What years did Josh Tomlin play?

Josh Tomlin played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2021.

Was Josh Tomlin a pitcher?

Yes. Josh Tomlin pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 736 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Josh Tomlin hit?

Josh Tomlin hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

What was Josh Tomlin's career batting average?

Josh Tomlin batted .286 over his career, with 8 hits in 28 at bats.

How many RBI did Josh Tomlin have?

Josh Tomlin drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Josh Tomlin's career ERA?

Josh Tomlin finished with a 4.77 career ERA, going 69-56 with 736 strikeouts.

Josh Tomlin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2021)

Josh Tomlin was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2021 for the Cleveland Guardians and the Atlanta Braves, a span of 12 seasons. Across 286 career appearances, he went 69-56 with a 4.77 ERA and 736 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 12, 2026

W–L 69–56

ERA 4.77

WHIP 1.23

SO 736

Pitcher PIV -13941.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 10/19/1984 in Tyler, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2010-07-27
Last Game: 2021-08-18

Full name: Joshua Aubrey Tomlin

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Career Pitching Statistics

Josh Tomlin — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
69	56	286	150	5	1	2	1067.0	1,160	566	197	153	736	4.77	-13941.7

Career ERA 4.77 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 16.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Josh Tomlin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2010	CLE	AL	6	4	12	12	1	0	0	73.0	72	37	19	43	4.56	4.08 (-12%)	-923.6
2011	CLE	AL	12	7	26	26	0	0	0	165.1	157	78	21	89	4.25	3.94 (-8%)	-1359.6
2012	CLE	AL	5	8	21	16	0	0	0	103.1	126	73	25	56	6.36	4.01 (-58%)	-2773.6
2013	CLE	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0.0
2014	CLE	AL	6	9	25	16	1	1	0	104.0	120	55	14	94	4.76	3.74 (-27%)	-693.2
2015	CLE	AL	7	2	10	10	2	0	0	65.2	47	22	8	57	3.02	3.96 (+24%)	-765.9
2016	CLE	AL	13	9	30	29	0	0	0	174.0	187	85	20	118	4.40	4.19 (-5%)	-2986.5
2017	CLE	AL	10	9	26	26	1	0	0	141.0	166	78	14	109	4.98	4.36 (-14%)	881.1
2018	CLE	AL	2	5	32	9	0	0	0	70.1	92	48	12	46	6.14	4.15 (-48%)	-5287.4
2019	ATL	NL	2	1	51	1	0	0	2	79.1	82	33	7	51	3.74	4.51 (+17%)	36.0
2020	ATL	NL	2	2	17	5	0	0	0	39.2	40	21	8	36	4.76	4.45 (-7%)	429.8
2021	ATL	NL	4	0	35	0	0	0	0	49.1	69	36	5	37	6.57	4.27 (-54%)	-498.9
Career · 12 seasons			69	56	286	150	5	1	2	1,067.0	1,160	566	153	736	4.77	—	-13,942

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

Josh Tomlin — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
289	28	2	8	1	0	0	1	0	1	12	.286	.310	.321	.632	0

Career AVG .286 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +13.1% above league average.

Career OBP .310 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .321 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 21.4% below league average.

Career OPS .632 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 13.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Josh Tomlin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2010	CLE	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	CLE	AL	27	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	CLE	AL	21	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CLE	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	CLE	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CLE	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CLE	AL	30	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CLE	AL	26	7	0	1	0	0	0	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	CLE	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	ATL	NL	51	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	ATL	NL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	ATL	NL	36	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			289	28	2	8	1	1	1	12	.286	—	—	—	—	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

Josh Tomlin — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Josh Tomlin — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2020	NLCS	ATL	2	0	0	.000
2019	NLDS2	ATL	2	1	1	.000
2017	ALDS1	CLE	2	0	0	.000
2016	ALCS	CLE	1	0	0	.000
2016	ALDS2	CLE	1	0	0	.000
2016	WS	CLE	2	1	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Josh Tomlin — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	1	10	4	0	27.0	21	12	5	21	4.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Josh Tomlin — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2020	NLCS	ATL	0	0	2	0	2.2	4	3	0	4	10.12
2019	NLDS2	ATL	0	0	2	0	3.2	2	0	0	2	0.00
2017	ALDS1	CLE	1	0	2	0	3.0	0	0	0	4	0.00
2016	ALCS	CLE	1	0	1	1	5.2	3	1	2	6	1.59
2016	ALDS2	CLE	1	0	1	1	5.0	4	2	1	4	3.60
2016	WS	CLE	0	1	2	2	7.0	8	6	2	1	7.71

