1985
Born November 20, 1985
Marion, NC, USA
Greg Holland Notable
b. November 20, 1985 · Kansas City Royals 2010–2015, 2020–2021, Colorado Rockies 2017, St. Louis Cardinals 2018, Washington Nationals 2018, Arizona Diamondbacks 2019, Texas Rangers 2022
Greg Holland's 220 saves are the 48th most in the game's history.
He played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 2010 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 2022.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 220 games and appeared 556 times, with a 3.14 earned run average. He struck out 677.
He led the league in saves once, in 2017, with 41.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 2013 and 2017.
He was born in Marion, NC, USA on November 20, 1985. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2017 |
| Reliever of the Month | 2 | 2013, 2017 |
| Reliever of the Year Award | 1 | 2014 |
| This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year | 1 | 2014 |
| The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year | 1 | 2017 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | KCR | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | KCR | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | KCR | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | KCR | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | KCR | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | KCR | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | COL | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | STL/WSN | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | ARI | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | KCR | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | KCR | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | TEX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | KCR | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 6.75 |
| 2011 | KCR | 5 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 60.0 | 37 | 12 | 19 | 74 | 1.80 |
| 2012 | KCR | 7 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 16 | 67.0 | 58 | 22 | 34 | 91 | 2.96 |
| 2013 | KCR | 2 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 47 | 67.0 | 40 | 9 | 18 | 103 | 1.21 |
| 2014 | KCR | 1 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 46 | 62.1 | 37 | 10 | 20 | 90 | 1.44 |
| 2015 | KCR | 3 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 32 | 44.2 | 39 | 19 | 26 | 49 | 3.83 |
| 2017 | COL | 3 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 41 | 57.1 | 40 | 23 | 26 | 70 | 3.61 |
| 2018 | STL/WSN | 2 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 46.1 | 43 | 24 | 32 | 47 | 4.66 |
| 2019 | ARI | 1 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 17 | 35.2 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 41 | 4.54 |
| 2020 | KCR | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 28.1 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 1.91 |
| 2021 | KCR | 3 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 8 | 55.2 | 49 | 30 | 26 | 53 | 4.85 |
| 2022 | TEX | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7.71 |
| Career | — | 30 | 28 | 556 | 0 | 220 | 547.2 | 417 | 191 | 241 | 677 | 3.14 |
On this day & linked events
2010
Major-league debut: Greg Holland
Greg Holland made a major-league debut on August 2, 2010.
2022
Final major-league game: Greg Holland
Greg Holland played a final major-league game on April 16, 2022.