Joaquin Andujar
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 | Final Game: 1988-09-30
Bats: B | Throws: R | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 170 lbs
Biography
Joaquin Andujar was a prominent pitcher in Major League Baseball, whose career spanned from 1976 to 1988. Born in 1952, Andujar made a significant impact on the game during a competitive era characterized by shifting offensive strategies and a growing emphasis on pitching depth. Over the course of his career, he compiled a record of 127 wins and 118 losses, posting a solid earned run average (ERA) of 3.58. His prowess on the mound was highlighted by his ability to strike out batters effectively, finishing his career with 1,032 strikeouts, and he also recorded 9 saves.
Andujar was selected as an All-Star four times, reflecting his status as one of the top pitchers of his time. Known for his fiery demeanor and competitive spirit, he contributed to the success of several teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, where he became a fan favorite. His performance during the postseason solidified his legacy, as he played a vital role in the Cardinals' 1982 World Series championship. Joaquin Andujar's blend of talent and tenacity left an indelible mark on baseball, making him a respected figure in the sport's history.
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 | 2016 | 857 | 155 | 731 | 1032 | 3.58 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | HOU | NL | 9 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 172.3 | 163 | 69 | 75 | 59 | 3.60 | -1606.9 |
| 1977 | HOU | NL | 11 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 158.7 | 149 | 65 | 64 | 69 | 3.69 | -232.5 |
| 1978 | HOU | NL | 5 | 7 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 110.7 | 88 | 42 | 58 | 55 | 3.42 | 178.2 |
| 1979 | HOU | NL | 12 | 12 | 46 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 194.0 | 168 | 74 | 88 | 77 | 3.43 | 1023.1 |
| 1980 | HOU | NL | 3 | 8 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 122.0 | 132 | 53 | 43 | 75 | 3.91 | 1279.1 |
| 1981 | HOU | NL | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.7 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 4.94 | -68.6 |
| 1981 | STL | NL | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55.3 | 56 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 3.74 | - |
| 1982 | STL | NL | 15 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 265.7 | 237 | 73 | 50 | 137 | 2.47 | - |
| 1983 | STL | NL | 6 | 16 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 225.0 | 215 | 104 | 75 | 125 | 4.16 | - |
| 1984 | STL | NL | 20 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 261.3 | 218 | 97 | 70 | 147 | 3.34 | - |
| 1985 | STL | NL | 21 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 269.7 | 265 | 102 | 82 | 112 | 3.40 | - |
| 1986 | OAK | AL | 12 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 155.3 | 139 | 66 | 56 | 72 | 3.82 | -3827.8 |
| 1987 | OAK | AL | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60.7 | 63 | 41 | 26 | 32 | 6.08 | -2017.5 |
| 1988 | HOU | NL | 2 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.7 | 94 | 35 | 21 | 35 | 4.00 | -1247.7 |
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 | 0.127 | 0.168 | 0.178 | 0.346 | -4592.4 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | HOU | NL | 28 | 57 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0.140 | -471.2 |
| 1977 | HOU | NL | 26 | 53 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0.189 | -329.9 |
| 1978 | HOU | NL | 36 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.130 | 0.0 |
| 1979 | HOU | NL | 46 | 57 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0.088 | -573.0 |
| 1980 | HOU | NL | 35 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0.172 | 0.0 |
| 1981 | HOU | NL | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1981 | STL | NL | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1982 | STL | NL | 38 | 95 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0.158 | -826.3 |
| 1983 | STL | NL | 39 | 73 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 0.082 | -882.4 |
| 1984 | STL | NL | 36 | 84 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 0.131 | -544.8 |
| 1985 | STL | NL | 38 | 94 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 0.106 | -964.8 |
| 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 | 0.211 | 0.0 |
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 | 0.167 |
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 | 0.250 |
| 1985 | WS | SLN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 1982 | WS | SLN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | NLCS | SLN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
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 | 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 |