What years did Luis Cessa play?

Luis Cessa played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2023.

Was Luis Cessa a pitcher?

Yes. Luis Cessa pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 331 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Luis Cessa hit?

Luis Cessa hit 0 career home runs.

What was Luis Cessa's career batting average?

Luis Cessa batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Luis Cessa's career ERA?

Luis Cessa finished with a 4.43 career ERA, going 17-22 with 331 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Luis Cessa have?

Luis Cessa recorded 331 career strikeouts.

Luis Cessa

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2016-2023)

Luis Cessa was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2023 for the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 8 seasons. Across 208 career appearances, he went 17-22 with a 4.43 ERA and 331 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 12, 2026

W–L 17–22

ERA 4.43

WHIP 1.33

SO 331

Pitcher PIV -4846.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 208 lb
Born: 4/25/1992 in Cordoba, Veracruz, México
MLB Debut: 2016-04-08

Full name: Luis Enrique Cessa

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Career Pitching Statistics

Luis Cessa — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	22	208	35	0	0	4	425.0	423	209	66	141	331	4.43	-4846.8

Career ERA 4.43 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Luis Cessa Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2016	NYA	AL	4	4	17	9	0	70.1	64	34	14	46	4.35	4.19 (-4%)	-2340.5
2017	NYA	AL	0	3	10	5	0	36.0	36	19	17	30	4.75	4.36 (-9%)	-1194.7
2018	NYA	AL	1	4	16	5	2	44.2	51	26	13	39	5.24	4.15 (-26%)	457.7
2019	NYA	AL	2	1	43	0	1	81.0	75	37	31	75	4.11	4.51 (+9%)	-735.8
2020	NYA	AL	0	0	16	0	1	21.2	20	8	7	17	3.32	4.45 (+25%)	360.1
2021	NYA	AL	3	1	29	0	0	38.1	31	12	17	31	2.82	4.27 (+34%)	680.2
2021	CIN	NL	2	1	24	0	0	26.1	24	6	2	23	2.05	4.27 (+52%)	750.2
2022	CIN	NL	4	4	46	10	0	80.2	76	41	28	59	4.57	3.97 (-15%)	-2123.9
2023	CIN	NL	1	4	7	6	0	26.0	46	26	12	11	9.00	4.33 (-108%)	-700.2
Career · 9 seasons			17	22	208	35	4	425.0	423	209	141	331	4.43	—	-4,847

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

Luis Cessa — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
208	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Luis Cessa Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2016	NYA	AL	17	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	NYA	AL	10	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	NYA	AL	16	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	NYA	AL	43	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	NYA	AL	16	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	NYA	AL	29	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	CIN	NL	24	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	CIN	NL	46	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	CIN	NL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			208	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Luis Cessa — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Luis Cessa — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2020	ALDS1	NYA	2	.000
2020	ALWC2	NYA	1	.000
2019	ALCS	NYA	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Luis Cessa — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	0	8.0	5	2	3	7	2.25

Playoff Pitching by Year

Luis Cessa — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2020	ALDS1	NYA	2	2.0	1	1	2	2	4.50
2020	ALWC2	NYA	1	2.0	2	1	1	1	4.50
2019	ALCS	NYA	2	4.0	2	0	0	4	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Luis Cessa — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	101	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	107	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Luis Cessa — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	101	203.0	197	109	69	171	4.83
Away	107	222.0	226	100	72	160	4.05

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Luis Cessa — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2023-05-07	CIN	CHW	—	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0
2023-05-03	CIN	SDP	L	3.1	4	3	3	3	2	0
2023-04-28	CIN	OAK	W	5.0	8	3	3	1	2	0
2023-04-22	CIN	PIT	L	4.2	6	2	2	0	4	0
2023-04-16	CIN	PHI	L	3.0	14	11	11	3	0	1
2023-04-11	CIN	ATL	L	3.2	7	5	5	2	1	2
2023-04-04	CIN	CHC	—	5.1	4	2	2	3	2	0
2022-10-04	CIN	CHC	—	5.0	1	1	1	1	4	1
2022-09-28	CIN	PIT	—	6.0	6	3	3	2	2	0
2022-09-23	CIN	MIL	L	4.2	6	3	2	4	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Luis Cessa — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	208	35	31	50	3	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Luis Cessa — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2016	NYA	P	17	9	1	11	1	0
2017	NYA	P	10	5	4	5	0	0
2018	NYA	P	16	5	3	4	1	0
2019	NYA	P	43	0	2	9	0	1
2020	NYA	P	16	0	4	2	0	0
2021	NYA	P	29	0	4	3	0	0
2021	CIN	P	24	0	3	4	0	0
2022	CIN	P	46	10	9	11	1	2
2023	CIN	P	7	6	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Luis Cessa Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	208

Salary History

Luis Cessa — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	NYA	AL	$507,500
Total Career Earnings			$507,500

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Luis Cessa: the record in brief

Luis Cessa's entire major league record comes from the period beginning April 8, 2016. Club by club, the record runs the New York Yankees (2016 through 2021) and the Cincinnati Reds (2021 to 2023). Born on April 25, 1992, in Cordoba, Veracruz, México, Cessa is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Cessa's listed size is 208 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. The given name on file is Luis Enrique Cessa.

Across 208 games (35 starts), Cessa recorded 17 wins against 22 losses with a 4.43 ERA. The totals include 331 strikeouts. Cessa's 4.43 ERA was close to the 4.26 league figure for those seasons. Cessa struck out 75 batters in 2019, a career high. 2019 was Cessa's sharpest full season, a 4.11 ERA against the league's 4.51.

Cessa appears at one position only: pitcher, in 208 games. The fielding table credits Cessa with 31 putouts, 50 assists and 3 errors on the mound.

The playoff pitching line reads 0-0, 2.25 ERA, across 5 appearances. Those appearances came in 2019 and 2020.

Frequently Asked Questions about Luis Cessa

What years did Luis Cessa play?: Luis Cessa played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2023.
Was Luis Cessa a pitcher?: Yes. Luis Cessa pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 331 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Luis Cessa hit?: Luis Cessa hit 0 career home runs.
What was Luis Cessa's career batting average?: Luis Cessa batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Luis Cessa's career ERA?: Luis Cessa finished with a 4.43 career ERA, going 17-22 with 331 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Luis Cessa have?: Luis Cessa recorded 331 career strikeouts.