What years did Tanyon Sturtze play?

Tanyon Sturtze played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2008.

Was Tanyon Sturtze a pitcher?

Yes. Tanyon Sturtze pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 480 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tanyon Sturtze hit?

Tanyon Sturtze hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Tanyon Sturtze play for?

Tanyon Sturtze played for 7 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1995–1996), the Texas Rangers (1997), the Chicago White Sox (1999–2000), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000–2002), the Toronto Blue Jays (2003), the New York Yankees (2004–2006), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008).

What were Tanyon Sturtze's career stats?

In 272 games, Tanyon Sturtze went 40-44 with a 5.19 ERA, 480 strikeouts, 797.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves.

What was Tanyon Sturtze's salary?

Tanyon Sturtze's last recorded salary was $750,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $1,500,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $206,000, in 2000. The Salary History table lists each season from 2000 to 2007.

What position did Tanyon Sturtze play?

Tanyon Sturtze played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Tanyon Sturtze and how much did he weigh?

Tanyon Sturtze was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Tanyon Sturtze's career ERA?

Tanyon Sturtze finished with a 5.19 career ERA, going 40-44 with 480 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Tanyon Sturtze have?

Tanyon Sturtze recorded 480 career strikeouts.

Is Tanyon Sturtze in the Hall of Fame?

No. Tanyon Sturtze has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Tanyon Sturtze

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2008)

Tanyon Sturtze was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2008 for 7 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 14 seasons. Across 272 career appearances, he went 40-44 with a 5.19 ERA and 480 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 40–44

ERA 5.19

WHIP 1.53

SO 480

Pitcher PIV -12381.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 190 lb
Born: 10/12/1970 in Worcester, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-05-03
Last Game: 2008-08-25

Full name: Tanyon James Sturtze

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tanyon Sturtze — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
40	44	272	84	4	0	3	797.0	886	460	110	333	480	5.19	-12381.9

Career ERA 5.19 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — 16.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Tanyon Sturtze Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1995	CHN	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	2	2	1	0	9.00	—	0.0
1996	CHN	NL	1	0	6	0	0	0	11.0	16	11	5	7	9.00	4.61 (-95%)	-604.2
1997	TEX	AL	1	1	9	5	0	0	32.2	45	30	18	18	8.27	4.39 (-88%)	-1354.5
1999	CHA	AL	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.0	4	0	2	2	0.00	—	0.0
2000	CHA	AL	1	2	10	1	0	0	15.2	25	21	15	6	12.06	4.77 (-153%)	-1634.5
2000	TBA	AL	4	0	19	5	0	0	52.2	47	15	14	38	2.56	4.77 (+46%)	1645.9
2001	TBA	AL	11	12	39	27	0	1	195.1	200	96	79	110	4.42	4.42 (avg)	-1892.7
2002	TBA	AL	4	18	33	33	4	0	224.0	271	129	89	137	5.18	4.28 (-21%)	-3855.4
2003	TOR	AL	7	6	40	8	0	0	89.1	107	59	43	54	5.94	4.40 (-35%)	-2544.4
2004	NYA	AL	6	2	28	3	0	1	77.1	75	47	33	56	5.47	4.46 (-23%)	-313.6
2005	NYA	AL	5	3	64	1	0	1	78.0	76	41	27	45	4.73	4.29 (-10%)	-996.7
2006	NYA	AL	0	0	18	0	0	0	10.2	17	9	6	6	7.59	4.53 (-68%)	-832.0
2008	LAN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	2.1	1	0	1	1	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			40	44	272	84	4	3	797.0	886	460	333	480	5.19	—	-12,382

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

Tanyon Sturtze — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
272	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.062	.062	.062	.125	0

Career AVG .062 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 76.5% below league average.

Career OBP .062 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 81.4% below league average.

Career SLG .062 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 85.3% below league average.

Career OPS .125 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 83.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Tanyon Sturtze Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	CHN	NL	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CHN	NL	6	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	TEX	AL	9	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CHA	AL	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CHA	AL	10	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	TBA	AL	19	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	TBA	AL	39	8	1	3	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	TBA	AL	33	4	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	TOR	AL	40	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	NYA	AL	28	3	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	NYA	AL	64	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	NYA	AL	18	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	LAN	NL	3	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			272	16	1	5	.062	—	—	—	—	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

Tanyon Sturtze — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tanyon Sturtze — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2005	ALDS2	NYA	2	.000
2004	ALCS	NYA	4	.000
2004	ALDS2	NYA	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tanyon Sturtze — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	8	0	0	6.2	7	4	5	6	5.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tanyon Sturtze — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2005	ALDS2	NYA	2	0.2	1	1	0	0	13.50
2004	ALCS	NYA	4	3.1	2	1	2	2	2.70
2004	ALDS2	NYA	2	2.2	4	2	3	4	6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tanyon Sturtze — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	141	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	131	15	0	1	0	0	.067

