What years did T. J. McFarland play?

T. J. McFarland played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2025.

Was T. J. McFarland a pitcher?

Yes. T. J. McFarland pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 325 strikeouts.

How many home runs did T. J. McFarland hit?

T. J. McFarland hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams has T. J. McFarland played for?

T. J. McFarland has played for 5 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (2013–2016), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2017–2019), the Athletics (2020, 2024–2025), the St. Louis Cardinals (2021–2022), and the New York Mets (2023).

What are T. J. McFarland's career stats?

In 460 games, T. J. McFarland has gone 26-20 with a 4.18 ERA, 325 strikeouts, 546.1 innings pitched, and 1 saves.

What was T. J. McFarland's salary?

T. J. McFarland's last recorded salary was $523,500, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $523,500, in 2016, and his lowest was $490,000, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.

What position does T. J. McFarland play?

T. J. McFarland plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.

How tall is T. J. McFarland and how much does he weigh?

T. J. McFarland is listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.

What was T. J. McFarland's career ERA?

T. J. McFarland finished with a 4.18 career ERA, going 26-20 with 325 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did T. J. McFarland have?

T. J. McFarland recorded 325 career strikeouts.

T. J. McFarland

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2025)

T. J. McFarland is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2013 for 6 teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 13 seasons. Across 460 career appearances, he has gone 26-20 with a 4.18 ERA and 325 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 15, 2026

Active Player

W–L 26–20

ERA 4.18

WHIP 1.46

SO 325

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 -784.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 6/8/1989 in Palos Hills, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 2013-04-06

Full name: Timothy John McFarland

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Career Pitching Statistics

T. J. McFarland — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
26	20	460	3	0	0	1	546.1	621	254	49	174	325	4.18	-784.7

Career ERA 4.18 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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T. J. McFarland Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2013	BAL	AL	4	1	38	1	0	74.2	83	35	28	58	4.22	3.87 (-9%)	52.0
2014	BAL	AL	4	2	37	1	0	58.2	70	18	13	34	2.76	3.74 (+26%)	675.4
2015	BAL	AL	2	2	30	0	0	40.1	52	22	18	26	4.91	3.96 (-24%)	-515.2
2016	BAL	AL	2	2	16	0	0	24.2	33	19	10	7	6.93	4.19 (-65%)	-881.6
2017	ARI	NL	4	5	43	1	0	54.0	65	32	17	29	5.33	4.36 (-22%)	349.3
2018	ARI	NL	2	2	47	0	1	72.0	64	16	22	42	2.00	4.15 (+52%)	942.6
2019	ARI	NL	0	0	51	0	0	56.0	71	30	20	35	4.82	4.51 (-7%)	32.7
2020	OAK	AL	2	0	23	0	0	20.2	26	10	5	9	4.35	4.45 (+2%)	-973.0
2021	SLN	NL	4	1	38	0	0	38.2	32	11	9	21	2.56	4.27 (+40%)	462.6
2022	SLN	NL	0	0	28	0	0	32.2	42	24	11	16	6.61	3.97 (-67%)	-1101.0
2023	NYN	NL	0	1	3	0	0	1.2	4	1	1	2	5.40	—	0.0
2024	OAK	AL	2	4	79	0	0	56.2	53	24	17	39	3.81	4.08 (+7%)	370.7
2025	ATH	AL	0	0	27	0	0	15.2	26	12	3	7	6.89	4.16 (-66%)	-199.2
Career · 13 seasons			26	20	460	3	1	546.1	621	254	174	325	4.18	—	-785

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

T. J. McFarland — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
460	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	.067	.067	.067	.133	0

Career AVG .067 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 73.3% below league average.

Career OBP .067 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 79.0% below league average.

Career SLG .067 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 83.7% below league average.

