What years did Kirby Yates play?

Kirby Yates played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2026.

Was Kirby Yates a pitcher?

Yes. Kirby Yates pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 672 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Kirby Yates hit?

Kirby Yates hit 0 career home runs.

What teams has Kirby Yates played for?

Kirby Yates has played for 8 teams: the Tampa Bay Rays (2014–2015), the New York Yankees (2016), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2017), the San Diego Padres (2017–2020), the Atlanta Braves (2022–2023), the Texas Rangers (2024), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2025), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2026).

Has Kirby Yates won a Cy Young Award?

No. Kirby Yates has not won the Cy Young Award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.

What awards has Kirby Yates won?

Kirby Yates has been selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What are Kirby Yates's career stats?

In 518 games, Kirby Yates has gone 32-29 with a 3.35 ERA, 672 strikeouts, 495.0 innings pitched, and 101 saves.

What was Kirby Yates's salary?

Kirby Yates's last recorded salary was $511,900, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $512,800, in 2015, and his lowest was $511,900, in 2016. The Salary History table lists each season from 2015 to 2016.

What position does Kirby Yates play?

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

How tall is Kirby Yates and how much does he weigh?

Kirby Yates is listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 205 pounds.

What number does Kirby Yates wear?

Kirby Yates wears number 54, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.

What was Kirby Yates's career ERA?

Kirby Yates finished with a 3.35 career ERA, going 32-29 with 672 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Kirby Yates have?

Kirby Yates recorded 672 career strikeouts.

Kirby Yates

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2026)

Kirby Yates is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2014 for 8 teams, including the Tampa Bay Rays, a span of 13 seasons. Across 518 career appearances, he has gone 32-29 with a 3.35 ERA, 672 strikeouts, and 101 saves. Kirby Yates is a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7933.2.

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 32–29

ERA 3.35

WHIP 1.14

SO 672

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 7933.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 205 lb
Born: 3/25/1987 in Lihue, HI, USA
MLB Debut: 2014-06-07
Awards: 2× All-Star
Jersey: #54

Full name: Kirby Kali Yates

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Career Pitching Statistics

Kirby Yates — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
32	29	518	1	0	0	101	495.0	366	184	66	198	672	3.35	7933.2

Career ERA 3.35 vs. league average 4.16 across their career seasons — 19.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Kirby Yates Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2014	TBA	AL	0	2	37	0	1	36.0	33	15	15	42	3.75	3.74 (avg)	-2.5
2015	TBA	AL	1	0	20	0	0	20.1	23	18	7	21	7.97	3.96 (-101%)	-2379.2
2016	NYA	AL	2	1	41	0	0	41.1	41	24	19	50	5.23	4.19 (-25%)	230.1
2017	LAA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	2	2	0	1	18.00	—	0.0
2017	SDN	NL	4	5	61	0	1	55.2	42	23	19	87	3.72	4.36 (+15%)	1209.2
2018	SDN	NL	5	3	65	0	12	63.0	41	15	17	90	2.14	4.15 (+48%)	2564.3
2019	SDN	NL	0	5	60	0	41	60.2	41	8	13	101	1.19	4.51 (+74%)	4918.6
2020	SDN	NL	0	1	6	0	2	4.1	7	6	4	8	12.46	—	0.0
2022	ATL	NL	0	0	9	0	0	7.0	6	4	5	6	5.14	—	0.0
2023	ATL	NL	7	2	61	0	5	60.1	35	22	37	80	3.28	4.33 (+24%)	-451.0
2024	TEX	AL	7	2	61	0	33	61.2	23	8	28	85	1.17	4.08 (+71%)	2461.2
2025	LAN	NL	4	3	50	0	3	41.1	38	24	17	52	5.23	4.16 (-26%)	-617.5
2026	PIT	NL	2	5	46	1	3	42.1	34	15	17	49	3.19	4.18 (+24%)	-
Career · 13 seasons			32	29	518	1	101	495.0	366	184	198	672	3.35	—	7,933

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

Kirby Yates — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
472	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .249 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 .409 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kirby Yates Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2014	TBA	AL	37	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	TBA	AL	20	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	NYA	AL	41	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	LAA	AL	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	SDN	NL	61	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	SDN	NL	65	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	SDN	NL	60	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	SDN	NL	6	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	ATL	NL	9	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	ATL	NL	61	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	TEX	AL	61	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	LAN	NL	50	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			472	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

Kirby Yates — 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

Kirby Yates — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2023	NLDS1	ATL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

