What years did Jumbo Diaz play?

Jumbo Diaz played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2017.

Was Jumbo Diaz a pitcher?

Yes. Jumbo Diaz pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 172 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jumbo Diaz hit?

Jumbo Diaz hit 0 career home runs.

Jumbo Diaz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2017)

W–L 4–7

ERA 4.02

WHIP 1.32

SO 172

Pitcher PIV -646.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 315 lb
Born: 2/27/1984 in La Romana, La Romana, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2014-06-20
Last Game: 2017-07-16

Full name: Jose Rafael Diaz

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	7	173	0	0	0	1	168.0	155	75	24	66	172	4.02	-646.5

Career ERA 4.02 vs. league average 4.06 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2014	CIN	NL	0	1	36	0	34.7	29	13	14	37	3.38	3.74 (+10%)	354.8
2015	CIN	NL	2	1	61	1	60.3	58	28	18	70	4.18	3.96 (-5%)	251.8
2016	CIN	NL	1	1	45	0	43.0	36	15	19	37	3.14	4.19 (+25%)	-1128.4
2017	TBA	AL	1	4	31	0	30.0	32	19	15	28	5.70	4.36 (-31%)	-124.7
Career · 4 seasons			4	7	173	1	168.0	155	75	66	172	4.02	—	-647

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
173	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2014	CIN	NL	36	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CIN	NL	61	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CIN	NL	45	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	TBA	AL	31	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			173	1	.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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	95	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	78	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	95	94.0	73	41	39	102	3.93
Away	78	74.0	82	34	27	70	4.14

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2017-07-16	TBR	LAA	L	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0
2017-07-15	TBR	LAA	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1
2017-07-07	TBR	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2017-06-30	TBR	BAL	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017-06-28	TBR	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2017-06-24	TBR	BAL	—	2.0	5	4	4	0	2	1
2017-06-21	TBR	CIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
2017-06-17	TBR	DET	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0
2017-06-15	TBR	DET	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2017-06-11	TBR	OAK	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	173	0	8	8	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2014	CIN	P	36	1	1	0	0
2015	CIN	P	61	6	1	0	1
2016	CIN	P	45	1	3	2	0
2017	TBA	P	31	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	173

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CIN	NL	$525,000
2015	CIN	NL	$510,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,035,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Jumbo Diaz

What years did Jumbo Diaz play?: Jumbo Diaz played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2017.
Was Jumbo Diaz a pitcher?: Yes. Jumbo Diaz pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 172 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jumbo Diaz hit?: Jumbo Diaz hit 0 career home runs.