What years did Fernando Abad play?

Fernando Abad played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2023.

Was Fernando Abad a pitcher?

Yes. Fernando Abad pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 292 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Fernando Abad hit?

Fernando Abad hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Fernando Abad play for?

Fernando Abad played for 8 teams: the Houston Astros (2010–2012), the Washington Nationals (2013), the Oakland Athletics (2014–2015), the Minnesota Twins (2016), the Boston Red Sox (2016–2017), the San Francisco Giants (2019), the Baltimore Orioles (2021), and the Colorado Rockies (2023).

What were Fernando Abad's career stats?

In 406 games, Fernando Abad went 9-29 with a 3.78 ERA, 292 strikeouts, 354.2 innings pitched, and 2 saves.

What was Fernando Abad's salary?

Fernando Abad's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $418,000, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2011 to 2016.

What position did Fernando Abad play?

Fernando Abad played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Fernando Abad and how much did he weigh?

Fernando Abad was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 235 pounds.

What was Fernando Abad's career ERA?

Fernando Abad finished with a 3.78 career ERA, going 9-29 with 292 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Fernando Abad have?

Fernando Abad recorded 292 career strikeouts.

Is Fernando Abad in the Hall of Fame?

No. Fernando Abad has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Fernando Abad

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2023)

Fernando Abad was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2023 for 8 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 14 seasons. Across 406 career appearances, he went 9-29 with a 3.78 ERA and 292 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 24, 2026

W–L 9–29

ERA 3.78

WHIP 1.32

SO 292

Pitcher PIV -1532.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 235 lb
Born: 12/17/1985 in La Romana, La Romana, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2010-07-28
Last Game: 2023-07-18

Full name: Fernando Antonio Abad

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Career Pitching Statistics

Fernando Abad — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
9	29	406	6	0	0	2	354.2	343	149	45	126	292	3.78	-1532.1

Career ERA 3.78 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 8.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Fernando Abad Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2010	HOU	NL	0	1	22	0	0	19.0	14	6	5	12	2.84	4.08 (+30%)	-274.6
2011	HOU	NL	1	4	29	0	0	19.2	28	16	9	15	7.32	3.94 (-86%)	-1174.1
2012	HOU	NL	0	6	37	6	0	46.0	57	26	19	38	5.09	4.01 (-27%)	-642.1
2013	WAS	NL	0	3	39	0	0	37.2	42	14	10	32	3.35	3.87 (+13%)	574.4
2014	OAK	AL	2	4	69	0	0	57.1	34	10	15	51	1.57	3.74 (+58%)	705.2
2015	OAK	AL	2	2	62	0	0	47.2	45	22	19	45	4.15	3.96 (-5%)	-1838.4
2016	MIN	AL	1	4	39	0	1	34.0	27	10	14	29	2.65	4.19 (+37%)	641.3
2016	BOS	AL	0	2	18	0	0	12.2	13	9	8	12	6.39	4.19 (-53%)	-394.6
2017	BOS	AL	2	1	48	0	1	43.2	40	16	14	37	3.30	4.36 (+24%)	742.0
2019	SFN	NL	0	2	21	0	0	13.0	9	6	3	9	4.15	4.51 (+8%)	-5.4
2021	BAL	AL	0	0	16	0	0	17.2	23	11	7	10	5.60	4.27 (-31%)	134.3
2023	COL	NL	1	0	6	0	0	6.1	11	3	3	2	4.26	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			9	29	406	6	2	354.2	343	149	126	292	3.78	—	-1,532

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Fernando Abad — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
406	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.111	.111	.111	.222	0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 56.1% below league average.

Career OBP .111 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 65.3% below league average.

Career SLG .111 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 72.8% below league average.

