What years did Kelvin Herrera play?

Kelvin Herrera played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2020.

Was Kelvin Herrera a pitcher?

Yes. Kelvin Herrera pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 510 strikeouts.

What teams did Kelvin Herrera play for?

Kelvin Herrera played for 3 teams: the Kansas City Royals (2011–2018), the Washington Nationals (2018), and the Chicago White Sox (2019–2020).

Did Kelvin Herrera win a Cy Young Award?

No. Kelvin Herrera did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Kelvin Herrera win?

Kelvin Herrera was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Kelvin Herrera's career stats?

In 522 games, Kelvin Herrera went 27-32 with a 3.21 ERA, 510 strikeouts, 513.2 innings pitched, and 61 saves.

What was Kelvin Herrera's salary?

Kelvin Herrera's last recorded salary was $2,550,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $2,550,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $480,650, in 2012. The Salary History table lists each season from 2012 to 2016.

What position did Kelvin Herrera play?

Kelvin Herrera played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Kelvin Herrera and how much did he weigh?

Kelvin Herrera was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 220 pounds.

What was Kelvin Herrera's career ERA?

Kelvin Herrera finished with a 3.21 career ERA, going 27-32 with 510 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Kelvin Herrera have?

Kelvin Herrera recorded 510 career strikeouts.

Is Kelvin Herrera in the Hall of Fame?

No. Kelvin Herrera has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Kelvin Herrera make?

Kelvin Herrera was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

Kelvin Herrera

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2020)

Kelvin Herrera was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2020 for the Kansas City Royals, the Washington Nationals, and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 10 seasons. Across 522 career appearances, he went 27-32 with a 3.21 ERA, 510 strikeouts, and 61 saves. Kelvin Herrera was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9216.4.

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 17, 2026

W–L 27–32

ERA 3.21

WHIP 1.20

SO 510

Pitcher PIV 9216.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 220 lb
Born: 12/31/1989 in Tenares, Hermanas Mirabal, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2011-09-21
Last Game: 2020-07-26
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Kelvin De Jesus Herrera

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Career Pitching Statistics

Kelvin Herrera — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
27	32	522	0	0	0	61	513.2	458	183	50	160	510	3.21	9216.4

Career ERA 3.21 vs. league average 4.09 across their career seasons — 21.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Kelvin Herrera Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2011	KCA	AL	0	1	2	0	2.0	2	3	0	0	13.50	—	0.0
2012	KCA	AL	4	3	76	3	84.1	79	22	21	77	2.35	4.01 (+42%)	2812.4
2013	KCA	AL	5	7	59	2	58.1	48	25	21	74	3.86	3.87 (avg)	245.3
2014	KCA	AL	4	3	70	0	70.0	54	11	26	59	1.41	3.74 (+62%)	1866.2
2015	KCA	AL	4	3	72	0	69.2	52	21	26	64	2.71	3.96 (+32%)	930.1
2016	KCA	AL	2	6	72	12	72.0	57	22	12	86	2.75	4.19 (+34%)	3149.0
2017	KCA	AL	3	3	64	26	59.1	60	28	20	56	4.25	4.36 (+3%)	81.5
2018	KCA	AL	1	1	27	14	25.2	19	3	2	22	1.05	4.15 (+75%)	939.0
2018	WAS	NL	1	2	21	3	18.2	24	9	8	16	4.34	4.15 (-5%)	-713.8
2019	CHA	AL	3	3	57	1	51.1	60	35	23	53	6.14	4.51 (-36%)	-93.3
2020	CHA	AL	0	0	2	0	2.1	3	4	1	3	15.43	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			27	32	522	61	513.2	458	183	160	510	3.21	—	9,216

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

Kelvin Herrera — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
522	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kelvin Herrera Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2011	KCA	AL	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	KCA	AL	76	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	KCA	AL	59	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	KCA	AL	70	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	KCA	AL	72	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	KCA	AL	72	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	KCA	AL	64	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	KCA	AL	27	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	WAS	NL	21	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	CHA	AL	57	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	CHA	AL	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			522	—	—	—	—	—	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

Kelvin Herrera — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Kelvin Herrera — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2015	ALCS	KCA	5	0	0	.000
2015	ALDS1	KCA	3	0	0	.000
2015	WS	KCA	3	0	0	.000
2014	ALCS	KCA	4	0	0	.000
2014	ALDS1	KCA	2	0	0	.000
2014	ALWC	KCA	1	0	0	.000
2014	WS	KCA	4	1	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Kelvin Herrera — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	0	22	0	0	28.2	21	4	10	38	1.26

