1991
Born January 6, 1991
Centennial, CO, USA
Kevin Gausman Notable
b. January 6, 1991 · Baltimore Orioles 2013–2018, Atlanta Braves 2018–2019, Cincinnati Reds 2019, San Francisco Giants 2020–2021, Toronto Blue Jays 2022–2025
Kevin Gausman played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 2013 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2025.
He went 112 and 113 with a 3.81 earned run average, pitching 1,911 innings in 361 games. He struck out 1,954 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 363 games he batted .109, with 12 hits and 7 runs.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 2024 and 2025, topping out at 1. He led the league in strikeouts once, in 2023, with 237.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 2021 and 2023.
He was born in Centennial, CO, USA on January 6, 1991. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2021, 2023 |
| All-MLB Team - Second Team | 2 | 2021, 2023 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 2021 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2022 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | BAL | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2014 | BAL | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | BAL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | BAL | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | BAL | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | ATL/BAL | 32 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .048 |
| 2019 | ATL/CIN | 31 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .037 |
| 2020 | SFG | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | SFG | 34 | 54 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 0 | .185 |
| 2022 | TOR | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | TOR | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | TOR | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | TOR | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 363 | 110 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 66 | 0 | .109 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | BAL | 3 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 47.2 | 51 | 30 | 13 | 49 | 5.66 |
| 2014 | BAL | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 113.1 | 111 | 45 | 38 | 88 | 3.57 |
| 2015 | BAL | 4 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 112.1 | 109 | 53 | 29 | 103 | 4.25 |
| 2016 | BAL | 9 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 179.2 | 183 | 72 | 47 | 174 | 3.61 |
| 2017 | BAL | 11 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 186.2 | 208 | 97 | 71 | 179 | 4.68 |
| 2018 | ATL/BAL | 10 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 183.2 | 189 | 80 | 50 | 148 | 3.92 |
| 2019 | ATL/CIN | 3 | 9 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 102.1 | 113 | 65 | 32 | 114 | 5.72 |
| 2020 | SFG | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 59.2 | 50 | 24 | 16 | 79 | 3.62 |
| 2021 | SFG | 14 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 192.0 | 150 | 60 | 50 | 227 | 2.81 |
| 2022 | TOR | 12 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 174.2 | 188 | 65 | 28 | 205 | 3.35 |
| 2023 | TOR | 12 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 185.0 | 163 | 65 | 55 | 237 | 3.16 |
| 2024 | TOR | 14 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 181.0 | 165 | 77 | 56 | 162 | 3.83 |
| 2025 | TOR | 10 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 193.0 | 155 | 77 | 50 | 189 | 3.59 |
| Career | — | 112 | 113 | 361 | 322 | 0 | 1911.0 | 1835 | 810 | 535 | 1954 | 3.81 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Major-league debut: Kevin Gausman
Kevin Gausman made a major-league debut on May 23, 2013.
2015
Hisashi Iwakuma's No-Hitter
Hisashi Iwakuma threw a no-hitter for the Seattle Mariners against the Baltimore Orioles on August 12, 2015, winning 3–0.
2023
Detroit Tigers Combined No-Hitter, 2023
Matt Manning, Jason Foley and Alex Lange threw a combined no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 8, 2023, winning 2–0.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0