David Price, baseball player, 2008-2022

David Price

Born: 8/26/1985 in Murfreesboro, TN, USA

MLB Debut: 2008-09-14 | Final Game: 2022-09-30

Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'5" | Weight: 215 lbs

Full name: David Taylor Price

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Biography

David Price, born in 1985, was a prominent pitcher in Major League Baseball from 2008 until his retirement in 2022. Renowned for his powerful left-handed delivery and strategic approach on the mound, he finished his career with a record of 157 wins and 82 losses, accompanied by an impressive earned run average (ERA) of 3.32. Price accumulated a total of 2,076 strikeouts over his career, showcasing his ability to dominate hitters, while also contributing 3 saves. Price's career was distinguished by notable achievements, including winning the prestigious Cy Young Award and earning five All-Star selections. He was a key figure during a competitive era in baseball that saw the rise of advanced analytics, which emphasized pitch selection and defensive alignments. Throughout his time in the league, Price left an indelible mark on the teams he played for, most notably with the Tampa Bay Rays, where he emerged as a frontline starter, and later with the Boston Red Sox, helping lead the team to a World Series championship in 2018. His legacy is characterized by his competitive spirit, significant contributions to his teams, and his role in elevating the pitching standards of his generation.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
157 82 400 322 17 3 3 2143.7 1930 790 221 562 2076 3.32 0

Career ERA 3.32 vs. league average 4.12 across their career seasons — 19.5% better than 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
2008 TBR AL 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 14.0 9 3 4 12 1.93 4.32 (+55%) -
2009 TBR AL 10 7 23 23 0 0 0 128.3 119 63 54 102 4.42 4.32 (-2%) -
2010 TBR AL 19 6 32 31 2 1 0 208.7 170 63 79 188 2.72 4.08 (+33%) -
2011 TBR AL 12 13 34 34 0 0 0 224.3 192 87 63 218 3.49 3.94 (+11%) -
2012 TBR AL 20 5 31 31 2 1 0 211.0 173 60 59 205 2.56 4.01 (+36%) -
2013 TBR AL 10 8 27 27 4 0 0 186.7 178 69 27 151 3.33 3.87 (+14%) -
2014 TBR AL 11 8 23 23 2 0 0 170.7 156 59 23 189 3.11 3.74 (+17%) -
2014 DET AL 4 4 11 11 1 0 0 77.7 74 31 15 82 3.59 3.74 (+4%) 2571.7
2015 DET AL 9 4 21 21 3 1 0 146.0 133 41 29 138 2.53 3.96 (+36%) 3395.9
2015 TOR AL 9 1 11 11 0 0 0 74.3 57 19 18 87 2.30 3.96 (+42%) 3288.0
2016 BOS AL 17 9 35 35 2 0 0 230.0 227 102 50 228 3.99 4.19 (+5%) 3533.9
2017 BOS AL 6 3 16 11 0 0 0 74.7 65 28 24 76 3.38 4.36 (+23%) 1361.3
2018 BOS AL 16 7 30 30 1 0 0 176.0 151 70 50 177 3.58 4.15 (+14%) 594.0
2019 BOS AL 7 5 22 22 0 0 0 107.3 109 51 32 128 4.28 4.51 (+5%) 2416.3
2021 LAD NL 5 2 39 11 0 0 1 73.7 79 33 26 58 4.03 4.27 (+5%) -
2022 LAD NL 2 0 40 0 0 0 2 40.3 38 11 9 37 2.45 3.97 (+38%) -

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
400 65 1 8 1 0 0 3 0 3 28 0.123 0.159 0.138 0.298 0.0

Career AVG .123 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 51.5% below league average.

Career OBP .159 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 50.3% below league average.

Career SLG .138 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 66.1% below league average.

Career OPS 0.298 vs. league average 0.730 across their career seasons — 59.2% 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
2008 TBR AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 TBR AL 23 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 — — — — 0.0
2010 TBR AL 32 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.143 — — — — 0.0
2011 TBR AL 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2012 TBR AL 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2013 TBR AL 27 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2014 TBR AL 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2014 DET AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 DET AL 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2015 TOR AL 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2016 BOS AL 35 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2017 BOS AL 16 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
2018 BOS AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 BOS AL 22 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.500 — — — — 0.0
2021 LAD NL 39 15 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0.267 — — — — 0.0
2022 LAD 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
23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2018 ALCS BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 WS BOS 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
2017 ALDS2 BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2016 ALDS2 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 ALCS TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 ALDS2 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 ALDS2 DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 ALDS1 TBA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 ALDS2 TBA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 ALDS1 TBA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALCS TBA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 WS TBA 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
5 9 23 14 1 99.3 91 51 28 91 4.62

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2018 ALCS BOS 1 0 2 2 0 10.7 8 4 4 13 3.38
2018 ALDS1 BOS 0 1 1 1 0 1.7 3 3 2 0 16.20
2018 WS BOS 2 0 3 2 0 13.7 7 3 6 10 1.98
2017 ALDS2 BOS 0 0 2 0 0 6.7 5 0 2 6 0.00
2016 ALDS2 BOS 0 1 1 1 0 3.3 6 5 2 3 13.50
2015 ALCS TOR 0 1 2 2 0 13.3 11 8 1 16 5.40
2015 ALDS2 TOR 1 1 2 1 0 10.0 11 8 2 7 7.20
2014 ALDS2 DET 0 1 1 1 0 8.0 5 2 2 6 2.25
2013 ALDS1 TBA 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 9 7 2 5 9.00
2011 ALDS2 TBA 0 1 1 1 0 6.7 7 3 1 3 4.05
2010 ALDS1 TBA 0 2 2 2 0 12.7 17 7 0 14 4.97
2008 ALCS TBA 1 0 3 0 1 2.3 0 0 2 4 0.00
2008 WS TBA 0 0 2 0 0 3.3 2 1 2 4 2.70

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 400 322 82 227 13 12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2008 TBA P 5 1 0 1 0 0
2009 TBA P 23 23 5 17 1 0
2010 TBA P 32 31 8 22 0 2
2011 TBA P 34 34 13 23 4 2
2012 TBA P 31 31 6 28 3 4
2013 TBA P 27 27 7 25 0 0
2014 TBA P 23 23 3 15 1 1
2014 DET P 11 11 1 3 0 0
2015 DET P 21 21 9 17 2 1
2015 TOR P 11 11 5 6 0 0
2016 BOS P 35 35 5 22 0 2
2017 BOS P 16 11 6 6 1 0
2018 BOS P 30 30 6 20 0 0
2019 BOS P 22 22 4 7 0 0
2021 LAN P 39 11 3 9 1 0
2022 LAN P 40 0 1 6 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 400

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2018 Babe Ruth Award
2018 Comeback Player of the Year
2018 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2015 Player of the Week Week of 2015-08-09
2012 Cy Young Award
2012 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2012 TSN Pitcher of the Year
2010 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2010 Pitcher of the Month September

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 BOS AL $30,000,000
2015 DET AL $19,750,000
2014 TBA AL $14,000,000
2013 TBA AL $9,831,954
2012 TBA AL $4,350,000
2011 TBA AL $2,084,671
2010 TBA AL $1,834,671
Total Career Earnings $81,851,296

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Vanderbilt University Nashville TN 2005, 2006, 2007

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2015 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 143.0 210 8
2015 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 62.0 420 0
2014 Cy Young Award AL 6th 16.0 210 0
2012 Cy Young Award AL 1st 153.0 196 14
2012 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 26.0 392 0
2010 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 111.0 196 4