Playoff Pitching by Year

Kelvin Herrera — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2015	ALCS	KCA	0	5	5.2	3	0	0	10	0.00
2015	ALDS1	KCA	1	3	3.0	2	1	2	6	3.00
2015	WS	KCA	0	3	5.0	5	0	1	6	0.00
2014	ALCS	KCA	0	4	5.2	2	0	1	6	0.00
2014	ALDS1	KCA	0	2	1.0	0	0	1	1	0.00
2014	ALWC	KCA	0	1	1.2	4	1	0	3	5.40
2014	WS	KCA	1	4	6.2	5	2	5	6	2.70

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Kelvin Herrera — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	271	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	251	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Kelvin Herrera — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	271	271.2	247	102	73	276	3.38
Away	251	242.0	211	81	87	234	3.01

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Kelvin Herrera — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2020-07-26	CHW	MIN	—	2.0	3	4	4	1	3	2
2020-07-24	CHW	MIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-29	CHW	DET	SV	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1
2019-09-28	CHW	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2019-09-25	CHW	CLE	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	4	0
2019-09-20	CHW	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2019-09-17	CHW	MIN	—	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
2019-09-16	CHW	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2019-09-15	CHW	SEA	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
2019-09-11	CHW	KCR	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kelvin Herrera — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	522	0	29	50	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kelvin Herrera — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2011	KCA	P	2	0	2	0	0
2012	KCA	P	76	8	9	0	1
2013	KCA	P	59	4	4	1	0
2014	KCA	P	70	5	8	0	0
2015	KCA	P	72	5	6	0	0
2016	KCA	P	72	2	7	0	1
2017	KCA	P	64	2	10	0	0
2018	KCA	P	27	0	1	0	0
2018	WAS	P	21	1	1	0	0
2019	CHA	P	57	2	2	0	0
2020	CHA	P	2	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Kelvin Herrera Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	522

Salary History

Kelvin Herrera's recorded salaries total $5,661,325 over 5 seasons, 2012 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Herrera's career ran from 2011 to 2020. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2011.

Kelvin Herrera — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	KCA	AL	$2,550,000
2015	KCA	AL	$1,600,000
2014	KCA	AL	$522,500
2013	KCA	AL	$508,175
2012	KCA	AL	$480,650
Total recorded salary (partial)			$5,661,325

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Kelvin Herrera: the record in brief

Kelvin Herrera's major league career runs from a debut on September 21, 2011 to a final game on July 26, 2020. Herrera played for the Kansas City Royals (2011 through 2018), the Washington Nationals (2018), and the Chicago White Sox (2019 to 2020). Herrera, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 5'10" and 220 pounds. Herrera was born on December 31, 1989, in Tenares, Hermanas Mirabal, D.R. The given name on file is Kelvin De Jesus Herrera.

Across 522 games (0 starts), Herrera recorded 27 wins against 32 losses with a 3.21 ERA. The same table counts 510 strikeouts and 61 saves. That 3.21 ERA compares with a 4.09 league average across the same seasons, 21.7% better. No season topped the 5 wins of 2013. Herrera struck out 86 batters in 2016, a career high. Herrera saved 26 games in 2017, the season high. 2014 was Herrera's sharpest full season, a 1.41 ERA against the league's 3.74. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 9,216.4 for Herrera's career.

Pitching in the playoffs, Herrera went 2-0 with a 1.26 ERA in 22 games. Those appearances came in 2014 and 2015.

The bio's awards line reads 2× All-Star.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelvin Herrera

What years did Kelvin Herrera play?: Kelvin Herrera played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2020.
Was Kelvin Herrera a pitcher?: Yes. Kelvin Herrera pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 510 strikeouts.
What teams did Kelvin Herrera play for?: Kelvin Herrera played for 3 teams: the Kansas City Royals (2011–2018), the Washington Nationals (2018), and the Chicago White Sox (2019–2020).
Did Kelvin Herrera win a Cy Young Award?: No. Kelvin Herrera did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Kelvin Herrera win?: Kelvin Herrera was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Kelvin Herrera's career stats?: In 522 games, Kelvin Herrera went 27-32 with a 3.21 ERA, 510 strikeouts, 513.2 innings pitched, and 61 saves.
How much did Kelvin Herrera earn in his career?: Kelvin Herrera's recorded salaries total $5,661,325 over 5 seasons, 2012 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Herrera's career ran from 2011 to 2020. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2011.
What was Kelvin Herrera's salary?: Kelvin Herrera's last recorded salary was $2,550,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $2,550,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $480,650, in 2012. The Salary History table lists each season from 2012 to 2016.
What position did Kelvin Herrera play?: Kelvin Herrera played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Kelvin Herrera and how much did he weigh?: Kelvin Herrera was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 220 pounds.
What was Kelvin Herrera's career ERA?: Kelvin Herrera finished with a 3.21 career ERA, going 27-32 with 510 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Kelvin Herrera have?: Kelvin Herrera recorded 510 career strikeouts.
Is Kelvin Herrera in the Hall of Fame?: No. Kelvin Herrera has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Kelvin Herrera make?: Kelvin Herrera was selected to 2 All-Star Games.