What years did Dan Winkler play?

Dan Winkler played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2021.

Was Dan Winkler a pitcher?

Yes. Dan Winkler pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 173 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dan Winkler hit?

Dan Winkler hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Dan Winkler play for?

Dan Winkler played for 2 teams: the Atlanta Braves (2015–2019) and the Chicago Cubs (2020–2021).

What were Dan Winkler's career stats?

In 182 games, Dan Winkler went 9-5 with a 3.98 ERA, 173 strikeouts, 158.1 innings pitched, and 2 saves.

What was Dan Winkler's salary?

Dan Winkler's recorded salary was $508,500 in 2016.

What position did Dan Winkler play?

Dan Winkler played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Dan Winkler and how much did he weigh?

Dan Winkler was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds.

What was Dan Winkler's career ERA?

Dan Winkler finished with a 3.98 career ERA, going 9-5 with 173 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dan Winkler have?

Dan Winkler recorded 173 career strikeouts.

Is Dan Winkler in the Hall of Fame?

No. Dan Winkler has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dan Winkler

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2015-2021)

Dan Winkler was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2021 for the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 7 seasons. Across 182 career appearances, he went 9-5 with a 3.98 ERA and 173 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 87.3.

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 24, 2026

W–L 9–5

ERA 3.98

WHIP 1.28

SO 173

Pitcher PIV 87.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 205 lb
Born: 2/2/1990 in Effingham, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 2015-09-21
Last Game: 2021-08-16

Full name: Daniel Allen Winkler

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dan Winkler — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
9	5	182	0	0	0	2	158.1	122	70	19	80	173	3.98	87.3

Career ERA 3.98 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 6.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dan Winkler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2015	ATL	NL	0	0	2	0	1.2	2	2	1	2	10.80	—	0.0
2016	ATL	NL	0	0	3	0	2.1	0	0	1	4	0.00	—	0.0
2017	ATL	NL	1	1	16	0	14.1	7	4	6	18	2.51	4.36 (+42%)	556.8
2018	ATL	NL	4	0	69	2	60.1	52	23	20	69	3.43	4.15 (+17%)	2116.5
2019	ATL	NL	3	1	27	0	21.2	18	12	11	22	4.98	4.51 (-11%)	-725.7
2020	CHN	NL	0	0	18	0	18.1	11	6	11	18	2.95	4.45 (+34%)	-396.7
2021	CHN	NL	1	3	47	0	39.2	32	23	30	40	5.22	4.27 (-22%)	-1463.6
Career · 7 seasons			9	5	182	2	158.1	122	70	80	173	3.98	—	87

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

Dan Winkler — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
182	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dan Winkler — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2015	ATL	NL	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	ATL	NL	3	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	ATL	NL	16	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	ATL	NL	69	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	ATL	NL	27	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	CHN	NL	18	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	CHN	NL	47	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			182	2	.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

Dan Winkler — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dan Winkler — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2020	NLWC3	CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dan Winkler — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dan Winkler — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2020	NLWC3	CHN	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dan Winkler — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	90	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	92	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Dan Winkler — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	90	79.1	59	35	36	82	3.97
Away	92	79.0	63	35	44	91	3.99

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dan Winkler — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2021-08-16	CHC	CIN	—	0.1	2	4	3	3	0	0
2021-08-13	CHC	MIA	—	0.0	4	6	6	1	0	1
2021-08-10	CHC	MIL	L	1.1	3	3	3	1	0	0
2021-08-07	CHC	CHW	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-08-05	CHC	COL	—	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0
2021-08-01	CHC	WAS	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	1	0
2021-07-27	CHC	CIN	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
2021-07-25	CHC	AZ	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
2021-07-24	CHC	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2021-07-22	CHC	STL	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dan Winkler — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	182	0	4	16	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dan Winkler — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2015	ATL	P	2	1	0	0	0
2016	ATL	P	3	0	0	0	0
2017	ATL	P	16	0	2	0	0
2018	ATL	P	69	0	7	1	1
2019	ATL	P	27	0	1	0	0
2020	CHN	P	18	0	2	0	0
2021	CHN	P	47	3	4	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dan Winkler — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	182

Salary History

Dan Winkler's recorded salaries total $508,500 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Winkler's career ran from 2015 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2015.

Dan Winkler — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	ATL	NL	$508,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$508,500

Dan Winkler: the record in brief

Dan Winkler played a first major league game on September 21, 2015 and a last one on August 16, 2021. The season rows list, in order, the Atlanta Braves (2015 through 2019) and the Chicago Cubs (2020 through 2021). Born on February 2, 1990, in Effingham, IL, USA, Winkler is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 3 inches and 205 pounds. Winkler's full given name, per the bio, is Daniel Allen Winkler.

Winkler pitched in 182 games, starting 0, and finished with a 9-5 record and 3.98 ERA. The totals include 173 strikeouts. The leagues Winkler pitched in allowed 4.25 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 6.4% better than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.43 in 2018, when the league's was 4.15. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 87.3 for Winkler's career.

Winkler made 1 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 0.00 ERA. Those appearances came in 2020.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dan Winkler

What years did Dan Winkler play?: Dan Winkler played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2021.
Was Dan Winkler a pitcher?: Yes. Dan Winkler pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 173 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dan Winkler hit?: Dan Winkler hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Dan Winkler play for?: Dan Winkler played for 2 teams: the Atlanta Braves (2015–2019) and the Chicago Cubs (2020–2021).
What were Dan Winkler's career stats?: In 182 games, Dan Winkler went 9-5 with a 3.98 ERA, 173 strikeouts, 158.1 innings pitched, and 2 saves.
How much did Dan Winkler earn in his career?: Dan Winkler's recorded salaries total $508,500 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Winkler's career ran from 2015 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2015.
What was Dan Winkler's salary?: Dan Winkler's recorded salary was $508,500 in 2016.
What position did Dan Winkler play?: Dan Winkler played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Dan Winkler and how much did he weigh?: Dan Winkler was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds.
What was Dan Winkler's career ERA?: Dan Winkler finished with a 3.98 career ERA, going 9-5 with 173 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dan Winkler have?: Dan Winkler recorded 173 career strikeouts.
Is Dan Winkler in the Hall of Fame?: No. Dan Winkler has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.