What years did Vic Darensbourg play?

Vic Darensbourg played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2005.

Was Vic Darensbourg a pitcher?

Yes. Vic Darensbourg pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 229 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Vic Darensbourg hit?

Vic Darensbourg hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What were Vic Darensbourg's career stats?

In 309 games, Vic Darensbourg went 8-17 with a 4.96 ERA, 229 strikeouts, 303.0 innings pitched, and 2 saves.

What was Vic Darensbourg's salary?

Vic Darensbourg's last recorded salary was $775,000, in 2002. His highest recorded salary was $775,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $170,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2002.

What position did Vic Darensbourg play?

Vic Darensbourg played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Vic Darensbourg and how much did he weigh?

Vic Darensbourg was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 165 pounds.

What was Vic Darensbourg's career ERA?

Vic Darensbourg finished with a 4.96 career ERA, going 8-17 with 229 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Vic Darensbourg have?

Vic Darensbourg recorded 229 career strikeouts.

Is Vic Darensbourg in the Hall of Fame?

No. Vic Darensbourg has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Vic Darensbourg

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2005)

Vic Darensbourg was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2005 for 6 teams, including the Florida Marlins, a span of 8 seasons. Across 309 career appearances, he went 8-17 with a 4.96 ERA and 229 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1438.3.

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 17, 2026

W–L 8–17

ERA 4.96

WHIP 1.50

SO 229

Pitcher PIV 1438.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 165 lb
Born: 11/13/1970 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1998-04-01
Last Game: 2005-09-28

Full name: Victor Anthony Darensbourg

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Career Pitching Statistics

Vic Darensbourg — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
8	17	309	0	0	0	2	303.0	328	167	34	126	229	4.96	1438.3

Career ERA 4.96 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — 11.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Vic Darensbourg Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1998	FLO	NL	0	7	59	1	71.0	52	29	30	74	3.68	4.43 (+17%)	2150.1
1999	FLO	NL	0	1	56	0	34.2	50	34	21	16	8.83	4.71 (-87%)	-760.4
2000	FLO	NL	5	3	56	0	62.0	61	28	28	59	4.06	4.77 (+15%)	972.1
2001	FLO	NL	1	2	58	1	48.2	52	23	10	33	4.25	4.42 (+4%)	1201.8
2002	FLO	NL	1	2	42	0	48.1	61	33	26	33	6.14	4.28 (-44%)	-2109.8
2003	COL	NL	0	0	3	0	2.1	4	0	0	0	0.00	—	0.0
2003	MON	NL	0	0	6	0	6.2	13	8	1	4	10.80	—	0.0
2004	CHA	AL	0	0	2	0	1.1	1	0	1	0	0.00	—	0.0
2004	NYN	NL	0	1	5	0	5.2	10	5	2	1	7.94	—	0.0
2005	DET	AL	1	1	22	0	22.1	24	7	7	9	2.82	4.29 (+34%)	-15.4
Career · 10 seasons			8	17	309	2	303.0	328	167	126	229	4.96	—	1,438

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

Vic Darensbourg — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
313	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	.111	.200	.111	.311	0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 58.2% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 40.4% below league average.

Career SLG .111 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 73.9% below league average.

Career OPS .311 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 59.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Vic Darensbourg Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1998	FLO	NL	60	8	0	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	FLO	NL	56	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	FLO	NL	56	8	2	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	FLO	NL	59	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	FLO	NL	43	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	COL	NL	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	MON	NL	7	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	CHA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	NYN	NL	5	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	DET	AL	22	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			313	18	2	2	6	.111	—	—	—	—	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

Vic Darensbourg — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	167	13	0	2	0	0	.154
Away	146	5	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Vic Darensbourg — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	164	175.1	179	84	61	159	4.31
Away	145	127.2	149	83	65	70	5.85

