What years did Kris Medlen play?

Kris Medlen played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2018.

Was Kris Medlen a pitcher?

Yes. Kris Medlen pitched in the major leagues, recording 41 wins and 496 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Kris Medlen hit?

Kris Medlen hit 1 career home runs with 18 hits.

What was Kris Medlen's career batting average?

Kris Medlen batted .140 over his career, with 18 hits in 129 at bats.

How many RBI did Kris Medlen have?

Kris Medlen drove in 8 runs in his career.

What was Kris Medlen's career ERA?

Kris Medlen finished with a 3.33 career ERA, going 41-26 with 496 strikeouts.

Kris Medlen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2018)

Kris Medlen was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2018 for the Atlanta Braves, the Kansas City Royals, and the Arizona Diamondbacks, a span of 10 seasons. Across 174 career appearances, he went 41-26 with a 3.33 ERA and 496 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9282.2.

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 41–26

ERA 3.33

WHIP 1.22

SO 496

Pitcher PIV 9282.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 190 lb
Born: 10/7/1985 in Artesia, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2009-05-21
Last Game: 2018-05-04

Full name: Kristopher Allen Medlen

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Career Pitching Statistics

Kris Medlen — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
41	26	174	76	2	1	1	599.1	566	222	50	163	496	3.33	9282.2

Career ERA 3.33 vs. league average 4.07 across their career seasons — 18.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Kris Medlen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	ATL	NL	3	5	37	4	0	0	0	67.2	65	32	30	72	4.26	4.32 (+2%)	1669.7
2010	ATL	NL	6	2	31	14	0	0	0	107.2	108	44	21	83	3.68	4.08 (+10%)	836.8
2011	ATL	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2.1	1	0	0	2	0.00	—	0.0
2012	ATL	NL	10	1	50	12	2	1	1	138.0	103	24	23	120	1.57	4.01 (+61%)	5654.8
2013	ATL	NL	15	12	32	31	0	0	0	197.0	194	68	47	157	3.11	3.87 (+20%)	1978.9
2015	KCA	AL	6	2	15	8	0	0	0	58.1	56	26	18	40	4.01	3.96 (-1%)	-242.7
2016	KCA	AL	1	3	6	6	0	0	0	24.1	30	21	20	18	7.77	4.19 (-85%)	-615.3
2018	ARI	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.0	9	7	4	4	15.75	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			41	26	174	76	2	1	1	599.1	566	222	163	496	3.33	—	9,282

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

Kris Medlen — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
177	129	9	18	4	0	1	8	1	11	60	.140	.211	.194	.405	-307

Career AVG .140 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 45.3% below league average.

Career OBP .211 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 34.3% below league average.

Career SLG .194 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — 52.3% below league average.

Career OPS .405 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 44.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kris Medlen — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	ATL	NL	39	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	ATL	NL	32	27	2	5	1	0	2	0	3	14	.185	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	ATL	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	ATL	NL	50	33	3	4	1	0	2	0	4	15	.121	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	ATL	NL	32	55	3	9	2	1	4	1	4	23	.164	.253 (-35%)	.317 (-32%)	.396 (-36%)	.714 (-34%)	-307.4
2015	KCA	AL	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	KCA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	ARI	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			177	129	9	18	4	1	8	1	11	60	.140	—	—	—	—	-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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Kris Medlen — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Kris Medlen — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2015	ALCS	KCA	1	0	0	.000
2015	WS	KCA	1	0	0	.000
2013	NLDS2	ATL	1	1	1	.000
2012	NLWC	ATL	1	2	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Kris Medlen — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	2	4	2	0	16.1	15	9	2	16	4.96

Playoff Pitching by Year

Kris Medlen — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2015	ALCS	KCA	0	1	0	5.0	3	2	1	6	3.60
2015	WS	KCA	0	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0.00
2013	NLDS2	ATL	1	1	1	4.0	9	5	1	4	11.25
2012	NLWC	ATL	1	1	1	6.1	3	2	0	4	2.84

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Kris Medlen — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	90	64	2	7	0	1	.109
Away	87	65	7	11	1	7	.169

