What years did Adam Kolarek play?

Adam Kolarek played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2023.

Was Adam Kolarek a pitcher?

Yes. Adam Kolarek pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 101 strikeouts.

What teams did Adam Kolarek play for?

Adam Kolarek played for 4 teams: the Tampa Bay Rays (2017–2019), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2019–2020, 2023), the Oakland Athletics (2021–2022), and the New York Mets (2023).

What were Adam Kolarek's career stats?

In 175 games, Adam Kolarek went 11-4 with a 3.62 ERA, 101 strikeouts, 149.1 innings pitched, and 4 saves.

What position did Adam Kolarek play?

Adam Kolarek played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Adam Kolarek and how much did he weigh?

Adam Kolarek was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds.

What was Adam Kolarek's career ERA?

Adam Kolarek finished with a 3.62 career ERA, going 11-4 with 101 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Adam Kolarek have?

Adam Kolarek recorded 101 career strikeouts.

Is Adam Kolarek in the Hall of Fame?

No. Adam Kolarek has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Adam Kolarek

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2017-2023)

Adam Kolarek was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2023 for 4 teams, including the Tampa Bay Rays, a span of 7 seasons. Across 175 career appearances, he went 11-4 with a 3.62 ERA and 101 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1988.5.

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 11–4

ERA 3.62

WHIP 1.25

SO 101

Pitcher PIV 1988.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 215 lb
Born: 1/14/1989 in Baltimore, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 2017-06-29

Full name: Adam John Kolarek

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Career Pitching Statistics

Adam Kolarek — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	4	175	0	0	0	4	149.1	143	60	13	43	101	3.62	1988.5

Career ERA 3.62 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — 15.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Adam Kolarek Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2017	TBA	AL	1	0	12	0	8.1	9	6	4	4	6.48	—	0.0
2018	TBA	AL	1	0	31	2	34.1	38	15	5	19	3.93	4.15 (+5%)	1357.8
2019	TBA	AL	4	3	54	1	43.1	39	19	14	36	3.95	4.51 (+12%)	-26.4
2019	LAN	NL	2	0	26	0	11.2	9	1	2	9	0.77	4.51 (+83%)	352.4
2020	LAN	NL	3	0	20	1	19.0	11	2	4	13	0.95	4.45 (+79%)	626.8
2021	OAK	AL	0	0	12	0	9.0	15	8	5	4	8.00	4.27 (-88%)	0.0
2022	OAK	AL	0	1	15	0	17.2	20	9	8	9	4.58	3.97 (-16%)	-322.0
2023	LAN	NL	0	0	1	0	1.1	1	0	0	2	0.00	—	0.0
2023	NYN	NL	0	0	4	0	4.2	1	0	1	5	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			11	4	175	4	149.1	143	60	43	101	3.62	—	1,989

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

Adam Kolarek — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
177	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Adam Kolarek Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2017	TBA	AL	12	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	TBA	AL	31	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	TBA	AL	54	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	LAN	NL	27	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	LAN	NL	21	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	OAK	AL	12	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	OAK	AL	15	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	LAN	NL	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	NYN	NL	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			177	—	—	—	—	—	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

Adam Kolarek — 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

Adam Kolarek — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2020	NLCS	LAN	2	.000
2020	NLDS1	LAN	1	.000
2020	WS	LAN	1	.000
2019	NLDS1	LAN	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Adam Kolarek — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	7	0	0	4.1	9	5	3	5	10.38

Playoff Pitching by Year

Adam Kolarek — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2020	NLCS	LAN	2	2.0	6	3	0	2	13.50
2020	NLDS1	LAN	1	0.2	3	2	2	0	27.00
2020	WS	LAN	1	0.2	0	0	1	1	0.00
2019	NLDS1	LAN	3	1.0	0	0	0	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Adam Kolarek — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	92	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	85	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Adam Kolarek — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	91	79.0	81	32	19	49	3.65
Away	84	70.1	62	28	24	52	3.58

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Adam Kolarek — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2023-08-26	NYN	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2023-08-25	NYN	LAA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2023-08-22	NYN	ATL	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2023-08-20	NYN	STL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023-06-11	LAD	PHI	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0
2022-05-28	OAK	TEX	—	1.1	4	2	2	2	0	0
2022-05-27	OAK	TEX	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022-05-21	OAK	LAA	L	1.1	3	2	2	0	2	1
2022-05-18	OAK	MIN	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2022-05-15	OAK	LAA	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Adam Kolarek — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
1B	3	1	0	0	1
OF	1	0	0	0	0
P	175	18	31	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Adam Kolarek — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2017	TBA	P	12	0	2	0	0
2018	TBA	P	31	6	5	1	1
2019	TBA	1B	2	0	0	0	0
2019	TBA	P	54	5	13	0	0
2019	LAN	1B	1	1	0	0	1
2019	LAN	P	26	0	1	1	0
2020	LAN	OF	1	0	0	0	0
2020	LAN	P	20	2	4	0	0
2021	OAK	P	12	1	1	0	0
2022	OAK	P	15	2	3	0	0
2023	LAN	P	1	1	0	0	0
2023	NYN	P	4	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Adam Kolarek Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	175
First Base	3
Right Field	1

Adam Kolarek: the record in brief

Adam Kolarek's entire major league record comes from the period beginning June 29, 2017. Club by club, the record runs the Tampa Bay Rays (2017 through 2019), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2019 through 2023), the Oakland Athletics (2021 through 2022), and the New York Mets (2023). Kolarek played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Born on January 14, 1989, in Baltimore, MD, USA, Kolarek was listed at 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds. Kolarek's full given name, per the bio, is Adam John Kolarek.

Across 175 games (0 starts), Kolarek recorded 11 wins against 4 losses with a 3.62 ERA. Also on Kolarek's record: 101 strikeouts. Against a 4.27 league ERA for the same years, Kolarek was 15.4% better. In 2018, one of the busiest seasons, Kolarek posted a 3.93 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.15. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Kolarek's career adds up to 1,988.5.

By games played in the field, pitcher leads with 175, followed by first base (3) and right field (1). The fielding table credits Kolarek with 18 putouts, 31 assists and 2 errors on the mound.

Kolarek made 7 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 10.38 ERA. Those appearances came in 2019 and 2020.

The game-log section draws on 352 games of Retrosheet box scores for Kolarek.

Frequently Asked Questions about Adam Kolarek

What years did Adam Kolarek play?: Adam Kolarek played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2023.
Was Adam Kolarek a pitcher?: Yes. Adam Kolarek pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 101 strikeouts.
What teams did Adam Kolarek play for?: Adam Kolarek played for 4 teams: the Tampa Bay Rays (2017–2019), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2019–2020, 2023), the Oakland Athletics (2021–2022), and the New York Mets (2023).
What were Adam Kolarek's career stats?: In 175 games, Adam Kolarek went 11-4 with a 3.62 ERA, 101 strikeouts, 149.1 innings pitched, and 4 saves.
What position did Adam Kolarek play?: Adam Kolarek played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Adam Kolarek and how much did he weigh?: Adam Kolarek was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds.
What was Adam Kolarek's career ERA?: Adam Kolarek finished with a 3.62 career ERA, going 11-4 with 101 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Adam Kolarek have?: Adam Kolarek recorded 101 career strikeouts.
Is Adam Kolarek in the Hall of Fame?: No. Adam Kolarek has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.