Stan Belinda
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-2000)
Stan Belinda was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2000 for 6 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 12 seasons. Across 585 career appearances, he went 41-37 with a 4.15 ERA, 622 strikeouts, and 79 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1112.0.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 185 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1989-09-08
- Last Game
- 2000-09-03
Full name: Stanley Peter Belinda
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | PIT | NL | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 6.10 | 3.71 (-64%) | 596.0 |
| 1990 | PIT | NL | 3 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 58.1 | 48 | 23 | 29 | 55 | 3.55 | 3.86 (+8%) | 744.4 |
| 1991 | PIT | NL | 7 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 78.1 | 50 | 30 | 35 | 71 | 3.45 | 3.91 (+12%) | -558.0 |
| 1992 | PIT | NL | 6 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 71.1 | 58 | 25 | 29 | 57 | 3.15 | 3.75 (+16%) | -208.9 |
| 1993 | PIT | NL | 3 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 42.1 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 3.61 | 4.19 (+14%) | 577.4 |
| 1993 | KCA | AL | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 4.28 | 4.19 (-2%) | 901.6 |
| 1994 | KCA | AL | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49.0 | 47 | 28 | 24 | 37 | 5.14 | 4.51 (-14%) | -583.7 |
| 1995 | BOS | AL | 8 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 69.2 | 51 | 24 | 28 | 57 | 3.10 | 4.45 (+30%) | 1189.2 |
| 1996 | BOS | AL | 2 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28.2 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 6.59 | 4.61 (-43%) | -843.5 |
| 1997 | CIN | NL | 1 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99.1 | 84 | 41 | 33 | 114 | 3.71 | 4.39 (+15%) | 2198.3 |
| 1998 | CIN | NL | 4 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61.1 | 46 | 22 | 28 | 57 | 3.23 | 4.43 (+27%) | 386.6 |
| 1999 | CIN | NL | 3 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42.2 | 42 | 25 | 18 | 40 | 5.27 | 4.71 (-12%) | -1320.5 |
| 2000 | COL | NL | 1 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35.2 | 39 | 28 | 17 | 40 | 7.07 | 4.77 (-48%) | -1216.8 |
| 2000 | ATL | NL | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 9.82 | 4.77 (-106%) | -750.3 |
| Career · 14 seasons | 41 | 37 | 585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 685.1 | 590 | 316 | 285 | 622 | 4.15 | — | 1,112 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 586 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .160 | .222 | .200 | .422 | 0 |
Career AVG .160 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 39.5% below league average.
Career OBP .222 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 33.4% below league average.
Career SLG .200 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 51.2% below league average.
Career OPS .422 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 43.2% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | PIT | NL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1990 | PIT | NL | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1991 | PIT | NL | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1992 | PIT | NL | 59 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1993 | PIT | NL | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1993 | KCA | AL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1994 | KCA | AL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1995 | BOS | AL | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1996 | BOS | AL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1997 | CIN | NL | 84 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1998 | CIN | NL | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1999 | CIN | NL | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2000 | COL | NL | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2000 | ATL | NL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 14 seasons | 586 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .160 | — | — | — | — | 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
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | ALDS1 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1992 | NLCS | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1991 | NLCS | PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1990 | NLCS | PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
Playoff Pitching by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1171 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 291 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .154 |
| Away | 295 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .167 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 291 | 352.0 | 312 | 162 | 138 | 312 | 4.14 |
| Away | 294 | 333.1 | 278 | 154 | 147 | 310 | 4.16 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-09-03 | ATL | HOU | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-08-26 | ATL | STL | — | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000-08-24 | ATL | STL | — | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000-08-22 | ATL | COL | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000-08-19 | ATL | SFG | — | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000-08-14 | ATL | SDP | — | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000-08-13 | ATL | LAD | — | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000-08-09 | ATL | CIN | — | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000-08-05 | ATL | STL | — | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000-08-03 | ATL | AZ | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | PIT | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | PIT | P | 55 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | PIT | P | 60 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | PIT | P | 59 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | PIT | P | 40 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | KCA | P | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | KCA | P | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | BOS | P | 63 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | BOS | P | 31 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | CIN | P | 84 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | CIN | P | 40 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 1999 | CIN | P | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | COL | P | 46 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATL | P | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 586 |
Salary History
Stan Belinda's recorded salaries total $9,305,000 over 11 seasons, 1990 to 2000. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Belinda's career ran from 1989 to 2000. No salary is recorded for 1989.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | COL | NL | $1,500,000 |
| 1999 | CIN | NL | $835,000 |
| 1998 | CIN | NL | $835,000 |
| 1997 | CIN | NL | $950,000 |
| 1996 | BOS | AL | $1,275,000 |
| 1995 | BOS | AL | $575,000 |
| 1994 | KCA | AL | $1,600,000 |
| 1993 | PIT | NL | $1,165,000 |
| 1992 | PIT | NL | $280,000 |
| 1991 | PIT | NL | $190,000 |
| 1990 | PIT | NL | $100,000 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $9,305,000 | ||
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Stan Belinda (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Stan Belinda: the record in brief
Stan Belinda's major league career runs from a debut on September 8, 1989 to a final game on September 3, 2000. Club by club, the record runs the Pittsburgh Pirates (1989 through 1993), the Kansas City Royals (1993 to 1994), the Boston Red Sox (1995 through 1996), the Cincinnati Reds (1997 to 1999), the Colorado Rockies (2000), and the Atlanta Braves (2000). Belinda is listed as a pitcher at 185 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Belinda batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is August 6, 1966, in Huntingdon, PA, USA. Stan Belinda was the playing name; the full given name is Stanley Peter.
The pitching table credits Belinda with a 41-37 record and a 4.15 ERA in 585 games. Also on Belinda's record: 622 strikeouts and 79 saves. Belinda's 4.15 ERA was close to the 4.28 league figure for those seasons. Belinda won 8 games in 1995, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 114 in 1997.
Frequently Asked Questions about Stan Belinda
- What years did Stan Belinda play?
- Stan Belinda played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2000.
- Was Stan Belinda a pitcher?
- Yes. Stan Belinda pitched in the major leagues, recording 41 wins and 622 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Stan Belinda hit?
- Stan Belinda hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
- What teams did Stan Belinda play for?
- Stan Belinda played for 6 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1989–1993), the Kansas City Royals (1993–1994), the Boston Red Sox (1995–1996), the Cincinnati Reds (1997–1999), the Colorado Rockies (2000), and the Atlanta Braves (2000).
- What were Stan Belinda's career stats?
- In 585 games, Stan Belinda went 41-37 with a 4.15 ERA, 622 strikeouts, 685.1 innings pitched, and 79 saves.
- How much did Stan Belinda earn in his career?
- Stan Belinda's recorded salaries total $9,305,000 over 11 seasons, 1990 to 2000. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Belinda's career ran from 1989 to 2000. No salary is recorded for 1989.
- What was Stan Belinda's salary?
- Stan Belinda's last recorded salary was $1,500,000, in 2000. His highest recorded salary was $1,600,000, in 1994, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1990. The Salary History table lists each season from 1990 to 2000.
- What position did Stan Belinda play?
- Stan Belinda played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Stan Belinda and how much did he weigh?
- Stan Belinda was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 185 pounds.
- What was Stan Belinda's career ERA?
- Stan Belinda finished with a 4.15 career ERA, going 41-37 with 622 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Stan Belinda have?
- Stan Belinda recorded 622 career strikeouts.
- Is Stan Belinda in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Stan Belinda has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.