Octavio Dotel

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2013)

Octavio Dotel was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2013 for 13 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 15 seasons. Across 758 career appearances, he went 59-50 with a 3.78 ERA, 1,143 strikeouts, and 109 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 16440.4.

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

W–L 59–50
ERA 3.78
WHIP 1.24
SO 1,143
Pitcher PIV 16440.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 230 lb
Born
11/25/1973 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
Died
4/8/2025 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut
1999-06-26
Last Game
2013-04-19

Full name: Octavio Eduardo Dotel

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Pitching Statistics

Octavio Dotel — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
59 50 758 34 0 0 109 951.0 765 399 117 412 1,143 3.78 16440.4

Career ERA 3.78 vs. league average 4.32 across their career seasons — 12.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Octavio Dotel Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1999 NYN NL 8 3 19 14 0 0 0 85.1 69 51 49 85 5.38 4.71 (-14%) -416.1
2000 HOU NL 3 7 50 16 0 0 16 125.0 127 75 61 142 5.40 4.77 (-13%) -1339.4
2001 HOU NL 7 5 61 4 0 0 2 105.0 79 31 47 145 2.66 4.42 (+40%) 5661.8
2002 HOU NL 6 4 83 0 0 0 6 97.1 58 20 27 118 1.85 4.28 (+57%) 4592.4
2003 HOU NL 6 4 76 0 0 0 4 87.0 53 24 31 97 2.48 4.40 (+44%) 2392.9
2004 HOU NL 0 4 32 0 0 0 14 34.2 27 12 15 50 3.12 4.46 (+30%) 1235.4
2004 OAK AL 6 2 45 0 0 0 22 50.2 41 23 18 72 4.09 4.46 (+8%) 902.1
2005 OAK AL 1 2 15 0 0 0 7 15.1 10 6 11 16 3.52 4.29 (+18%) -187.8
2006 NYA AL 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 10.0 18 12 11 7 10.80 4.53 (-139%) -780.0
2007 KCA AL 2 1 24 0 0 0 11 23.0 24 10 11 29 3.91 4.47 (+13%) 59.5
2007 ATL NL 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 7.2 5 4 1 12 4.70 — 0.0
2008 CHA AL 4 4 72 0 0 0 1 67.0 52 28 29 92 3.76 4.32 (+13%) 148.3
2009 CHA AL 3 3 62 0 0 0 0 62.1 54 23 36 75 3.32 4.32 (+23%) 692.2
2010 PIT NL 2 2 41 0 0 0 21 40.0 35 19 17 48 4.28 4.08 (-5%) 278.0
2010 LAN NL 1 1 19 0 0 0 1 18.2 11 7 11 21 3.38 4.08 (+17%) -283.0
2010 COL NL 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 5.1 6 3 4 6 5.06 — 0.0
2011 TOR AL 2 1 36 0 0 0 1 29.1 20 12 12 30 3.68 3.94 (+7%) -502.5
2011 SLN NL 3 3 29 0 0 0 2 24.2 16 9 5 32 3.28 3.94 (+17%) 1472.9
2012 DET AL 5 3 57 0 0 0 1 58.0 50 23 12 62 3.57 4.01 (+11%) 2513.5
2013 DET AL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 4.2 10 7 4 4 13.50 — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 59 50 758 34 0 0 109 951.0 765 399 412 1,143 3.78 — 16,440

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

Octavio Dotel — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
758 77 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 5 44 .065 .133 .065 .197 0

Career AVG .065 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 75.3% below league average.

Career OBP .133 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 60.0% below league average.

Career SLG .065 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 84.5% below league average.

Career OPS .197 vs. league average .750 across their career seasons — 73.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Octavio Dotel Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1999 NYN NL 19 24 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 17 .125 — — — — 0.0
2000 HOU NL 50 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 .031 — — — — 0.0
2001 HOU NL 61 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 — — — — 0.0
2002 HOU NL 83 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 HOU NL 76 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 HOU NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 OAK AL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 OAK AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 NYA AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 KCA AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 ATL NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 CHA AL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 CHA AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 PIT NL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 LAN NL 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 COL NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 TOR AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 SLN NL 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 DET AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 DET AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 758 77 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 5 44 .065 — — — — 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

Octavio Dotel — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Octavio Dotel — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2012 ALCS DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 ALDS2 DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 WS DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 NLCS SLN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 NLDS1 SLN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 WS SLN 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALDS2 CHA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 NLDS1 HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 NLCS NYN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 NLDS2 NYN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Octavio Dotel — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 1 26 0 0 23.1 17 10 11 33 3.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Octavio Dotel — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2012 ALCS DET 0 0 2 0 0 2.1 0 0 2 3 0.00
2012 ALDS2 DET 0 0 2 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 2 0.00
2012 WS DET 0 0 2 0 0 1.2 0 0 2 1 0.00
2011 NLCS SLN 1 0 4 0 0 4.0 2 1 1 5 2.25
2011 NLDS1 SLN 1 0 3 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 4 0.00
2011 WS SLN 0 1 5 0 0 3.2 3 2 1 5 4.91
2008 ALDS2 CHA 0 0 4 0 0 1.1 2 2 0 3 13.50
2001 NLDS1 HOU 0 0 2 0 0 3.1 5 2 0 5 5.40
1999 NLCS NYN 1 0 1 0 0 3.0 4 1 2 5 3.00
1999 NLDS2 NYN 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 1 2 2 0 54.00

