Scott Kazmir

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

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

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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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2004 TBA AL 2 3 8 7 0 0 0 33.3 33 21 21 41 5.67 4.46 (-27%) 205.9
2005 TBA AL 10 9 32 32 0 0 0 186.0 172 78 100 174 3.77 4.29 (+12%) 2553.9
2006 TBA AL 10 8 24 24 1 1 0 144.7 132 52 52 163 3.24 4.53 (+29%) 4341.8
2007 TBA AL 13 9 34 34 0 0 0 206.7 196 80 89 239 3.48 4.47 (+22%) 5497.2
2008 TBA AL 12 8 27 27 0 0 0 152.3 123 59 70 166 3.49 4.32 (+19%) -186.3
2009 TBA AL 8 7 20 20 0 0 0 111.0 121 73 50 91 5.92 4.32 (-37%) -1051.5
2009 LAA AL 2 2 6 6 0 0 0 36.3 28 7 10 26 1.73 4.32 (+60%) 1271.8
2010 LAA AL 9 15 28 28 0 0 0 150.0 158 99 79 93 5.94 4.08 (-46%) -6547.2
2011 LAA AL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.7 5 5 2 0 27.00 — 0.0
2013 CLE AL 10 9 29 29 0 0 0 158.0 162 71 47 162 4.04 3.87 (-5%) 1450.3
2014 OAK AL 15 9 32 32 2 0 0 190.3 171 75 50 164 3.55 3.74 (+5%) 1917.2
2015 OAK AL 5 5 18 18 0 0 0 109.7 84 29 35 101 2.38 3.96 (+40%) 2244.3
2015 HOU AL 2 6 13 13 0 0 0 73.3 78 34 24 54 4.17 3.96 (-5%) -2257.2
2016 LAN NL 10 6 26 26 0 0 0 136.3 133 69 52 134 4.56 4.19 (-9%) -994.0
2021 SFN NL 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 11.3 15 8 6 10 6.35 4.27 (-49%) -614.6
Career · 15 seasons 108 97 303 301 3 1 0 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

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

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
2004 TBA AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 TBA AL 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 TBA AL 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 TBA AL 34 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
2008 TBA AL 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 TBA AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 LAA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 LAA AL 28 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 LAA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 CLE AL 29 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
2014 OAK AL 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 OAK AL 18 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2015 HOU AL 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 LAN NL 27 43 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 24 .116 — — — — 0.0
2021 SFN NL 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 304 72 4 8 0 0 0 4 0 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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2015 ALDS1 HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 ALCS LAA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 ALDS2 LAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALCS TBA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALDS2 TBA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 WS TBA 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 2 9 8 0 41.7 42 24 27 30 5.18

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2015 ALDS1 HOU 0 0 1 1 0 5.3 5 3 1 4 5.06
2009 ALCS LAA 0 1 2 1 0 4.7 6 4 5 3 7.71
2009 ALDS2 LAA 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 5 5 3 1 7.50
2008 ALCS TBA 0 0 2 2 0 10.3 8 5 6 9 4.35
2008 ALDS2 TBA 1 0 1 1 0 5.3 8 2 2 4 3.38
2008 WS TBA 0 1 2 2 0 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home150213300.143
Away154511504.098

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home149850.27923573258533.78
Away154850.18194033627654.27

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2021-09-30 SFGAZW 000000000
2021-09-22 SFGSDPW 200000001
2021-06-04 SFGCHCW 100000001
2021-05-29 SFGLADW 000000000
2021-05-22 SFGLADL 000000000
2016-09-23 LADCOLW 000000000
2016-08-22 LADCINW 201000000
2016-08-17 LADPHIW 300000001
2016-08-10 LADPHIL 200000001
2016-08-05 LADBOSL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2021-09-30 SFGAZ — 0.1333200
2021-09-22 SFGSDP — 4.0410330
2021-06-04 SFGCHC — 2.0322031
2021-05-29 SFGLAD — 1.0322121
2021-05-22 SFGLAD L 4.0211021
2016-09-23 LADCOL — 1.0200000
2016-08-22 LADCIN — 2.2644310
2016-08-17 LADPHI W 5.0822311
2016-08-10 LADPHI L 6.0422360
2016-08-05 LADBOS L 5.1544422

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 303 301 61 159 25 5

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 303

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

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

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2005 Rookie of the Year AL 9th 1.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Scott Kazmir (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Yovani Gallardo
    121-101, 4.06 ERA
  2. 82
    Jason Schmidt
    130-96, 3.96 ERA
  3. 70
    Tim Lincecum
    110-89, 3.74 ERA
  4. 69
    J. A. Happ
    133-100, 4.13 ERA
  5. 67
    Gio Gonzalez
    131-101, 3.70 ERA
  6. 67
    Francisco Liriano
    112-114, 4.15 ERA

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.