What years did Hector Carrasco play?

Hector Carrasco played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2007.

Was Hector Carrasco a pitcher?

Yes. Hector Carrasco pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 662 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Hector Carrasco hit?

Hector Carrasco hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Hector Carrasco play for?

Hector Carrasco played for 7 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1994–1997), the Kansas City Royals (1997), the Minnesota Twins (1998–2001), the Boston Red Sox (2000), the Baltimore Orioles (2003), the Washington Nationals (2005), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2006–2007).

What were Hector Carrasco's career stats?

In 647 games, Hector Carrasco went 44-50 with a 4.00 ERA, 662 strikeouts, 832.1 innings pitched, and 19 saves.

What was Hector Carrasco's salary?

Hector Carrasco's last recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 2007, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2007.

What position did Hector Carrasco play?

Hector Carrasco played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Hector Carrasco and how much did he weigh?

Hector Carrasco was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 235 pounds.

What was Hector Carrasco's career ERA?

Hector Carrasco finished with a 4.00 career ERA, going 44-50 with 662 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Hector Carrasco have?

Hector Carrasco recorded 662 career strikeouts.

Is Hector Carrasco in the Hall of Fame?

No. Hector Carrasco has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Hector Carrasco

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2007)

Hector Carrasco was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2007 for 7 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 14 seasons. Across 647 career appearances, he went 44-50 with a 4.00 ERA and 662 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8553.0.

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 44–50

ERA 4.00

WHIP 1.42

SO 662

Pitcher PIV 8553.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 235 lb
Born: 10/22/1969 in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1994-04-04
Last Game: 2007-06-30

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Career Pitching Statistics

Hector Carrasco — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
44	50	647	10	0	0	19	832.1	792	370	69	387	662	4.00	8553.0

Career ERA 4.00 vs. league average 4.50 across their career seasons — 11.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Hector Carrasco Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1994	CIN	NL	5	6	45	0	6	56.1	42	14	30	41	2.24	4.51 (+50%)	626.6
1995	CIN	NL	2	7	64	0	5	87.1	86	40	46	64	4.12	4.45 (+7%)	2257.6
1996	CIN	NL	4	3	56	0	0	74.1	58	31	45	59	3.75	4.61 (+19%)	228.2
1997	CIN	NL	1	2	38	0	0	51.1	51	21	25	46	3.68	4.39 (+16%)	801.4
1997	KCA	AL	1	6	28	0	0	34.2	29	21	16	30	5.45	4.39 (-24%)	-190.5
1998	MIN	AL	4	2	63	0	1	61.2	75	30	31	46	4.38	4.43 (+1%)	600.1
1999	MIN	AL	2	3	39	0	1	49.0	48	27	18	35	4.96	4.71 (-5%)	1291.7
2000	MIN	AL	4	3	61	0	1	72.0	75	34	33	57	4.25	4.77 (+11%)	1160.6
2000	BOS	AL	1	1	8	1	0	6.2	15	7	5	7	9.45	—	0.0
2001	MIN	AL	4	3	56	0	1	73.2	77	38	30	70	4.64	4.42 (-5%)	1187.9
2003	BAL	AL	2	6	40	0	1	38.1	40	21	20	27	4.93	4.40 (-12%)	-613.8
2005	WAS	NL	5	4	64	5	2	88.1	59	20	38	75	2.04	4.29 (+53%)	1330.4
2006	LAA	AL	7	3	56	3	1	100.1	93	38	27	72	3.41	4.53 (+25%)	1440.9
2007	LAA	AL	2	1	29	1	0	38.1	44	28	23	33	6.57	4.47 (-47%)	-1567.9
Career · 14 seasons			44	50	647	10	19	832.1	792	370	387	662	4.00	—	8,553

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

Hector Carrasco — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
647	26	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	.038	.038	.038	.077	0

Career AVG .038 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 85.6% below league average.

Career OBP .038 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 88.6% below league average.

Career SLG .038 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 91.0% below league average.

Career OPS .077 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 89.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Hector Carrasco Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1994	CIN	NL	45	6	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CIN	NL	64	7	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CIN	NL	56	5	0	1	4	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CIN	NL	38	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	KCA	AL	28	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	MIN	AL	63	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	MIN	AL	39	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	MIN	AL	61	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	BOS	AL	8	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	MIN	AL	56	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	BAL	AL	40	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	WAS	NL	64	8	1	0	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	LAA	AL	56	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	LAA	AL	29	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			647	26	1	1	19	.038	—	—	—	—	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

Hector Carrasco — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Hector Carrasco — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1995	NLCS	CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Hector Carrasco — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.1	1	0	0	3	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Hector Carrasco — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1995	NLCS	CIN	0	0	1	0	0	1.1	1	0	0	3	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Hector Carrasco — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	333	12	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	314	14	1	1	0	0	.071

