Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2012
- Draft
- 2010Rd 2, Pk 68
- College
- Arkansas
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2012
- Draft
- 2010Rd 2, Pk 68
- College
- Arkansas
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 330
- W
- 68
- L
- 66
- ERA
- 4.20
- IP
- 1144.2
- K
- 1,119
- BB
- 373
- WHIP
- 1.29
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | DET | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3.99 | 99.1 | 94 | 33 | 1.27 |
| 2013 | DET | 63 | 6 | 0 | 2.37 | 76.0 | 81 | 17 | 1.04 |
| 2014 |  DET/TB | 28 | 9 | 10 | 3.24 | 153.0 | 133 | 42 | 1.16 |
| 2015 | TB | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3.11 | 66.2 | 77 | 20 | 1.17 |
| 2016 | TB | 30 | 7 | 12 | 4.88 | 175.1 | 167 | 49 | 1.27 |
| 2019 |  TEX/PHI | 25 | 4 | 7 | 6.24 | 114.0 | 120 | 55 | 1.59 |
| 2020 | SF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3.42 | 26.1 | 42 | 9 | 1.10 |
| 2021 | ATL | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4.48 | 126.2 | 117 | 41 | 1.37 |
| 2022 | CHC | 22 | 7 | 8 | 3.47 | 106.1 | 91 | 26 | 1.19 |
| 2023 | CHC | 41 | 11 | 11 | 5.00 | 142.1 | 141 | 56 | 1.43 |
| 2024 | CHC | 50 | 4 | 8 | 3.84 | 58.2 | 56 | 25 | 1.40 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 13
- W
- 2
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 4.40
- IP
- 14.1
- K
- 15
- BB
- 8
- WHIP
- 1.40
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 60
- CG
- 1
- SHO
- 1
- K/9
- 8.8
- GB
- 1,268
- FB
- 2,061
- G/F
- 0.60
- WP
- 58
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | DET | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 120 | 167 | 0.7 | 3 |
| 2013 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 89 | 112 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2014 | DET/TB | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7.8 | 171 | 270 | 0.6 | 8 |
| 2015 | TB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 69 | 108 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2016 | TB | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 173 | 347 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2019 | TEX/PHI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 117 | 220 | 0.5 | 7 |
| 2020 | SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 | 25 | 35 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2021 | ATL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 157 | 228 | 0.7 | 5 |
| 2022 | CHC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 132 | 193 | 0.7 | 3 |
| 2023 | CHC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 152 | 271 | 0.6 | 9 |
| 2024 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 63 | 110 | 0.6 | 5 |
Latest performance
Drew Smyly
Sep 29 · vs CIN · L 3-0 F/10
- IP
- 0.2
- H
- 1
- R
- 0
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 0
- K
- 1
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 3.84
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 29 | vs CINL 3-0 F/10 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tue, Sep 24 | atPHIW 10-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thu, Sep 19 | vs WSHW 7-6 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wed, Sep 18 | vs ATHL 5-3 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sat, Sep 14 | at COLL 6-5 F/10 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 13 | atCOLL 9-5 | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
What were Drew Smyly's career stats?
Drew Smyly played 11 seasons for the Tigers, the Rays, the Giants, the Braves and the Cubs. He had 68 wins and 1,119 strikeouts with a 4.20 ERA over 1,144.2 innings. His best season was 2021: 11 wins, a 4.48 ERA and 117 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2012 to 2024
Championships
- 2021 World Series with the Atlanta Braves
More on Drew Smyly
Drew Smyly against each club
- vs Cincinnati Reds (13)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (10)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (10)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (8)
- vs Colorado Rockies (7)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (6)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (6)
- vs San Francisco Giants (6)
- vs Washington Nationals (5)
- vs Miami Marlins (4)
- vs New York Mets (4)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (4)
- vs Atlanta Braves (3)
- vs Chicago White Sox (3)
- vs Minnesota Twins (3)
- vs San Diego Padres (3)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (3)
- vs Detroit Tigers (2)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (2)
- vs New York Yankees (2)
- vs Seattle Mariners (2)
- vs Athletics (1)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (1)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (1)
- vs Houston Astros (1)
- vs Kansas City Royals (1)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (1)
- vs Texas Rangers (1)
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