What years did Corey Knebel play?

Corey Knebel played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2022.

Was Corey Knebel a pitcher?

Yes. Corey Knebel pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 407 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Corey Knebel hit?

Corey Knebel hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Corey Knebel play for?

Corey Knebel played for 4 teams: the Detroit Tigers (2014), the Milwaukee Brewers (2015–2018, 2020), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2021), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2022).

Did Corey Knebel win a Cy Young Award?

No. Corey Knebel did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Corey Knebel win?

Corey Knebel was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Corey Knebel's career stats?

In 312 games, Corey Knebel went 13-16 with a 3.26 ERA, 407 strikeouts, 306.2 innings pitched, and 72 saves.

What was Corey Knebel's salary?

Corey Knebel's recorded salary was $513,000 in 2016.

What position did Corey Knebel play?

Corey Knebel played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Corey Knebel and how much did he weigh?

Corey Knebel was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 224 pounds.

What was Corey Knebel's career ERA?

Corey Knebel finished with a 3.26 career ERA, going 13-16 with 407 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Corey Knebel have?

Corey Knebel recorded 407 career strikeouts.

Is Corey Knebel in the Hall of Fame?

No. Corey Knebel has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Corey Knebel

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2022)

Corey Knebel was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2022 for 4 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 9 seasons. Across 312 career appearances, he went 13-16 with a 3.26 ERA, 407 strikeouts, and 72 saves. Corey Knebel was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5125.9.

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 17, 2026

W–L 13–16

ERA 3.26

WHIP 1.24

SO 407

Pitcher PIV 5125.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 224 lb
Born: 11/26/1991 in Denton, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2014-05-24
Last Game: 2022-08-14
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Corey Andrew Knebel

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Career Pitching Statistics

Corey Knebel — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
13	16	312	4	0	0	72	306.2	237	111	34	143	407	3.26	5125.9

Career ERA 3.26 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 20.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Corey Knebel Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2014	DET	AL	0	0	8	0	0	8.2	11	6	3	11	6.23	—	0.0
2015	MIL	NL	0	0	48	0	0	50.1	44	18	17	58	3.22	3.96 (+19%)	-83.2
2016	MIL	NL	1	4	35	0	2	32.2	32	17	16	38	4.68	4.19 (-12%)	505.4
2017	MIL	NL	1	4	76	0	39	76.0	48	15	40	126	1.78	4.36 (+59%)	3535.1
2018	MIL	NL	4	3	57	0	16	55.1	38	22	22	88	3.58	4.15 (+14%)	1559.6
2020	MIL	NL	0	0	15	0	0	13.1	15	9	8	15	6.07	4.45 (-36%)	-729.4
2021	LAN	NL	4	0	27	4	3	25.2	16	7	9	30	2.45	4.27 (+42%)	882.6
2022	PHI	NL	3	5	46	0	12	44.2	33	17	28	41	3.43	3.97 (+14%)	-544.2
Career · 8 seasons			13	16	312	4	72	306.2	237	111	143	407	3.26	—	5,126

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

Corey Knebel — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
312	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.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 .318 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Corey Knebel — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2014	DET	AL	8	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	MIL	NL	48	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	MIL	NL	35	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	MIL	NL	76	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	MIL	NL	57	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	MIL	NL	15	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	LAN	NL	27	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	PHI	NL	46	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			312	2	.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

Corey Knebel — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Corey Knebel — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2021	NLCS	LAN	4	0	0	.000
2021	NLDS2	LAN	2	0	0	.000
2021	NLWC	LAN	1	0	0	.000
2018	NLCS	MIL	6	1	1	.000
2018	NLDS1	MIL	3	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Corey Knebel — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	16	2	1	15.2	7	3	4	25	1.72

