John Means

PITCHER · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 2018–2024 BORN: OLATHE, USA

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Career

23 W · 3.68 ERA · 334 K

401.0 IP · 1.05 WHIP · 78 G

2024 Season

2-0 · 2.61 ERA

20.2 IP · 16 K · 0.87 WHIP

Salary / Contract

2025: $1M

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John Means was a pitcher in MLB. Across 78 career appearances, with a 3.68 ERA and 334 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
2018	BAL	0	0	13.50	1	0	0	3.1	6	5	0	4	1.80
2019	BAL	12	11	3.60	31	27	0	155.0	138	62	38	121	1.14
2020	BAL	2	4	4.53	10	10	0	43.2	36	22	7	42	0.98
2021	BAL	6	9	3.62	26	26	0	146.2	125	59	26	134	1.03
2022	BAL	0	0	3.38	2	2	0	8.0	8	3	2	7	1.25
2023	BAL	1	2	2.66	4	4	0	23.2	13	7	4	10	0.72
2024	BAL	2	0	2.61	4	4	0	20.2	16	6	2	16	0.87
Career Totals	—	23	26	3.68	78	73	0	401.0	342	164	79	334	1.05

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2018	BAL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	BAL	31	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
2020	BAL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	BAL	26	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.400	.600
2022	BAL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	BAL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024	BAL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals	—	78	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.333	.429	.500	.929

Awards & Achievements

Player of the Week (1): 2021

All-Star Selections

2019

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
2019	$555,500
2020	$580,000
2021	$593,500
2022	$2,950,000
2023	$2,975,000
2024	$3,325,000
2025	$1,000,000

Career Total: $11,979,000 (7 seasons)

Average: $1,711,286

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.