What years did Rick Porcello play?

Rick Porcello played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2020.

Was Rick Porcello a pitcher?

Yes. Rick Porcello pitched in the major leagues, recording 150 wins and 1561 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rick Porcello hit?

Rick Porcello hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

What teams did Rick Porcello play for?

Rick Porcello played for 3 teams: the Detroit Tigers (2009–2014), the Boston Red Sox (2015–2019), and the New York Mets (2020).

How many Cy Young Awards did Rick Porcello win?

Rick Porcello won 1 Cy Young Award, in 2016.

What awards did Rick Porcello win?

Rick Porcello won the Cy Young Award (2016).

What were Rick Porcello's career stats?

In 355 games, Rick Porcello went 150-125 with a 4.40 ERA, 1,561 strikeouts, and 2,096.1 innings pitched.

What was Rick Porcello's salary?

Rick Porcello's last recorded salary was $20,125,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $20,125,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $1,536,000, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2009 to 2016.

What position did Rick Porcello play?

Rick Porcello played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Rick Porcello and how much did he weigh?

Rick Porcello was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 205 pounds.

What was Rick Porcello's career ERA?

Rick Porcello finished with a 4.40 career ERA, going 150-125 with 1,561 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Rick Porcello have?

Rick Porcello recorded 1,561 career strikeouts.

Is Rick Porcello in the Hall of Fame?

No. Rick Porcello has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rick Porcello

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2020)

Rick Porcello was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2020 for the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Mets, a span of 12 seasons. Across 355 career appearances, he went 150-125 with a 4.40 ERA and 1,561 strikeouts. Rick Porcello was a Cy Young. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2855.3.

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 150–125

ERA 4.40

WHIP 1.32

SO 1,561

Pitcher PIV 2855.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 205 lb
Born: 12/27/1988 in Morristown, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 2009-04-09
Last Game: 2020-09-26
Awards: Cy Young

Full name: Frederick Alfred Porcello

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rick Porcello — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
150	125	355	351	10	3	0	2096.1	2,270	1,025	260	489	1,561	4.40	2855.3

Career ERA 4.40 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 7.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Rick Porcello Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	DET	AL	14	9	31	31	0	0	170.2	176	75	52	89	3.96	4.32 (+8%)	-1924.7
2010	DET	AL	10	12	27	27	0	0	162.2	188	89	38	84	4.92	4.08 (-21%)	-955.3
2011	DET	AL	14	9	31	31	0	0	182.0	210	96	46	104	4.75	3.94 (-20%)	-527.5
2012	DET	AL	10	12	31	31	0	0	176.1	226	90	44	107	4.59	4.01 (-14%)	471.8
2013	DET	AL	13	8	32	29	1	0	177.0	185	85	42	142	4.32	3.87 (-12%)	1547.4
2014	DET	AL	15	13	32	31	3	3	204.2	211	78	41	129	3.43	3.74 (+8%)	352.1
2015	BOS	AL	9	15	28	28	0	0	172.0	196	94	38	149	4.92	3.96 (-24%)	-715.0
2016	BOS	AL	22	4	33	33	3	0	223.0	193	78	32	189	3.15	4.19 (+25%)	4619.2
2017	BOS	AL	11	17	33	33	2	0	203.1	236	105	48	181	4.65	4.36 (-7%)	-1248.2
2018	BOS	AL	17	7	33	33	1	0	191.1	177	91	48	190	4.28	4.15 (-3%)	677.7
2019	BOS	AL	14	12	32	32	0	0	174.1	198	107	45	143	5.52	4.51 (-23%)	-1123.5
2020	NYN	NL	1	7	12	12	0	0	59.0	74	37	15	54	5.64	4.45 (-27%)	1681.4
Career · 12 seasons			150	125	355	351	10	3	2,096.1	2,270	1,025	489	1,561	4.40	—	2,855

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

Rick Porcello — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
355	45	1	8	2	0	0	5	0	0	19	.178	.178	.222	.400	0

Career AVG .178 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 30.0% below league average.

Career OBP .178 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 44.7% below league average.

Career SLG .222 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 45.7% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 45.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Rick Porcello Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	DET	AL	31	5	0	2	0	2	1	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	DET	AL	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	DET	AL	31	6	0	1	0	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	DET	AL	31	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	DET	AL	32	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	DET	AL	32	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	BOS	AL	28	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	BOS	AL	33	5	0	1	0	0	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	BOS	AL	33	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	BOS	AL	33	7	1	3	2	3	3	.429	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	BOS	AL	32	6	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	NYN	NL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			355	45	1	8	2	5	19	.178	—	—	—	—	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

Rick Porcello — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Rick Porcello — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2018	ALCS	BOS	2	.000
2018	ALDS1	BOS	2	.000
2018	WS	BOS	1	.000
2017	ALDS2	BOS	2	.000
2016	ALDS2	BOS	1	.000
2013	ALCS	DET	1	.000
2013	ALDS2	DET	1	.000
2012	ALDS2	DET	1	.000
2012	WS	DET	1	.000
2011	ALCS	DET	3	.000
2011	ALDS1	DET	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rick Porcello — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	3	16	7	0	40.0	44	21	7	34	4.72

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rick Porcello — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2018	ALCS	BOS	0	0	2	1	5.0	7	4	1	5	7.20
2018	ALDS1	BOS	1	0	2	1	5.2	5	1	0	1	1.59
2018	WS	BOS	0	0	1	1	4.2	3	1	1	5	1.93
2017	ALDS2	BOS	0	0	2	1	4.0	5	2	3	4	4.50
2016	ALDS2	BOS	0	1	1	1	4.1	6	5	0	6	10.38
2013	ALCS	DET	0	1	1	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0.00
2013	ALDS2	DET	0	0	1	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0.00
2012	ALDS2	DET	0	0	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.00
2012	WS	DET	0	0	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
2011	ALCS	DET	0	0	3	1	9.0	10	4	1	7	4.00
2011	ALDS1	DET	0	1	1	1	6.0	5	4	1	5	6.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Rick Porcello — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	177	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	177	45	1	8	0	5	.178

