What years did Armando Benitez play?

Armando Benitez played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2008.

Was Armando Benitez a pitcher?

Yes. Armando Benitez pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 946 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Armando Benitez hit?

Armando Benitez hit 0 career home runs.

What was Armando Benitez's career batting average?

Armando Benitez batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 8 at bats.

How many RBI did Armando Benitez have?

Armando Benitez drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Armando Benitez's career ERA?

Armando Benitez finished with a 3.13 career ERA, going 40-47 with 946 strikeouts.

Armando Benitez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2008)

Armando Benitez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2008 for 7 teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 15 seasons. Across 762 career appearances, he went 40-47 with a 3.13 ERA, 946 strikeouts, and 289 saves. Armando Benitez was a 2-time All-Star and a Reliever of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 12337.0.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 40–47

ERA 3.13

WHIP 1.22

SO 946

Pitcher PIV 12337.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 180 lb
Born: 11/3/1972 in Ramon Santana, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1994-07-28
Last Game: 2008-06-06
Awards: 2× All-Star · Reliever of the Year

Full name: Armando German Benitez

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Career Pitching Statistics

Armando Benitez — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
40	47	762	0	0	0	289	779.0	545	271	95	403	946	3.13	12337.0

Career ERA 3.13 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — 29.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Armando Benitez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1994	BAL	AL	0	0	3	0	10.0	8	1	4	14	0.90	4.51 (+80%)	671.5
1995	BAL	AL	1	5	44	2	47.2	37	30	37	56	5.66	4.45 (-27%)	-1343.9
1996	BAL	AL	1	0	18	4	14.1	7	6	6	20	3.77	4.61 (+18%)	417.0
1997	BAL	AL	4	5	71	9	73.1	49	20	43	106	2.45	4.39 (+44%)	2103.4
1998	BAL	AL	5	6	71	22	68.1	48	29	39	87	3.82	4.43 (+14%)	84.2
1999	NYN	NL	4	3	77	22	78.0	40	16	41	128	1.85	4.71 (+61%)	5177.0
2000	NYN	NL	4	4	76	41	76.0	39	22	38	106	2.61	4.77 (+45%)	2343.3
2001	NYN	NL	6	4	73	43	76.1	59	32	40	93	3.77	4.42 (+15%)	290.8
2002	NYN	NL	1	0	62	33	67.1	46	17	25	79	2.27	4.28 (+47%)	1485.6
2003	NYN	NL	3	3	45	21	49.1	41	17	24	50	3.10	4.40 (+30%)	770.2
2003	NYA	AL	1	1	9	0	9.1	8	2	6	10	1.93	4.40 (+56%)	0.0
2003	SEA	AL	0	0	15	0	14.1	10	5	11	15	3.14	4.40 (+29%)	90.5
2004	FLO	NL	2	2	64	47	69.2	36	10	21	62	1.29	4.46 (+71%)	2069.4
2005	SFN	NL	2	3	30	19	30.0	25	15	16	23	4.50	4.29 (-5%)	-721.8
2006	SFN	NL	4	2	41	17	38.1	39	15	21	31	3.52	4.53 (+22%)	-652.4
2007	SFN	NL	0	3	19	9	17.1	17	9	9	18	4.67	4.47 (-4%)	-215.5
2007	FLO	NL	2	5	36	0	33.0	32	21	20	39	5.73	4.47 (-28%)	-232.4
2008	TOR	AL	0	1	8	0	6.1	4	4	2	9	5.68	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			40	47	762	289	779.0	545	271	403	946	3.13	—	12,337

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

Armando Benitez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
762	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Armando Benitez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1994	BAL	AL	3	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	BAL	AL	44	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	BAL	AL	18	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	BAL	AL	71	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	BAL	AL	71	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	NYN	NL	77	5	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	NYN	NL	76	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	NYN	NL	73	1	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	NYN	NL	62	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	NYN	NL	45	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	NYA	AL	9	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SEA	AL	15	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	FLO	NL	64	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	SFN	NL	30	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	SFN	NL	41	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SFN	NL	19	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	FLO	NL	36	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	TOR	AL	8	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			762	8	2	4	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Armando Benitez — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Armando Benitez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2000	NLCS	NYN	3	.000
2000	NLDS2	NYN	2	.000
2000	WS	NYN	3	.000
1999	NLCS	NYN	5	.000
1999	NLDS2	NYN	2	.000
1997	ALCS	BAL	4	.000
1997	ALDS2	BAL	3	.000
1996	ALCS	BAL	3	.000
1996	ALDS1	BAL	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Armando Benitez — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	2	28	0	4	30.1	25	12	19	36	3.56

