What years did Kyle McClellan play?

Kyle McClellan played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2013.

Was Kyle McClellan a pitcher?

Yes. Kyle McClellan pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 260 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Kyle McClellan hit?

Kyle McClellan hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

What teams did Kyle McClellan play for?

Kyle McClellan played for 2 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (2008–2012) and the Texas Rangers (2013).

What were Kyle McClellan's career stats?

In 268 games, Kyle McClellan went 19-24 with a 3.79 ERA, 260 strikeouts, 387.1 innings pitched, and 6 saves.

What was Kyle McClellan's salary?

Kyle McClellan's last recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 2012, and his lowest was $390,000, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2012.

What position did Kyle McClellan play?

Kyle McClellan played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Kyle McClellan and how much did he weigh?

Kyle McClellan was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 215 pounds.

What was Kyle McClellan's career ERA?

Kyle McClellan finished with a 3.79 career ERA, going 19-24 with 260 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Kyle McClellan have?

Kyle McClellan recorded 260 career strikeouts.

Is Kyle McClellan in the Hall of Fame?

No. Kyle McClellan has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Kyle McClellan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2013)

Kyle McClellan was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2013 for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers, a span of 6 seasons. Across 268 career appearances, he went 19-24 with a 3.79 ERA and 260 strikeouts.

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 23, 2026

W–L 19–24

ERA 3.79

WHIP 1.29

SO 260

Pitcher PIV -2648.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 215 lb
Born: 6/12/1984 in Florissant, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 2008-04-01
Last Game: 2013-06-29

Full name: Kyle William McClellan

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Career Pitching Statistics

Kyle McClellan — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
19	24	268	17	0	0	6	387.1	359	163	45	140	260	3.79	-2648.7

Career ERA 3.79 vs. league average 4.09 across their career seasons — 7.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Kyle McClellan — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2008	SLN	NL	2	7	68	0	1	75.2	79	34	26	59	4.04	4.32 (+6%)	690.0
2009	SLN	NL	4	4	66	0	3	66.2	56	25	34	51	3.37	4.32 (+22%)	599.2
2010	SLN	NL	1	4	68	0	2	75.1	58	19	23	60	2.27	4.08 (+44%)	9.9
2011	SLN	NL	12	7	43	17	0	141.2	143	66	43	76	4.19	3.94 (-6%)	-3452.2
2012	SLN	NL	0	1	16	0	0	18.2	16	11	9	11	5.30	4.01 (-32%)	-495.7
2013	TEX	AL	0	1	7	0	0	9.1	7	8	5	3	7.71	3.87 (-100%)	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			19	24	268	17	6	387.1	359	163	140	260	3.79	—	-2,649

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

Kyle McClellan — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
269	46	3	6	1	0	0	4	0	1	18	.130	.149	.152	.301	0

Career AVG .130 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 49.4% below league average.

Career OBP .149 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 54.1% below league average.

Career SLG .152 vs. league average .406 across their career seasons — 62.5% below league average.

Career OPS .301 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 58.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kyle McClellan — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2008	SLN	NL	68	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	SLN	NL	66	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	SLN	NL	68	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	SLN	NL	44	35	3	5	1	4	1	12	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SLN	NL	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	TEX	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			269	46	3	6	1	4	1	18	.130	—	—	—	—	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

Kyle McClellan — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Kyle McClellan — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2011	NLCS	SLN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2009	NLDS1	SLN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Kyle McClellan — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	1.0	3	1	1	0	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Kyle McClellan — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2011	NLCS	SLN	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	2	1	0	0	27.00
2009	NLDS1	SLN	0	0	1	0	0	0.2	1	0	1	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Kyle McClellan — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	136	26	0	1	0	1	.038
Away	133	20	3	5	0	3	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Kyle McClellan — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	136	207.1	173	88	76	145	3.82
Away	132	180.0	186	75	64	115	3.75

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Kyle McClellan — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2013-06-29	TEX	CIN	L	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1
2013-06-19	TEX	OAK	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
2013-06-16	TEX	TOR	—	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	1
2013-06-14	TEX	TOR	—	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	0
2013-06-13	TEX	TOR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2013-06-11	TEX	CLE	—	2.2	0	1	1	2	0	0
2013-06-09	TEX	TOR	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
2012-05-17	STL	SFG	—	0.1	2	2	2	2	0	0
2012-05-13	STL	ATL	—	1.1	1	1	1	2	1	0
2012-05-11	STL	ATL	L	2.0	1	2	2	2	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kyle McClellan — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	268	17	33	43	1	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kyle McClellan — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2008	SLN	P	68	0	7	5	0	0
2009	SLN	P	66	0	7	8	0	2
2010	SLN	P	68	0	4	8	0	0
2011	SLN	P	43	17	14	20	1	3
2012	SLN	P	16	0	0	2	0	0
2013	TEX	P	7	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Kyle McClellan — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	268

Salary History

Kyle McClellan's recorded salaries total $5,101,000 over 5 seasons, 2008 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and McClellan's career ran from 2008 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2013.

Kyle McClellan — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	SLN	NL	$2,500,000
2011	SLN	NL	$1,375,000
2010	SLN	NL	$425,000
2009	SLN	NL	$411,000
2008	SLN	NL	$390,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$5,101,000

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Kyle McClellan: the record in brief

Kyle McClellan's major league career runs from a debut on April 1, 2008 to a final game on June 29, 2013. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Cardinals (2008 to 2012) and the Texas Rangers (2013). McClellan is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds. McClellan threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is June 12, 1984, in Florissant, MO, USA. Kyle McClellan was the playing name; the full given name is Kyle William.

McClellan went 19-24 with a 3.79 ERA in 268 games, 17 of them starts. Also on McClellan's record: 260 strikeouts. The leagues McClellan pitched in allowed 4.09 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 7.4% better than average. No season topped the 12 wins of 2011. In 2011, one of the busiest seasons, McClellan posted a 4.19 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.94.

The playoff pitching line reads 0-0, 9.00 ERA, across 2 appearances. Those appearances came in 2009 and 2011.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kyle McClellan

What years did Kyle McClellan play?: Kyle McClellan played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2013.
Was Kyle McClellan a pitcher?: Yes. Kyle McClellan pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 260 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kyle McClellan hit?: Kyle McClellan hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.
What teams did Kyle McClellan play for?: Kyle McClellan played for 2 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (2008–2012) and the Texas Rangers (2013).
What were Kyle McClellan's career stats?: In 268 games, Kyle McClellan went 19-24 with a 3.79 ERA, 260 strikeouts, 387.1 innings pitched, and 6 saves.
How much did Kyle McClellan earn in his career?: Kyle McClellan's recorded salaries total $5,101,000 over 5 seasons, 2008 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and McClellan's career ran from 2008 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2013.
What was Kyle McClellan's salary?: Kyle McClellan's last recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 2012, and his lowest was $390,000, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2012.
What position did Kyle McClellan play?: Kyle McClellan played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Kyle McClellan and how much did he weigh?: Kyle McClellan was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 215 pounds.
What was Kyle McClellan's career ERA?: Kyle McClellan finished with a 3.79 career ERA, going 19-24 with 260 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Kyle McClellan have?: Kyle McClellan recorded 260 career strikeouts.
Is Kyle McClellan in the Hall of Fame?: No. Kyle McClellan has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.