Juan Berenguer
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1978-1992)
Juan Berenguer was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1992 for 7 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 15 seasons. Across 490 career appearances, he went 67-62 with a 3.90 ERA, 975 strikeouts, and 32 saves.
- 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
- 5'11" / 186 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1978-08-17
- Last Game
- 1992-10-04
Full name: Juan Bautista Berenguer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NYN | NL | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8.31 | 3.69 (-125%) | -466.8 |
| 1979 | NYN | NL | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 2.93 | 4.00 (+27%) | 602.3 |
| 1980 | NYN | NL | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5.79 | 3.84 (-51%) | 0.0 |
| 1981 | KCA | AL | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 8.69 | 3.58 (-143%) | -1166.6 |
| 1981 | TOR | AL | 2 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 62 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 4.31 | 3.58 (-20%) | -1929.7 |
| 1982 | DET | AL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6.75 | — | 0.0 |
| 1983 | DET | AL | 9 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 157.2 | 110 | 55 | 71 | 129 | 3.14 | 3.87 (+19%) | -1095.9 |
| 1984 | DET | AL | 11 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 168.1 | 146 | 65 | 79 | 118 | 3.48 | 3.81 (+9%) | -561.6 |
| 1985 | DET | AL | 5 | 6 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.0 | 96 | 59 | 48 | 82 | 5.59 | 3.89 (-44%) | -603.3 |
| 1986 | SFN | NL | 2 | 3 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 73.1 | 64 | 22 | 44 | 72 | 2.70 | 3.97 (+32%) | 1068.6 |
| 1987 | MIN | AL | 8 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 112.0 | 100 | 49 | 47 | 110 | 3.94 | 4.29 (+8%) | 2770.3 |
| 1988 | MIN | AL | 8 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 74 | 44 | 61 | 99 | 3.96 | 3.73 (-6%) | 445.6 |
| 1989 | MIN | AL | 9 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 106.0 | 96 | 41 | 47 | 93 | 3.48 | 3.71 (+6%) | -89.2 |
| 1990 | MIN | AL | 8 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.1 | 85 | 38 | 58 | 77 | 3.41 | 3.86 (+12%) | -933.8 |
| 1991 | ATL | NL | 0 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 64.1 | 43 | 16 | 20 | 53 | 2.24 | 3.91 (+43%) | 1010.8 |
| 1992 | ATL | NL | 3 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.1 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 5.13 | 3.75 (-37%) | -1798.1 |
| 1992 | KCA | AL | 1 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 | 42 | 28 | 20 | 26 | 5.64 | 3.75 (-51%) | -175.4 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 67 | 62 | 490 | 95 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 1,205.1 | 1,034 | 522 | 604 | 975 | 3.90 | — | -2,923 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 | 0 |
Career AVG .083 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 67.8% below league average.
Career OBP .154 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 52.5% below league average.
Career SLG .083 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 78.5% below league average.
Career OPS .237 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 66.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NYN | NL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1979 | NYN | NL | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .143 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1980 | NYN | NL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1981 | KCA | AL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1981 | TOR | AL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1982 | DET | AL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1983 | DET | AL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1984 | DET | AL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1985 | DET | AL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1986 | SFN | NL | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1987 | MIN | AL | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1988 | MIN | AL | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1989 | MIN | AL | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1990 | MIN | AL | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1991 | ATL | NL | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1992 | ATL | NL | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1992 | KCA | AL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 490 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .083 | — | — | — | — | 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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (980 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 250 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Away | 240 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 250 | 658.0 | 569 | 279 | 306 | 556 | 3.82 |
| Away | 240 | 547.1 | 465 | 243 | 298 | 419 | 4.00 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-10-04 | KCR | MIN | — | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992-10-01 | KCR | LAA | — | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992-09-23 | KCR | SEA | — | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992-09-20 | KCR | NYY | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-09-15 | KCR | BAL | — | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992-09-09 | KCR | TOR | — | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992-09-05 | KCR | CHW | L | 1.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992-09-02 | KCR | TEX | — | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992-08-29 | KCR | DET | L | 3.2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 1992-08-23 | KCR | CHW | — | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NYN | P | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYN | P | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYN | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | KCA | P | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | TOR | P | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | DET | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | DET | P | 37 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 1984 | DET | P | 31 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | DET | P | 31 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 1986 | SFN | P | 46 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIN | P | 47 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIN | P | 57 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | MIN | P | 56 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 | MIN | P | 51 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATL | P | 49 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | ATL | P | 28 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | KCA | P | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 490 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Player of the Week | Week of 1986-06-20 |
Salary History
Juan Berenguer's recorded salaries total $4,712,500 over 8 seasons, 1985 to 1992. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Berenguer's career ran from 1978 to 1992. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | ATL | NL | $1,200,000 |
| 1991 | ATL | NL | $900,000 |
| 1990 | MIN | AL | $750,000 |
| 1989 | MIN | AL | $625,000 |
| 1988 | MIN | AL | $500,000 |
| 1987 | MIN | AL | $152,500 |
| 1986 | SFN | NL | $345,000 |
| 1985 | DET | AL | $240,000 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $4,712,500 | ||
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Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
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Juan Berenguer: the record in brief
Between the debut on August 17, 1978 and the final game on October 4, 1992, Juan Berenguer built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the New York Mets (1978 to 1980), the Kansas City Royals (1981 through 1992), the Toronto Blue Jays (1981), the Detroit Tigers (1982 to 1985), the San Francisco Giants (1986), the Minnesota Twins (1987 to 1990), and the Atlanta Braves (1991 through 1992). Born on November 30, 1954, in Aguadulce, Coclé, Panama, Berenguer is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 186 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. Juan Berenguer was the playing name; the full given name is Juan Bautista.
Berenguer pitched in 490 games, starting 95, and finished with a 67-62 record and 3.90 ERA. The same table counts 975 strikeouts and 32 saves. Berenguer's 3.90 ERA was close to the 3.86 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 11, in 1984. Berenguer struck out 129 batters in 1983, a career high.
Frequently Asked Questions about Juan Berenguer
- What years did Juan Berenguer play?
- Juan Berenguer played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1992.
- Was Juan Berenguer a pitcher?
- Yes. Juan Berenguer pitched in the major leagues, recording 67 wins and 975 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Juan Berenguer hit?
- Juan Berenguer hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
- What teams did Juan Berenguer play for?
- Juan Berenguer played for 7 teams: the New York Mets (1978–1980), the Kansas City Royals (1981, 1992), the Toronto Blue Jays (1981), the Detroit Tigers (1982–1985), the San Francisco Giants (1986), the Minnesota Twins (1987–1990), and the Atlanta Braves (1991–1992).
- What were Juan Berenguer's career stats?
- In 490 games, Juan Berenguer went 67-62 with a 3.90 ERA, 975 strikeouts, 1,205.1 innings pitched, and 32 saves.
- How much did Juan Berenguer earn in his career?
- Juan Berenguer's recorded salaries total $4,712,500 over 8 seasons, 1985 to 1992. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Berenguer's career ran from 1978 to 1992. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
- What was Juan Berenguer's salary?
- Juan Berenguer's last recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 1992. His highest recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 1992, and his lowest was $152,500, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1992.
- What position did Juan Berenguer play?
- Juan Berenguer played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Juan Berenguer and how much did he weigh?
- Juan Berenguer was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 186 pounds.
- What was Juan Berenguer's career ERA?
- Juan Berenguer finished with a 3.90 career ERA, going 67-62 with 975 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Juan Berenguer have?
- Juan Berenguer recorded 975 career strikeouts.
- Is Juan Berenguer in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Juan Berenguer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.