Pitching — Home / Away

Kris Medlen — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	88	302.1	292	113	72	253	3.36
Away	86	297.0	274	109	91	243	3.30

Last 10 Games — Batting

Kris Medlen — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2018-05-04	AZ	HOU	L	1	1
2016-05-10	KCR	NYY	L	0	0
2016-05-04	KCR	WAS	L	0	0
2016-04-29	KCR	SEA	L	0	0
2016-04-23	KCR	BAL	L	0	0
2016-04-17	KCR	OAK	L	0	0
2016-04-12	KCR	HOU	W	0	0
2015-10-01	KCR	CHW	W	0	0
2015-09-26	KCR	CLE	L	0	0
2015-09-20	KCR	DET	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Kris Medlen — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2018-05-04	AZ	HOU	L	4.0	9	7	7	4	4	0
2016-05-10	KCR	NYY	—	2.0	6	4	4	3	0	0
2016-05-04	KCR	WAS	L	2.0	6	9	6	1	2	0
2016-04-29	KCR	SEA	L	5.1	1	1	1	5	3	1
2016-04-23	KCR	BAL	L	3.2	9	7	7	3	2	1
2016-04-17	KCR	OAK	—	6.1	2	2	1	4	4	0
2016-04-12	KCR	HOU	W	5.0	6	2	2	4	7	0
2015-10-01	KCR	CHW	W	6.0	4	2	1	3	4	0
2015-09-26	KCR	CLE	L	3.2	9	6	6	1	4	1
2015-09-20	KCR	DET	W	5.0	5	3	0	3	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kris Medlen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	174	76	36	92	3	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kris Medlen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	ATL	P	37	4	5	8	0	0
2010	ATL	P	31	14	4	17	0	2
2011	ATL	P	2	0	0	2	0	0
2012	ATL	P	50	12	12	26	1	1
2013	ATL	P	32	31	9	30	2	2
2015	KCA	P	15	8	4	7	0	0
2016	KCA	P	6	6	2	2	0	1
2018	ARI	P	1	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Kris Medlen — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	174

Awards & Honors

Kris Medlen — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2013	Pitcher of the Month	September
2012	Pitcher of the Month	August
2012	Pitcher of the Month	September

Salary History

Kris Medlen — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	KCA	AL	$5,500,000
2015	KCA	AL	$2,000,000
2013	ATL	NL	$2,600,000
2012	ATL	NL	$490,000
2011	ATL	NL	$429,500
2010	ATL	NL	$407,500
Total Career Earnings			$11,427,000

Award Voting History

Kris Medlen — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2012	Most Valuable Player	NL	20th	8.0	448	0

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Kris Medlen: the record in brief

Kris Medlen's major league career runs from a debut on May 21, 2009 to a final game on May 4, 2018. Medlen played for the Atlanta Braves (2009 to 2013), the Kansas City Royals (2015 to 2016), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2018). Medlen played primarily as a pitcher and batted from both sides and threw right-handed. Born on October 7, 1985, in Artesia, CA, USA, Medlen was listed at 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds. Medlen's full given name, per the bio, is Kristopher Allen Medlen.

Medlen's career pitching line is 41 wins, 26 losses and a 3.33 ERA over 174 appearances. Medlen had 496 strikeouts. That 3.33 ERA compares with a 4.07 league average across the same seasons, 18.0% better. Medlen won 15 games in 2013, the most of any season listed. In 2012, one of the busiest seasons, Medlen posted a 1.57 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.01.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kris Medlen

What years did Kris Medlen play?: Kris Medlen played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2018.
Was Kris Medlen a pitcher?: Yes. Kris Medlen pitched in the major leagues, recording 41 wins and 496 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kris Medlen hit?: Kris Medlen hit 1 career home runs with 18 hits.
What was Kris Medlen's career batting average?: Kris Medlen batted .140 over his career, with 18 hits in 129 at bats.
How many RBI did Kris Medlen have?: Kris Medlen drove in 8 runs in his career.
What was Kris Medlen's career ERA?: Kris Medlen finished with a 3.33 career ERA, going 41-26 with 496 strikeouts.