1980
Born March 31, 1980
Tainan City, Tainan City, Taiwan
Chien-Ming Wang Notable
b. March 31, 1980 · New York Yankees 2005–2009, Washington Nationals 2011–2012, Toronto Blue Jays 2013, Kansas City Royals 2016
Chien-Ming Wang played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 2005 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 2016.
He went 68 and 34 with a 4.36 earned run average, pitching 845.7 innings in 174 games. He struck out 394 and threw 1 shutout. Across 174 games he batted .051, with 2 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He led the league in wins once, in 2006, with 19.
He was born in Tainan City, Tainan City, Taiwan on March 31, 1980. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| This Year in Baseball Starter of the Year | 1 | 2006 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NYY | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | NYY | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | NYY | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | NYY | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | NYY | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | WSN | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .053 |
| 2012 | WSN | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| 2013 | TOR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | KCR | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 174 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .051 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NYY | 8 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 116.1 | 113 | 52 | 32 | 47 | 4.02 |
| 2006 | NYY | 19 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 218.0 | 233 | 88 | 52 | 76 | 3.63 |
| 2007 | NYY | 19 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 199.1 | 199 | 82 | 59 | 104 | 3.70 |
| 2008 | NYY | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 95.0 | 90 | 43 | 35 | 54 | 4.07 |
| 2009 | NYY | 1 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 42.0 | 66 | 45 | 19 | 29 | 9.64 |
| 2011 | WSN | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 62.1 | 67 | 28 | 13 | 25 | 4.04 |
| 2012 | WSN | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 32.1 | 50 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 6.68 |
| 2013 | TOR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 27.0 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 7.67 |
| 2016 | KCR | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 53.1 | 60 | 25 | 18 | 30 | 4.22 |
| Career | — | 68 | 34 | 174 | 126 | 1 | 845.2 | 918 | 410 | 252 | 394 | 4.36 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Major-league debut: Chien-Ming Wang
Chien-Ming Wang made a major-league debut on April 30, 2005.
2016
Final major-league game: Chien-Ming Wang
Chien-Ming Wang played a final major-league game on August 30, 2016.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0