Pitching — Home / Away

Hector Carrasco — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	333	439.2	398	178	180	335	3.64
Away	314	392.2	394	192	207	327	4.40

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Hector Carrasco — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2007-06-30	LAA	BAL	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	1
2007-06-25	LAA	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2007-06-20	LAA	HOU	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-06-18	LAA	HOU	—	1.2	3	3	1	0	2	0
2007-06-17	LAA	LAD	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
2007-06-12	LAA	CIN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-06-10	LAA	STL	—	2.0	2	3	3	1	1	1
2007-06-09	LAA	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2007-06-08	LAA	STL	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-06-02	LAA	BAL	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Hector Carrasco — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	647	10	50	99	12	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Hector Carrasco — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1994	CIN	P	45	0	3	7	1	0
1995	CIN	P	64	0	4	9	2	1
1996	CIN	P	56	0	3	12	2	1
1997	CIN	P	38	0	2	4	1	0
1997	KCA	P	28	0	2	6	0	0
1998	MIN	P	63	0	9	6	0	0
1999	MIN	P	39	0	5	0	1	0
2000	MIN	P	61	0	2	12	0	0
2000	BOS	P	8	1	0	0	1	0
2001	MIN	P	56	0	0	5	1	0
2003	BAL	P	40	0	5	4	0	0
2005	WAS	P	64	5	5	10	0	0
2006	LAA	P	56	3	6	19	2	2
2007	LAA	P	29	1	4	5	1	2

Career Games by Position

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Hector Carrasco Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	647

Salary History

Hector Carrasco's recorded salaries total $9,339,000 over 10 seasons, 1994 to 2007. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Carrasco's career ran from 1994 to 2007. No salary is recorded for 2003 and 2005.

Hector Carrasco — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	LAA	AL	$3,000,000
2006	LAA	AL	$2,600,000
2001	MIN	AL	$400,000
2000	MIN	AL	$825,000
1999	MIN	AL	$800,000
1998	MIN	AL	$700,000
1997	KCA	AL	$560,000
1996	CIN	NL	$195,000
1995	CIN	NL	$150,000
1994	CIN	NL	$109,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$9,339,000

Award Voting History

Hector Carrasco — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1994	Rookie of the Year	NL	8th	3.0	140	0

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Hector Carrasco: the record in brief

Hector Carrasco's major league career runs from a debut on April 4, 1994 to a final game on June 30, 2007. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Reds (1994 through 1997), the Kansas City Royals (1997), the Minnesota Twins (1998 to 2001), the Boston Red Sox (2000), the Baltimore Orioles (2003), the Washington Nationals (2005), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2006 to 2007). At 6 feet, 2 inches and 235 pounds, Carrasco is listed as a pitcher. Carrasco batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Carrasco was born on October 22, 1969, in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.

Carrasco pitched in 647 games, starting 10, and finished with a 44-50 record and 4.00 ERA. Also on Carrasco's record: 662 strikeouts and 19 saves. The leagues Carrasco pitched in allowed 4.50 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 11.1% better than average. Carrasco won 7 games in 2006, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Hector Carrasco

What years did Hector Carrasco play?: Hector Carrasco played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2007.
Was Hector Carrasco a pitcher?: Yes. Hector Carrasco pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 662 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Hector Carrasco hit?: Hector Carrasco hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Hector Carrasco play for?: Hector Carrasco played for 7 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1994–1997), the Kansas City Royals (1997), the Minnesota Twins (1998–2001), the Boston Red Sox (2000), the Baltimore Orioles (2003), the Washington Nationals (2005), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2006–2007).
What were Hector Carrasco's career stats?: In 647 games, Hector Carrasco went 44-50 with a 4.00 ERA, 662 strikeouts, 832.1 innings pitched, and 19 saves.
How much did Hector Carrasco earn in his career?: Hector Carrasco's recorded salaries total $9,339,000 over 10 seasons, 1994 to 2007. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Carrasco's career ran from 1994 to 2007. No salary is recorded for 2003 and 2005.
What was Hector Carrasco's salary?: Hector Carrasco's last recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 2007, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2007.
What position did Hector Carrasco play?: Hector Carrasco played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Hector Carrasco and how much did he weigh?: Hector Carrasco was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 235 pounds.
What was Hector Carrasco's career ERA?: Hector Carrasco finished with a 4.00 career ERA, going 44-50 with 662 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Hector Carrasco have?: Hector Carrasco recorded 662 career strikeouts.
Is Hector Carrasco in the Hall of Fame?: No. Hector Carrasco has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.