What years did Luis Ayala play?

Luis Ayala played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2013.

Was Luis Ayala a pitcher?

Yes. Luis Ayala pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 367 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Luis Ayala hit?

Luis Ayala hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What were Luis Ayala's career stats?

In 534 games, Luis Ayala went 38-47 with a 3.34 ERA, 367 strikeouts, 554.1 innings pitched, and 19 saves.

What was Luis Ayala's salary?

Luis Ayala's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $1,700,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $300,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2013.

What position did Luis Ayala play?

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

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

Luis Ayala was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 205 pounds.

What was Luis Ayala's career ERA?

Luis Ayala finished with a 3.34 career ERA, going 38-47 with 367 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Luis Ayala have?

Luis Ayala recorded 367 career strikeouts.

Is Luis Ayala in the Hall of Fame?

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

Luis Ayala

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2013)

Luis Ayala was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2013 for 8 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 11 seasons. Across 534 career appearances, he went 38-47 with a 3.34 ERA and 367 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4633.8.

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 38–47

ERA 3.34

WHIP 1.30

SO 367

Pitcher PIV 4633.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 205 lb
Born: 1/12/1978 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, México
MLB Debut: 2003-03-31
Last Game: 2013-09-29

Full name: Luis Ignacio Ayala

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Career Pitching Statistics

Luis Ayala — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
38	47	534	0	0	0	19	554.1	581	206	54	139	367	3.34	4633.8

Career ERA 3.34 vs. league average 4.23 across their career seasons — 21.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Luis Ayala Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2003	MON	NL	10	3	65	5	71.0	65	23	13	46	2.92	4.40 (+34%)	789.9
2004	MON	NL	6	12	81	2	90.1	92	27	15	63	2.69	4.46 (+40%)	2950.3
2005	WAS	NL	8	7	68	1	71.0	75	21	14	40	2.66	4.29 (+38%)	487.9
2007	WAS	NL	2	2	44	1	42.1	43	15	12	28	3.19	4.47 (+29%)	106.4
2008	WAS	NL	1	8	62	0	57.2	63	37	22	36	5.77	4.32 (-34%)	-381.8
2008	NYN	NL	1	2	19	9	18.0	23	11	2	14	5.50	4.32 (-27%)	111.7
2009	MIN	AL	1	2	28	0	32.1	38	15	8	21	4.18	4.32 (+3%)	-85.1
2009	FLO	NL	0	3	10	0	7.2	12	10	6	7	11.74	—	0.0
2011	NYA	AL	2	2	52	0	56.0	51	13	20	39	2.09	3.94 (+47%)	-341.1
2012	BAL	AL	5	5	66	1	75.0	81	22	14	51	2.64	4.01 (+34%)	659.9
2013	BAL	AL	1	0	2	0	2.0	4	2	0	2	9.00	—	0.0
2013	ATL	NL	1	1	37	0	31.0	34	10	13	20	2.90	3.87 (+25%)	335.8
Career · 12 seasons			38	47	534	19	554.1	581	206	139	367	3.34	—	4,634

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

Luis Ayala — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
534	14	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.286	.286	.357	.643	0

Career AVG .286 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +9.3% above league average.

Career OBP .286 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 13.1% below league average.

Career SLG .357 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 13.7% below league average.

Career OPS .643 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 13.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Luis Ayala Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2003	MON	NL	65	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	MON	NL	81	9	3	1	3	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	WAS	NL	68	3	1	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	WAS	NL	44	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	WAS	NL	62	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	NYN	NL	19	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	MIN	AL	28	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	FLO	NL	10	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	NYA	AL	52	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	BAL	AL	66	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	BAL	AL	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	ATL	NL	37	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			534	14	4	1	3	.286	—	—	—	—	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

Luis Ayala — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Luis Ayala — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2013	NLDS2	ATL	3	.000
2012	ALDS1	BAL	1	.000
2011	ALDS1	NYA	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Luis Ayala — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	6	0	0	3.2	6	1	2	4	2.45

Playoff Pitching by Year

Luis Ayala — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2013	NLDS2	ATL	3	2.0	1	0	2	3	0.00
2012	ALDS1	BAL	1	0.1	2	0	0	1	0.00
2011	ALDS1	NYA	2	1.1	3	1	0	0	6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Luis Ayala — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	275	8	0	2	0	0	.250
Away	259	6	0	2	0	0	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Luis Ayala — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	275	298.0	310	106	67	196	3.20
Away	259	256.1	271	100	72	171	3.51

