Bronson Arroyo

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2017)

W–L 148–137
ERA 4.28
WHIP 1.30
SO 1,571
Pitcher PIV -21496.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 185 lb
Born
2/24/1977 in Key West, FL, USA
MLB Debut
2000-06-12
Last Game
2017-06-18
Awards
All-Star · Gold Glove

Full name: Bronson Anthony Arroyo

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
148 137 419 383 16 6 1 2435.7 2,507 1,158 347 661 1,571 4.28 -21496.3

Career ERA 4.28 vs. league average 4.27 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 CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2000 PIT NL 2 6 20 12 0 0 0 71.7 88 51 36 50 6.40 4.77 (-34%) -819.9
2001 PIT NL 5 7 24 13 1 0 0 88.3 99 50 34 39 5.09 4.42 (-15%) -1778.1
2002 PIT NL 2 1 9 4 0 0 0 27.0 30 12 15 22 4.00 4.28 (+7%) 541.3
2003 BOS AL 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 17.3 10 4 4 14 2.08 4.40 (+53%) 921.2
2004 BOS AL 10 9 32 29 0 0 0 178.7 171 80 47 142 4.03 4.46 (+10%) 2977.7
2005 BOS AL 14 10 35 32 0 0 0 205.3 213 103 54 100 4.51 4.29 (-5%) -725.9
2006 CIN NL 14 11 35 35 3 1 0 240.7 222 88 64 184 3.29 4.53 (+27%) 2365.2
2007 CIN NL 9 15 34 34 1 0 0 210.7 232 99 63 156 4.23 4.47 (+5%) -503.6
2008 CIN NL 15 11 34 34 1 0 0 200.0 219 106 68 163 4.77 4.32 (-10%) -866.1
2009 CIN NL 15 13 33 33 3 2 0 220.3 214 94 65 127 3.84 4.32 (+11%) -2529.1
2010 CIN NL 17 10 33 33 2 0 0 215.7 188 93 59 121 3.88 4.08 (+5%) -2854.3
2011 CIN NL 9 12 32 32 1 1 0 199.0 227 112 45 108 5.07 3.94 (-28%) -8812.8
2012 CIN NL 12 10 32 32 1 1 0 202.0 209 84 35 129 3.74 4.01 (+7%) -354.5
2013 CIN NL 14 12 32 32 2 1 0 202.0 199 85 34 124 3.79 3.87 (+2%) -3146.0
2014 ARI NL 7 4 14 14 1 0 0 86.0 92 39 19 47 4.08 3.74 (-9%) -1242.0
2017 CIN NL 3 6 14 14 0 0 0 71.0 94 58 19 45 7.35 4.36 (-69%) -4669.4
Career · 16 seasons 148 137 419 383 16 6 1 2,435.2 2,507 1,158 661 1,571 4.28 — -21,496

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
436 629 35 81 16 0 6 29 1 14 276 .129 .148 .183 .331 -4,638

Career AVG .129 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 50.7% below league average.

Career OBP .148 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 54.9% below league average.

Career SLG .183 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 56.0% below league average.

Career OPS .331 vs. league average .745 across their career seasons — 55.5% 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
2000 PIT NL 21 21 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 .143 — — — — 0.0
2001 PIT NL 24 21 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 16 .048 — — — — 0.0
2002 PIT NL 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 BOS AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 BOS AL 32 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 BOS AL 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 CIN NL 35 81 5 9 3 0 2 6 0 3 31 .111 .269 (-59%) .336 (-58%) .431 (-49%) .768 (-52%) -730.4
2007 CIN NL 34 70 5 10 2 0 1 3 0 2 30 .143 .268 (-47%) .335 (-47%) .422 (-49%) .758 (-48%) -565.6
2008 CIN NL 40 61 4 12 3 0 1 6 1 4 21 .197 .263 (-25%) .333 (-26%) .416 (-29%) .749 (-28%) -283.1
2009 CIN NL 36 62 4 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 .113 .262 (-57%) .332 (-66%) .417 (-61%) .750 (-63%) -653.7
2010 CIN NL 34 68 5 10 0 0 1 8 0 2 31 .147 .257 (-43%) .325 (-48%) .402 (-53%) .728 (-51%) -562.3
2011 CIN NL 36 57 1 6 2 0 0 2 0 1 27 .105 .255 (-59%) .320 (-62%) .399 (-65%) .719 (-64%) -578.3
2012 CIN NL 32 63 4 9 1 0 1 3 0 1 28 .143 .254 (-44%) .318 (-52%) .405 (-49%) .724 (-50%) -519.2
2013 CIN NL 32 59 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 .068 .253 (-73%) .317 (-79%) .396 (-83%) .714 (-81%) -745.8
2014 ARI NL 15 27 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .222 — — — — 0.0
2017 CIN NL 15 26 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .154 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 436 629 35 81 16 0 6 29 1 14 276 .129 — — — — -4,638

