What years did Tanner Rainey play?

Tanner Rainey played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2026.

Was Tanner Rainey a pitcher?

Yes. Tanner Rainey pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 253 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tanner Rainey hit?

Tanner Rainey hit 0 career home runs.

What was Tanner Rainey's career batting average?

Tanner Rainey batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was Tanner Rainey's career ERA?

Tanner Rainey finished with a 5.46 career ERA, going 5-11 with 253 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Tanner Rainey have?

Tanner Rainey recorded 253 career strikeouts.

Tanner Rainey

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2018-2026)

Tanner Rainey is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2018 for 4 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 9 seasons. Across 217 career appearances, he has gone 5-11 with a 5.46 ERA and 253 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 12, 2026

Active Player

W–L 5–11

ERA 5.46

WHIP 1.50

SO 253

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 -2449.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 244 lb
Born: 12/25/1992 in Hammond, LA, USA
MLB Debut: 2018-04-10

Full name: Tanner Scott Rainey

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tanner Rainey — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	11	217	0	0	0	15	206.0	167	125	33	142	253	5.46	-2449.1

Career ERA 5.46 vs. league average 4.22 across their career seasons — 29.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tanner Rainey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2018	CIN	NL	0	0	8	0	7.0	13	19	12	7	24.43	—	0.0
2019	WAS	NL	2	3	52	0	48.1	32	21	38	74	3.91	4.51 (+13%)	161.5
2020	WAS	NL	1	1	20	0	20.1	8	6	7	32	2.66	4.45 (+40%)	342.9
2021	WAS	NL	1	3	38	3	31.2	29	26	25	42	7.39	4.27 (-73%)	-1082.7
2022	WAS	NL	1	3	29	12	30.0	26	11	13	36	3.30	3.97 (+17%)	-158.1
2023	WAS	NL	0	0	1	0	1.0	1	0	1	1	0.00	—	0.0
2024	WAS	NL	0	0	50	0	51.0	47	27	29	44	4.76	4.08 (-17%)	-1712.7
2025	PIT	NL	0	1	11	0	7.2	7	9	6	9	10.57	—	0.0
2025	DET	AL	0	0	2	0	2.0	1	3	3	2	13.50	—	0.0
2026	DET	AL	0	0	6	0	7.0	3	3	8	6	3.86	—	-
Career · 10 seasons			5	11	217	15	206.0	167	125	142	253	5.46	—	-2,449

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

Tanner Rainey — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
211	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tanner Rainey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2018	CIN	NL	8	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	WAS	NL	52	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	WAS	NL	20	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	WAS	NL	38	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	WAS	NL	29	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	WAS	NL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	WAS	NL	50	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	PIT	NL	11	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	DET	AL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			211	1	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Tanner Rainey — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tanner Rainey — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2019	NLCS	WAS	2	.000
2019	NLDS1	WAS	3	.000
2019	WS	WAS	4	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tanner Rainey — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	9	0	0	6.2	3	5	5	6	6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tanner Rainey — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2019	NLCS	WAS	2	2.0	0	0	0	3	0.00
2019	NLDS1	WAS	3	2.0	2	2	1	1	9.00
2019	WS	WAS	4	2.2	1	3	4	2	10.12

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tanner Rainey — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	106	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	105	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Tanner Rainey — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	106	102.0	76	53	59	120	4.68
Away	105	97.0	88	69	75	127	6.40

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tanner Rainey — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2025-09-28	DET	BOS	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	2
2025-09-21	DET	ATL	—	0.0	1	3	3	2	0
2025-06-01	PIT	SDP	L	0.1	1	4	4	3	0
2025-05-30	PIT	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
2025-05-28	PIT	AZ	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1
2025-05-23	PIT	MIL	—	0.1	2	2	2	1	1
2025-05-21	PIT	CIN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
2025-05-17	PIT	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2025-05-16	PIT	PHI	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0
2025-05-14	PIT	NYN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tanner Rainey — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	211	0	10	11	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tanner Rainey — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A
2018	CIN	P	8	0	1
2019	WAS	P	52	1	7
2020	WAS	P	20	1	0
2021	WAS	P	38	0	0
2022	WAS	P	29	1	1
2023	WAS	P	1	0	0
2024	WAS	P	50	4	2
2025	PIT	P	11	2	0
2025	DET	P	2	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tanner Rainey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	211

Tanner Rainey: the record in brief

The debut date in the bio is April 10, 2018; Tanner Rainey is an active player, and this profile updates as the season goes on. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Reds (2018), the Washington Nationals (2019 through 2024), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2025), and the Detroit Tigers (2025). Rainey is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 2 inches and 244 pounds. The bio says Rainey batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is December 25, 1992, in Hammond, LA, USA. Rainey's full given name, per the bio, is Tanner Scott Rainey.

Rainey has gone 5-11 with a 5.46 ERA in 217 games, 0 of them starts. The totals include 253 strikeouts and 15 saves. Against a 4.22 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.46 mark was 29.6% worse. The most saves in one season was 12, in 2022. In 2019, one of the busiest seasons, Rainey posted a 3.91 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.51.

Rainey made 9 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 6.75 ERA. Those appearances came in 2019.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tanner Rainey

What years did Tanner Rainey play?: Tanner Rainey played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2026.
Was Tanner Rainey a pitcher?: Yes. Tanner Rainey pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 253 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tanner Rainey hit?: Tanner Rainey hit 0 career home runs.
What was Tanner Rainey's career batting average?: Tanner Rainey batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Tanner Rainey's career ERA?: Tanner Rainey finished with a 5.46 career ERA, going 5-11 with 253 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tanner Rainey have?: Tanner Rainey recorded 253 career strikeouts.