What years did Chris Tillman play?

Chris Tillman played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2018.

Was Chris Tillman a pitcher?

Yes. Chris Tillman pitched in the major leagues, recording 74 wins and 847 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Chris Tillman hit?

Chris Tillman hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Chris Tillman play for?

Chris Tillman played for one team, the Baltimore Orioles (2009–2018).

Did Chris Tillman win a Cy Young Award?

No. Chris Tillman did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Chris Tillman win?

Chris Tillman was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Chris Tillman's career stats?

In 210 games, Chris Tillman went 74-60 with a 4.57 ERA, 847 strikeouts, and 1,145.0 innings pitched.

What was Chris Tillman's salary?

Chris Tillman's last recorded salary was $6,225,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $6,225,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $417,000, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2011 to 2016.

What position did Chris Tillman play?

Chris Tillman played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Chris Tillman and how much did he weigh?

Chris Tillman was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Chris Tillman's career ERA?

Chris Tillman finished with a 4.57 career ERA, going 74-60 with 847 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Chris Tillman have?

Chris Tillman recorded 847 career strikeouts.

Is Chris Tillman in the Hall of Fame?

No. Chris Tillman has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Chris Tillman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2018)

Chris Tillman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2018 for the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 10 seasons. Across 210 career appearances, he went 74-60 with a 4.57 ERA and 847 strikeouts. Chris Tillman was an All-Star.

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 74–60

ERA 4.57

WHIP 1.38

SO 847

Pitcher PIV -20505.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 200 lb
Born: 4/15/1988 in Anaheim, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2009-07-29
Last Game: 2018-05-10
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Christopher Steven Tillman

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Career Pitching Statistics

Chris Tillman — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
74	60	210	205	2	1	0	1145.0	1,142	582	164	436	847	4.57	-20505.3

Career ERA 4.57 vs. league average 4.06 across their career seasons — 12.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Chris Tillman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	BAL	AL	2	5	12	12	0	0	65.0	77	39	24	39	5.40	4.32 (-25%)	-2884.9
2010	BAL	AL	2	5	11	11	0	0	53.2	51	35	31	31	5.87	4.08 (-44%)	-2432.3
2011	BAL	AL	3	5	13	13	0	0	62.0	77	38	25	46	5.52	3.94 (-40%)	-78.6
2012	BAL	AL	9	3	15	15	0	0	86.0	66	28	24	66	2.93	4.01 (+27%)	-497.2
2013	BAL	AL	16	7	33	33	1	0	206.1	184	85	68	179	3.71	3.87 (+4%)	-2882.4
2014	BAL	AL	13	6	34	34	1	1	207.1	189	77	66	150	3.34	3.74 (+11%)	-1421.5
2015	BAL	AL	11	11	31	31	0	0	173.0	176	96	64	120	4.99	3.96 (-26%)	-2094.3
2016	BAL	AL	16	6	30	30	0	0	172.0	155	72	66	140	3.77	4.19 (+10%)	-163.7
2017	BAL	AL	1	7	24	19	0	0	93.0	125	81	51	63	7.84	4.36 (-80%)	-5984.2
2018	BAL	AL	1	5	7	7	0	0	26.2	42	31	17	13	10.46	4.15 (-152%)	-2066.2
Career · 10 seasons			74	60	210	205	2	1	1,145.0	1,142	582	436	847	4.57	—	-20,505

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

Chris Tillman — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
210	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Chris Tillman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	BAL	AL	12	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	BAL	AL	11	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	BAL	AL	13	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	BAL	AL	15	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	BAL	AL	33	5	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	BAL	AL	34	4	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	BAL	AL	31	2	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	BAL	AL	30	2	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	BAL	AL	24	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	BAL	AL	7	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			210	14	1	7	.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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Chris Tillman — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Chris Tillman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2016	ALWC	BAL	1	.000
2014	ALCS	BAL	1	.000
2014	ALDS2	BAL	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Chris Tillman — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	3	3	0	13.2	15	9	4	13	5.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Chris Tillman — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2016	ALWC	BAL	0	1	1	4.1	4	2	1	4	4.15
2014	ALCS	BAL	0	1	1	4.1	7	5	2	3	10.38
2014	ALDS2	BAL	1	1	1	5.0	4	2	1	6	3.60

