Goes by the nickname Dutch Oven, a nickname inspired by a Texas Rangers fan¡¯s sign he spotted in the stands in 2009, his first year in the Majors that read ¡°Dutch Oven bringing the heat.¡±...Is a rabid Michigan fan, growing up rooting for Desmond Howard and Charles Woodson...Is known for doing impressions of former broadcaster Harry Caray, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kermit the Frog.
2021
Made the Tigers¡¯ Opening Day roster after attending Spring Training as a non-roster invitee. In 39 appearances (1 start) for DET, went 3-2 with a 5.07 ERA (28 ER/49.2 IP)...Was on the 10-day injured list from 5/3-23 (left shoulder strain) and 6/10-7/9 (left shoulder inflammation). In 23 games after the All-Star break, was 2-0 with a 2.48 ERA, 30 SO, eight BB, a 1.26 WHIP and a .264 opponent AVG (32.2 IP, 33 H, 9 ER)...Before the break, had a 10.06 ERA and 2.18 WHIP (17.0 IP, 25 H, 19 ER, 12 BB, 21 SO). In his final 11 outings (beginning 9/2), recorded a 0.64 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, and .174 opponent AVG (14.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 SO).
2020
Pitched in 12 games, including five as a starter, with the Pirates in 2020...Made the 300th appearance of his Major League career on August 22 vs. Milwaukee, allowing one run in 5.0 innings and picking up his only win of the season...Threw a career-best 5.0 innings of relief on September 2 vs. Chicago (NL).
2019
Split season between San Francisco and Chicago (NL)...Limited left-handed hitters to a .192 batting average against (19-for-99)...Went 1-0 with a 4.53 ERA (47.2ip/24er) in 43 relief appearances and 1-5 with a 8.10 ERA (36.2ip/33er) in eight starts...Made each of his first seven appearances with the Giants as a member of the starting rotation...Tossed a 5.0-inning complete game on 4/20 at Pittsburgh; also singled off Jameson Taillon for his only hit of the season...Moved to the bullpen beginning with his outing on 5/14...Went 1-0 with a 0.68 ERA (13.1ip/1er) in 10 relief outings from 6/24 to 7/18 before allowing four runs in 1.0 inning on 7/20 vs. the Mets...Was designated for assignment on 7/21 and acquired by Chicago on 7/26... Made debut with the Cubs on 7/27 at Milwaukee (0.1ip/0r)... Did not allow a run in five straight outings from 8/3-13 (4.2ip)...Allowed four runs in 3.0 innings over his next five appearances before being placed on the 10-day injured list on 8/24 with a left wrist contusion...Was activated from the injured list on 9/3 and did not allow a run over his next seven outings (4.0ip)...Made first start with the Cubs in the season finale on 9/29 at St. Louis and allowed seven runs in 2.0 innings.
2018
Made 36 appearances (30 starts) for the Giants, posting a 7-9 record with a 3.57 ERA (68er, 171.1ip)...Led the team in starts (30), innings pitched (171.1ip), and strikeouts (169)...his 36 appearances set a new career-high (previous: 33 games in 2009 and 2013 with TEX) and his 171.1ip and 169 strikeouts both marked the most he's recorded in a single season since 2013...His performance in 2018 made him one of the most improved pitchers in baseball...his -2.63 ERA improvement between the 2017 to 2018 season marked the second largest improvement in the Majors (Stats, LLC)...Lefties hit .168 (24-for-143) off him, which ranked as the third-lowest in the National League and sixth lowest in the Majors...left-handers slugged just .189 off him, which was the lowest in the Majors...Finished the season with 169 strikeouts, the fourthmost by a player in his first season with the Giants since 1900 behind Vida Blue (1978: 171), Johnny Cueto (2016: 198), and Sam Jones (1959: 209) (Stats, LLC)...Went 5-7 with a 4.36 ERA (43er, 88.2ip) in 17 starts before being moved from the starting rotation to the bullpen following his start on July 1...with Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija both being reinstated from the injured list, the Giants had to move one of their starters....Was moved back into the starting rotation on July 25 and made 12 more starts, posting a 2-1 record with a 2.97 ERA (22er, 66.2ip) and a .228 opponents avg.
2017
Made 26 starts (29 appearances) and threw 135.0 innings for the White Sox, which were his most in a season since 2013 ... His 14 losses, 6.41 ERA, 1.71 WHIP and 75 walks were career-highs and his 31 homers allowed were his sceond most (32 in 2012) ... Worked a season-high 8.0 innings and allowed just one run on six hits with four GIDPs on May 21 at Seattle ... Made his first career start against Texas on July 1 at Guaranteed Rate Field, suffering the loss after allowing five runs in 5.1 innings ... Was released by the White Sox on Sept. 5.
