What years did Carlos Carrasco play?

Carlos Carrasco played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2026.

Was Carlos Carrasco a pitcher?

Yes. Carlos Carrasco pitched in the major leagues, recording 112 wins and 1703 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Carlos Carrasco hit?

Carlos Carrasco hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was Carlos Carrasco's career batting average?

Carlos Carrasco batted .065 over his career, with 2 hits in 31 at bats.

How many RBI did Carlos Carrasco have?

Carlos Carrasco drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Carlos Carrasco's career ERA?

Carlos Carrasco finished with a 4.24 career ERA, going 112-105 with 1,703 strikeouts.

Carlos Carrasco

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2026)

Carlos Carrasco is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2009 for 4 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 18 seasons. Across 343 career appearances, he has gone 112-105 with a 4.24 ERA and 1,703 strikeouts. Carlos Carrasco is a Roberto Clemente Award. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 16021.7.

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 12, 2026

Active Player

W–L 112–105

ERA 4.24

WHIP 1.27

SO 1,703

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 16021.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 219 lb
Born: 3/21/1987 in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 2009-09-01
Awards: Roberto Clemente Award

Full name: Carlos Luis Carrasco

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Career Pitching Statistics

Carlos Carrasco — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
112	105	343	286	11	4	2	1704.0	1,694	803	224	471	1,703	4.24	16021.7

Career ERA 4.24 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Carlos Carrasco Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	CLE	AL	0	4	5	5	0	0	0	22.1	40	22	11	11	8.87	4.32 (-105%)	-1541.2
2010	CLE	AL	2	2	7	7	1	0	0	44.2	47	19	14	38	3.83	4.08 (+6%)	-57.5
2011	CLE	AL	8	9	21	21	1	0	0	124.2	130	64	40	85	4.62	3.94 (-17%)	-1066.9
2013	CLE	AL	1	4	15	7	0	0	0	46.2	64	35	18	30	6.75	3.87 (-75%)	-271.1
2014	CLE	AL	8	7	40	14	1	1	1	134.0	103	38	29	140	2.55	3.74 (+32%)	4483.4
2015	CLE	AL	14	12	30	30	3	1	0	183.2	154	74	43	216	3.63	3.96 (+8%)	5346.1
2016	CLE	AL	11	8	25	25	1	1	0	146.1	134	54	34	150	3.32	4.19 (+21%)	1768.6
2017	CLE	AL	18	6	32	32	1	0	0	200.0	173	73	46	226	3.29	4.36 (+25%)	6535.1
2018	CLE	AL	17	10	32	30	2	0	0	192.0	173	72	43	231	3.38	4.15 (+19%)	6022.4
2019	CLE	AL	6	7	23	12	1	1	1	80.0	92	47	16	96	5.29	4.51 (-17%)	184.9
2020	CLE	AL	3	4	12	12	0	0	0	68.0	55	22	27	82	2.91	4.45 (+35%)	1490.7
2021	NYN	NL	1	5	12	12	0	0	0	53.2	59	36	18	50	6.04	4.27 (-42%)	-1280.2
2022	NYN	NL	15	7	29	29	0	0	0	152.0	161	67	41	152	3.97	3.97 (avg)	1704.1
2023	NYN	NL	3	8	20	20	0	0	0	90.0	115	68	38	66	6.80	4.33 (-57%)	-3427.5
2024	CLE	AL	3	10	21	21	0	0	0	103.2	112	65	33	89	5.64	4.08 (-38%)	-2212.4
2025	NYA	AL	2	2	8	6	0	0	0	32.0	39	21	10	25	5.91	4.16 (-42%)	-956.3
2025	ATL	NL	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	13.2	22	15	7	9	9.88	4.16 (-138%)	-700.4
2026	ATL	NL	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	16.2	21	11	3	7	5.94	4.18 (-42%)	-
Career · 18 seasons			112	105	343	286	11	4	2	1,704.0	1,694	803	471	1,703	4.24	—	16,022

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

Carlos Carrasco — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
335	31	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	.065	.094	.065	.158	0

Career AVG .065 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 74.3% below league average.

Career OBP .094 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 70.6% below league average.

Career SLG .065 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 84.2% below league average.

