 Reliever of the Month May
2021 Reliever of the Month September
2021 Reliever of the Year Award
2021 TSN All-Star RP
2021 TSN Reliever of the Year
2020 All-MLB Team - First Team RP
2020 Reliever of the Month July-August
2020 Reliever of the Year Award
2020 TSN All-Star RP
2020 TSN Reliever of the Year
2019 All-MLB Team - Second Team RP
2019 Reliever of the Month June
2019 TSN All-Star RP
2019 TSN Reliever of the Year

Salary History

Liam Hendriks — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 OAK AL $523,400
2015 TOR AL $518,400
2013 MIN AL $495,000
2012 MIN AL $480,000
Total Career Earnings $2,016,800

Award Voting History

Liam Hendriks — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2021 Cy Young Award AL 8th 10.0 210 0
2020 Cy Young Award AL 9th 5.0 210 0
2020 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 4.0 420 0

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Liam Hendriks: the record in brief

Liam Hendriks made a major league debut on September 6, 2011 and is still active, so the totals on this page keep changing. The season rows list, in order, the Minnesota Twins (2011 through 2013), the Toronto Blue Jays (2014 to 2015), the Kansas City Royals (2014), the Oakland Athletics (2016 to 2020), the Chicago White Sox (2021 through 2023), and the Boston Red Sox (2025). Hendriks played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on February 10, 1989, in Perth, WA, Australia, Hendriks was listed at 235 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Hendriks's full given name, per the bio, is Liam Johnson Hendriks.

Hendriks has pitched in 490 games, starting 44, and owns a 33-36 record and 3.88 ERA. Also on Hendriks's record: 739 strikeouts and 116 saves. That 3.88 ERA compares with a 4.12 league average across the same seasons, 5.9% better. The best win total was 8, in 2021. Hendriks struck out 124 batters in 2019, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Liam Hendriks

What years did Liam Hendriks play?
Liam Hendriks played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2025.
Was Liam Hendriks a pitcher?
Yes. Liam Hendriks pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 739 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Liam Hendriks hit?
Liam Hendriks hit 0 career home runs.
What was Liam Hendriks's career batting average?
Liam Hendriks batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Liam Hendriks's career ERA?
Liam Hendriks finished with a 3.88 career ERA, going 33-36 with 739 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Liam Hendriks have?
Liam Hendriks recorded 739 career strikeouts.