What years did Joaquin Benoit play?

Joaquin Benoit played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2017.

Was Joaquin Benoit a pitcher?

Yes. Joaquin Benoit pitched in the major leagues, recording 58 wins and 1058 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joaquin Benoit hit?

Joaquin Benoit hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Joaquin Benoit play for?

Joaquin Benoit played for 8 teams: the Texas Rangers (2001–2008), the Tampa Bay Rays (2010), the Detroit Tigers (2011–2013), the San Diego Padres (2014–2015), the Seattle Mariners (2016), the Toronto Blue Jays (2016), the Philadelphia Phillies (2017), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2017).

What were Joaquin Benoit's career stats?

In 764 games, Joaquin Benoit went 58-49 with a 3.83 ERA, 1,058 strikeouts, 1,068.2 innings pitched, and 53 saves.

What was Joaquin Benoit's salary?

Joaquin Benoit's last recorded salary was $7,500,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $8,000,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $335,000, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2016.

What position did Joaquin Benoit play?

Joaquin Benoit played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Joaquin Benoit and how much did he weigh?

Joaquin Benoit was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 250 pounds.

What was Joaquin Benoit's career ERA?

Joaquin Benoit finished with a 3.83 career ERA, going 58-49 with 1,058 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Joaquin Benoit have?

Joaquin Benoit recorded 1,058 career strikeouts.

Is Joaquin Benoit in the Hall of Fame?

No. Joaquin Benoit has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Joaquin Benoit

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2017)

Joaquin Benoit was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2017 for 8 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 17 seasons. Across 764 career appearances, he went 58-49 with a 3.83 ERA, 1,058 strikeouts, and 53 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8034.4.

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 23, 2026

W–L 58–49

ERA 3.83

WHIP 1.24

SO 1,058

Pitcher PIV 8034.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 250 lb
Born: 7/26/1977 in Santiago, Santiago, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2001-08-08
Last Game: 2017-09-07

Full name: Joaquin Antonio Benoit

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Career Pitching Statistics

Joaquin Benoit — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
58	49	764	55	0	0	53	1068.2	883	455	129	437	1,058	3.83	8034.4

Career ERA 3.83 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 8.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Joaquin Benoit Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2001	TEX	AL	0	0	1	1	0	5.0	8	6	3	4	10.80	—	0.0
2002	TEX	AL	4	5	17	13	1	84.2	91	50	58	59	5.31	4.28 (-24%)	-939.5
2003	TEX	AL	8	5	25	17	0	105.0	99	64	51	87	5.49	4.40 (-25%)	-3583.5
2004	TEX	AL	3	5	28	15	0	103.0	113	65	31	95	5.68	4.46 (-27%)	-705.3
2005	TEX	AL	4	4	32	9	0	87.0	69	36	38	78	3.72	4.29 (+13%)	752.5
2006	TEX	AL	1	1	56	0	0	79.2	68	43	38	85	4.86	4.53 (-7%)	2336.4
2007	TEX	AL	7	4	70	0	6	82.0	68	26	28	87	2.85	4.47 (+36%)	2723.8
2008	TEX	AL	3	2	44	0	1	45.0	40	25	35	43	5.00	4.32 (-16%)	-1084.2
2010	TBA	AL	1	2	63	0	1	60.1	30	9	11	75	1.34	4.08 (+67%)	2515.3
2011	DET	AL	4	3	66	0	2	61.0	47	20	17	63	2.95	3.94 (+25%)	1517.3
2012	DET	AL	5	3	73	0	2	71.0	59	29	22	84	3.68	4.01 (+8%)	-442.2
2013	DET	AL	4	1	66	0	24	67.0	47	15	22	73	2.01	3.87 (+48%)	1692.5
2014	SDN	NL	4	2	53	0	11	54.1	28	9	14	64	1.49	3.74 (+60%)	1947.9
2015	SDN	NL	6	5	67	0	2	65.1	36	17	23	63	2.34	3.96 (+41%)	357.0
2016	SEA	AL	1	1	26	0	0	24.1	20	14	15	28	5.18	4.19 (-24%)	-465.3
2016	TOR	AL	2	0	25	0	1	23.2	17	1	9	24	0.38	4.19 (+91%)	821.3
2017	PHI	NL	1	4	44	0	2	42.0	32	19	16	43	4.07	4.36 (+7%)	590.4
2017	PIT	NL	0	2	8	0	0	8.1	11	7	6	3	7.56	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			58	49	764	55	53	1,068.2	883	455	437	1,058	3.83	—	8,034

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

Joaquin Benoit — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
765	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Joaquin Benoit Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2001	TEX	AL	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	TEX	AL	17	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	TEX	AL	25	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	TEX	AL	28	6	1	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	TEX	AL	33	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	TEX	AL	56	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	TEX	AL	70	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	TEX	AL	44	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	TBA	AL	63	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	DET	AL	66	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	DET	AL	73	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	DET	AL	66	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	SDN	NL	53	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	SDN	NL	67	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	SEA	AL	26	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	TOR	AL	25	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	PHI	NL	44	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	PIT	NL	8	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			765	9	1	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

Joaquin Benoit — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Joaquin Benoit — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2013	ALCS	DET	3	.000
2013	ALDS2	DET	3	.000
2012	ALCS	DET	1	.000
2012	ALDS2	DET	3	.000
2012	WS	DET	2	.000
2011	ALCS	DET	3	.000
2011	ALDS1	DET	2	.000
2010	ALDS1	TBA	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Joaquin Benoit — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	20	0	3	22.1	17	7	5	27	2.82