Pitching — Home / Away

Tanyon Sturtze — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	141	425.0	466	239	161	258	5.06
Away	131	372.0	420	221	172	222	5.35

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tanyon Sturtze — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2008-08-25	LAD	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
2008-08-22	LAD	PHI	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2008-08-19	LAD	COL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2006-05-13	NYY	OAK	—	0.1	2	0	0	0	0
2006-05-11	NYY	BOS	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0
2006-05-09	NYY	BOS	—	1.0	5	3	3	0	0
2006-05-07	NYY	TEX	—	0.0	0	1	0	2	0
2006-05-06	NYY	TEX	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0
2006-05-04	NYY	TBR	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2006-05-01	NYY	BOS	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tanyon Sturtze — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	272	84	39	92	3	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tanyon Sturtze — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	CHN	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
1996	CHN	P	6	0	0	2	0	1
1997	TEX	P	9	5	0	1	0	0
1999	CHA	P	1	1	0	1	0	1
2000	CHA	P	10	1	0	0	0	0
2000	TBA	P	19	5	6	3	0	0
2001	TBA	P	39	27	12	21	0	2
2002	TBA	P	33	33	11	23	2	4
2003	TOR	P	40	8	6	14	0	1
2004	NYA	P	28	3	1	10	0	1
2005	NYA	P	64	1	2	16	0	1
2006	NYA	P	18	0	1	0	1	0
2008	LAN	P	3	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Tanyon Sturtze Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	272

Salary History

Tanyon Sturtze's recorded salaries total $4,838,500 over 7 seasons, 2000 to 2007. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Sturtze's career ran from 1995 to 2008. No salary is recorded for 6 of his seasons between 1985 and 2016.

Tanyon Sturtze — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	ATL	NL	$750,000
2006	NYA	AL	$1,500,000
2005	NYA	AL	$850,000
2003	TOR	AL	$1,000,000
2002	TBA	AL	$295,000
2001	TBA	AL	$237,500
2000	CHA	AL	$206,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$4,838,500

College History

Tanyon Sturtze — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Quinsigamond Community College	Worcester	MA	1990

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Tanyon Sturtze: the record in brief

According to the bio, Tanyon Sturtze debuted on May 3, 1995 and played a final game on August 25, 2008. Club by club, the record runs the Chicago Cubs (1995 to 1996), the Texas Rangers (1997), the Chicago White Sox (1999 through 2000), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000 to 2002), the Toronto Blue Jays (2003), the New York Yankees (2004 through 2006), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008). Sturtze, born on October 12, 1970, in Worcester, MA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 5 inches and 190 pounds. The bio lists the given name Tanyon James.

The pitching table credits Sturtze with a 40-44 record and a 5.19 ERA in 272 games. The totals include 480 strikeouts. The league ERA over Sturtze's seasons was 4.47, so the 5.19 figure ran 16.2% worse than average. 2001 brought Sturtze a season-high 11 wins. Sturtze struck out 137 batters in 2002, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tanyon Sturtze

What years did Tanyon Sturtze play?: Tanyon Sturtze played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2008.
Was Tanyon Sturtze a pitcher?: Yes. Tanyon Sturtze pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 480 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tanyon Sturtze hit?: Tanyon Sturtze hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Tanyon Sturtze play for?: Tanyon Sturtze played for 7 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1995–1996), the Texas Rangers (1997), the Chicago White Sox (1999–2000), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000–2002), the Toronto Blue Jays (2003), the New York Yankees (2004–2006), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008).
What were Tanyon Sturtze's career stats?: In 272 games, Tanyon Sturtze went 40-44 with a 5.19 ERA, 480 strikeouts, 797.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves.
How much did Tanyon Sturtze earn in his career?: Tanyon Sturtze's recorded salaries total $4,838,500 over 7 seasons, 2000 to 2007. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Sturtze's career ran from 1995 to 2008. No salary is recorded for 6 of his seasons between 1985 and 2016.
What was Tanyon Sturtze's salary?: Tanyon Sturtze's last recorded salary was $750,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $1,500,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $206,000, in 2000. The Salary History table lists each season from 2000 to 2007.
What position did Tanyon Sturtze play?: Tanyon Sturtze played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tanyon Sturtze and how much did he weigh?: Tanyon Sturtze was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Tanyon Sturtze's career ERA?: Tanyon Sturtze finished with a 5.19 career ERA, going 40-44 with 480 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tanyon Sturtze have?: Tanyon Sturtze recorded 480 career strikeouts.
Is Tanyon Sturtze in the Hall of Fame?: No. Tanyon Sturtze has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.