Daniel Norris
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2023)
Daniel Norris was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2023 for 5 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 10 seasons. Across 215 career appearances, he went 22-38 with a 4.73 ERA and 545 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 207 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2014-09-05
Full name: Daniel David Norris
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | TOR | AL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5.40 | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | TOR | AL | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 3.86 | 3.96 (+3%) | -642.1 |
| 2015 | DET | AL | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 3.68 | 3.96 (+7%) | -366.1 |
| 2016 | DET | AL | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.1 | 75 | 26 | 22 | 71 | 3.38 | 4.19 (+19%) | 465.0 |
| 2017 | DET | AL | 5 | 8 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101.2 | 120 | 60 | 44 | 86 | 5.31 | 4.36 (-22%) | -74.1 |
| 2018 | DET | AL | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 | 46 | 28 | 19 | 51 | 5.68 | 4.15 (-37%) | -529.7 |
| 2019 | DET | AL | 3 | 13 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.1 | 154 | 72 | 38 | 125 | 4.49 | 4.51 (avg) | -366.8 |
| 2020 | DET | AL | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 3.25 | 4.45 (+27%) | 1104.0 |
| 2021 | DET | AL | 1 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36.2 | 38 | 24 | 15 | 40 | 5.89 | 4.27 (-38%) | 432.4 |
| 2021 | MIL | NL | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 6.64 | 4.27 (-56%) | -1293.1 |
| 2022 | CHN | NL | 0 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 43 | 6.90 | 3.97 (-74%) | -1208.1 |
| 2022 | DET | AL | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.2 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 3.45 | 3.97 (+13%) | -511.6 |
| 2023 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5.68 | 4.33 (-31%) | -1059.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 22 | 38 | 215 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 582.1 | 588 | 306 | 225 | 545 | 4.73 | — | -4,049 | ||
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
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .143 | .250 | .357 | .607 | 0 |
Career AVG .143 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 42.8% below league average.
Career OBP .250 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 21.5% below league average.
Career SLG .357 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 13.2% below league average.
Career OPS .607 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 16.8% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | TOR | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | TOR | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | DET | AL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | DET | AL | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | DET | AL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | DET | AL | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | DET | AL | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | DET | AL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | DET | AL | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | MIL | NL | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | CHN | NL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | DET | AL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | CLE | AL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 216 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .143 | — | — | — | — | 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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (431 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Away | 114 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .154 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 102 | 261.2 | 279 | 153 | 106 | 234 | 5.26 |
| Away | 113 | 320.2 | 309 | 153 | 119 | 311 | 4.29 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-28 | CLE | MIN | — | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023-08-16 | CLE | CIN | — | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-08-11 | CLE | TBR | — | 1.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023-07-31 | CLE | HOU | — | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-07-28 | CLE | CHW | — | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023-07-24 | CLE | KCR | — | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-06-18 | CLE | AZ | — | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-10-04 | DET | SEA | — | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022-10-01 | DET | MIN | W | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-09-28 | DET | KCR | W | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | TOR | P | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | TOR | P | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | DET | P | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | DET | P | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | DET | P | 22 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | DET | P | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | DET | P | 32 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | DET | P | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | DET | P | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | MIL | P | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | CHN | P | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | DET | P | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | CLE | P | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 215 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | DET | AL | $514,500 |
| 2015 | TOR | AL | $508,700 |
| Total Career Earnings | $1,023,200 | ||
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Daniel Norris: the record in brief
Daniel Norris's entire major league record comes from the period beginning September 5, 2014. Norris played for the Toronto Blue Jays (2014 through 2015), the Detroit Tigers (2015 to 2022), the Milwaukee Brewers (2021), the Chicago Cubs (2022), and the Cleveland Guardians (2023). Norris is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-2 and 207 pounds. The bio says Norris both batted and threw left-handed. Norris was born on April 25, 1993, in Johnson City, TN, USA. On the record, Daniel Norris was born Daniel David Norris.
Norris went 22-38 with a 4.73 ERA in 215 games, 86 of them starts. Also on Norris's record: 545 strikeouts. The league ERA over Norris's seasons was 4.17, so the 4.73 figure ran 13.3% worse than average. Norris won 5 games in 2017, the most of any season listed. 2019 produced Norris's most strikeouts, 125. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.49 in 2019, when the league's was 4.51.
Frequently Asked Questions about Daniel Norris
- What years did Daniel Norris play?
- Daniel Norris played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2023.
- Was Daniel Norris a pitcher?
- Yes. Daniel Norris pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 545 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Daniel Norris hit?
- Daniel Norris hit 1 career home runs with 2 hits.
- What was Daniel Norris's career batting average?
- Daniel Norris batted .143 over his career, with 2 hits in 14 at bats.
- How many RBI did Daniel Norris have?
- Daniel Norris drove in 2 runs in his career.
- What was Daniel Norris's career ERA?
- Daniel Norris finished with a 4.73 career ERA, going 22-38 with 545 strikeouts.