What years did James Hoyt play?

James Hoyt played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2021.

Was James Hoyt a pitcher?

Yes. James Hoyt pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 135 strikeouts.

How many home runs did James Hoyt hit?

James Hoyt hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did James Hoyt play for?

James Hoyt played for 4 teams: the Houston Astros (2016–2018), the Cleveland Indians (2019), the Miami Marlins (2020), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021).

What were James Hoyt's career stats?

In 107 games, James Hoyt went 4-1 with a 3.94 ERA, 135 strikeouts, and 102.2 innings pitched.

What position did James Hoyt play?

James Hoyt played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was James Hoyt and how much did he weigh?

James Hoyt was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 230 pounds.

What was James Hoyt's career ERA?

James Hoyt finished with a 3.94 career ERA, going 4-1 with 135 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did James Hoyt have?

James Hoyt recorded 135 career strikeouts.

Is James Hoyt in the Hall of Fame?

No. James Hoyt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

James Hoyt

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2016-2021)

James Hoyt was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2021 for 4 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 6 seasons. Across 107 career appearances, he went 4-1 with a 3.94 ERA and 135 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1381.6.

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 October 15, 2026

W–L 4–1

ERA 3.94

WHIP 1.32

SO 135

Pitcher PIV 1381.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 230 lb
Born: 9/30/1986 in Boise, ID, USA
MLB Debut: 2016-08-03
Last Game: 2021-08-26

Full name: James Allen Hoyt

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Career Pitching Statistics

James Hoyt — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	1	107	0	0	0	0	102.2	95	45	15	41	135	3.94	1381.6

Career ERA 3.94 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 8.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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James Hoyt — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2016	HOU	AL	1	1	22	22.0	16	11	9	28	4.50	4.19 (-7%)	-401.2
2017	HOU	AL	1	0	43	49.1	51	24	14	66	4.38	4.36 (avg)	1318.7
2018	HOU	AL	0	0	1	0.1	1	0	1	0	0.00	—	0.0
2019	CLE	AL	0	0	8	8.1	6	2	2	10	2.16	—	0.0
2020	MIA	NL	2	0	24	14.2	9	2	8	20	1.23	4.45 (+72%)	464.1
2021	LAA	AL	0	0	9	8.0	12	6	7	11	6.75	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			4	1	107	102.2	95	45	41	135	3.94	—	1,382

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

James Hoyt — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
107	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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James Hoyt — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2016	HOU	AL	22	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	HOU	AL	43	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	HOU	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	CLE	AL	8	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	MIA	NL	24	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	LAA	AL	9	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			107	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

James Hoyt — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

James Hoyt — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2020	NLDS2	MIA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

James Hoyt — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	1.0	1	1	0	1	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

James Hoyt — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2020	NLDS2	MIA	0	0	2	0	0	1.0	1	1	0	1	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

James Hoyt — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	50	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	57	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

James Hoyt — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	50	47.1	36	17	17	63	3.23
Away	57	55.1	59	28	24	72	4.55

Last 10 Games — Pitching

James Hoyt — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2021-08-26	LAA	BAL	—	1.0	5	5	1	0	2
2021-08-25	LAA	BAL	—	0.1	1	1	1	1	1
2021-07-30	LAA	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2021-06-29	LAA	NYY	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	1
2021-06-14	LAA	OAK	—	1.2	2	1	1	2	2
2021-06-08	LAA	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2021-06-07	LAA	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
2021-05-04	LAA	TBR	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
2021-05-03	LAA	TBR	—	0.2	0	0	0	2	2
2020-09-27	MIA	NYY	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

James Hoyt — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	107	0	5	5	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

James Hoyt — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2016	HOU	P	22	3	3	1	0
2017	HOU	P	43	1	1	0	1
2018	HOU	P	1	0	0	0	0
2019	CLE	P	8	0	0	0	0
2020	MIA	P	24	1	1	2	0
2021	LAA	P	9	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

James Hoyt — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	107

James Hoyt: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 3, 2016 and the final game on August 26, 2021, James Hoyt built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Houston Astros (2016 to 2018), the Cleveland Indians (2019), the Miami Marlins (2020), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021). Hoyt played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on September 30, 1986, in Boise, ID, USA and a listed size of 230 pounds on a 6-foot-6 frame. The bio lists the given name James Allen.

Hoyt's career pitching line is 4 wins, 1 loss and a 3.94 ERA over 107 appearances. Hoyt had 135 strikeouts. The leagues Hoyt pitched in allowed 4.30 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 8.4% better than average. Hoyt struck out 66 batters in 2017, a career high. In 2017, one of the busiest seasons, Hoyt posted a 4.38 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.36.

Frequently Asked Questions about James Hoyt

What years did James Hoyt play?: James Hoyt played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2021.
Was James Hoyt a pitcher?: Yes. James Hoyt pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 135 strikeouts.
How many home runs did James Hoyt hit?: James Hoyt hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did James Hoyt play for?: James Hoyt played for 4 teams: the Houston Astros (2016–2018), the Cleveland Indians (2019), the Miami Marlins (2020), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021).
What were James Hoyt's career stats?: In 107 games, James Hoyt went 4-1 with a 3.94 ERA, 135 strikeouts, and 102.2 innings pitched.
What position did James Hoyt play?: James Hoyt played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was James Hoyt and how much did he weigh?: James Hoyt was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 230 pounds.
What was James Hoyt's career ERA?: James Hoyt finished with a 3.94 career ERA, going 4-1 with 135 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did James Hoyt have?: James Hoyt recorded 135 career strikeouts.
Is James Hoyt in the Hall of Fame?: No. James Hoyt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.