What years did Juan Agosto play?

Juan Agosto played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1993.

Was Juan Agosto a pitcher?

Yes. Juan Agosto pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 307 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Juan Agosto hit?

Juan Agosto hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams did Juan Agosto play for?

Juan Agosto played for 5 teams: the Chicago White Sox (1981–1986), the Minnesota Twins (1986), the Houston Astros (1987–1990, 1993), the St. Louis Cardinals (1991–1992), and the Seattle Mariners (1992).

What were Juan Agosto's career stats?

In 543 games, Juan Agosto went 40-33 with a 4.01 ERA, 307 strikeouts, 626.1 innings pitched, and 29 saves.

What was Juan Agosto's salary?

Juan Agosto's last recorded salary was $1,666,667, in 1992. His highest recorded salary was $1,666,667, in 1992, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1992.

What position did Juan Agosto play?

Juan Agosto played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Juan Agosto and how much did he weigh?

Juan Agosto was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Juan Agosto's career ERA?

Juan Agosto finished with a 4.01 career ERA, going 40-33 with 307 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Juan Agosto have?

Juan Agosto recorded 307 career strikeouts.

Is Juan Agosto in the Hall of Fame?

No. Juan Agosto has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Juan Agosto

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1993)

Juan Agosto was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1993 for 5 teams, including the Chicago White Sox, a span of 13 seasons. Across 543 career appearances, he went 40-33 with a 4.01 ERA, 307 strikeouts, and 29 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1407.4.

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 17, 2026

W–L 40–33

ERA 4.01

WHIP 1.42

SO 307

Pitcher PIV 1407.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 190 lb
Born: 2/23/1958 in Rio Piedras, P.R.
MLB Debut: 1981-09-07
Last Game: 1993-06-19

Full name: Juan Roberto Agosto

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Career Pitching Statistics

Juan Agosto — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
40	33	543	2	0	0	29	626.1	639	279	30	248	307	4.01	1407.4

Career ERA 4.01 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Juan Agosto Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1981	CHA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	5.2	5	3	0	3	4.76	—	0.0
1982	CHA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	7	4	0	1	18.00	—	0.0
1983	CHA	AL	2	2	39	0	7	41.2	41	19	11	29	4.10	3.87 (-6%)	1073.0
1984	CHA	AL	2	1	49	0	7	55.1	54	19	34	26	3.09	3.81 (+19%)	-682.5
1985	CHA	AL	4	3	54	0	1	60.1	45	24	23	39	3.58	3.89 (+8%)	859.3
1986	CHA	AL	0	2	9	0	0	4.2	6	4	4	3	7.71	—	0.0
1986	MIN	AL	1	2	17	1	1	20.1	43	20	14	9	8.85	3.97 (-123%)	-464.2
1987	HOU	NL	1	1	27	0	2	27.1	26	8	10	6	2.63	4.29 (+39%)	198.1
1988	HOU	NL	10	2	75	0	4	91.2	74	23	30	33	2.26	3.73 (+40%)	-339.4
1989	HOU	NL	4	5	71	0	1	83.0	81	27	32	46	2.93	3.71 (+21%)	753.7
1990	HOU	NL	9	8	82	0	4	92.1	91	44	39	50	4.29	3.86 (-11%)	184.1
1991	SLN	NL	5	3	72	0	2	86.0	92	46	39	34	4.81	3.91 (-23%)	-855.7
1992	SLN	NL	2	4	22	0	0	31.2	39	22	9	13	6.25	3.75 (-67%)	-138.2
1992	SEA	AL	0	0	17	1	0	18.1	27	12	3	12	5.89	3.75 (-57%)	819.1
1993	HOU	NL	0	0	6	0	0	6.0	8	4	0	3	6.00	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			40	33	543	2	29	626.1	639	279	248	307	4.01	—	1,407

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

Juan Agosto — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
543	20	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.100	.143	.100	.243	0

Career AVG .100 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 61.3% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 55.9% below league average.

Career SLG .100 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 74.2% below league average.

