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.

What teams did Giovanni Carrara play for?

Giovanni Carrara played for 5 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1995–1996), the Cincinnati Reds (1996–1997), the Colorado Rockies (2000), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2001–2002, 2004–2006), and the Seattle Mariners (2003).

What were Giovanni Carrara's career stats?

In 313 games, Giovanni Carrara went 29-18 with a 4.69 ERA, 338 strikeouts, 472.1 innings pitched, and 4 saves.

What was Giovanni Carrara's salary?

Giovanni Carrara's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $500,000, in 2005, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1995. The Salary History table lists each season from 1995 to 2005.

What position did Giovanni Carrara play?

Giovanni Carrara played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Giovanni Carrara and how much did he weigh?

Giovanni Carrara was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 225 pounds.

What was Giovanni Carrara's career ERA?

Giovanni Carrara finished with a 4.69 career ERA, going 29-18 with 338 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Giovanni Carrara have?

Giovanni Carrara recorded 338 career strikeouts.

Is Giovanni Carrara in the Hall of Fame?

No. Giovanni Carrara has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Giovanni Carrara

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

Giovanni Carrara was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2006 for 5 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 12 seasons. Across 313 career appearances, he went 29-18 with a 4.69 ERA and 338 strikeouts.

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 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

Giovanni Carrara — 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	472.1	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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Giovanni Carrara Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	48.2	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	10.1	14	9	6	5	7.84	4.39 (-79%)	-1169.3
2000	COL	NL	0	1	8	0	0	0	13.1	21	19	11	15	12.82	4.77 (-169%)	-1229.9
2001	LAN	NL	6	1	47	3	0	0	85.1	73	30	24	70	3.16	4.42 (+28%)	655.5
2002	LAN	NL	6	3	63	1	0	1	90.2	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	53.2	46	13	20	48	2.18	4.46 (+51%)	2425.5
2005	LAN	NL	7	4	72	0	0	0	75.2	65	33	38	56	3.93	4.29 (+9%)	-45.8
2006	LAN	NL	0	1	25	0	0	1	27.2	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

Giovanni Carrara — 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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Giovanni Carrara Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Giovanni Carrara — 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

Giovanni Carrara — 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

Giovanni Carrara — 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

Giovanni Carrara — 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

Giovanni Carrara — 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

Giovanni Carrara — 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

Giovanni Carrara — 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

Giovanni Carrara — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	313	18	33	75	2	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Giovanni Carrara — 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

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Giovanni Carrara Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	313

Salary History

Giovanni Carrara's recorded salaries total $1,484,000 over 5 seasons, 1995 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Carrara's career ran from 1995 to 2006. No salary is recorded for 5 of his seasons between 1985 and 2016.

Giovanni Carrara — 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 recorded salary (partial)			$1,484,000

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Giovanni Carrara: the record in brief

July 29, 1995 and September 23, 2006 bracket Giovanni Carrara's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Toronto Blue Jays (1995 through 1996), the Cincinnati Reds (1996 to 1997), the Colorado Rockies (2000), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2001 to 2006), and the Seattle Mariners (2003). At 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds, Carrara is listed as a pitcher. Carrara threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is March 4, 1968, in El Tigre, Anzoátegui, Venezuela.

Carrara pitched in 313 games, starting 18, and finished with a 29-18 record and 4.69 ERA. Carrara had 338 strikeouts. Against a 4.46 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.69 mark was 5.1% worse. Carrara won 7 games in 2005, the most of any season listed. 2001 produced Carrara's most strikeouts, 70. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.16 in 2001, when the league's was 4.42.

Carrara made 3 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 9.00 ERA. Those appearances came in 2004.

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.
What teams did Giovanni Carrara play for?: Giovanni Carrara played for 5 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1995–1996), the Cincinnati Reds (1996–1997), the Colorado Rockies (2000), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2001–2002, 2004–2006), and the Seattle Mariners (2003).
What were Giovanni Carrara's career stats?: In 313 games, Giovanni Carrara went 29-18 with a 4.69 ERA, 338 strikeouts, 472.1 innings pitched, and 4 saves.
How much did Giovanni Carrara earn in his career?: Giovanni Carrara's recorded salaries total $1,484,000 over 5 seasons, 1995 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Carrara's career ran from 1995 to 2006. No salary is recorded for 5 of his seasons between 1985 and 2016.
What was Giovanni Carrara's salary?: Giovanni Carrara's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $500,000, in 2005, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1995. The Salary History table lists each season from 1995 to 2005.
What position did Giovanni Carrara play?: Giovanni Carrara played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Giovanni Carrara and how much did he weigh?: Giovanni Carrara was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 225 pounds.
What was Giovanni Carrara's career ERA?: Giovanni Carrara finished with a 4.69 career ERA, going 29-18 with 338 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Giovanni Carrara have?: Giovanni Carrara recorded 338 career strikeouts.
Is Giovanni Carrara in the Hall of Fame?: No. Giovanni Carrara has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.