What years did Aaron Small play?

Aaron Small played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2006.

Was Aaron Small a pitcher?

Yes. Aaron Small pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 170 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Aaron Small hit?

Aaron Small hit 0 career home runs.

What was Aaron Small's career batting average?

Aaron Small batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 4 at bats.

What was Aaron Small's career ERA?

Aaron Small finished with a 5.20 career ERA, going 25-13 with 170 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Aaron Small have?

Aaron Small recorded 170 career strikeouts.

Aaron Small

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2006)

Aaron Small was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2006 for 6 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 13 seasons. Across 172 career appearances, he went 25-13 with a 5.20 ERA and 170 strikeouts.

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 25–13

ERA 5.20

WHIP 1.61

SO 170

Pitcher PIV -3463.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 200 lb
Born: 11/23/1971 in Oxnard, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1994-06-11
Last Game: 2006-06-15

Full name: Aaron James Small

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Career Pitching Statistics

Aaron Small — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	13	172	15	1	1	4	321.2	380	186	37	137	170	5.20	-3463.2

Career ERA 5.20 vs. league average 4.44 across their career seasons — 17.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Aaron Small Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1994	TOR	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	5	2	2	0	9.00	—	0.0
1995	FLO	NL	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	6.1	7	1	6	5	1.42	—	0.0
1996	OAK	AL	1	3	12	3	0	0	0	28.2	37	26	22	17	8.16	4.61 (-77%)	-818.5
1997	OAK	AL	9	5	71	0	0	0	4	96.2	109	46	40	57	4.28	4.39 (+2%)	784.2
1998	OAK	AL	1	1	24	0	0	0	0	36.0	51	29	14	19	7.25	4.43 (-64%)	-136.8
1998	ARI	NL	3	1	23	0	0	0	0	31.2	32	13	8	14	3.69	4.43 (+17%)	-576.8
2002	ATL	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	2	1	2	1	27.00	—	0.0
2004	FLO	NL	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	16.1	24	15	7	8	8.27	4.46 (-85%)	-1172.0
2005	NYA	AL	10	0	15	9	1	1	0	76.0	71	27	24	37	3.20	4.29 (+25%)	802.1
2006	NYA	AL	0	3	11	3	0	0	0	27.2	42	26	12	12	8.46	4.53 (-87%)	-2345.4
Career · 10 seasons			25	13	172	15	1	1	4	321.2	380	186	137	170	5.20	—	-3,463

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

Aaron Small — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
172	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .758 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Aaron Small Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1994	TOR	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	FLO	NL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	OAK	AL	12	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	OAK	AL	71	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	OAK	AL	24	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	ARI	NL	23	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	ATL	NL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	FLO	NL	7	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	NYA	AL	15	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	NYA	AL	11	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			172	4	3	.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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Aaron Small — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2005	ALDS2	NYA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Aaron Small — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	1	0	0	2.2	4	2	0	2	6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Aaron Small — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2005	ALDS2	NYA	0	1	1	0	0	2.2	4	2	0	2	6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Aaron Small — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	90	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	82	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Aaron Small — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	90	170.2	201	96	62	86	5.06
Away	82	151.0	179	90	75	84	5.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

Aaron Small — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2006-06-15	NYY	CLE	L	0	0
2006-06-09	NYY	OAK	L	0	0
2006-06-08	NYY	BOS	L	0	0
2006-06-04	NYY	BAL	L	0	0
2006-05-30	NYY	DET	W	0	0
2006-05-21	NYY	NYN	L	1	1
2006-05-16	NYY	TEX	W	0	0
2006-05-14	NYY	OAK	L	0	0
2006-05-09	NYY	BOS	L	0	0
2006-05-05	NYY	TEX	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Aaron Small — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-06-15	NYY	CLE	—	1.1	2	2	2	1	0	0
2006-06-09	NYY	OAK	—	3.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
2006-06-08	NYY	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2006-06-04	NYY	BAL	L	2.2	9	7	7	1	0	3
2006-05-30	NYY	DET	—	5.0	7	4	3	2	4	1
2006-05-21	NYY	NYN	L	4.1	7	4	4	1	2	2
2006-05-16	NYY	TEX	—	4.1	6	2	2	1	2	1
2006-05-14	NYY	OAK	—	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0
2006-05-09	NYY	BOS	—	2.1	4	4	3	1	1	2
2006-05-05	NYY	TEX	—	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Aaron Small — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	172	15	13	38	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Aaron Small — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1994	TOR	P	1	0	0	1	0	0
1995	FLO	P	7	0	0	1	0	0
1996	OAK	P	12	3	3	4	0	0
1997	OAK	P	71	0	5	15	1	2
1998	OAK	P	24	0	2	3	0	0
1998	ARI	P	23	0	1	1	0	0
2002	ATL	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004	FLO	P	7	0	1	2	0	0
2005	NYA	P	15	9	1	7	0	0
2006	NYA	P	11	3	0	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Aaron Small Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	172

Salary History

Aaron Small — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	NYA	AL	$1,200,000
1998	ARI	NL	$197,500
1998	OAK	AL	$197,500
1997	OAK	AL	$155,000
1996	OAK	AL	$118,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,868,000

Aaron Small: the record in brief

The profile opens with Aaron Small's first major league game on June 11, 1994; the last one listed came on June 15, 2006. Club by club, the record runs the Toronto Blue Jays (1994), the Florida Marlins (1995 to 2004), the Oakland Athletics (1996 through 1998), the Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), the Atlanta Braves (2002), and the New York Yankees (2005 through 2006). Small played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on November 23, 1971, in Oxnard, CA, USA and a listed size of 6'5" and 200 pounds. Aaron Small was the playing name; the full given name is Aaron James.

The pitching table credits Small with a 25-13 record and a 5.20 ERA in 172 games. The totals include 170 strikeouts. Against a 4.44 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.20 mark was 17.3% worse. Small won 10 games in 2005, the most of any season listed. 1997 produced Small's most strikeouts, 57. 2005 was Small's sharpest full season, a 3.20 ERA against the league's 4.29.

Frequently Asked Questions about Aaron Small

What years did Aaron Small play?: Aaron Small played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2006.
Was Aaron Small a pitcher?: Yes. Aaron Small pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 170 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Aaron Small hit?: Aaron Small hit 0 career home runs.
What was Aaron Small's career batting average?: Aaron Small batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 4 at bats.
What was Aaron Small's career ERA?: Aaron Small finished with a 5.20 career ERA, going 25-13 with 170 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Aaron Small have?: Aaron Small recorded 170 career strikeouts.