What years did Antonio Alfonseca play?

Antonio Alfonseca played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2007.

Was Antonio Alfonseca a pitcher?

Yes. Antonio Alfonseca pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 400 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Antonio Alfonseca hit?

Antonio Alfonseca hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams did Antonio Alfonseca play for?

Antonio Alfonseca played for 5 teams: the Florida Marlins (1997–2001, 2005), the Chicago Cubs (2002–2003), the Atlanta Braves (2004), the Texas Rangers (2006), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2007).

What were Antonio Alfonseca's career stats?

In 592 games, Antonio Alfonseca went 35-37 with a 4.11 ERA, 400 strikeouts, 613.0 innings pitched, and 129 saves.

What was Antonio Alfonseca's salary?

Antonio Alfonseca's last recorded salary was $380,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2007.

What position did Antonio Alfonseca play?

Antonio Alfonseca played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Antonio Alfonseca and how much did he weigh?

Antonio Alfonseca was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 250 pounds.

What was Antonio Alfonseca's career ERA?

Antonio Alfonseca finished with a 4.11 career ERA, going 35-37 with 400 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Antonio Alfonseca have?

Antonio Alfonseca recorded 400 career strikeouts.

Is Antonio Alfonseca in the Hall of Fame?

No. Antonio Alfonseca has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Antonio Alfonseca

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2007)

Antonio Alfonseca was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2007 for 5 teams, including the Florida Marlins, a span of 11 seasons. Across 592 career appearances, he went 35-37 with a 4.11 ERA, 400 strikeouts, and 129 saves. Antonio Alfonseca was a Reliever of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3217.4.

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 35–37

ERA 4.11

WHIP 1.51

SO 400

Pitcher PIV 3217.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 250 lb
Born: 4/16/1972 in La Romana, La Romana, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1997-06-17
Last Game: 2007-09-23
Awards: Reliever of the Year

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Career Pitching Statistics

Antonio Alfonseca — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
35	37	592	0	0	0	129	613.0	677	280	55	250	400	4.11	3217.4

Career ERA 4.11 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — 8.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Antonio Alfonseca Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1997	FLO	NL	1	3	17	0	25.2	36	14	10	19	4.91	4.39 (-12%)	-28.5
1998	FLO	NL	4	6	58	8	70.2	75	32	33	46	4.08	4.43 (+8%)	-1366.6
1999	FLO	NL	4	5	73	21	77.2	79	28	29	46	3.24	4.71 (+31%)	1607.4
2000	FLO	NL	5	6	68	45	70.0	82	33	24	47	4.24	4.77 (+11%)	1077.2
2001	FLO	NL	4	4	58	28	61.2	68	21	15	40	3.06	4.42 (+31%)	668.0
2002	CHN	NL	2	5	66	19	74.1	73	33	36	61	4.00	4.28 (+7%)	960.0
2003	CHN	NL	3	1	60	0	66.1	76	43	27	51	5.83	4.40 (-33%)	373.9
2004	ATL	NL	6	4	79	0	73.2	71	21	28	45	2.57	4.46 (+43%)	1148.8
2005	FLO	NL	1	1	33	0	27.1	29	15	14	16	4.94	4.29 (-15%)	-181.5
2006	TEX	AL	0	0	19	0	16.0	23	10	7	5	5.62	4.53 (-24%)	-698.0
2007	PHI	NL	5	2	61	8	49.2	65	30	27	24	5.44	4.47 (-22%)	-343.4
Career · 11 seasons			35	37	592	129	613.0	677	280	250	400	4.11	—	3,217

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

Antonio Alfonseca — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
592	14	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	.143	.143	.143	.286	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 46.4% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 57.5% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 66.4% below league average.

Career OPS .286 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 62.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Antonio Alfonseca Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1997	FLO	NL	17	3	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	FLO	NL	58	4	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	FLO	NL	73	2	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	FLO	NL	68	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	FLO	NL	58	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	CHN	NL	66	3	2	2	0	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	CHN	NL	60	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	ATL	NL	79	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	FLO	NL	33	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	TEX	AL	19	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	PHI	NL	61	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			592	14	2	2	8	.143	—	—	—	—	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

Antonio Alfonseca — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Antonio Alfonseca — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2007	NLDS2	PHI	1	.000
2004	NLDS2	ATL	4	.000
2003	NLCS	CHN	3	.000
2003	NLDS2	CHN	1	.000
1997	WS	FLO	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Antonio Alfonseca — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	12	0	0	14.1	12	2	5	5	1.26

Playoff Pitching by Year

Antonio Alfonseca — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2007	NLDS2	PHI	0	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0.00
2004	NLDS2	ATL	1	4	3.2	2	2	2	0	4.91
2003	NLCS	CHN	0	3	2.1	2	0	2	0	0.00
2003	NLDS2	CHN	0	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0.00
1997	WS	FLO	0	3	6.1	6	0	1	5	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Antonio Alfonseca — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	315	8	0	1	0	0	.125
Away	277	6	0	1	0	2	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Antonio Alfonseca — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	315	340.2	338	122	122	220	3.22
Away	277	272.1	339	158	128	180	5.22

