What years did Adam Ottavino play?

Adam Ottavino played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2025.

Was Adam Ottavino a pitcher?

Yes. Adam Ottavino pitched in the major leagues, recording 41 wins and 862 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Adam Ottavino hit?

Adam Ottavino hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams has Adam Ottavino played for?

Adam Ottavino has played for 5 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (2010), the Colorado Rockies (2012–2018), the New York Yankees (2019–2020, 2025), the Boston Red Sox (2021), and the New York Mets (2022–2024).

What are Adam Ottavino's career stats?

In 727 games, Adam Ottavino has gone 41-43 with a 3.48 ERA, 862 strikeouts, 744.2 innings pitched, and 46 saves.

What was Adam Ottavino's salary?

Adam Ottavino's last recorded salary was $1,300,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,300,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $491,000, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.

What position does Adam Ottavino play?

Adam Ottavino plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.

How tall is Adam Ottavino and how much does he weigh?

Adam Ottavino is listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 246 pounds.

What number does Adam Ottavino wear?

Adam Ottavino wears number 0, according to MLB's 2025 roster data.

What was Adam Ottavino's career ERA?

Adam Ottavino finished with a 3.48 career ERA, going 41-43 with 862 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Adam Ottavino have?

Adam Ottavino recorded 862 career strikeouts.

Adam Ottavino

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2025)

Adam Ottavino is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2010 for 5 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 16 seasons. Across 727 career appearances, he has gone 41-43 with a 3.48 ERA, 862 strikeouts, and 46 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9665.7.

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 17, 2026

Active Player

W–L 41–43

ERA 3.48

WHIP 1.29

SO 862

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 9665.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 246 lb
Born: 11/22/1985 in New York, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 2010-05-29
Jersey: #0

Full name: Adam Robert Ottavino

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Career Pitching Statistics

Adam Ottavino — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
41	43	727	3	0	0	46	744.2	628	288	72	330	862	3.48	9665.7

Career ERA 3.48 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 15.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Adam Ottavino Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2010	SLN	NL	0	2	5	3	0	22.1	37	21	9	12	8.46	4.08 (-107%)	-1141.2
2012	COL	NL	5	1	53	0	0	79.0	76	40	34	81	4.56	4.01 (-14%)	322.0
2013	COL	NL	1	3	51	0	0	78.1	73	23	31	78	2.64	3.87 (+32%)	1423.8
2014	COL	NL	1	4	75	0	1	65.0	67	26	16	70	3.60	3.74 (+4%)	1052.5
2015	COL	NL	1	0	10	0	3	10.1	3	0	2	13	0.00	3.96 (+100%)	640.2
2016	COL	NL	1	3	34	0	7	27.0	18	8	7	35	2.67	4.19 (+36%)	808.7
2017	COL	NL	2	3	63	0	0	53.1	48	30	39	63	5.06	4.36 (-16%)	-1074.5
2018	COL	NL	6	4	75	0	6	77.2	41	21	36	112	2.43	4.15 (+41%)	2787.7
2019	NYA	AL	6	5	73	0	2	66.1	47	14	40	88	1.90	4.51 (+58%)	1790.0
2020	NYA	AL	2	3	24	0	0	18.1	20	12	9	25	5.89	4.45 (-32%)	430.0
2021	BOS	AL	7	3	69	0	11	62.0	55	29	35	71	4.21	4.27 (+1%)	479.1
2022	NYN	NL	6	3	66	0	3	65.2	48	15	16	79	2.06	3.97 (+48%)	1854.8
2023	NYN	NL	1	7	66	0	12	61.2	46	22	29	62	3.21	4.33 (+26%)	-290.1
2024	NYN	NL	2	2	60	0	1	56.0	49	27	23	70	4.34	4.08 (-6%)	582.9
2025	NYA	AL	0	0	3	0	0	1.2	0	0	4	3	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			41	43	727	3	46	744.2	628	288	330	862	3.48	—	9,666

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

Adam Ottavino — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
728	24	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	.083	.120	.083	.203	0

Career AVG .083 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 66.7% below league average.

Career OBP .120 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 62.3% below league average.

Career SLG .083 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 79.6% below league average.

Career OPS .203 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 72.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Adam Ottavino Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2010	SLN	NL	6	6	0	0	1	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	COL	NL	53	9	1	1	0	7	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	COL	NL	51	9	0	1	0	5	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	COL	NL	75	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	COL	NL	10	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	COL	NL	34	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	COL	NL	63	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	COL	NL	75	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	NYA	AL	73	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	NYA	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	BOS	AL	69	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	NYN	NL	66	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	NYN	NL	66	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	NYN	NL	60	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	NYA	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			728	24	1	2	1	17	.083	—	—	—	—	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

Adam Ottavino — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Adam Ottavino — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2022	NLWC1	NYN	1	.000
2021	ALCS	BOS	4	.000
2021	ALDS2	BOS	1	.000
2020	ALDS1	NYA	1	.000
2019	ALCS	NYA	5	.000
2019	ALDS2	NYA	3	.000
2018	NLDS1	COL	2	.000
2018	NLWC	COL	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Adam Ottavino — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	18	0	0	12.2	13	8	10	12	5.68