Career OPS .243 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 65.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Juan Agosto Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1981	CHA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CHA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	CHA	AL	39	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CHA	AL	49	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	CHA	AL	54	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	CHA	AL	9	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	MIN	AL	17	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	HOU	NL	27	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	HOU	NL	75	5	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	HOU	NL	71	5	1	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	HOU	NL	82	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	SLN	NL	72	3	1	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	SLN	NL	22	4	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	SEA	AL	17	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	HOU	NL	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			543	20	2	1	7	.100	—	—	—	—	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

Juan Agosto — 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

Juan Agosto — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1983	ALCS	CHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Juan Agosto — 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

Juan Agosto — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1983	ALCS	CHA	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Juan Agosto — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	273	17	0	1	0	0	.059
Away	270	3	0	1	0	0	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Juan Agosto — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	273	340.0	331	136	136	174	3.60
Away	270	286.1	308	143	112	133	4.49

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Juan Agosto — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
1993-06-19	HOU	SFG	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	0
1993-06-18	HOU	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1993-06-13	HOU	COL	—	0.0	2	2	2	0	0
1993-06-12	HOU	COL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
1993-06-09	HOU	PHI	—	2.1	2	2	2	1	1
1993-06-05	HOU	NYN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
1992-10-01	SEA	MIL	—	0.1	2	2	2	1	0
1992-09-25	SEA	TEX	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0
1992-09-20	SEA	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1992-09-15	SEA	LAA	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Juan Agosto — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	543	2	58	158	14	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Juan Agosto — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1981	CHA	P	2	0	0	1	0	0
1982	CHA	P	1	0	0	1	0	0
1983	CHA	P	39	0	2	8	2	1
1984	CHA	P	49	0	7	16	1	5
1985	CHA	P	54	0	10	15	1	0
1986	CHA	P	9	0	1	0	1	0
1986	MIN	P	17	1	2	4	1	0
1987	HOU	P	27	0	3	10	1	1
1988	HOU	P	75	0	12	34	2	0
1989	HOU	P	71	0	4	19	3	2
1990	HOU	P	82	0	11	18	0	1
1991	SLN	P	72	0	5	17	2	2
1992	SLN	P	22	0	0	12	0	1
1992	SEA	P	17	1	1	3	0	0
1993	HOU	P	6	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Juan Agosto Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	543

Salary History

Juan Agosto's recorded salaries total $4,698,334 over 7 seasons, 1985 to 1992. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Agosto's career ran from 1981 to 1993. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1986 and 1993.

Juan Agosto — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1992	SLN	NL	$1,666,667
1991	SLN	NL	$1,166,667
1990	HOU	NL	$850,000
1989	HOU	NL	$610,000
1988	HOU	NL	$157,500
1987	HOU	NL	$100,000
1985	CHA	AL	$147,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$4,698,334

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Juan Agosto: the record in brief

The profile opens with Juan Agosto's first major league game on September 7, 1981; the last one listed came on June 19, 1993. The team column moves through the Chicago White Sox (1981 through 1986), the Minnesota Twins (1986), the Houston Astros (1987 to 1993), the St. Louis Cardinals (1991 to 1992), and the Seattle Mariners (1992). Agosto, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit left-handed. The recorded size is 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds. Agosto was born on February 23, 1958, in Rio Piedras, P.R. On the record, Juan Agosto was born Juan Roberto Agosto.

Agosto's career pitching line is 40 wins, 33 losses and a 4.01 ERA over 543 appearances. Also on Agosto's record: 307 strikeouts and 29 saves. Agosto's 4.01 ERA was close to the 3.89 league figure for those seasons. Agosto won 10 games in 1988, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 50 in 1990.

Frequently Asked Questions about Juan Agosto

What years did Juan Agosto play?: Juan Agosto played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1993.
Was Juan Agosto a pitcher?: Yes. Juan Agosto pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 307 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Juan Agosto hit?: Juan Agosto hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Juan Agosto play for?: Juan Agosto played for 5 teams: the Chicago White Sox (1981–1986), the Minnesota Twins (1986), the Houston Astros (1987–1990, 1993), the St. Louis Cardinals (1991–1992), and the Seattle Mariners (1992).
What were Juan Agosto's career stats?: In 543 games, Juan Agosto went 40-33 with a 4.01 ERA, 307 strikeouts, 626.1 innings pitched, and 29 saves.
How much did Juan Agosto earn in his career?: Juan Agosto's recorded salaries total $4,698,334 over 7 seasons, 1985 to 1992. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Agosto's career ran from 1981 to 1993. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1986 and 1993.
What was Juan Agosto's salary?: Juan Agosto's last recorded salary was $1,666,667, in 1992. His highest recorded salary was $1,666,667, in 1992, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1992.
What position did Juan Agosto play?: Juan Agosto played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Juan Agosto and how much did he weigh?: Juan Agosto was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Juan Agosto's career ERA?: Juan Agosto finished with a 4.01 career ERA, going 40-33 with 307 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Juan Agosto have?: Juan Agosto recorded 307 career strikeouts.
Is Juan Agosto in the Hall of Fame?: No. Juan Agosto has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.