What years did Tony Armas play?

Tony Armas played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2008.

Was Tony Armas a pitcher?

Yes. Tony Armas pitched in the major leagues, recording 53 wins and 680 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tony Armas hit?

Tony Armas hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.

Tony Armas

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2008)

W–L 53–65

ERA 4.65

WHIP 1.43

SO 680

Pitcher PIV -10087.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 205 lb
Born: 4/29/1978 in Puerto Piritu, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 1999-08-16
Last Game: 2008-07-07

Full name: Antonio Jose Armas

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
53	65	185	167	0	0	0	925.7	891	478	122	431	680	4.65	-10087.6

Career ERA 4.65 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1999	MON	NL	0	1	1	1	6.0	8	1	2	2	1.50	—	0.0
2000	MON	NL	7	9	17	17	95.0	74	46	50	59	4.36	4.77 (+9%)	-391.0
2001	MON	NL	9	14	34	34	196.7	180	88	91	176	4.03	4.42 (+9%)	2188.0
2002	MON	NL	12	12	29	29	164.3	149	81	78	131	4.44	4.28 (-4%)	-1568.4
2003	MON	NL	2	1	5	5	31.0	25	9	8	23	2.61	4.40 (+41%)	236.8
2004	MON	NL	2	4	16	16	72.0	66	39	45	54	4.88	4.46 (-9%)	-2652.3
2005	WAS	NL	7	7	19	19	101.3	100	56	54	59	4.97	4.29 (-16%)	-3455.3
2006	WAS	NL	9	12	30	30	154.0	167	86	64	97	5.03	4.53 (-11%)	-1786.7
2007	PIT	NL	4	5	31	15	97.0	111	65	38	73	6.03	4.47 (-35%)	-2658.8
2008	NYN	NL	1	0	3	1	8.3	11	7	1	6	7.56	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			53	65	185	167	925.2	891	478	431	680	4.65	—	-10,088

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
186	268	6	26	2	1	0	10	0	4	99	.097	.110	.112	.222	-1,735

Career AVG .097 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 63.6% below league average.

Career OBP .110 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 67.1% below league average.

Career SLG .112 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 73.7% below league average.

Career OPS .222 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 70.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1999	MON	NL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	MON	NL	17	26	1	1	0	0	1	1	12	.038	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	MON	NL	34	53	2	8	1	0	4	0	17	.151	.263 (-43%)	.332 (-55%)	.426 (-60%)	.758 (-58%)	-505.5
2002	MON	NL	29	50	1	5	0	1	2	1	16	.100	.261 (-62%)	.331 (-64%)	.416 (-66%)	.747 (-66%)	-543.8
2003	MON	NL	5	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	MON	NL	17	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	WAS	NL	19	32	1	4	0	0	0	1	13	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	WAS	NL	30	50	1	3	0	0	1	1	21	.060	.269 (-78%)	.336 (-77%)	.431 (-86%)	.768 (-82%)	-685.9
2007	PIT	NL	31	26	0	3	1	0	2	0	12	.115	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	NYN	NL	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			186	268	6	26	2	1	10	4	99	.097	—	—	—	—	-1,735

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	89	131	3	14	0	6	.107
Away	97	137	3	12	0	4	.088

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	89	458.0	404	187	205	355	3.67
Away	96	467.2	487	291	226	325	5.60

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2008-07-07	NYN	PHI	W	0	0
2008-07-05	NYN	PHI	W	0	0
2008-07-01	NYN	STL	W	3	0
2007-09-30	PIT	STL	L	0	0
2007-09-27	PIT	AZ	L	1	1
2007-09-16	PIT	HOU	L	0	0
2007-09-10	PIT	MIL	W	2	1
2007-09-05	PIT	STL	W	2	2
2007-08-31	PIT	MIL	L	2	1
2007-08-26	PIT	HOU	L	3	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2008-07-07	NYN	PHI	—	1.1	3	3	3	0	2	1
2008-07-05	NYN	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2008-07-01	NYN	STL	W	6.0	8	4	4	1	3	1
2007-09-30	PIT	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2007-09-27	PIT	AZ	—	3.0	2	1	1	0	5	1
2007-09-16	PIT	HOU	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	1
2007-09-10	PIT	MIL	W	6.0	3	0	0	0	3	0
2007-09-05	PIT	STL	W	6.0	5	2	2	2	5	1
2007-08-31	PIT	MIL	L	6.0	4	3	3	2	5	1
2007-08-26	PIT	HOU	—	5.1	7	3	3	1	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	185	168	59	115	5	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1999	MON	P	1	1	1	0	0	0
2000	MON	P	17	17	7	12	0	1
2001	MON	P	34	34	14	20	3	1
2002	MON	P	29	29	15	22	0	4
2003	MON	P	5	5	0	4	0	0
2004	MON	P	16	17	2	13	0	3
2005	WAS	P	19	19	7	14	2	1
2006	WAS	P	30	30	7	20	0	0
2007	PIT	P	31	15	5	8	0	0
2008	NYN	P	3	1	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	186

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	PIT	NL	$3,000,000
2006	WAS	NL	$2,100,000
2005	WAS	NL	$2,260,000
2004	MON	NL	$2,100,000
2003	MON	NL	$2,100,000
2002	MON	NL	$335,000
2001	MON	NL	$230,000
2000	MON	NL	$200,000
Total Career Earnings			$12,325,000

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tony Armas

What years did Tony Armas play?: Tony Armas played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2008.
Was Tony Armas a pitcher?: Yes. Tony Armas pitched in the major leagues, recording 53 wins and 680 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tony Armas hit?: Tony Armas hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.