Playoff Pitching by Year

Corey Knebel — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2021	NLCS	LAN	0	4	1	0	3.1	4	2	1	7	5.40
2021	NLDS2	LAN	0	2	1	0	2.0	1	0	0	3	0.00
2021	NLWC	LAN	0	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	1	0.00
2018	NLCS	MIL	1	6	0	1	7.0	2	1	2	10	1.29
2018	NLDS1	MIL	0	3	0	0	3.0	0	0	1	4	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Corey Knebel — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	155	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	156	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Corey Knebel — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	155	156.1	119	53	69	208	3.05
Away	156	149.1	118	58	74	198	3.50

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Corey Knebel — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2022-08-14	PHI	NYN	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	1	0
2022-08-11	PHI	MIA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2022-08-06	PHI	WAS	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
2022-08-02	PHI	ATL	—	0.2	5	5	5	0	1	1
2022-07-30	PHI	PIT	W	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2022-07-28	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2022-07-26	PHI	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2022-07-24	PHI	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022-07-22	PHI	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
2022-07-12	PHI	TOR	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Corey Knebel — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	312	4	21	30	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Corey Knebel — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2014	DET	P	8	0	1	2	0	0
2015	MIL	P	48	0	3	8	0	0
2016	MIL	P	35	0	1	4	1	0
2017	MIL	P	76	0	2	3	1	0
2018	MIL	P	57	0	5	3	0	0
2020	MIL	P	15	0	2	1	0	0
2021	LAN	P	27	4	3	2	0	1
2022	PHI	P	46	0	4	7	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Corey Knebel — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	312

Awards & Honors

Corey Knebel — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2018	Reliever of the Month	September
2017	Reliever of the Month	August

Salary History

Corey Knebel's recorded salaries total $513,000 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Knebel's career ran from 2014 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014 and 2015.

Corey Knebel — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	MIL	NL	$513,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$513,000

College History

Corey Knebel — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Texas at Austin	Austin	TX	2011, 2012, 2013

Corey Knebel: the record in brief

Corey Knebel's major league career runs from a debut on May 24, 2014 to a final game on August 14, 2022. Club by club, the record runs the Detroit Tigers (2014), the Milwaukee Brewers (2015 through 2020), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2021), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2022). Knebel played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on November 26, 1991, in Denton, TX, USA, Knebel was listed at 6'3" and 224 pounds. Knebel's full given name, per the bio, is Corey Andrew Knebel.

Knebel pitched in 312 games, starting 4, and finished with a 13-16 record and 3.26 ERA. The same table counts 407 strikeouts and 72 saves. Against a 4.11 league ERA for the same years, Knebel was 20.7% better. 2017 produced Knebel's most strikeouts, 126. Knebel saved 39 games in 2017, the season high. 2017 was Knebel's sharpest full season, a 1.78 ERA against the league's 4.36. Knebel's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 5,125.9.

Frequently Asked Questions about Corey Knebel

What years did Corey Knebel play?: Corey Knebel played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2022.
Was Corey Knebel a pitcher?: Yes. Corey Knebel pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 407 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Corey Knebel hit?: Corey Knebel hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Corey Knebel play for?: Corey Knebel played for 4 teams: the Detroit Tigers (2014), the Milwaukee Brewers (2015–2018, 2020), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2021), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2022).
Did Corey Knebel win a Cy Young Award?: No. Corey Knebel did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Corey Knebel win?: Corey Knebel was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Corey Knebel's career stats?: In 312 games, Corey Knebel went 13-16 with a 3.26 ERA, 407 strikeouts, 306.2 innings pitched, and 72 saves.
How much did Corey Knebel earn in his career?: Corey Knebel's recorded salaries total $513,000 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Knebel's career ran from 2014 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014 and 2015.
What was Corey Knebel's salary?: Corey Knebel's recorded salary was $513,000 in 2016.
What position did Corey Knebel play?: Corey Knebel played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Corey Knebel and how much did he weigh?: Corey Knebel was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 224 pounds.
What was Corey Knebel's career ERA?: Corey Knebel finished with a 3.26 career ERA, going 13-16 with 407 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Corey Knebel have?: Corey Knebel recorded 407 career strikeouts.
Is Corey Knebel in the Hall of Fame?: No. Corey Knebel has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.