Pitching — Home / Away

Rick Porcello — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	177	1052.1	1155	545	238	769	4.66
Away	177	1038.1	1111	479	249	784	4.15

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rick Porcello — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2020-09-26	NYN	WAS	L	3.0	8	5	3	1	3	1
2020-09-20	NYN	ATL	L	7.0	3	1	1	2	10	1
2020-09-15	NYN	PHI	L	6.0	6	4	4	2	5	1
2020-09-09	NYN	BAL	—	4.0	10	5	5	0	3	0
2020-09-04	NYN	PHI	—	6.0	3	2	2	2	6	0
2020-08-30	NYN	NYY	—	5.0	4	2	2	2	2	0
2020-08-25	NYN	MIA	L	3.0	5	4	4	0	4	0
2020-08-16	NYN	PHI	L	6.0	10	4	4	0	6	1
2020-08-11	NYN	WAS	L	6.0	8	2	2	0	5	1
2020-08-05	NYN	WAS	W	7.0	5	1	1	0	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rick Porcello — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	355	351	140	225	26	19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rick Porcello — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	DET	P	31	31	11	25	2	1
2010	DET	P	27	27	9	15	1	3
2011	DET	P	31	31	15	21	2	4
2012	DET	P	31	31	12	30	5	0
2013	DET	P	32	29	15	21	1	2
2014	DET	P	32	31	18	17	4	2
2015	BOS	P	28	28	10	19	3	3
2016	BOS	P	33	33	6	15	1	0
2017	BOS	P	33	33	10	17	3	2
2018	BOS	P	33	33	15	20	3	1
2019	BOS	P	32	32	16	21	1	1
2020	NYN	P	12	12	3	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Rick Porcello Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	355

Awards & Honors

Rick Porcello — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2016	Comeback Player of the Year
2016	Cy Young Award
2016	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2016	Pitcher of the Month	September
2009	Rookie of the Month	May

Salary History

Rick Porcello's recorded salaries total $54,876,000 over 8 seasons, 2009 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Porcello's career ran from 2009 to 2020. His seasons after 2016 are not included.

Rick Porcello — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	BOS	AL	$20,125,000
2015	BOS	AL	$12,500,000
2014	DET	AL	$8,500,000
2013	DET	AL	$5,100,000
2012	DET	AL	$3,100,000
2011	DET	AL	$1,536,000
2010	DET	AL	$1,920,000
2009	DET	AL	$2,095,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$54,876,000

Award Voting History

Rick Porcello — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2016	Cy Young Award	AL	1st	137.0	210	8
2009	Rookie of the Year	AL	3rd	64.0	160	7

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Rick Porcello: the record in brief

Rick Porcello played a first major league game on April 9, 2009 and a last one on September 26, 2020. Porcello played for the Detroit Tigers (2009 through 2014), the Boston Red Sox (2015 to 2019), and the New York Mets (2020). Porcello is listed as a pitcher at 205 pounds on a 6-foot-5 frame. The bio says Porcello batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is December 27, 1988, in Morristown, NJ, USA. Porcello's full given name, per the bio, is Frederick Alfred Porcello.

Porcello pitched in 355 games, starting 351, and finished with a 150-125 record and 4.40 ERA. The same table counts 1,561 strikeouts and 10 complete games. The league ERA over Porcello's seasons was 4.11, so the 4.40 figure ran 7.0% worse than average. 2016 brought Porcello a season-high 22 wins. The strikeout high was 190 in 2018. 2016 was Porcello's sharpest full season, a 3.15 ERA against the league's 4.19. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 2,855.3 for Porcello's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rick Porcello

What years did Rick Porcello play?: Rick Porcello played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2020.
Was Rick Porcello a pitcher?: Yes. Rick Porcello pitched in the major leagues, recording 150 wins and 1561 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rick Porcello hit?: Rick Porcello hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.
What teams did Rick Porcello play for?: Rick Porcello played for 3 teams: the Detroit Tigers (2009–2014), the Boston Red Sox (2015–2019), and the New York Mets (2020).
How many Cy Young Awards did Rick Porcello win?: Rick Porcello won 1 Cy Young Award, in 2016.
What awards did Rick Porcello win?: Rick Porcello won the Cy Young Award (2016).
What were Rick Porcello's career stats?: In 355 games, Rick Porcello went 150-125 with a 4.40 ERA, 1,561 strikeouts, and 2,096.1 innings pitched.
How much did Rick Porcello earn in his career?: Rick Porcello's recorded salaries total $54,876,000 over 8 seasons, 2009 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Porcello's career ran from 2009 to 2020. His seasons after 2016 are not included.
What was Rick Porcello's salary?: Rick Porcello's last recorded salary was $20,125,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $20,125,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $1,536,000, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2009 to 2016.
What position did Rick Porcello play?: Rick Porcello played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Rick Porcello and how much did he weigh?: Rick Porcello was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 205 pounds.
What was Rick Porcello's career ERA?: Rick Porcello finished with a 4.40 career ERA, going 150-125 with 1,561 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Rick Porcello have?: Rick Porcello recorded 1,561 career strikeouts.
Is Rick Porcello in the Hall of Fame?: No. Rick Porcello has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.