Career OPS .158 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 78.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Carlos Carrasco Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	CLE	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	CLE	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	CLE	AL	21	5	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CLE	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	CLE	AL	40	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CLE	AL	30	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CLE	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CLE	AL	32	4	1	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	CLE	AL	32	4	0	1	1	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	CLE	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	CLE	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	NYN	NL	12	15	0	0	0	0	10	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	NYN	NL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	NYN	NL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	CLE	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	NYA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	ATL	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			335	31	1	2	1	1	18	.065	—	—	—	—	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

Carlos Carrasco — 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

Carlos Carrasco — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2020	ALWC2	CLE	1	.000
2018	ALDS2	CLE	1	.000
2017	ALDS1	CLE	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Carlos Carrasco — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	3	3	0	14.0	11	6	7	16	3.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Carlos Carrasco — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2020	ALWC2	CLE	0	1	1	3.0	2	4	3	6	12.00
2018	ALDS2	CLE	1	1	1	5.1	6	2	1	3	3.38
2017	ALDS1	CLE	0	1	1	5.2	3	0	3	7	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Carlos Carrasco — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	170	7	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	165	24	1	2	0	1	.083

Pitching — Home / Away

Carlos Carrasco — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	170	845.1	883	428	251	848	4.56
Away	165	842.0	790	364	217	848	3.89

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Carlos Carrasco — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-08-13	ATL	NYN	—	2.0	6	6	6	3	2	1
2025-08-07	ATL	MIA	—	5.2	9	6	6	2	2	1
2025-07-31	ATL	CIN	—	6.0	7	3	3	2	5	1
2025-05-04	NYY	TBR	—	3.0	5	2	2	1	3	0
2025-04-30	NYY	BAL	L	3.1	8	4	4	0	5	2
2025-04-25	NYY	TOR	—	5.0	3	0	0	2	2	0
2025-04-19	NYY	TBR	—	4.0	6	4	4	2	1	0
2025-04-14	NYY	KCR	W	5.0	1	1	1	2	4	1
2025-04-08	NYY	DET	L	4.1	6	4	4	1	3	3
2025-04-03	NYY	AZ	W	5.1	5	3	3	2	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Carlos Carrasco — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	335	286	96	178	10	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Carlos Carrasco — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	CLE	P	5	5	1	7	1	0
2010	CLE	P	7	7	3	5	0	0
2011	CLE	P	21	21	4	15	0	0
2013	CLE	P	15	7	3	7	2	0
2014	CLE	P	40	14	10	14	2	2
2015	CLE	P	30	30	8	14	0	1
2016	CLE	P	25	25	6	22	0	0
2017	CLE	P	32	32	4	17	0	1
2018	CLE	P	32	30	8	18	0	5
2019	CLE	P	23	12	5	6	0	0
2020	CLE	P	12	12	2	6	1	1
2021	NYN	P	12	12	5	6	1	1
2022	NYN	P	29	29	15	18	1	3
2023	NYN	P	20	20	11	10	1	0
2024	CLE	P	21	21	9	9	1	0
2025	NYA	P	8	6	2	3	0	1
2025	ATL	P	3	3	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Carlos Carrasco Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	335

Awards & Honors

Carlos Carrasco — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2020	MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2020	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2019	Comeback Player of the Year
2019	Roberto Clemente Award

Salary History

Carlos Carrasco — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CLE	AL	$4,500,000
2015	CLE	AL	$2,337,500
2014	CLE	AL	$504,700
2013	CLE	AL	$490,000
2012	CLE	AL	$488,500
2011	CLE	AL	$415,800
Total Career Earnings			$8,736,500

Award Voting History

Carlos Carrasco — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2017	Cy Young Award	AL	4th	43.0	210	0
2015	Cy Young Award	AL	13th	2.0	210	0

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Carlos Carrasco: the record in brief

Carlos Carrasco's major league record starts with the debut on September 1, 2009 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. The season rows list, in order, the Cleveland Indians (2009 to 2020), the New York Mets (2021 to 2023), the Cleveland Guardians (2024), the New York Yankees (2025), and the Atlanta Braves (2025). Carrasco, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6-foot-4 and 219 pounds. Carrasco was born on March 21, 1987, in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela. Carlos Carrasco was the playing name; the full given name is Carlos Luis.

Across 343 games (286 starts), Carrasco has recorded 112 wins against 105 losses with a 4.24 ERA. The same table counts 1,703 strikeouts and 11 complete games. Carrasco's 4.24 ERA was close to the 4.14 league figure for those seasons. Carrasco won 18 games in 2017, the most of any season listed. Carrasco struck out 231 batters in 2018, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Carlos Carrasco

What years did Carlos Carrasco play?: Carlos Carrasco played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2026.
Was Carlos Carrasco a pitcher?: Yes. Carlos Carrasco pitched in the major leagues, recording 112 wins and 1703 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Carlos Carrasco hit?: Carlos Carrasco hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Carlos Carrasco's career batting average?: Carlos Carrasco batted .065 over his career, with 2 hits in 31 at bats.
How many RBI did Carlos Carrasco have?: Carlos Carrasco drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Carlos Carrasco's career ERA?: Carlos Carrasco finished with a 4.24 career ERA, going 112-105 with 1,703 strikeouts.