What years did Wilson Alvarez play?

Wilson Alvarez played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2005.

Was Wilson Alvarez a pitcher?

Yes. Wilson Alvarez pitched in the major leagues, recording 102 wins and 1330 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Wilson Alvarez hit?

Wilson Alvarez hit 0 career home runs with 13 hits.

What teams did Wilson Alvarez play for?

Wilson Alvarez played for 5 teams: the Texas Rangers (1989), the Chicago White Sox (1991–1997), the San Francisco Giants (1997), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–1999, 2002), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2003–2005).

Did Wilson Alvarez win a Cy Young Award?

No. Wilson Alvarez did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Wilson Alvarez win?

Wilson Alvarez was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Wilson Alvarez's career stats?

In 355 games, Wilson Alvarez went 102-92 with a 3.96 ERA, 1,330 strikeouts, 1,747.2 innings pitched, and 4 saves.

What was Wilson Alvarez's salary?

Wilson Alvarez's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2000, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1991. The Salary History table lists each season from 1991 to 2005.

What position did Wilson Alvarez play?

Wilson Alvarez played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Wilson Alvarez and how much did he weigh?

Wilson Alvarez was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 175 pounds.

What was Wilson Alvarez's career ERA?

Wilson Alvarez finished with a 3.96 career ERA, going 102-92 with 1,330 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Wilson Alvarez have?

Wilson Alvarez recorded 1,330 career strikeouts.

Is Wilson Alvarez in the Hall of Fame?

No. Wilson Alvarez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Wilson Alvarez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-2005)

Wilson Alvarez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2005 for 5 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 17 seasons. Across 355 career appearances, he went 102-92 with a 3.96 ERA and 1,330 strikeouts. Wilson Alvarez was an All-Star.

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 25, 2026

W–L 102–92

ERA 3.96

WHIP 1.39

SO 1,330

Pitcher PIV -319.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 3/24/1970 in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 1989-07-24
Last Game: 2005-09-28
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Wilson Eduardo Alvarez

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Career Pitching Statistics

Wilson Alvarez — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
102	92	355	263	12	5	4	1747.2	1,624	769	190	805	1,330	3.96	-319.1

Career ERA 3.96 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 7.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Wilson Alvarez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1989	TEX	AL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	3	3	2	0	0.00	—	0.0
1991	CHA	AL	3	2	10	9	2	1	0	56.1	47	22	29	32	3.51	3.91 (+10%)	-2013.5
1992	CHA	AL	5	3	34	9	0	0	1	100.1	103	58	65	66	5.20	3.75 (-39%)	-3361.2
1993	CHA	AL	15	8	31	31	1	1	0	207.2	168	68	122	155	2.95	4.19 (+30%)	-233.3
1994	CHA	AL	12	8	24	24	2	1	0	161.2	147	62	62	108	3.45	4.51 (+23%)	1167.6
1995	CHA	AL	8	11	29	29	3	0	0	175.0	171	84	93	118	4.32	4.45 (+3%)	-2153.4
1996	CHA	AL	15	10	35	35	0	0	0	217.1	216	102	97	181	4.22	4.61 (+8%)	2580.9
1997	CHA	AL	9	8	22	22	2	1	0	145.2	126	49	55	110	3.03	4.39 (+31%)	2973.8
1997	SFN	NL	4	3	11	11	0	0	0	66.1	54	33	36	69	4.48	4.39 (-2%)	-126.9
1998	TBA	AL	6	14	25	25	0	0	0	142.2	130	75	68	107	4.73	4.43 (-7%)	-1665.1
1999	TBA	AL	9	9	28	28	1	0	0	160.0	159	75	79	128	4.22	4.71 (+10%)	-827.0
2002	TBA	AL	2	3	23	10	0	0	1	75.0	80	44	36	56	5.28	4.28 (-23%)	-1957.5
2003	LAN	NL	6	2	21	12	1	1	1	95.0	80	25	23	82	2.37	4.40 (+46%)	3695.3
2004	LAN	NL	7	6	40	15	0	0	1	120.2	109	54	31	102	4.03	4.46 (+10%)	2838.6
2005	LAN	NL	1	4	21	2	0	0	0	24.0	31	15	7	16	5.62	4.29 (-31%)	-1237.5
Career · 15 seasons			102	92	355	263	12	5	4	1,747.2	1,624	769	805	1,330	3.96	—	-319

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

Wilson Alvarez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
355	95	6	13	0	0	0	1	0	4	33	.137	.172	.137	.309	0

Career AVG .137 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 48.2% below league average.

Career OBP .172 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 48.4% below league average.

Career SLG .137 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 66.8% below league average.

Career OPS .309 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — 58.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Wilson Alvarez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1989	TEX	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	CHA	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	CHA	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CHA	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CHA	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CHA	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CHA	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CHA	AL	22	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SFN	NL	11	23	1	3	1	2	5	.130	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	TBA	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	TBA	AL	28	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	TBA	AL	23	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	LAN	NL	21	29	1	5	0	1	9	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	LAN	NL	40	31	4	5	0	1	14	.161	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	LAN	NL	21	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			355	95	6	13	1	4	33	.137	—	—	—	—	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

Wilson Alvarez — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Wilson Alvarez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	AVG
2004	NLDS1	LAN	2	0	.000
1997	NLDS1	SFN	1	2	.000
1993	ALCS	CHA	1	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Wilson Alvarez — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	4	2	0	18.1	17	9	6	14	4.42

