1986
Born July 3, 1986
Indianapolis, IN, USA
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b. July 3, 1986 · Texas Rangers 2008–2011, Baltimore Orioles 2011–2016, Chicago Cubs 2015, Cleveland Indians 2016, Tampa Bay Rays 2017, Philadelphia Phillies 2018–2020, New York Mets 2021–2023
He went 13-4 with a 3.73 earned run average in 22 starts for Texas in 2010 and pitched in that year's World Series. Baltimore traded for him in 2011 and moved him to the bullpen within two seasons, where he stayed for the rest of his career.
Sixteen seasons gave him 56 wins, 22 saves, 917 innings and a 4.07 earned run average across 508 appearances for seven clubs. He struck out 639 batters and completed two of his 76 career starts. He saved 11 games for Baltimore in 2014 before settling into setup work.
He never made an All-Star team. He finished with the Mets in 2023 at thirty-seven and is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | TEX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | TEX | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | TEX | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | BAL/TEX | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | BAL | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | BAL | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | BAL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | BAL/CHC | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | BAL/CLE | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | TBR | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | PHI | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | PHI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | PHI | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | NYM | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2022 | NYM | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | NYM | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 508 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | TEX | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11.0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 16.36 |
| 2009 | TEX | 9 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 112.0 | 113 | 51 | 33 | 64 | 4.10 |
| 2010 | TEX | 13 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 128.0 | 126 | 53 | 33 | 68 | 3.73 |
| 2011 | BAL/TEX | 4 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 84.2 | 100 | 44 | 15 | 45 | 4.68 |
| 2012 | BAL | 7 | 8 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 133.2 | 161 | 81 | 27 | 77 | 5.45 |
| 2013 | BAL | 6 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 86.1 | 71 | 27 | 14 | 68 | 2.81 |
| 2014 | BAL | 3 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 11 | 60.2 | 55 | 20 | 12 | 45 | 2.97 |
| 2015 | BAL/CHC | 4 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 60.1 | 61 | 28 | 14 | 47 | 4.18 |
| 2016 | BAL/CLE | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 3.18 |
| 2017 | TBR | 3 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 58.2 | 43 | 17 | 14 | 64 | 2.61 |
| 2018 | PHI | 5 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 64.0 | 65 | 27 | 15 | 51 | 3.80 |
| 2019 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | PHI | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 24.2 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 4.01 |
| 2021 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.00 |
| 2022 | NYM | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 2.42 |
| 2023 | NYM | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 6.85 |
| Career | — | 56 | 47 | 508 | 76 | 22 | 917.1 | 930 | 415 | 208 | 639 | 4.07 |
On this day & linked events
2008
Major-league debut: Tommy Hunter
Tommy Hunter made a major-league debut on August 1, 2008.
2023
Final major-league game: Tommy Hunter
Tommy Hunter played a final major-league game on June 9, 2023.