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Chris Tillman — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	108	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	102	14	1	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Chris Tillman — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	108	606.0	572	293	237	452	4.35
Away	102	539.0	570	289	199	395	4.83

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Chris Tillman — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2018-05-10	BAL	KCR	—	1.1	4	6	5	3	0	1
2018-05-03	BAL	LAA	L	1.0	7	7	7	1	0	0
2018-04-27	BAL	DET	W	7.0	1	0	0	2	5	0
2018-04-21	BAL	CLE	L	6.0	8	4	4	1	5	3
2018-04-13	BAL	BOS	L	2.0	7	6	6	2	0	1
2018-04-07	BAL	NYY	L	5.1	8	5	5	4	3	0
2018-04-02	BAL	HOU	L	4.0	7	4	4	4	0	1
2017-09-29	BAL	TBR	—	2.0	1	3	3	3	1	1
2017-09-24	BAL	TBR	—	4.0	6	4	4	1	2	2
2017-09-16	BAL	NYY	—	3.0	4	1	1	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chris Tillman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	210	205	54	95	8	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chris Tillman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	BAL	P	12	12	3	3	0	0
2010	BAL	P	11	11	7	6	1	1
2011	BAL	P	13	13	4	4	0	0
2012	BAL	P	15	15	2	7	1	0
2013	BAL	P	33	33	8	18	0	1
2014	BAL	P	34	34	10	19	2	0
2015	BAL	P	31	31	7	18	1	0
2016	BAL	P	30	30	5	13	2	1
2017	BAL	P	24	19	6	4	1	0
2018	BAL	P	7	7	2	3	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Chris Tillman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	210

Salary History

Chris Tillman's recorded salaries total $12,011,500 over 5 seasons, 2011 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Tillman's career ran from 2009 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2009, 2010, and 2012.

Chris Tillman — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	BAL	AL	$6,225,000
2015	BAL	AL	$4,315,000
2014	BAL	AL	$546,000
2013	BAL	AL	$508,500
2011	BAL	AL	$417,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$12,011,500

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Chris Tillman: the record in brief

Between the debut on July 29, 2009 and the final game on May 10, 2018, Chris Tillman built the record summarized on this page. Every season row on the page belongs to the Baltimore Orioles, from 2009 through 2018. Born on April 15, 1988, in Anaheim, CA, USA, Tillman is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Tillman's listed size is 6 feet, 5 inches and 200 pounds. Chris Tillman was the playing name; the full given name is Christopher Steven.

Tillman pitched in 210 games, starting 205, and finished with a 74-60 record and 4.57 ERA. The same table counts 847 strikeouts. Against a 4.06 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.57 mark was 12.6% worse. 2013 brought Tillman a season-high 16 wins. In 2014, one of the busiest seasons, Tillman posted a 3.34 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.74.

Tillman's All-Star record, per the bio, is All-Star.

Tillman made 3 postseason pitching appearances, with a 1-0 record and 5.93 ERA. Those appearances came in 2014 and 2016.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Tillman

What years did Chris Tillman play?: Chris Tillman played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2018.
Was Chris Tillman a pitcher?: Yes. Chris Tillman pitched in the major leagues, recording 74 wins and 847 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chris Tillman hit?: Chris Tillman hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Chris Tillman play for?: Chris Tillman played for one team, the Baltimore Orioles (2009–2018).
Did Chris Tillman win a Cy Young Award?: No. Chris Tillman did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Chris Tillman win?: Chris Tillman was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Chris Tillman's career stats?: In 210 games, Chris Tillman went 74-60 with a 4.57 ERA, 847 strikeouts, and 1,145.0 innings pitched.
How much did Chris Tillman earn in his career?: Chris Tillman's recorded salaries total $12,011,500 over 5 seasons, 2011 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Tillman's career ran from 2009 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2009, 2010, and 2012.
What was Chris Tillman's salary?: Chris Tillman's last recorded salary was $6,225,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $6,225,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $417,000, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2011 to 2016.
What position did Chris Tillman play?: Chris Tillman played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Chris Tillman and how much did he weigh?: Chris Tillman was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Chris Tillman's career ERA?: Chris Tillman finished with a 4.57 career ERA, going 74-60 with 847 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Chris Tillman have?: Chris Tillman recorded 847 career strikeouts.
Is Chris Tillman in the Hall of Fame?: No. Chris Tillman has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.