What years did Kiko Calero play?

Kiko Calero played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2009.

Was Kiko Calero a pitcher?

Yes. Kiko Calero pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 324 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Kiko Calero hit?

Kiko Calero hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Kiko Calero play for?

Kiko Calero played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (2003–2004), the Oakland Athletics (2005–2008), and the Florida Marlins (2009).

What were Kiko Calero's career stats?

In 313 games, Kiko Calero went 14-12 with a 3.24 ERA, 324 strikeouts, 302.2 innings pitched, and 7 saves.

What was Kiko Calero's salary?

Kiko Calero's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $1,600,000, in 2007, and his lowest was $330,000, in 2005. The Salary History table lists each season from 2005 to 2009.

What position did Kiko Calero play?

Kiko Calero played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Kiko Calero and how much did he weigh?

Kiko Calero was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 180 pounds.

What was Kiko Calero's career ERA?

Kiko Calero finished with a 3.24 career ERA, going 14-12 with 324 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Kiko Calero have?

Kiko Calero recorded 324 career strikeouts.

Is Kiko Calero in the Hall of Fame?

No. Kiko Calero has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Kiko Calero

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2009)

Kiko Calero was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2009 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Athletics, and the Florida Marlins, a span of 7 seasons. Across 313 career appearances, he went 14-12 with a 3.24 ERA and 324 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8242.1.

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 15, 2026

W–L 14–12

ERA 3.24

WHIP 1.20

SO 324

Pitcher PIV 8242.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 1/9/1975 in Santurce, P.R.
MLB Debut: 2003-04-02
Last Game: 2009-10-04

Full name: Enrique Nomar Calero

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Career Pitching Statistics

Kiko Calero — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
14	12	313	1	0	0	7	302.2	236	109	24	126	324	3.24	8242.1

Career ERA 3.24 vs. league average 4.40 across their career seasons — 26.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Kiko Calero — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2003	SLN	NL	1	1	26	1	1	38.1	29	12	20	51	2.82	4.40 (+36%)	666.4
2004	SLN	NL	3	1	41	0	2	45.1	27	14	10	47	2.78	4.46 (+38%)	1518.2
2005	OAK	AL	4	1	58	0	1	55.2	45	20	18	52	3.23	4.29 (+25%)	1005.1
2006	OAK	AL	3	2	70	0	2	58.0	50	22	24	67	3.41	4.53 (+25%)	2278.0
2007	OAK	AL	1	5	46	0	1	40.2	46	26	21	31	5.75	4.47 (-29%)	104.9
2008	OAK	AL	0	0	5	0	0	4.2	3	2	3	7	3.86	—	0.0
2009	FLO	NL	2	2	67	0	0	60.0	36	13	30	69	1.95	4.32 (+55%)	2669.6
Career · 7 seasons			14	12	313	1	7	302.2	236	109	126	324	3.24	—	8,242

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

Kiko Calero — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
313	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 37.2% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 50.1% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — 60.6% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — 55.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kiko Calero — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2003	SLN	NL	26	4	1	1	1	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	SLN	NL	41	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	OAK	AL	58	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	OAK	AL	70	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	OAK	AL	46	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	OAK	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	FLO	NL	67	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			313	6	1	1	1	2	.167	—	—	—	—	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

Kiko Calero — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Kiko Calero — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2006	ALCS	OAK	3	.000
2006	ALDS2	OAK	1	.000
2004	NLCS	SLN	5	.000
2004	NLDS1	SLN	1	.000
2004	WS	SLN	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Kiko Calero — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	12	0	0	12.1	13	5	7	11	3.65

