Andrew Miller, baseball player, 2006-2021

Andrew Miller

Born: 5/21/1985 in Gainesville, FL, USA

MLB Debut: 2006-08-30 | Final Game: 2021-10-01

Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'7" | Weight: 200 lbs

Full name: Andrew Mark Miller

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Biography

Andrew Miller, born in 1985, was a prominent left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 until his retirement in 2021. Over his 15-year career, Miller established himself as one of the game's most effective relievers, particularly renowned for his ability to dominate in high-leverage situations. He finished his career with a record of 55-55, an earned run average (ERA) of 4.03, and accumulated 979 strikeouts alongside 63 saves. His versatility allowed him to transition from a starting pitcher to a key bullpen arm, contributing significantly to his teams' successes during his tenure. Miller was recognized for his exceptional performance during the 2016 postseason, where he was named the American League Championship Series (ALCS) Most Valuable Player (MVP), showcasing his ability to perform under pressure. A two-time All-Star, he played for several teams, including the Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, and Cleveland Indians, and his career spanned the tail end of the steroid era into a new phase of pitching specialization. Known for his towering stature and a devastating slider, Miller's impact on the game was marked by his resilience and transformational role within the modern bullpen framework, influencing how teams approached late-game situations.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
55 55 612 66 0 0 63 829.0 732 371 80 383 979 4.03 0

Career ERA 4.03 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2006 DET AL 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 10.3 8 7 10 6 6.10 4.53 (-35%) -244.0
2007 DET AL 5 5 13 13 0 0 0 64.0 73 40 39 56 5.62 4.47 (-26%) -1293.2
2008 MIA NL 6 10 29 20 0 0 0 107.3 120 70 56 89 5.87 4.32 (-36%) -
2009 MIA NL 3 5 20 14 0 0 0 80.0 85 43 43 59 4.84 4.32 (-12%) -
2010 MIA NL 1 5 9 7 0 0 0 32.7 51 31 26 28 8.54 4.08 (-109%) -
2011 BOS AL 6 3 17 12 0 0 0 65.0 77 40 41 50 5.54 3.94 (-40%) -1935.4
2012 BOS AL 3 2 53 0 0 0 0 40.3 28 15 20 51 3.35 4.01 (+17%) 859.6
2013 BOS AL 1 2 37 0 0 0 0 30.7 25 9 17 48 2.64 3.87 (+32%) 630.8
2014 BOS AL 3 5 50 0 0 0 0 42.3 25 11 13 69 2.34 3.74 (+37%) 2187.8
2014 BAL AL 2 0 23 0 0 0 1 20.0 8 3 4 34 1.35 3.74 (+64%) 1309.6
2015 NYY AL 3 2 60 0 0 0 36 61.7 33 14 20 100 2.04 3.96 (+48%) -
2016 NYY AL 6 1 44 0 0 0 9 45.3 28 7 7 77 1.39 4.19 (+67%) -
2016 CLE AL 4 0 26 0 0 0 3 29.0 14 5 2 46 1.55 4.19 (+63%) 1942.9
2017 CLE AL 4 3 57 0 0 0 2 62.7 31 10 21 95 1.44 4.36 (+67%) 3753.3
2018 CLE AL 2 4 37 0 0 0 2 34.0 31 16 16 45 4.24 4.15 (-2%) 543.8
2019 STL NL 5 6 73 0 0 0 6 54.7 45 27 27 70 4.45 4.51 (+1%) -
2020 STL NL 1 1 16 0 0 0 4 13.0 9 4 5 16 2.77 4.45 (+38%) -
2021 STL NL 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 36.0 41 19 16 40 4.75 4.27 (-11%) -

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
613 74 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 38 0.054 0.054 0.054 0.108 0.0

Career AVG .054 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 78.9% below league average.

Career OBP .054 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 83.3% below league average.

Career SLG .054 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 86.9% below league average.

Career OPS 0.108 vs. league average 0.736 across their career seasons — 85.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2006 DET AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 DET AL 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2008 MIA NL 29 30 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 16 0.067 — — — — 0.0
2009 MIA NL 20 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.083 — — — — 0.0
2010 MIA NL 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2011 BOS AL 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2012 BOS AL 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 BOS AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 BOS AL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 BAL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 NYY AL 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 NYY AL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 CLE AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 CLE AL 57 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2018 CLE AL 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2019 STL NL 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 STL NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 STL NL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2020 NLWC2 SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 NLCS SLN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 NLDS2 SLN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 ALDS2 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 ALDS1 CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2016 ALCS CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2016 ALDS2 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2016 WS CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 ALWC NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 ALCS BAL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 ALDS2 BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 1 29 0 1 38.7 20 4 13 54 0.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2020 NLWC2 SLN 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 0.00
2019 NLCS SLN 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 5 0.00
2019 NLDS2 SLN 0 0 3 0 0 2.0 0 0 2 1 0.00
2018 ALDS2 CLE 0 0 2 0 0 0.3 1 0 3 0 0.00
2017 ALDS1 CLE 0 1 4 0 0 5.0 4 1 2 8 1.80
2016 ALCS CLE 0 0 4 0 1 7.7 3 0 0 14 0.00
2016 ALDS2 CLE 1 0 2 0 0 4.0 2 0 2 7 0.00
2016 WS CLE 1 0 4 0 0 7.7 7 3 3 9 3.52
2015 ALWC NYA 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0.00
2014 ALCS BAL 0 0 3 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 5 0.00
2014 ALDS2 BAL 0 0 2 0 0 3.3 0 0 1 3 0.00

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 612 66 34 68 10 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2006 DET P 8 0 1 0 0 0
2007 DET P 13 13 2 8 2 1
2008 FLO P 29 20 5 8 1 0
2009 FLO P 20 14 6 8 1 1
2010 FLO P 9 7 1 4 0 0
2011 BOS P 17 12 2 9 2 0
2012 BOS P 53 0 1 2 1 0
2013 BOS P 37 0 2 2 1 0
2014 BOS P 50 0 0 8 1 0
2014 BAL P 23 0 0 0 0 0
2015 NYA P 60 0 2 2 1 0
2016 NYA P 44 0 2 1 0 0
2016 CLE P 26 0 2 1 0 0
2017 CLE P 57 0 4 1 0 0
2018 CLE P 37 0 0 3 0 0
2019 SLN P 73 0 3 5 0 0
2020 SLN P 16 0 0 1 0 0
2021 SLN P 40 0 1 5 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 613

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2016 ALCS MVP
2016 This Year in Baseball Best Major Leaguer - Postseason Esurance
2015 Reliever of the Year Award

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 NYA AL $9,000,000
2015 NYA AL $9,000,000
2014 BOS AL $1,900,000
2013 BOS AL $1,475,000
2012 BOS AL $1,040,000
2010 FLO NL $1,790,219
2009 FLO NL $2,462,500
2008 FLO NL $2,212,500
Total Career Earnings $28,880,219

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 2004, 2005, 2006

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2016 Cy Young Award AL 9th 3.0 210 0
2015 Cy Young Award AL 10th 3.0 210 0