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Luis Ayala — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2013-09-29	ATL	PHI	—	0.2	2	1	1	1	0
2013-09-26	ATL	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2013-09-22	ATL	CHC	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0
2013-09-20	ATL	CHC	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1
2013-09-18	ATL	WAS	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0
2013-09-17	ATL	WAS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2013-09-13	ATL	SDP	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0
2013-09-10	ATL	MIA	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
2013-09-09	ATL	MIA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
2013-09-07	ATL	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Luis Ayala — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	534	0	37	116	1	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Luis Ayala — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2003	MON	P	65	8	19	1	0
2004	MON	P	81	9	21	0	4
2005	WAS	P	68	7	15	0	1
2007	WAS	P	44	3	8	0	0
2008	WAS	P	62	1	10	0	1
2008	NYN	P	19	1	2	0	0
2009	MIN	P	28	2	4	0	0
2009	FLO	P	10	0	3	0	0
2011	NYA	P	52	2	11	0	2
2012	BAL	P	66	4	13	0	1
2013	BAL	P	2	0	2	0	0
2013	ATL	P	37	0	8	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Luis Ayala Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	534

Salary History

Luis Ayala's recorded salaries total $8,655,500 over 10 seasons, 2003 to 2013. Ayala's career, 2003 to 2013, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Luis Ayala — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	BAL	AL	$1,000,000
2012	BAL	AL	$825,000
2011	NYA	AL	$650,000
2009	MIN	AL	$1,300,000
2008	WAS	NL	$1,700,000
2007	WAS	NL	$1,300,000
2006	WAS	NL	$900,000
2005	WAS	NL	$363,000
2004	MON	NL	$317,500
2003	MON	NL	$300,000
Total recorded salary			$8,655,500

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Luis Ayala: the record in brief

According to the bio, Luis Ayala debuted on March 31, 2003 and played a final game on September 29, 2013. By club, Ayala's seasons break down as the Montreal Expos (2003 to 2004), the Washington Nationals (2005 through 2008), the New York Mets (2008), the Minnesota Twins (2009), the Florida Marlins (2009), the New York Yankees (2011), the Baltimore Orioles (2012 through 2013), and the Atlanta Braves (2013). Ayala played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on January 12, 1978, in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, México, Ayala was listed at 6 feet, 2 inches and 205 pounds. The bio lists the given name Luis Ignacio.

Ayala's career pitching line is 38 wins, 47 losses and a 3.34 ERA over 534 appearances. The same table counts 367 strikeouts and 19 saves. The leagues Ayala pitched in allowed 4.23 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 21.0% better than average. The best win total was 10, in 2003.

Frequently Asked Questions about Luis Ayala

What years did Luis Ayala play?: Luis Ayala played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2013.
Was Luis Ayala a pitcher?: Yes. Luis Ayala pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 367 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Luis Ayala hit?: Luis Ayala hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What teams did Luis Ayala play for?: Luis Ayala played for 7 teams: the Washington Nationals (2003–2005, 2007–2008), the New York Mets (2008), the Minnesota Twins (2009), the Florida Marlins (2009), the New York Yankees (2011), the Baltimore Orioles (2012–2013), and the Atlanta Braves (2013).
What were Luis Ayala's career stats?: In 534 games, Luis Ayala went 38-47 with a 3.34 ERA, 367 strikeouts, 554.1 innings pitched, and 19 saves.
How much did Luis Ayala earn in his career?: Luis Ayala's recorded salaries total $8,655,500 over 10 seasons, 2003 to 2013. Ayala's career, 2003 to 2013, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Luis Ayala's salary?: Luis Ayala's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $1,700,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $300,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2013.
What position did Luis Ayala play?: Luis Ayala played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Luis Ayala and how much did he weigh?: Luis Ayala was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 205 pounds.
What was Luis Ayala's career ERA?: Luis Ayala finished with a 3.34 career ERA, going 38-47 with 367 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Luis Ayala have?: Luis Ayala recorded 367 career strikeouts.
Is Luis Ayala in the Hall of Fame?: No. Luis Ayala has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.