What years did Ian Snell play?

Ian Snell played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2010.

Was Ian Snell a pitcher?

Yes. Ian Snell pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 639 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ian Snell hit?

Ian Snell hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.

What teams did Ian Snell play for?

Ian Snell played for 2 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (2004–2009) and the Seattle Mariners (2009–2010).

What were Ian Snell's career stats?

In 152 games, Ian Snell went 38-53 with a 4.80 ERA, 639 strikeouts, and 803.2 innings pitched.

What was Ian Snell's salary?

Ian Snell's last recorded salary was $4,450,000, in 2010. His highest recorded salary was $4,450,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $330,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2010.

What position did Ian Snell play?

Ian Snell played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Ian Snell and how much did he weigh?

Ian Snell was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Ian Snell's career ERA?

Ian Snell finished with a 4.80 career ERA, going 38-53 with 639 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ian Snell have?

Ian Snell recorded 639 career strikeouts.

Is Ian Snell in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ian Snell has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ian Snell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2010)

Ian Snell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2010 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Seattle Mariners, a span of 7 seasons. Across 152 career appearances, he went 38-53 with a 4.80 ERA and 639 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 15, 2026

W–L 38–53

ERA 4.80

WHIP 1.55

SO 639

Pitcher PIV -4461.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 200 lb
Born: 10/30/1981 in Dover, DE, USA
MLB Debut: 2004-08-20
Last Game: 2010-06-14

Full name: Ian Dante Snell

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ian Snell — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
38	53	152	136	2	0	0	803.2	873	429	100	372	639	4.80	-4461.1

Career ERA 4.80 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — 10.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ian Snell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2004	PIT	NL	0	1	3	1	0	12.0	14	10	9	9	7.50	4.46 (-68%)	-450.4
2005	PIT	NL	1	2	15	5	0	42.0	43	24	24	34	5.14	4.29 (-20%)	-465.5
2006	PIT	NL	14	11	32	32	0	186.0	198	98	74	169	4.74	4.53 (-5%)	-257.6
2007	PIT	NL	9	12	32	32	1	208.0	209	87	68	177	3.76	4.47 (+16%)	2517.4
2008	PIT	NL	7	12	31	31	0	164.1	201	99	89	135	5.42	4.32 (-25%)	-1028.8
2009	PIT	NL	2	8	15	15	1	80.2	87	48	44	52	5.36	4.32 (-24%)	-580.2
2009	SEA	AL	5	2	12	12	0	64.1	61	30	39	37	4.20	4.32 (+3%)	-1455.3
2010	SEA	AL	0	5	12	8	0	46.1	60	33	25	26	6.41	4.08 (-57%)	-2740.8
Career · 8 seasons			38	53	152	136	2	803.2	873	429	372	639	4.80	—	-4,461

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

Ian Snell — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
162	192	10	18	2	0	0	6	0	7	84	.094	.126	.104	.230	-1,852

Career AVG .094 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 64.6% below league average.

Career OBP .126 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 62.2% below league average.

Career SLG .104 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 75.2% below league average.

Career OPS .230 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — 69.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ian Snell — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2004	PIT	NL	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	PIT	NL	15	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	PIT	NL	37	54	2	3	1	2	2	28	.056	.269 (-79%)	.336 (-73%)	.431 (-83%)	.768 (-79%)	-716.9
2007	PIT	NL	35	57	6	5	0	2	3	23	.088	.268 (-67%)	.335 (-60%)	.422 (-79%)	.758 (-71%)	-668.2
2008	PIT	NL	32	48	2	6	1	1	2	18	.125	—	—	—	—	-466.8
2009	PIT	NL	16	23	0	4	0	1	0	10	.174	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	SEA	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	SEA	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			162	192	10	18	2	6	7	84	.094	—	—	—	—	-1,852

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ian Snell — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	74	88	4	6	0	2	.068
Away	88	104	6	12	0	4	.115

