What years did Bobby Ayala play?

Bobby Ayala played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1999.

Was Bobby Ayala a pitcher?

Yes. Bobby Ayala pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 541 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bobby Ayala hit?

Bobby Ayala hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams did Bobby Ayala play for?

Bobby Ayala played for 4 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1992–1993), the Seattle Mariners (1994–1998), the Montreal Expos (1999), and the Chicago Cubs (1999).

What were Bobby Ayala's career stats?

In 406 games, Bobby Ayala went 37-44 with a 4.78 ERA, 541 strikeouts, 576.0 innings pitched, and 59 saves.

What was Bobby Ayala's salary?

Bobby Ayala's last recorded salary was $1,800,000, in 1999. His highest recorded salary was $1,800,000, in 1999, and his lowest was $112,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 1999.

What position did Bobby Ayala play?

Bobby Ayala played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Bobby Ayala and how much did he weigh?

Bobby Ayala was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Bobby Ayala's career ERA?

Bobby Ayala finished with a 4.78 career ERA, going 37-44 with 541 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bobby Ayala have?

Bobby Ayala recorded 541 career strikeouts.

Is Bobby Ayala in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bobby Ayala has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Bobby Ayala

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-1999)

Bobby Ayala was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1999 for 4 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 8 seasons. Across 406 career appearances, he went 37-44 with a 4.78 ERA, 541 strikeouts, and 59 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2898.8.

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 37–44

ERA 4.78

WHIP 1.43

SO 541

Pitcher PIV 2898.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 190 lb
Born: 7/8/1969 in Ventura, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1992-09-05
Last Game: 1999-10-02

Full name: Robert Joseph Ayala

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bobby Ayala — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
37	44	406	14	0	0	59	576.0	581	306	71	245	541	4.78	2898.8

Career ERA 4.78 vs. league average 4.38 across their career seasons — 9.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bobby Ayala Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1992	CIN	NL	2	1	5	5	0	29.0	33	14	13	23	4.34	3.75 (-16%)	475.5
1993	CIN	NL	7	10	43	9	3	98.0	106	61	45	65	5.60	4.19 (-34%)	-2904.5
1994	SEA	AL	4	3	46	0	18	56.2	42	18	26	76	2.86	4.51 (+37%)	3192.7
1995	SEA	AL	6	5	63	0	19	71.0	73	35	30	77	4.44	4.45 (avg)	626.4
1996	SEA	AL	6	3	50	0	3	67.1	65	44	25	61	5.88	4.61 (-28%)	200.7
1997	SEA	AL	10	5	71	0	8	96.2	91	41	41	92	3.82	4.39 (+13%)	-156.1
1998	SEA	AL	1	10	62	0	8	75.1	100	61	26	68	7.29	4.43 (-64%)	897.9
1999	MON	NL	1	6	53	0	0	66.0	60	27	34	64	3.68	4.71 (+22%)	1011.5
1999	CHN	NL	0	1	13	0	0	16.0	11	5	5	15	2.81	4.71 (+40%)	-445.2
Career · 9 seasons			37	44	406	14	59	576.0	581	306	245	541	4.78	—	2,899

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

Bobby Ayala — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
406	31	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	.065	.065	.097	.161	0

Career AVG .065 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 75.8% below league average.

Career OBP .065 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 80.8% below league average.

Career SLG .097 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 76.7% below league average.

Career OPS .161 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 78.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bobby Ayala Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1992	CIN	NL	5	9	1	0	0	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CIN	NL	43	21	1	2	1	1	7	.095	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	SEA	AL	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SEA	AL	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	SEA	AL	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SEA	AL	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SEA	AL	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	MON	NL	53	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CHN	NL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			406	31	2	2	1	1	13	.065	—	—	—	—	0

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

Bobby Ayala — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bobby Ayala — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1997	ALDS2	SEA	1	.000
1995	ALCS	SEA	2	.000
1995	ALDS2	SEA	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bobby Ayala — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	0	5.2	13	11	7	5	17.47

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bobby Ayala — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1997	ALDS2	SEA	1	1.1	4	6	3	2	40.50
1995	ALCS	SEA	2	3.2	3	1	3	3	2.45
1995	ALDS2	SEA	2	0.2	6	4	1	0	54.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bobby Ayala — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	211	18	1	1	0	0	.056
Away	195	13	1	1	0	1	.077

