Luis Arroyo

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1963)

W–L 40–32
ERA 3.93
WHIP 1.38
SO 336
Pitcher PIV 790.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'8" / 178 lb
Born
2/18/1927 in Penuelas, P.R.
Died
1/13/2016 in Ponce, P.R.
MLB Debut
1955-04-20
Last Game
1963-05-28
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Luis Enrique Arroyo

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
40 32 244 36 10 1 44 531.3 524 232 58 208 336 3.93 790.2

Career ERA 3.93 vs. league average 3.86 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
1955 SLN NL 11 8 35 24 9 1 0 159.0 162 74 63 68 4.19 4.00 (-5%) -2144.1
1956 PIT NL 3 3 18 2 1 0 0 28.7 36 15 12 17 4.71 3.96 (-19%) -531.8
1957 PIT NL 3 11 54 10 0 0 1 130.7 151 68 31 101 4.68 3.83 (-22%) 536.2
1959 CIN NL 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 13.7 17 6 11 8 3.95 3.90 (-1%) 40.1
1960 NYA AL 5 1 29 0 0 0 7 40.7 30 13 22 29 2.88 3.82 (+25%) 465.7
1961 NYA AL 15 5 65 0 0 0 29 119.0 83 29 49 87 2.19 4.03 (+46%) 3222.9
1962 NYA AL 1 3 27 0 0 0 7 33.7 33 18 17 21 4.81 3.96 (-22%) -798.8
1963 NYA AL 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 6.0 12 9 3 5 13.50 — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 40 32 244 36 10 1 44 531.1 524 232 208 336 3.93 — 790

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
246 128 5 29 2 0 1 8 0 2 28 .227 .237 .266 .502 -277

Career AVG .227 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 11.4% below league average.

Career OBP .237 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 27.0% below league average.

Career SLG .266 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 32.0% below league average.

Career OPS .502 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 29.7% 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
1955 SLN NL 35 56 2 13 0 0 1 6 0 0 13 .232 .258 (-10%) .332 (-31%) .393 (-27%) .726 (-29%) -277.2
1956 PIT NL 18 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1957 PIT NL 56 32 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .156 — — — — 0.0
1959 CIN NL 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1960 NYA AL 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1961 NYA AL 65 25 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .280 — — — — 0.0
1962 NYA AL 27 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1963 NYA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 246 128 5 29 2 0 1 8 0 2 28 .227 — — — — -277

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
3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1961 WS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1960 WS NYA 1 1 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 3 0 0 4.7 6 2 2 4 3.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1961 WS NYA 1 0 2 0 0 4.0 4 1 2 3 2.25
1960 WS NYA 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 2 1 0 1 13.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1295721404.246
Away1177131514.211

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home128283.126989931672.83
Away116248.02551421161695.15

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1963-05-28 NYYBOS — 0.2544110
1963-05-10 NYYBAL — 0.1000010
1963-05-05 NYYMIN — 1.0222210
1963-04-30 NYYLAA — 1.0100010
1963-04-24 NYYCHW L 1.1222010
1963-04-19 NYYTEX W 1.2211000
1962-09-28 NYYCHW — 1.0000000
1962-09-26 NYYTEX — 2.0100120
1962-09-03 NYYLAA L 0.2211010
1962-08-29 NYYCLE — 1.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 244 36 14 69 7 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1955 SLN P 35 24 5 20 2 0
1956 PIT P 18 2 1 5 0 0
1957 PIT P 54 10 4 12 1 0
1959 CIN P 10 0 0 5 1 0
1960 NYA P 29 0 2 7 0 0
1961 NYA P 65 0 2 15 1 0
1962 NYA P 27 0 0 5 2 0
1963 NYA P 6 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 244

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1961 TSN Fireman of the Year

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1961 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 95.0 280 1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Les Lancaster
    41-28, 4.05 ERA
  2. 96
    Jim Coates
    43-22, 4.00 ERA
  3. 95
    Keith Atherton
    33-41, 3.99 ERA
  4. 95
    Ray Corbin
    36-38, 3.84 ERA
  5. 94
    John Henry Johnson
    26-33, 3.90 ERA
  6. 93
    Ernie Johnson
    40-23, 3.77 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Luis Arroyo

What years did Luis Arroyo play?
Luis Arroyo played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1963.
Was Luis Arroyo a pitcher?
Yes. Luis Arroyo pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 336 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Luis Arroyo hit?
Luis Arroyo hit 1 career home runs with 29 hits.