What years did Kyle Nelson play?

Kyle Nelson played in Major League Baseball from 2020 to 2025.

Was Kyle Nelson a pitcher?

Yes. Kyle Nelson pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 115 strikeouts.

What was Kyle Nelson's career ERA?

Kyle Nelson finished with a 4.34 career ERA, going 9-5 with 115 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Kyle Nelson have?

Kyle Nelson recorded 115 career strikeouts.

Is Kyle Nelson in the Hall of Fame?

No. Kyle Nelson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Kyle Nelson play for?

Kyle Nelson played for the Cleveland Guardians and the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Kyle Nelson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2020-2025)

Kyle Nelson is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2020 for the Cleveland Guardians and the Arizona Diamondbacks, a span of 6 seasons. Across 136 career appearances, he has gone 9-5 with a 4.34 ERA and 115 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 222.4.

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

Active Player

W–L 9–5

ERA 4.34

WHIP 1.31

SO 115

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 222.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 7/8/1996 in San Francisco, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2020-09-10

Full name: Kyle Bartlett Nelson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Kyle Nelson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
9	5	136	3	0	0	1	116.0	107	56	17	45	115	4.34	222.4

Career ERA 4.34 vs. league average 4.18 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Kyle Nelson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2020	CLE	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0.2	3	4	1	0	54.00	—	0.0
2021	CLE	AL	0	0	10	0	0	9.2	10	10	8	8	9.31	4.27 (-118%)	0.0
2022	ARI	NL	2	1	43	1	0	37.0	26	9	14	30	2.19	3.97 (+45%)	697.0
2023	ARI	NL	7	4	68	2	0	56.0	59	26	14	67	4.18	4.33 (+4%)	-167.7
2024	ARI	NL	0	0	11	0	0	10.2	8	5	4	8	4.22	4.08 (-3%)	-306.9
2025	ARI	NL	0	0	3	0	1	2.0	1	2	4	2	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			9	5	136	3	1	116.0	107	56	45	115	4.34	—	222

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

Kyle Nelson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
136	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kyle Nelson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2020	CLE	AL	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	CLE	AL	10	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	ARI	NL	43	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	ARI	NL	68	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	ARI	NL	11	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	ARI	NL	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			136	—	—	—	—	—	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

Kyle Nelson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Kyle Nelson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2023	NLCS	ARI	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2023	WS	ARI	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Kyle Nelson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	0	5.0	6	2	2	1	3.60

Playoff Pitching by Year

Kyle Nelson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2023	NLCS	ARI	0	0	2	0	0	2.0	2	1	0	1	4.50
2023	WS	ARI	0	0	3	0	0	3.0	4	1	2	0	3.00

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (272 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Kyle Nelson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	74	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	62	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Kyle Nelson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	74	60.0	62	30	25	61	4.50
Away	62	56.0	45	26	20	54	4.18

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Kyle Nelson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-08-05	AZ	SDP	—	0.0	0	1	1	3	0	0
2025-08-03	AZ	OAK	SV	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2025-08-01	AZ	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2024-04-22	AZ	STL	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
2024-04-18	AZ	SFG	—	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0
2024-04-16	AZ	CHC	—	0.2	2	3	3	1	0	1
2024-04-15	AZ	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2024-04-13	AZ	STL	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024-04-09	AZ	COL	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024-04-07	AZ	ATL	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kyle Nelson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	136	3	5	12	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kyle Nelson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2020	CLE	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
2021	CLE	P	10	0	0	1	0	0
2022	ARI	P	43	1	3	4	1	1
2023	ARI	P	68	2	2	7	0	0
2024	ARI	P	11	0	0	0	0	0
2025	ARI	P	3	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Kyle Nelson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	136

Kyle Nelson: the record in brief

Active since a debut on September 10, 2020, Kyle Nelson has a record on this page that is still being added to. Nelson played for the Cleveland Indians (2020 through 2021) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2022 through 2025). Nelson played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on July 8, 1996, in San Francisco, CA, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds. On the record, Kyle Nelson was born Kyle Bartlett Nelson.

The pitching table credits Nelson with a 9-5 record and a 4.34 ERA in 136 games. Also on Nelson's record: 115 strikeouts. Nelson's 4.34 ERA was close to the 4.18 league figure for those seasons. 2023 brought Nelson a season-high 7 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.19 in 2022, when the league's was 3.97. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 222.4 for Nelson's career.

Nelson appears at one position only: pitcher, in 136 games. On the mound, Nelson's fielding totals are 5 putouts, 12 assists and 1 errors.

Retrosheet box scores cover 272 of Nelson's games, and the full game log is linked from the splits section.

Nelson made 5 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 3.60 ERA. Those appearances came in 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kyle Nelson

What years did Kyle Nelson play?: Kyle Nelson played in Major League Baseball from 2020 to 2025.
Was Kyle Nelson a pitcher?: Yes. Kyle Nelson pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 115 strikeouts.
What was Kyle Nelson's career ERA?: Kyle Nelson finished with a 4.34 career ERA, going 9-5 with 115 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Kyle Nelson have?: Kyle Nelson recorded 115 career strikeouts.
Is Kyle Nelson in the Hall of Fame?: No. Kyle Nelson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Kyle Nelson play for?: Kyle Nelson played for the Cleveland Guardians and the Arizona Diamondbacks.