Pitching — Home / Away

Bobby Ayala — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	211	307.0	293	157	122	305	4.60
Away	195	269.0	288	149	123	236	4.99

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bobby Ayala — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1999-10-02	CHC	STL	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1999-09-30	CHC	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1999-09-26	CHC	PIT	—	0.2	2	2	0	0	0	1
1999-09-22	CHC	STL	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1999-09-21	CHC	STL	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	3	1
1999-09-18	CHC	MIL	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	4	0
1999-09-17	CHC	MIL	—	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	1
1999-09-15	CHC	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1999-09-10	CHC	HOU	L	0.2	2	2	2	1	1	1
1999-09-09	CHC	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bobby Ayala — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	406	14	55	65	18	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bobby Ayala — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1992	CIN	P	5	5	3	8	0	1
1993	CIN	P	43	9	12	10	6	1
1994	SEA	P	46	0	2	5	2	0
1995	SEA	P	63	0	6	6	1	0
1996	SEA	P	50	0	5	9	0	1
1997	SEA	P	71	0	11	7	0	1
1998	SEA	P	62	0	8	8	5	1
1999	MON	P	53	0	7	10	4	1
1999	CHN	P	13	0	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bobby Ayala Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	406

Salary History

Bobby Ayala's recorded salaries total $5,067,000 over 7 seasons, 1993 to 1999. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ayala's career ran from 1992 to 1999. No salary is recorded for 1992.

Bobby Ayala — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1999	SEA	AL	$1,800,000
1998	SEA	AL	$1,500,000
1997	SEA	AL	$900,000
1996	SEA	AL	$325,000
1995	SEA	AL	$250,000
1994	SEA	AL	$180,000
1993	CIN	NL	$112,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$5,067,000

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Bobby Ayala: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 5, 1992 and the final game on October 2, 1999, Bobby Ayala built the record summarized on this page. By club, Ayala's seasons break down as the Cincinnati Reds (1992 through 1993), the Seattle Mariners (1994 to 1998), the Montreal Expos (1999), and the Chicago Cubs (1999). Ayala, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. Ayala is listed at 6 feet, 2 inches and 190 pounds. Ayala was born on July 8, 1969, in Ventura, CA, USA. The given name on file is Robert Joseph Ayala.

Ayala's career pitching line is 37 wins, 44 losses and a 4.78 ERA over 406 appearances. Also on Ayala's record: 541 strikeouts and 59 saves. Against a 4.38 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.78 mark was 9.1% worse. 1997 brought Ayala a season-high 10 wins. Ayala saved 19 games in 1995, the season high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.68 in 1999, when the league's was 4.71.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bobby Ayala

What years did Bobby Ayala play?: Bobby Ayala played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1999.
Was Bobby Ayala a pitcher?: Yes. Bobby Ayala pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 541 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bobby Ayala hit?: Bobby Ayala hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Bobby Ayala play for?: Bobby Ayala played for 4 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1992–1993), the Seattle Mariners (1994–1998), the Montreal Expos (1999), and the Chicago Cubs (1999).
What were Bobby Ayala's career stats?: In 406 games, Bobby Ayala went 37-44 with a 4.78 ERA, 541 strikeouts, 576.0 innings pitched, and 59 saves.
How much did Bobby Ayala earn in his career?: Bobby Ayala's recorded salaries total $5,067,000 over 7 seasons, 1993 to 1999. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ayala's career ran from 1992 to 1999. No salary is recorded for 1992.
What was Bobby Ayala's salary?: Bobby Ayala's last recorded salary was $1,800,000, in 1999. His highest recorded salary was $1,800,000, in 1999, and his lowest was $112,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 1999.
What position did Bobby Ayala play?: Bobby Ayala played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bobby Ayala and how much did he weigh?: Bobby Ayala was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Bobby Ayala's career ERA?: Bobby Ayala finished with a 4.78 career ERA, going 37-44 with 541 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bobby Ayala have?: Bobby Ayala recorded 541 career strikeouts.
Is Bobby Ayala in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bobby Ayala has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.