What years did Josh Kinney play?

Josh Kinney played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2012.

Was Josh Kinney a pitcher?

Yes. Josh Kinney pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 94 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Josh Kinney hit?

Josh Kinney hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Josh Kinney play for?

Josh Kinney played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (2006, 2008–2009), the Chicago White Sox (2011), and the Seattle Mariners (2012).

What were Josh Kinney's career stats?

In 93 games, Josh Kinney went 1-3 with a 4.73 ERA, 94 strikeouts, 97.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves.

What was Josh Kinney's salary?

Josh Kinney's last recorded salary was $405,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $405,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $382,000, in 2007. The Salary History table lists each season from 2007 to 2009.

What position did Josh Kinney play?

Josh Kinney played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Josh Kinney and how much did he weigh?

Josh Kinney was listed at 6 feet and 220 pounds.

What was Josh Kinney's career ERA?

Josh Kinney finished with a 4.73 career ERA, going 1-3 with 94 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Josh Kinney have?

Josh Kinney recorded 94 career strikeouts.

Is Josh Kinney in the Hall of Fame?

No. Josh Kinney has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Josh Kinney

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2012)

Josh Kinney was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2012 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago White Sox, and the Seattle Mariners, a span of 7 seasons. Across 93 career appearances, he went 1-3 with a 4.73 ERA and 94 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 177.4.

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 1–3

ERA 4.73

WHIP 1.36

SO 94

Pitcher PIV 177.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 220 lb
Born: 3/31/1979 in Coudersport, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-07-03
Last Game: 2012-10-01

Full name: Joshua Thomas Kinney

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Career Pitching Statistics

Josh Kinney — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	3	93	0	0	0	1	97.0	90	51	9	42	94	4.73	177.4

Career ERA 4.73 vs. league average 4.23 across their career seasons — 12.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Josh Kinney — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2006	SLN	NL	0	0	21	0	25.0	17	9	8	22	3.24	4.53 (+28%)	314.2
2008	SLN	NL	0	0	7	0	7.0	3	0	1	8	0.00	—	0.0
2009	SLN	NL	1	0	17	0	15.1	23	15	11	8	8.80	4.32 (-104%)	-755.5
2011	CHA	AL	0	0	13	0	17.2	23	13	7	20	6.62	3.94 (-68%)	406.5
2012	SEA	AL	0	3	35	1	32.0	24	14	15	36	3.94	4.01 (+2%)	212.3
Career · 5 seasons			1	3	93	1	97.0	90	51	42	94	4.73	—	177

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

Josh Kinney — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
93	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Josh Kinney — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	SLN	NL	21	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	SLN	NL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	SLN	NL	17	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	CHA	AL	13	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SEA	AL	35	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			93	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

Josh Kinney — 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

Josh Kinney — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2006	NLCS	SLN	3	.000
2006	NLDS2	SLN	2	.000
2006	WS	SLN	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Josh Kinney — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	7	0	0	6.1	3	0	4	6	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Josh Kinney — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	BB	SO
2006	NLCS	SLN	1	3	3.1	3	1	4
2006	NLDS2	SLN	0	2	2.0	0	1	1
2006	WS	SLN	0	2	1.0	0	2	1

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Josh Kinney — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	42	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	51	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Josh Kinney — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	42	46.0	33	16	19	49	3.13
Away	51	51.0	57	35	23	45	6.18

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Josh Kinney — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-10-01	SEA	LAA	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2012-09-30	SEA	OAK	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-09-27	SEA	LAA	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2012-09-26	SEA	LAA	—	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0
2012-09-22	SEA	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2012-09-19	SEA	BAL	L	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1
2012-09-18	SEA	BAL	—	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0
2012-09-15	SEA	TEX	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2012-09-14	SEA	TEX	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0
2012-09-12	SEA	TOR	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Josh Kinney — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	93	0	9	13	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Josh Kinney — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2006	SLN	P	21	4	2	1	0
2008	SLN	P	7	2	1	0	0
2009	SLN	P	17	1	0	0	0
2011	CHA	P	13	0	4	0	1
2012	SEA	P	35	2	6	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Josh Kinney — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	93

Salary History

Josh Kinney's recorded salaries total $1,177,000 over 3 seasons, 2007 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Kinney's career ran from 2006 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2006, 2011, and 2012.

Josh Kinney — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	SLN	NL	$405,000
2008	SLN	NL	$390,000
2007	SLN	NL	$382,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,177,000

College History

Josh Kinney — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Quincy University	Quincy	IL	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Josh Kinney: the record in brief

Between the debut on July 3, 2006 and the final game on October 1, 2012, Josh Kinney built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Cardinals (2006 to 2009), the Chicago White Sox (2011), and the Seattle Mariners (2012). Kinney is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 0 inches and 220 pounds. Kinney both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Kinney was born on March 31, 1979, in Coudersport, PA, USA. The bio lists the given name Joshua Thomas.

The pitching table credits Kinney with a 1-3 record and a 4.73 ERA in 93 games. The totals include 94 strikeouts. Against a 4.23 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.73 mark was 12.0% worse. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.24 in 2006, when the league's was 4.53. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Kinney's career adds up to 177.4.

Frequently Asked Questions about Josh Kinney

What years did Josh Kinney play?: Josh Kinney played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2012.
Was Josh Kinney a pitcher?: Yes. Josh Kinney pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 94 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Josh Kinney hit?: Josh Kinney hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Josh Kinney play for?: Josh Kinney played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (2006, 2008–2009), the Chicago White Sox (2011), and the Seattle Mariners (2012).
What were Josh Kinney's career stats?: In 93 games, Josh Kinney went 1-3 with a 4.73 ERA, 94 strikeouts, 97.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
How much did Josh Kinney earn in his career?: Josh Kinney's recorded salaries total $1,177,000 over 3 seasons, 2007 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Kinney's career ran from 2006 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2006, 2011, and 2012.
What was Josh Kinney's salary?: Josh Kinney's last recorded salary was $405,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $405,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $382,000, in 2007. The Salary History table lists each season from 2007 to 2009.
What position did Josh Kinney play?: Josh Kinney played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Josh Kinney and how much did he weigh?: Josh Kinney was listed at 6 feet and 220 pounds.
What was Josh Kinney's career ERA?: Josh Kinney finished with a 4.73 career ERA, going 1-3 with 94 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Josh Kinney have?: Josh Kinney recorded 94 career strikeouts.
Is Josh Kinney in the Hall of Fame?: No. Josh Kinney has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.