Playoff Pitching by Year

Kiko Calero — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2006	ALCS	OAK	0	3	2.0	3	0	1	1	0.00
2006	ALDS2	OAK	1	1	1.0	0	0	1	1	0.00
2004	NLCS	SLN	0	5	7.0	8	3	1	7	3.86
2004	NLDS1	SLN	0	1	1.0	0	0	0	2	0.00
2004	WS	SLN	0	2	1.1	2	2	4	0	13.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Kiko Calero — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	150	3	1	1	0	1	.333
Away	163	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Kiko Calero — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	150	149.0	117	58	59	158	3.50
Away	163	153.2	119	51	67	166	2.99

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Kiko Calero — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2009-10-04	MIA	PHI	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1
2009-10-02	MIA	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2009-09-28	MIA	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	3	0
2009-09-23	MIA	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
2009-09-18	MIA	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-09-16	MIA	STL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1
2009-09-13	MIA	WAS	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	2
2009-09-10	MIA	NYN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
2009-09-06	MIA	WAS	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0
2009-09-04	MIA	WAS	—	1.0	1	0	0	2	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kiko Calero — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	313	1	12	36	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kiko Calero — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2003	SLN	P	26	1	2	3	0	0
2004	SLN	P	41	0	2	9	0	0
2005	OAK	P	58	0	2	5	0	0
2006	OAK	P	70	0	1	5	1	0
2007	OAK	P	46	0	1	4	0	2
2008	OAK	P	5	0	0	0	0	0
2009	FLO	P	67	0	4	10	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Kiko Calero — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	313

Salary History

Kiko Calero's recorded salaries total $4,280,000 over 5 seasons, 2005 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Calero's career ran from 2003 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 2003 and 2004.

Kiko Calero — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	FLO	NL	$500,000
2008	OAK	AL	$1,000,000
2007	OAK	AL	$1,600,000
2006	OAK	AL	$850,000
2005	OAK	AL	$330,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$4,280,000

College History

Kiko Calero — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Miami-Dade College - Kendall Campus	Miami	FL	1994
St. Thomas University	Miami Gardens	FL	1995, 1996

Kiko Calero: the record in brief

Kiko Calero's major league career runs from a debut on April 2, 2003 to a final game on October 4, 2009. Calero played for the St. Louis Cardinals (2003 to 2004), the Oakland Athletics (2005 to 2008), and the Florida Marlins (2009). Calero is listed as a pitcher at 180 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Calero batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is January 9, 1975, in Santurce, P.R. Kiko Calero was the playing name; the full given name is Enrique Nomar.

Calero pitched in 313 games, starting 1, and finished with a 14-12 record and 3.24 ERA. The totals include 324 strikeouts. Against a 4.40 league ERA for the same years, Calero was 26.3% better. Calero struck out 69 batters in 2009, a career high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.95 in 2009, when the league's was 4.32. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 8,242.1 for Calero's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kiko Calero

What years did Kiko Calero play?: Kiko Calero played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2009.
Was Kiko Calero a pitcher?: Yes. Kiko Calero pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 324 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kiko Calero hit?: Kiko Calero hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Kiko Calero play for?: Kiko Calero played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (2003–2004), the Oakland Athletics (2005–2008), and the Florida Marlins (2009).
What were Kiko Calero's career stats?: In 313 games, Kiko Calero went 14-12 with a 3.24 ERA, 324 strikeouts, 302.2 innings pitched, and 7 saves.
How much did Kiko Calero earn in his career?: Kiko Calero's recorded salaries total $4,280,000 over 5 seasons, 2005 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Calero's career ran from 2003 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 2003 and 2004.
What was Kiko Calero's salary?: Kiko Calero's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $1,600,000, in 2007, and his lowest was $330,000, in 2005. The Salary History table lists each season from 2005 to 2009.
What position did Kiko Calero play?: Kiko Calero played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Kiko Calero and how much did he weigh?: Kiko Calero was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 180 pounds.
What was Kiko Calero's career ERA?: Kiko Calero finished with a 3.24 career ERA, going 14-12 with 324 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Kiko Calero have?: Kiko Calero recorded 324 career strikeouts.
Is Kiko Calero in the Hall of Fame?: No. Kiko Calero has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.