Joaquin Andujar

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1976-1988)

W–L 127–118
ERA 3.58
WHIP 1.28
SO 1,032
Pitcher PIV 4074.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 170 lb
Born
12/21/1952 in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.
Died
9/8/2015 in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.
MLB Debut
1976-04-08
Last Game
1988-09-30
Awards
4× All-Star · Gold Glove
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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
127 118 405 305 68 19 9 2153.0 2,016 857 155 731 1,032 3.58 4074.6

Career ERA 3.58 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — 7.2% 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
1976 HOU NL 9 10 28 25 9 4 0 172.3 163 69 75 59 3.60 3.51 (-3%) -1551.8
1977 HOU NL 11 8 26 25 4 1 0 158.7 149 65 64 69 3.69 4.00 (+8%) -225.1
1978 HOU NL 5 7 35 13 2 0 1 110.7 88 42 58 55 3.42 3.69 (+7%) 178.2
1979 HOU NL 12 12 46 23 8 0 4 194.0 168 74 88 77 3.43 4.00 (+14%) 1023.1
1980 HOU NL 3 8 35 14 0 0 2 122.0 132 53 43 75 3.91 3.84 (-2%) 1279.1
1981 HOU NL 2 3 9 3 0 0 0 23.7 29 13 12 18 4.94 3.58 (-38%) -68.2
1981 SLN NL 6 1 11 8 1 0 0 55.3 56 23 11 19 3.74 3.58 (-4%) 187.3
1982 SLN NL 15 10 38 37 9 5 0 265.7 237 73 50 137 2.47 3.86 (+36%) 6975.2
1983 SLN NL 6 16 39 34 5 2 1 225.0 215 104 75 125 4.16 3.87 (-7%) -790.1
1984 SLN NL 20 14 36 36 12 4 0 261.3 218 97 70 147 3.34 3.81 (+12%) 1989.4
1985 SLN NL 21 12 38 38 10 2 0 269.7 265 102 82 112 3.40 3.89 (+13%) 2007.2
1986 OAK AL 12 7 28 26 7 1 1 155.3 139 66 56 72 3.82 3.97 (+4%) -3709.2
1987 OAK AL 3 5 13 13 1 0 0 60.7 63 41 26 32 6.08 4.29 (-42%) -1992.6
1988 HOU NL 2 5 23 10 0 0 0 78.7 94 35 21 35 4.00 3.73 (-7%) -1227.9
Career · 14 seasons 127 118 405 305 68 19 9 2,153.0 2,016 857 731 1,032 3.58 — 4,075

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
407 607 31 77 12 2 5 38 7 30 315 .127 .168 .178 .346 -4,298

Career AVG .127 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 51.2% below league average.

Career OBP .168 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 48.3% below league average.

Career SLG .178 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 54.2% below league average.

Career OPS .346 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 51.5% 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
1976 HOU NL 28 57 4 8 1 0 0 1 0 2 29 .140 .255 (-45%) .320 (-47%) .360 (-56%) .681 (-52%) -448.0
1977 HOU NL 26 53 6 10 2 0 0 2 0 3 27 .189 .264 (-29%) .329 (-29%) .401 (-44%) .730 (-37%) -314.8
1978 HOU NL 36 23 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 11 .130 — — — — 0.0
1979 HOU NL 46 57 3 5 1 0 2 7 0 2 32 .088 .265 (-67%) .329 (-65%) .397 (-47%) .727 (-55%) -528.0
1980 HOU NL 35 29 3 5 0 1 1 3 0 3 16 .172 — — — — 0.0
1981 HOU NL 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 SLN NL 12 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 SLN NL 38 95 3 15 1 1 0 4 1 0 44 .158 .261 (-40%) .324 (-51%) .388 (-51%) .712 (-51%) -772.0
1983 SLN NL 39 73 2 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 38 .082 .260 (-68%) .324 (-67%) .389 (-75%) .714 (-72%) -822.9
1984 SLN NL 36 84 8 11 1 0 2 8 1 9 47 .131 .259 (-50%) .322 (-33%) .384 (-44%) .707 (-39%) -510.8
1985 SLN NL 38 94 2 10 2 0 0 8 3 5 50 .106 .257 (-59%) .323 (-53%) .390 (-67%) .714 (-61%) -901.4
1986 OAK AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 OAK AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 HOU NL 23 19 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 .211 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 407 607 31 77 12 2 5 38 7 30 315 .127 — — — — -4,298

