What years did Tanner Roark play?

Tanner Roark played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2021.

Was Tanner Roark a pitcher?

Yes. Tanner Roark pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 936 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tanner Roark hit?

Tanner Roark hit 1 career home runs with 45 hits.

What was Tanner Roark's career batting average?

Tanner Roark batted .146 over his career, with 45 hits in 309 at bats.

How many RBI did Tanner Roark have?

Tanner Roark drove in 14 runs in his career.

What was Tanner Roark's career ERA?

Tanner Roark finished with a 3.85 career ERA, going 76-68 with 936 strikeouts.

Tanner Roark

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2021)

Tanner Roark was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2021 for 4 teams, including the Washington Nationals, a span of 9 seasons. Across 227 career appearances, he went 76-68 with a 3.85 ERA and 936 strikeouts. He also batted .146 with 1 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 505.6.

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

W–L 76–68

ERA 3.85

WHIP 1.26

SO 936

Pitcher PIV 505.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 238 lb
Born: 10/5/1986 in Wilmington, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 2013-08-07
Last Game: 2021-04-18

Full name: Tanner Burnell Roark

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tanner Roark — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
76	68	227	184	1	1	1	1155.0	1,114	494	143	339	936	3.85	505.6

Career ERA 3.85 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 7.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tanner Roark Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2013	WAS	NL	7	1	14	5	0	0	0	53.2	38	9	11	40	1.51	3.87 (+61%)	1968.5
2014	WAS	NL	15	10	31	31	1	1	0	198.2	178	63	39	138	2.85	3.74 (+24%)	1401.7
2015	WAS	NL	4	7	40	12	0	0	1	111.0	119	54	26	70	4.38	3.96 (-11%)	-2052.6
2016	WAS	NL	16	10	34	33	0	0	0	210.0	173	66	73	172	2.83	4.19 (+32%)	2193.4
2017	WAS	NL	13	11	32	30	0	0	0	181.1	178	94	64	166	4.67	4.36 (-7%)	1054.6
2018	WAS	NL	9	15	31	30	0	0	0	180.1	181	87	50	146	4.34	4.15 (-5%)	-544.7
2019	CIN	NL	6	7	21	21	0	0	0	110.1	119	52	38	108	4.24	4.51 (+6%)	906.0
2019	OAK	AL	4	3	10	10	0	0	0	55.0	61	28	13	50	4.58	4.51 (-2%)	-1549.9
2020	TOR	AL	2	3	11	11	0	0	0	47.2	60	36	23	41	6.80	4.45 (-53%)	-2871.3
2021	TOR	AL	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	7.0	7	5	2	5	6.43	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			76	68	227	184	1	1	1	1,155.0	1,114	494	339	936	3.85	—	506

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 Roark — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
227	309	12	45	8	1	1	14	0	8	114	.146	.170	.188	.358	-2,102

Career AVG .146 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 42.1% below league average.

Career OBP .170 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 46.8% below league average.

Career SLG .188 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 54.3% below league average.

Career OPS .358 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 51.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tanner Roark Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2013	WAS	NL	14	14	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	5	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	WAS	NL	31	58	1	7	0	0	0	0	1	21	.121	.251 (-52%)	.313 (-57%)	.386 (-69%)	.700 (-63%)	-562.3
2015	WAS	NL	40	27	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	9	.185	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	WAS	NL	34	64	1	8	1	0	0	3	5	25	.125	.255 (-51%)	.321 (-41%)	.417 (-66%)	.738 (-55%)	-568.5
2017	WAS	NL	32	55	1	5	1	0	0	0	1	22	.091	.254 (-64%)	.324 (-67%)	.425 (-74%)	.750 (-71%)	-642.4
2018	WAS	NL	31	58	6	11	2	1	0	8	1	19	.190	.247 (-24%)	.318 (-32%)	.409 (-37%)	.727 (-35%)	-328.8
2019	CIN	NL	21	33	2	5	1	0	1	2	0	13	.152	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	OAK	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	TOR	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	TOR	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			227	309	12	45	8	1	1	14	8	114	.146	—	—	—	—	-2,102

