What years did Chien-Ming Wang play?

Chien-Ming Wang played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2016.

Was Chien-Ming Wang a pitcher?

Yes. Chien-Ming Wang pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 394 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Chien-Ming Wang hit?

Chien-Ming Wang hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Chien-Ming Wang

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2016)

W–L 68–34

ERA 4.36

WHIP 1.38

SO 394

Pitcher PIV 3570.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 225 lb
Born: 3/31/1980 in Tainan City, Tainan City, Taiwan
MLB Debut: 2005-04-30
Last Game: 2016-08-30

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
68	34	174	126	4	1	1	845.7	918	410	65	252	394	4.36	3570.7

Career ERA 4.36 vs. league average 4.22 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2005	NYA	AL	8	5	18	17	0	0	0	116.3	113	52	32	47	4.02	4.29 (+6%)	277.8
2006	NYA	AL	19	6	34	33	2	1	1	218.0	233	88	52	76	3.63	4.53 (+20%)	3522.7
2007	NYA	AL	19	7	30	30	1	0	0	199.3	199	82	59	104	3.70	4.47 (+17%)	3536.2
2008	NYA	AL	8	2	15	15	1	0	0	95.0	90	43	35	54	4.07	4.32 (+6%)	1407.5
2009	NYA	AL	1	6	12	9	0	0	0	42.0	66	45	19	29	9.64	4.32 (-123%)	-1114.1
2011	WAS	NL	4	3	11	11	0	0	0	62.3	67	28	13	25	4.04	3.94 (-3%)	-971.0
2012	WAS	NL	2	3	10	5	0	0	0	32.3	50	24	15	15	6.68	4.01 (-66%)	-1481.4
2013	TOR	AL	1	2	6	6	0	0	0	27.0	40	23	9	14	7.67	3.87 (-98%)	-1048.1
2016	KCA	AL	6	0	38	0	0	0	0	53.3	60	25	18	30	4.22	4.19 (-1%)	-558.9
Career · 9 seasons			68	34	174	126	4	1	1	845.2	918	410	252	394	4.36	—	3,571

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
174	39	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	21	.051	.098	.077	.174	0

Career AVG .051 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 80.3% below league average.

Career OBP .098 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 70.2% below league average.

Career SLG .077 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 81.4% below league average.

Career OPS .174 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 76.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	NYA	AL	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	NYA	AL	34	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	NYA	AL	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	NYA	AL	15	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	NYA	AL	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	WAS	NL	11	19	0	1	0	1	1	10	.053	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	WAS	NL	10	6	1	1	1	0	1	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	TOR	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	KCA	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			174	39	2	2	1	1	2	21	.051	—	—	—	—	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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2007	ALDS2	NYA	2	.000
2006	ALDS1	NYA	1	.000
2005	ALDS2	NYA	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	3	4	4	0	19.0	28	16	5	7	7.58

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2007	ALDS2	NYA	0	2	2	2	5.7	14	12	4	2	19.06
2006	ALDS1	NYA	1	0	1	1	6.7	8	3	1	4	4.05
2005	ALDS2	NYA	0	1	1	1	6.7	6	1	0	1	1.35

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	92	16	0	2	0	1	.125
Away	82	23	2	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	92	457.1	467	207	123	205	4.07
Away	82	388.1	451	203	129	189	4.70

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2016-08-30	KCR	NYY	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2016-08-27	KCR	BOS	—	3.0	3	1	1	1	1	0
2016-08-24	KCR	MIA	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0
2016-08-19	KCR	MIN	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2016-08-10	KCR	CHW	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
2016-08-03	KCR	TBR	—	1.0	3	3	2	0	0	1
2016-07-26	KCR	LAA	—	0.1	4	4	4	2	0	0
2016-07-25	KCR	LAA	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
2016-07-23	KCR	TEX	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2016-07-20	KCR	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	174	126	49	159	4	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	NYA	P	18	17	4	38	1	3
2006	NYA	P	34	33	15	42	1	4
2007	NYA	P	30	30	11	34	0	3
2008	NYA	P	15	15	7	13	0	0
2009	NYA	P	12	9	3	7	0	1
2011	WAS	P	11	11	3	6	1	0
2012	WAS	P	10	5	2	8	0	2
2013	TOR	P	6	6	3	8	0	2
2016	KCA	P	38	0	1	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	174

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2006	This Year in Baseball Starter of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	KCA	AL	$1,000,000
2012	WAS	NL	$4,000,000
2011	WAS	NL	$1,200,000
2010	WAS	NL	$2,000,000
2009	NYA	AL	$5,000,000
2008	NYA	AL	$4,000,000
2007	NYA	AL	$489,500
2006	NYA	AL	$353,175
Total Career Earnings			$18,042,675

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2006	Cy Young Award	AL	2nd	51.0	140	0
2006	Most Valuable Player	AL	26th	2.0	392	0

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Career Spans

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Frequently Asked Questions about Chien-Ming Wang

What years did Chien-Ming Wang play?: Chien-Ming Wang played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2016.
Was Chien-Ming Wang a pitcher?: Yes. Chien-Ming Wang pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 394 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chien-Ming Wang hit?: Chien-Ming Wang hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.