What years did Darren Holmes play?

Darren Holmes played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2003.

Was Darren Holmes a pitcher?

Yes. Darren Holmes pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 581 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Darren Holmes hit?

Darren Holmes hit 1 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was Darren Holmes's career batting average?

Darren Holmes batted .107 over his career, with 3 hits in 28 at bats.

How many RBI did Darren Holmes have?

Darren Holmes drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Darren Holmes's career ERA?

Darren Holmes finished with a 4.25 career ERA, going 35-33 with 581 strikeouts.

Darren Holmes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2003)

Darren Holmes was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2003 for 8 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 14 seasons. Across 557 career appearances, he went 35-33 with a 4.25 ERA, 581 strikeouts, and 59 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 11532.5.

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 35–33

ERA 4.25

WHIP 1.42

SO 581

Pitcher PIV 11532.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 199 lb
Born: 4/25/1966 in Asheville, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1990-09-01
Last Game: 2003-09-27

Full name: Darren Lee Holmes

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Career Pitching Statistics

Darren Holmes — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
35	33	557	6	0	0	59	680.0	709	321	63	256	581	4.25	11532.5

Career ERA 4.25 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Darren Holmes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1990	LAN	NL	0	1	14	0	0	17.1	15	10	11	19	5.19	3.86 (-34%)	257.2
1991	ML4	AL	1	4	40	0	3	76.1	90	40	27	59	4.72	3.91 (-21%)	928.6
1992	ML4	AL	4	4	41	0	6	42.1	35	12	11	31	2.55	3.75 (+32%)	1279.5
1993	COL	NL	3	3	62	0	25	66.2	56	30	20	60	4.05	4.19 (+3%)	1423.0
1994	COL	NL	0	3	29	0	3	28.1	35	20	24	33	6.35	4.51 (-41%)	-872.1
1995	COL	NL	6	1	68	0	14	66.2	59	24	28	61	3.24	4.45 (+27%)	2175.8
1996	COL	NL	5	4	62	0	1	77.0	78	34	28	73	3.97	4.61 (+14%)	1671.8
1997	COL	NL	9	2	42	6	3	89.1	113	53	36	70	5.34	4.39 (-22%)	-240.8
1998	NYA	AL	0	3	34	0	2	51.1	53	19	14	31	3.33	4.43 (+25%)	716.2
1999	ARI	NL	4	3	44	0	0	48.2	50	20	25	35	3.70	4.71 (+21%)	748.0
2000	ARI	NL	0	0	4	0	1	2.1	5	3	1	2	11.57	—	0.0
2000	SLN	NL	0	1	5	0	0	8.1	12	9	3	5	9.72	—	0.0
2000	BAL	AL	0	0	5	0	0	4.2	13	13	5	6	25.07	—	0.0
2000	ARI	NL	0	0	4	0	0	4.0	7	3	0	3	6.75	—	0.0
2002	ATL	NL	2	2	55	0	1	54.2	41	11	12	47	1.81	4.28 (+58%)	2147.4
2003	ATL	NL	1	2	48	0	0	42.0	47	20	11	46	4.29	4.40 (+3%)	1297.7
Career · 16 seasons			35	33	557	6	59	680.0	709	321	256	581	4.25	—	11,532

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

Darren Holmes — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
557	28	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	1	14	.107	.133	.214	.348	0

Career AVG .107 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 59.5% below league average.

Career OBP .133 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 60.1% below league average.

Career SLG .214 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 48.2% below league average.