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 Roark — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tanner Roark — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2016	NLDS2	WAS	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2014	NLDS1	WAS	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tanner Roark — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	3	1	0	7.0	10	3	3	4	3.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tanner Roark — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2016	NLDS2	WAS	0	0	1	1	0	4.1	7	2	3	1	4.15
2014	NLDS1	WAS	0	1	2	0	0	2.2	3	1	0	3	3.38

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tanner Roark — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	110	140	7	27	1	12	.193
Away	117	169	5	18	0	2	.107

Pitching — Home / Away

Tanner Roark — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	110	555.2	543	243	169	470	3.94
Away	117	599.1	571	251	170	466	3.77

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tanner Roark — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2021-04-18	TOR	KCR	—	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
2021-04-15	TOR	KCR	—	2.2	1	2	0	1	2	0
2021-04-06	TOR	TEX	L	3.0	6	5	5	0	2	3
2020-09-27	TOR	BAL	—	4.0	5	4	2	2	2	0
2020-09-22	TOR	NYY	L	4.1	7	6	6	0	4	0
2020-09-16	TOR	NYY	L	4.0	6	6	6	2	4	4
2020-09-09	TOR	NYY	—	4.0	2	2	2	3	3	2
2020-09-04	TOR	BOS	—	4.1	7	4	4	1	6	1
2020-08-30	TOR	BAL	—	5.0	8	4	4	2	5	2
2020-08-24	TOR	TBR	—	5.0	6	3	3	3	2	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tanner Roark — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	227	184	65	140	7	20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tanner Roark — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2013	WAS	P	14	5	6	7	1	2
2014	WAS	P	31	31	9	25	2	5
2015	WAS	P	40	12	9	15	0	3
2016	WAS	P	34	33	9	36	1	5
2017	WAS	P	32	30	11	19	1	4
2018	WAS	P	31	30	7	24	0	0
2019	CIN	P	21	21	10	8	2	1
2019	OAK	P	10	10	1	4	0	0
2020	TOR	P	11	11	3	2	0	0
2021	TOR	P	3	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tanner Roark Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	227

Salary History

Tanner Roark — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	WAS	NL	$543,400
2015	WAS	NL	$529,600
2014	WAS	NL	$506,100
Total Career Earnings			$1,579,100

Award Voting History

Tanner Roark — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2016	Cy Young Award	NL	10th	1.0	210	0

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Career Spans

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Tanner Roark: the record in brief

August 7, 2013 and April 18, 2021 bracket Tanner Roark's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Washington Nationals (2013 to 2018), the Cincinnati Reds (2019), the Oakland Athletics (2019), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2020 through 2021). At 6'2" and 238 pounds, Roark is listed as a pitcher. Roark threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is October 5, 1986, in Wilmington, IL, USA. The given name on file is Tanner Burnell Roark.

The pitching table credits Roark with a 76-68 record and a 3.85 ERA in 227 games. Roark had 936 strikeouts. The leagues Roark pitched in allowed 4.14 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 7.1% better than average. Roark won 16 games in 2016, the most of any season listed. 2016 was Roark's sharpest full season, a 2.83 ERA against the league's 4.19.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tanner Roark

What years did Tanner Roark play?: Tanner Roark played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2021.
Was Tanner Roark a pitcher?: Yes. Tanner Roark pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 936 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tanner Roark hit?: Tanner Roark hit 1 career home runs with 45 hits.
What was Tanner Roark's career batting average?: Tanner Roark batted .146 over his career, with 45 hits in 309 at bats.
How many RBI did Tanner Roark have?: Tanner Roark drove in 14 runs in his career.
What was Tanner Roark's career ERA?: Tanner Roark finished with a 3.85 career ERA, going 76-68 with 936 strikeouts.