Randy Choate

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2015)

Randy Choate was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2015 for 7 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 16 seasons. Across 672 career appearances, he went 16-14 with a 3.90 ERA and 348 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5722.5.

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

W–L 16–14
ERA 3.90
WHIP 1.29
SO 348
Pitcher PIV 5722.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 205 lb
Born
9/5/1975 in San Antonio, TX, USA
MLB Debut
2000-07-01
Last Game
2015-10-02

Full name: Randol Doyle Choate

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Career Pitching Statistics

Randy Choate — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
16 14 672 0 0 0 7 408.0 350 177 20 175 348 3.90 5722.5

Career ERA 3.90 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — 7.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Randy Choate Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2000 NYA AL 0 1 22 0 0 0 0 17.0 14 9 8 12 4.76 4.77 (avg) -355.0
2001 NYA AL 3 1 37 0 0 0 0 48.1 34 18 27 35 3.35 4.42 (+24%) 710.5
2002 NYA AL 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 22.1 18 15 15 17 6.04 4.28 (-41%) -90.2
2003 NYA AL 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3.2 7 3 1 0 7.36 — 0.0
2004 ARI NL 2 4 74 0 0 0 0 50.2 52 26 28 49 4.62 4.46 (-3%) 1457.9
2005 ARI NL 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 7.0 8 7 5 4 9.00 — 0.0
2006 ARI NL 0 1 30 0 0 0 0 16.0 21 7 3 12 3.94 4.53 (+13%) 704.4
2007 ARI NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
2009 TBA AL 1 0 61 0 0 0 5 36.1 28 14 11 28 3.47 4.32 (+20%) 390.3
2010 TBA AL 4 3 85 0 0 0 0 44.2 41 21 17 40 4.23 4.08 (-4%) 648.4
2011 FLO NL 1 1 54 0 0 0 0 24.2 13 5 13 31 1.82 3.94 (+54%) 15.6
2012 MIA NL 0 0 44 0 0 0 1 25.1 16 7 9 27 2.49 4.01 (+38%) 1038.0
2012 LAN NL 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 13.1 13 6 9 11 4.05 4.01 (-1%) -293.4
2013 SLN NL 2 1 64 0 0 0 0 35.1 26 9 11 28 2.29 3.87 (+41%) 1155.6
2014 SLN NL 2 2 61 0 0 0 0 36.0 27 18 13 32 4.50 3.74 (-20%) 148.6
2015 SLN NL 1 0 71 0 0 0 1 27.1 29 12 5 22 3.95 3.96 (avg) 191.8
Career · 16 seasons 16 14 672 0 0 0 7 408.0 350 177 175 348 3.90 — 5,722

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

Randy Choate — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
672 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .167 .000 .167 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 49.2% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .167 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 77.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Randy Choate Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2000 NYA AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 NYA AL 37 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 NYA AL 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 NYA AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 ARI NL 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 ARI NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 ARI NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 ARI NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 TBA AL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 TBA AL 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 FLO NL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 MIA NL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 LAN NL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 SLN NL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 SLN NL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 SLN NL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 672 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .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

Randy Choate — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Randy Choate — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2014 NLCS SLN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 NLDS2 SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 NLCS SLN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 NLDS1 SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 WS SLN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 ALDS1 TBA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 WS NYA 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2000 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Randy Choate — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 21 0 0 10.2 10 4 6 6 3.38

Playoff Pitching by Year

Randy Choate — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2014 NLCS SLN 0 1 4 0 0 1.0 1 1 3 1 9.00
2014 NLDS2 SLN 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0.00
2013 NLCS SLN 0 0 4 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
2013 NLDS1 SLN 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.00
2013 WS SLN 0 0 4 0 0 0.2 1 0 1 0 0.00
2010 ALDS1 TBA 0 0 3 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2001 WS NYA 0 0 2 0 0 3.2 7 1 1 2 2.45
2000 ALCS NYA 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 1 0.00
2000 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 1 0 0 1.1 0 1 1 1 6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Randy Choate — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home34010000.000
Away33240000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Randy Choate — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home340217.018183821943.44
Away332191.016994931544.43

