What years did Justin Wilson play?

Justin Wilson played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2025.

Was Justin Wilson a pitcher?

Yes. Justin Wilson pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 618 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Justin Wilson hit?

Justin Wilson hit 0 career home runs.

What teams has Justin Wilson played for?

Justin Wilson has played for 7 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (2012–2014), the New York Yankees (2015, 2021), the Detroit Tigers (2016–2017), the Chicago Cubs (2017–2018), the New York Mets (2019–2020), the Cincinnati Reds (2021–2022, 2024), and the Boston Red Sox (2025).

What are Justin Wilson's career stats?

In 648 games, Justin Wilson has gone 38-30 with a 3.59 ERA, 618 strikeouts, 562.0 innings pitched, and 20 saves.

What was Justin Wilson's salary?

Justin Wilson's last recorded salary was $1,525,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,525,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $493,500, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.

What position does Justin Wilson play?

Justin Wilson plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.

How tall is Justin Wilson and how much does he weigh?

Justin Wilson is listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 205 pounds.

What number does Justin Wilson wear?

Justin Wilson wears number 32, according to MLB's 2025 roster data.

What was Justin Wilson's career ERA?

Justin Wilson finished with a 3.59 career ERA, going 38-30 with 618 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Justin Wilson have?

Justin Wilson recorded 618 career strikeouts.

Justin Wilson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2025)

Justin Wilson is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2012 for 7 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 14 seasons. Across 648 career appearances, he has gone 38-30 with a 3.59 ERA, 618 strikeouts, and 20 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7786.0.

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 15, 2026

Active Player

W–L 38–30

ERA 3.59

WHIP 1.31

SO 618

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 7786.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 205 lb
Born: 8/18/1987 in Anaheim, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-08-20
Jersey: #32

Full name: Justin James Wilson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Justin Wilson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
38	30	648	0	0	0	20	562.0	493	224	51	243	618	3.59	7786.0

Career ERA 3.59 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 12.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Justin Wilson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2012	PIT	NL	0	0	8	0	4.2	10	1	3	7	1.93	—	0.0
2013	PIT	NL	6	1	58	0	73.2	50	17	28	59	2.08	3.87 (+46%)	843.4
2014	PIT	NL	3	4	70	0	60.0	49	28	30	61	4.20	3.74 (-12%)	189.9
2015	NYA	AL	5	0	74	0	61.0	49	21	20	66	3.10	3.96 (+22%)	1961.9
2016	DET	AL	4	5	66	1	58.2	61	27	17	65	4.14	4.19 (+1%)	1498.1
2017	DET	AL	3	4	42	13	40.1	22	12	16	55	2.68	4.36 (+39%)	1144.8
2017	CHN	NL	1	0	23	0	17.2	18	10	19	25	5.09	4.36 (-17%)	281.2
2018	CHN	NL	4	5	71	0	54.2	45	21	33	69	3.46	4.15 (+17%)	708.5
2019	NYN	NL	4	2	45	4	39.0	33	11	19	44	2.54	4.51 (+44%)	588.4
2020	NYN	NL	2	1	23	0	19.2	18	8	9	23	3.66	4.45 (+18%)	698.2
2021	NYA	AL	1	1	21	0	18.0	18	15	9	15	7.50	4.27 (-76%)	-1132.0
2021	CIN	NL	0	0	21	0	16.0	14	5	7	14	2.81	4.27 (+34%)	289.1
2022	CIN	NL	0	1	5	0	3.2	3	1	0	7	2.45	—	0.0
2024	CIN	NL	1	5	60	2	46.2	55	29	13	51	5.59	4.08 (-37%)	-761.5
2025	BOS	AL	4	1	61	0	48.1	48	18	20	57	3.35	4.16 (+19%)	1476.1
Career · 15 seasons			38	30	648	20	562.0	493	224	243	618	3.59	—	7,786

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

Justin Wilson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
648	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Justin Wilson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2012	PIT	NL	8	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	PIT	NL	58	5	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	PIT	NL	70	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	NYA	AL	74	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	DET	AL	66	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	DET	AL	42	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CHN	NL	23	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	CHN	NL	71	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	NYN	NL	45	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	NYN	NL	23	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	NYA	AL	21	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	CIN	NL	21	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	CIN	NL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	CIN	NL	60	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	BOS	AL	61	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			648	7	7	.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

Justin Wilson — 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

Justin Wilson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2025	ALWC2	BOS	1	.000
2018	NLWC	CHN	1	.000
2017	NLDS2	CHN	1	.000
2015	ALWC	NYA	1	.000
2014	NLWC	PIT	1	.000
2013	NLDS1	PIT	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Justin Wilson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	7	0	0	7.0	3	1	3	4	1.29

