What years did George Sherrill play?

George Sherrill played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2012.

Was George Sherrill a pitcher?

Yes. George Sherrill pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 320 strikeouts.

What teams did George Sherrill play for?

George Sherrill played for 4 teams: the Seattle Mariners (2004–2007, 2012), the Baltimore Orioles (2008–2009), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2009–2010), and the Atlanta Braves (2011).

Did George Sherrill win a Cy Young Award?

No. George Sherrill did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did George Sherrill win?

George Sherrill was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were George Sherrill's career stats?

In 442 games, George Sherrill went 19-17 with a 3.77 ERA, 320 strikeouts, 324.1 innings pitched, and 56 saves.

What was George Sherrill's salary?

George Sherrill's last recorded salary was $1,100,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $4,500,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $333,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2012.

What position did George Sherrill play?

George Sherrill played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was George Sherrill and how much did he weigh?

George Sherrill was listed at 6 feet and 225 pounds.

What was George Sherrill's career ERA?

George Sherrill finished with a 3.77 career ERA, going 19-17 with 320 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did George Sherrill have?

George Sherrill recorded 320 career strikeouts.

Is George Sherrill in the Hall of Fame?

No. George Sherrill has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did George Sherrill make?

George Sherrill was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

George Sherrill

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2012)

George Sherrill was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2012 for 4 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 9 seasons. Across 442 career appearances, he went 19-17 with a 3.77 ERA, 320 strikeouts, and 56 saves. George Sherrill was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4862.7.

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 15, 2026

W–L 19–17

ERA 3.77

WHIP 1.34

SO 320

Pitcher PIV 4862.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 225 lb
Born: 4/19/1977 in Memphis, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 2004-07-16
Last Game: 2012-04-09
Awards: All-Star

Full name: George Friederich Sherrill

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Career Pitching Statistics

George Sherrill — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
19	17	442	0	0	0	56	324.1	280	136	29	154	320	3.77	4862.7

Career ERA 3.77 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — 11.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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George Sherrill Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2004	SEA	AL	2	1	21	0	23.2	24	10	9	16	3.80	4.46 (+15%)	-87.5
2005	SEA	AL	4	3	29	0	19.0	13	11	7	24	5.21	4.29 (-21%)	229.6
2006	SEA	AL	2	4	72	1	40.0	30	19	27	42	4.28	4.53 (+6%)	1467.1
2007	SEA	AL	2	0	73	3	45.2	28	12	17	56	2.36	4.47 (+47%)	1572.9
2008	BAL	AL	3	5	57	31	53.1	47	28	33	58	4.72	4.32 (-9%)	-10.9
2009	BAL	AL	0	1	42	20	41.1	34	11	13	39	2.40	4.32 (+45%)	1125.0
2009	LAN	NL	1	0	30	1	27.2	19	2	11	22	0.65	4.32 (+85%)	801.6
2010	LAN	NL	2	2	65	0	36.1	46	27	24	25	6.69	4.08 (-64%)	-1016.0
2011	ATL	NL	3	1	51	0	36.0	33	12	12	38	3.00	3.94 (+24%)	781.1
2012	SEA	AL	0	0	2	0	1.1	6	4	1	0	27.00	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			19	17	442	56	324.1	280	136	154	320	3.77	—	4,863

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

George Sherrill — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
442	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	1.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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George Sherrill Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2004	SEA	AL	21	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	SEA	AL	29	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	SEA	AL	72	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SEA	AL	73	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	BAL	AL	57	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	BAL	AL	42	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	LAN	NL	30	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	LAN	NL	65	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	ATL	NL	51	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SEA	AL	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			442	1	—	—	—	—	—	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

George Sherrill — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

George Sherrill — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2009	NLCS	LAN	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2009	NLDS1	LAN	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

George Sherrill — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	6	0	0	4.1	3	4	4	2	8.31

Playoff Pitching by Year

George Sherrill — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2009	NLCS	LAN	0	0	3	0	0	2.0	2	3	3	2	13.50
2009	NLDS1	LAN	1	0	3	0	0	2.1	1	1	1	0	3.86

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

George Sherrill — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	219	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	223	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

George Sherrill — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	219	168.0	130	65	77	168	3.48
Away	223	156.1	150	71	77	152	4.09

