What years did Jonathon Niese play?

Jonathon Niese played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2016.

Was Jonathon Niese a pitcher?

Yes. Jonathon Niese pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 914 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jonathon Niese hit?

Jonathon Niese hit 0 career home runs with 52 hits.

What teams did Jonathon Niese play for?

Jonathon Niese played for 2 teams: the New York Mets (2008–2016) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2016).

What were Jonathon Niese's career stats?

In 211 games, Jonathon Niese went 69-68 with a 4.07 ERA, 914 strikeouts, and 1,189.1 innings pitched. At the plate he had 52 hits and 0 home runs.

What was Jonathon Niese's salary?

Jonathon Niese's last recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $402,000, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2016.

What position did Jonathon Niese play?

Jonathon Niese played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jonathon Niese and how much did he weigh?

Jonathon Niese was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds.

What was Jonathon Niese's career ERA?

Jonathon Niese finished with a 4.07 career ERA, going 69-68 with 914 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jonathon Niese have?

Jonathon Niese recorded 914 career strikeouts.

Is Jonathon Niese in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jonathon Niese has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jonathon Niese

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2016)

Jonathon Niese was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2016 for the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 9 seasons. Across 211 career appearances, he went 69-68 with a 4.07 ERA and 914 strikeouts. He also batted .150 with 0 home runs.

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 15, 2026

W–L 69–68

ERA 4.07

WHIP 1.38

SO 914

Pitcher PIV -1193.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 215 lb
Born: 10/27/1986 in Lima, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 2008-09-02
Last Game: 2016-08-23

Full name: Jonathon Joseph Niese

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jonathon Niese — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
69	68	211	197	3	2	0	1189.1	1,279	538	131	367	914	4.07	-1193.3

Career ERA 4.07 vs. league average 4.05 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Jonathon Niese Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2008	NYN	NL	1	1	3	3	0	0	14.0	20	11	8	11	7.07	4.32 (-64%)	-282.9
2009	NYN	NL	1	1	5	5	0	0	25.2	27	12	9	18	4.21	4.32 (+3%)	689.5
2010	NYN	NL	9	10	30	30	2	1	173.2	192	81	62	148	4.20	4.08 (-3%)	-80.1
2011	NYN	NL	11	11	27	26	0	0	157.1	178	77	44	138	4.40	3.94 (-12%)	2355.9
2012	NYN	NL	13	9	30	30	0	0	190.1	174	72	49	155	3.40	4.01 (+15%)	1041.5
2013	NYN	NL	8	8	24	24	1	1	143.0	158	59	48	105	3.71	3.87 (+4%)	1053.1
2014	NYN	NL	9	11	30	30	0	0	187.2	193	71	45	138	3.40	3.74 (+9%)	342.1
2015	NYN	NL	9	10	33	29	0	0	176.2	192	81	55	113	4.13	3.96 (-4%)	-1993.5
2016	PIT	NL	8	6	23	18	0	0	110.0	132	60	38	76	4.91	4.19 (-17%)	-3230.8
2016	NYN	NL	0	1	6	2	0	0	11.0	13	14	9	12	11.45	4.19 (-173%)	-1088.1
Career · 10 seasons			69	68	211	197	3	2	1,189.1	1,279	538	367	914	4.07	—	-1,193

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

Jonathon Niese — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
216	347	27	52	7	1	0	19	0	35	164	.150	.228	.176	.404	-1,781

Career AVG .150 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 41.6% below league average.

Career OBP .228 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 29.3% below league average.

Career SLG .176 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 56.6% below league average.

Career OPS .404 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 44.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jonathon Niese Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2008	NYN	NL	3	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	NYN	NL	5	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	NYN	NL	31	53	3	10	2	0	4	8	27	.189	.257 (-27%)	.325 (-9%)	.402 (-44%)	.728 (-28%)	-219.9
2011	NYN	NL	29	49	1	3	0	1	0	4	33	.061	—	—	—	—	-530.1
2012	NYN	NL	30	55	8	12	0	0	2	6	19	.218	.254 (-14%)	.318 (-7%)	.405 (-46%)	.724 (-29%)	-229.5
2013	NYN	NL	24	39	6	8	2	0	4	4	17	.205	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	NYN	NL	31	55	3	5	1	0	4	6	29	.091	.251 (-64%)	.313 (-43%)	.386 (-72%)	.700 (-59%)	-490.5
2015	NYN	NL	33	52	5	9	1	0	4	5	18	.173	.254 (-32%)	.316 (-22%)	.404 (-52%)	.721 (-39%)	-310.6
2016	PIT	NL	24	30	1	3	1	0	1	2	14	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	NYN	NL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			216	347	27	52	7	1	19	35	164	.150	—	—	—	—	-1,781

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

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Jonathon Niese — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2015	NLCS	NYN	1	.000
2015	NLDS2	NYN	1	.000
2015	WS	NYN	4	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jonathon Niese — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	6	0	0	5.1	5	3	1	6	5.06

