What years did John Parrish play?

John Parrish played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2010.

Was John Parrish a pitcher?

Yes. John Parrish pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 225 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Parrish hit?

John Parrish hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did John Parrish play for?

John Parrish played for 4 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (2000–2001, 2003–2005, 2007), the Seattle Mariners (2007), the Toronto Blue Jays (2008), and the Kansas City Royals (2010).

What were John Parrish's career stats?

In 183 games, John Parrish went 14-14 with a 4.51 ERA, 225 strikeouts, 277.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves.

What was John Parrish's salary?

John Parrish's last recorded salary was $600,000, in 2010. His highest recorded salary was $612,500, in 2005, and his lowest was $215,000, in 2002. The Salary History table lists each season from 2002 to 2010.

What position did John Parrish play?

John Parrish played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was John Parrish and how much did he weigh?

John Parrish was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 180 pounds.

What was John Parrish's career ERA?

John Parrish finished with a 4.51 career ERA, going 14-14 with 225 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did John Parrish have?

John Parrish recorded 225 career strikeouts.

Is John Parrish in the Hall of Fame?

No. John Parrish has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

John Parrish

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2010)

John Parrish was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2010 for 4 teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 11 seasons. Across 183 career appearances, he went 14-14 with a 4.51 ERA and 225 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 October 25, 2026

W–L 14–14

ERA 4.51

WHIP 1.69

SO 225

Pitcher PIV -2388.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 11/26/1977 in Lancaster, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 2000-07-24
Last Game: 2010-04-24

Full name: John Henry Parrish

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Career Pitching Statistics

John Parrish — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
14	14	183	16	0	0	1	277.2	280	139	27	189	225	4.51	-2388.8

Career ERA 4.51 vs. league average 4.40 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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John Parrish Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2000	BAL	AL	2	4	8	8	0	36.1	40	29	35	28	7.18	4.77 (-51%)	-1764.5
2001	BAL	AL	1	2	16	1	0	22.0	22	15	17	20	6.14	4.42 (-39%)	-1372.4
2003	BAL	AL	0	1	14	0	0	23.2	17	5	8	15	1.90	4.40 (+57%)	235.7
2004	BAL	AL	6	3	56	1	1	78.0	68	30	55	71	3.46	4.46 (+22%)	670.6
2005	BAL	AL	1	0	14	0	0	17.1	19	6	17	25	3.12	4.29 (+27%)	201.4
2007	BAL	AL	2	2	45	0	0	41.2	41	25	33	36	5.40	4.47 (-21%)	-190.1
2007	SEA	AL	0	0	8	0	0	10.1	22	8	4	5	6.97	4.47 (-56%)	269.2
2008	TOR	AL	1	1	13	6	0	42.1	47	19	15	21	4.04	4.32 (+7%)	-438.7
2010	KCA	AL	1	1	9	0	0	6.0	4	2	5	4	3.00	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			14	14	183	16	1	277.2	280	139	189	225	4.51	—	-2,389

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

John Parrish — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
184	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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John Parrish Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2000	BAL	AL	8	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	BAL	AL	16	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	BAL	AL	14	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	BAL	AL	56	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	BAL	AL	15	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	BAL	AL	45	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SEA	AL	8	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	TOR	AL	13	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	KCA	AL	9	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			184	1	.000	—	—	—	—	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

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

Batting — Home / Away

John Parrish — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	94	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	90	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

John Parrish — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	93	149.1	132	63	100	117	3.80
Away	90	128.1	148	76	89	108	5.33

Last 10 Games — Pitching

John Parrish — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2010-04-24	KCR	MIN	—	0.0	1	1	1	2	0	1
2010-04-21	KCR	TOR	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2010-04-17	KCR	MIN	L	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1
2010-04-14	KCR	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0
2010-04-12	KCR	DET	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2010-04-11	KCR	BOS	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-04-09	KCR	BOS	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2010-04-07	KCR	DET	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-04-05	KCR	DET	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-09-27	TOR	BAL	L	5.0	9	2	2	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

John Parrish — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	183	16	17	40	11	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

John Parrish — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2000	BAL	P	8	8	1	4	1	1
2001	BAL	P	16	1	0	3	1	0
2003	BAL	P	14	0	1	3	2	0
2004	BAL	P	56	1	8	11	6	1
2005	BAL	P	14	0	0	4	0	0
2007	BAL	P	45	0	1	7	0	0
2007	SEA	P	8	0	1	1	0	0
2008	TOR	P	13	6	3	6	1	0
2010	KCA	P	9	0	2	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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John Parrish Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	183

Salary History

John Parrish's recorded salaries total $2,935,000 over 6 seasons, 2002 to 2010. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Parrish's career ran from 2000 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2008.

John Parrish — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2010	KCA	AL	$600,000
2007	BAL	AL	$575,000
2006	BAL	AL	$612,500
2005	BAL	AL	$612,500
2004	BAL	AL	$320,000
2002	BAL	AL	$215,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,935,000

John Parrish: the record in brief

The profile opens with John Parrish's first major league game on July 24, 2000; the last one listed came on April 24, 2010. Club by club, the record runs the Baltimore Orioles (2000 to 2007), the Seattle Mariners (2007), the Toronto Blue Jays (2008), and the Kansas City Royals (2010). At 5'11" and 180 pounds, Parrish is listed as a pitcher. Parrish threw and hit left-handed, per the bio block. Parrish was born on November 26, 1977, in Lancaster, PA, USA. The given name on file is John Henry Parrish.

Parrish's career pitching line is 14 wins, 14 losses and a 4.51 ERA over 183 appearances. Also on Parrish's record: 225 strikeouts. Parrish's 4.51 ERA was close to the 4.40 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 6 wins of 2004. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.46 in 2004, when the league's was 4.46.

Every defensive appearance on record for Parrish, 183 games, came at pitcher. The fielding table credits Parrish with 17 putouts, 40 assists and 11 errors on the mound.

Frequently Asked Questions about John Parrish

What years did John Parrish play?: John Parrish played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2010.
Was John Parrish a pitcher?: Yes. John Parrish pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 225 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Parrish hit?: John Parrish hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did John Parrish play for?: John Parrish played for 4 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (2000–2001, 2003–2005, 2007), the Seattle Mariners (2007), the Toronto Blue Jays (2008), and the Kansas City Royals (2010).
What were John Parrish's career stats?: In 183 games, John Parrish went 14-14 with a 4.51 ERA, 225 strikeouts, 277.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
How much did John Parrish earn in his career?: John Parrish's recorded salaries total $2,935,000 over 6 seasons, 2002 to 2010. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Parrish's career ran from 2000 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2008.
What was John Parrish's salary?: John Parrish's last recorded salary was $600,000, in 2010. His highest recorded salary was $612,500, in 2005, and his lowest was $215,000, in 2002. The Salary History table lists each season from 2002 to 2010.
What position did John Parrish play?: John Parrish played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was John Parrish and how much did he weigh?: John Parrish was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 180 pounds.
What was John Parrish's career ERA?: John Parrish finished with a 4.51 career ERA, going 14-14 with 225 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did John Parrish have?: John Parrish recorded 225 career strikeouts.
Is John Parrish in the Hall of Fame?: No. John Parrish has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.