Last 10 Games — Pitching

George Sherrill — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-04-09	SEA	TEX	—	1.1	3	3	3	1	0	1
2012-03-29	SEA	OAK	—	0.0	3	1	1	0	0	1
2011-08-26	ATL	NYN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-08-23	ATL	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2011-08-20	ATL	AZ	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
2011-08-13	ATL	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2011-08-10	ATL	MIA	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2011-08-09	ATL	MIA	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-08-06	ATL	NYN	—	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	0
2011-07-31	ATL	MIA	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

George Sherrill — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	442	0	5	36	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

George Sherrill — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2004	SEA	P	21	0	4	0	0
2005	SEA	P	29	1	3	0	0
2006	SEA	P	72	0	7	0	0
2007	SEA	P	73	0	6	1	0
2008	BAL	P	57	1	2	1	0
2009	BAL	P	42	1	1	0	0
2009	LAN	P	30	0	3	0	0
2010	LAN	P	65	0	4	0	0
2011	ATL	P	51	2	6	0	1
2012	SEA	P	2	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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George Sherrill Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	442

Salary History

George Sherrill's recorded salaries total $11,258,000 over 7 seasons, 2006 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Sherrill's career ran from 2004 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2004 and 2005.

George Sherrill — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	SEA	AL	$1,100,000
2011	ATL	NL	$1,200,000
2010	LAN	NL	$4,500,000
2009	BAL	AL	$2,750,000
2008	BAL	AL	$980,000
2007	SEA	AL	$395,000
2006	SEA	AL	$333,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$11,258,000

College History

George Sherrill — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Austin Peay State University	Clarksville	TN	1998, 1999

George Sherrill: the record in brief

Between the debut on July 16, 2004 and the final game on April 9, 2012, George Sherrill built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Seattle Mariners (2004 through 2012), the Baltimore Orioles (2008 to 2009), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2009 to 2010), and the Atlanta Braves (2011). Sherrill is listed as a pitcher at 225 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. The bio says Sherrill both batted and threw left-handed. Sherrill was born on April 19, 1977, in Memphis, TN, USA. George Sherrill was the playing name; the full given name is George Friederich.

Sherrill went 19-17 with a 3.77 ERA in 442 games, 0 of them starts. The same table counts 320 strikeouts and 56 saves. The leagues Sherrill pitched in allowed 4.27 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 11.6% better than average. The strikeout high was 58 in 2008. Sherrill saved 31 games in 2008, the season high. In 2007, one of the busiest seasons, Sherrill posted a 2.36 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.47. Sherrill's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 4,862.7.

All-Star selections appear in Sherrill's bio as All-Star.

The playoff pitching line reads 1-0, 8.31 ERA, across 6 appearances. Those appearances came in 2009.

Frequently Asked Questions about George Sherrill

What years did George Sherrill play?: George Sherrill played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2012.
Was George Sherrill a pitcher?: Yes. George Sherrill pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 320 strikeouts.
What teams did George Sherrill play for?: George Sherrill played for 4 teams: the Seattle Mariners (2004–2007, 2012), the Baltimore Orioles (2008–2009), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2009–2010), and the Atlanta Braves (2011).
Did George Sherrill win a Cy Young Award?: No. George Sherrill did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did George Sherrill win?: George Sherrill was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were George Sherrill's career stats?: In 442 games, George Sherrill went 19-17 with a 3.77 ERA, 320 strikeouts, 324.1 innings pitched, and 56 saves.
How much did George Sherrill earn in his career?: George Sherrill's recorded salaries total $11,258,000 over 7 seasons, 2006 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Sherrill's career ran from 2004 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2004 and 2005.
What was George Sherrill's salary?: George Sherrill's last recorded salary was $1,100,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $4,500,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $333,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2012.
What position did George Sherrill play?: George Sherrill played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was George Sherrill and how much did he weigh?: George Sherrill was listed at 6 feet and 225 pounds.
What was George Sherrill's career ERA?: George Sherrill finished with a 3.77 career ERA, going 19-17 with 320 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did George Sherrill have?: George Sherrill recorded 320 career strikeouts.
Is George Sherrill in the Hall of Fame?: No. George Sherrill has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did George Sherrill make?: George Sherrill was selected to 1 All-Star Game.