What years did Scott Strickland play?

Scott Strickland played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2010.

Was Scott Strickland a pitcher?

Yes. Scott Strickland pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 243 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Scott Strickland hit?

Scott Strickland hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Scott Strickland play for?

Scott Strickland played for 4 teams: the Montreal Expos (1999–2002), the New York Mets (2002–2003), the Houston Astros (2005), and the Florida Marlins (2010).

What were Scott Strickland's career stats?

In 239 games, Scott Strickland went 12-21 with a 3.38 ERA, 243 strikeouts, 242.0 innings pitched, and 20 saves.

What was Scott Strickland's salary?

Scott Strickland's last recorded salary was $650,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $950,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2004.

What position did Scott Strickland play?

Scott Strickland played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Scott Strickland and how much did he weigh?

Scott Strickland was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 180 pounds.

What was Scott Strickland's career ERA?

Scott Strickland finished with a 3.38 career ERA, going 12-21 with 243 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Scott Strickland have?

Scott Strickland recorded 243 career strikeouts.

Is Scott Strickland in the Hall of Fame?

No. Scott Strickland has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Scott Strickland

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2010)

Scott Strickland was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2010 for 4 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 12 seasons. Across 239 career appearances, he went 12-21 with a 3.38 ERA, 243 strikeouts, and 20 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3957.8.

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 12–21

ERA 3.38

WHIP 1.31

SO 243

Pitcher PIV 3957.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 4/26/1976 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1999-08-14
Last Game: 2010-06-24

Full name: Scott Michael Strickland

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Career Pitching Statistics

Scott Strickland — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
12	21	239	0	0	0	20	242.0	206	91	25	112	243	3.38	3957.8

Career ERA 3.38 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — 23.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Scott Strickland Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1999	MON	NL	0	1	17	0	18.0	15	9	11	23	4.50	4.71 (+4%)	58.7
2000	MON	NL	4	3	49	9	48.0	38	16	16	48	3.00	4.77 (+37%)	2133.3
2001	MON	NL	2	6	77	9	81.1	67	29	41	85	3.21	4.42 (+27%)	744.6
2002	MON	NL	0	0	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0.00	—	0.0
2002	NYN	NL	6	9	68	2	67.2	61	27	33	67	3.59	4.28 (+16%)	685.6
2003	NYN	NL	0	2	19	0	20.0	16	5	10	16	2.25	4.40 (+49%)	335.5
2005	HOU	NL	0	0	5	0	4.0	4	3	0	2	6.75	—	0.0
2010	FLO	NL	0	0	3	0	2.0	5	2	1	0	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			12	21	239	20	242.0	206	91	112	243	3.38	—	3,958

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

Scott Strickland — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
239	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .335 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 .757 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Scott Strickland — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1999	MON	NL	17	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	MON	NL	49	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	MON	NL	77	3	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	MON	NL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	NYN	NL	68	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	NYN	NL	19	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	HOU	NL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	FLO	NL	3	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			239	6	4	.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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Scott Strickland — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	126	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	113	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Scott Strickland — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	126	124.2	107	51	57	120	3.68
Away	113	117.1	99	40	55	123	3.07

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Scott Strickland — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2010-06-24	MIA	BAL	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
2010-06-19	MIA	TBR	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2010-06-18	MIA	TBR	—	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0
2005-09-28	HOU	STL	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1
2005-09-23	HOU	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2005-09-12	HOU	MIA	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1
2005-09-04	HOU	STL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2005-09-03	HOU	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003-05-10	NYN	SDP	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003-05-08	NYN	LAD	—	0.2	2	1	1	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Scott Strickland — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	239	0	11	31	5	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Scott Strickland — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1999	MON	P	17	0	4	0	0
2000	MON	P	49	2	7	1	0
2001	MON	P	77	3	9	2	2
2002	MON	P	1	0	0	0	0
2002	NYN	P	68	4	8	2	1
2003	NYN	P	19	2	2	0	0
2005	HOU	P	5	0	1	0	0
2010	FLO	P	3	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Scott Strickland — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	239

Salary History

Scott Strickland's recorded salaries total $2,607,500 over 6 seasons, 1999 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Strickland's career ran from 1999 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2005 and 2010.

Scott Strickland — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2004	NYN	NL	$650,000
2003	NYN	NL	$950,000
2002	MON	NL	$355,000
2001	MON	NL	$250,000
2000	MON	NL	$202,500
1999	MON	NL	$200,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,607,500

College History

Scott Strickland — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of New Mexico	Albuquerque	NM	1995, 1996, 1997

Scott Strickland: the record in brief

Scott Strickland played a first major league game on August 14, 1999 and a last one on June 24, 2010. The season rows list, in order, the Montreal Expos (1999 through 2002), the New York Mets (2002 to 2003), the Houston Astros (2005), and the Florida Marlins (2010). Strickland is listed as a pitcher at 5 feet, 11 inches and 180 pounds. The bio says Strickland batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is April 26, 1976, in Houston, TX, USA. The given name on file is Scott Michael Strickland.

Strickland's career pitching line is 12 wins, 21 losses and a 3.38 ERA over 239 appearances. The totals include 243 strikeouts and 20 saves. The leagues Strickland pitched in allowed 4.42 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 23.4% better than average. Strickland won 6 games in 2002, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 85 in 2001. 2001 was Strickland's sharpest full season, a 3.21 ERA against the league's 4.42.

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Strickland

What years did Scott Strickland play?: Scott Strickland played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2010.
Was Scott Strickland a pitcher?: Yes. Scott Strickland pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 243 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Scott Strickland hit?: Scott Strickland hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Scott Strickland play for?: Scott Strickland played for 4 teams: the Montreal Expos (1999–2002), the New York Mets (2002–2003), the Houston Astros (2005), and the Florida Marlins (2010).
What were Scott Strickland's career stats?: In 239 games, Scott Strickland went 12-21 with a 3.38 ERA, 243 strikeouts, 242.0 innings pitched, and 20 saves.
How much did Scott Strickland earn in his career?: Scott Strickland's recorded salaries total $2,607,500 over 6 seasons, 1999 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Strickland's career ran from 1999 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2005 and 2010.
What was Scott Strickland's salary?: Scott Strickland's last recorded salary was $650,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $950,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2004.
What position did Scott Strickland play?: Scott Strickland played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Scott Strickland and how much did he weigh?: Scott Strickland was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Scott Strickland's career ERA?: Scott Strickland finished with a 3.38 career ERA, going 12-21 with 243 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Scott Strickland have?: Scott Strickland recorded 243 career strikeouts.
Is Scott Strickland in the Hall of Fame?: No. Scott Strickland has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.