Playoff Pitching by Year

Joaquin Benoit — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2013	ALCS	DET	0	3	1	2.1	4	2	0	4	7.71
2013	ALDS2	DET	0	3	2	3.1	3	2	1	6	5.40
2012	ALCS	DET	0	1	0	0.2	1	0	0	0	0.00
2012	ALDS2	DET	0	3	0	3.0	4	2	1	2	6.00
2012	WS	DET	0	2	0	1.2	1	0	0	3	0.00
2011	ALCS	DET	0	3	0	4.0	0	0	2	3	0.00
2011	ALDS1	DET	0	2	0	3.2	4	1	1	6	2.45
2010	ALDS1	TBA	1	3	0	3.2	0	0	0	3	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Joaquin Benoit — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	402	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	363	9	1	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Joaquin Benoit — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	402	556.1	466	252	223	518	4.08
Away	362	512.1	417	203	214	540	3.57

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Joaquin Benoit — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2017-09-07	PIT	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2017-08-21	PIT	LAD	—	2.0	0	0	0	4	1	0
2017-08-17	PIT	STL	L	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	0
2017-08-15	PIT	MIL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2017-08-12	PIT	TOR	—	1.0	3	3	1	0	0	0
2017-08-06	PIT	SDP	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017-08-04	PIT	SDP	—	0.2	2	2	2	2	1	1
2017-08-02	PIT	CIN	L	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
2017-07-28	PHI	ATL	SV	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0
2017-07-26	PHI	HOU	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joaquin Benoit — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	764	55	48	93	4	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joaquin Benoit — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2001	TEX	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
2002	TEX	P	17	13	4	4	0	1
2003	TEX	P	25	17	8	15	1	0
2004	TEX	P	28	15	6	6	1	1
2005	TEX	P	32	9	2	7	0	0
2006	TEX	P	56	0	4	4	0	0
2007	TEX	P	70	0	5	7	0	2
2008	TEX	P	44	0	3	4	0	0
2010	TBA	P	63	0	0	4	0	0
2011	DET	P	66	0	1	4	0	1
2012	DET	P	73	0	4	8	0	0
2013	DET	P	66	0	6	8	0	0
2014	SDN	P	53	0	0	5	0	0
2015	SDN	P	67	0	3	8	0	0
2016	SEA	P	26	0	1	2	1	0
2016	TOR	P	25	0	0	2	1	0
2017	PHI	P	44	0	0	1	0	0
2017	PIT	P	8	0	1	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Joaquin Benoit Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	765

Awards & Honors

Joaquin Benoit — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2010	This Year in Baseball Setup Man of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

Joaquin Benoit's recorded salaries total $46,532,500 over 12 seasons, 2004 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Benoit's career ran from 2001 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2010.

Joaquin Benoit — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	SEA	AL	$7,500,000
2015	SDN	NL	$8,000,000
2014	SDN	NL	$6,000,000
2013	DET	AL	$5,500,000
2012	DET	AL	$5,500,000
2011	DET	AL	$5,500,000
2009	TEX	AL	$3,750,000
2008	TEX	AL	$2,250,000
2007	TEX	AL	$1,050,000
2006	TEX	AL	$775,000
2005	TEX	AL	$372,500
2004	TEX	AL	$335,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$46,532,500

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Joaquin Benoit: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 8, 2001 and the final game on September 7, 2017, Joaquin Benoit built the record summarized on this page. Benoit played for the Texas Rangers (2001 to 2008), the Tampa Bay Rays (2010), the Detroit Tigers (2011 through 2013), the San Diego Padres (2014 to 2015), the Seattle Mariners (2016), the Toronto Blue Jays (2016), the Philadelphia Phillies (2017), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2017). Benoit played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on July 26, 1977, in Santiago, Santiago, D.R., Benoit was listed at 6-foot-4 and 250 pounds. Joaquin Benoit was the playing name; the full given name is Joaquin Antonio.

The pitching table credits Benoit with a 58-49 record and a 3.83 ERA in 764 games. The same table counts 1,058 strikeouts and 53 saves. Against a 4.21 league ERA for the same years, Benoit was 8.9% better. The best win total was 8, in 2003. The strikeout high was 95 in 2004.

Frequently Asked Questions about Joaquin Benoit

What years did Joaquin Benoit play?: Joaquin Benoit played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2017.
Was Joaquin Benoit a pitcher?: Yes. Joaquin Benoit pitched in the major leagues, recording 58 wins and 1058 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joaquin Benoit hit?: Joaquin Benoit hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Joaquin Benoit play for?: Joaquin Benoit played for 8 teams: the Texas Rangers (2001–2008), the Tampa Bay Rays (2010), the Detroit Tigers (2011–2013), the San Diego Padres (2014–2015), the Seattle Mariners (2016), the Toronto Blue Jays (2016), the Philadelphia Phillies (2017), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2017).
What were Joaquin Benoit's career stats?: In 764 games, Joaquin Benoit went 58-49 with a 3.83 ERA, 1,058 strikeouts, 1,068.2 innings pitched, and 53 saves.
How much did Joaquin Benoit earn in his career?: Joaquin Benoit's recorded salaries total $46,532,500 over 12 seasons, 2004 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Benoit's career ran from 2001 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2010.
What was Joaquin Benoit's salary?: Joaquin Benoit's last recorded salary was $7,500,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $8,000,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $335,000, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2016.
What position did Joaquin Benoit play?: Joaquin Benoit played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Joaquin Benoit and how much did he weigh?: Joaquin Benoit was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 250 pounds.
What was Joaquin Benoit's career ERA?: Joaquin Benoit finished with a 3.83 career ERA, going 58-49 with 1,058 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Joaquin Benoit have?: Joaquin Benoit recorded 1,058 career strikeouts.
Is Joaquin Benoit in the Hall of Fame?: No. Joaquin Benoit has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.