What years did Tyler Yates play?

Tyler Yates played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2009.

Was Tyler Yates a pitcher?

Yes. Tyler Yates pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 222 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tyler Yates hit?

Tyler Yates hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Tyler Yates

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2009)

W–L 12–17

ERA 5.12

WHIP 1.56

SO 222

Pitcher PIV -170.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 220 lb
Born: 8/7/1977 in Lihue, HI, USA
MLB Debut: 2004-04-09
Last Game: 2009-05-15

Full name: Tyler Kali Yates

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
12	17	239	7	0	0	4	248.0	253	141	26	135	222	5.12	-170.2

Career ERA 5.12 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — 15.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2004	NYN	NL	2	4	21	7	0	46.7	61	33	25	35	6.36	4.46 (-43%)	-648.7
2006	ATL	NL	2	5	56	0	1	50.0	42	22	31	46	3.96	4.53 (+13%)	-249.9
2007	ATL	NL	2	3	75	0	2	66.0	64	38	31	69	5.18	4.47 (-16%)	998.6
2008	PIT	NL	6	3	72	0	1	73.3	72	38	41	63	4.66	4.32 (-8%)	162.3
2009	PIT	NL	0	2	15	0	0	12.0	14	10	7	9	7.50	4.32 (-74%)	-432.6
Career · 5 seasons			12	17	239	7	4	248.0	253	141	135	222	5.12	—	-170

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
239	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.083	.083	.083	.167	0

Career AVG .083 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 68.7% below league average.

Career OBP .083 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 75.1% below league average.

Career SLG .083 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 80.3% below league average.

Career OPS .167 vs. league average .758 across their career seasons — 78.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2004	NYN	NL	21	11	1	5	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	ATL	NL	56	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	ATL	NL	75	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	PIT	NL	72	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	PIT	NL	15	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			239	12	1	6	.083	—	—	—	—	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.

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	133	6	0	1	0	0	.167
Away	106	6	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	133	137.2	136	76	77	122	4.97
Away	106	110.1	117	65	58	100	5.30

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-05-15	PIT	COL	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2009-05-13	PIT	STL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-05-08	PIT	NYN	L	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	0
2009-05-05	PIT	MIL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-05-04	PIT	MIL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-05-01	PIT	CIN	—	0.2	1	2	0	2	0	0
2009-04-29	PIT	MIL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2009-04-27	PIT	MIL	L	0.1	0	3	3	1	0	0
2009-04-24	PIT	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009-04-21	PIT	MIA	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	239	7	10	31	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2004	NYN	P	21	7	1	6	0	1
2006	ATL	P	56	0	1	7	0	0
2007	ATL	P	75	0	4	6	2	0
2008	PIT	P	72	0	4	10	1	0
2009	PIT	P	15	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	239

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	PIT	NL	$1,300,000
2008	PIT	NL	$800,000
2007	ATL	NL	$412,500
2005	NYN	NL	$319,500
2004	NYN	NL	$300,000
Total Career Earnings			$3,132,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hilo	HI	1996, 1997, 1998

Frequently Asked Questions about Tyler Yates

What years did Tyler Yates play?: Tyler Yates played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2009.
Was Tyler Yates a pitcher?: Yes. Tyler Yates pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 222 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tyler Yates hit?: Tyler Yates hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.