What years did Dan Runzler play?

Dan Runzler played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2017.

Was Dan Runzler a pitcher?

Yes. Dan Runzler pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 82 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dan Runzler hit?

Dan Runzler hit 0 career home runs.

What was Dan Runzler's career batting average?

Dan Runzler batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was Dan Runzler's career ERA?

Dan Runzler finished with a 3.89 career ERA, going 4-2 with 82 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dan Runzler have?

Dan Runzler recorded 82 career strikeouts.

Dan Runzler

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2017)

Dan Runzler was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2017 for the San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 9 seasons. Across 97 career appearances, he went 4-2 with a 3.89 ERA and 82 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1452.9.

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 4–2

ERA 3.89

WHIP 1.55

SO 82

Pitcher PIV 1452.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 210 lb
Born: 3/30/1985 in Santa Monica, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2009-09-04
Last Game: 2017-10-01

Full name: Daniel Joseph Runzler

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dan Runzler — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	2	97	1	0	0	0	76.1	72	33	4	46	82	3.89	1452.9

Career ERA 3.89 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 6.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dan Runzler — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	SFN	NL	0	0	11	0	8.2	6	1	5	11	1.04	—	0.0
2010	SFN	NL	3	0	41	0	32.2	29	11	20	37	3.03	4.08 (+26%)	772.4
2011	SFN	NL	1	2	31	1	27.1	29	19	16	25	6.26	3.94 (-59%)	680.4
2012	SFN	NL	0	0	6	0	3.2	1	0	3	5	0.00	—	0.0
2017	PIT	NL	0	0	8	0	4.0	7	2	2	4	4.50	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			4	2	97	1	76.1	72	33	46	82	3.89	—	1,453

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

Dan Runzler — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
97	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .500 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +54.1% above league average.

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

Career OPS .500 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 31.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dan Runzler — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	SFN	NL	11	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	SFN	NL	41	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	SFN	NL	31	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SFN	NL	6	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	PIT	NL	8	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			97	1	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dan Runzler — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	42	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	55	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Dan Runzler — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	42	32.2	20	1	19	44	0.28
Away	55	43.2	52	32	27	38	6.60

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dan Runzler — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2017-10-01	PIT	WAS	—	0.2	2	2	0	0	1	0
2017-09-29	PIT	WAS	—	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	2
2017-09-24	PIT	STL	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2017-09-23	PIT	STL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2017-09-20	PIT	MIL	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2017-09-16	PIT	CIN	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2017-09-13	PIT	MIL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2017-09-11	PIT	MIL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-09-30	SFG	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2012-09-25	SFG	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dan Runzler — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	97	1	1	15	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dan Runzler — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	SFN	P	11	0	0	3	0	0
2010	SFN	P	41	0	1	6	3	1
2011	SFN	P	31	1	0	6	1	0
2012	SFN	P	6	0	0	0	0	0
2017	PIT	P	8	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dan Runzler — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	97

Salary History

Dan Runzler — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	SFN	NL	$483,000
2011	SFN	NL	$418,500
2010	SFN	NL	$400,500
Total Career Earnings			$1,302,000

College History

Dan Runzler — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Riverside	Riverside	CA	2005, 2006, 2007

Dan Runzler: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 4, 2009 and the final game on October 1, 2017, Dan Runzler built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the San Francisco Giants (2009 to 2012) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2017). Runzler, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw left-handed. Runzler is listed at 210 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. Runzler was born on March 30, 1985, in Santa Monica, CA, USA. The given name on file is Daniel Joseph Runzler.

Runzler went 4-2 with a 3.89 ERA in 97 games, 1 of them starts. Also on Runzler's record: 82 strikeouts. The leagues Runzler pitched in allowed 4.14 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 6.1% better than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.03 in 2010, when the league's was 4.08. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Runzler's career adds up to 1,452.9.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dan Runzler

What years did Dan Runzler play?: Dan Runzler played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2017.
Was Dan Runzler a pitcher?: Yes. Dan Runzler pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 82 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dan Runzler hit?: Dan Runzler hit 0 career home runs.
What was Dan Runzler's career batting average?: Dan Runzler batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Dan Runzler's career ERA?: Dan Runzler finished with a 3.89 career ERA, going 4-2 with 82 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dan Runzler have?: Dan Runzler recorded 82 career strikeouts.