What years did David Huff play?

David Huff played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2016.

Was David Huff a pitcher?

Yes. David Huff pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 234 strikeouts.

How many home runs did David Huff hit?

David Huff hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was David Huff's career batting average?

David Huff batted .125 over his career, with 1 hits in 8 at bats.

What was David Huff's career ERA?

David Huff finished with a 5.17 career ERA, going 25-30 with 234 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did David Huff have?

David Huff recorded 234 career strikeouts.

David Huff

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2016)

David Huff was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2016 for 5 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 8 seasons. Across 120 career appearances, he went 25-30 with a 5.17 ERA and 234 strikeouts.

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 25–30

ERA 5.17

WHIP 1.51

SO 234

Pitcher PIV -6946.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 210 lb
Born: 8/22/1984 in San Diego, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2009-05-17
Last Game: 2016-06-12

Full name: David Gregory Huff

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Career Pitching Statistics

David Huff — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	30	120	57	1	0	0	393.1	463	226	59	132	234	5.17	-6946.9

Career ERA 5.17 vs. league average 4.01 across their career seasons — 28.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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David Huff Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	CLE	AL	11	8	23	23	0	128.1	159	80	41	65	5.61	4.32 (-30%)	-1170.8
2010	CLE	AL	2	11	15	15	1	79.2	101	55	34	37	6.21	4.08 (-52%)	-3481.8
2011	CLE	AL	2	6	11	10	0	50.2	55	23	17	36	4.09	3.94 (-4%)	-263.4
2012	CLE	AL	3	1	6	4	0	26.2	30	10	5	19	3.38	4.01 (+16%)	-511.7
2013	CLE	AL	0	0	3	0	0	3.0	7	5	1	5	15.00	—	0.0
2013	NYA	AL	3	1	11	2	0	34.2	26	18	8	26	4.67	3.87 (-21%)	-941.4
2014	SFN	NL	1	0	16	0	0	20.0	27	14	6	11	6.30	3.74 (-68%)	-320.8
2014	NYA	AL	3	1	30	0	0	39.0	34	8	17	28	1.85	3.74 (+51%)	-256.8
2015	LAN	NL	0	0	3	1	0	6.0	11	6	1	4	9.00	—	0.0
2016	LAA	AL	0	2	2	2	0	5.1	13	7	2	3	11.81	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			25	30	120	57	1	393.1	463	226	132	234	5.17	—	-6,947

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

David Huff — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
120	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.125	.125	.125	.250	0

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 51.1% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 61.1% below league average.

Career SLG .125 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — 69.0% below league average.

Career OPS .250 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 65.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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David Huff Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	CLE	AL	23	2	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	CLE	AL	15	2	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	CLE	AL	11	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	CLE	AL	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CLE	AL	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	NYA	AL	11	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	SFN	NL	16	3	1	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	NYA	AL	30	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	LAN	NL	3	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	LAA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			120	8	1	1	4	.125	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

David Huff — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	60	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	60	6	1	1	0	0	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

David Huff — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	60	191.1	236	108	54	125	5.08
Away	60	202.0	227	118	78	109	5.26

Last 10 Games — Batting

David Huff — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
2016-06-12	LAA	CLE	L	0
2016-06-07	LAA	NYY	L	0
2015-06-02	LAD	COL	L	0
2015-06-01	LAD	COL	W	0
2015-04-14	LAD	SEA	W	1
2014-09-24	NYY	BAL	L	0
2014-09-20	NYY	TOR	L	0
2014-09-16	NYY	TBR	L	0
2014-09-09	NYY	TBR	L	0
2014-09-02	NYY	BOS	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

David Huff — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2016-06-12	LAA	CLE	L	1.2	5	5	2	1	2	2
2016-06-07	LAA	NYY	L	3.2	8	5	5	1	1	2
2015-06-02	LAD	COL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2015-06-01	LAD	COL	—	1.0	4	2	2	0	1	0
2015-04-14	LAD	SEA	—	4.0	7	4	4	1	2	2
2014-09-24	NYY	BAL	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2014-09-20	NYY	TOR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2014-09-16	NYY	TBR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014-09-09	NYY	TBR	—	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0
2014-09-02	NYY	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

David Huff — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	120	57	18	40	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

David Huff — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	CLE	P	23	23	7	10	0	0
2010	CLE	P	15	15	4	7	0	0
2011	CLE	P	11	10	0	4	0	0
2012	CLE	P	6	4	0	2	0	1
2013	CLE	P	3	0	0	0	0	0
2013	NYA	P	11	2	2	3	0	0
2014	SFN	P	16	0	1	1	1	0
2014	NYA	P	30	0	4	9	0	0
2015	LAN	P	3	1	0	3	0	0
2016	LAA	P	2	2	0	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

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David Huff Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	120

Salary History

David Huff — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	CLE	AL	$493,600
2012	CLE	AL	$486,200
2010	CLE	AL	$410,700
Total Career Earnings			$1,390,500

College History

David Huff — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Irvine	Irvine	CA	2004
University of California - Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA	2006

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David Huff: the record in brief

David Huff's major league career runs from a debut on May 17, 2009 to a final game on June 12, 2016. Club by club, the record runs the Cleveland Indians (2009 through 2013), the New York Yankees (2013 through 2014), the San Francisco Giants (2014), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2015), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2016). Huff, a pitcher by primary position, switch-hit and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 1 inch and 210 pounds. The birth record reads August 22, 1984, in San Diego, CA, USA. The given name on file is David Gregory Huff.

Huff pitched in 120 games, starting 57, and finished with a 25-30 record and 5.17 ERA. The totals include 234 strikeouts. Against a 4.01 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.17 mark was 28.8% worse. The best win total was 11, in 2009. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 5.61 in 2009, when the league's was 4.32.

Frequently Asked Questions about David Huff

What years did David Huff play?: David Huff played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2016.
Was David Huff a pitcher?: Yes. David Huff pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 234 strikeouts.
How many home runs did David Huff hit?: David Huff hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was David Huff's career batting average?: David Huff batted .125 over his career, with 1 hits in 8 at bats.
What was David Huff's career ERA?: David Huff finished with a 5.17 career ERA, going 25-30 with 234 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did David Huff have?: David Huff recorded 234 career strikeouts.