Pitching — Home / Away

Ian Snell — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	70	382.0	414	201	168	272	4.74
Away	82	421.2	459	228	204	367	4.87

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ian Snell — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2010-06-14	SEA	STL	—	2.0	3	4	4	2	3	1
2010-06-09	SEA	TEX	L	1.2	8	8	7	1	1	2
2010-06-04	SEA	LAA	L	5.1	3	4	3	4	0	1
2010-05-30	SEA	LAA	—	4.0	4	3	3	4	1	1
2010-05-22	SEA	SDP	L	5.0	5	1	1	1	3	1
2010-05-17	SEA	OAK	—	2.2	5	1	1	0	1	0
2010-05-12	SEA	BAL	—	3.0	4	2	2	0	3	0
2010-05-06	SEA	TBR	—	3.1	3	2	2	2	2	1
2010-04-27	SEA	KCR	—	5.1	8	2	2	3	4	0
2010-04-18	SEA	DET	L	5.0	5	3	3	4	4	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ian Snell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	152	136	53	89	1	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ian Snell — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2004	PIT	P	3	1	3	1	0	0
2005	PIT	P	15	5	2	2	0	0
2006	PIT	P	32	32	9	24	0	1
2007	PIT	P	32	32	11	15	0	1
2008	PIT	P	31	31	9	19	0	3
2009	PIT	P	15	15	6	11	0	0
2009	SEA	P	12	12	7	11	1	1
2010	SEA	P	12	8	6	6	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ian Snell — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	152

Salary History

Ian Snell's recorded salaries total $8,823,000 over 5 seasons, 2006 to 2010. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Snell's career ran from 2004 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2004 and 2005.

Ian Snell — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2010	SEA	AL	$4,450,000
2009	PIT	NL	$3,200,000
2008	PIT	NL	$435,000
2007	PIT	NL	$408,000
2006	PIT	NL	$330,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$8,823,000

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Ian Snell: the record in brief

Ian Snell played a first major league game on August 20, 2004 and a last one on June 14, 2010. The team column moves through the Pittsburgh Pirates (2004 to 2009) and the Seattle Mariners (2009 to 2010). Born on October 30, 1981, in Dover, DE, USA, Snell is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Snell's listed size is 5-foot-11 and 200 pounds. Ian Snell was the playing name; the full given name is Ian Dante.

Snell's career pitching line is 38 wins, 53 losses and a 4.80 ERA over 152 appearances. The same table counts 639 strikeouts. Against a 4.35 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.80 mark was 10.3% worse. Snell won 14 games in 2006, the most of any season listed. 2007 produced Snell's most strikeouts, 177. In 2007, one of the busiest seasons, Snell posted a 3.76 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.47.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ian Snell

What years did Ian Snell play?: Ian Snell played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2010.
Was Ian Snell a pitcher?: Yes. Ian Snell pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 639 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ian Snell hit?: Ian Snell hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.
What teams did Ian Snell play for?: Ian Snell played for 2 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (2004–2009) and the Seattle Mariners (2009–2010).
What were Ian Snell's career stats?: In 152 games, Ian Snell went 38-53 with a 4.80 ERA, 639 strikeouts, and 803.2 innings pitched.
How much did Ian Snell earn in his career?: Ian Snell's recorded salaries total $8,823,000 over 5 seasons, 2006 to 2010. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Snell's career ran from 2004 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2004 and 2005.
What was Ian Snell's salary?: Ian Snell's last recorded salary was $4,450,000, in 2010. His highest recorded salary was $4,450,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $330,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2010.
What position did Ian Snell play?: Ian Snell played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ian Snell and how much did he weigh?: Ian Snell was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Ian Snell's career ERA?: Ian Snell finished with a 4.80 career ERA, going 38-53 with 639 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ian Snell have?: Ian Snell recorded 639 career strikeouts.
Is Ian Snell in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ian Snell has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.