Trevor Bauer
Bauer's 2020 Cy Young campaign stands as one of the most dominant shortened seasons in recent memory. That 1.73 ERA in Cincinnati represented a stunning 257 ERA+, meaning he was more than two and a half times better than league average — a peak performance that towers over his solid but unspectacular career baseline of 122 ERA+.
The strikeout artist accumulated 1,416 punchouts across 1,298 innings, showcasing the swing-and-miss stuff that made him perpetually intriguing despite inconsistent results. His career 3.79 ERA masks wild volatility between brilliant stretches and frustrating regression.
At 35, Bauer remains unsigned after missing the 2022-2024 seasons, making his baseball future uncertain despite that Cy Young hardware sitting on his mantle.
Career · Hitting
10 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | AZ | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2013 | CLE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2014 | CLE | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2015 | CLE | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .452 | 63 |
| 2016 | CLE | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2017 | CLE | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2018 | CLE | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2019 | CIN | 34 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .396 | 52 |
| 2020 | CIN | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | LAD | 17 | 30 | 0 | 1 | .033 | .098 | 13 |
| Career | 222 | 73 | 0 | 1 | .068 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
10 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | AZ | 4 | 16.3 | 1 | 2 | 6.06 | 66 | 17 | 1.653 |
| 2013 | CLE | 4 | 17.0 | 1 | 2 | 5.29 | 73 | 11 | 1.824 |
| 2014 | CLE | 26 | 153.0 | 5 | 8 | 4.18 | 89 | 143 | 1.379 |
| 2015 | CLE | 31 | 176.0 | 11 | 12 | 4.55 | 87 | 170 | 1.313 |
| 2016 | CLE | 35 | 190.0 | 12 | 8 | 4.26 | 98 | 168 | 1.311 |
| 2017 | CLE | 32 | 176.3 | 17 | 9 | 4.19 | 104 | 196 | 1.367 |
| 2018 | CLE | 28 | 175.3 | 12 | 6 | 2.21 | 187 | 221 | 1.089 |
| 2019 | CLE | 34 | 213.0 | 11 | 13 | 4.48 | 100 | 253 | 1.249 |
| 2020 | CIN | 11 | 73.0 | 5 | 4 | 1.73 | 257 | 100 | 0.795 |
| 2021 | LAD | 17 | 107.7 | 8 | 5 | 2.59 | 164 | 137 | 1.003 |
| Career | 222 | 1297.6 | 83 | 69 | — | — | 1416 | — | |
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