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

Playoff Pitching by Year

Kirby Yates — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2023	NLDS1	ATL	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	1	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Kirby Yates — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	252	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	220	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Kirby Yates — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	252	243.1	161	71	89	343	2.63
Away	220	209.1	171	98	92	280	4.21

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Kirby Yates — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-20	LAD	SFG	—	0.1	1	1	1	2	0	1
2025-09-19	LAD	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-14	LAD	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-13	LAD	SFG	—	0.2	3	3	3	1	1	0
2025-09-10	LAD	COL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-09	LAD	COL	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1
2025-09-04	LAD	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2025-09-02	LAD	PIT	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0
2025-08-30	LAD	AZ	—	1.0	2	3	3	1	0	1
2025-08-29	LAD	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kirby Yates — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	472	0	22	36	7	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kirby Yates — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2014	TBA	P	37	1	4	0	0
2015	TBA	P	20	0	2	1	0
2016	NYA	P	41	2	4	1	0
2017	LAA	P	1	0	0	0	0
2017	SDN	P	61	0	2	0	0
2018	SDN	P	65	0	4	1	0
2019	SDN	P	60	6	5	0	1
2020	SDN	P	6	1	1	1	0
2022	ATL	P	9	1	0	0	0
2023	ATL	P	61	3	4	1	0
2024	TEX	P	61	4	6	1	0
2025	LAN	P	50	4	4	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Kirby Yates Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	472

Awards & Honors

Kirby Yates — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2024	All-MLB Team - Second Team	RP
2019	All-MLB Team - First Team	RP
2019	Reliever of the Month	March-April
2019	TSN All-Star	RP
2019	TSN Reliever of the Year

Salary History

Kirby Yates's recorded salaries total $1,024,700 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Yates's career ran from 2014 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014.

Kirby Yates — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	NYA	AL	$511,900
2015	TBA	AL	$512,800
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,024,700

Award Voting History

Kirby Yates — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2024	Cy Young Award	AL	8th	2.0	210	0
2019	Cy Young Award	NL	9th	2.0	210	0

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Kirby Yates: the record in brief

Active since a debut on June 7, 2014, Kirby Yates has a record on this page that is still being added to. Club by club, the record runs the Tampa Bay Rays (2014 to 2015), the New York Yankees (2016), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2017), the San Diego Padres (2017 through 2020), the Atlanta Braves (2022 through 2023), the Texas Rangers (2024), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2025). Listed as a pitcher, Yates batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Yates is listed at 205 pounds on a 5-foot-10 frame. Yates was born on March 25, 1987, in Lihue, HI, USA. Yates's full given name, per the bio, is Kirby Kali Yates.

Across 518 games (1 starts), Yates has recorded 32 wins against 29 losses with a 3.35 ERA. Yates has 672 strikeouts and 101 saves. That 3.35 ERA compares with a 4.16 league average across the same seasons, 19.5% better. The best win total was 7, in 2023. 2019 produced Yates's most strikeouts, 101.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kirby Yates

What years did Kirby Yates play?: Kirby Yates played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2026.
Was Kirby Yates a pitcher?: Yes. Kirby Yates pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 672 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kirby Yates hit?: Kirby Yates hit 0 career home runs.
What teams has Kirby Yates played for?: Kirby Yates has played for 8 teams: the Tampa Bay Rays (2014–2015), the New York Yankees (2016), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2017), the San Diego Padres (2017–2020), the Atlanta Braves (2022–2023), the Texas Rangers (2024), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2025), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2026).
Has Kirby Yates won a Cy Young Award?: No. Kirby Yates has not won the Cy Young Award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.
What awards has Kirby Yates won?: Kirby Yates has been selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What are Kirby Yates's career stats?: In 518 games, Kirby Yates has gone 32-29 with a 3.35 ERA, 672 strikeouts, 495.0 innings pitched, and 101 saves.
How much has Kirby Yates earned in his career?: Kirby Yates's recorded salaries total $1,024,700 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Yates's career ran from 2014 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014.
What was Kirby Yates's salary?: Kirby Yates's last recorded salary was $511,900, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $512,800, in 2015, and his lowest was $511,900, in 2016. The Salary History table lists each season from 2015 to 2016.
What position does Kirby Yates play?: Kirby Yates plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Kirby Yates and how much does he weigh?: Kirby Yates is listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 205 pounds.
What number does Kirby Yates wear?: Kirby Yates wears number 54, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
What was Kirby Yates's career ERA?: Kirby Yates finished with a 3.35 career ERA, going 32-29 with 672 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Kirby Yates have?: Kirby Yates recorded 672 career strikeouts.