What years did Derrick Turnbow play?

Derrick Turnbow played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2008.

Was Derrick Turnbow a pitcher?

Yes. Derrick Turnbow pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 265 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Derrick Turnbow hit?

Derrick Turnbow hit 0 career home runs.

What was Derrick Turnbow's career batting average?

Derrick Turnbow batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Derrick Turnbow's career ERA?

Derrick Turnbow finished with a 4.30 career ERA, going 17-16 with 265 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Derrick Turnbow have?

Derrick Turnbow recorded 265 career strikeouts.

Derrick Turnbow

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2008)

Derrick Turnbow was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2008 for the Anaheim Angels and the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 9 seasons. Across 257 career appearances, he went 17-16 with a 4.30 ERA, 265 strikeouts, and 65 saves. Derrick Turnbow was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1581.4.

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 17–16

ERA 4.30

WHIP 1.45

SO 265

Pitcher PIV 1581.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 195 lb
Born: 1/25/1978 in Union City, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 2000-04-17
Last Game: 2008-04-30
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Thomas Derrick Turnbow

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Career Pitching Statistics

Derrick Turnbow — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	16	257	1	0	0	65	257.2	206	123	25	168	265	4.30	1581.4

Career ERA 4.30 vs. league average 4.46 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Derrick Turnbow Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2000	ANA	AL	0	0	24	1	0	38.0	36	20	36	25	4.74	4.77 (+1%)	-2321.4
2003	ANA	AL	2	0	11	0	0	15.1	7	1	3	15	0.59	4.40 (+87%)	1052.8
2004	ANA	AL	0	0	4	0	0	6.1	2	0	7	3	0.00	—	0.0
2005	MIL	NL	7	1	69	0	39	67.1	49	13	24	64	1.74	4.29 (+60%)	1864.9
2006	MIL	NL	4	9	64	0	24	56.1	56	43	39	69	6.87	4.53 (-52%)	-431.4
2007	MIL	NL	4	5	77	0	1	68.0	44	35	46	84	4.63	4.47 (-4%)	1416.5
2008	MIL	NL	0	1	8	0	1	6.1	12	11	13	5	15.63	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			17	16	257	1	65	257.2	206	123	168	265	4.30	—	1,581

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

Derrick Turnbow — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
257	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Derrick Turnbow — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2000	ANA	AL	24	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	ANA	AL	11	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	ANA	AL	4	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	MIL	NL	69	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	MIL	NL	64	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	MIL	NL	77	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	MIL	NL	8	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			257	2	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Derrick Turnbow — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	140	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	117	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Derrick Turnbow — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	140	137.0	100	63	90	153	4.14
Away	117	120.2	106	60	78	112	4.48

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Derrick Turnbow — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2008-04-30	MIL	CHC	—	0.2	4	6	6	4	1	0
2008-04-27	MIL	MIA	—	0.0	1	0	0	2	0	0
2008-04-23	MIL	PHI	SV	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2008-04-21	MIL	STL	L	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
2008-04-15	MIL	STL	—	0.2	4	2	2	1	0	0
2008-04-10	MIL	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2008-04-09	MIL	CIN	—	1.0	1	2	2	2	1	1
2008-04-03	MIL	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2007-09-26	MIL	STL	—	0.1	1	3	3	2	1	0
2007-09-22	MIL	ATL	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Derrick Turnbow — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	257	1	22	25	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Derrick Turnbow — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2000	ANA	P	24	1	0	1	0	0
2003	ANA	P	11	0	3	1	0	1
2004	ANA	P	4	0	2	1	0	0
2005	MIL	P	69	0	6	4	0	0
2006	MIL	P	64	0	4	3	2	0
2007	MIL	P	77	0	7	14	0	0
2008	MIL	P	8	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Derrick Turnbow — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	257

Salary History

Derrick Turnbow — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2008	MIL	NL	$3,370,666
2007	MIL	NL	$2,470,667
2006	MIL	NL	$1,000,000
2005	MIL	NL	$322,000
2000	ANA	AL	$200,000
Total Career Earnings			$7,363,333

Derrick Turnbow: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 17, 2000 and the final game on April 30, 2008, Derrick Turnbow built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Anaheim Angels (2000 through 2004) and the Milwaukee Brewers (2005 through 2008). The bio lists Turnbow as a pitcher who both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds. Turnbow was born on January 25, 1978, in Union City, TN, USA. Turnbow's full given name, per the bio, is Thomas Derrick Turnbow.

The pitching table credits Turnbow with a 17-16 record and a 4.30 ERA in 257 games. Also on Turnbow's record: 265 strikeouts and 65 saves. Turnbow's 4.30 ERA was close to the 4.46 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 7 wins of 2005. Turnbow struck out 84 batters in 2007, a career high. Turnbow saved 39 games in 2005, the season high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.74 in 2005, when the league's was 4.29.

Frequently Asked Questions about Derrick Turnbow

What years did Derrick Turnbow play?: Derrick Turnbow played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2008.
Was Derrick Turnbow a pitcher?: Yes. Derrick Turnbow pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 265 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Derrick Turnbow hit?: Derrick Turnbow hit 0 career home runs.
What was Derrick Turnbow's career batting average?: Derrick Turnbow batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Derrick Turnbow's career ERA?: Derrick Turnbow finished with a 4.30 career ERA, going 17-16 with 265 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Derrick Turnbow have?: Derrick Turnbow recorded 265 career strikeouts.