What years did Rene Arocha play?

Rene Arocha played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 1997.

Was Rene Arocha a pitcher?

Yes. Rene Arocha pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 190 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rene Arocha hit?

Rene Arocha hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

What teams did Rene Arocha play for?

Rene Arocha played for 2 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1993–1995) and the San Francisco Giants (1997).

What were Rene Arocha's career stats?

In 124 games, Rene Arocha went 18-17 with a 4.11 ERA, 190 strikeouts, 331.0 innings pitched, and 11 saves.

What was Rene Arocha's salary?

Rene Arocha's last recorded salary was $195,000, in 1995. His highest recorded salary was $195,000, in 1995, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 1995.

What position did Rene Arocha play?

Rene Arocha played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Rene Arocha and how much did he weigh?

Rene Arocha was listed at 6 feet and 180 pounds.

What was Rene Arocha's career ERA?

Rene Arocha finished with a 4.11 career ERA, going 18-17 with 190 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Rene Arocha have?

Rene Arocha recorded 190 career strikeouts.

Is Rene Arocha in the Hall of Fame?

No. Rene Arocha has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rene Arocha

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-1997)

Rene Arocha was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 1997 for the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants, a span of 5 seasons. Across 124 career appearances, he went 18-17 with a 4.11 ERA and 190 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1618.8.

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 15, 2026

W–L 18–17

ERA 4.11

WHIP 1.32

SO 190

Pitcher PIV 1618.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 2/24/1964 in Havana, La Habana, Cuba
MLB Debut: 1993-04-09
Last Game: 1997-06-06

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rene Arocha — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
18	17	124	36	2	1	11	331.0	363	151	37	75	190	4.11	1618.8

Career ERA 4.11 vs. league average 4.37 across their career seasons — 6.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rene Arocha — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1993	SLN	NL	11	8	32	29	1	0	0	188.0	197	79	31	96	3.78	4.19 (+10%)	1454.8
1994	SLN	NL	4	4	45	7	1	1	11	83.0	94	37	21	62	4.01	4.51 (+11%)	1184.7
1995	SLN	NL	3	5	41	0	0	0	0	49.2	55	22	18	25	3.99	4.45 (+10%)	-601.5
1997	SFN	NL	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	10.1	17	13	5	7	11.32	4.39 (-158%)	-419.3
Career · 4 seasons			18	17	124	36	2	1	11	331.0	363	151	75	190	4.11	—	1,619

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

Rene Arocha — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
124	69	3	7	2	0	0	3	0	3	31	.101	.139	.130	.269	-615

Career AVG .101 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 62.0% below league average.

Career OBP .139 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 58.7% below league average.

Career SLG .130 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — 68.6% below league average.

Career OPS .269 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 64.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rene Arocha — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1993	SLN	NL	32	58	3	6	1	3	2	24	.103	.265 (-61%)	.332 (-60%)	.403 (-70%)	.735 (-65%)	-614.7
1994	SLN	NL	45	9	0	1	1	0	1	5	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SLN	NL	41	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SFN	NL	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			124	69	3	7	2	3	3	31	.101	—	—	—	—	-615

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

Rene Arocha — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	64	33	1	4	0	1	.121
Away	60	36	2	3	0	2	.083

Pitching — Home / Away

Rene Arocha — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	64	177.0	189	71	33	111	3.61
Away	60	154.0	174	80	42	79	4.68

Last 10 Games — Batting

Rene Arocha — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1997-06-06	SFG	ATL	L	0	0
1997-06-04	SFG	LAD	L	0	0
1997-06-02	SFG	MIA	L	0	0
1997-05-27	SFG	HOU	W	0	0
1997-05-24	SFG	STL	L	1	1
1997-05-19	SFG	CHC	L	0	0
1995-07-30	STL	MIA	L	0	0
1995-07-25	STL	NYN	W	0	0
1995-07-22	STL	PHI	W	0	0
1995-07-19	STL	NYN	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rene Arocha — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1997-06-06	SFG	ATL	—	1.0	3	3	2	0	0	1
1997-06-04	SFG	LAD	—	2.0	2	1	1	2	1	0
1997-06-02	SFG	MIA	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997-05-27	SFG	HOU	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1997-05-24	SFG	STL	—	2.0	4	3	3	0	3	0
1997-05-19	SFG	CHC	—	3.0	7	7	7	2	3	1
1995-07-30	STL	MIA	L	0.2	3	3	3	0	1	1
1995-07-25	STL	NYN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995-07-22	STL	PHI	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1995-07-19	STL	NYN	—	2.0	4	2	2	0	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rene Arocha — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	124	35	15	52	4	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rene Arocha — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1993	SLN	P	32	28	9	28	4	3
1994	SLN	P	45	7	3	11	0	0
1995	SLN	P	41	0	2	9	0	0
1997	SFN	P	6	0	1	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Rene Arocha — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	124

Salary History

Rene Arocha's recorded salaries total $464,000 over 3 seasons, 1993 to 1995. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Arocha's career ran from 1993 to 1997. No salary is recorded for 1997.

Rene Arocha — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1995	SLN	NL	$195,000
1994	SLN	NL	$160,000
1993	SLN	NL	$109,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$464,000

Rene Arocha: the record in brief

According to the bio, Rene Arocha debuted on April 9, 1993 and played a final game on June 6, 1997. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Cardinals (1993 to 1995) and the San Francisco Giants (1997). At 6'0" and 180 pounds, Arocha is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Arocha both batted and threw right-handed. Arocha was born on February 24, 1964, in Havana, La Habana, Cuba.

Arocha pitched in 124 games, starting 36, and finished with a 18-17 record and 4.11 ERA. The same table counts 190 strikeouts and 11 saves. The leagues Arocha pitched in allowed 4.37 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 6.1% better than average. Arocha won 11 games in 1993, the most of any season listed. The most saves in one season was 11, in 1994. 1993 was Arocha's sharpest full season, a 3.78 ERA against the league's 4.19.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rene Arocha

What years did Rene Arocha play?: Rene Arocha played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 1997.
Was Rene Arocha a pitcher?: Yes. Rene Arocha pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 190 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rene Arocha hit?: Rene Arocha hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.
What teams did Rene Arocha play for?: Rene Arocha played for 2 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1993–1995) and the San Francisco Giants (1997).
What were Rene Arocha's career stats?: In 124 games, Rene Arocha went 18-17 with a 4.11 ERA, 190 strikeouts, 331.0 innings pitched, and 11 saves.
How much did Rene Arocha earn in his career?: Rene Arocha's recorded salaries total $464,000 over 3 seasons, 1993 to 1995. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Arocha's career ran from 1993 to 1997. No salary is recorded for 1997.
What was Rene Arocha's salary?: Rene Arocha's last recorded salary was $195,000, in 1995. His highest recorded salary was $195,000, in 1995, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 1995.
What position did Rene Arocha play?: Rene Arocha played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Rene Arocha and how much did he weigh?: Rene Arocha was listed at 6 feet and 180 pounds.
What was Rene Arocha's career ERA?: Rene Arocha finished with a 4.11 career ERA, going 18-17 with 190 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Rene Arocha have?: Rene Arocha recorded 190 career strikeouts.
Is Rene Arocha in the Hall of Fame?: No. Rene Arocha has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.