1987
Born December 22, 1987
Panorama City, CA, USA
Zack Britton Notable
Zack Britton's 154 saves are tied for the 87th most anyone has.
He divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Baltimore Orioles from 2011, then the New York Yankees through 2022.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 154 games and appeared 442 times, with a 3.13 earned run average. He struck out 532. Across 442 games he batted .625, with 5 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 1 double.
He led the league in saves once, in 2016, with 47.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 2015 to 2016.
He was born in Panorama City, CA, USA on December 22, 1987. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Reliever of the Year Award | 1 | 2016 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 2016 |
| The Sporting News Reliever of the Year | 1 | 2016 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | BAL | 28 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .625 |
| 2012 | BAL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | BAL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | BAL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | BAL | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | BAL | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | BAL | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | BAL/NYY | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | NYY | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | NYY | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | NYY | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | NYY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 442 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .625 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | BAL | 11 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 154.1 | 162 | 79 | 62 | 97 | 4.61 |
| 2012 | BAL | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 60.1 | 61 | 34 | 32 | 53 | 5.07 |
| 2013 | BAL | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 40.0 | 52 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 4.95 |
| 2014 | BAL | 3 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 37 | 76.1 | 46 | 14 | 23 | 62 | 1.65 |
| 2015 | BAL | 4 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 36 | 65.2 | 51 | 14 | 14 | 79 | 1.92 |
| 2016 | BAL | 2 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 47 | 67.0 | 38 | 4 | 18 | 74 | 0.54 |
| 2017 | BAL | 2 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 37.1 | 39 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 2.89 |
| 2018 | BAL/NYY | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 40.2 | 29 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 3.10 |
| 2019 | NYY | 3 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 61.1 | 38 | 13 | 32 | 53 | 1.91 |
| 2020 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 19.0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 1.89 |
| 2021 | NYY | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 18.1 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 5.89 |
| 2022 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Career | — | 35 | 26 | 442 | 46 | 154 | 641.0 | 546 | 223 | 264 | 532 | 3.13 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Major-league debut: Zack Britton
Zack Britton made a major-league debut on April 3, 2011.
2022
Final major-league game: Zack Britton
Zack Britton played a final major-league game on September 30, 2022.