What years did Scott Kazmir play?

Scott Kazmir played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2021.

Was Scott Kazmir a pitcher?

Yes. Scott Kazmir pitched in the major leagues, recording 108 wins and 1618 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Scott Kazmir hit?

Scott Kazmir hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

What was Scott Kazmir's career batting average?

Scott Kazmir batted .111 over his career, with 8 hits in 72 at bats.

How many RBI did Scott Kazmir have?

Scott Kazmir drove in 4 runs in his career.

What was Scott Kazmir's career ERA?

Scott Kazmir finished with a 4.02 career ERA, going 108-97 with 1,618 strikeouts.

Scott Kazmir

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2021)

Scott Kazmir was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2021 for 7 teams, including the Tampa Bay Rays, a span of 18 seasons. Across 303 career appearances, he went 108-97 with a 4.02 ERA and 1,618 strikeouts. Scott Kazmir was a 3-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7831.8.

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 108–97

ERA 4.02

WHIP 1.35

SO 1,618

Pitcher PIV 7831.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 1/24/1984 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2004-08-23
Last Game: 2021-09-30
Awards: 3× All-Star

Full name: Scott Edward Kazmir

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Career Pitching Statistics

Scott Kazmir — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
108	97	303	301	3	1	0	1701.0	1,611	760	193	687	1,618	4.02	7831.8

Career ERA 4.02 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Scott Kazmir Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2004	TBA	AL	2	3	8	7	0	0	33.1	33	21	21	41	5.67	4.46 (-27%)	205.9
2005	TBA	AL	10	9	32	32	0	0	186.0	172	78	100	174	3.77	4.29 (+12%)	2553.9
2006	TBA	AL	10	8	24	24	1	1	144.2	132	52	52	163	3.24	4.53 (+29%)	4341.8
2007	TBA	AL	13	9	34	34	0	0	206.2	196	80	89	239	3.48	4.47 (+22%)	5497.2
2008	TBA	AL	12	8	27	27	0	0	152.1	123	59	70	166	3.49	4.32 (+19%)	-186.3
2009	TBA	AL	8	7	20	20	0	0	111.0	121	73	50	91	5.92	4.32 (-37%)	-1051.5
2009	LAA	AL	2	2	6	6	0	0	36.1	28	7	10	26	1.73	4.32 (+60%)	1271.8
2010	LAA	AL	9	15	28	28	0	0	150.0	158	99	79	93	5.94	4.08 (-46%)	-6547.2
2011	LAA	AL	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.2	5	5	2	0	27.00	—	0.0
2013	CLE	AL	10	9	29	29	0	0	158.0	162	71	47	162	4.04	3.87 (-5%)	1450.3
2014	OAK	AL	15	9	32	32	2	0	190.1	171	75	50	164	3.55	3.74 (+5%)	1917.2
2015	OAK	AL	5	5	18	18	0	0	109.2	84	29	35	101	2.38	3.96 (+40%)	2244.3
2015	HOU	AL	2	6	13	13	0	0	73.1	78	34	24	54	4.17	3.96 (-5%)	-2257.2
2016	LAN	NL	10	6	26	26	0	0	136.1	133	69	52	134	4.56	4.19 (-9%)	-994.0
2021	SFN	NL	0	1	5	4	0	0	11.1	15	8	6	10	6.35	4.27 (-49%)	-614.6
Career · 15 seasons			108	97	303	301	3	1	1,701.0	1,611	760	687	1,618	4.02	—	7,832

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

Scott Kazmir — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
304	72	4	8	0	0	0	4	0	1	36	.111	.123	.111	.234	0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 57.1% below league average.

Career OBP .123 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 62.2% below league average.

Career SLG .111 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 73.0% below league average.

Career OPS .234 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — 68.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Scott Kazmir Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2004	TBA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	TBA	AL	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	TBA	AL	24	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	TBA	AL	34	2	0	1	1	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	TBA	AL	27	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	TBA	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	LAA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	LAA	AL	28	6	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	LAA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CLE	AL	29	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	OAK	AL	32	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	OAK	AL	18	2	1	1	1	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	HOU	AL	13	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	LAN	NL	27	43	3	5	2	1	24	.116	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	SFN	NL	5	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			304	72	4	8	4	1	36	.111	—	—	—	—	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

Scott Kazmir — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Scott Kazmir — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2015	ALDS1	HOU	1	0	0	.000
2009	ALCS	LAA	2	0	0	.000
2009	ALDS2	LAA	1	0	0	.000
2008	ALCS	TBA	2	0	0	.000
2008	ALDS2	TBA	1	0	0	.000
2008	WS	TBA	2	2	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Scott Kazmir — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	9	8	0	41.2	42	24	27	30	5.18

