1978
Born May 9, 1978
San Diego, CA, USA
Aaron Harang Notable
b. May 9, 1978 · Oakland Athletics 2002–2003, Cincinnati Reds 2003–2010, San Diego Padres 2011, Los Angeles Dodgers 2012, Seattle Mariners 2013, New York Mets 2013, Atlanta Braves 2014, Philadelphia Phillies 2015
Aaron Harang played for eight clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 2002 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2015. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Reds, from 2003 to 2010.
He went 128 and 143 with a 4.26 earned run average, pitching 2,322 innings in 387 games. He struck out 1,842 and threw 8 shutouts. Across 388 games he batted .097, with 65 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 8 doubles.
He led the league in strikeouts once, in 2006, with 216. He led the league in wins once, in 2006, with 16.
He was born in San Diego, CA, USA on May 9, 1978. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | OAK | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | CIN/OAK | 16 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .056 |
| 2004 | CIN | 28 | 57 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | .070 |
| 2005 | CIN | 32 | 74 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | .027 |
| 2006 | CIN | 36 | 74 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 0 | .108 |
| 2007 | CIN | 35 | 74 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 0 | .095 |
| 2008 | CIN | 30 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .130 |
| 2009 | CIN | 26 | 47 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .149 |
| 2010 | CIN | 22 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .135 |
| 2011 | SDP | 28 | 56 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .089 |
| 2012 | LAD | 31 | 56 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .071 |
| 2013 | NYM/SEA | 26 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .182 |
| 2014 | ATL | 33 | 61 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | .082 |
| 2015 | PHI | 29 | 48 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 388 | 670 | 16 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 294 | 0 | .097 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | OAK | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 78.1 | 78 | 42 | 45 | 64 | 4.83 |
| 2003 | CIN/OAK | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 76.1 | 89 | 45 | 19 | 42 | 5.31 |
| 2004 | CIN | 10 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 161.0 | 177 | 87 | 53 | 125 | 4.86 |
| 2005 | CIN | 11 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 211.2 | 217 | 90 | 51 | 163 | 3.83 |
| 2006 | CIN | 16 | 11 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 234.1 | 242 | 98 | 56 | 216 | 3.76 |
| 2007 | CIN | 16 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 231.2 | 213 | 96 | 52 | 218 | 3.73 |
| 2008 | CIN | 6 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 184.1 | 205 | 98 | 50 | 153 | 4.78 |
| 2009 | CIN | 6 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 162.1 | 186 | 76 | 43 | 142 | 4.21 |
| 2010 | CIN | 6 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 111.2 | 139 | 66 | 38 | 82 | 5.32 |
| 2011 | SDP | 14 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 170.2 | 175 | 69 | 58 | 124 | 3.64 |
| 2012 | LAD | 10 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 179.2 | 167 | 72 | 85 | 131 | 3.61 |
| 2013 | NYM/SEA | 5 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 143.1 | 153 | 86 | 40 | 113 | 5.40 |
| 2014 | ATL | 12 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 204.1 | 215 | 81 | 71 | 161 | 3.57 |
| 2015 | PHI | 6 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 172.1 | 189 | 93 | 51 | 108 | 4.86 |
| Career | — | 128 | 143 | 387 | 381 | 0 | 2322.0 | 2445 | 1099 | 712 | 1842 | 4.26 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Major-league debut: Aaron Harang
Aaron Harang made a major-league debut on May 25, 2002.
2015
Final major-league game: Aaron Harang
Aaron Harang played a final major-league game on October 3, 2015.