What years did Manny Aybar play?

Manny Aybar played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2005.

Was Manny Aybar a pitcher?

Yes. Manny Aybar pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 273 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Manny Aybar hit?

Manny Aybar hit 1 career home run with 13 hits.

What were Manny Aybar's career stats?

In 208 games, Manny Aybar went 17-18 with a 5.11 ERA, 273 strikeouts, 391.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves.

What was Manny Aybar's salary?

Manny Aybar's last recorded salary was $425,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $665,000, in 2001, and his lowest was $175,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2005.

What position did Manny Aybar play?

Manny Aybar played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Manny Aybar and how much did he weigh?

Manny Aybar was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 165 pounds.

What was Manny Aybar's career ERA?

Manny Aybar finished with a 5.11 career ERA, going 17-18 with 273 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Manny Aybar have?

Manny Aybar recorded 273 career strikeouts.

Is Manny Aybar in the Hall of Fame?

No. Manny Aybar has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Manny Aybar

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2005)

Manny Aybar was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2005 for 7 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 9 seasons. Across 208 career appearances, he went 17-18 with a 5.11 ERA and 273 strikeouts.

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 17–18

ERA 5.11

WHIP 1.50

SO 273

Pitcher PIV -1737.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 165 lb
Born: 5/4/1972 in Bani, Peravia, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1997-08-04
Last Game: 2005-06-10

Full name: Manuel Antonio Aybar

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Career Pitching Statistics

Manny Aybar — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	18	208	28	0	0	3	391.0	413	222	49	172	273	5.11	-1737.9

Career ERA 5.11 vs. league average 4.46 across their career seasons — 14.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Manny Aybar Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1997	SLN	NL	2	4	12	12	0	68.0	66	32	29	41	4.24	4.39 (+4%)	-848.6
1998	SLN	NL	6	6	20	14	0	81.1	90	54	42	57	5.98	4.43 (-35%)	231.9
1999	SLN	NL	4	5	65	1	3	97.0	104	59	36	74	5.47	4.71 (-16%)	299.0
2000	COL	NL	0	1	1	0	0	1.2	5	3	0	0	16.20	—	0.0
2000	CIN	NL	1	1	32	0	0	50.1	51	27	22	31	4.83	4.77 (-1%)	-467.1
2000	FLO	NL	1	0	21	0	0	27.1	18	8	13	14	2.63	4.77 (+45%)	-132.5
2001	CHN	NL	2	1	17	1	0	22.2	28	16	17	16	6.35	4.42 (-44%)	-1474.6
2002	SFN	NL	1	0	15	0	0	14.1	16	4	3	11	2.51	4.28 (+41%)	397.7
2003	SFN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	3.0	4	2	3	2	6.00	—	0.0
2005	NYN	NL	0	0	22	0	0	25.1	31	17	7	27	6.04	4.29 (-41%)	256.2
Career · 10 seasons			17	18	208	28	3	391.0	413	222	172	273	5.11	—	-1,738

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

Manny Aybar — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
210	70	6	13	0	0	1	5	0	2	28	.186	.208	.229	.437	0

Career AVG .186 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 30.2% below league average.

Career OBP .208 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 38.0% below league average.

Career SLG .229 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 46.1% below league average.

Career OPS .437 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 42.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Manny Aybar Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1997	SLN	NL	12	21	0	3	0	1	0	9	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SLN	NL	20	27	4	6	1	3	0	9	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	SLN	NL	67	12	0	1	0	1	0	7	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	COL	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CIN	NL	32	6	1	0	0	0	2	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	FLO	NL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CHN	NL	17	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	SFN	NL	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SFN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	NYN	NL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			210	70	6	13	1	5	2	28	.186	—	—	—	—	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

Manny Aybar — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Manny Aybar — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2002	NLDS1	SFN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Manny Aybar — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	2.2	2	2	1	3	6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Manny Aybar — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2002	NLDS1	SFN	0	0	2	0	0	2.2	2	2	1	3	6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Manny Aybar — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	102	35	1	6	0	3	.171
Away	108	35	5	7	1	2	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Manny Aybar — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	100	200.2	211	118	88	134	5.29
Away	108	190.1	202	104	84	139	4.92

