What years did Jarrod Parker play?

Jarrod Parker played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2013.

Was Jarrod Parker a pitcher?

Yes. Jarrod Parker pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 275 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jarrod Parker hit?

Jarrod Parker hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Jarrod Parker play for?

Jarrod Parker played for 2 teams: the Arizona Diamondbacks (2011) and the Oakland Athletics (2012–2013).

What were Jarrod Parker's career stats?

In 62 games, Jarrod Parker went 25-16 with a 3.68 ERA, 275 strikeouts, and 384.0 innings pitched.

What was Jarrod Parker's salary?

Jarrod Parker's last recorded salary was $850,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $850,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $495,000, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.

What position did Jarrod Parker play?

Jarrod Parker played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jarrod Parker and how much did he weigh?

Jarrod Parker was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 195 pounds.

What was Jarrod Parker's career ERA?

Jarrod Parker finished with a 3.68 career ERA, going 25-16 with 275 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jarrod Parker have?

Jarrod Parker recorded 275 career strikeouts.

Is Jarrod Parker in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jarrod Parker has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jarrod Parker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2013)

Jarrod Parker was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2013 for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Athletics, a span of 3 seasons. Across 62 career appearances, he went 25-16 with a 3.68 ERA and 275 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 95.8.

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

W–L 25–16

ERA 3.68

WHIP 1.24

SO 275

Pitcher PIV 95.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 195 lb
Born: 11/24/1988 in Fort Wayne, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 2011-09-27
Last Game: 2013-09-28

Full name: Jarrod Brent Parker

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jarrod Parker — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	16	62	62	1	0	0	384.0	348	157	36	127	275	3.68	95.8

Career ERA 3.68 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 6.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jarrod Parker — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2011	ARI	NL	0	0	1	1	0	5.2	4	0	1	1	0.00	—	0.0
2012	OAK	AL	13	8	29	29	0	181.1	166	70	63	140	3.47	4.01 (+13%)	2744.0
2013	OAK	AL	12	8	32	32	1	197.0	178	87	63	134	3.97	3.87 (-3%)	-2648.2
Career · 3 seasons			25	16	62	62	1	384.0	348	157	127	275	3.68	—	96

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

Jarrod Parker — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
62	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.125	.125	.250	.375	0

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 50.9% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 60.8% below league average.

Career SLG .250 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — 37.5% below league average.

Career OPS .375 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 47.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jarrod Parker — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2011	ARI	NL	1	2	1	1	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	OAK	AL	29	6	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	OAK	AL	32	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			62	8	1	1	5	.125	—	—	—	—	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

Jarrod Parker — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jarrod Parker — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2013	ALDS2	OAK	1	.000
2012	ALDS2	OAK	2	.000
2011	NLDS2	ARI	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jarrod Parker — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	4	3	0	18.0	21	10	4	12	5.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jarrod Parker — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2013	ALDS2	OAK	1	0	1	1	5.0	5	3	1	1	5.40
2012	ALDS2	OAK	0	2	2	2	12.2	14	6	2	11	4.26
2011	NLDS2	ARI	0	0	1	0	0.1	2	1	1	0	27.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jarrod Parker — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	34	2	0	1	0	0	.500
Away	28	6	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Jarrod Parker — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	34	216.0	191	80	64	142	3.33
Away	28	168.0	157	77	63	133	4.12

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jarrod Parker — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2013-09-28	OAK	SEA	L	4.1	7	7	7	1	4	3
2013-09-21	OAK	MIN	W	6.0	4	1	1	0	1	1
2013-09-16	OAK	LAA	L	4.1	8	8	7	2	3	0
2013-09-10	OAK	MIN	—	6.0	7	2	2	3	4	2
2013-09-04	OAK	TEX	W	6.0	5	2	2	0	4	0
2013-08-30	OAK	TBR	—	7.0	6	3	3	3	3	0
2013-08-24	OAK	BAL	W	8.0	5	1	1	3	5	1
2013-08-19	OAK	SEA	W	9.0	8	1	1	0	8	0
2013-08-14	OAK	HOU	—	8.1	8	1	1	1	6	1
2013-08-09	OAK	TOR	W	6.0	6	3	3	1	6	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jarrod Parker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	62	62	23	37	7	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jarrod Parker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2011	ARI	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
2012	OAK	P	29	29	9	15	3	2
2013	OAK	P	32	32	14	21	4	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jarrod Parker — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	62

Salary History

Jarrod Parker's recorded salaries total $1,345,000 over 2 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Parker's career ran from 2011 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2011 and 2012.

Jarrod Parker — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	OAK	AL	$850,000
2013	OAK	AL	$495,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,345,000

Award Voting History

Jarrod Parker — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2012	Rookie of the Year	AL	5th	1.0	140	0

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Career Spans

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Jarrod Parker: the record in brief

According to the bio, Jarrod Parker debuted on September 27, 2011 and played a final game on September 28, 2013. The season rows list, in order, the Arizona Diamondbacks (2011) and the Oakland Athletics (2012 through 2013). Parker is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 1 inch and 195 pounds. The bio says Parker batted and threw right-handed. Parker was born on November 24, 1988, in Fort Wayne, IN, USA. On the record, Jarrod Parker was born Jarrod Brent Parker.

Parker went 25-16 with a 3.68 ERA in 62 games, 62 of them starts. The same table counts 275 strikeouts. Against a 3.94 league ERA for the same years, Parker was 6.6% better. 2012 brought Parker a season-high 13 wins. 2012 was Parker's sharpest full season, a 3.47 ERA against the league's 4.01. Parker's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 95.8.

In award voting, Parker's best finish was 5th for the Rookie of the Year in 2012.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jarrod Parker

What years did Jarrod Parker play?: Jarrod Parker played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2013.
Was Jarrod Parker a pitcher?: Yes. Jarrod Parker pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 275 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jarrod Parker hit?: Jarrod Parker hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Jarrod Parker play for?: Jarrod Parker played for 2 teams: the Arizona Diamondbacks (2011) and the Oakland Athletics (2012–2013).
What were Jarrod Parker's career stats?: In 62 games, Jarrod Parker went 25-16 with a 3.68 ERA, 275 strikeouts, and 384.0 innings pitched.
How much did Jarrod Parker earn in his career?: Jarrod Parker's recorded salaries total $1,345,000 over 2 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Parker's career ran from 2011 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2011 and 2012.
What was Jarrod Parker's salary?: Jarrod Parker's last recorded salary was $850,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $850,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $495,000, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.
What position did Jarrod Parker play?: Jarrod Parker played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jarrod Parker and how much did he weigh?: Jarrod Parker was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 195 pounds.
What was Jarrod Parker's career ERA?: Jarrod Parker finished with a 3.68 career ERA, going 25-16 with 275 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jarrod Parker have?: Jarrod Parker recorded 275 career strikeouts.
Is Jarrod Parker in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jarrod Parker has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.