What years did Danys Baez play?

Danys Baez played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2011.

Was Danys Baez a pitcher?

Yes. Danys Baez pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 505 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Danys Baez hit?

Danys Baez hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Danys Baez's career batting average?

Danys Baez batted .167 over his career, with 1 hits in 6 at bats.

What was Danys Baez's career ERA?

Danys Baez finished with a 4.25 career ERA, going 40-57 with 505 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Danys Baez have?

Danys Baez recorded 505 career strikeouts.

Danys Baez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2011)

Danys Baez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2011 for 6 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 11 seasons. Across 533 career appearances, he went 40-57 with a 4.25 ERA, 505 strikeouts, and 114 saves. Danys Baez was an All-Star.

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 September 9, 2026

W–L 40–57

ERA 4.25

WHIP 1.35

SO 505

Pitcher PIV -836.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 225 lb
Born: 9/10/1977 in Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río, Cuba
MLB Debut: 2001-05-13
Last Game: 2011-07-16
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Danys G. Baez

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Career Pitching Statistics

Danys Baez — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
40	57	533	26	1	0	114	697.0	652	329	71	288	505	4.25	-836.7

Career ERA 4.25 vs. league average 4.32 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Danys Baez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2001	CLE	AL	5	3	43	0	0	0	50.3	34	14	20	52	2.50	4.42 (+43%)	982.0
2002	CLE	AL	10	11	39	26	1	6	165.3	160	81	82	130	4.41	4.28 (-3%)	583.7
2003	CLE	AL	2	9	73	0	0	25	75.7	65	32	23	66	3.81	4.40 (+13%)	952.8
2004	TBA	AL	4	4	62	0	0	30	68.0	60	27	29	52	3.57	4.46 (+20%)	361.2
2005	TBA	AL	5	4	67	0	0	41	72.3	66	23	30	51	2.86	4.29 (+33%)	175.8
2006	LAN	NL	5	5	46	0	0	9	49.7	53	24	11	29	4.35	4.53 (+4%)	923.0
2006	ATL	NL	0	1	11	0	0	0	10.0	7	6	6	10	5.40	4.53 (-19%)	320.7
2007	BAL	AL	0	6	53	0	0	3	50.3	50	36	29	29	6.44	4.47 (-44%)	-2297.9
2009	BAL	AL	4	6	59	0	0	0	71.7	59	32	22	40	4.02	4.32 (+7%)	-430.8
2010	PHI	NL	3	4	51	0	0	0	47.7	55	29	23	28	5.48	4.08 (-34%)	-1307.4
2011	PHI	NL	2	4	29	0	0	0	36.0	43	25	13	18	6.25	3.94 (-59%)	-1099.7
Career · 11 seasons			40	57	533	26	1	114	697.0	652	329	288	505	4.25	—	-837

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

Danys Baez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
533	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 36.7% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 49.7% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 60.2% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .750 across their career seasons — 55.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Danys Baez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2001	CLE	AL	43	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	CLE	AL	39	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	CLE	AL	73	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	TBA	AL	62	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	TBA	AL	67	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	LAN	NL	46	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	ATL	NL	11	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	BAL	AL	53	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	BAL	AL	59	1	1	1	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	PHI	NL	51	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	PHI	NL	29	2	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			533	6	1	1	1	.167	—	—	—	—	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

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Danys Baez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2001	ALDS1	CLE	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Danys Baez — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	3.7	4	1	0	6	2.45

Playoff Pitching by Year

Danys Baez — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2001	ALDS1	CLE	0	0	3	0	0	3.7	4	1	0	6	2.45

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Danys Baez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	289	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	244	4	1	1	0	0	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Danys Baez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	289	402.0	362	174	149	295	3.90
Away	244	295.0	290	155	139	210	4.73

Last 10 Games — Batting

Danys Baez — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
2011-07-16	PHI	NYN	L	0
2011-07-06	PHI	MIA	L	0
2011-07-01	PHI	TOR	W	0
2011-06-23	PHI	STL	L	0
2011-06-15	PHI	MIA	W	0
2011-06-09	PHI	CHC	L	1
2011-06-04	PHI	PIT	L	0
2011-06-03	PHI	PIT	L	0
2011-05-31	PHI	WAS	L	0
2011-05-29	PHI	NYN	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Danys Baez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2011-07-16	PHI	NYN	—	1.0	4	4	4	1	0	1
2011-07-06	PHI	MIA	L	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	1
2011-07-01	PHI	TOR	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-06-23	PHI	STL	—	1.0	4	6	6	2	1	1
2011-06-15	PHI	MIA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2011-06-09	PHI	CHC	—	2.2	1	1	1	1	1	0
2011-06-04	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	0
2011-06-03	PHI	PIT	L	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0
2011-05-31	PHI	WAS	—	1.0	4	3	3	0	1	0
2011-05-29	PHI	NYN	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Danys Baez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	533	26	58	102	5	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Danys Baez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2001	CLE	P	43	0	4	3	1	0
2002	CLE	P	39	26	12	17	2	1
2003	CLE	P	73	0	5	11	1	0
2004	TBA	P	62	0	1	10	0	0
2005	TBA	P	67	0	11	11	0	1
2006	LAN	P	46	0	6	7	1	1
2006	ATL	P	11	0	1	2	0	0
2007	BAL	P	53	0	6	9	0	0
2009	BAL	P	59	0	9	11	0	1
2010	PHI	P	51	0	0	17	0	0
2011	PHI	P	29	0	3	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Danys Baez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	533

Salary History

Danys Baez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	PHI	NL	$2,750,000
2010	PHI	NL	$2,500,000
2009	BAL	AL	$7,166,666
2008	BAL	AL	$6,166,666
2007	BAL	AL	$5,666,667
2006	LAN	NL	$4,000,000
2005	TBA	AL	$3,750,000
2004	TBA	AL	$1,750,000
2003	CLE	AL	$5,125,000
2002	CLE	AL	$4,125,000
Total Career Earnings			$42,999,999

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Frequently Asked Questions about Danys Baez

What years did Danys Baez play?: Danys Baez played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2011.
Was Danys Baez a pitcher?: Yes. Danys Baez pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 505 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Danys Baez hit?: Danys Baez hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Danys Baez's career batting average?: Danys Baez batted .167 over his career, with 1 hits in 6 at bats.
What was Danys Baez's career ERA?: Danys Baez finished with a 4.25 career ERA, going 40-57 with 505 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Danys Baez have?: Danys Baez recorded 505 career strikeouts.