What years did David Phelps play?

David Phelps played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2022.

Was David Phelps a pitcher?

Yes. David Phelps pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 666 strikeouts.

How many home runs did David Phelps hit?

David Phelps hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

What were David Phelps's career stats?

In 367 games, David Phelps went 34-40 with a 3.80 ERA, 666 strikeouts, 682.2 innings pitched, and 7 saves.

What was David Phelps's salary?

David Phelps's last recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $512,425, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.

What position did David Phelps play?

David Phelps played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was David Phelps and how much did he weigh?

David Phelps was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.

What was David Phelps's career ERA?

David Phelps finished with a 3.80 career ERA, going 34-40 with 666 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did David Phelps have?

David Phelps recorded 666 career strikeouts.

Is David Phelps in the Hall of Fame?

No. David Phelps has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

David Phelps

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2022)

David Phelps was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2022 for 7 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 11 seasons. Across 367 career appearances, he went 34-40 with a 3.80 ERA and 666 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3568.0.

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 34–40

ERA 3.80

WHIP 1.32

SO 666

Pitcher PIV 3568.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 10/9/1986 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-04-08
Last Game: 2022-10-05

Full name: David Edward Phelps

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Career Pitching Statistics

David Phelps — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
34	40	367	67	1	0	7	682.2	625	288	71	273	666	3.80	3568.0

Career ERA 3.80 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 7.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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David Phelps Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2012	NYA	AL	4	4	33	11	0	0	99.2	81	37	38	96	3.34	4.01 (+17%)	-757.9
2013	NYA	AL	6	5	22	12	0	0	86.2	88	48	35	79	4.98	3.87 (-29%)	123.7
2014	NYA	AL	5	5	32	17	1	1	113.0	115	55	46	92	4.38	3.74 (-17%)	-1881.3
2015	MIA	NL	4	8	23	19	0	0	112.0	119	56	33	77	4.50	3.96 (-14%)	-181.9
2016	MIA	NL	7	6	64	5	0	4	86.2	61	22	38	114	2.28	4.19 (+45%)	3064.2
2017	MIA	NL	2	4	44	0	0	0	47.0	42	18	21	51	3.45	4.36 (+21%)	767.8
2017	SEA	AL	2	1	10	0	0	0	8.2	9	3	5	11	3.12	—	0.0
2019	TOR	AL	0	0	17	1	0	0	17.1	14	7	7	18	3.63	4.51 (+19%)	-115.6
2019	CHN	NL	2	1	24	0	0	1	17.0	17	6	10	18	3.18	4.51 (+29%)	48.8
2020	MIL	NL	2	3	12	0	0	0	13.0	7	4	2	20	2.77	4.45 (+38%)	536.5
2020	PHI	NL	0	1	10	0	0	0	7.2	12	11	3	11	12.91	—	0.0
2021	TOR	AL	0	0	11	1	0	0	10.1	8	1	4	15	0.87	4.27 (+80%)	659.4
2022	TOR	AL	0	2	65	1	0	1	63.2	52	20	31	64	2.83	3.97 (+29%)	1304.2
Career · 13 seasons			34	40	367	67	1	7	682.2	625	288	273	666	3.80	—	3,568

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

David Phelps — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
368	52	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	.115	.132	.115	.247	0

Career AVG .115 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 54.1% below league average.

Career OBP .132 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 58.5% below league average.

Career SLG .115 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 71.8% below league average.

Career OPS .247 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 66.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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David Phelps Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2012	NYA	AL	33	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	NYA	AL	22	2	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	NYA	AL	32	4	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	MIA	NL	23	34	4	0	16	.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	MIA	NL	64	11	2	1	3	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	MIA	NL	44	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	SEA	AL	10	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	TOR	AL	17	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	CHN	NL	24	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	MIL	NL	12	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	PHI	NL	10	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	TOR	AL	12	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	TOR	AL	65	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			368	52	6	1	23	.115	—	—	—	—	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

David Phelps — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

David Phelps — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2012	ALCS	NYA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2012	ALDS1	NYA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

David Phelps — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	2	3	0	0	3.1	7	3	1	2	8.10