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Manny Aybar — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2005-06-10	NYN	LAA	—	1.0	2	5	5	3	0	1
2005-06-05	NYN	SFG	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2005-05-31	NYN	AZ	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2005-05-26	NYN	MIA	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
2005-05-23	NYN	ATL	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0
2005-05-18	NYN	CIN	—	1.0	3	3	3	0	1	1
2005-05-15	NYN	STL	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2005-05-10	NYN	CHC	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	0
2005-05-03	NYN	PHI	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2005-04-30	NYN	WAS	—	2.0	6	2	2	0	3	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Manny Aybar — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	208	27	30	47	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Manny Aybar — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1997	SLN	P	12	12	3	10	2
1998	SLN	P	20	13	8	8	0
1999	SLN	P	65	1	5	11	0
2000	COL	P	1	0	0	0	0
2000	CIN	P	32	0	5	8	0
2000	FLO	P	21	0	4	6	0
2001	CHN	P	17	1	2	2	1
2002	SFN	P	15	0	2	1	0
2003	SFN	P	3	0	0	0	0
2005	NYN	P	22	0	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Manny Aybar Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	208

Salary History

Manny Aybar's recorded salaries total $1,745,000 over 5 seasons, 1998 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Aybar's career ran from 1997 to 2005. No salary is recorded for 1997, 2002, and 2003.

Manny Aybar — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2005	NYN	NL	$425,000
2001	CHN	NL	$665,000
2000	COL	NL	$270,000
1999	SLN	NL	$210,000
1998	SLN	NL	$175,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,745,000

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Manny Aybar: the record in brief

According to the bio, Manny Aybar debuted on August 4, 1997 and played a final game on June 10, 2005. By club, Aybar's seasons break down as the St. Louis Cardinals (1997 to 1999), the Colorado Rockies (2000), the Cincinnati Reds (2000), the Florida Marlins (2000), the Chicago Cubs (2001), the San Francisco Giants (2002 to 2003), and the New York Mets (2005). The bio lists Aybar as a pitcher who threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 6-foot-1 and 165 pounds. The birth record reads May 4, 1972, in Bani, Peravia, D.R. Manny Aybar was the playing name; the full given name is Manuel Antonio.

Aybar went 17-18 with a 5.11 ERA in 208 games, 28 of them starts. Also on Aybar's record: 273 strikeouts. Against a 4.46 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.11 mark was 14.5% worse. The best win total was 6, in 1998. 1999 produced Aybar's most strikeouts, 74. In 1997, one of the busiest seasons, Aybar posted a 4.24 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.39.

Frequently Asked Questions about Manny Aybar

What years did Manny Aybar play?: Manny Aybar played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2005.
Was Manny Aybar a pitcher?: Yes. Manny Aybar pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 273 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Manny Aybar hit?: Manny Aybar hit 1 career home run with 13 hits.
What teams did Manny Aybar play for?: Manny Aybar played for 7 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1997–1999), the Colorado Rockies (2000), the Cincinnati Reds (2000), the Florida Marlins (2000), the Chicago Cubs (2001), the San Francisco Giants (2002–2003), and the New York Mets (2005).
What were Manny Aybar's career stats?: In 208 games, Manny Aybar went 17-18 with a 5.11 ERA, 273 strikeouts, 391.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves.
How much did Manny Aybar earn in his career?: Manny Aybar's recorded salaries total $1,745,000 over 5 seasons, 1998 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Aybar's career ran from 1997 to 2005. No salary is recorded for 1997, 2002, and 2003.
What was Manny Aybar's salary?: Manny Aybar's last recorded salary was $425,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $665,000, in 2001, and his lowest was $175,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2005.
What position did Manny Aybar play?: Manny Aybar played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Manny Aybar and how much did he weigh?: Manny Aybar was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 165 pounds.
What was Manny Aybar's career ERA?: Manny Aybar finished with a 5.11 career ERA, going 17-18 with 273 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Manny Aybar have?: Manny Aybar recorded 273 career strikeouts.
Is Manny Aybar in the Hall of Fame?: No. Manny Aybar has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.