Ryan Dempster stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 2013

Starting Pitcher · #46

Age 49 · 6' 2"

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Ryan Dempster played 16 MLB seasons, 1998 to 2013.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
579
W
132
L
133
ERA
4.35
IP
2,387.0
K
2,075
BB
1,071
WHIP
1.43

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.

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.
1998MIA14157.0854.235382.01
1999MIA25784.71147.0126931.63
2000MIA3314103.66226.1209971.36
2001MIA3415124.94211.11711121.56
2002MIA/CIN3310135.38209.0153931.54
2003CIN22376.54115.284701.76
2004CHC23113.9220.218131.40
2005CHC63533.1392.089491.43
2006CHC74194.8075.067361.51
2007CHC66274.7366.255301.34
2008CHC331762.96206.2187761.21
2009CHC311193.65200.0172651.31
2010CHC3415123.85215.1208861.32
2011CHC3410144.80202.1191821.45
2012CHC/TEX281283.38173.0153521.20
2013BOS32894.57171.1157791.45

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

Career Postseason

GP
5
W
0
L
1
ERA
5.19
IP
8.2
K
7
BB
7
WHIP
1.73

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
196
CG
11
SHO
3
K/9
7.8
GB
2,028
FB
2,141
G/F
0.90
WP
80

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

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.
1998MIA3005.80005
1999MIA12007.70008
2000MIA20218.30004
2001MIA19217.30005
2002MIA/CIN15406.60002
2003CIN7006.50003
2004CHC0007.833271.21
2005CHC4008.71551041.54
2006CHC0008.01301061.26
2007CHC0007.4979912
2008CHC21108.12853010.95
2009CHC19117.7295299111
2010CHC23108.730431016
2011CHC21008.52793240.97
2012CHC/TEX18008.02302800.82
2013BOS14008.22202910.89

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

Bio

Age
49 yearsMay 3, 1977
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1998
Birthplace
Gibsons, Canada
Draft
1995Rd 3, Pk 66

Latest performance

Ryan Dempster

Oct 23 · vs STL · W 8-1

IP
1.0
H
2
R
1
ER
1
BB
0
K
1
HR
1
ERA
9.00

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Wed, Oct 23vsSTLW 8-112111
Wed, Oct 16atDETL 7-311000
Fri, Oct 04vsTBW 12-211002
Sun, Sep 29atBALL 7-60.21000
Wed, Sep 25atCOLW 15-511000
Sat, Sep 21vsTORL 4-211001

What were Ryan Dempster's career stats?

Ryan Dempster played 16 seasons for the Marlins, the Reds, the Cubs and the Red Sox. He had 132 wins and 2,075 strikeouts with a 4.35 ERA over 2,387.0 innings. His best season was 2008: 17 wins, a 2.96 ERA and 187 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1998 to 2013

Ryan Dempster finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 80th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,075)
  • 212th in saves (87)

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 Ryan Dempster

Playoff series

Ryan Dempster played 5 games across 3 MLB postseasons in 5 series — 2 won, 3 lost.

Ryan Dempster's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2013TBWon 1-011.0102
2013DETLost 0-111.0100
2013STLWon 1-011.0211
2008LADLost 0-114.2442
2007ARILost 0-111.0002

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

Ryan Dempster’s playoff series, round by round

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