What years did Jonny Venters play?

Jonny Venters played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2019.

Was Jonny Venters a pitcher?

Yes. Jonny Venters pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 297 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jonny Venters hit?

Jonny Venters hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Jonny Venters play for?

Jonny Venters played for 3 teams: the Atlanta Braves (2010–2012, 2018–2019), the Tampa Bay Rays (2018), and the Washington Nationals (2019).

Did Jonny Venters win a Cy Young Award?

No. Jonny Venters did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Jonny Venters win?

Jonny Venters was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Jonny Venters's career stats?

In 292 games, Jonny Venters went 20-13 with a 2.71 ERA, 297 strikeouts, 272.0 innings pitched, and 10 saves.

What was Jonny Venters's salary?

Jonny Venters's last recorded salary was $533,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $533,000, in 2012, and his lowest was $429,500, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2011 to 2012.

What position did Jonny Venters play?

Jonny Venters played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jonny Venters and how much did he weigh?

Jonny Venters was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Jonny Venters's career ERA?

Jonny Venters finished with a 2.71 career ERA, going 20-13 with 297 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jonny Venters have?

Jonny Venters recorded 297 career strikeouts.

Is Jonny Venters in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jonny Venters has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jonny Venters

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2019)

Jonny Venters was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2019 for the Atlanta Braves, the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Washington Nationals, a span of 10 seasons. Across 292 career appearances, he went 20-13 with a 2.71 ERA and 297 strikeouts. Jonny Venters was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6518.9.

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 17, 2026

W–L 20–13

ERA 2.71

WHIP 1.28

SO 297

Pitcher PIV 6518.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 3/20/1985 in Pikeville, KY, USA
MLB Debut: 2010-04-17
Last Game: 2019-07-05
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Jonathan William Venters

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jonny Venters — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
20	13	292	1	0	0	10	272.0	213	82	13	136	297	2.71	6518.9

Career ERA 2.71 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 34.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jonny Venters — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2010	ATL	NL	4	4	79	0	1	83.0	61	18	39	93	1.95	4.08 (+52%)	2925.7
2011	ATL	NL	6	2	85	0	5	88.0	53	18	43	96	1.84	3.94 (+53%)	2614.0
2012	ATL	NL	5	4	66	0	0	58.2	61	21	28	69	3.22	4.01 (+20%)	378.7
2018	TBA	AL	1	1	22	1	1	14.0	11	6	6	11	3.86	4.15 (+7%)	121.2
2018	ATL	NL	4	1	28	0	2	20.1	15	8	10	16	3.54	4.15 (+15%)	479.4
2019	ATL	NL	0	0	9	0	1	4.2	9	9	8	7	17.36	—	0.0
2019	WAS	NL	0	1	3	0	0	3.1	3	2	2	5	5.40	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			20	13	292	1	10	272.0	213	82	136	297	2.71	—	6,519

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

Jonny Venters — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
292	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .253 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 .410 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jonny Venters — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2010	ATL	NL	79	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	ATL	NL	85	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	ATL	NL	66	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	TBA	AL	22	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	ATL	NL	28	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	ATL	NL	9	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	WAS	NL	3	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			292	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

Jonny Venters — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jonny Venters — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2018	NLDS2	ATL	2	.000
2012	NLWC	ATL	1	.000
2010	NLDS2	ATL	4	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jonny Venters — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	7	0	0	8.0	10	2	1	9	2.25

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jonny Venters — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2018	NLDS2	ATL	1	2	2.0	2	2	1	1	9.00
2012	NLWC	ATL	0	1	0.2	1	0	0	0	0.00
2010	NLDS2	ATL	0	4	5.1	7	0	0	8	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jonny Venters — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	142	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	150	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Jonny Venters — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	142	131.2	118	42	73	146	2.87
Away	150	140.1	95	40	63	151	2.57

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jonny Venters — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2019-07-05	WAS	KCR	L	1.0	3	3	2	1	1	0
2019-07-04	WAS	MIA	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
2019-06-29	WAS	DET	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0
2019-05-17	ATL	MIL	—	0.2	1	4	0	2	2	0
2019-05-14	ATL	STL	—	1.0	2	3	3	1	0	1
2019-05-11	ATL	AZ	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-04-14	ATL	NYN	—	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	0
2019-04-12	ATL	NYN	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
2019-04-11	ATL	NYN	—	0.2	1	2	2	2	2	1
2019-04-08	ATL	COL	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jonny Venters — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	292	1	11	47	6	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jonny Venters — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2010	ATL	P	79	0	2	15	2	0
2011	ATL	P	85	0	6	19	2	1
2012	ATL	P	66	0	1	9	2	0
2018	TBA	P	22	1	2	1	0	0
2018	ATL	P	28	0	0	3	0	0
2019	ATL	P	9	0	0	0	0	0
2019	WAS	P	3	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jonny Venters — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	292

Awards & Honors

Jonny Venters — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2018	Comeback Player of the Year

Salary History

Jonny Venters's recorded salaries total $962,500 over 2 seasons, 2011 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Venters's career ran from 2010 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2010.

Jonny Venters — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	ATL	NL	$533,000
2011	ATL	NL	$429,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$962,500

Award Voting History

Jonny Venters — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2010	Rookie of the Year	NL	8th	1.0	160	0

Jonny Venters: the record in brief

The profile opens with Jonny Venters's first major league game on April 17, 2010; the last one listed came on July 5, 2019. Venters played for the Atlanta Braves (2010 through 2019), the Tampa Bay Rays (2018), and the Washington Nationals (2019). At 6'3" and 200 pounds, Venters is listed as a pitcher. Venters threw and hit left-handed, per the bio block. Venters was born on March 20, 1985, in Pikeville, KY, USA. Jonny Venters was the playing name; the full given name is Jonathan William.

Venters went 20-13 with a 2.71 ERA in 292 games, 1 of them starts. Also on Venters's record: 297 strikeouts and 10 saves. That 2.71 ERA compares with a 4.14 league average across the same seasons, 34.4% better. No season topped the 6 wins of 2011. 2011 was Venters's sharpest full season, a 1.84 ERA against the league's 3.94. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Venters's career adds up to 6,518.9.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jonny Venters

What years did Jonny Venters play?: Jonny Venters played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2019.
Was Jonny Venters a pitcher?: Yes. Jonny Venters pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 297 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jonny Venters hit?: Jonny Venters hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Jonny Venters play for?: Jonny Venters played for 3 teams: the Atlanta Braves (2010–2012, 2018–2019), the Tampa Bay Rays (2018), and the Washington Nationals (2019).
Did Jonny Venters win a Cy Young Award?: No. Jonny Venters did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Jonny Venters win?: Jonny Venters was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Jonny Venters's career stats?: In 292 games, Jonny Venters went 20-13 with a 2.71 ERA, 297 strikeouts, 272.0 innings pitched, and 10 saves.
How much did Jonny Venters earn in his career?: Jonny Venters's recorded salaries total $962,500 over 2 seasons, 2011 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Venters's career ran from 2010 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2010.
What was Jonny Venters's salary?: Jonny Venters's last recorded salary was $533,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $533,000, in 2012, and his lowest was $429,500, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2011 to 2012.
What position did Jonny Venters play?: Jonny Venters played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jonny Venters and how much did he weigh?: Jonny Venters was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Jonny Venters's career ERA?: Jonny Venters finished with a 2.71 career ERA, going 20-13 with 297 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jonny Venters have?: Jonny Venters recorded 297 career strikeouts.
Is Jonny Venters in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jonny Venters has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.