What years did Chad Cordero play?

Chad Cordero played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2010.

Was Chad Cordero a pitcher?

Yes. Chad Cordero pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 298 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Chad Cordero hit?

Chad Cordero hit 0 career home runs.

What was Chad Cordero's career batting average?

Chad Cordero batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 5 at bats.

What was Chad Cordero's career ERA?

Chad Cordero finished with a 2.89 career ERA, going 20-15 with 298 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Chad Cordero have?

Chad Cordero recorded 298 career strikeouts.

Chad Cordero

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2010)

Chad Cordero was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2010 for the Montreal Expos, the Washington Nationals, and the Seattle Mariners, a span of 8 seasons. Across 314 career appearances, he went 20-15 with a 2.89 ERA, 298 strikeouts, and 128 saves. Chad Cordero was an All-Star and a Reliever of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3228.2.

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 20–15

ERA 2.89

WHIP 1.21

SO 298

Pitcher PIV 3228.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 220 lb
Born: 3/18/1982 in Upland, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2003-08-30
Last Game: 2010-07-09
Awards: All-Star · Reliever of the Year

Full name: Chad Patrick Cordero

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Career Pitching Statistics

Chad Cordero — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
20	15	314	0	0	0	128	330.1	277	106	40	122	298	2.89	3228.2

Career ERA 2.89 vs. league average 4.37 across their career seasons — 33.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Chad Cordero — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2003	MON	NL	1	0	12	1	11.0	4	2	3	12	1.64	4.40 (+63%)	427.2
2004	MON	NL	7	3	69	14	82.2	68	27	43	83	2.94	4.46 (+34%)	1195.2
2005	WAS	NL	2	4	74	47	74.1	55	15	17	61	1.82	4.29 (+58%)	1078.0
2006	WAS	NL	7	4	68	29	73.1	59	26	22	69	3.19	4.53 (+30%)	-119.8
2007	WAS	NL	3	3	76	37	75.0	75	28	29	62	3.36	4.47 (+25%)	647.6
2008	WAS	NL	0	0	6	0	4.1	6	1	3	5	2.08	—	0.0
2010	SEA	AL	0	1	9	0	9.2	10	7	5	6	6.52	4.08 (-60%)	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			20	15	314	128	330.1	277	106	122	298	2.89	—	3,228

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

Chad Cordero — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
314	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chad Cordero — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2003	MON	NL	12	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	MON	NL	69	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	WAS	NL	74	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	WAS	NL	68	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	WAS	NL	76	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	WAS	NL	6	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	SEA	AL	9	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			314	5	4	.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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Chad Cordero — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	167	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	147	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Chad Cordero — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	167	174.1	157	60	57	171	3.10
Away	147	156.0	120	46	65	127	2.65

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Chad Cordero — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2010-07-09	SEA	NYY	—	1.0	2	2	2	2	1	0
2010-07-07	SEA	KCR	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2010-07-05	SEA	KCR	L	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	0
2010-07-02	SEA	DET	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0
2010-06-25	SEA	MIL	—	1.1	0	1	1	1	0	0
2010-06-14	SEA	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2010-06-08	SEA	TEX	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2010-06-05	SEA	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2010-06-04	SEA	LAA	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
2008-04-29	WAS	ATL	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chad Cordero — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	314	0	9	23	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chad Cordero — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2003	MON	P	12	2	0	0	0
2004	MON	P	69	3	5	0	1
2005	WAS	P	74	2	4	2	0
2006	WAS	P	68	2	11	1	0
2007	WAS	P	76	0	3	0	0
2008	WAS	P	6	0	0	0	0
2010	SEA	P	9	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Chad Cordero — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	314

Awards & Honors

Chad Cordero — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2005	Pitcher of the Month	June
2005	Reliever of the Month	June
2005	Reliever of the Year Award
2005	TSN All-Star	RP
2005	TSN Reliever of the Year

Salary History

Chad Cordero — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2008	WAS	NL	$6,200,000
2007	WAS	NL	$4,150,000
2006	WAS	NL	$525,000
2005	WAS	NL	$346,500
2004	MON	NL	$300,000
Total Career Earnings			$11,521,500

College History

Chad Cordero — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
California State University Fullerton	Fullerton	CA	2001, 2002, 2003

Award Voting History

Chad Cordero — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2005	Cy Young Award	NL	5th	1.0	160	0
2005	Most Valuable Player	NL	14th	21.0	448	0

Chad Cordero: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 30, 2003 and the final game on July 9, 2010, Chad Cordero built the record summarized on this page. Cordero played for the Montreal Expos (2003 to 2004), the Washington Nationals (2005 through 2008), and the Seattle Mariners (2010). Cordero is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-0 and 220 pounds. The bio says Cordero threw and hit right-handed. Cordero was born on March 18, 1982, in Upland, CA, USA. On the record, Chad Cordero was born Chad Patrick Cordero.

Cordero's career pitching line is 20 wins, 15 losses and a 2.89 ERA over 314 appearances. Cordero had 298 strikeouts and 128 saves. That 2.89 ERA compares with a 4.37 league average across the same seasons, 33.8% better. The best win total was 7, in 2004. The most saves in one season was 47, in 2005. In 2005, one of the busiest seasons, Cordero posted a 1.82 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.29.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chad Cordero

What years did Chad Cordero play?: Chad Cordero played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2010.
Was Chad Cordero a pitcher?: Yes. Chad Cordero pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 298 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chad Cordero hit?: Chad Cordero hit 0 career home runs.
What was Chad Cordero's career batting average?: Chad Cordero batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 5 at bats.
What was Chad Cordero's career ERA?: Chad Cordero finished with a 2.89 career ERA, going 20-15 with 298 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Chad Cordero have?: Chad Cordero recorded 298 career strikeouts.