2016
Made 21 starts with Texas after combining for 16 total from 2014-15 … missed two months of the season (6/21-8/22) with left shoulder inflammation. Went 3-1 with a 2.48 ERA (8 ER/29.0 IP) over five starts in April … threw 6.2 scoreless IP on 4/12 at Seattle and 6.0 scoreless IP on 4/30 vs. the Angels. Allowed a career-high 11 runs over 2.2 IP in a loss on 5/5 at Toronto … recorded a season-high four consecutive quality starts from 5/16-6/5 (2.45 ERA, 7 ER/25.2 IP) … gave up 12 earned runs in 13.0 IP over his next three starts and was placed on the disabled list on 6/22. Made three starts at Class AAA Round Rock on a rehab assignment before returning to the rotation on 8/23 … went 2-1 with a 2.00 ERA (4 ER/18.0 IP) in his first three starts after being reinstated … collected his first major-league hit on 8/23 at Cincinnati, a fifth-inning single off Dan Straily. Lost his final three starts, posting a 7.98 ERA(13 ER/14.2 IP) … made his final two appearances out of the bullpen, totaling 2.0 scoreless IP
2015
Missed over four months after suffering an injury before his first start of the year, and went 4-3 with a 4.91 ERA (32 ER/58.2 IP) in 10 games/starts…started Game 4 of the Division Series vs. Toronto at Globe Life Park.
2014
Missed the first 5 months of the season while rehabbing from offseason knee surgery, but returned and was selected Rangers September Player of the Month...it was the 2nd time Holland won the club's monthly award (also July 2011).
2013
Ranked among the A.L. leaders in shutouts (T3rd, 2), innings (8th, 213.0), quality starts (T9th, 22), strikeouts (10th, 189), strikeouts per 9.0 IP (10th, 8.0), and ERA (14th, 3.42) ... established career bests in ERA, innings, starts, and strikeouts…led staff in starts, innings, quality starts, and complete games, tied for 2nd in wins (10), and placed 2nd in strikeouts…opponents grounded into team-high 21 double plays, T7th-most in the A.L…had career-best 2.95 strikeout-to walk ratio…had A.L.'s 9th-most hits allowed (210) and tied for 8th in wild pitches (career high 9)…had 3 starts of 7.0-or-more innings while allowing 2-hits-or-less, tied for most in the A.L. and most by a Ranger since Nolan Ryan had 4 such starts in 1991… had most innings by a Texas pitcher with 10-or-fewer wins since Danny Darwin in 1984 (8-12, 223.2 IP)…averaged career-low and team-best 0.85 home runs allowed per 9 innings, 15th-best figure in the A.L., after entering 2013 with career 1.27 HR/9 ratio.
2012
Despite missing a month with left shoulder fatigue, ranked 2nd on the staff in strikeouts (145) and was 3rd in wins (12), starts (27), innings (175.1), and quality starts (16)...finished strong for a 2nd consecutive year, improving his record over the last 2 Septembers to 7-0...DISABLED LIST: Was hampered at start of June with a stomach virus and exited start early on June 5 at OAK...was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 7 (retroactive to June 6) with left shoulder fatigue...lost twice with a 6.00 ERA (6 ER/9.0 IP) in 2 rehab starts at Round Rock (AAA) before being activated on July 17...BY THE NUMBERS: Opponents batted .243, his career low and 19 points less than 2011 (.262)...RHB and LHB were both at .243...was 6-4, 5.55 in 16 games/15 starts in Arlington and was 6-3, 3.65 in 13 road games/12 starts...held batters on the road to a .228 batting average, 3rd-lowest among A.L. qualifiers to teammate Yu Darvish (.209) and the Orioles' Miguel Gonzalez (.214)... went 6-2, 3.99 in 10 starts against A.L. East clubs...SUMMARY: Began the season with a 2-0 record and 3.10 ERA in his 1st 3 starts...allowed 12 runs in 13.0 innings in dropping his next 2 starts, then was 1-0, 0.69 (1 ER/13.0 IP) in his next 2 outings...was given an 8-day break except for 1.0 relief inning, May 11-18, then went 2-2, 8.38 (18 ER/19.1 IP) in his following 4 starts...activated from DL on July 17, producing 2-2 record and 5.31 ERA (24 ER/40.2 IP) in his 1st 6 starts off the DL with a 5.18 ERA through August 5...Beginning August 11, was 5-0, 3.88 (28 ER/65.0 IP) in his final 10 starts...worked at least 7.0 innings while allowing 2 or fewer runs in 4 consecutive starts, Sept. 2-19...only 4 other lefthanders in Rangers history have had as many as 4 straight starts of 7.0+ IP and 2 or fewer runs: 5--Jon Matlack, August 6-25, 1978; 5-Rick Honeycutt, April 6-29, 1983; 5--Kenny Rogers, May 21-June 11, 1995; 4--Rick Honeycutt, June 7-22, 1983...was the longest overall such streak by a Ranger since Roger Pavlik, 5, Sept. 2-23, 1995.
