Armando Benitez

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

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

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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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1994 BAL AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 10.0 8 1 4 14 0.90 4.51 (+80%) 671.5
1995 BAL AL 1 5 44 0 0 0 2 47.7 37 30 37 56 5.66 4.45 (-27%) -1343.9
1996 BAL AL 1 0 18 0 0 0 4 14.3 7 6 6 20 3.77 4.61 (+18%) 417.0
1997 BAL AL 4 5 71 0 0 0 9 73.3 49 20 43 106 2.45 4.39 (+44%) 2103.4
1998 BAL AL 5 6 71 0 0 0 22 68.3 48 29 39 87 3.82 4.43 (+14%) 84.2
1999 NYN NL 4 3 77 0 0 0 22 78.0 40 16 41 128 1.85 4.71 (+61%) 5177.0
2000 NYN NL 4 4 76 0 0 0 41 76.0 39 22 38 106 2.61 4.77 (+45%) 2343.3
2001 NYN NL 6 4 73 0 0 0 43 76.3 59 32 40 93 3.77 4.42 (+15%) 290.8
2002 NYN NL 1 0 62 0 0 0 33 67.3 46 17 25 79 2.27 4.28 (+47%) 1485.6
2003 NYN NL 3 3 45 0 0 0 21 49.3 41 17 24 50 3.10 4.40 (+30%) 770.2
2003 NYA AL 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 9.3 8 2 6 10 1.93 4.40 (+56%) 0.0
2003 SEA AL 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 14.3 10 5 11 15 3.14 4.40 (+29%) 90.5
2004 FLO NL 2 2 64 0 0 0 47 69.7 36 10 21 62 1.29 4.46 (+71%) 2069.4
2005 SFN NL 2 3 30 0 0 0 19 30.0 25 15 16 23 4.50 4.29 (-5%) -721.8
2006 SFN NL 4 2 41 0 0 0 17 38.3 39 15 21 31 3.52 4.53 (+22%) -652.4
2007 SFN NL 0 3 19 0 0 0 9 17.3 17 9 9 18 4.67 4.47 (-4%) -215.5
2007 FLO NL 2 5 36 0 0 0 0 33.0 32 21 20 39 5.73 4.47 (-28%) -232.4
2008 TOR AL 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 6.3 4 4 2 9 5.68 — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 40 47 762 0 0 0 289 779.0 545 271 403 946 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

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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2000 NLCS NYN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 NLDS2 NYN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 WS NYN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 NLCS NYN 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 NLDS2 NYN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALCS BAL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALDS2 BAL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALCS BAL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS1 BAL 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
3 2 28 0 4 30.3 25 12 19 36 3.56

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2000 NLCS NYN 0 0 3 0 1 3.0 3 0 2 2 0.00
2000 NLDS2 NYN 1 0 2 0 0 3.0 4 2 1 3 6.00
2000 WS NYN 0 0 3 0 1 3.0 3 1 2 2 3.00
1999 NLCS NYN 0 0 5 0 1 6.7 3 1 2 9 1.35
1999 NLDS2 NYN 0 0 2 0 0 2.3 2 0 1 2 0.00
1997 ALCS BAL 0 2 4 0 0 3.0 3 4 4 6 12.00
1997 ALDS2 BAL 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 3 1 2 4 3.00
1996 ALCS BAL 0 0 3 0 1 2.3 3 2 3 2 7.71
1996 ALDS1 BAL 2 0 3 0 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home39740002.000
Away36540000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home397419.02961492065163.20
Away365360.02491221974303.05

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2008-06-06 TORBAL L 0.2232022
2008-06-04 TORNYY — 1.0000010
2008-05-31 TORLAA — 0.2000000
2008-05-30 TORLAA — 1.0000030
2008-05-27 TOROAK — 1.0000010
2008-05-17 TORPHI — 0.1111110
2008-05-15 TORMIN — 1.1000000
2008-05-13 TORMIN — 0.1111111
2007-09-01 MIAPHI — 0.0022200
2007-08-28 MIAATL — 1.0122131

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 762 0 31 40 7 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

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

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 762

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2001 Reliever of the Year Award
2001 TSN Reliever of the Year

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

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2004 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 3.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Armando Benitez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ugueth Urbina
    44-49, 3.45 ERA
  2. 95
    Jose Valverde
    27-33, 3.27 ERA
  3. 94
    Randy Myers
    44-63, 3.19 ERA
  4. 91
    Troy Percival
    35-43, 3.17 ERA
  5. 91
    Brad Lidge
    26-32, 3.54 ERA
  6. 90
    Greg Holland
    30-28, 3.14 ERA

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.