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Vic Darensbourg — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2005-09-28	DET	CHW	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2005-09-23	DET	SEA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2005-09-20	DET	KCR	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
2005-09-16	DET	LAA	L	1.1	2	1	1	1	0
2005-09-14	DET	MIN	—	0.0	2	1	1	0	0
2005-09-13	DET	MIN	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	0
2005-09-12	DET	MIN	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0
2005-09-09	DET	KCR	—	1.1	4	1	1	0	0
2005-09-07	DET	CLE	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	2
2005-09-02	DET	CHW	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Vic Darensbourg — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	309	0	19	46	4	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Vic Darensbourg — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1998	FLO	P	59	1	6	0	0
1999	FLO	P	56	1	4	0	0
2000	FLO	P	56	6	12	0	1
2001	FLO	P	58	1	10	1	1
2002	FLO	P	42	2	4	1	0
2003	COL	P	3	2	0	1	0
2003	MON	P	6	1	3	0	0
2004	CHA	P	2	0	1	0	0
2004	NYN	P	5	1	2	0	0
2005	DET	P	22	4	4	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Vic Darensbourg Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	309

Salary History

Vic Darensbourg's recorded salaries total $2,075,000 over 5 seasons, 1998 to 2002. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Darensbourg's career ran from 1998 to 2005. No salary is recorded for 2003, 2004, and 2005.

Vic Darensbourg — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2002	FLO	NL	$775,000
2001	FLO	NL	$625,000
2000	FLO	NL	$240,000
1999	FLO	NL	$265,000
1998	FLO	NL	$170,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,075,000

College History

Vic Darensbourg — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Lewis-Clark State College	Lewiston	ID	1992

Vic Darensbourg: the record in brief

According to the bio, Vic Darensbourg debuted on April 1, 1998 and played a final game on September 28, 2005. The season rows list, in order, the Florida Marlins (1998 through 2002), the Colorado Rockies (2003), the Montreal Expos (2003), the Chicago White Sox (2004), the New York Mets (2004), and the Detroit Tigers (2005). Listed as a pitcher, Darensbourg both batted and threw left-handed. Darensbourg is listed at 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds. The birth record reads November 13, 1970, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Darensbourg's full given name, per the bio, is Victor Anthony Darensbourg.

Darensbourg went 8-17 with a 4.96 ERA in 309 games, 0 of them starts. The same table counts 229 strikeouts. Against a 4.47 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.96 mark was 11.0% worse. No season topped the 5 wins of 2000. Darensbourg struck out 74 batters in 1998, a career high. In 1998, one of the busiest seasons, Darensbourg posted a 3.68 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.43.

Frequently Asked Questions about Vic Darensbourg

What years did Vic Darensbourg play?: Vic Darensbourg played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2005.
Was Vic Darensbourg a pitcher?: Yes. Vic Darensbourg pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 229 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Vic Darensbourg hit?: Vic Darensbourg hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Vic Darensbourg play for?: Vic Darensbourg played for 6 teams: the Florida Marlins (1998–2002), the Colorado Rockies (2003), the Montreal Expos (2003), the Chicago White Sox (2004), the New York Mets (2004), and the Detroit Tigers (2005).
What were Vic Darensbourg's career stats?: In 309 games, Vic Darensbourg went 8-17 with a 4.96 ERA, 229 strikeouts, 303.0 innings pitched, and 2 saves.
How much did Vic Darensbourg earn in his career?: Vic Darensbourg's recorded salaries total $2,075,000 over 5 seasons, 1998 to 2002. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Darensbourg's career ran from 1998 to 2005. No salary is recorded for 2003, 2004, and 2005.
What was Vic Darensbourg's salary?: Vic Darensbourg's last recorded salary was $775,000, in 2002. His highest recorded salary was $775,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $170,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2002.
What position did Vic Darensbourg play?: Vic Darensbourg played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Vic Darensbourg and how much did he weigh?: Vic Darensbourg was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 165 pounds.
What was Vic Darensbourg's career ERA?: Vic Darensbourg finished with a 4.96 career ERA, going 8-17 with 229 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Vic Darensbourg have?: Vic Darensbourg recorded 229 career strikeouts.
Is Vic Darensbourg in the Hall of Fame?: No. Vic Darensbourg has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.