Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1998
- Draft
- 1995Rd 3, Pk 66
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1998
- Draft
- 1995Rd 3, Pk 66
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 579
- W
- 132
- L
- 133
- ERA
- 4.35
- IP
- 2387.0
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MIA | 14 | 1 | 5 | 7.08 | 54.2 | 35 | 38 | 2.01 |
| 1999 | MIA | 25 | 7 | 8 | 4.71 | 147.0 | 126 | 93 | 1.63 |
| 2000 | MIA | 33 | 14 | 10 | 3.66 | 226.1 | 209 | 97 | 1.36 |
| 2001 | MIA | 34 | 15 | 12 | 4.94 | 211.1 | 171 | 112 | 1.56 |
| 2002 |  MIA/CIN | 33 | 10 | 13 | 5.38 | 209.0 | 153 | 93 | 1.54 |
| 2003 | CIN | 22 | 3 | 7 | 6.54 | 115.2 | 84 | 70 | 1.76 |
| 2004 | CHC | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3.92 | 20.2 | 18 | 13 | 1.40 |
| 2005 | CHC | 63 | 5 | 3 | 3.13 | 92.0 | 89 | 49 | 1.43 |
| 2006 | CHC | 74 | 1 | 9 | 4.80 | 75.0 | 67 | 36 | 1.51 |
| 2007 | CHC | 66 | 2 | 7 | 4.73 | 66.2 | 55 | 30 | 1.34 |
| 2008 | CHC | 33 | 17 | 6 | 2.96 | 206.2 | 187 | 76 | 1.21 |
| 2009 | CHC | 31 | 11 | 9 | 3.65 | 200.0 | 172 | 65 | 1.31 |
| 2010 | CHC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 3.85 | 215.1 | 208 | 86 | 1.32 |
| 2011 | CHC | 34 | 10 | 14 | 4.80 | 202.1 | 191 | 82 | 1.45 |
| 2012 |  CHC/TEX | 28 | 12 | 8 | 3.38 | 173.0 | 153 | 52 | 1.20 |
| 2013 | BOS | 32 | 8 | 9 | 4.57 | 171.1 | 157 | 79 | 1.45 |
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) 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1999 | MIA | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2000 | MIA | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | MIA | 19 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002 | MIA/CIN | 15 | 4 | 0 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | CIN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 33 | 27 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 2005 | CHC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 155 | 104 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 2006 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 130 | 106 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2007 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 97 | 99 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | CHC | 21 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 285 | 301 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 2009 | CHC | 19 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 295 | 299 | 1 | 11 |
| 2010 | CHC | 23 | 1 | 0 | 8.7 | 304 | 310 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | CHC | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 279 | 324 | 0.9 | 7 |
| 2012 | CHC/TEX | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 230 | 280 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 2013 | BOS | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 220 | 291 | 0.8 | 9 |
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
- 2013 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
All-time career rank
- 80th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,075)
- 211th in saves (87)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 2008 (8th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 2000 (7th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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