Shawn Armstrong

P · B/T R/R · Age 36 · New Bern, NC · MLB debut Aug 8, 2015

MLB Cleveland Guardians Active

2026 season

2-1, 4.58 ERA, 35.1 IP, 34 K (MLB)

Team	G	GS	W	L	IP	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
Akron RubberDucks (Double-A)	2	0	1	0	2.0	3	1	4.50	1.50
Columbus Clippers (Triple-A)	4	1	0	0	3.2	5	0	7.36	1.09
Cleveland Guardians (MLB)	41	0	2	1	35.1	34	19	4.58	1.39

Career path: Greenville to MLB

ECUEast Carolina Pirates2010-11
DraftCleveland Indians2011 · Round 18, pick 548
RookieAZL Indians2013
Single-ALake County Captains2012
High-ACarolina Mudcats2012
Double-AAkron Aeros, Akron RubberDucks2012
Triple-AColumbus Clippers, Tacoma Rainiers, Norfolk Tides, Durham Bulls2014
MLBCleveland Indians, Cleveland Guardians, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays2015

Advanced & Statcast-based

MLB

.216xBA

.383xSLG

.315xwOBA

-0.02WAR

4.43FIP

4.8xFIP

110.9ERA-

108.78FIP-

Triple-A

.000xBA

.000xSLG

.047xwOBA

Statcast-based numbers exist only for MLB and Triple-A.

Last 10 games of 2026

Date	Opp	Lvl	IP	H	ER	BB	K
Sep 26, 2026	@ Kansas City Royals	MLB	1.0	0	0	0	1
Sep 25, 2026	@ Kansas City Royals	MLB	1.0	1	0	0	0
Sep 23, 2026	@ Boston Red Sox	MLB	0.1	0	0	0	0
Sep 19, 2026	vs St. Paul Saints	Triple-A	1.0	1	0	0	1
Sep 17, 2026	vs St. Paul Saints	Triple-A	0.2	1	2	0	2
Sep 15, 2026	vs St. Paul Saints	Triple-A	1.0	0	0	0	2
Sep 11, 2026	@ Louisville Bats	Triple-A	1.0	2	1	0	0
Jul 24, 2026	@ Tampa Bay Rays	MLB	0.2	1	3	2	0
Jul 21, 2026	vs Minnesota Twins	MLB	0.2	2	0	0	1
Jul 20, 2026	vs Minnesota Twins	MLB	1.0	1	0	1	1

Moves & transactions

Sep 23, 2026ActivatedCleveland Guardians activated RHP Shawn Armstrong from the 60-day injured list.
Sep 11, 2026RehabCleveland Guardians sent RHP Shawn Armstrong on a rehab assignment to Columbus Clippers.
Sep 11, 2026RehabCleveland Guardians sent RHP Shawn Armstrong on a rehab assignment to Columbus Clippers.
Aug 3, 2026Injured/Dev listCleveland Guardians transferred RHP Shawn Armstrong from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Left calf strain.
Jul 25, 2026Injured/Dev listCleveland Guardians placed RHP Shawn Armstrong on the 15-day injured list. Left calf strain.
May 18, 2026ActivatedCleveland Guardians activated RHP Shawn Armstrong from the 15-day injured list.
May 12, 2026RehabCleveland Guardians sent RHP Shawn Armstrong on a rehab assignment to Akron RubberDucks.
Apr 26, 2026Injured/Dev listCleveland Guardians placed RHP Shawn Armstrong on the 15-day injured list retroactive to April 23, 2026. Right groin strain.
Dec 21, 2025ActivatedCleveland Guardians activated RHP Shawn Armstrong.
Dec 21, 2025SignedCleveland Guardians signed free agent RHP Shawn Armstrong.
Nov 2, 2025Free agentRHP Shawn Armstrong elected free agency.
Dec 23, 2024SignedTexas Rangers signed free agent RHP Shawn Armstrong.
Sep 24, 2024ReleasedChicago Cubs released RHP Shawn Armstrong.
Sep 20, 2024OtherChicago Cubs designated RHP Shawn Armstrong for assignment.
Aug 31, 2024ActivatedChicago Cubs activated RHP Shawn Armstrong.

