Drew Pomeranz
Born: 11/22/1988 in Memphis, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 2011-09-11 | Final Game: 2021-08-10
Bats: R | Throws: L | Height: 6'5" | Weight: 246 lbs
Full name: Thomas Andrew Pomeranz
Biography
Drew Pomeranz, born in 1988, was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 2011 to 2021. Over his decade-long tenure in Major League Baseball, Pomeranz established himself as a reliable arm on the mound, noted for his impressive strikeout capability, amassing a total of 883 strikeouts throughout his career. With a win-loss record of 48-58 and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.91, he played a significant role in various pitching rotations, showcasing his versatility and durability as a player.
Pomeranz's career was marked by a notable All-Star selection, reflecting his talent and contributions to the game. Known for his left-handed pitching style, he was able to adapt to the evolving dynamics of baseball during the 2010s, a period characterized by a surge in strikeout rates and an increasing emphasis on specialized bullpen roles. Although he recorded nine saves during his career, Pomeranz primarily made his mark as a starter and later transitioned into a relief role, demonstrating his ability to adjust to the needs of his team. His journey through the league left an indelible mark, as he continued to influence the game even as he took on different pitching responsibilities.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 58 | 289 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 858.3 | 786 | 373 | 110 | 369 | 883 | 3.91 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | COL | NL | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 5.40 | 622.6 |
| 2012 | COL | NL | 2 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96.7 | 97 | 53 | 46 | 83 | 4.93 | -1965.2 |
| 2013 | COL | NL | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 6.23 | -1413.4 |
| 2014 | OAK | AL | 5 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 51 | 18 | 26 | 64 | 2.35 | -51.2 |
| 2015 | OAK | AL | 5 | 6 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 86.0 | 71 | 35 | 31 | 82 | 3.66 | 742.9 |
| 2016 | BOS | AL | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.7 | 70 | 35 | 24 | 71 | 4.59 | -1023.2 |
| 2016 | SDP | NL | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102.0 | 67 | 28 | 41 | 115 | 2.47 | - |
| 2017 | BOS | AL | 17 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7 | 166 | 64 | 69 | 174 | 3.32 | 2342.4 |
| 2018 | BOS | AL | 2 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.0 | 87 | 50 | 44 | 66 | 6.08 | -2407.9 |
| 2019 | MIL | NL | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26.3 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 2.39 | 1206.4 |
| 2019 | SFG | NL | 2 | 9 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.7 | 89 | 49 | 36 | 92 | 5.68 | - |
| 2020 | SDP | NL | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18.7 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 1.45 | - |
| 2021 | SDP | NL | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.7 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 1.75 | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 289 | 89 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 0.135 | 0.144 | 0.225 | 0.369 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | COL | NL | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.200 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | COL | NL | 22 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.231 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | COL | NL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | OAK | AL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | OAK | AL | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | BOS | AL | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | SDP | NL | 17 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.152 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | BOS | AL | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | BOS | AL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | MIL | NL | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | SFG | NL | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | SDP | NL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | SDP | NL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NLWC2 | SDN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | NLDS1 | SDN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | NLWC | MIL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 2017 | ALDS2 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2016 | ALDS2 | BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11.7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4.63 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NLDS1 | SDN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | NLWC2 | SDN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | NLWC | MIL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | ALDS2 | BOS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18.00 |
| 2016 | ALDS2 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4.91 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 289 | 140 | 17 | 85 | 8 | 6 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | COL | P | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | COL | P | 22 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | COL | P | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | OAK | P | 20 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | OAK | P | 53 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | BOS | P | 14 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | SDN | P | 17 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | BOS | P | 32 | 32 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | BOS | P | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | MIL | P | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | SFN | P | 21 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | SDN | P | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | SDN | P | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 289 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SDN | NL | $1,350,000 |
| 2015 | OAK | AL | $517,500 |
| Total Career Earnings | $1,867,500 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mississippi | Oxford | MS | 2008, 2009, 2010 |