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jonathon Niese — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2015	NLCS	NYN	1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0.00
2015	NLDS2	NYN	1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0.00
2015	WS	NYN	4	4.2	5	3	1	4	5.79

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jonathon Niese — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	111	178	15	29	0	11	.163
Away	105	169	12	23	0	8	.136

Pitching — Home / Away

Jonathon Niese — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	108	617.1	632	265	190	478	3.86
Away	103	572.0	647	273	177	436	4.30

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jonathon Niese — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2016-08-23	NYN	STL	W	0	0
2016-08-17	NYN	AZ	L	0	0
2016-08-11	NYN	AZ	L	0	0
2016-08-10	NYN	AZ	L	0	0
2016-08-06	NYN	DET	L	0	0
2016-08-02	NYN	NYY	W	0	0
2016-07-30	PIT	MIL	L	0	0
2016-07-26	PIT	SEA	L	0	0
2016-07-22	PIT	PHI	L	0	0
2016-07-17	PIT	WAS	W	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jonathon Niese — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2016-08-23	NYN	STL	—	0.1	1	3	3	2	0	0
2016-08-17	NYN	AZ	L	4.2	4	4	4	2	6	2
2016-08-11	NYN	AZ	—	1.0	3	6	6	3	2	1
2016-08-10	NYN	AZ	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016-08-06	NYN	DET	—	2.1	3	0	0	1	2	0
2016-08-02	NYN	NYY	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	1
2016-07-30	PIT	MIL	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2016-07-26	PIT	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2016-07-22	PIT	PHI	—	2.1	3	2	2	0	1	1
2016-07-17	PIT	WAS	W	3.0	3	0	0	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jonathon Niese — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	211	197	39	208	11	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jonathon Niese — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2008	NYN	P	3	3	1	3	0	0
2009	NYN	P	5	5	1	3	0	0
2010	NYN	P	30	30	7	26	1	0
2011	NYN	P	27	26	4	36	0	1
2012	NYN	P	30	30	5	26	2	2
2013	NYN	P	24	24	5	26	2	1
2014	NYN	P	30	30	2	33	4	2
2015	NYN	P	33	29	7	39	1	4
2016	PIT	P	23	18	7	15	1	1
2016	NYN	P	6	2	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Jonathon Niese Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	211

Salary History

Jonathon Niese's recorded salaries total $25,423,550 over 7 seasons, 2010 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Niese's career ran from 2008 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2008 and 2009.

Jonathon Niese — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	PIT	NL	$9,000,000
2015	NYN	NL	$7,000,000
2014	NYN	NL	$5,000,000
2013	NYN	NL	$3,050,000
2012	NYN	NL	$519,550
2011	NYN	NL	$452,000
2010	NYN	NL	$402,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$25,423,550

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Jonathon Niese: the record in brief

Jonathon Niese's major league career runs from a debut on September 2, 2008 to a final game on August 23, 2016. The team column moves through the New York Mets (2008 to 2016) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2016). Niese played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on October 27, 1986, in Lima, OH, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 3 inches and 215 pounds. Niese's full given name, per the bio, is Jonathon Joseph Niese.

Niese pitched in 211 games, starting 197, and finished with a 69-68 record and 4.07 ERA. The totals include 914 strikeouts. Niese's 4.07 ERA was close to the 4.05 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 13 wins of 2012. 2012 was Niese's sharpest full season, a 3.40 ERA against the league's 4.01.

Niese made 6 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 5.06 ERA. Those appearances came in 2015.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jonathon Niese

What years did Jonathon Niese play?: Jonathon Niese played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2016.
Was Jonathon Niese a pitcher?: Yes. Jonathon Niese pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 914 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jonathon Niese hit?: Jonathon Niese hit 0 career home runs with 52 hits.
What teams did Jonathon Niese play for?: Jonathon Niese played for 2 teams: the New York Mets (2008–2016) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2016).
What were Jonathon Niese's career stats?: In 211 games, Jonathon Niese went 69-68 with a 4.07 ERA, 914 strikeouts, and 1,189.1 innings pitched. At the plate he had 52 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Jonathon Niese earn in his career?: Jonathon Niese's recorded salaries total $25,423,550 over 7 seasons, 2010 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Niese's career ran from 2008 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2008 and 2009.
What was Jonathon Niese's salary?: Jonathon Niese's last recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $402,000, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2016.
What position did Jonathon Niese play?: Jonathon Niese played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jonathon Niese and how much did he weigh?: Jonathon Niese was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds.
What was Jonathon Niese's career ERA?: Jonathon Niese finished with a 4.07 career ERA, going 69-68 with 914 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jonathon Niese have?: Jonathon Niese recorded 914 career strikeouts.
Is Jonathon Niese in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jonathon Niese has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.