Year by year

Year	Team	Lvl	G	GS	W	L	SV	IP	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
2012	Lake County Captains	Single-A	2	0	0	0	0	3.2	4	2	0.00	0.82
2012	Carolina Mudcats	High-A	26	0	1	3	1	43.2	52	23	2.06	1.24
2012	Akron Aeros	Double-A	17	0	1	0	3	20.1	22	12	0.89	1.18
2013	AZL Indians	Rookie	3	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	0	4.50	0.75
2013	Akron Aeros	Double-A	30	0	2	3	0	33.0	43	21	4.09	1.61
2014	Akron RubberDucks	Double-A	44	0	6	2	15	51.0	68	19	2.12	1.14
2014	Columbus Clippers	Triple-A	5	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	3	5.40	1.40
2015	Columbus Clippers	Triple-A	46	0	1	2	16	49.2	80	26	2.36	1.27
2015	Cleveland Indians	MLB	8	0	0	0	0	8.0	11	2	2.25	0.88
2016	Lake County Captains	Single-A	2	0	0	0	0	2.0	5	0	0.00	0.00
2016	Columbus Clippers	Triple-A	47	0	3	1	9	49.0	72	29	1.84	1.14
2016	Cleveland Guardians	MLB	10	0	0	0	0	10.2	7	5	2.53	1.31
2017	Columbus Clippers	Triple-A	28	0	1	1	10	29.1	36	11	3.07	1.30
2017	Cleveland Guardians	MLB	21	0	1	0	0	24.2	20	10	4.38	1.34
2018	Tacoma Rainiers	Triple-A	49	0	2	5	15	56.0	82	26	1.77	1.14
2018	Seattle Mariners	MLB	14	0	0	1	1	14.2	15	3	1.23	0.82
2019	Tacoma Rainiers	Triple-A	2	1	0	0	0	2.0	3	0	0.00	1.00
2019	Seattle Mariners	MLB	4	0	0	1	0	3.2	3	3	14.73	3.00
2019	Baltimore Orioles	MLB	51	0	1	0	4	54.1	60	26	5.13	1.55
2020	Baltimore Orioles	MLB	14	0	2	0	0	15.0	14	3	1.80	0.80
2021	Norfolk Tides	Triple-A	15	0	1	3	0	17.0	21	6	3.18	1.47
2021	Durham Bulls	Triple-A	14	0	2	1	2	14.0	20	2	2.57	0.86
2021	Baltimore Orioles	MLB	20	0	0	0	0	20.0	22	10	8.55	1.90
2021	Tampa Bay Rays	MLB	11	0	1	0	0	16.0	22	5	4.50	1.00
2022	Durham Bulls	Triple-A	7	0	0	0	2	7.0	10	2	2.57	1.00
2022	Miami Marlins	MLB	7	0	0	0	0	6.2	5	3	10.80	1.95
2022	Tampa Bay Rays	MLB	43	3	2	3	2	55.0	61	14	3.60	1.27
2023	Durham Bulls	Triple-A	7	0	1	0	0	9.0	8	2	2.00	0.44
2023	Tampa Bay Rays	MLB	39	6	1	0	0	52.0	54	11	1.38	0.90
2024	Tampa Bay Rays	MLB	38	7	2	2	1	46.2	50	19	5.40	1.61
2024	St. Louis Cardinals	MLB	11	0	1	0	0	12.2	12	2	2.84	1.03
2024	Chicago Cubs	MLB	8	0	0	1	0	7.1	4	4	4.91	1.91
2025	Texas Rangers	MLB	71	2	4	3	9	74.0	74	20	2.31	0.81
2026	Akron RubberDucks	Double-A	2	0	1	0	0	2.0	3	1	4.50	1.50
2026	Columbus Clippers	Triple-A	4	1	0	0	0	3.2	5	0	7.36	1.09
2026	Cleveland Guardians	MLB	41	0	2	1	0	35.1	34	19	4.58	1.39