2011
Holland made his first career Opening Day roster with Texas as the club's no. 4 starter and went 16-5 with a 3.95 ERA (87 ER/198.0 IP) in 32 starts, establishing career highs in wins, starts, innings, and strikeouts (162)...his 16 wins were the most in Washington/Texas franchise history by any player under the age of 25...was particularly effective during the final 3 months of the regular season, winning 5 straight and 10 of his last 11 decisions to end the year...finished 2011 with the 5th-best winning percentage in the majors at .762...set a single-season club record by a left-hander with 4 complete game shutouts, trailing only Cliff Lee (6) for the major league lead in 2011.
2010
Was 3-4, 4.44 (23 ER/46.2 IP) in 10 starts and posted a 2.53 ERA (3 ER/10.2 IP) in 4 relief appearances over 3 different stints with Texas, May 12-30, Aug. 18-19, and Aug. 28-end of season ... was 7th on the staff in starts (10) ... compiled a 2.32 ERA (8 ER/31.0 IP) in 7 games/4 starts in Arlington and a 6.15 mark (18 ER/26.1 IP) in 7 games/6 starts on the road ... held lefthanded batters to a .130 (6-46) average with RHB at .277 (49-177) ... opponents batting average at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington was .214 (25- 117) ... opponents hit .194 (13-67) with runners in scoring position.
2009
Was purchased from Oklahoma City (AAA) on April 18 and spent rest of season with the Rangers...was 6-12, 6.23 (81 ER/117.0 IP) in 21 starts and 2-1, 5.48 (13 ER/21.1 IP) in 12 relief outings... ranked third on the staff in starts, innings (138.1), and strikeouts (107), and tied for fourth in wins... was second in A.L. in balks (3) and tied for second in losses (13)...placed among A.L. rookies in strikeouts (6th), innings (7th), starts (10th), and wins (T11th)...set rookie club record for home runs allowed (26)...his 6.12 ERA was fourth highest among all ML pitchers with at least 125.0 innings...was 10th rookie in team history to start at least 20 games...lost at Nashville on April 13 in only start for Oklahoma City.
2008
Split the year between Clinton (A), Bakersfield (A) and Frisco (AA), combining to go 13-1, 2.27 (38 ER/150.2 IP) with 157 strikeouts to just 40 walks over 26 games/starts...after the season, was named to Baseball America Minor League All-Star First-Team, in addition to being named to the Low Class-A All-Star squad...opponents batted just .213 (168-787), with lefties hitting .189 (25-132) and right-handers hitting .215 (86-400)...over final 12 starts beginning June 28 while with Clinton, opponents hit just .174 (45-259) with 13 walks and 91 strikeouts, as he averaged 7 strikeouts for every walk issued in that span...allowed just 3 home runs all year, all solo shots, including just one long ball in his final 15 starts and 91.2 innings...logged 6.0-or-more innings 17 times, as every one of those outings qualified as a quality start...had 12 quality starts in his final 13 outings of the season...held opponents to 2 ER-or-less in 21 of 26 starts...issued 2 walks-or-less in 21 of 26 starts...went 7-0, 1.64 (16 ER/88.0 IP) over 15 home starts and 6-1, 3.16 (22 ER/62.2 IP) over 11 starts on the road...participated in a pitching camp at Rangers Ballpark in January 2009 and was honored at club's awards banquet on Jan. 23.
2007
Spent first professional season with Spokane (A)... finished second in the Northwest League in strikeouts (83) and fifth in ERA (3.22)...ranked among team leaders in strikeouts (1st), innings (2nd), starts (T2nd) and wins (3rd)...averaged 11.15 K/9.0 IP and held the opposition to a .224 average...allowed 2 ER-or-less in 10-of-14 starts...was 2-1, 2.61 (9 ER/31.0 IP) with 8 walks and 41 strikeouts in August...participated in fall instructional league program following the season.