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
8 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .167

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1985 NLCS SLN 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
1985 WS SLN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1982 NLCS SLN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1982 WS SLN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 NLCS HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 2 8 6 1 35.3 40 16 12 20 4.08

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1985 NLCS SLN 0 1 2 2 0 10.3 14 8 4 9 6.97
1985 WS SLN 0 1 2 1 0 4.0 10 4 4 3 9.00
1982 NLCS SLN 1 0 1 1 0 6.7 6 2 2 4 2.70
1982 WS SLN 2 0 2 2 0 13.3 10 2 1 4 1.35
1980 NLCS HOU 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2082981335321.117
Away1993091842217.136

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2061158.110444354055623.38
Away199994.29724223264703.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1988-09-30 HOUSDPL 000000000
1988-09-28 HOUATLL 000000000
1988-09-24 HOUSDPL 000000000
1988-09-06 HOUCINL 000000000
1988-08-30 HOUCHCW 200000001
1988-08-23 HOUCHCL 000000000
1988-08-22 HOUCHCW 000000000
1988-08-14 HOUSDPL 100000001
1988-08-09 HOUSFGW 100000000
1988-07-30 HOULADW 101000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1988-09-30 HOUSDP — 2.0310130
1988-09-28 HOUATL — 1.0000020
1988-09-24 HOUSDP — 2.0100100
1988-09-06 HOUCIN — 1.1322000
1988-08-30 HOUCHC W 6.0633030
1988-08-23 HOUCHC — 1.1100000
1988-08-22 HOUCHC — 1.0232011
1988-08-14 HOUSDP L 4.0644021
1988-08-09 HOUSFG — 5.0411110
1988-07-30 HOULAD — 4.0422001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 405 305 142 437 54 28

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1976 HOU P 28 25 12 24 3 1
1977 HOU P 26 25 14 38 8 1
1978 HOU P 35 13 11 27 4 1
1979 HOU P 46 23 16 50 5 2
1980 HOU P 35 14 7 27 5 2
1981 HOU P 9 3 1 1 1 0
1981 SLN P 11 8 4 11 1 0
1982 SLN P 38 37 17 51 5 3
1983 SLN P 39 34 15 62 6 3
1984 SLN P 36 36 15 54 3 2
1985 SLN P 38 38 8 45 6 8
1986 OAK P 28 26 16 21 3 4
1987 OAK P 13 13 1 11 2 1
1988 HOU P 23 10 5 15 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 405

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1984 Gold Glove P
1984 Player of the Week Week of 1984-05-18
1984 Player of the Week Week of 1984-09-28
1984 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1982 Pitcher of the Month September
1979 Pitcher of the Month June
1976 Player of the Week Week of 1976-06-04

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1988 HOU NL $450,000
1987 OAK AL $1,353,333
1986 OAK AL $1,233,333
1985 SLN NL $1,030,000
Total Career Earnings $4,066,666

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1985 Cy Young Award NL 4th 6.0 120 0
1984 Cy Young Award NL 4th 12.0 120 0
1982 Cy Young Award NL 7th 1.0 120 0
1982 Most Valuable Player NL 19th 6.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Joaquin Andujar (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Buddy Black
    121-116, 3.84 ERA
  2. 97
    Jack Sanford
    137-101, 3.69 ERA
  3. 96
    Frank Lary
    128-116, 3.49 ERA
  4. 94
    Bob Rush
    127-152, 3.65 ERA
  5. 91
    Ray Caldwell
    133-120, 3.22 ERA
  6. 90
    Ed Whitson
    126-123, 3.79 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Joaquin Andujar

What years did Joaquin Andujar play?
Joaquin Andujar played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1988.
Was Joaquin Andujar a pitcher?
Yes. Joaquin Andujar pitched in the major leagues, recording 127 wins and 1032 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joaquin Andujar hit?
Joaquin Andujar hit 5 career home runs with 77 hits.