1985
Born October 7, 1985
Artesia, CA, USA
Kris Medlen Notable
b. October 7, 1985 · Atlanta Braves 2009–2013, Kansas City Royals 2015–2016, Arizona Diamondbacks 2018
Kris Medlen played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 2009 and closing with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2018.
He went 41 and 26 with a 3.33 earned run average, pitching 599 innings in 174 games. He struck out 496 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 177 games he batted .140, with 18 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 4 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Artesia, CA, USA on October 7, 1985. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Month | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ATL | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| 2010 | ATL | 32 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .185 |
| 2011 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | ATL | 50 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .121 |
| 2013 | ATL | 32 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 1 | .164 |
| 2015 | KCR | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | KCR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | ARI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 177 | 129 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 1 | .140 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ATL | 3 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 67.2 | 65 | 32 | 30 | 72 | 4.26 |
| 2010 | ATL | 6 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 107.2 | 108 | 44 | 21 | 83 | 3.68 |
| 2011 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | ATL | 10 | 1 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 138.0 | 103 | 24 | 23 | 120 | 1.57 |
| 2013 | ATL | 15 | 12 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 197.0 | 194 | 68 | 47 | 157 | 3.11 |
| 2015 | KCR | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 58.1 | 56 | 26 | 18 | 40 | 4.01 |
| 2016 | KCR | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24.1 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 7.77 |
| 2018 | ARI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15.75 |
| Career | — | 41 | 26 | 174 | 76 | 1 | 599.1 | 566 | 222 | 163 | 496 | 3.33 |
On this day & linked events
2009
Major-league debut: Kris Medlen
Kris Medlen made a major-league debut on May 21, 2009.
2018
Final major-league game: Kris Medlen
Kris Medlen played a final major-league game on May 4, 2018.