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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 235 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2010-07-28
- Last Game
- 2023-07-18
Full name: Fernando Antonio Abad
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | HOU | NL | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2.84 | 4.08 (+30%) | -274.6 |
| 2011 | HOU | NL | 1 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 7.32 | 3.94 (-86%) | -1174.1 |
| 2012 | HOU | NL | 0 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 57 | 26 | 19 | 38 | 5.09 | 4.01 (-27%) | -642.1 |
| 2013 | WAS | NL | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.7 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 3.35 | 3.87 (+13%) | 574.4 |
| 2014 | OAK | AL | 2 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.3 | 34 | 10 | 15 | 51 | 1.57 | 3.74 (+58%) | 705.2 |
| 2015 | OAK | AL | 2 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.7 | 45 | 22 | 19 | 45 | 4.15 | 3.96 (-5%) | -1838.4 |
| 2016 | MIN | AL | 1 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34.0 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 2.65 | 4.19 (+37%) | 641.3 |
| 2016 | BOS | AL | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6.39 | 4.19 (-53%) | -394.6 |
| 2017 | BOS | AL | 2 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43.7 | 40 | 16 | 14 | 37 | 3.30 | 4.36 (+24%) | 742.0 |
| 2019 | SFN | NL | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4.15 | 4.51 (+8%) | -5.4 |
| 2021 | BAL | AL | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 5.60 | 4.27 (-31%) | 134.3 |
| 2023 | COL | NL | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.26 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 9 | 29 | 406 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 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
| 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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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | HOU | NL | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2011 | HOU | NL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2012 | HOU | NL | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2013 | WAS | NL | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2014 | OAK | AL | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | OAK | AL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | MIN | AL | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | BOS | AL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | BOS | AL | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | SFN | NL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | BAL | AL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | COL | NL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 406 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (812 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
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
| 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
| 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
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
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 406 |
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 Career Earnings | $3,766,400 | ||
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Fernando Abad (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
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 hits.
- What was Fernando Abad's career batting average?
- Fernando Abad batted .111 over his career, with 1 hits in 9 at bats.
- 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.