Career
College
None
Draft
2002 Rd 2, #57
Active
2006–2021
Boston Red Sox2006-2014
Chicago Cubs2015-2020
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | BOS | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1.5 | 4.76 | 1.65 | 81.1 | 60 | 43 | 1.4 | 91 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | BOS | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 4.57 | 1.46 | 63.0 | 50 | 31 | 1.6 | 61 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | BOS | 33 | 33 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 5.8 | 3.21 | 1.27 | 210.1 | 152 | 66 | 2.3 | 202 | 78 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | BOS | 32 | 32 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 5.9 | 3.41 | 1.23 | 203.1 | 225 | 64 | 3.5 | 186 | 80 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | BOS | 32 | 32 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 4.9 | 3.25 | 1.20 | 208.0 | 225 | 83 | 2.7 | 167 | 81 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | BOS | 31 | 31 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 4.1 | 3.47 | 1.26 | 191.2 | 182 | 75 | 2.4 | 166 | 77 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | BOS | 33 | 33 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0.4 | 4.82 | 1.38 | 205.1 | 166 | 68 | 2.4 | 216 | 117 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | BOS | 33 | 33 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.0 | 3.75 | 1.29 | 213.1 | 177 | 67 | 2.6 | 209 | 94 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | BOS | 21 | 21 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.7 | 2.52 | 1.12 | 143.0 | 149 | 32 | 4.7 | 128 | 52 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | OAK | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1.9 | 2.35 | 1.07 | 76.2 | 71 | 16 | 4.4 | 66 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | — | 32 | 32 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 4.6 | 2.46 | 1.10 | 219.2 | 220 | 48 | 4.6 | 194 | 76 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | CHC | 32 | 32 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 2.9 | 3.34 | 1.12 | 205.0 | 207 | 47 | 4.4 | 183 | 83 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | CHC | 32 | 32 | 19 | 5 | .792 | 5.3 | 2.44 | 1.02 | 202.2 | 197 | 52 | 3.8 | 154 | 57 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | CHC | 32 | 32 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0.7 | 4.33 | 1.32 | 180.2 | 180 | 60 | 3.0 | 179 | 101 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | CHC | 32 | 32 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 3.4 | 3.32 | 1.31 | 181.2 | 149 | 64 | 2.3 | 174 | 75 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | CHC | 31 | 31 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 1.3 | 4.46 | 1.50 | 171.2 | 165 | 52 | 3.2 | 205 | 101 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | CHC | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | .500 | -0.3 | 5.16 | 1.33 | 61.0 | 42 | 17 | 2.5 | 64 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | WSH | 16 | 16 | 3 | 5 | .375 | -0.5 | 5.02 | 1.59 | 75.1 | 51 | 29 | 1.8 | 91 | 50 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | STL | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | .800 | -0.1 | 4.36 | 1.42 | 66.0 | 40 | 26 | 1.5 | 68 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 28 | 28 | 7 | 6 | .538 | -0.6 | 4.71 | 1.51 | 141.1 | 91 | 55 | 1.7 | 159 | 84 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 452 | 451 | 200 | 117 | .631 | -- | 3.66 | 1.28 | 2740.0 | 2488 | 892 | 2.8 | 2610 | 1215 | 1114 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stats via ESPN. MLB career statistics.
Awards & Honors
NLCS MVP (2016)
Career Milestones
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2008)
- 200+ Strikeouts (2009)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2009)
- 200+ Strikeouts (2010)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2010)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2012)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2013)
- Sub-3.00 ERA (2014)
- 200+ Strikeouts (2014)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2014)
- 200+ Strikeouts (2015)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2015)
- Sub-3.00 ERA (2016)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2016)
Tags
Born in WashingtonMVPPlayed 15+ SeasonsPlayed for Boston Red SoxPlayed for Chicago CubsPlayed for Oakland AthleticsPlayed for St. Louis CardinalsPlayed for Washington Nationals
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