Playoff Pitching by Year

Scott Kazmir — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2015	ALDS1	HOU	0	0	1	1	5.1	5	3	1	4	5.06
2009	ALCS	LAA	0	1	2	1	4.2	6	4	5	3	7.71
2009	ALDS2	LAA	0	0	1	1	6.0	5	5	3	1	7.50
2008	ALCS	TBA	0	0	2	2	10.1	8	5	6	9	4.35
2008	ALDS2	TBA	1	0	1	1	5.1	8	2	2	4	3.38
2008	WS	TBA	0	1	2	2	10.0	10	5	10	9	4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Scott Kazmir — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	150	21	3	3	0	0	.143
Away	154	51	1	5	0	4	.098

Pitching — Home / Away

Scott Kazmir — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	149	850.2	792	357	325	853	3.78
Away	154	850.1	819	403	362	765	4.27

Last 10 Games — Batting

Scott Kazmir — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
2021-09-30	SFG	AZ	W	0	0	0
2021-09-22	SFG	SDP	W	2	0	1
2021-06-04	SFG	CHC	W	1	0	1
2021-05-29	SFG	LAD	W	0	0	0
2021-05-22	SFG	LAD	L	0	0	0
2016-09-23	LAD	COL	W	0	0	0
2016-08-22	LAD	CIN	W	2	1	0
2016-08-17	LAD	PHI	W	3	0	1
2016-08-10	LAD	PHI	L	2	0	1
2016-08-05	LAD	BOS	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Scott Kazmir — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2021-09-30	SFG	AZ	—	0.1	3	3	3	2	0	0
2021-09-22	SFG	SDP	—	4.0	4	1	0	3	3	0
2021-06-04	SFG	CHC	—	2.0	3	2	2	0	3	1
2021-05-29	SFG	LAD	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	2	1
2021-05-22	SFG	LAD	L	4.0	2	1	1	0	2	1
2016-09-23	LAD	COL	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2016-08-22	LAD	CIN	—	2.2	6	4	4	3	1	0
2016-08-17	LAD	PHI	W	5.0	8	2	2	3	1	1
2016-08-10	LAD	PHI	L	6.0	4	2	2	3	6	0
2016-08-05	LAD	BOS	L	5.1	5	4	4	4	2	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Scott Kazmir — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	303	301	61	159	25	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Scott Kazmir — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2004	TBA	P	8	7	2	3	1	0
2005	TBA	P	32	32	7	17	3	0
2006	TBA	P	24	24	5	11	1	1
2007	TBA	P	34	34	7	18	3	2
2008	TBA	P	27	27	5	9	2	0
2009	TBA	P	20	20	5	9	0	0
2009	LAA	P	6	6	1	3	0	0
2010	LAA	P	28	28	6	25	2	0
2011	LAA	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
2013	CLE	P	29	29	10	12	3	0
2014	OAK	P	32	32	2	18	3	1
2015	OAK	P	18	18	1	12	2	0
2015	HOU	P	13	13	3	5	5	1
2016	LAN	P	26	26	6	16	0	0
2021	SFN	P	5	4	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Scott Kazmir Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	303

Awards & Honors

Scott Kazmir — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2015	Pitcher of the Month	July
2008	Pitcher of the Month	May
2007	Player of the Week	Week of 2007-09-15
2006	Player of the Week	Week of 2006-05-20

Salary History

Scott Kazmir — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	LAN	NL	$14,985,384
2015	OAK	AL	$13,000,000
2014	OAK	AL	$7,000,000
2011	LAA	AL	$12,000,000
2010	LAA	AL	$8,000,000
2009	TBA	AL	$6,000,000
2008	TBA	AL	$3,785,000
2007	TBA	AL	$424,300
2006	TBA	AL	$371,700
2005	TBA	AL	$316,000
Total Career Earnings			$65,882,384

Award Voting History

Scott Kazmir — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2005	Rookie of the Year	AL	9th	1.0	140	0

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Scott Kazmir: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 23, 2004 and the final game on September 30, 2021, Scott Kazmir built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004 to 2007), the Tampa Bay Rays (2008 through 2009), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2009 through 2011), the Cleveland Indians (2013), the Oakland Athletics (2014 through 2015), the Houston Astros (2015), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2016), and the San Francisco Giants (2021). Born on January 24, 1984, in Houston, TX, USA, Kazmir is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. Kazmir's listed size is 6-foot-0 and 185 pounds. The given name on file is Scott Edward Kazmir.

Across 303 games (301 starts), Kazmir recorded 108 wins against 97 losses with a 4.02 ERA. The totals include 1,618 strikeouts. Kazmir's 4.02 ERA was close to the 4.19 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 15, in 2014. The strikeout high was 239 in 2007.

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Kazmir

What years did Scott Kazmir play?: Scott Kazmir played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2021.
Was Scott Kazmir a pitcher?: Yes. Scott Kazmir pitched in the major leagues, recording 108 wins and 1618 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Scott Kazmir hit?: Scott Kazmir hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.
What was Scott Kazmir's career batting average?: Scott Kazmir batted .111 over his career, with 8 hits in 72 at bats.
How many RBI did Scott Kazmir have?: Scott Kazmir drove in 4 runs in his career.
What was Scott Kazmir's career ERA?: Scott Kazmir finished with a 4.02 career ERA, going 108-97 with 1,618 strikeouts.