What years did George Kontos play?

George Kontos played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2018.

Was George Kontos a pitcher?

Yes. George Kontos pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 288 strikeouts.

How many home runs did George Kontos hit?

George Kontos hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did George Kontos play for?

George Kontos played for 4 teams: the New York Yankees (2011, 2018), the San Francisco Giants (2012–2017), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2017–2018), and the Cleveland Indians (2018).

What were George Kontos's career stats?

In 350 games, George Kontos went 18-18 with a 3.10 ERA, 288 strikeouts, 357.0 innings pitched, and 2 saves.

What was George Kontos's salary?

George Kontos's last recorded salary was $1,150,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,150,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $481,350, in 2012. The Salary History table lists each season from 2012 to 2016.

What position did George Kontos play?

George Kontos played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was George Kontos and how much did he weigh?

George Kontos was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 225 pounds.

What was George Kontos's career ERA?

George Kontos finished with a 3.10 career ERA, going 18-18 with 288 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did George Kontos have?

George Kontos recorded 288 career strikeouts.

Is George Kontos in the Hall of Fame?

No. George Kontos has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

George Kontos

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2018)

George Kontos was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2018 for 4 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 8 seasons. Across 350 career appearances, he went 18-18 with a 3.10 ERA and 288 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2266.1.

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 18–18

ERA 3.10

WHIP 1.15

SO 288

Pitcher PIV 2266.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 225 lb
Born: 6/12/1985 in Lincolnwood, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 2011-09-10
Last Game: 2018-08-13

Full name: George Nicholas Kontos

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Career Pitching Statistics

George Kontos — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
18	18	350	0	0	0	2	357.0	309	123	38	103	288	3.10	2266.1

Career ERA 3.10 vs. league average 4.03 across their career seasons — 23.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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George Kontos Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2011	NYA	AL	0	0	7	0	6.0	4	2	3	6	3.00	—	0.0
2012	SFN	NL	2	1	44	0	43.2	34	12	12	44	2.47	4.01 (+38%)	1341.2
2013	SFN	NL	2	2	52	0	55.1	60	27	18	47	4.39	3.87 (-14%)	-293.9
2014	SFN	NL	4	0	24	0	32.1	24	10	11	27	2.78	3.74 (+26%)	696.4
2015	SFN	NL	4	4	73	0	73.1	57	19	12	44	2.33	3.96 (+41%)	-107.2
2016	SFN	NL	3	2	57	0	53.1	42	15	20	35	2.53	4.19 (+40%)	521.8
2017	SFN	NL	0	5	50	0	51.2	52	22	17	55	3.83	4.36 (+12%)	430.0
2017	PIT	NL	1	1	15	1	14.2	9	3	3	15	1.84	4.36 (+58%)	642.1
2018	PIT	NL	2	3	21	1	19.2	23	11	5	9	5.03	4.15 (-21%)	-964.1
2018	CLE	AL	0	0	6	0	5.1	3	2	2	4	3.38	—	0.0
2018	NYA	AL	0	0	1	0	1.2	1	0	0	2	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			18	18	350	2	357.0	309	123	103	288	3.10	—	2,266

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

George Kontos — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
350	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .406 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

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George Kontos Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2011	NYA	AL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SFN	NL	44	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	SFN	NL	52	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	SFN	NL	24	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	SFN	NL	73	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	SFN	NL	57	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	SFN	NL	50	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	PIT	NL	15	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	PIT	NL	21	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	CLE	AL	6	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	NYA	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			350	7	4	.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

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

Playoff Batting by Year

George Kontos — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2016	NLDS1	SFN	1	.000
2012	NLCS	SFN	3	.000
2012	NLDS2	SFN	4	.000
2012	WS	SFN	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

George Kontos — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	9	0	0	7.1	7	5	1	3	6.14

