Chris Tillman

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

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

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

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2009 BAL AL 2 5 12 12 0 0 0 65.0 77 39 24 39 5.40 4.32 (-25%) -2884.9
2010 BAL AL 2 5 11 11 0 0 0 53.7 51 35 31 31 5.87 4.08 (-44%) -2432.3
2011 BAL AL 3 5 13 13 0 0 0 62.0 77 38 25 46 5.52 3.94 (-40%) -78.6
2012 BAL AL 9 3 15 15 0 0 0 86.0 66 28 24 66 2.93 4.01 (+27%) -497.2
2013 BAL AL 16 7 33 33 1 0 0 206.3 184 85 68 179 3.71 3.87 (+4%) -2882.4
2014 BAL AL 13 6 34 34 1 1 0 207.3 189 77 66 150 3.34 3.74 (+11%) -1421.5
2015 BAL AL 11 11 31 31 0 0 0 173.0 176 96 64 120 4.99 3.96 (-26%) -2094.3
2016 BAL AL 16 6 30 30 0 0 0 172.0 155 72 66 140 3.77 4.19 (+10%) -163.7
2017 BAL AL 1 7 24 19 0 0 0 93.0 125 81 51 63 7.84 4.36 (-80%) -5984.2
2018 BAL AL 1 5 7 7 0 0 0 26.7 42 31 17 13 10.46 4.15 (-152%) -2066.2
Career · 10 seasons 74 60 210 205 2 1 0 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

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

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2009 BAL AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 BAL AL 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 BAL AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 BAL AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 BAL AL 33 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 BAL AL 34 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 BAL AL 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 BAL AL 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 BAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 BAL AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 210 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2016 ALWC BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 ALCS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 ALDS2 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 3 3 0 13.7 15 9 4 13 5.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2016 ALWC BAL 0 0 1 1 0 4.3 4 2 1 4 4.15
2014 ALCS BAL 0 0 1 1 0 4.3 7 5 2 3 10.38
2014 ALDS2 BAL 1 0 1 1 0 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home10800000—
Away102141000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home108606.05722932374524.35
Away102539.05702891993954.83

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2018-05-10 BALKCR — 1.1465301
2018-05-03 BALLAA L 1.0777100
2018-04-27 BALDET W 7.0100250
2018-04-21 BALCLE L 6.0844153
2018-04-13 BALBOS L 2.0766201
2018-04-07 BALNYY L 5.1855430
2018-04-02 BALHOU L 4.0744401
2017-09-29 BALTBR — 2.0133311
2017-09-24 BALTBR — 4.0644122
2017-09-16 BALNYY — 3.0411010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 210 205 54 95 8 5

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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Position Games
Pitcher 210

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 Career Earnings $12,011,500

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Chris Tillman (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Zach Davies
    60-58, 4.36 ERA
  2. 97
    Kris Benson
    70-75, 4.42 ERA
  3. 96
    Ryan Vogelsong
    61-75, 4.48 ERA
  4. 96
    Pete Schourek
    66-77, 4.59 ERA
  5. 95
    Joey Hamilton
    74-73, 4.44 ERA
  6. 90
    Len Barker
    74-76, 4.34 ERA

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.