What years did Chris Narveson play?

Chris Narveson played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2016.

Was Chris Narveson a pitcher?

Yes. Chris Narveson pitched in the major leagues, recording 30 wins and 364 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Chris Narveson hit?

Chris Narveson hit 0 career home runs with 25 hits.

What was Chris Narveson's career batting average?

Chris Narveson batted .210 over his career, with 25 hits in 119 at bats.

How many RBI did Chris Narveson have?

Chris Narveson drove in 13 runs in his career.

What was Chris Narveson's career ERA?

Chris Narveson finished with a 4.71 career ERA, going 30-19 with 364 strikeouts.

Chris Narveson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2016)

Chris Narveson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2016 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Miami Marlins, a span of 11 seasons. Across 118 career appearances, he went 30-19 with a 4.71 ERA and 364 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 12, 2026

W–L 30–19

ERA 4.71

WHIP 1.35

SO 364

Pitcher PIV -1655.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 205 lb
Born: 12/20/1981 in Englewood, CO, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-09-08
Last Game: 2016-04-19

Full name: Christopher Gregg Narveson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Chris Narveson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
30	19	118	65	0	0	0	435.1	428	228	58	161	364	4.71	-1655.9

Career ERA 4.71 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 14.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Chris Narveson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2006	SLN	NL	0	0	5	1	9.1	6	5	5	12	4.82	4.53 (-7%)	0.0
2009	MIL	NL	2	0	21	4	47.0	45	20	16	46	3.83	4.32 (+11%)	115.1
2010	MIL	NL	12	9	37	28	167.2	172	93	59	137	4.99	4.08 (-22%)	-580.2
2011	MIL	NL	11	8	30	28	161.2	160	80	65	126	4.45	3.94 (-13%)	-468.7
2012	MIL	NL	1	1	2	2	9.0	10	7	4	5	7.00	4.01 (-74%)	0.0
2013	MIL	NL	0	0	2	0	2.0	1	0	1	0	0.00	—	0.0
2015	MIA	NL	3	1	15	2	30.1	24	15	9	32	4.45	3.96 (-12%)	-722.2
2016	MIA	NL	1	0	6	0	8.1	10	8	2	6	8.64	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			30	19	118	65	435.1	428	228	161	364	4.71	—	-1,656

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

Chris Narveson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
118	119	6	25	3	0	0	13	0	5	48	.210	.248	.235	.483	-328

Career AVG .210 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 18.5% below league average.

Career OBP .248 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 23.4% below league average.

Career SLG .235 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 42.5% below league average.

Career OPS .483 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 34.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chris Narveson — 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
2006	SLN	NL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	MIL	NL	21	8	0	1	0	0	0	5	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	MIL	NL	37	49	3	16	1	7	2	15	.327	—	—	—	—	-1.5
2011	MIL	NL	30	49	2	8	2	5	3	19	.163	—	—	—	—	-326.9
2012	MIL	NL	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	MIL	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	MIA	NL	15	6	1	0	0	1	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	MIA	NL	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			118	119	6	25	3	13	5	48	.210	—	—	—	—	-328

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

Chris Narveson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Chris Narveson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2011	NLCS	MIL	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2011	NLDS2	MIL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Chris Narveson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	6	0	0	7.1	7	9	2	13	11.05

Playoff Pitching by Year

Chris Narveson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2011	NLCS	MIL	0	0	4	0	0	5.0	5	6	1	8	10.80
2011	NLDS2	MIL	0	0	2	0	0	2.1	2	3	1	5	11.57

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Chris Narveson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	60	54	3	10	0	6	.185
Away	58	65	3	15	0	7	.231

Pitching — Home / Away

Chris Narveson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	60	212.0	217	113	74	185	4.80
Away	58	223.1	211	115	87	179	4.63

Last 10 Games — Batting

Chris Narveson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2016-04-19	MIA	WAS	L	1	1
2016-04-16	MIA	ATL	L	1	0
2016-04-15	MIA	ATL	L	0	0
2016-04-11	MIA	NYN	W	1	1
2016-04-10	MIA	WAS	L	0	0
2016-04-06	MIA	DET	L	0	0
2015-10-03	MIA	PHI	W	0	0
2015-09-30	MIA	TBR	L	0	0
2015-09-27	MIA	ATL	W	0	0
2015-09-24	MIA	PHI	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Chris Narveson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2016-04-19	MIA	WAS	—	2.1	2	2	2	1	1	2
2016-04-16	MIA	ATL	—	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2016-04-15	MIA	ATL	—	0.1	1	2	2	0	0	0
2016-04-11	MIA	NYN	W	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0
2016-04-10	MIA	WAS	—	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0
2016-04-06	MIA	DET	—	2.0	5	2	2	0	2	1
2015-10-03	MIA	PHI	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2015-09-30	MIA	TBR	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2015-09-27	MIA	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2015-09-24	MIA	PHI	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chris Narveson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	118	65	17	64	5	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chris Narveson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	SLN	P	5	1	1	0	0	0
2009	MIL	P	21	4	2	7	0	0
2010	MIL	P	37	28	7	25	2	1
2011	MIL	P	30	28	7	25	1	0
2012	MIL	P	2	2	0	1	0	0
2013	MIL	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
2015	MIA	P	15	2	0	5	2	0
2016	MIA	P	6	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Chris Narveson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	118

Salary History

Chris Narveson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	MIA	NL	$1,200,000
2013	MIL	NL	$840,000
2012	MIL	NL	$500,000
2011	MIL	NL	$441,500
2010	MIL	NL	$406,500
Total Career Earnings			$3,388,000

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Chris Narveson: the record in brief

Chris Narveson's major league career runs from a debut on September 8, 2006 to a final game on April 19, 2016. The team column moves through the St. Louis Cardinals (2006), the Milwaukee Brewers (2009 through 2013), and the Miami Marlins (2015 through 2016). Narveson played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on December 20, 1981, in Englewood, CO, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds. Chris Narveson was the playing name; the full given name is Christopher Gregg.

The pitching table credits Narveson with a 30-19 record and a 4.71 ERA in 118 games. The same table counts 364 strikeouts. The league ERA over Narveson's seasons was 4.11, so the 4.71 figure ran 14.6% worse than average. The best win total was 12, in 2010. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.45 in 2011, when the league's was 3.94.

Pitching in the playoffs, Narveson went 0-0 with a 11.05 ERA in 6 games. Those appearances came in 2011.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Narveson

What years did Chris Narveson play?: Chris Narveson played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2016.
Was Chris Narveson a pitcher?: Yes. Chris Narveson pitched in the major leagues, recording 30 wins and 364 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chris Narveson hit?: Chris Narveson hit 0 career home runs with 25 hits.
What was Chris Narveson's career batting average?: Chris Narveson batted .210 over his career, with 25 hits in 119 at bats.
How many RBI did Chris Narveson have?: Chris Narveson drove in 13 runs in his career.
What was Chris Narveson's career ERA?: Chris Narveson finished with a 4.71 career ERA, going 30-19 with 364 strikeouts.