Playoff Pitching by Year

David Phelps — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2012	ALCS	NYA	0	1	2	0	0	2.0	5	2	1	1	9.00
2012	ALDS1	NYA	0	1	1	0	0	1.1	2	1	0	1	6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

David Phelps — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	180	16	0	1	0	0	.062
Away	188	36	0	5	0	1	.139

Pitching — Home / Away

David Phelps — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	180	323.1	275	113	128	328	3.15
Away	187	359.1	350	175	145	338	4.38

Last 10 Games — Pitching

David Phelps — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2022-10-05	TOR	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2022-10-01	TOR	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2022-09-27	TOR	NYY	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	3	0
2022-09-22	TOR	TBR	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0
2022-09-20	TOR	PHI	—	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	1
2022-09-15	TOR	TBR	—	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0
2022-09-13	TOR	TBR	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2022-09-11	TOR	TEX	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2022-09-05	TOR	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2022-09-04	TOR	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

David Phelps — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	367	67	45	78	8	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

David Phelps — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2012	NYA	P	33	11	4	10	3	0
2013	NYA	P	22	12	13	9	1	2
2014	NYA	P	32	17	10	18	0	2
2015	MIA	P	23	19	4	19	1	2
2016	MIA	P	64	5	4	12	3	2
2017	MIA	P	44	0	2	3	0	0
2017	SEA	P	10	0	3	0	0	0
2019	TOR	P	17	1	0	0	0	0
2019	CHN	P	24	0	0	1	0	0
2020	MIL	P	12	0	2	0	0	0
2020	PHI	P	10	0	2	0	0	0
2021	TOR	P	11	1	0	0	0	0
2022	TOR	P	65	1	1	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

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David Phelps Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	368

Salary History

David Phelps's recorded salaries total $4,953,850 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Phelps's career ran from 2012 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012.

David Phelps — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	MIA	NL	$2,500,000
2015	MIA	NL	$1,400,000
2014	NYA	AL	$541,425
2013	NYA	AL	$512,425
Total recorded salary (partial)			$4,953,850

College History

David Phelps — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Notre Dame	South Bend	IN	2006, 2007, 2008

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David Phelps: the record in brief

David Phelps played a first major league game on April 8, 2012 and a last one on October 5, 2022. The team column moves through the New York Yankees (2012 to 2014), the Miami Marlins (2015 to 2017), the Seattle Mariners (2017), the Toronto Blue Jays (2019 to 2022), the Chicago Cubs (2019), the Milwaukee Brewers (2020), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2020). Phelps played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on October 9, 1986, in St. Louis, MO, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds. Phelps's full given name, per the bio, is David Edward Phelps.

Phelps pitched in 367 games, starting 67, and finished with a 34-40 record and 3.80 ERA. The same table counts 666 strikeouts. The leagues Phelps pitched in allowed 4.11 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 7.6% better than average. The best win total was 7, in 2016.

Frequently Asked Questions about David Phelps

What years did David Phelps play?: David Phelps played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2022.
Was David Phelps a pitcher?: Yes. David Phelps pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 666 strikeouts.
How many home runs did David Phelps hit?: David Phelps hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.
What teams did David Phelps play for?: David Phelps played for 7 teams: the New York Yankees (2012–2014), the Miami Marlins (2015–2017), the Seattle Mariners (2017), the Toronto Blue Jays (2019, 2021–2022), the Chicago Cubs (2019), the Milwaukee Brewers (2020), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2020).
What were David Phelps's career stats?: In 367 games, David Phelps went 34-40 with a 3.80 ERA, 666 strikeouts, 682.2 innings pitched, and 7 saves.
How much did David Phelps earn in his career?: David Phelps's recorded salaries total $4,953,850 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Phelps's career ran from 2012 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012.
What was David Phelps's salary?: David Phelps's last recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $512,425, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.
What position did David Phelps play?: David Phelps played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was David Phelps and how much did he weigh?: David Phelps was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.
What was David Phelps's career ERA?: David Phelps finished with a 3.80 career ERA, going 34-40 with 666 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did David Phelps have?: David Phelps recorded 666 career strikeouts.
Is David Phelps in the Hall of Fame?: No. David Phelps has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.