Rick Aguilera

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1985-2000)

W–L 86–81
ERA 3.57
WHIP 1.23
SO 1,030
Pitcher PIV 17939.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 195 lb
Born
12/31/1961 in San Gabriel, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1985-06-12
Last Game
2000-09-06
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Richard Warren Aguilera

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
86 81 732 89 10 0 318 1291.3 1,233 512 138 351 1,030 3.57 17939.4

Career ERA 3.57 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 15.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1985 NYN NL 10 7 21 19 2 0 0 122.3 118 44 37 74 3.24 3.89 (+17%) 1920.1
1986 NYN NL 10 7 28 20 2 0 0 141.7 145 61 36 104 3.88 3.97 (+2%) 1394.8
1987 NYN NL 11 3 18 17 1 0 0 115.0 124 46 33 77 3.60 4.29 (+16%) 1371.3
1988 NYN NL 0 4 11 3 0 0 0 24.7 29 19 10 16 6.93 3.73 (-86%) -80.1
1989 NYN NL 6 6 36 0 0 0 7 69.3 59 18 21 80 2.34 3.71 (+37%) 2984.3
1989 MIN AL 3 5 11 11 3 0 0 75.7 71 27 17 57 3.21 3.71 (+13%) 1693.3
1990 MIN AL 5 3 56 0 0 0 32 65.3 55 20 19 61 2.76 3.86 (+29%) 1439.0
1991 MIN AL 4 5 63 0 0 0 42 69.0 44 18 30 61 2.35 3.91 (+40%) 1593.0
1992 MIN AL 2 6 64 0 0 0 41 66.7 60 21 17 52 2.83 3.75 (+24%) 586.8
1993 MIN AL 4 3 65 0 0 0 34 72.3 60 25 14 59 3.11 4.19 (+26%) 1090.1
1994 MIN AL 1 4 44 0 0 0 23 44.7 57 18 10 46 3.63 4.51 (+20%) 824.2
1995 MIN AL 1 1 22 0 0 0 12 25.0 20 7 6 29 2.52 4.45 (+43%) 1123.1
1995 BOS AL 2 2 30 0 0 0 20 30.3 26 9 7 23 2.67 4.45 (+40%) 349.2
1996 MIN AL 8 6 19 19 2 0 0 111.3 124 67 27 83 5.42 4.61 (-17%) -593.8
1997 MIN AL 5 4 61 0 0 0 26 68.3 65 29 22 68 3.82 4.39 (+13%) 874.2
1998 MIN AL 4 9 68 0 0 0 38 74.3 75 35 15 57 4.24 4.43 (+4%) 1474.1
1999 MIN AL 3 1 17 0 0 0 6 21.3 10 3 2 13 1.27 4.71 (+73%) 692.8
1999 CHN NL 6 3 44 0 0 0 8 46.3 44 19 10 32 3.69 4.71 (+22%) 579.3
2000 CHN NL 1 2 54 0 0 0 29 47.7 47 26 18 38 4.91 4.77 (-3%) -1376.2
Career · 19 seasons 86 81 732 89 10 0 318 1,291.1 1,233 512 351 1,030 3.57 — 17,939

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
737 139 12 28 3 0 3 11 0 6 37 .201 .234 .288 .522 -278

Career AVG .201 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 23.3% below league average.

Career OBP .234 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 29.3% below league average.

Career SLG .288 vs. league average .406 across their career seasons — 29.1% below league average.

Career OPS .522 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 29.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1985 NYN NL 22 36 1 10 2 0 0 2 0 1 5 .278 — — — — 0.0
1986 NYN NL 32 51 4 8 0 0 2 6 0 3 12 .157 .257 (-39%) .325 (-37%) .395 (-31%) .720 (-34%) -277.9
1987 NYN NL 18 40 5 9 1 0 1 3 0 1 17 .225 — — — — 0.0
1988 NYN NL 11 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
1989 NYN NL 36 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 MIN AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 MIN AL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 MIN AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 MIN AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 MIN AL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 MIN AL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 MIN AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 BOS AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 MIN AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 MIN AL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 MIN AL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 MIN AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 CHN NL 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 CHN NL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 737 139 12 28 3 0 3 11 0 6 37 .201 — — — — -278