Playoff Pitching by Year

George Kontos — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2016	NLDS1	SFN	1	2.0	1	1	0	1	4.50
2012	NLCS	SFN	3	1.1	2	2	0	0	13.50
2012	NLDS2	SFN	4	3.2	2	0	0	2	0.00
2012	WS	SFN	1	0.1	2	2	1	0	54.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

George Kontos — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	170	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	180	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

George Kontos — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	170	168.2	143	50	40	128	2.67
Away	180	188.1	166	73	63	160	3.49

Last 10 Games — Pitching

George Kontos — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2018-08-13	NYY	NYN	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0
2018-07-02	CLE	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018-06-30	CLE	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018-06-26	CLE	STL	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2018-06-25	CLE	STL	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
2018-06-22	CLE	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018-06-20	CLE	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	3	0
2018-05-22	PIT	CIN	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	0
2018-05-19	PIT	SDP	—	1.0	2	2	1	0	0	1
2018-05-12	PIT	SFG	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

George Kontos — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	350	0	27	40	2	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

George Kontos — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2011	NYA	P	7	0	0	0	0
2012	SFN	P	44	4	4	1	0
2013	SFN	P	52	4	7	0	0
2014	SFN	P	24	1	3	0	0
2015	SFN	P	73	4	7	0	1
2016	SFN	P	57	6	8	0	1
2017	SFN	P	50	5	7	1	0
2017	PIT	P	15	0	2	0	0
2018	PIT	P	21	3	1	0	1
2018	CLE	P	6	0	1	0	0
2018	NYA	P	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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George Kontos Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	350

Salary History

George Kontos's recorded salaries total $2,643,350 over 4 seasons, 2012 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Kontos's career ran from 2011 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2011 and 2014.

George Kontos — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	SFN	NL	$1,150,000
2015	SFN	NL	$517,500
2013	SFN	NL	$494,500
2012	SFN	NL	$481,350
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,643,350

College History

George Kontos — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Northwestern University	Evanston	IL	2004, 2005, 2006

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George Kontos: the record in brief

George Kontos played a first major league game on September 10, 2011 and a last one on August 13, 2018. The season rows list, in order, the New York Yankees (2011 to 2018), the San Francisco Giants (2012 to 2017), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2017 to 2018), and the Cleveland Indians (2018). Kontos, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 3 inches and 225 pounds. The birth record reads June 12, 1985, in Lincolnwood, IL, USA. Kontos's full given name, per the bio, is George Nicholas Kontos.

The pitching table credits Kontos with a 18-18 record and a 3.10 ERA in 350 games. Also on Kontos's record: 288 strikeouts. That 3.10 ERA compares with a 4.03 league average across the same seasons, 23.0% better. The strikeout high was 55 in 2017. In 2015, one of the busiest seasons, Kontos posted a 2.33 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.96. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 2,266.1 for Kontos's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about George Kontos

What years did George Kontos play?: George Kontos played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2018.
Was George Kontos a pitcher?: Yes. George Kontos pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 288 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Kontos hit?: George Kontos hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did George Kontos play for?: George Kontos played for 4 teams: the New York Yankees (2011, 2018), the San Francisco Giants (2012–2017), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2017–2018), and the Cleveland Indians (2018).
What were George Kontos's career stats?: In 350 games, George Kontos went 18-18 with a 3.10 ERA, 288 strikeouts, 357.0 innings pitched, and 2 saves.
How much did George Kontos earn in his career?: George Kontos's recorded salaries total $2,643,350 over 4 seasons, 2012 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Kontos's career ran from 2011 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2011 and 2014.
What was George Kontos's salary?: George Kontos's last recorded salary was $1,150,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,150,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $481,350, in 2012. The Salary History table lists each season from 2012 to 2016.
What position did George Kontos play?: George Kontos played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was George Kontos and how much did he weigh?: George Kontos was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 225 pounds.
What was George Kontos's career ERA?: George Kontos finished with a 3.10 career ERA, going 18-18 with 288 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did George Kontos have?: George Kontos recorded 288 career strikeouts.
Is George Kontos in the Hall of Fame?: No. George Kontos has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.