Playoff Pitching by Year

Armando Benitez — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2000	NLCS	NYN	0	0	3	1	3.0	3	0	2	2	0.00
2000	NLDS2	NYN	1	0	2	0	3.0	4	2	1	3	6.00
2000	WS	NYN	0	0	3	1	3.0	3	1	2	2	3.00
1999	NLCS	NYN	0	0	5	1	6.2	3	1	2	9	1.35
1999	NLDS2	NYN	0	0	2	0	2.1	2	0	1	2	0.00
1997	ALCS	BAL	0	2	4	0	3.0	3	4	4	6	12.00
1997	ALDS2	BAL	0	0	3	0	3.0	3	1	2	4	3.00
1996	ALCS	BAL	0	0	3	1	2.1	3	2	3	2	7.71
1996	ALDS1	BAL	2	0	3	0	4.0	1	1	2	6	2.25

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Armando Benitez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	397	4	0	0	0	2	.000
Away	365	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Armando Benitez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	397	419.0	296	149	206	516	3.20
Away	365	360.0	249	122	197	430	3.05

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Armando Benitez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2008-06-06	TOR	BAL	L	0.2	2	3	2	0	2	2
2008-06-04	TOR	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2008-05-31	TOR	LAA	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-05-30	TOR	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2008-05-27	TOR	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2008-05-17	TOR	PHI	—	0.1	1	1	1	1	1	0
2008-05-15	TOR	MIN	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-05-13	TOR	MIN	—	0.1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2007-09-01	MIA	PHI	—	0.0	0	2	2	2	0	0
2007-08-28	MIA	ATL	—	1.0	1	2	2	1	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Armando Benitez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	762	0	31	40	7	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Armando Benitez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1994	BAL	P	3	0	1	0	0
1995	BAL	P	44	1	0	1	1
1996	BAL	P	18	1	1	1	0
1997	BAL	P	71	1	3	0	0
1998	BAL	P	71	3	5	0	0
1999	NYN	P	77	2	6	0	0
2000	NYN	P	76	2	2	0	0
2001	NYN	P	73	4	4	0	0
2002	NYN	P	62	2	8	2	0
2003	NYN	P	45	3	1	0	0
2003	NYA	P	9	1	0	0	0
2003	SEA	P	15	2	0	0	0
2004	FLO	P	64	4	3	1	0
2005	SFN	P	30	2	2	1	0
2006	SFN	P	41	1	2	0	0
2007	SFN	P	19	1	1	0	0
2007	FLO	P	36	1	1	1	0
2008	TOR	P	8	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Armando Benitez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	762

Awards & Honors

Armando Benitez — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2001	Reliever of the Year Award
2001	TSN Reliever of the Year

Salary History

Armando Benitez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	SFN	NL	$9,866,219
2006	SFN	NL	$6,271,206
2005	SFN	NL	$4,966,667
2004	FLO	NL	$3,500,000
2003	NYN	NL	$6,937,500
2002	NYN	NL	$5,812,500
2001	NYN	NL	$5,812,500
2000	NYN	NL	$3,437,500
1999	NYN	NL	$2,037,500
1998	BAL	AL	$1,100,000
1997	BAL	AL	$275,000
1996	BAL	AL	$155,000
1995	BAL	AL	$125,000
1994	BAL	AL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$50,405,592

Award Voting History

Armando Benitez — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2004	Most Valuable Player	NL	23th	3.0	448	0

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Armando Benitez: the record in brief

According to the bio, Armando Benitez debuted on July 28, 1994 and played a final game on June 6, 2008. The season rows list, in order, the Baltimore Orioles (1994 through 1998), the New York Mets (1999 to 2003), the New York Yankees (2003), the Seattle Mariners (2003), the Florida Marlins (2004 to 2007), the San Francisco Giants (2005 through 2007), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2008). Benitez, born on November 3, 1972, in Ramon Santana, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R., is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 6-foot-4 and 180 pounds. Benitez's full given name, per the bio, is Armando German Benitez.

Benitez went 40-47 with a 3.13 ERA in 762 games, 0 of them starts. The same table counts 946 strikeouts and 289 saves. Against a 4.47 league ERA for the same years, Benitez was 29.9% better. Benitez won 6 games in 2001, the most of any season listed. 1999 produced Benitez's most strikeouts, 128.

Frequently Asked Questions about Armando Benitez

What years did Armando Benitez play?: Armando Benitez played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2008.
Was Armando Benitez a pitcher?: Yes. Armando Benitez pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 946 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Armando Benitez hit?: Armando Benitez hit 0 career home runs.
What was Armando Benitez's career batting average?: Armando Benitez batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 8 at bats.
How many RBI did Armando Benitez have?: Armando Benitez drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Armando Benitez's career ERA?: Armando Benitez finished with a 3.13 career ERA, going 40-47 with 946 strikeouts.