What years did John Means play?

John Means played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2024.

Was John Means a pitcher?

Yes. John Means pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 334 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Means hit?

John Means hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was John Means's career batting average?

John Means batted .333 over his career, with 2 hits in 6 at bats.

What was John Means's career ERA?

John Means finished with a 3.68 career ERA, going 23-26 with 334 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did John Means have?

John Means recorded 334 career strikeouts.

John Means

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2018-2024)

John Means was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2024 for the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 7 seasons. Across 78 career appearances, he went 23-26 with a 3.68 ERA and 334 strikeouts. John Means was an All-Star.

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 12, 2026

W–L 23–26

ERA 3.68

WHIP 1.05

SO 334

Pitcher PIV -2307.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 235 lb
Born: 4/24/1993 in Olathe, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 2018-09-26
Awards: All-Star

Full name: John Alan Means

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Career Pitching Statistics

John Means — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	26	78	73	1	1	0	401.0	342	164	72	79	334	3.68	-2307.2

Career ERA 3.68 vs. league average 4.23 across their career seasons — 13.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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John Means — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2018	BAL	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	6	5	0	4	13.50	—	0.0
2019	BAL	AL	12	11	31	27	0	0	155.0	138	62	38	121	3.60	4.51 (+20%)	363.7
2020	BAL	AL	2	4	10	10	0	0	43.2	36	22	7	42	4.53	4.45 (-2%)	-1247.5
2021	BAL	AL	6	9	26	26	1	1	146.2	125	59	26	134	3.62	4.27 (+15%)	-1283.1
2022	BAL	AL	0	0	2	2	0	0	8.0	8	3	2	7	3.38	—	0.0
2023	BAL	AL	1	2	4	4	0	0	23.2	13	7	4	10	2.66	4.33 (+39%)	-538.0
2024	BAL	AL	2	0	4	4	0	0	20.2	16	6	2	16	2.61	4.08 (+36%)	397.7
Career · 7 seasons			23	26	78	73	1	1	401.0	342	164	79	334	3.68	—	-2,307

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

John Means — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
78	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.333	.429	.500	.929	0

Career AVG .333 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — +35.3% above league average.

Career OBP .429 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — +35.1% above league average.

Career SLG .500 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — +21.6% above league average.

Career OPS .929 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — +27.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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John Means — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2018	BAL	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	BAL	AL	31	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	BAL	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	BAL	AL	26	5	1	1	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	BAL	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	BAL	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	BAL	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			78	6	2	1	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

John Means — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	41	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	37	6	0	2	0	0	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

John Means — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	41	204.0	178	91	38	165	4.01
Away	37	197.0	164	73	41	169	3.34

Last 10 Games — Pitching

John Means — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2024-05-22	BAL	STL	—	3.0	1	0	0	2	1	0
2024-05-17	BAL	SEA	W	6.0	6	2	2	0	4	1
2024-05-11	BAL	AZ	—	4.2	6	4	4	0	3	1
2024-05-04	BAL	CIN	W	7.0	3	0	0	0	8	0
2023-09-29	BAL	BOS	L	6.1	3	2	2	0	4	1
2023-09-23	BAL	CLE	W	7.1	1	1	1	1	4	1
2023-09-18	BAL	HOU	—	5.0	4	1	1	3	1	0
2023-09-12	BAL	STL	L	5.0	5	3	3	0	1	2
2022-04-13	BAL	MIL	—	4.0	2	2	2	1	2	0
2022-04-08	BAL	TBR	—	4.0	6	1	1	1	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

John Means — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	78	73	8	28	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

John Means — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
2018	BAL	P	1	0	0	0	0
2019	BAL	P	31	27	5	10	0
2020	BAL	P	10	10	0	6	0
2021	BAL	P	26	26	3	10	1
2022	BAL	P	2	2	0	0	0
2023	BAL	P	4	4	0	1	0
2024	BAL	P	4	4	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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John Means — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	78

Awards & Honors

John Means — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2021	Player of the Week	Week of 2021-05-08

Award Voting History

John Means — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2019	Rookie of the Year	AL	2nd	53.0	150	0

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John Means: the record in brief

John Means debuted in the major leagues on September 26, 2018. The team column never changes: it is the Baltimore Orioles from 2018 to 2024. Means played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. Born on April 24, 1993, in Olathe, KS, USA, Means was listed at 235 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Means's full given name, per the bio, is John Alan Means.

Means went 23-26 with a 3.68 ERA in 78 games, 73 of them starts. Also on Means's record: 334 strikeouts. Against a 4.23 league ERA for the same years, Means was 13.0% better. Means won 12 games in 2019, the most of any season listed. 2021 produced Means's most strikeouts, 134. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.60 in 2019, when the league's was 4.51.

Means's awards table lists Player of the Week (2021). Means's All-Star record, per the bio, is All-Star. The voting table's high point is a 2nd-place Rookie of the Year finish in 2019.

Frequently Asked Questions about John Means

What years did John Means play?: John Means played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2024.
Was John Means a pitcher?: Yes. John Means pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 334 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Means hit?: John Means hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was John Means's career batting average?: John Means batted .333 over his career, with 2 hits in 6 at bats.
What was John Means's career ERA?: John Means finished with a 3.68 career ERA, going 23-26 with 334 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did John Means have?: John Means recorded 334 career strikeouts.