Playoff Pitching by Year

Adam Ottavino — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2022	NLWC1	NYN	0	1	1.0	0	1	3	2	9.00
2021	ALCS	BOS	0	4	3.0	3	1	0	3	3.00
2021	ALDS2	BOS	0	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00
2020	ALDS1	NYA	0	1	0.2	0	1	1	0	13.50
2019	ALCS	NYA	0	5	2.1	6	3	1	3	11.57
2019	ALDS2	NYA	0	3	1.0	1	0	2	1	0.00
2018	NLDS1	COL	1	2	2.2	1	1	2	1	3.38
2018	NLWC	COL	0	1	1.0	2	1	1	2	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Adam Ottavino — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	376	17	1	2	0	0	.118
Away	352	7	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Adam Ottavino — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	375	388.0	332	146	152	442	3.39
Away	352	356.2	296	142	178	420	3.58

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Adam Ottavino — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-04-07	NYY	DET	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	1	0
2025-04-03	NYY	AZ	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
2025-04-01	NYY	AZ	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
2024-09-30	NYN	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2024-09-30	NYN	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2024-09-27	NYN	MIL	—	1.1	0	0	0	1	3	0
2024-09-24	NYN	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2024-09-20	NYN	PHI	—	0.1	2	3	3	1	1	1
2024-09-17	NYN	WAS	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2024-09-10	NYN	TOR	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Adam Ottavino — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	727	3	60	59	12	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Adam Ottavino — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2010	SLN	P	5	3	3	1	0	0
2012	COL	P	53	0	5	10	0	0
2013	COL	P	51	0	8	8	1	1
2014	COL	P	75	0	2	6	0	0
2015	COL	P	10	0	0	1	0	0
2016	COL	P	34	0	3	0	0	0
2017	COL	P	63	0	5	6	2	0
2018	COL	P	75	0	8	4	1	0
2019	NYA	P	73	0	3	3	1	1
2020	NYA	P	24	0	0	2	0	0
2021	BOS	P	69	0	0	7	3	0
2022	NYN	P	66	0	3	6	3	0
2023	NYN	P	66	0	11	3	1	1
2024	NYN	P	60	0	9	2	0	0
2025	NYA	P	3	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Adam Ottavino Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	727

Salary History

Adam Ottavino's recorded salaries total $3,593,000 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ottavino's career ran from 2010 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2010 and 2012.

Adam Ottavino — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	COL	NL	$1,300,000
2015	COL	NL	$1,300,000
2014	COL	NL	$502,000
2013	COL	NL	$491,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$3,593,000

College History

Adam Ottavino — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Northeastern University	Boston	MA	2004, 2005, 2006

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Adam Ottavino: the record in brief

Adam Ottavino made a major league debut on May 29, 2010 and is still active, so the totals on this page keep changing. The team column moves through the St. Louis Cardinals (2010), the Colorado Rockies (2012 to 2018), the New York Yankees (2019 through 2025), the Boston Red Sox (2021), and the New York Mets (2022 to 2024). Ottavino, a pitcher by primary position, batted from both sides and threw right-handed. Ottavino is listed at 6-foot-5 and 246 pounds. The birth record reads November 22, 1985, in New York, NY, USA. The bio lists the given name Adam Robert.

Ottavino has gone 41-43 with a 3.48 ERA in 727 games, 3 of them starts. The totals include 862 strikeouts and 46 saves. Against a 4.13 league ERA for the same years, Ottavino was 15.7% better. No season topped the 7 wins of 2021. 2018 produced Ottavino's most strikeouts, 112. Ottavino saved 12 games in 2023, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Adam Ottavino

What years did Adam Ottavino play?: Adam Ottavino played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2025.
Was Adam Ottavino a pitcher?: Yes. Adam Ottavino pitched in the major leagues, recording 41 wins and 862 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Adam Ottavino hit?: Adam Ottavino hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams has Adam Ottavino played for?: Adam Ottavino has played for 5 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (2010), the Colorado Rockies (2012–2018), the New York Yankees (2019–2020, 2025), the Boston Red Sox (2021), and the New York Mets (2022–2024).
What are Adam Ottavino's career stats?: In 727 games, Adam Ottavino has gone 41-43 with a 3.48 ERA, 862 strikeouts, 744.2 innings pitched, and 46 saves.
How much has Adam Ottavino earned in his career?: Adam Ottavino's recorded salaries total $3,593,000 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ottavino's career ran from 2010 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2010 and 2012.
What was Adam Ottavino's salary?: Adam Ottavino's last recorded salary was $1,300,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,300,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $491,000, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.
What position does Adam Ottavino play?: Adam Ottavino plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Adam Ottavino and how much does he weigh?: Adam Ottavino is listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 246 pounds.
What number does Adam Ottavino wear?: Adam Ottavino wears number 0, according to MLB's 2025 roster data.
What was Adam Ottavino's career ERA?: Adam Ottavino finished with a 3.48 career ERA, going 41-43 with 862 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Adam Ottavino have?: Adam Ottavino recorded 862 career strikeouts.