What years did Will Vest play?

Will Vest played in Major League Baseball from 2021 to 2026.

Was Will Vest a pitcher?

Yes. Will Vest pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 311 strikeouts.

What was Will Vest's career ERA?

Will Vest finished with a 3.78 career ERA, going 18-18 with 311 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Will Vest have?

Will Vest recorded 311 career strikeouts.

Is Will Vest in the Hall of Fame?

No. Will Vest has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Will Vest play for?

Will Vest played for the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers.

Will Vest

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2021-2026)

Will Vest is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2021 for the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers, a span of 6 seasons. Across 299 career appearances, he has gone 18-18 with a 3.78 ERA, 311 strikeouts, and 30 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7689.9.

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 12, 2026

Active Player

W–L 18–18

ERA 3.78

WHIP 1.26

SO 311

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 7689.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 6/6/1995 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2021-04-01

Full name: William Lane Vest

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Career Pitching Statistics

Will Vest — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
18	18	299	6	0	0	30	312.0	290	131	20	103	311	3.78	7689.9

Career ERA 3.78 vs. league average 4.16 across their career seasons — 9.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Will Vest — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2021	SEA	AL	1	0	32	0	0	35.0	38	24	18	27	6.17	4.27 (-45%)	84.2
2022	DET	AL	3	3	59	2	1	63.0	62	28	22	63	4.00	3.97 (-1%)	681.8
2023	DET	AL	2	1	48	4	2	48.1	40	16	13	56	2.98	4.33 (+31%)	2172.4
2024	DET	AL	3	4	69	0	2	70.1	61	22	18	63	2.82	4.08 (+31%)	2234.8
2025	DET	AL	6	5	64	0	23	68.2	61	23	22	75	3.01	4.16 (+28%)	2516.8
2026	DET	AL	3	5	27	0	2	26.2	28	18	10	27	6.07	4.18 (-45%)	-
Career · 6 seasons			18	18	299	6	30	312.0	290	131	103	311	3.78	—	7,690

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

Will Vest — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
272	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Will Vest — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2021	SEA	AL	32	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	DET	AL	59	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	DET	AL	48	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	DET	AL	69	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	DET	AL	64	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			272	—	—	—	—	—	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

Will Vest — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Will Vest — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2025	ALDS2	DET	3	.000
2025	ALWC1	DET	2	.000
2024	ALDS1	DET	4	.000
2024	ALWC1	DET	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Will Vest — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	0	11	0	2	14.0	5	1	0	18	0.64

Playoff Pitching by Year

Will Vest — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	SV	IP	H	ER	SO	ERA
2025	ALDS2	DET	1	3	0	5.0	1	0	7	0.00
2025	ALWC1	DET	0	2	1	3.0	1	0	2	0.00
2024	ALDS1	DET	1	4	0	3.1	3	1	4	2.70
2024	ALWC1	DET	0	2	1	2.2	0	0	5	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Will Vest — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	141	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	131	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Will Vest — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	141	148.0	141	53	46	136	3.22
Away	131	137.1	121	60	47	148	3.93

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Will Vest — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2025-09-27	DET	BOS	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2025-09-25	DET	CLE	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
2025-09-24	DET	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
2025-09-20	DET	ATL	L	0.2	4	2	2	0	2
2025-09-16	DET	CLE	L	1.0	5	4	3	0	1
2025-09-14	DET	MIA	SV	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
2025-09-13	DET	MIA	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	1
2025-09-07	DET	CHW	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1
2025-09-03	DET	NYN	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	0
2025-08-29	DET	KCR	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Will Vest — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	272	5	17	32	2	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Will Vest — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2021	SEA	P	32	0	4	6	1	2
2022	DET	P	59	1	5	6	1	0
2023	DET	P	48	4	1	5	0	0
2024	DET	P	69	0	4	7	0	0
2025	DET	P	64	0	3	8	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Will Vest — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	272

Will Vest: the record in brief

Active since a debut on April 1, 2021, Will Vest has a record on this page that is still being added to. Club by club, the record runs the Seattle Mariners (2021) and the Detroit Tigers (2022 through 2025). Vest played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on June 6, 1995, in Houston, TX, USA and a listed size of 6'0" and 180 pounds. Will Vest was the playing name; the full given name is William Lane.

The pitching table credits Vest with a 18-18 record and a 3.78 ERA in 299 games. The totals include 311 strikeouts and 30 saves. The leagues Vest pitched in allowed 4.16 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 9.2% better than average. The best win total was 6, in 2025. Vest saved 23 games in 2025, the season high. 2024 was Vest's sharpest full season, a 2.82 ERA against the league's 4.08. Vest's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 7,689.9.

Every defensive appearance on record for Vest, 272 games, came at pitcher. On the mound, Vest's fielding totals are 17 putouts, 32 assists and 2 errors.

The playoff pitching line reads 2-0, 0.64 ERA, across 11 appearances. Those appearances came in 2024 and 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions about Will Vest

What years did Will Vest play?: Will Vest played in Major League Baseball from 2021 to 2026.
Was Will Vest a pitcher?: Yes. Will Vest pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 311 strikeouts.
What was Will Vest's career ERA?: Will Vest finished with a 3.78 career ERA, going 18-18 with 311 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Will Vest have?: Will Vest recorded 311 career strikeouts.
Is Will Vest in the Hall of Fame?: No. Will Vest has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Will Vest play for?: Will Vest played for the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers.