Blake Snell
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2016-2026)
Blake Snell is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2016 for 5 teams, including the Tampa Bay Rays, a span of 11 seasons. Across 231 career appearances, he has gone 85-63 with a 3.10 ERA and 1,495 strikeouts. Blake Snell is an All-Star and a 2-time Cy Young. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 27494.1.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'4" / 225 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2016-04-23
- Awards
- All-Star · 2× Cy Young
- Jersey
- #7
Full name: Blake Ashton Snell
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TBA | AL | 6 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.0 | 93 | 35 | 51 | 98 | 3.54 | 4.19 (+16%) | 1803.9 |
| 2017 | TBA | AL | 5 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129.1 | 113 | 58 | 59 | 119 | 4.04 | 4.36 (+7%) | 545.3 |
| 2018 | TBA | AL | 21 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180.2 | 112 | 38 | 64 | 221 | 1.89 | 4.15 (+54%) | 5640.7 |
| 2019 | TBA | AL | 6 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107.0 | 96 | 51 | 40 | 147 | 4.29 | 4.51 (+5%) | 3248.3 |
| 2020 | TBA | AL | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 63 | 3.24 | 4.45 (+27%) | 128.6 |
| 2021 | SDN | NL | 7 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128.2 | 101 | 60 | 69 | 170 | 4.20 | 4.27 (+2%) | 1461.6 |
| 2022 | SDN | NL | 8 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128.0 | 103 | 48 | 51 | 171 | 3.38 | 3.97 (+15%) | 3837.3 |
| 2023 | SDN | NL | 14 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180.0 | 115 | 45 | 99 | 234 | 2.25 | 4.33 (+48%) | 4168.9 |
| 2024 | SFN | NL | 5 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 104.0 | 65 | 36 | 44 | 145 | 3.12 | 4.08 (+24%) | 4387.1 |
| 2025 | LAN | NL | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 51 | 16 | 26 | 72 | 2.35 | 4.16 (+44%) | 2272.5 |
| 2026 | LAD | NL | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 1.90 | 4.18 (+55%) | - |
| Career · 11 seasons | 85 | 63 | 231 | 231 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,200.2 | 922 | 414 | 537 | 1,495 | 3.10 | — | 27,494 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .095 | .174 | .095 | .269 | 0 |
Career AVG .095 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 61.6% below league average.
Career OBP .174 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 45.4% below league average.
Career SLG .095 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 76.9% below league average.
Career OPS .269 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 63.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TBA | AL | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | TBA | AL | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | TBA | AL | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | TBA | AL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | TBA | AL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | SDN | NL | 27 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .118 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | SDN | NL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | SDN | NL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2024 | SFN | NL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2025 | LAN | NL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 10 seasons | 223 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .095 | — | — | — | — | 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
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NLCS | LAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2025 | NLDS2 | LAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2025 | NLWC1 | LAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2025 | WS | LAN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2022 | NLCS | SDN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2022 | NLDS2 | SDN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2022 | NLWC1 | SDN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | ALCS | TBA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | ALDS1 | TBA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | ALWC1 | TBA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | WS | TBA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | ALDS1 | TBA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 82.2 | 59 | 30 | 36 | 102 | 3.27 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NLCS | LAN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.00 |
| 2025 | NLDS2 | LAN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0.00 |
| 2025 | NLWC1 | LAN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2.57 |
| 2025 | WS | LAN | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 6.92 |
| 2022 | NLCS | SDN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7.20 |
| 2022 | NLDS2 | SDN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1.69 |
| 2022 | NLWC1 | SDN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5.40 |
| 2020 | ALCS | TBA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 2020 | ALDS1 | TBA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7.20 |
| 2020 | ALWC1 | TBA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | WS | TBA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 2.70 |
| 2019 | ALDS1 | TBA | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1.69 |
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (445 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 112 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .062 |
