What years did Zach Miner play?

Zach Miner played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2013.

Was Zach Miner a pitcher?

Yes. Zach Miner pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 237 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Zach Miner hit?

Zach Miner hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What teams did Zach Miner play for?

Zach Miner played for 2 teams: the Detroit Tigers (2006–2009) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2013).

What were Zach Miner's career stats?

In 173 games, Zach Miner went 25-22 with a 4.25 ERA, 237 strikeouts, 385.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves.

What was Zach Miner's salary?

Zach Miner's last recorded salary was $950,000, in 2010. His highest recorded salary was $950,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $410,000, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2010.

What position did Zach Miner play?

Zach Miner played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Zach Miner and how much did he weigh?

Zach Miner was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 225 pounds.

What was Zach Miner's career ERA?

Zach Miner finished with a 4.25 career ERA, going 25-22 with 237 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Zach Miner have?

Zach Miner recorded 237 career strikeouts.

Is Zach Miner in the Hall of Fame?

No. Zach Miner has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Zach Miner

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2013)

Zach Miner was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2013 for the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 8 seasons. Across 173 career appearances, he went 25-22 with a 4.25 ERA and 237 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 24, 2026

W–L 25–22

ERA 4.25

WHIP 1.48

SO 237

Pitcher PIV -1921.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 225 lb
Born: 3/12/1982 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-06-04
Last Game: 2013-09-29

Full name: Zachary Charles Miner

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Career Pitching Statistics

Zach Miner — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	22	173	38	1	0	1	385.2	408	182	39	162	237	4.25	-1921.1

Career ERA 4.25 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Zach Miner — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2006	DET	AL	7	6	27	16	1	0	93.0	100	50	32	59	4.84	4.53 (-7%)	187.2
2007	DET	AL	3	4	34	1	0	0	53.2	56	18	22	34	3.02	4.47 (+33%)	738.0
2008	DET	AL	8	5	45	13	0	0	118.0	118	56	46	62	4.27	4.32 (+1%)	-534.2
2009	DET	AL	7	5	51	5	0	1	92.1	101	44	45	62	4.29	4.32 (+1%)	-1173.0
2013	PHI	NL	0	2	16	3	0	0	28.2	33	14	17	20	4.40	3.87 (-14%)	-1139.0
Career · 5 seasons			25	22	173	38	1	1	385.2	408	182	162	237	4.25	—	-1,921

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

Zach Miner — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
173	13	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	.231	.231	.308	.538	0

Career AVG .231 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 12.4% below league average.

Career OBP .231 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 30.3% below league average.

Career SLG .308 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — 26.2% below league average.

Career OPS .538 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — 28.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Zach Miner — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	DET	AL	27	6	1	1	1	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	DET	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	DET	AL	45	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	DET	AL	51	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	PHI	NL	16	6	0	2	0	3	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			173	13	1	3	1	7	.231	—	—	—	—	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

Zach Miner — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Zach Miner — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2006	WS	DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Zach Miner — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Zach Miner — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2006	WS	DET	0	0	1	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Zach Miner — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	82	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	90	11	1	3	0	0	.273

Pitching — Home / Away

Zach Miner — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	82	189.1	217	102	81	116	4.85
Away	90	195.2	187	78	81	120	3.59

Last 10 Games — Batting

Zach Miner — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
2013-09-29	PHI	ATL	L	1	1	0
2013-09-24	PHI	MIA	W	2	1	1
2013-09-18	PHI	MIA	L	0	0	0
2013-09-13	PHI	WAS	L	0	0	0
2013-09-10	PHI	SDP	L	0	0	0
2013-09-04	PHI	WAS	L	0	0	0
2013-08-31	PHI	CHC	L	0	0	0
2013-08-30	PHI	CHC	W	0	0	0
2013-08-27	PHI	NYN	L	0	0	0
2013-08-24	PHI	AZ	L	1	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Zach Miner — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2013-09-29	PHI	ATL	L	2.1	7	5	5	3	1	1
2013-09-24	PHI	MIA	—	4.0	4	1	1	2	3	0
2013-09-18	PHI	MIA	—	3.0	2	0	0	2	2	0
2013-09-13	PHI	WAS	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2013-09-10	PHI	SDP	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	3	0
2013-09-04	PHI	WAS	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1
2013-08-31	PHI	CHC	L	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1
2013-08-30	PHI	CHC	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	3	0
2013-08-27	PHI	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2013-08-24	PHI	AZ	—	1.1	3	2	2	3	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Zach Miner — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	173	38	14	47	2	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Zach Miner — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	DET	P	27	16	4	5	0	0
2007	DET	P	34	1	1	8	2	0
2008	DET	P	45	13	5	17	0	2
2009	DET	P	51	5	3	12	0	0
2013	PHI	P	16	3	1	5	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Zach Miner — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	173

Salary History

Zach Miner's recorded salaries total $1,797,500 over 3 seasons, 2008 to 2010. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Miner's career ran from 2006 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2006, 2007, and 2013.

Zach Miner — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2010	DET	AL	$950,000
2009	DET	AL	$437,500
2008	DET	AL	$410,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,797,500

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Zach Miner: the record in brief

Zach Miner's major league career runs from a debut on June 4, 2006 to a final game on September 29, 2013. The season rows list, in order, the Detroit Tigers (2006 to 2009) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2013). Miner played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on March 12, 1982, in St. Louis, MO, USA and a listed size of 6'4" and 225 pounds. Miner's full given name, per the bio, is Zachary Charles Miner.

Miner went 25-22 with a 4.25 ERA in 173 games, 38 of them starts. Miner had 237 strikeouts. Miner's 4.25 ERA was close to the 4.30 league figure for those seasons. Miner won 8 games in 2008, the most of any season listed. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.27 in 2008, when the league's was 4.32.

The playoff pitching line reads 0-0, 0.00 ERA, across 1 appearances. Those appearances came in 2006.

Frequently Asked Questions about Zach Miner

What years did Zach Miner play?: Zach Miner played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2013.
Was Zach Miner a pitcher?: Yes. Zach Miner pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 237 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Zach Miner hit?: Zach Miner hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What teams did Zach Miner play for?: Zach Miner played for 2 teams: the Detroit Tigers (2006–2009) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2013).
What were Zach Miner's career stats?: In 173 games, Zach Miner went 25-22 with a 4.25 ERA, 237 strikeouts, 385.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
How much did Zach Miner earn in his career?: Zach Miner's recorded salaries total $1,797,500 over 3 seasons, 2008 to 2010. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Miner's career ran from 2006 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2006, 2007, and 2013.
What was Zach Miner's salary?: Zach Miner's last recorded salary was $950,000, in 2010. His highest recorded salary was $950,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $410,000, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2010.
What position did Zach Miner play?: Zach Miner played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Zach Miner and how much did he weigh?: Zach Miner was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 225 pounds.
What was Zach Miner's career ERA?: Zach Miner finished with a 4.25 career ERA, going 25-22 with 237 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Zach Miner have?: Zach Miner recorded 237 career strikeouts.
Is Zach Miner in the Hall of Fame?: No. Zach Miner has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.