Playoff Pitching by Year

Justin Wilson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2025	ALWC2	BOS	1	1.2	0	0	0	0	0.00
2018	NLWC	CHN	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.00
2017	NLDS2	CHN	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0.00
2015	ALWC	NYA	1	1.1	0	0	1	0	0.00
2014	NLWC	PIT	1	0.1	1	0	1	1	0.00
2013	NLDS1	PIT	2	2.2	2	1	1	3	3.38

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Justin Wilson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	324	4	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	323	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Justin Wilson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	324	283.1	260	124	123	296	3.94
Away	323	278.2	231	98	120	322	3.17

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Justin Wilson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-25	BOS	TOR	—	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	1
2025-09-23	BOS	TOR	W	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
2025-09-20	BOS	TBR	—	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	0
2025-09-17	BOS	OAK	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
2025-09-16	BOS	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-12	BOS	NYY	—	1.1	2	2	2	1	2	0
2025-09-10	BOS	OAK	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0
2025-09-06	BOS	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2025-09-01	BOS	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025-08-29	BOS	PIT	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Justin Wilson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	648	0	21	41	5	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Justin Wilson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2012	PIT	P	8	0	1	0	0
2013	PIT	P	58	5	10	0	0
2014	PIT	P	70	1	3	1	0
2015	NYA	P	74	1	4	1	1
2016	DET	P	66	1	4	0	0
2017	DET	P	42	1	4	0	0
2017	CHN	P	23	1	0	0	0
2018	CHN	P	71	2	1	0	0
2019	NYN	P	45	2	5	0	0
2020	NYN	P	23	2	2	1	0
2021	NYA	P	21	0	0	0	0
2021	CIN	P	21	1	0	0	0
2022	CIN	P	5	1	0	0	0
2024	CIN	P	60	2	4	2	0
2025	BOS	P	61	1	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Justin Wilson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	648

Salary History

Justin Wilson's recorded salaries total $3,089,500 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Wilson's career ran from 2012 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012.

Justin Wilson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	DET	AL	$1,525,000
2015	NYA	AL	$556,000
2014	PIT	NL	$515,000
2013	PIT	NL	$493,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$3,089,500

College History

Justin Wilson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
California State University Fresno	Fresno	CA	2006, 2007, 2008

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Justin Wilson: the record in brief

Justin Wilson made a major league debut on August 20, 2012 and is still active, so the totals on this page keep changing. The team column moves through the Pittsburgh Pirates (2012 through 2014), the New York Yankees (2015 through 2021), the Detroit Tigers (2016 through 2017), the Chicago Cubs (2017 through 2018), the New York Mets (2019 through 2020), the Cincinnati Reds (2021 through 2024), and the Boston Red Sox (2025). The bio lists Wilson as a pitcher who batted and threw left-handed. Wilson is listed at 205 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The birth record reads August 18, 1987, in Anaheim, CA, USA. The bio lists the given name Justin James.

Wilson's career pitching line is 38 wins, 30 losses and a 3.59 ERA over 648 appearances. Also on Wilson's record: 618 strikeouts and 20 saves. The leagues Wilson pitched in allowed 4.11 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 12.8% better than average. 2013 brought Wilson a season-high 6 wins.

Frequently Asked Questions about Justin Wilson

What years did Justin Wilson play?: Justin Wilson played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2025.
Was Justin Wilson a pitcher?: Yes. Justin Wilson pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 618 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Justin Wilson hit?: Justin Wilson hit 0 career home runs.
What teams has Justin Wilson played for?: Justin Wilson has played for 7 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (2012–2014), the New York Yankees (2015, 2021), the Detroit Tigers (2016–2017), the Chicago Cubs (2017–2018), the New York Mets (2019–2020), the Cincinnati Reds (2021–2022, 2024), and the Boston Red Sox (2025).
What are Justin Wilson's career stats?: In 648 games, Justin Wilson has gone 38-30 with a 3.59 ERA, 618 strikeouts, 562.0 innings pitched, and 20 saves.
How much has Justin Wilson earned in his career?: Justin Wilson's recorded salaries total $3,089,500 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Wilson's career ran from 2012 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012.
What was Justin Wilson's salary?: Justin Wilson's last recorded salary was $1,525,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,525,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $493,500, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.
What position does Justin Wilson play?: Justin Wilson plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Justin Wilson and how much does he weigh?: Justin Wilson is listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 205 pounds.
What number does Justin Wilson wear?: Justin Wilson wears number 32, according to MLB's 2025 roster data.
What was Justin Wilson's career ERA?: Justin Wilson finished with a 3.59 career ERA, going 38-30 with 618 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Justin Wilson have?: Justin Wilson recorded 618 career strikeouts.