| Away | 111 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .115 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 112 | 608.0 | 435 | 175 | 251 | 789 | 2.59 |
| Away | 110 | 550.0 | 456 | 230 | 270 | 651 | 3.76 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-24 | LAD | AZ | — | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025-09-17 | LAD | PHI | W | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025-09-10 | LAD | COL | W | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025-09-04 | LAD | PIT | L | 5.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025-08-29 | LAD | AZ | L | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025-08-22 | LAD | SDP | L | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025-08-16 | LAD | SDP | W | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-08-09 | LAD | TOR | W | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025-08-02 | LAD | TBR | L | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025-04-02 | LAD | ATL | — | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TBA | P | 19 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | TBA | P | 24 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | TBA | P | 31 | 31 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | TBA | P | 23 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | TBA | P | 11 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | SDN | P | 27 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | SDN | P | 24 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | SDN | P | 32 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | SFN | P | 20 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | LAN | P | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 223 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pitcher of the Month | August |
| 2024 | Player of the Week | Week of 2024-08-03 |
| 2023 | All-MLB Team - First Team | SP |
| 2023 | Cy Young Award | |
| 2023 | MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher | |
| 2023 | Pitcher of the Month | June |
| 2023 | Pitcher of the Month | September |
| 2023 | TSN All-Star | SP |
| 2023 | TSN Pitcher of the Year | |
| 2018 | Cy Young Award | |
| 2018 | MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher | |
| 2018 | Pitcher of the Month | August |
| 2018 | Pitcher of the Month | September |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cy Young Award | NL | 1st | 204.0 | 210 | 28 |
| 2023 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 13th | 16.0 | 420 | 0 |
| 2018 | Cy Young Award | AL | 1st | 169.0 | 210 | 17 |
| 2018 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 9th | 38.0 | 420 | 0 |
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Blake Snell: the record in brief
Blake Snell made a major league debut on April 23, 2016 and is still active, so the totals on this page keep changing. Snell played for the Tampa Bay Rays (2016 to 2020), the San Diego Padres (2021 to 2023), the San Francisco Giants (2024), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2025). At 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Snell is listed as a pitcher. Snell threw and hit left-handed, per the bio block. Snell was born on December 4, 1992, in Seattle, WA, USA. The given name on file is Blake Ashton Snell.
Snell has gone 85-63 with a 3.10 ERA in 231 games, 231 of them starts. Snell has 1,495 strikeouts. That 3.10 ERA compares with a 4.23 league average across the same seasons, 26.6% better. Snell won 21 games in 2018, the most of any season listed. Snell struck out 234 batters in 2023, a career high. In 2018, one of the busiest seasons, Snell posted a 1.89 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.15.
Frequently Asked Questions about Blake Snell
- What years did Blake Snell play?
- Blake Snell played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2026.
- Was Blake Snell a pitcher?
- Yes. Blake Snell pitched in the major leagues, recording 85 wins and 1495 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Blake Snell hit?
- Blake Snell hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
- What teams has Blake Snell played for?
- Blake Snell has played for 4 teams: the Tampa Bay Rays (2016–2020), the San Diego Padres (2021–2023), the San Francisco Giants (2024), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2025–2026).
- How many Cy Young Awards has Blake Snell won?
- Blake Snell has won 2 Cy Young Awards, in 2018 and 2023.
- What awards has Blake Snell won?
- Blake Snell has won 2 Cy Young Awards (2018 and 2023). He has been selected to 1 All-Star Game.
- What are Blake Snell's career stats?
- In 231 games, Blake Snell has gone 85-63 with a 3.10 ERA, 1,495 strikeouts, and 1,200.2 innings pitched.
- What position does Blake Snell play?
- Blake Snell plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
- How tall is Blake Snell and how much does he weigh?
- Blake Snell is listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 225 pounds.
- What number does Blake Snell wear?
- Blake Snell wears number 7, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
- What was Blake Snell's career ERA?
- Blake Snell finished with a 3.10 career ERA, going 85-63 with 1,495 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Blake Snell have?
- Blake Snell recorded 1,495 career strikeouts.
- How many All-Star Games has Blake Snell made?
- Blake Snell has been selected to 1 All-Star Game.