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
13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2012 NLDS2 CIN 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2010 NLDS1 CIN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2005 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALCS BOS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 WS BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALCS BOS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 12 4 0 29.3 24 15 13 26 4.60

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2012 NLDS2 CIN 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 1 0 1 4 0.00
2010 NLDS1 CIN 0 0 1 1 0 5.3 4 1 3 2 1.69
2005 ALDS1 BOS 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 1 18.00
2004 ALCS BOS 0 0 3 1 0 4.0 8 7 2 3 15.75
2004 ALDS1 BOS 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 3 2 2 7 3.00
2004 WS BOS 0 0 2 0 0 2.7 4 2 1 4 6.75
2003 ALCS BOS 0 0 3 0 0 3.3 2 1 2 5 2.70

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2223041838415.125
Away2143251743214.132

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2121243.012805803278174.20
Away2071192.212275783347544.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2017-06-18 CINLADL 100000000
2017-06-12 CINSDPL 200000001
2017-06-07 CINSTLW 201000000
2017-06-03 CINATLL 000000000
2017-06-02 CINATLW 101000000
2017-05-27 CINPHIL 201000001
2017-05-21 CINCOLL 200000001
2017-05-16 CINCHCL 201000001
2017-05-11 CINSFGW 200000000
2017-05-05 CINSFGW 300000003

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2017-06-18 CINLAD L 3.0755031
2017-06-12 CINSDP L 4.21399022
2017-06-07 CINSTL — 5.2844241
2017-06-02 CINATL — 6.0722121
2017-05-27 CINPHI — 5.0533143
2017-05-21 CINCOL L 5.1966244
2017-05-16 CINCHC L 5.0855212
2017-05-11 CINSFG — 6.0622132
2017-05-05 CINSFG W 5.1532141
2017-04-30 CINSTL — 4.0544420

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 419 383 221 325 16 22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2000 PIT P 20 12 3 5 1 0
2001 PIT P 24 13 3 15 2 1
2002 PIT P 9 4 3 7 0 0
2003 BOS P 6 0 2 0 0 0
2004 BOS P 32 29 24 16 2 2
2005 BOS P 35 32 21 21 2 1
2006 CIN P 35 35 29 33 0 4
2007 CIN P 34 34 11 27 1 0
2008 CIN P 34 34 18 31 0 0
2009 CIN P 33 33 18 31 2 3
2010 CIN P 33 33 18 31 0 5
2011 CIN P 32 32 22 30 4 2
2012 CIN P 32 32 16 31 0 1
2013 CIN P 32 32 15 29 1 1
2014 ARI P 14 14 12 12 1 2
2017 CIN P 14 14 6 6 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 419

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2010 Gold Glove P
2008 Player of the Week Week of 2008-08-30

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2014 ARI NL $9,500,000
2013 CIN NL $16,445,535
2012 CIN NL $8,166,666
2011 CIN NL $7,666,666
2010 CIN NL $11,625,000
2009 CIN NL $10,125,000
2008 CIN NL $4,575,000
2007 CIN NL $4,125,000
2006 CIN NL $3,000,000
2005 BOS AL $1,850,000
2004 BOS AL $332,500
2001 PIT NL $225,000
Total Career Earnings $77,636,367

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2010 Cy Young Award NL 12th 1.0 224 0
2006 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 1.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Bronson Arroyo (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Kyle Lohse
    147-143, 4.40 ERA
  2. 97
    Kevin Tapani
    143-125, 4.35 ERA
  3. 91
    John Burkett
    166-136, 4.31 ERA
  4. 83
    Freddy Garcia
    156-108, 4.15 ERA
  5. 83
    Woody Williams
    132-116, 4.19 ERA
  6. 77
    Rick Porcello
    150-125, 4.40 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Bronson Arroyo

What years did Bronson Arroyo play?
Bronson Arroyo played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2017.
Was Bronson Arroyo a pitcher?
Yes. Bronson Arroyo pitched in the major leagues, recording 148 wins and 1571 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bronson Arroyo hit?
Bronson Arroyo hit 6 career home runs with 81 hits.