Career OPS .348 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Darren Holmes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1990	LAN	NL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	ML4	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	ML4	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	COL	NL	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	COL	NL	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	COL	NL	68	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	COL	NL	62	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	COL	NL	42	19	2	3	1	2	0	9	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	NYA	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	ARI	NL	44	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	ARI	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SLN	NL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	BAL	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	ARI	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	ATL	NL	55	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	ATL	NL	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			557	28	2	3	1	2	1	14	.107	—	—	—	—	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

Darren Holmes — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Darren Holmes — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2002	NLDS1	ATL	3	.000
1999	NLDS2	ARI	1	.000
1995	NLDS1	COL	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Darren Holmes — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	7	0	0	5.2	8	4	3	7	6.35

Playoff Pitching by Year

Darren Holmes — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2002	NLDS1	ATL	0	3	2.2	1	0	0	5	0.00
1999	NLDS2	ARI	0	1	1.1	1	4	3	0	27.00
1995	NLDS1	COL	1	3	1.2	6	0	0	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Darren Holmes — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	283	16	2	3	1	2	.188
Away	274	12	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Darren Holmes — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	283	357.2	402	183	105	301	4.60
Away	274	322.1	307	138	151	280	3.85

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Darren Holmes — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2003-09-27	ATL	PHI	—	0.2	2	2	2	1	0	0
2003-09-24	ATL	WSN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
2003-09-21	ATL	MIA	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2003-09-20	ATL	MIA	—	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2003-09-17	ATL	WSN	—	1.0	2	1	0	0	1	0
2003-09-13	ATL	MIA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0
2003-08-05	ATL	MIL	L	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	1
2003-07-31	ATL	HOU	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2003-07-29	ATL	HOU	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2003-07-28	ATL	WSN	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Darren Holmes — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	557	6	52	87	15	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Darren Holmes — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1990	LAN	P	14	0	1	1	0	0
1991	ML4	P	40	0	4	14	1	0
1992	ML4	P	41	0	5	4	1	1
1993	COL	P	62	0	7	6	1	1
1994	COL	P	29	0	2	3	1	0
1995	COL	P	68	0	6	13	1	0
1996	COL	P	62	0	1	10	3	0
1997	COL	P	42	6	7	15	1	0
1998	NYA	P	34	0	4	5	1	2
1999	ARI	P	44	0	6	5	1	1
2000	ARI	P	4	0	1	0	0	0
2000	SLN	P	5	0	1	0	0	0
2000	BAL	P	5	0	0	0	0	0
2000	ARI	P	4	0	1	0	0	0
2002	ATL	P	55	0	4	9	3	1
2003	ATL	P	48	0	2	2	1	1

Career Games by Position

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Darren Holmes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	557

Salary History

Darren Holmes — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	ATL	NL	$700,000
2002	ATL	NL	$325,000
2000	ARI	NL	$1,916,667
1999	ARI	NL	$1,466,666
1998	NYA	AL	$1,066,667
1996	COL	NL	$1,165,000
1995	COL	NL	$1,450,000
1994	COL	NL	$740,000
1993	COL	NL	$235,000
1992	ML4	AL	$140,000
Total Career Earnings			$9,205,000

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Darren Holmes: the record in brief

Darren Holmes's major league career runs from a debut on September 1, 1990 to a final game on September 27, 2003. The team column moves through the Los Angeles Dodgers (1990), the Milwaukee Brewers (1991 through 1992), the Colorado Rockies (1993 through 1997), the New York Yankees (1998), the Arizona Diamondbacks (1999 to 2000), the St. Louis Cardinals (2000), the Baltimore Orioles (2000), and the Atlanta Braves (2002 through 2003). Holmes, born on April 25, 1966, in Asheville, NC, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 6'0" and 199 pounds. The bio lists the given name Darren Lee.

Across 557 games (6 starts), Holmes recorded 35 wins against 33 losses with a 4.25 ERA. Also on Holmes's record: 581 strikeouts and 59 saves. Holmes's 4.25 ERA was close to the 4.34 league figure for those seasons. Holmes won 9 games in 1997, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 73 in 1996.

Frequently Asked Questions about Darren Holmes

What years did Darren Holmes play?: Darren Holmes played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2003.
Was Darren Holmes a pitcher?: Yes. Darren Holmes pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 581 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Darren Holmes hit?: Darren Holmes hit 1 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Darren Holmes's career batting average?: Darren Holmes batted .107 over his career, with 3 hits in 28 at bats.
How many RBI did Darren Holmes have?: Darren Holmes drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Darren Holmes's career ERA?: Darren Holmes finished with a 4.25 career ERA, going 35-33 with 581 strikeouts.