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Josh Tomlin — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	146	6	0	1	0	0	.167
Away	143	22	2	7	0	1	.318

Pitching — Home / Away

Josh Tomlin — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	145	544.2	590	275	74	382	4.54
Away	141	522.1	570	291	79	354	5.01

Last 10 Games — Batting

Josh Tomlin — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
2021-08-18	ATL	MIA	W	0	0
2021-08-12	ATL	CIN	L	1	1
2021-08-03	ATL	STL	W	0	0
2021-07-30	ATL	MIL	L	0	0
2021-07-27	ATL	NYN	W	0	0
2021-07-24	ATL	PHI	W	0	0
2021-07-21	ATL	SDP	L	0	0
2021-07-18	ATL	TBR	L	0	0
2021-07-11	ATL	MIA	L	0	0
2021-07-05	ATL	PIT	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Josh Tomlin — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
2021-08-18	ATL	MIA	—	0.2	5	5	5	0	0
2021-08-12	ATL	CIN	—	3.2	8	5	5	5	3
2021-08-03	ATL	STL	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0
2021-07-30	ATL	MIL	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	0
2021-07-27	ATL	NYN	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
2021-07-24	ATL	PHI	W	1.2	3	1	1	1	0
2021-07-21	ATL	SDP	—	2.0	0	0	0	2	0
2021-07-18	ATL	TBR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-07-11	ATL	MIA	—	1.2	3	2	2	3	0
2021-07-05	ATL	PIT	—	1.0	6	5	5	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Josh Tomlin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	286	150	90	115	8	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Josh Tomlin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2010	CLE	P	12	12	4	9	0	3
2011	CLE	P	26	26	16	25	2	1
2012	CLE	P	21	16	14	8	0	1
2013	CLE	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
2014	CLE	P	25	16	10	10	2	2
2015	CLE	P	10	10	7	5	0	0
2016	CLE	P	30	29	16	22	3	1
2017	CLE	P	26	26	9	12	1	1
2018	CLE	P	32	9	3	4	0	0
2019	ATL	P	51	1	5	11	0	1
2020	ATL	P	17	5	2	3	0	1
2021	ATL	P	35	0	4	6	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Josh Tomlin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	286
Designated Hitter	1

Salary History

Josh Tomlin — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CLE	AL	$2,250,000
2015	CLE	AL	$1,500,000
2014	CLE	AL	$800,000
2013	CLE	AL	$501,800
2012	CLE	AL	$494,500
2011	CLE	AL	$417,200
Total Career Earnings			$5,963,500

College History

Josh Tomlin — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Texas Tech University	Lubbock	TX	2006

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Josh Tomlin: the record in brief

Josh Tomlin played a first major league game on July 27, 2010 and a last one on August 18, 2021. The team column moves through the Cleveland Indians (2010 through 2018) and the Atlanta Braves (2019 through 2021). Tomlin is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds. The bio says Tomlin both batted and threw right-handed. Tomlin was born on October 19, 1984, in Tyler, TX, USA. Josh Tomlin was the playing name; the full given name is Joshua Aubrey.

Tomlin's career pitching line is 69 wins, 56 losses and a 4.77 ERA over 286 appearances. The totals include 736 strikeouts. The league ERA over Tomlin's seasons was 4.11, so the 4.77 figure ran 16.2% worse than average. Tomlin won 13 games in 2016, the most of any season listed. In 2011, one of the busiest seasons, Tomlin posted a 4.25 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.94.

Tomlin made 10 postseason pitching appearances, with a 3-1 record and 4.00 ERA. Those appearances came in 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2020.

Frequently Asked Questions about Josh Tomlin

What years did Josh Tomlin play?: Josh Tomlin played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2021.
Was Josh Tomlin a pitcher?: Yes. Josh Tomlin pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 736 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Josh Tomlin hit?: Josh Tomlin hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.
What was Josh Tomlin's career batting average?: Josh Tomlin batted .286 over his career, with 8 hits in 28 at bats.
How many RBI did Josh Tomlin have?: Josh Tomlin drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Josh Tomlin's career ERA?: Josh Tomlin finished with a 4.77 career ERA, going 69-56 with 736 strikeouts.