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Randy Choate — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2015-10-02 STLATL — 0.1011010
2015-09-25 STLMIL — 0.0100000
2015-09-24 STLMIL — 0.0100000
2015-09-18 STLCHC — 0.1000000
2015-09-17 STLMIL — 0.1000010
2015-09-10 STLCIN — 0.2100010
2015-09-07 STLCHC — 1.0000120
2015-09-04 STLPIT — 0.0100000
2015-08-29 STLSFG — 0.1000010
2015-08-28 STLSFG — 0.0100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Randy Choate — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 672 0 33 84 5 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Randy Choate — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2000 NYA P 22 0 0 3 1 0
2001 NYA P 37 0 2 11 0 1
2002 NYA P 18 0 1 2 0 0
2003 NYA P 5 0 0 1 0 0
2004 ARI P 74 0 3 10 0 1
2005 ARI P 8 0 1 2 1 0
2006 ARI P 30 0 0 5 0 1
2007 ARI P 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009 TBA P 61 0 1 9 0 1
2010 TBA P 85 0 4 8 1 1
2011 FLO P 54 0 5 6 1 1
2012 MIA P 44 0 3 3 0 1
2012 LAN P 36 0 3 3 0 0
2013 SLN P 64 0 4 5 0 0
2014 SLN P 61 0 1 7 1 0
2015 SLN P 71 0 5 9 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Randy Choate Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 672

Salary History

Randy Choate — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2015 SLN NL $3,000,000
2014 SLN NL $3,000,000
2013 SLN NL $1,500,000
2012 MIA NL $1,500,000
2011 FLO NL $1,000,000
2010 TBA AL $700,000
2008 MIL NL $500,000
2005 ARI NL $550,000
2004 ARI NL $325,750
2002 NYA AL $223,350
2001 NYA AL $200,000
Total Career Earnings $12,499,100

College History

Randy Choate — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Florida State University Tallahassee FL 1995, 1996, 1997

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Randy Choate (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Wandy Peralta
    31-24, 3.75 ERA
  2. 97
    Ricardo Rincon
    21-24, 3.59 ERA
  3. 94
    David Riske
    20-20, 3.67 ERA
  4. 92
    Neal Cotts
    21-24, 3.96 ERA
  5. 88
    Jim Mecir
    29-35, 3.77 ERA
  6. 87
    Eric O'Flaherty
    23-15, 3.70 ERA

Randy Choate: the record in brief

The profile opens with Randy Choate's first major league game on July 1, 2000; the last one listed came on October 2, 2015. The team column moves through the New York Yankees (2000 to 2003), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2004 to 2007), the Tampa Bay Rays (2009 to 2010), the Florida Marlins (2011), the Miami Marlins (2012), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2012), and the St. Louis Cardinals (2013 through 2015). Choate played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. Born on September 5, 1975, in San Antonio, TX, USA, Choate was listed at 6'1" and 205 pounds. The given name on file is Randol Doyle Choate.

Choate's career pitching line is 16 wins, 14 losses and a 3.90 ERA over 672 appearances. Also on Choate's record: 348 strikeouts. That 3.90 ERA compares with a 4.24 league average across the same seasons, 7.8% better. In 2013, one of the busiest seasons, Choate posted a 2.29 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.87.

Frequently Asked Questions about Randy Choate

What years did Randy Choate play?
Randy Choate played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2015.
Was Randy Choate a pitcher?
Yes. Randy Choate pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 348 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Randy Choate hit?
Randy Choate hit 0 career home runs.
What was Randy Choate's career batting average?
Randy Choate batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 5 at bats.
What was Randy Choate's career ERA?
Randy Choate finished with a 3.90 career ERA, going 16-14 with 348 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Randy Choate have?
Randy Choate recorded 348 career strikeouts.