Kirby Yates stats

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Relief Pitcher · #54

Age 39 · 5' 10" · 205 lbs

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Kirby Yates recorded 2 wins, a 3.19 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 46 games of 2026. Last game: .

Stats

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GP
46
W
2
L
5
ERA
3.19
IP
42.1
K
49
BB
17
WHIP
1.20
Standard by season
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.
2014TB37023.7536.042151.33
2015TB20107.9720.12171.48
2016NYY41215.2341.150191.45
2017LAA/SD62453.9756.288191.11
2018SD65532.1463.090170.92
2019SD60051.1960.2101130.89
2020SD60112.464.1842.54
2022ATL9005.147.0651.57
2023ATL61723.2860.180371.19
2024TEX61721.1761.285280.83
2025LAD50435.2341.152171.33
2026LAA/PIT46253.1942.149171.20

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career regular season

GP
518
W
32
L
29
ERA
3.35
IP
495.0
K
672
BB
198
WHIP
1.14

Career Postseason

GP
1
W
0
L
0
ERA
0.00
IP
1.0
K
2
BB
1
WHIP
2.00

Expanded

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
10.4
GB
36
FB
72
G/F
0.50
WP
1
Expanded by season
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.
2014TB00010.533620.52
2015TB0009.319440.40
2016NYY00010.950610.81
2017LAA/SD00014.036860.40
2018SD00012.960790.82
2019SD00015.059630.92
2020SD00016.6580.62
2022ATL0007.78140.62
2023ATL00011.950820.65
2024TEX00012.455660.81
2025LAD00011.333750.41
2026LAA/PIT00010.436720.51

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
12.2
GB
444
FB
712
G/F
0.60
WP
19

Bio

Age
39 yearsMar 25, 1987
Height
5' 10"
Weight
205 lbs
Experience
12 yearsDebut 2014
Birthplace
Lihue, HI
Draft
2005Rd 26, Pk 798
College
Yavapai College

Brother of Tyler Yates · All MLB brothers

Latest performance

Kirby Yates

Sep 26 · @ DET · L 4-3

IP
1.2
H
2
R
0
ER
0
BB
0
K
1
HR
0
ERA
3.19

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Sat, Sep 26atDETL 4-31.22001
Wed, Sep 23vsSTLL 5-111001
Sun, Aug 30atSTLW 5-410001
Wed, Aug 26atSDL 3-00.23111
Mon, Aug 24atSDW 3-2 F/1210001
Sat, Aug 22atLADL 4-311000

What are Kirby Yates's career stats?

Kirby Yates has played 12 seasons for the Rays, the Yankees, the Padres, the Braves, the Rangers and the Dodgers. He has 32 wins and 672 strikeouts with a 3.35 ERA over 495.0 innings. His best season so far is 2023: 7 wins, a 3.28 ERA and 80 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 1 postseason, 2014 to 2026

Kirby Yates led MLB in saves (2019); finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 172nd in saves (101)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Kirby Yates

Playoff series

Kirby Yates played 1 game across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 1 won, 0 lost.

Kirby Yates's line in each playoff series
SeasonOppSeriesGIPIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ERER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.KK: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2023PHIWon 1-011.0102

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.