Career OPS .222 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 69.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Fernando Abad Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2010	HOU	NL	22	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	HOU	NL	29	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	HOU	NL	37	7	1	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	WAS	NL	39	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	OAK	AL	69	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	OAK	AL	62	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	MIN	AL	39	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	BOS	AL	18	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	BOS	AL	48	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	SFN	NL	21	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	BAL	AL	16	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	COL	NL	6	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			406	9	1	5	.111	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Fernando Abad — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Fernando Abad — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2014	ALWC	OAK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Fernando Abad — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Fernando Abad — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2014	ALWC	OAK	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Fernando Abad — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	210	4	0	1	0	0	.250
Away	196	5	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Fernando Abad — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	210	185.1	157	77	64	144	3.74
Away	196	169.1	186	72	62	148	3.83

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Fernando Abad — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2023-07-18	COL	HOU	W	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
2023-07-08	COL	SFG	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2023-07-04	COL	HOU	—	1.0	3	0	0	0	1	0
2023-05-20	COL	TEX	—	1.0	5	3	3	1	0	2
2023-05-19	COL	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2023-05-17	COL	CIN	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2021-10-01	BAL	TOR	—	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0
2021-09-26	BAL	TEX	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
2021-09-24	BAL	TEX	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2021-09-22	BAL	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Fernando Abad — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	406	6	7	40	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Fernando Abad — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2010	HOU	P	22	0	0	3	0	0
2011	HOU	P	29	0	1	2	2	0
2012	HOU	P	37	6	3	6	0	0
2013	WAS	P	39	0	1	4	0	0
2014	OAK	P	69	0	0	8	0	0
2015	OAK	P	62	0	2	4	0	0
2016	MIN	P	39	0	0	3	0	1
2016	BOS	P	18	0	0	1	0	0
2017	BOS	P	48	0	0	6	0	1
2019	SFN	P	21	0	0	0	0	0
2021	BAL	P	16	0	0	3	0	0
2023	COL	P	6	0	0	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Fernando Abad Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	406

Salary History

Fernando Abad's recorded salaries total $3,766,400 over 5 seasons, 2011 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Abad's career ran from 2010 to 2023. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2010 and 2013.

Fernando Abad — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	MIN	AL	$1,250,000
2015	OAK	AL	$1,087,500
2014	OAK	AL	$525,900
2012	HOU	NL	$485,000
2011	HOU	NL	$418,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$3,766,400

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Fernando Abad: the record in brief

Fernando Abad played a first major league game on July 28, 2010 and a last one on July 18, 2023. The season rows list, in order, the Houston Astros (2010 to 2012), the Washington Nationals (2013), the Oakland Athletics (2014 to 2015), the Minnesota Twins (2016), the Boston Red Sox (2016 through 2017), the San Francisco Giants (2019), the Baltimore Orioles (2021), and the Colorado Rockies (2023). At 6-foot-2 and 235 pounds, Abad is listed as a pitcher. Abad threw and hit left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is December 17, 1985, in La Romana, La Romana, D.R. Fernando Abad was the playing name; the full given name is Fernando Antonio.

The pitching table credits Abad with a 9-29 record and a 3.78 ERA in 406 games. Also on Abad's record: 292 strikeouts. The leagues Abad pitched in allowed 4.11 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 8.1% better than average. 2014 was Abad's sharpest full season, a 1.57 ERA against the league's 3.74.

Frequently Asked Questions about Fernando Abad

What years did Fernando Abad play?: Fernando Abad played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2023.
Was Fernando Abad a pitcher?: Yes. Fernando Abad pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 292 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Fernando Abad hit?: Fernando Abad hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Fernando Abad play for?: Fernando Abad played for 8 teams: the Houston Astros (2010–2012), the Washington Nationals (2013), the Oakland Athletics (2014–2015), the Minnesota Twins (2016), the Boston Red Sox (2016–2017), the San Francisco Giants (2019), the Baltimore Orioles (2021), and the Colorado Rockies (2023).
What were Fernando Abad's career stats?: In 406 games, Fernando Abad went 9-29 with a 3.78 ERA, 292 strikeouts, 354.2 innings pitched, and 2 saves.
How much did Fernando Abad earn in his career?: Fernando Abad's recorded salaries total $3,766,400 over 5 seasons, 2011 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Abad's career ran from 2010 to 2023. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2010 and 2013.
What was Fernando Abad's salary?: Fernando Abad's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $418,000, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2011 to 2016.
What position did Fernando Abad play?: Fernando Abad played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Fernando Abad and how much did he weigh?: Fernando Abad was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 235 pounds.
What was Fernando Abad's career ERA?: Fernando Abad finished with a 3.78 career ERA, going 9-29 with 292 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Fernando Abad have?: Fernando Abad recorded 292 career strikeouts.
Is Fernando Abad in the Hall of Fame?: No. Fernando Abad has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.