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1995 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 ALCS MIN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 WS MIN 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 NLCS NYN 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1986 NLCS NYN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 WS NYN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 1 15 0 5 24.0 23 7 6 17 2.62

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1995 ALDS1 BOS 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 3 1 0 1 13.50
1991 ALCS MIN 0 0 3 0 3 3.3 1 0 0 3 0.00
1991 WS MIN 1 1 4 0 2 5.0 6 1 1 3 1.80
1988 NLCS NYN 0 0 3 0 0 7.0 3 1 2 4 1.29
1986 NLCS NYN 0 0 2 0 0 5.0 2 0 2 2 0.00
1986 WS NYN 1 0 2 0 0 3.0 8 4 1 4 12.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3676361516.238
Away3707661325.171

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home364633.05712491635423.54
Away368658.16622631884883.60

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2000-09-06 CHCCOL SV 1.0000010
2000-09-05 CHCCOL — 1.0211010
2000-09-02 CHCSFG — 1.0100010
2000-08-29 CHCSDP — 1.0211110
2000-08-26 CHCLAD SV 1.0100010
2000-08-23 CHCHOU — 1.0000000
2000-08-14 CHCSTL — 1.0000010
2000-08-09 CHCLAD SV 1.0200110
2000-08-05 CHCSDP SV 1.0000000
2000-08-02 CHCCOL SV 1.0000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 732 89 99 177 5 9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1985 NYN P 21 19 8 16 0 1
1986 NYN P 28 20 13 26 0 1
1987 NYN P 18 17 7 29 2 1
1988 NYN P 11 3 3 5 0 0
1989 NYN P 36 0 2 8 1 0
1989 MIN P 11 11 4 13 0 2
1990 MIN P 56 0 2 4 0 0
1991 MIN P 63 0 7 5 0 0
1992 MIN P 64 0 2 5 0 0
1993 MIN P 65 0 12 8 0 0
1994 MIN P 44 0 4 9 0 0
1995 MIN P 22 0 2 2 0 0
1995 BOS P 30 0 0 6 0 0
1996 MIN P 19 19 13 5 2 0
1997 MIN P 61 0 5 13 0 1
1998 MIN P 68 0 3 9 0 2
1999 MIN P 17 0 2 1 0 0
1999 CHN P 44 0 4 6 0 1
2000 CHN P 54 0 6 7 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 732

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1993 Pitcher of the Month June

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2000 CHN NL $3,500,000
1999 MIN AL $4,300,000
1998 MIN AL $2,750,000
1997 MIN AL $3,075,000
1996 MIN AL $3,500,000
1995 MIN AL $4,350,000
1994 MIN AL $3,260,000
1993 MIN AL $2,433,333
1992 MIN AL $2,308,333
1991 MIN AL $1,533,333
1990 MIN AL $648,000
1989 NYN NL $310,000
1988 NYN NL $295,000
1987 NYN NL $195,000
1986 NYN NL $130,000
Total Career Earnings $32,587,999

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Brigham Young University Provo UT 1981, 1982, 1983

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1991 Most Valuable Player AL 18th 11.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Rick Aguilera (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Doug Jones
    69-79, 3.30 ERA
  2. 92
    Jeff Reardon
    73-77, 3.16 ERA
  3. 85
    Roy Face
    104-95, 3.48 ERA
  4. 82
    Jeff Montgomery
    46-52, 3.27 ERA
  5. 81
    Gene Garber
    96-113, 3.34 ERA
  6. 81
    Bruce Sutter HOF
    68-71, 2.83 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rick Aguilera

What years did Rick Aguilera play?
Rick Aguilera played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 2000.
Was Rick Aguilera a pitcher?
Yes. Rick Aguilera pitched in the major leagues, recording 86 wins and 1030 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rick Aguilera hit?
Rick Aguilera hit 3 career home runs with 28 hits.