What years did Jose DeLeon play?

Jose DeLeon played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1995.

Was Jose DeLeon a pitcher?

Yes. Jose DeLeon pitched in the major leagues, recording 86 wins and 1594 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jose DeLeon hit?

Jose DeLeon hit 0 career home runs with 38 hits.

Jose DeLeon

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1995)

W–L 86–119

ERA 3.76

WHIP 1.26

SO 1,594

Pitcher PIV 16229.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 210 lb
Born: 12/20/1960 in Rancho Viejo, La Vega, D.R.
Died: 2/25/2024 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1983-07-23
Last Game: 1995-09-18

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
86	119	415	264	21	7	6	1897.3	1,556	793	153	841	1,594	3.76	16229.3

Career ERA 3.76 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — 5.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1983	PIT	NL	7	3	15	15	3	2	0	108.0	75	34	47	118	2.83	3.87 (+27%)	3773.8
1984	PIT	NL	7	13	30	28	5	1	0	192.3	147	80	92	153	3.74	3.81 (+2%)	2379.7
1985	PIT	NL	2	19	31	25	1	0	3	162.7	138	85	89	149	4.70	3.89 (-21%)	612.0
1986	PIT	NL	1	3	9	1	0	0	1	16.3	17	15	17	11	8.27	3.97 (-108%)	-959.4
1986	CHA	AL	4	5	13	13	1	0	0	79.0	49	26	42	68	2.96	3.97 (+25%)	48.7
1987	CHA	AL	11	12	33	31	2	0	0	206.0	177	92	97	153	4.02	4.29 (+6%)	-849.3
1988	SLN	NL	13	10	34	34	3	1	0	225.3	198	92	86	208	3.67	3.73 (+2%)	5241.4
1989	SLN	NL	16	12	36	36	5	3	0	244.7	173	83	80	201	3.05	3.71 (+18%)	4406.6
1990	SLN	NL	7	19	32	32	0	0	0	182.7	168	90	86	164	4.43	3.86 (-15%)	1357.8
1991	SLN	NL	5	9	28	28	1	0	0	162.7	144	49	61	118	2.71	3.91 (+31%)	302.2
1992	SLN	NL	2	7	29	15	0	0	0	102.3	95	52	43	72	4.57	3.75 (-22%)	420.6
1992	PHI	NL	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	15.0	16	5	5	7	3.00	3.75 (+20%)	336.9
1993	PHI	NL	3	0	24	3	0	0	0	47.0	39	17	27	34	3.26	4.19 (+22%)	-912.3
1993	CHA	AL	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	10.3	5	2	3	6	1.74	4.19 (+58%)	-339.4
1994	CHA	AL	3	2	42	0	0	0	2	67.0	48	25	31	67	3.36	4.51 (+26%)	1280.0
1995	CHA	AL	5	3	38	0	0	0	0	67.7	60	39	28	53	5.19	4.45 (-17%)	-870.0
1995	MON	NL	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	8.3	7	7	7	12	7.56	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			86	119	415	264	21	7	6	1,897.1	1,556	793	841	1,594	3.76	—	16,229

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
416	419	12	38	1	1	0	9	0	16	171	.091	.128	.098	.226	-2,747

Career AVG .091 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 65.1% below league average.

Career OBP .128 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 60.8% below league average.

Career SLG .098 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 75.1% below league average.

Career OPS .226 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 68.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1983	PIT	NL	15	34	2	2	0	0	0	6	16	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	PIT	NL	30	59	0	5	0	0	2	0	25	.085	.259 (-67%)	.322 (-74%)	.384 (-78%)	.707 (-76%)	-711.1
1985	PIT	NL	31	36	1	2	0	0	0	3	19	.056	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	PIT	NL	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	CHA	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	CHA	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	SLN	NL	35	72	1	10	1	0	2	1	19	.139	.254 (-45%)	.317 (-49%)	.377 (-60%)	.695 (-55%)	-602.1
1989	SLN	NL	36	83	3	8	0	0	1	2	37	.096	.254 (-62%)	.319 (-63%)	.375 (-74%)	.694 (-69%)	-877.9
1990	SLN	NL	32	56	1	6	0	1	3	1	23	.107	.257 (-58%)	.324 (-62%)	.385 (-63%)	.710 (-63%)	-556.1
1991	SLN	NL	28	46	0	2	0	0	0	0	17	.043	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	SLN	NL	29	21	2	1	0	0	0	2	8	.048	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	PHI	NL	3	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	PHI	NL	24	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CHA	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CHA	AL	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CHA	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	MON	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			416	419	12	38	1	1	9	16	171	.091	—	—	—	—	-2,747

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1993	ALCS	CHA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	4.7	7	1	1	6	1.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1993	ALCS	CHA	0	0	2	0	0	4.7	7	1	1	6	1.93

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	208	218	5	16	0	5	.073
Away	208	201	7	22	0	4	.109

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	207	1008.0	810	411	415	859	3.67
Away	208	889.1	746	382	426	735	3.87

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1995-09-18	WSN	CIN	—	0.1	0	1	1	1	1	0
1995-09-15	WSN	HOU	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0
1995-09-12	WSN	PHI	—	0.2	3	2	2	2	1	0
1995-09-09	WSN	NYN	—	1.2	0	0	0	2	2	0
1995-09-05	WSN	SFG	L	2.0	1	2	2	0	4	1
1995-09-02	WSN	LAD	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	1
1995-08-31	WSN	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1995-08-22	CHW	DET	W	3.0	3	1	1	0	3	1
1995-08-18	CHW	TEX	—	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1995-08-14	CHW	LAA	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
P	415	264	79	161	16	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1983	PIT	P	15	15	6	9	1	0
1984	PIT	P	30	28	6	16	2	1
1985	PIT	P	31	25	9	16	1	1
1986	PIT	P	9	1	1	3	1	1
1986	CHA	P	13	13	5	11	0	1
1987	CHA	P	33	31	10	14	3	0
1988	SLN	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1988	SLN	P	34	34	10	21	0	0
1989	SLN	P	36	36	9	16	5	0
1990	SLN	P	32	32	8	15	2	0
1991	SLN	P	28	28	5	17	0	0
1992	SLN	P	29	15	7	9	0	0
1992	PHI	P	3	3	0	1	0	0
1993	PHI	P	24	3	2	3	0	0
1993	CHA	P	11	0	0	0	0	0
1994	CHA	P	42	0	1	6	0	0
1995	CHA	P	38	0	0	4	1	0
1995	MON	P	7	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	415
Left Field	1
Right Field	1

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1983	Player of the Week	Week of 1983-07-29

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1995	CHA	AL	$705,000
1994	CHA	AL	$625,000
1993	PHI	NL	$275,000
1992	PHI	NL	$109,000
1992	SLN	NL	$2,466,667
1991	SLN	NL	$2,366,667
1990	SLN	NL	$1,666,667
1989	SLN	NL	$662,500
1988	SLN	NL	$375,000
1987	CHA	AL	$195,000
1986	PIT	NL	$1,825,000
1985	PIT	NL	$155,000
Total Career Earnings			$11,426,501

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1983	Rookie of the Year	NL	7th	3.0	120	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jose DeLeon

What years did Jose DeLeon play?: Jose DeLeon played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1995.
Was Jose DeLeon a pitcher?: Yes. Jose DeLeon pitched in the major leagues, recording 86 wins and 1594 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jose DeLeon hit?: Jose DeLeon hit 0 career home runs with 38 hits.