What years did Carlos Diaz play?

Carlos Diaz played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1986.

Was Carlos Diaz a pitcher?

Yes. Carlos Diaz pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 207 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Carlos Diaz hit?

Carlos Diaz hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Carlos Diaz play for?

Carlos Diaz played for 3 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1982), the New York Mets (1982–1983), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1984–1986).

What were Carlos Diaz's career stats?

In 179 games, Carlos Diaz went 13-6 with a 3.21 ERA, 207 strikeouts, 258.0 innings pitched, and 4 saves.

What was Carlos Diaz's salary?

Carlos Diaz's recorded salary was $120,000 in 1985.

What position did Carlos Diaz play?

Carlos Diaz played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Carlos Diaz and how much did he weigh?

Carlos Diaz was listed at 6 feet and 161 pounds.

What was Carlos Diaz's career ERA?

Carlos Diaz finished with a 3.21 career ERA, going 13-6 with 207 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Carlos Diaz have?

Carlos Diaz recorded 207 career strikeouts.

Is Carlos Diaz in the Hall of Fame?

No. Carlos Diaz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Carlos Diaz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1982-1986)

Carlos Diaz was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1986 for the Atlanta Braves, the New York Mets, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 5 seasons. Across 179 career appearances, he went 13-6 with a 3.21 ERA and 207 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5141.7.

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 25, 2026

W–L 13–6

ERA 3.21

WHIP 1.34

SO 207

Pitcher PIV 5141.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 161 lb
Born: 1/7/1958 in Kaneohe, HI, USA
Died: 9/28/2015 in Kaneohe, HI, USA
MLB Debut: 1982-06-30
Last Game: 1986-07-26

Full name: Carlos Antonio Diaz

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Career Pitching Statistics

Carlos Diaz — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
13	6	179	0	0	0	4	258.0	249	92	17	97	207	3.21	5141.7

Career ERA 3.21 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — 17.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Carlos Diaz — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1982	ATL	NL	3	2	19	1	25.1	31	13	9	16	4.62	3.86 (-20%)	-124.0
1982	NYN	NL	0	0	4	0	3.2	6	0	4	0	0.00	—	0.0
1983	NYN	NL	3	1	54	2	83.1	62	19	35	64	2.05	3.87 (+47%)	2545.7
1984	LAN	NL	1	0	37	1	41.0	47	25	24	36	5.49	3.81 (-44%)	-231.1
1985	LAN	NL	6	3	46	0	79.1	70	23	18	73	2.61	3.89 (+33%)	2462.7
1986	LAN	NL	0	0	19	0	25.1	33	12	7	18	4.26	3.97 (-7%)	488.5
Career · 6 seasons			13	6	179	4	258.0	249	92	97	207	3.21	—	5,142

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

Carlos Diaz — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
179	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.067	.000	.067	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .067 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 79.4% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .067 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 90.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Carlos Diaz — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1982	ATL	NL	19	3	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	NYN	NL	4	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	NYN	NL	54	5	1	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	LAN	NL	37	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	LAN	NL	46	4	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	LAN	NL	19	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			179	14	1	1	5	.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

Carlos Diaz — 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

Carlos Diaz — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1985	NLCS	LAN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Carlos Diaz — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	3.0	5	1	1	2	3.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Carlos Diaz — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1985	NLCS	LAN	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	5	1	1	2	3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Carlos Diaz — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	90	8	1	0	0	0	.000
Away	89	6	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Carlos Diaz — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	90	139.1	126	48	46	112	3.10
Away	89	118.2	123	44	51	95	3.34

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Carlos Diaz — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1986-07-26	LAD	CHC	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0
1986-07-25	LAD	CHC	—	1.0	3	3	2	1	1	1
1986-07-24	LAD	PIT	—	2.0	4	1	1	0	2	0
1986-07-17	LAD	STL	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0
1986-07-12	LAD	CHC	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1986-07-11	LAD	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1986-07-10	LAD	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986-07-08	LAD	STL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1986-07-07	LAD	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986-07-05	LAD	PIT	—	2.0	2	1	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Carlos Diaz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	179	0	17	33	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Carlos Diaz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1982	ATL	P	19	5	3	0	0
1982	NYN	P	4	0	1	0	0
1983	NYN	P	54	8	13	0	2
1984	LAN	P	37	2	2	0	0
1985	LAN	P	46	1	8	0	0
1986	LAN	P	19	1	6	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Carlos Diaz — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	179

Salary History

Carlos Diaz's recorded salaries total $120,000 over 1 season, in 1985. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Diaz's career ran from 1982 to 1986. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1986.

Carlos Diaz — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1985	LAN	NL	$120,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$120,000

Carlos Diaz: the record in brief

Between the debut on June 30, 1982 and the final game on July 26, 1986, Carlos Diaz built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Atlanta Braves (1982), the New York Mets (1982 to 1983), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1984 through 1986). Diaz is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-0 and 161 pounds. Diaz threw left-handed and batted right-handed, per the bio block. Diaz was born on January 7, 1958, in Kaneohe, HI, USA. Diaz died on September 28, 2015, in Kaneohe, HI, USA. Diaz's full given name, per the bio, is Carlos Antonio Diaz.

The pitching table credits Diaz with a 13-6 record and a 3.21 ERA in 179 games. The totals include 207 strikeouts. Against a 3.88 league ERA for the same years, Diaz was 17.3% better. Diaz won 6 games in 1985, the most of any season listed. In 1983, one of the busiest seasons, Diaz posted a 2.05 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.87.

Frequently Asked Questions about Carlos Diaz

What years did Carlos Diaz play?: Carlos Diaz played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1986.
Was Carlos Diaz a pitcher?: Yes. Carlos Diaz pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 207 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Carlos Diaz hit?: Carlos Diaz hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Carlos Diaz play for?: Carlos Diaz played for 3 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1982), the New York Mets (1982–1983), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1984–1986).
What were Carlos Diaz's career stats?: In 179 games, Carlos Diaz went 13-6 with a 3.21 ERA, 207 strikeouts, 258.0 innings pitched, and 4 saves.
How much did Carlos Diaz earn in his career?: Carlos Diaz's recorded salaries total $120,000 over 1 season, in 1985. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Diaz's career ran from 1982 to 1986. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1986.
What was Carlos Diaz's salary?: Carlos Diaz's recorded salary was $120,000 in 1985.
What position did Carlos Diaz play?: Carlos Diaz played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Carlos Diaz and how much did he weigh?: Carlos Diaz was listed at 6 feet and 161 pounds.
What was Carlos Diaz's career ERA?: Carlos Diaz finished with a 3.21 career ERA, going 13-6 with 207 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Carlos Diaz have?: Carlos Diaz recorded 207 career strikeouts.
Is Carlos Diaz in the Hall of Fame?: No. Carlos Diaz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.