What years did Giovanni Carrara play?

Giovanni Carrara played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2006.

Was Giovanni Carrara a pitcher?

Yes. Giovanni Carrara pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 338 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Giovanni Carrara hit?

Giovanni Carrara hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

Giovanni Carrara

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2006)

W–L 29–18

ERA 4.69

WHIP 1.46

SO 338

Pitcher PIV -7802.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 225 lb
Born: 3/4/1968 in El Tigre, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 1995-07-29
Last Game: 2006-09-23

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
29	18	313	18	1	0	4	472.3	487	246	74	202	338	4.69	-7802.3

Career ERA 4.69 vs. league average 4.46 across their career seasons — 5.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1995	TOR	AL	2	4	12	7	1	0	48.7	64	39	25	27	7.21	4.45 (-62%)	-2210.2
1996	TOR	AL	0	1	11	0	0	0	15.0	23	19	12	10	11.40	4.61 (-147%)	-1485.2
1996	CIN	NL	1	0	8	5	0	0	23.0	31	15	13	13	5.87	4.61 (-27%)	-1597.4
1997	CIN	NL	0	1	2	2	0	0	10.3	14	9	6	5	7.84	4.39 (-79%)	-1169.3
2000	COL	NL	0	1	8	0	0	0	13.3	21	19	11	15	12.82	4.77 (-169%)	-1229.9
2001	LAN	NL	6	1	47	3	0	0	85.3	73	30	24	70	3.16	4.42 (+28%)	655.5
2002	LAN	NL	6	3	63	1	0	1	90.7	83	33	32	56	3.28	4.28 (+23%)	-1617.1
2003	SEA	AL	2	0	23	0	0	0	29.0	40	22	14	13	6.83	4.40 (-55%)	-1508.1
2004	LAN	NL	5	2	42	0	0	2	53.7	46	13	20	48	2.18	4.46 (+51%)	2425.5
2005	LAN	NL	7	4	72	0	0	0	75.7	65	33	38	56	3.93	4.29 (+9%)	-45.8
2006	LAN	NL	0	1	25	0	0	1	27.7	27	14	7	25	4.55	4.53 (-1%)	-20.4
Career · 11 seasons			29	18	313	18	1	4	472.1	487	246	202	338	4.69	—	-7,802

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
313	31	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	.097	.125	.097	.222	0

Career AVG .097 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 63.7% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 62.8% below league average.

Career SLG .097 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 77.2% below league average.

Career OPS .222 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 70.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	TOR	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	TOR	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CIN	NL	8	7	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CIN	NL	2	2	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	COL	NL	8	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	LAN	NL	47	12	1	3	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	LAN	NL	63	6	0	0	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SEA	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	LAN	NL	42	2	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	LAN	NL	72	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	LAN	NL	25	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			313	31	2	3	1	11	.097	—	—	—	—	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
3	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
2004	NLDS1	LAN	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
0	0	3	0	0	2.0	4	2	1	1	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2004	NLDS1	LAN	0	0	3	0	0	2.0	4	2	1	1	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	163	17	0	2	0	0	.118
Away	150	14	2	1	0	0	.071

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	163	252.0	267	140	115	191	5.00
Away	150	220.1	220	106	87	147	4.33

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-09-23	LAD	AZ	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006-09-19	LAD	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2006-09-16	LAD	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2006-09-04	LAD	MIL	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006-08-25	LAD	AZ	—	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0
2006-08-23	LAD	SDP	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
2006-08-18	LAD	SFG	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2006-08-16	LAD	MIA	—	1.0	3	5	5	2	0	2
2006-08-14	LAD	MIA	SV	2.0	3	1	1	0	3	1
2006-08-12	LAD	SFG	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	313	18	33	75	2	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	TOR	P	12	7	1	3	0	0
1996	TOR	P	11	0	0	1	0	0
1996	CIN	P	8	5	2	3	0	0
1997	CIN	P	2	2	0	3	0	0
2000	COL	P	8	0	3	0	0	0
2001	LAN	P	47	3	5	10	0	1
2002	LAN	P	63	1	8	18	0	1
2003	SEA	P	23	0	4	4	0	1
2004	LAN	P	42	0	4	11	0	2
2005	LAN	P	72	0	4	20	2	3
2006	LAN	P	25	0	2	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	313

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2005	LAN	NL	$500,000
2003	SEA	AL	$400,000
2002	LAN	NL	$360,000
1996	TOR	AL	$115,000
1995	TOR	AL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,484,000

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Frequently Asked Questions about Giovanni Carrara

What years did Giovanni Carrara play?: Giovanni Carrara played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2006.
Was Giovanni Carrara a pitcher?: Yes. Giovanni Carrara pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 338 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Giovanni Carrara hit?: Giovanni Carrara hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.