Chad Qualls

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2017)

W–L 52–48
ERA 3.89
WHIP 1.28
SO 624
Pitcher PIV 7984.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 235 lb
Born
8/17/1978 in Lomita, CA, USA
MLB Debut
2004-07-22
Last Game
2017-06-27

Full name: Chad Michael Qualls

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
52 48 844 0 0 0 74 807.3 819 349 83 211 624 3.89 7984.2

Career ERA 3.89 vs. league average 4.18 across their career seasons — 7.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2004 HOU NL 4 0 25 0 0 0 1 33.0 34 13 8 24 3.55 4.46 (+21%) 496.1
2005 HOU NL 6 4 77 0 0 0 0 79.7 73 29 23 60 3.28 4.29 (+24%) 1099.0
2006 HOU NL 7 3 81 0 0 0 0 88.7 76 37 28 56 3.76 4.53 (+17%) 60.3
2007 HOU NL 6 5 79 0 0 0 5 82.7 84 28 25 78 3.05 4.47 (+32%) 1117.9
2008 ARI NL 4 8 77 0 0 0 9 73.7 61 23 18 71 2.81 4.32 (+35%) 2913.4
2009 ARI NL 2 2 51 0 0 0 24 52.0 53 21 7 45 3.63 4.32 (+16%) 1558.6
2010 ARI NL 1 4 43 0 0 0 12 38.0 61 35 15 34 8.29 4.08 (-103%) -174.3
2010 TBA AL 2 0 27 0 0 0 0 21.0 24 13 6 15 5.57 4.08 (-37%) 100.8
2011 SDN NL 6 8 77 0 0 0 0 74.3 73 29 20 43 3.51 3.94 (+11%) 80.4
2012 PHI NL 1 1 35 0 0 0 0 31.3 39 16 9 19 4.60 4.01 (-14%) -1279.4
2012 NYA AL 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 7.3 10 5 3 2 6.14 — 0.0
2012 PIT NL 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 13.7 14 10 2 6 6.59 4.01 (-64%) 465.6
2013 MIA NL 5 2 66 0 0 0 0 62.0 57 18 19 49 2.61 3.87 (+32%) 853.1
2014 HOU AL 1 5 58 0 0 0 19 51.3 54 19 5 43 3.33 3.74 (+11%) 789.0
2015 HOU AL 3 5 60 0 0 0 4 49.3 46 24 9 46 4.38 3.96 (-11%) 551.6
2016 COL NL 2 0 44 0 0 0 0 32.7 43 19 9 22 5.23 4.19 (-25%) -347.9
2017 COL NL 1 1 19 0 0 0 0 16.7 17 10 5 11 5.40 4.36 (-24%) -299.9
Career · 17 seasons 52 48 844 0 0 0 74 807.1 819 349 211 624 3.89 — 7,984

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
844 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2004 HOU NL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 HOU NL 77 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 HOU NL 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 HOU NL 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 ARI NL 77 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 ARI NL 51 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 ARI NL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 TBA AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 SDN NL 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 PHI NL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 NYA AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 PIT NL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 MIA NL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 HOU AL 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 HOU AL 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 COL NL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 COL NL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 844 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2010 ALDS1 TBA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 NLCS HOU 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 NLDS2 HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 WS HOU 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 NLCS HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 NLDS2 HOU 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 17 0 0 22.7 24 13 7 17 5.16

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2010 ALDS1 TBA 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 4 2 0 0 10.80
2005 NLCS HOU 1 0 4 0 0 4.7 0 0 0 4 0.00
2005 NLDS2 HOU 0 0 2 0 0 3.0 5 2 2 1 6.00
2005 WS HOU 0 0 3 0 0 5.3 3 1 2 5 1.69
2004 NLCS HOU 0 1 2 0 0 4.0 8 5 2 4 11.25
2004 NLDS2 HOU 0 0 4 0 0 4.0 4 3 1 3 6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home44310000.000
Away40150000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home443424.2428176983613.73
Away401382.23911731132634.07

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2017-06-27 COLSFG L 0.2211020
2017-06-26 COLSFG — 0.1211000
2017-06-15 COLSFG — 0.1111000
2017-06-11 COLCHC — 1.1111021
2017-06-10 COLCHC — 0.1000000
2017-06-07 COLCLE — 1.0000110
2017-06-02 COLSDP — 1.0100010
2017-05-30 COLSEA — 1.0100110
2017-05-27 COLSTL — 1.0000010
2017-05-23 COLPHI — 1.0111001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 844 0 55 119 7 9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2004 HOU P 25 0 1 3 0 0
2005 HOU P 77 0 7 12 0 0
2006 HOU P 81 0 8 11 0 0
2007 HOU P 79 0 5 14 0 2
2008 ARI P 77 0 4 7 2 0
2009 ARI P 51 0 3 8 0 0
2010 ARI P 43 0 3 3 2 1
2010 TBA P 27 0 2 2 0 0
2011 SDN P 77 0 4 14 0 1
2012 PHI P 35 0 1 4 1 0
2012 NYA P 8 0 1 1 0 0
2012 PIT P 17 0 5 4 1 0
2013 MIA P 66 0 4 18 0 3
2014 HOU P 58 0 4 8 0 0
2015 HOU P 60 0 2 7 0 1
2016 COL P 44 0 1 1 1 1
2017 COL P 19 0 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 844

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 COL NL $2,250,000
2015 HOU AL $3,000,000
2014 HOU AL $2,700,000
2012 PHI NL $1,150,000
2011 SDN NL $1,500,000
2010 ARI NL $4,185,000
2009 ARI NL $2,535,000
2008 ARI NL $1,312,500
2007 HOU NL $441,000
2006 HOU NL $376,000
2005 HOU NL $316,000
Total Career Earnings $19,765,500

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington CA 1997, 1998
University of Nevada-Reno Reno NV 1999, 2000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Chad Qualls (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bob Howry
    45-52, 3.84 ERA
  2. 81
    Steve Reed
    49-44, 3.63 ERA
  3. 77
    Ryan Madson
    61-48, 3.48 ERA
  4. 75
    Jon Rauch
    43-40, 3.90 ERA
  5. 69
    Bob Patterson
    39-40, 4.08 ERA
  6. 68
    Dan Wheeler
    25-43, 3.98 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Chad Qualls

What years did Chad Qualls play?
Chad Qualls played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2017.
Was Chad Qualls a pitcher?
Yes. Chad Qualls pitched in the major leagues, recording 52 wins and 624 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chad Qualls hit?
Chad Qualls hit 0 career home runs.