Tyler Skaggs
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2019)
Tyler Skaggs was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2019 for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 8 seasons. Across 96 career appearances, he went 28-38 with a 4.41 ERA and 476 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1101.2.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'4" / 225 lb
- Died
- 7/1/2019 in Southlake, TX, USA
- MLB Debut
- 2012-08-22
- Last Game
- 2019-06-29
Full name: Tyler Wayne Skaggs
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ARI | NL | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 5.83 | 4.01 (-45%) | -1350.4 |
| 2013 | ARI | NL | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 38 | 22 | 15 | 36 | 5.12 | 3.87 (-32%) | -959.6 |
| 2014 | LAA | AL | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113.0 | 107 | 54 | 30 | 86 | 4.30 | 3.74 (-15%) | 556.3 |
| 2016 | LAA | AL | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.2 | 51 | 23 | 23 | 50 | 4.17 | 4.19 (+1%) | 298.5 |
| 2017 | LAA | AL | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85.0 | 90 | 43 | 28 | 76 | 4.55 | 4.36 (-4%) | -424.2 |
| 2018 | LAA | AL | 8 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125.1 | 127 | 56 | 40 | 129 | 4.02 | 4.15 (+3%) | 1663.3 |
| 2019 | LAA | AL | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | 73 | 38 | 28 | 78 | 4.29 | 4.51 (+5%) | 1317.4 |
| Career · 7 seasons | 28 | 38 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 520.2 | 516 | 255 | 177 | 476 | 4.41 | — | 1,101 | ||
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
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .087 | .125 | .087 | .212 | 0 |
Career AVG .087 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 65.6% below league average.
Career OBP .125 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 60.9% below league average.
Career SLG .087 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 78.8% below league average.
Career OPS .212 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 71.0% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ARI | NL | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2013 | ARI | NL | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2014 | LAA | AL | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | LAA | AL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | LAA | AL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | LAA | AL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | LAA | AL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 7 seasons | 96 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .087 | — | — | — | — | 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
View full game log (192 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 48 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| Away | 48 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .083 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 48 | 257.2 | 267 | 131 | 95 | 228 | 4.58 |
| Away | 48 | 263.0 | 249 | 124 | 82 | 248 | 4.24 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-29 | LAA | OAK | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-06-23 | LAA | STL | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-06-18 | LAA | TOR | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-06-13 | LAA | TBR | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-06-06 | LAA | OAK | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-05-31 | LAA | SEA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-05-25 | LAA | TEX | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-05-19 | LAA | KCR | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-05-13 | LAA | MIN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-05-08 | LAA | DET | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-29 | LAA | OAK | L | 4.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019-06-23 | LAA | STL | W | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019-06-18 | LAA | TOR | W | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019-06-13 | LAA | TBR | W | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019-06-06 | LAA | OAK | L | 4.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019-05-31 | LAA | SEA | L | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 2019-05-25 | LAA | TEX | — | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019-05-19 | LAA | KCR | L | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019-05-13 | LAA | MIN | W | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019-05-08 | LAA | DET | L | 4.2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 96 |
Salary History
Tyler Skaggs's recorded salaries total $502,250 over 1 season, in 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Skaggs's career ran from 2012 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012, 2013, and 2016.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | LAA | AL | $502,250 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $502,250 | ||
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Tyler Skaggs: the record in brief
Between the debut on August 22, 2012 and the final game on June 29, 2019, Tyler Skaggs built the record summarized on this page. By club, Skaggs's seasons break down as the Arizona Diamondbacks (2012 through 2013) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014 to 2019). Skaggs played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on July 13, 1991, in Woodland Hills, CA, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 4 inches and 225 pounds. The bio records the death on July 1, 2019, in Southlake, TX, USA. The bio lists the given name Tyler Wayne.
The pitching table credits Skaggs with a 28-38 record and a 4.41 ERA in 96 games. Also on Skaggs's record: 476 strikeouts. The league ERA over Skaggs's seasons was 4.12, so the 4.41 figure ran 7.1% worse than average. The best win total was 8, in 2018. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.02 in 2018, when the league's was 4.15.
Frequently Asked Questions about Tyler Skaggs
- What years did Tyler Skaggs play?
- Tyler Skaggs played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2019.
- Was Tyler Skaggs a pitcher?
- Yes. Tyler Skaggs pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 476 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Tyler Skaggs hit?
- Tyler Skaggs hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
- What teams did Tyler Skaggs play for?
- Tyler Skaggs played for 2 teams: the Arizona Diamondbacks (2012–2013) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014, 2016–2019).
- What were Tyler Skaggs's career stats?
- In 96 games, Tyler Skaggs went 28-38 with a 4.41 ERA, 476 strikeouts, and 520.2 innings pitched.
- How much did Tyler Skaggs earn in his career?
- Tyler Skaggs's recorded salaries total $502,250 over 1 season, in 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Skaggs's career ran from 2012 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012, 2013, and 2016.
- What was Tyler Skaggs's salary?
- Tyler Skaggs's recorded salary was $502,250 in 2014.
- What position did Tyler Skaggs play?
- Tyler Skaggs played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Tyler Skaggs and how much did he weigh?
- Tyler Skaggs was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 225 pounds.
- What was Tyler Skaggs's career ERA?
- Tyler Skaggs finished with a 4.41 career ERA, going 28-38 with 476 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Tyler Skaggs have?
- Tyler Skaggs recorded 476 career strikeouts.
- Is Tyler Skaggs in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Tyler Skaggs has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.