Sam Hentges

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-8, 245lb (203cm, 111kg)

Team: Cleveland Guardians (majors, 15-day IL)

Born: July 18, 1996 in Shoreview, MN us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 4th round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mounds View HS (Arden Hills, MN).

High School: Mounds View HS (Arden Hills, MN)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2024 Contract Status: 1st Year Arb Eligible (Super 2)

Service Time (01/2024): 2.157 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • Free Agent: 2028

Agents: Warner Sports Management

Full Name: Samuel David Hentges

Pronunciation: \HENT-chiss\

Twitter: @SamHentges

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

ERA

4.33

143

183.0

196

WHIP

1.383

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2014	17	-3.4	Indians	ARIZ	Rk	CLE	1	0	1.000	0.69	2.08	8	0	3	0	0	0	13.0	4	3	1	0	5	0	10	0	0	2	47	0.692	2.8	0.0	3.5	6.9	2.00
2015	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A-	CLE	3	5	.375	4.37	6.31	13	11	1	0	0	0	55.2	62	39	27	4	27	0	61	1	1	10	257	1.599	10.0	0.6	4.4	9.9	2.26
2015	18	-3.3	Mahoning Valley	NYPL	A-	CLE	0	2	.000	14.21	15.63	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.1	13	11	10	0	8	0	2	0	0	3	40	3.316	18.5	0.0	11.4	2.8	0.25
2015	18	-2.5	Indians	ARIZ	Rk	CLE	3	3	.500	3.10	5.11	11	9	1	0	0	0	49.1	49	28	17	4	19	0	59	1	1	7	217	1.378	8.9	0.7	3.5	10.8	3.11
2016	19	-2.7	Lake County	MIDW	A	CLE	2	4	.333	6.12	7.31	14	14	0	0	0	0	60.1	71	49	41	8	29	0	73	6	0	10	284	1.657	10.6	1.2	4.3	10.9	2.52
2017	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--Rk	CLE	0	4	.000	3.23	4.70	11	11	0	0	0	0	30.2	21	16	11	3	15	0	41	0	0	0	127	1.174	6.2	0.9	4.4	12.0	2.73
2017	20	-1.3	Mahoning Valley	NYPL	A-	CLE	0	1	.000	2.04	3.57	5	5	0	0	0	0	17.2	5	7	4	1	12	0	23	0	0	0	69	0.962	2.5	0.5	6.1	11.7	1.92
2017	20	-0.7	Indians	ARIZ	Rk	CLE	0	3	.000	4.85	6.23	6	6	0	0	0	0	13.0	16	9	7	2	3	0	18	0	0	0	58	1.462	11.1	1.4	2.1	12.5	6.00
2018	21	-2.1	Lynchburg	CARL	A+	CLE	6	6	.500	3.27	3.88	23	23	0	0	0	0	118.1	114	51	43	4	53	1	122	5	1	10	505	1.411	8.7	0.3	4.0	9.3	2.30
2019	22	-2.3	Akron	EL	AA	CLE	2	13	.133	5.11	6.23	26	26	0	0	0	0	128.2	148	89	73	11	64	0	126	1	0	9	588	1.648	10.4	0.8	4.5	8.8	1.97

2021	24	-3.0	Columbus	AAAE	AAA	CLE	0	0		6.23	6.23	3	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	1	3	3	0	2	0	6	1	0	1	17	0.692	2.1	0.0	4.2	12.5	3.00
2021	24	-4.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	4	.200	6.68	7.08	30	12	6	0	0	0	68.2	90	54	51	10	32	0	68	0	0	11	318	1.777	11.8	1.3	4.2	8.9	2.13
2022	25	-3.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	3	2	.600	2.32	2.47	57	0	15	0	0	1	62.0	41	17	16	3	19	1	72	3	0	3	245	0.968	6.0	0.4	2.8	10.5	3.79
2023	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	CLE	0	0		1.93	1.93	5	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	5	1	1	0	2	0	4	0	0	1	21	1.500	9.6	0.0	3.9	7.7	2.00
2023	26	-0.9	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	0	0		3.38	3.38	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	11	1.125	6.8	0.0	3.4	6.8	2.00
2023	26	1.6	Akron	EL	AA	CLE	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	10	2.000	13.5	0.0	4.5	9.0	2.00
2023	26	-2.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	3	2	.600	3.61	4.13	56	0	9	0	0	0	52.1	53	24	21	2	18	0	56	0	0	3	223	1.357	9.1	0.3	3.1	9.6	3.11
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (3 seasons)					Majors		7	8	.467	4.33	4.67	143	12	30	0	0	1	183.0	184	95	88	15	69	1	196	3	0	17	786	1.383	9.0	0.7	3.4	9.6	2.84
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		14	32	.304	4.33	5.43	103	85	4	0	0	0	415.2	426	251	200	30	197	1	443	14	2	43	1846	1.499	9.2	0.6	4.3	9.6	2.25
All Levels (9 Seasons)							21	40	.344	4.33	5.20	246	97	34	0	0	1	598.2	610	346	288	45	266	2	639	17	2	60	2632	1.463	9.2	0.7	4.0	9.6	2.40

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		0	0		5.14	5.14	6	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	3	4	4	0	3	0	8	1	0	1	28	0.857	3.9	0.0	3.9	10.3	2.67
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		2	13	.133	5.03	6.13	28	26	0	0	0	0	130.2	151	89	73	11	65	0	128	1	0	10	598	1.653	10.4	0.8	4.5	8.8	1.97
A+ (1 season)					Minors		6	6	.500	3.27	3.88	23	23	0	0	0	0	118.1	114	51	43	4	53	1	122	5	1	10	505	1.411	8.7	0.3	4.0	9.3	2.30
A (1 season)					Minors		2	4	.333	6.12	7.31	14	14	0	0	0	0	60.1	71	49	41	8	29	0	73	6	0	10	284	1.657	10.6	1.2	4.3	10.9	2.52
A- (2 seasons)					Minors		0	3	.000	5.25	6.75	7	7	0	0	0	0	24.0	18	18	14	1	20	0	25	0	0	3	109	1.583	6.8	0.4	7.5	9.4	1.25
Rk (3 seasons)					Minors		4	6	.400	2.99	4.78	25	15	4	0	0	0	75.1	69	40	25	6	27	0	87	1	1	9	322	1.274	8.2	0.7	3.2	10.4	3.22