What years did John Snyder play?

John Snyder played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2000.

Was John Snyder a pitcher?

Yes. John Snyder pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 188 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Snyder hit?

John Snyder hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was John Snyder's career batting average?

John Snyder batted .079 over his career, with 3 hits in 38 at bats.

What was John Snyder's career ERA?

John Snyder finished with a 6.01 career ERA, going 19-24 with 188 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did John Snyder have?

John Snyder recorded 188 career strikeouts.

John Snyder

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2000)

John Snyder was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2000 for the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 3 seasons. Across 63 career appearances, he went 19-24 with a 6.01 ERA and 188 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 19–24

ERA 6.01

WHIP 1.63

SO 188

Pitcher PIV -5902.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 185 lb
Born: 8/16/1974 in Southfield, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1998-06-30
Last Game: 2000-09-23

Full name: John Michael Snyder

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Career Pitching Statistics

John Snyder — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
19	24	63	62	2	0	0	342.2	410	229	49	149	188	6.01	-5902.2

Career ERA 6.01 vs. league average 4.64 across their career seasons — 29.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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John Snyder — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1998	CHA	AL	7	2	15	14	1	86.1	96	46	23	52	4.80	4.43 (-8%)	-1035.4
1999	CHA	AL	9	12	25	25	1	129.1	167	96	49	67	6.68	4.71 (-42%)	-4459.1
2000	MIL	NL	3	10	23	23	0	127.0	147	87	77	69	6.17	4.77 (-29%)	-407.7
Career · 3 seasons			19	24	63	62	2	342.2	410	229	149	188	6.01	—	-5,902

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

John Snyder — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
64	38	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	.079	.146	.105	.252	0

Career AVG .079 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — 70.7% below league average.

Career OBP .146 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 57.2% below league average.

Career SLG .105 vs. league average .430 across their career seasons — 75.5% below league average.

Career OPS .252 vs. league average .772 across their career seasons — 67.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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John Snyder — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1998	CHA	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CHA	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	MIL	NL	24	38	1	3	1	2	7	.079	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			64	38	1	3	1	2	7	.079	—	—	—	—	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

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

Batting — Home / Away

John Snyder — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	28	16	0	3	0	0	.188
Away	36	22	1	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

John Snyder — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	27	158.2	185	89	50	86	5.05
Away	36	184.0	225	140	99	102	6.85

Last 10 Games — Batting

John Snyder — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
2000-09-23	MIL	PIT	W	1	0	1	0
2000-09-17	MIL	CIN	L	2	0	0	0
2000-09-12	MIL	NYN	L	2	0	0	2
2000-09-06	MIL	SDP	L	2	0	0	1
2000-09-01	MIL	COL	L	2	0	0	0
2000-08-27	MIL	SDP	L	2	0	0	1
2000-08-21	MIL	AZ	W	2	0	0	0
2000-08-15	MIL	CIN	W	3	1	0	0
2000-08-07	MIL	SFG	L	0	0	0	0
2000-08-01	MIL	SFG	L	1	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

John Snyder — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2000-09-23	MIL	PIT	—	7.0	9	4	4	1	3	0
2000-09-17	MIL	CIN	L	5.0	5	6	6	4	1	1
2000-09-12	MIL	NYN	L	4.1	9	7	5	3	4	0
2000-09-06	MIL	SDP	L	4.0	8	7	7	7	2	1
2000-09-01	MIL	COL	L	6.0	10	5	5	2	2	2
2000-08-27	MIL	SDP	—	7.0	3	0	0	1	5	0
2000-08-21	MIL	AZ	—	3.2	8	7	7	1	4	0
2000-08-15	MIL	CIN	—	8.0	4	1	0	1	5	0
2000-08-07	MIL	SFG	L	4.0	5	5	5	6	1	0
2000-08-01	MIL	SFG	—	3.2	8	5	5	2	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

John Snyder — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	63	62	30	48	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

John Snyder — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1998	CHA	P	15	14	8	14	1	0
1999	CHA	P	25	25	10	16	0	1
2000	MIL	P	23	23	12	18	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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John Snyder — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	63

Salary History

John Snyder — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	MIL	NL	$258,000
1999	CHA	AL	$230,000
1998	CHA	AL	$170,000
Total Career Earnings			$658,000

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John Snyder: the record in brief

John Snyder's major league career runs from a debut on June 30, 1998 to a final game on September 23, 2000. Club by club, the record runs the Chicago White Sox (1998 through 1999) and the Milwaukee Brewers (2000). Snyder is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 3 inches and 185 pounds. Snyder both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Snyder was born on August 16, 1974, in Southfield, MI, USA. John Snyder was the playing name; the full given name is John Michael.

Snyder went 19-24 with a 6.01 ERA in 63 games, 62 of them starts. The same table counts 188 strikeouts. The league ERA over Snyder's seasons was 4.64, so the 6.01 figure ran 29.7% worse than average. 1999 brought Snyder a season-high 9 wins. The strikeout high was 69 in 2000. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.80 in 1998, when the league's was 4.43.

Frequently Asked Questions about John Snyder

What years did John Snyder play?: John Snyder played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2000.
Was John Snyder a pitcher?: Yes. John Snyder pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 188 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Snyder hit?: John Snyder hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was John Snyder's career batting average?: John Snyder batted .079 over his career, with 3 hits in 38 at bats.
What was John Snyder's career ERA?: John Snyder finished with a 6.01 career ERA, going 19-24 with 188 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did John Snyder have?: John Snyder recorded 188 career strikeouts.