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Antonio Alfonseca — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2007-09-23	PHI	WAS	L	0.1	2	2	2	2	0	0
2007-09-17	PHI	STL	—	0.1	1	2	1	1	0	0
2007-09-15	PHI	NYN	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-09-13	PHI	COL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2007-09-09	PHI	MIA	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0
2007-09-07	PHI	MIA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2007-09-03	PHI	ATL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-09-01	PHI	MIA	—	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	1
2007-08-30	PHI	NYN	—	0.0	2	4	4	3	0	0
2007-08-27	PHI	NYN	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Antonio Alfonseca — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	592	0	31	84	4	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Antonio Alfonseca — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1997	FLO	P	17	1	3	0	0
1998	FLO	P	58	4	6	1	1
1999	FLO	P	73	5	14	0	2
2000	FLO	P	68	1	14	1	1
2001	FLO	P	58	6	8	0	1
2002	CHN	P	66	4	13	1	1
2003	CHN	P	60	2	8	1	0
2004	ATL	P	79	3	7	0	0
2005	FLO	P	33	3	4	0	2
2006	TEX	P	19	1	3	0	0
2007	PHI	P	61	1	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Antonio Alfonseca Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	592

Awards & Honors

Antonio Alfonseca — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2000	Reliever of the Year Award
2000	TSN Fireman of the Year

Salary History

Antonio Alfonseca's recorded salaries total $15,735,000 over 11 seasons, 1997 to 2007. Alfonseca's career, 1997 to 2007, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Antonio Alfonseca — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	PHI	NL	$380,000
2006	TEX	AL	$2,750,000
2005	FLO	NL	$300,000
2004	ATL	NL	$1,350,000
2003	CHN	NL	$4,000,000
2002	CHN	NL	$3,550,000
2001	FLO	NL	$2,450,000
2000	FLO	NL	$380,000
1999	FLO	NL	$250,000
1998	FLO	NL	$175,000
1997	FLO	NL	$150,000
Total recorded salary			$15,735,000

Award Voting History

Antonio Alfonseca — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2000	Most Valuable Player	NL	22th	1.0	448	0

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Antonio Alfonseca: the record in brief

Between the debut on June 17, 1997 and the final game on September 23, 2007, Antonio Alfonseca built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Florida Marlins (1997 to 2005), the Chicago Cubs (2002 to 2003), the Atlanta Braves (2004), the Texas Rangers (2006), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2007). Alfonseca, born on April 16, 1972, in La Romana, La Romana, D.R., is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6'5" and 250 pounds.

The pitching table credits Alfonseca with a 35-37 record and a 4.11 ERA in 592 games. The same table counts 400 strikeouts and 129 saves. That 4.11 ERA compares with a 4.47 league average across the same seasons, 8.0% better. No season topped the 6 wins of 2004. 2002 produced Alfonseca's most strikeouts, 61. Alfonseca saved 45 games in 2000, the season high. 2004 was Alfonseca's sharpest full season, a 2.57 ERA against the league's 4.46.

Frequently Asked Questions about Antonio Alfonseca

What years did Antonio Alfonseca play?: Antonio Alfonseca played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2007.
Was Antonio Alfonseca a pitcher?: Yes. Antonio Alfonseca pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 400 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Antonio Alfonseca hit?: Antonio Alfonseca hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Antonio Alfonseca play for?: Antonio Alfonseca played for 5 teams: the Florida Marlins (1997–2001, 2005), the Chicago Cubs (2002–2003), the Atlanta Braves (2004), the Texas Rangers (2006), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2007).
What were Antonio Alfonseca's career stats?: In 592 games, Antonio Alfonseca went 35-37 with a 4.11 ERA, 400 strikeouts, 613.0 innings pitched, and 129 saves.
How much did Antonio Alfonseca earn in his career?: Antonio Alfonseca's recorded salaries total $15,735,000 over 11 seasons, 1997 to 2007. Alfonseca's career, 1997 to 2007, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Antonio Alfonseca's salary?: Antonio Alfonseca's last recorded salary was $380,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2007.
What position did Antonio Alfonseca play?: Antonio Alfonseca played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Antonio Alfonseca and how much did he weigh?: Antonio Alfonseca was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 250 pounds.
What was Antonio Alfonseca's career ERA?: Antonio Alfonseca finished with a 4.11 career ERA, going 35-37 with 400 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Antonio Alfonseca have?: Antonio Alfonseca recorded 400 career strikeouts.
Is Antonio Alfonseca in the Hall of Fame?: No. Antonio Alfonseca has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.