What years did Bryan Shaw play?

Bryan Shaw played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2024.

Was Bryan Shaw a pitcher?

Yes. Bryan Shaw pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 681 strikeouts.

What was Bryan Shaw's career ERA?

Bryan Shaw finished with a 3.96 career ERA, going 43-46 with 681 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bryan Shaw have?

Bryan Shaw recorded 681 career strikeouts.

Is Bryan Shaw in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bryan Shaw has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Bryan Shaw play for?

Bryan Shaw played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Cleveland Guardians, the Colorado Rockies, the Seattle Mariners, and the Chicago White Sox.

Bryan Shaw

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2024)

Bryan Shaw was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2024 for 5 teams, including the Arizona Diamondbacks, a span of 14 seasons. Across 796 career appearances, he went 43-46 with a 3.96 ERA and 681 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2081.1.

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 43–46

ERA 3.96

WHIP 1.34

SO 681

Pitcher PIV 2081.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 226 lb
Born: 11/8/1987 in Livermore, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2011-06-10

Full name: Bryan Anthony Shaw

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bryan Shaw — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
43	46	796	2	0	0	19	764.1	723	336	82	299	681	3.96	2081.1

Career ERA 3.96 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bryan Shaw Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2011	ARI	NL	1	0	33	0	0	28.1	30	8	8	24	2.54	3.94 (+36%)	301.3
2012	ARI	NL	1	6	64	0	2	59.1	60	23	24	41	3.49	4.01 (+13%)	166.5
2013	CLE	AL	7	3	70	0	1	75.0	60	27	28	73	3.24	3.87 (+16%)	1505.9
2014	CLE	AL	5	5	80	0	2	76.1	61	22	22	64	2.59	3.74 (+31%)	620.6
2015	CLE	AL	3	3	74	0	2	64.0	59	21	19	54	2.95	3.96 (+25%)	-75.4
2016	CLE	AL	2	5	75	0	1	66.2	56	24	28	69	3.24	4.19 (+23%)	419.6
2017	CLE	AL	4	6	79	0	3	76.2	71	30	22	73	3.52	4.36 (+19%)	2717.9
2018	COL	NL	4	6	61	0	0	54.2	70	36	28	54	5.93	4.15 (-43%)	-1049.4
2019	COL	NL	3	2	70	0	1	72.0	69	43	29	58	5.38	4.51 (-19%)	-1226.3
2020	SEA	AL	1	0	6	0	0	6.0	13	12	6	4	18.00	—	0.0
2021	CLE	AL	6	7	81	0	2	77.1	69	30	38	71	3.49	4.27 (+18%)	-507.0
2022	CLE	AL	6	2	60	2	1	58.1	58	35	26	52	5.40	3.97 (-36%)	-1326.8
2023	CHA	AL	0	0	38	0	4	45.2	39	21	17	40	4.14	4.33 (+4%)	534.2
2024	CHA	AL	0	1	5	0	0	4.0	8	4	4	4	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			43	46	796	2	19	764.1	723	336	299	681	3.96	—	2,081

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

Bryan Shaw — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
796	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bryan Shaw Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2011	ARI	NL	33	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	ARI	NL	64	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CLE	AL	70	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	CLE	AL	80	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CLE	AL	74	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CLE	AL	75	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CLE	AL	79	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	COL	NL	61	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	COL	NL	70	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	SEA	AL	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	CLE	AL	81	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	CLE	AL	60	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	CHA	AL	38	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	CHA	AL	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			796	—	—	—	—	—	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

Bryan Shaw — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bryan Shaw — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2017	ALDS1	CLE	3	.000
2016	ALCS	CLE	4	.000
2016	ALDS2	CLE	3	.000
2016	WS	CLE	4	.000
2013	ALWC	CLE	1	.000
2011	NLDS2	ARI	4	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bryan Shaw — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	1	19	0	0	22.0	19	6	6	22	2.45