Playoff Pitching by Year

Wilson Alvarez — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2004	NLDS1	LAN	0	1	2	0	3.1	4	4	0	4	10.80
1997	NLDS1	SFN	0	1	1	1	6.0	6	4	4	4	6.00
1993	ALCS	CHA	1	0	1	1	9.0	7	1	2	6	1.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Wilson Alvarez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	172	43	5	8	0	1	.186
Away	183	52	1	5	0	0	.096

Pitching — Home / Away

Wilson Alvarez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	172	853.0	782	369	374	656	3.89
Away	183	894.2	842	400	431	674	4.02

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Wilson Alvarez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2005-09-28	LAD	AZ	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2005-09-24	LAD	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2005-08-06	LAD	PIT	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0
2005-07-31	LAD	STL	L	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	1
2005-07-30	LAD	STL	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0
2005-07-27	LAD	CIN	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2005-07-26	LAD	CIN	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2005-07-23	LAD	NYN	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2005-07-22	LAD	NYN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005-07-21	LAD	PHI	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Wilson Alvarez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	355	263	58	215	8	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Wilson Alvarez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1989	TEX	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
1991	CHA	P	10	9	1	7	0	1
1992	CHA	P	34	9	4	14	2	0
1993	CHA	P	31	31	5	28	1	2
1994	CHA	P	24	24	6	13	0	1
1995	CHA	P	29	29	7	31	0	1
1996	CHA	P	35	35	11	29	0	3
1997	CHA	P	22	22	6	17	1	0
1997	SFN	P	11	11	2	6	1	0
1998	TBA	P	25	25	5	6	0	1
1999	TBA	P	28	28	2	24	3	1
2002	TBA	P	23	10	2	6	0	0
2003	LAN	P	21	12	4	16	0	2
2004	LAN	P	40	15	3	16	0	0
2005	LAN	P	21	2	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Wilson Alvarez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	355

Awards & Honors

Wilson Alvarez — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1993	Pitcher of the Month	September
1991	Player of the Week	Week of 1991-08-10

Salary History

Wilson Alvarez's recorded salaries total $48,932,500 over 14 seasons, 1991 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Alvarez's career ran from 1989 to 2005. No salary is recorded for 1989 and 2003.

Wilson Alvarez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2005	LAN	NL	$2,000,000
2004	LAN	NL	$1,500,000
2002	TBA	AL	$8,000,000
2001	TBA	AL	$9,000,000
2000	TBA	AL	$9,000,000
1999	TBA	AL	$4,500,000
1998	TBA	AL	$4,500,000
1997	CHA	AL	$4,662,500
1996	CHA	AL	$2,825,000
1995	CHA	AL	$2,250,000
1994	CHA	AL	$285,000
1993	CHA	AL	$180,000
1992	CHA	AL	$130,000
1991	CHA	AL	$100,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$48,932,500

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Career Spans

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Wilson Alvarez: the record in brief

Wilson Alvarez's major league career runs from a debut on July 24, 1989 to a final game on September 28, 2005. The team column moves through the Texas Rangers (1989), the Chicago White Sox (1991 to 1997), the San Francisco Giants (1997), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998 through 2002), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2003 through 2005). The bio lists Alvarez as a pitcher who batted and threw left-handed. The recorded size is 6'1" and 175 pounds. Alvarez was born on March 24, 1970, in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela. Alvarez's full given name, per the bio, is Wilson Eduardo Alvarez.

The pitching table credits Alvarez with a 102-92 record and a 3.96 ERA in 355 games. The totals include 1,330 strikeouts, 12 complete games, and 5 shutouts. That 3.96 ERA compares with a 4.30 league average across the same seasons, 7.9% better. No season topped the 15 wins of 1993. The strikeout high was 181 in 1996. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.95 in 1993, when the league's was 4.19.

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Alvarez

What years did Wilson Alvarez play?: Wilson Alvarez played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2005.
Was Wilson Alvarez a pitcher?: Yes. Wilson Alvarez pitched in the major leagues, recording 102 wins and 1330 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Wilson Alvarez hit?: Wilson Alvarez hit 0 career home runs with 13 hits.
What teams did Wilson Alvarez play for?: Wilson Alvarez played for 5 teams: the Texas Rangers (1989), the Chicago White Sox (1991–1997), the San Francisco Giants (1997), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–1999, 2002), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2003–2005).
Did Wilson Alvarez win a Cy Young Award?: No. Wilson Alvarez did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Wilson Alvarez win?: Wilson Alvarez was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Wilson Alvarez's career stats?: In 355 games, Wilson Alvarez went 102-92 with a 3.96 ERA, 1,330 strikeouts, 1,747.2 innings pitched, and 4 saves.
How much did Wilson Alvarez earn in his career?: Wilson Alvarez's recorded salaries total $48,932,500 over 14 seasons, 1991 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Alvarez's career ran from 1989 to 2005. No salary is recorded for 1989 and 2003.
What was Wilson Alvarez's salary?: Wilson Alvarez's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2000, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1991. The Salary History table lists each season from 1991 to 2005.
What position did Wilson Alvarez play?: Wilson Alvarez played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Wilson Alvarez and how much did he weigh?: Wilson Alvarez was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 175 pounds.
What was Wilson Alvarez's career ERA?: Wilson Alvarez finished with a 3.96 career ERA, going 102-92 with 1,330 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Wilson Alvarez have?: Wilson Alvarez recorded 1,330 career strikeouts.
Is Wilson Alvarez in the Hall of Fame?: No. Wilson Alvarez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.