Career OPS .133 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 81.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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T. J. McFarland Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2013	BAL	AL	38	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	BAL	AL	37	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	BAL	AL	30	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	BAL	AL	16	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	ARI	NL	43	5	1	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	ARI	NL	47	7	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	ARI	NL	51	3	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	OAK	AL	23	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	SLN	NL	38	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	SLN	NL	28	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	NYN	NL	3	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	OAK	AL	79	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	ATH	AL	27	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			460	15	1	12	.067	—	—	—	—	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

T. J. McFarland — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

T. J. McFarland — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2021	NLWC	SLN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2020	ALDS2	OAK	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

T. J. McFarland — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	3	0	0	2.2	0	1	2	2	3.38

Playoff Pitching by Year

T. J. McFarland — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2021	NLWC	SLN	0	1	1	0	0	0.2	0	1	1	0	13.50
2020	ALDS2	OAK	0	0	2	0	0	2.0	0	0	1	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

T. J. McFarland — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	229	7	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	231	8	0	1	0	0	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

T. J. McFarland — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	229	278.2	340	137	78	171	4.42
Away	231	267.2	281	117	96	154	3.93

Last 10 Games — Pitching

T. J. McFarland — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
2025-06-26	OAK	DET	—	1.0	3	3	3	0	0
2025-06-24	OAK	DET	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0
2025-06-21	OAK	CLE	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0
2025-06-17	OAK	HOU	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	1
2025-06-15	OAK	KCR	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0
2025-06-13	OAK	KCR	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2025-06-10	OAK	LAA	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	1
2025-06-08	OAK	BAL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2025-06-06	OAK	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
2025-05-11	OAK	NYY	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

T. J. McFarland — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	460	3	42	98	4	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

T. J. McFarland — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2013	BAL	P	38	1	3	12	0	0
2014	BAL	P	37	1	3	10	1	0
2015	BAL	P	30	0	0	6	0	0
2016	BAL	P	16	0	0	3	0	0
2017	ARI	P	43	1	5	13	0	3
2018	ARI	P	47	0	4	16	2	0
2019	ARI	P	51	0	5	17	1	1
2020	OAK	P	23	0	3	5	0	0
2021	SLN	P	38	0	2	0	0	0
2022	SLN	P	28	0	3	6	0	0
2023	NYN	P	3	0	1	1	0	0
2024	OAK	P	79	0	9	9	0	1
2025	ATH	P	27	0	4	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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T. J. McFarland Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	460

Salary History

T. J. McFarland's recorded salaries total $2,038,000 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and McFarland's career ran from 2013 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included.

T. J. McFarland — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	BAL	AL	$523,500
2015	BAL	AL	$519,000
2014	BAL	AL	$505,500
2013	BAL	AL	$490,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,038,000

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T. J. McFarland: the record in brief

The debut date in the bio is April 6, 2013; T. J. McFarland is an active player, and this profile updates as the season goes on. The season rows list, in order, the Baltimore Orioles (2013 through 2016), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2017 to 2019), the Oakland Athletics (2020 to 2024), the St. Louis Cardinals (2021 through 2022), the New York Mets (2023), and the Athletics (2025). Born on June 8, 1989, in Palos Hills, IL, USA, McFarland is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds. T. J. McFarland was the playing name; the full given name is Timothy John.

The pitching table credits McFarland with a 26-20 record and a 4.18 ERA in 460 games. Also on McFarland's record: 325 strikeouts. McFarland's 4.18 ERA was close to the 4.14 league figure for those seasons. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.00 in 2018, when the league's was 4.15.

The playoff pitching line reads 0-1, 3.38 ERA, across 3 appearances. Those appearances came in 2020 and 2021.

Frequently Asked Questions about T. J. McFarland

What years did T. J. McFarland play?: T. J. McFarland played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2025.
Was T. J. McFarland a pitcher?: Yes. T. J. McFarland pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 325 strikeouts.
How many home runs did T. J. McFarland hit?: T. J. McFarland hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams has T. J. McFarland played for?: T. J. McFarland has played for 5 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (2013–2016), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2017–2019), the Athletics (2020, 2024–2025), the St. Louis Cardinals (2021–2022), and the New York Mets (2023).
What are T. J. McFarland's career stats?: In 460 games, T. J. McFarland has gone 26-20 with a 4.18 ERA, 325 strikeouts, 546.1 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
How much has T. J. McFarland earned in his career?: T. J. McFarland's recorded salaries total $2,038,000 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and McFarland's career ran from 2013 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included.
What was T. J. McFarland's salary?: T. J. McFarland's last recorded salary was $523,500, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $523,500, in 2016, and his lowest was $490,000, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.
What position does T. J. McFarland play?: T. J. McFarland plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is T. J. McFarland and how much does he weigh?: T. J. McFarland is listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.
What was T. J. McFarland's career ERA?: T. J. McFarland finished with a 4.18 career ERA, going 26-20 with 325 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did T. J. McFarland have?: T. J. McFarland recorded 325 career strikeouts.