Stan Belinda
Born: 8/6/1966 in Huntingdon, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1989-09-08 | Final Game: 2000-09-03
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 185 lbs
Full name: Stanley Peter Belinda
Biography
Stan Belinda was a professional baseball pitcher who had a notable career spanning over a decade from 1989 to 2000. Born in 1966, he made a significant impact on the mound with a career record of 41-37 and an earned run average (ERA) of 4.15. Belinda was known for his ability to strike out opponents, finishing his career with a total of 622 strikeouts. He also excelled in late-inning situations, accumulating 79 saves throughout his time in Major League Baseball.
Belinda played in an era characterized by the evolution of pitching strategies and the increasing importance of bullpen specialists. His versatility as both a starter and a reliever made him a valuable asset to the teams he played for, including the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves, among others. His contributions to the game were marked by a consistent performance that helped his teams in high-pressure situations, solidifying his legacy as a reliable pitcher during his tenure in the league. After retiring in 2000, Belinda left behind a career that showcased his skill and resilience on the baseball diamond.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 37 | 585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 685.3 | 590 | 316 | 85 | 285 | 622 | 4.15 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | PIT | NL | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 6.10 | 596.0 |
| 1990 | PIT | NL | 3 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 58.3 | 48 | 23 | 29 | 55 | 3.55 | 744.4 |
| 1991 | PIT | NL | 7 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 78.3 | 50 | 30 | 35 | 71 | 3.45 | -567.0 |
| 1992 | PIT | NL | 6 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 71.3 | 58 | 25 | 29 | 57 | 3.15 | -211.9 |
| 1993 | KCR | AL | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 4.28 | - |
| 1993 | PIT | NL | 3 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 42.3 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 3.61 | 577.4 |
| 1994 | KCR | AL | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49.0 | 47 | 28 | 24 | 37 | 5.14 | - |
| 1995 | BOS | AL | 8 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 69.7 | 51 | 24 | 28 | 57 | 3.10 | 1189.2 |
| 1996 | BOS | AL | 2 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28.7 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 6.59 | -848.4 |
| 1997 | CIN | NL | 1 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99.3 | 84 | 41 | 33 | 114 | 3.71 | 2198.3 |
| 1998 | CIN | NL | 4 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61.3 | 46 | 22 | 28 | 57 | 3.23 | 386.6 |
| 1999 | CIN | NL | 3 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42.7 | 42 | 25 | 18 | 40 | 5.27 | -1332.1 |
| 2000 | ATL | NL | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 9.82 | -752.0 |
| 2000 | COL | NL | 1 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35.7 | 39 | 28 | 17 | 40 | 7.07 | -1225.7 |
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 | 0.160 | 0.222 | 0.200 | 0.422 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | 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 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | PIT | NL | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | PIT | NL | 59 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | KCR | AL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | PIT | NL | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | KCR | 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 | 0.333 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | CIN | NL | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | CIN | NL | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | ATL | NL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | COL | NL | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
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
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0.84 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | ALDS1 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1992 | NLCS | PIT | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1991 | NLCS | PIT | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 1990 | NLCS | PIT | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.45 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 585 | 0 | 29 | 52 | 3 | 4 |
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 | KCA | P | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | PIT | P | 40 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | ATL | P | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | COL | P | 46 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 586 |
Salary History
| 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 Career Earnings | $9,305,000 | ||