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1516 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Octavio Dotel — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home391322000.000
Away367451501.111

Pitching — Home / Away

Octavio Dotel — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home391503.03741781886003.18
Away367448.03912212245434.44

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Octavio Dotel — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2013-04-19 DETLAA — 0.2455100
2013-04-17 DETSEA — 0.0100100
2013-04-12 DETOAK — 0.2000000
2013-04-10 DETTOR — 1.2200130
2013-04-07 DETNYY — 1.0322100
2013-04-04 DETMIN — 0.2000010
2012-10-01 DETKCR — 1.0000000
2012-09-30 DETMIN — 1.0200000
2012-09-28 DETMIN — 1.0000000
2012-09-20 DETOAK — 0.2244200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Octavio Dotel — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 758 34 43 77 10 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Octavio Dotel — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1999 NYN P 19 14 8 9 1 0
2000 HOU P 50 16 4 14 1 1
2001 HOU P 61 4 9 14 2 3
2002 HOU P 83 0 0 8 0 0
2003 HOU P 76 0 0 6 0 0
2004 HOU P 32 0 4 0 0 0
2004 OAK P 45 0 2 5 0 1
2005 OAK P 15 0 0 1 1 0
2006 NYA P 14 0 0 2 0 0
2007 KCA P 24 0 1 1 0 0
2007 ATL P 9 0 0 0 0 0
2008 CHA P 72 0 3 4 1 0
2009 CHA P 62 0 2 3 1 0
2010 PIT P 41 0 3 4 1 0
2010 LAN P 19 0 2 0 0 0
2010 COL P 8 0 0 0 0 0
2011 TOR P 36 0 0 1 0 0
2011 SLN P 29 0 4 0 1 0
2012 DET P 57 0 1 4 1 0
2013 DET P 6 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Octavio Dotel Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 758

Awards & Honors

Octavio Dotel — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1999 Player of the Week Week of 1999-07-24

Salary History

Octavio Dotel — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2013 DET AL $3,500,000
2012 DET AL $3,000,000
2011 TOR AL $3,000,000
2010 PIT NL $3,250,000
2009 CHA AL $6,000,000
2008 CHA AL $5,000,000
2007 KCA AL $5,000,000
2006 NYA AL $2,000,000
2005 OAK AL $4,750,000
2004 HOU NL $2,800,000
2003 HOU NL $1,600,000
2002 HOU NL $435,000
2001 HOU NL $305,000
2000 HOU NL $240,000
1999 NYN NL $200,000
Total Career Earnings $41,080,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Octavio Dotel (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Joaquin Benoit
    58-49, 3.83 ERA
  2. 88
    Andrew Miller
    55-55, 4.03 ERA
  3. 87
    Adam Ottavino
    41-43, 3.48 ERA
  4. 83
    Brad Hand
    40-55, 3.75 ERA
  5. 82
    Hector Neris
    46-43, 3.47 ERA
  6. 82
    Jonathan Broxton
    43-38, 3.41 ERA

Compare Octavio Dotel

Side-by-side career stat comparisons against Dotel's closest peers by position and era.

vs Lance Berkman
vs Kelvim Escobar
vs Rafael Betancourt
vs Mike Stanton
vs Brad Lidge
vs Heath Bell

Browse all MLB player comparisons →

Octavio Dotel: the record in brief

Octavio Dotel's major league career runs from a debut on June 26, 1999 to a final game on April 19, 2013. Dotel played for the New York Mets (1999), the Houston Astros (2000 to 2004), the Oakland Athletics (2004 through 2005), the New York Yankees (2006), the Kansas City Royals (2007), the Atlanta Braves (2007), the Chicago White Sox (2008 to 2009), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2010), among other clubs in the table. Dotel, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-0 and 230 pounds. The birth record reads November 25, 1973, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R. The bio records the death on April 8, 2025, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R. On the record, Octavio Dotel was born Octavio Eduardo Dotel.

The pitching table credits Dotel with a 59-50 record and a 3.78 ERA in 758 games. Dotel had 1,143 strikeouts and 109 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about Octavio Dotel

What years did Octavio Dotel play?
Octavio Dotel played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2013.
Was Octavio Dotel a pitcher?
Yes. Octavio Dotel pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 1143 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Octavio Dotel hit?
Octavio Dotel hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
What was Octavio Dotel's career batting average?
Octavio Dotel batted .065 over his career, with 5 hits in 77 at bats.
How many RBI did Octavio Dotel have?
Octavio Dotel drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Octavio Dotel's career ERA?
Octavio Dotel finished with a 3.78 career ERA, going 59-50 with 1,143 strikeouts.