Derek Holland

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2021)

W–L 82–83
ERA 4.62
WHIP 1.38
SO 1,241
Pitcher PIV -15971.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 223 lb
Born
10/9/1986 in Newark, OH, USA
MLB Debut
2009-04-22
Last Game
2021-09-29

Full name: Derek Lane Holland

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
82 83 346 228 9 8 0 1466.0 1,489 753 220 533 1,241 4.62 -15971.1

Career ERA 4.62 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 12.1% worse than 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
2009 TEX AL 8 13 33 21 1 1 0 138.3 160 94 47 107 6.12 4.32 (-42%) -2689.7
2010 TEX AL 3 4 14 10 0 0 0 57.3 55 26 24 54 4.08 4.08 (avg) 85.4
2011 TEX AL 16 5 32 32 4 4 0 198.0 201 87 67 162 3.95 3.94 (avg) 14.9
2012 TEX AL 12 7 29 27 0 0 0 175.3 162 91 52 145 4.67 4.01 (-16%) -3242.7
2013 TEX AL 10 9 33 33 2 2 0 213.0 210 81 64 189 3.42 3.87 (+11%) 2378.7
2014 TEX AL 2 0 6 5 0 0 0 37.0 34 6 5 25 1.46 3.74 (+61%) 1448.7
2015 TEX AL 4 3 10 10 1 1 0 58.7 59 32 17 41 4.91 3.96 (-24%) -1960.8
2016 TEX AL 7 9 22 20 0 0 0 107.3 116 59 35 67 4.95 4.19 (-18%) -1500.4
2017 CHA AL 7 14 29 26 0 0 0 135.0 156 93 75 104 6.20 4.36 (-42%) -7048.8
2018 SFN NL 7 9 36 30 0 0 0 171.3 154 68 67 169 3.57 4.15 (+14%) 1224.6
2019 SFN NL 2 4 31 7 1 0 0 68.7 68 45 35 71 5.90 4.51 (-31%) -2683.8
2019 CHN NL 0 1 20 1 0 0 0 15.7 14 12 10 11 6.89 4.51 (-53%) -669.4
2020 PIT NL 1 3 12 5 0 0 0 40.7 42 31 15 45 6.86 4.45 (-54%) -1717.1
2021 DET AL 3 2 39 1 0 0 0 49.7 58 28 20 51 5.07 4.27 (-19%) 389.2
Career · 14 seasons 82 83 346 228 9 8 0 1,466.0 1,489 753 533 1,241 4.62 — -15,971

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
349 82 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 4 50 .073 .116 .085 .202 -673

Career AVG .073 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 71.1% below league average.

Career OBP .116 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 63.8% below league average.

Career SLG .085 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 79.2% below league average.

Career OPS .202 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 72.4% 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
2009 TEX AL 33 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 TEX AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 TEX AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 TEX AL 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 TEX AL 33 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 TEX AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 TEX AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 TEX AL 22 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2017 CHA AL 29 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
2018 SFN NL 37 53 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 33 .057 .247 (-77%) .318 (-77%) .409 (-82%) .727 (-79%) -673.5
2019 SFN NL 33 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .083 — — — — 0.0
2019 CHN NL 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 PIT NL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 DET AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 349 82 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 4 50 .073 — — — — -673

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2015 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 ALWC TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 ALCS TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 ALDS2 TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 WS TEX 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 ALCS TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 ALDS1 TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 WS TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 1 14 5 0 37.7 37 21 16 24 5.02

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2015 ALDS2 TEX 0 1 1 1 0 2.0 5 6 1 0 27.00
2012 ALWC TEX 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 1 0.00
2011 ALCS TEX 0 0 2 2 0 7.3 11 7 4 5 8.59
2011 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 2 1 0 6.3 7 1 2 2 1.42
2011 WS TEX 1 0 2 1 0 10.3 4 1 2 7 0.87
2010 ALCS TEX 1 0 2 0 0 5.7 3 0 2 4 0.00
2010 ALDS1 TEX 0 0 2 0 0 4.7 6 3 1 4 5.79
2010 WS TEX 0 0 2 0 0 1.0 0 3 4 1 27.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home178291200.069
Away171532400.075

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home175746.27883822566484.60
Away171719.17013712775934.64

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2021-09-29 DETMIN — 1.0000000
2021-09-26 DETKCR — 2.0100120
2021-09-24 DETKCR — 1.0111000
2021-09-19 DETTBR — 0.2100010
2021-09-17 DETTBR — 1.2200010
2021-09-14 DETMIL — 1.1100010
2021-09-10 DETTBR — 1.0000010
2021-09-08 DETPIT — 1.0100000
2021-09-06 DETPIT — 1.1100020
2021-09-03 DETCIN W 2.0000220

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 346 228 57 170 26 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2009 TEX P 33 21 5 13 5 2
2010 TEX P 14 10 3 9 1 0
2011 TEX P 32 32 7 31 3 2
2012 TEX P 29 27 9 28 2 1
2013 TEX P 33 33 3 17 2 0
2014 TEX P 6 5 1 2 1 0
2015 TEX P 10 10 1 8 1 1
2016 TEX P 22 20 3 8 2 0
2017 CHA P 29 26 5 16 3 1
2018 SFN P 36 30 9 15 2 0
2019 SFN P 31 7 4 14 0 0
2019 CHN P 20 1 2 2 1 0
2020 PIT P 12 5 2 3 2 0
2021 DET P 39 1 3 4 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 346

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2015 TEX AL $7,400,000
2013 TEX AL $3,400,000
2012 TEX AL $1,000,000
2011 TEX AL $431,810
Total Career Earnings $12,231,810

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Derek Holland (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bruce Chen
    82-81, 4.62 ERA
  2. 92
    Homer Bailey
    81-86, 4.56 ERA
  3. 91
    Chris Capuano
    77-92, 4.38 ERA
  4. 83
    Rick Helling
    93-81, 4.68 ERA
  5. 77
    Mark Gardner
    99-93, 4.56 ERA
  6. 75
    Sterling Hitchcock
    74-76, 4.80 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Derek Holland

What years did Derek Holland play?
Derek Holland played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2021.
Was Derek Holland a pitcher?
Yes. Derek Holland pitched in the major leagues, recording 82 wins and 1241 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Derek Holland hit?
Derek Holland hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.