What years did Shawn Tolleson play?

Shawn Tolleson played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2016.

Was Shawn Tolleson a pitcher?

Yes. Shawn Tolleson pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 213 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Shawn Tolleson hit?

Shawn Tolleson hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Shawn Tolleson play for?

Shawn Tolleson played for 2 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (2012–2013) and the Texas Rangers (2014–2016).

What were Shawn Tolleson's career stats?

In 215 games, Shawn Tolleson went 14-8 with a 3.92 ERA, 213 strikeouts, 218.0 innings pitched, and 46 saves.

What was Shawn Tolleson's salary?

Shawn Tolleson's last recorded salary was $3,275,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $3,275,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $502,082, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.

What position did Shawn Tolleson play?

Shawn Tolleson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Shawn Tolleson and how much did he weigh?

Shawn Tolleson was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 214 pounds.

What was Shawn Tolleson's career ERA?

Shawn Tolleson finished with a 3.92 career ERA, going 14-8 with 213 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Shawn Tolleson have?

Shawn Tolleson recorded 213 career strikeouts.

Is Shawn Tolleson in the Hall of Fame?

No. Shawn Tolleson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Shawn Tolleson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2016)

Shawn Tolleson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2016 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Texas Rangers, a span of 5 seasons. Across 215 career appearances, he went 14-8 with a 3.92 ERA, 213 strikeouts, and 46 saves.

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 14–8

ERA 3.92

WHIP 1.29

SO 213

Pitcher PIV -934.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 214 lb
Born: 1/19/1988 in Dallas, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-06-07
Last Game: 2016-07-27

Full name: Shawn Mark Tolleson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Shawn Tolleson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
14	8	215	0	0	0	46	218.0	205	95	31	77	213	3.92	-934.8

Career ERA 3.92 vs. league average 3.95 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Shawn Tolleson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2012	LAN	NL	3	1	40	0	37.2	30	18	20	39	4.30	4.01 (-7%)	-58.8
2013	LAN	NL	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	2	0	0.00	—	0.0
2014	TEX	AL	3	1	64	0	71.2	56	22	28	69	2.76	3.74 (+26%)	-885.0
2015	TEX	AL	6	4	73	35	72.1	66	24	17	76	2.99	3.96 (+25%)	961.2
2016	TEX	AL	2	2	37	11	36.1	53	31	10	29	7.68	4.19 (-83%)	-952.3
Career · 5 seasons			14	8	215	46	218.0	205	95	77	213	3.92	—	-935

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

Shawn Tolleson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
216	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .402 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Shawn Tolleson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2012	LAN	NL	40	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	LAN	NL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	TEX	AL	65	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	TEX	AL	73	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	TEX	AL	37	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			216	1	1	.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

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Shawn Tolleson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2015	ALDS2	TEX	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Shawn Tolleson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	3	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Shawn Tolleson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2015	ALDS2	TEX	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	3	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Shawn Tolleson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	109	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	107	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Shawn Tolleson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	109	115.2	115	54	39	112	4.20
Away	106	102.1	90	41	38	101	3.61

Last 10 Games — Batting

Shawn Tolleson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2016-07-27	TEX	OAK	L	0	0
2016-07-23	TEX	KCR	W	0	0
2016-07-19	TEX	LAA	L	0	0
2016-07-16	TEX	CHC	L	1	1
2016-07-10	TEX	MIN	L	0	0
2016-07-07	TEX	MIN	L	0	0
2016-07-05	TEX	BOS	W	0	0
2016-07-02	TEX	MIN	L	0	0
2016-06-30	TEX	NYY	L	0	0
2016-06-28	TEX	NYY	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Shawn Tolleson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2016-07-27	TEX	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2016-07-23	TEX	KCR	—	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	0
2016-07-19	TEX	LAA	—	1.2	2	1	1	0	2	1
2016-07-16	TEX	CHC	—	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
2016-07-10	TEX	MIN	—	1.1	3	2	2	1	0	0
2016-07-07	TEX	MIN	—	1.0	7	5	5	0	1	1
2016-07-05	TEX	BOS	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2016-07-02	TEX	MIN	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	3	0
2016-06-30	TEX	NYY	—	1.2	3	0	0	0	1	0
2016-06-28	TEX	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Shawn Tolleson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	215	0	13	26	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Shawn Tolleson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A
2012	LAN	P	40	1	3
2013	LAN	P	1	0	0
2014	TEX	P	64	5	6
2015	TEX	P	73	2	10
2016	TEX	P	37	5	7

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Shawn Tolleson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	216

Salary History

Shawn Tolleson's recorded salaries total $4,296,782 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Tolleson's career ran from 2012 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2012 and 2013.

Shawn Tolleson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	TEX	AL	$3,275,000
2015	TEX	AL	$519,700
2014	TEX	AL	$502,082
Total recorded salary (partial)			$4,296,782

College History

Shawn Tolleson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Baylor University	Waco	TX	2008, 2009, 2010

Award Voting History

Shawn Tolleson — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2015	Cy Young Award	AL	10th	3.0	210	0

Shawn Tolleson: the record in brief

According to the bio, Shawn Tolleson debuted on June 7, 2012 and played a final game on July 27, 2016. The season rows list, in order, the Los Angeles Dodgers (2012 through 2013) and the Texas Rangers (2014 to 2016). Tolleson played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on January 19, 1988, in Dallas, TX, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 1 inch and 214 pounds. Tolleson's full given name, per the bio, is Shawn Mark Tolleson.

The pitching table credits Tolleson with a 14-8 record and a 3.92 ERA in 215 games. The totals include 213 strikeouts and 46 saves. Tolleson's 3.92 ERA was close to the 3.95 league figure for those seasons. Tolleson won 6 games in 2015, the most of any season listed. Tolleson saved 35 games in 2015, the season high. 2014 was Tolleson's sharpest full season, a 2.76 ERA against the league's 3.74.

Frequently Asked Questions about Shawn Tolleson

What years did Shawn Tolleson play?: Shawn Tolleson played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2016.
Was Shawn Tolleson a pitcher?: Yes. Shawn Tolleson pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 213 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Shawn Tolleson hit?: Shawn Tolleson hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Shawn Tolleson play for?: Shawn Tolleson played for 2 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (2012–2013) and the Texas Rangers (2014–2016).
What were Shawn Tolleson's career stats?: In 215 games, Shawn Tolleson went 14-8 with a 3.92 ERA, 213 strikeouts, 218.0 innings pitched, and 46 saves.
How much did Shawn Tolleson earn in his career?: Shawn Tolleson's recorded salaries total $4,296,782 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Tolleson's career ran from 2012 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2012 and 2013.
What was Shawn Tolleson's salary?: Shawn Tolleson's last recorded salary was $3,275,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $3,275,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $502,082, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.
What position did Shawn Tolleson play?: Shawn Tolleson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Shawn Tolleson and how much did he weigh?: Shawn Tolleson was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 214 pounds.
What was Shawn Tolleson's career ERA?: Shawn Tolleson finished with a 3.92 career ERA, going 14-8 with 213 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Shawn Tolleson have?: Shawn Tolleson recorded 213 career strikeouts.
Is Shawn Tolleson in the Hall of Fame?: No. Shawn Tolleson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.