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bryan Shaw — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2017	ALDS1	CLE	0	0	3	6.0	4	1	0	5	1.50
2016	ALCS	CLE	2	0	4	3.1	6	1	1	4	2.70
2016	ALDS2	CLE	0	0	3	2.1	2	2	0	1	7.71
2016	WS	CLE	0	1	4	4.2	6	2	4	7	3.86
2013	ALWC	CLE	0	0	1	1.2	1	0	0	2	0.00
2011	NLDS2	ARI	0	0	4	4.0	0	0	1	3	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bryan Shaw — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	405	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	391	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Bryan Shaw — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	405	388.1	364	147	139	334	3.41
Away	391	376.0	359	189	160	347	4.52

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bryan Shaw — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2024-04-10	CHW	CLE	L	0.1	3	2	1	1	0	0
2024-04-08	CHW	CLE	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	1
2024-04-06	CHW	KCR	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
2024-04-04	CHW	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2024-04-01	CHW	ATL	—	1.2	3	2	2	1	2	0
2023-10-01	CHW	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2023-09-30	CHW	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023-09-29	CHW	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2023-09-28	CHW	AZ	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2023-09-27	CHW	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bryan Shaw — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	796	2	56	78	11	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bryan Shaw — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2011	ARI	P	33	0	5	7	1	0
2012	ARI	P	64	0	2	9	1	1
2013	CLE	P	70	0	4	5	2	0
2014	CLE	P	80	0	1	10	0	0
2015	CLE	P	74	0	7	5	0	0
2016	CLE	P	75	0	6	6	0	1
2017	CLE	P	79	0	5	9	2	1
2018	COL	P	61	0	5	7	3	0
2019	COL	P	70	0	6	6	0	0
2020	SEA	P	6	0	0	1	0	0
2021	CLE	P	81	0	5	7	1	0
2022	CLE	P	60	2	7	2	0	0
2023	CHA	P	38	0	3	4	1	0
2024	CHA	P	5	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Bryan Shaw Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	796

Salary History

Bryan Shaw — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CLE	AL	$2,750,000
2015	CLE	AL	$1,550,000
2014	CLE	AL	$529,500
2013	CLE	AL	$501,700
2012	ARI	NL	$483,000
Total Career Earnings			$5,814,200

College History

Bryan Shaw — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
California State University Long Beach	Long Beach	CA	2006, 2007, 2008

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Bryan Shaw: the record in brief

Bryan Shaw's entire major league record comes from the period beginning June 10, 2011. Shaw played for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2011 to 2012), the Cleveland Indians (2013 through 2021), the Colorado Rockies (2018 to 2019), the Seattle Mariners (2020), the Cleveland Guardians (2022), and the Chicago White Sox (2023 to 2024). Shaw, a pitcher by primary position, switch-hit and threw right-handed. Shaw is listed at 6-foot-1 and 226 pounds. The birth record reads November 8, 1987, in Livermore, CA, USA. The bio lists the given name Bryan Anthony.

Shaw went 43-46 with a 3.96 ERA in 796 games, 2 of them starts. Also on Shaw's record: 681 strikeouts and 19 saves. Shaw's 3.96 ERA was close to the 4.11 league figure for those seasons. Shaw won 7 games in 2013, the most of any season listed. In 2014, one of the busiest seasons, Shaw posted a 2.59 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.74. Shaw's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 2,081.1.

Shaw made 19 postseason pitching appearances, with a 2-1 record and 2.45 ERA. Those appearances came in 2011, 2013, 2016, and 2017.

The position breakdown shows 796 games, all at pitcher. On the mound, the fielding record shows 11 errors alongside 56 putouts and 78 assists.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bryan Shaw

What years did Bryan Shaw play?: Bryan Shaw played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2024.
Was Bryan Shaw a pitcher?: Yes. Bryan Shaw pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 681 strikeouts.
What was Bryan Shaw's career ERA?: Bryan Shaw finished with a 3.96 career ERA, going 43-46 with 681 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bryan Shaw have?: Bryan Shaw recorded 681 career strikeouts.
Is Bryan Shaw in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bryan Shaw has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Bryan Shaw play for?: Bryan Shaw played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Cleveland Guardians, the Colorado Rockies, the Seattle Mariners, and the Chicago White Sox.