What years did Juan Eichelberger play?

Juan Eichelberger played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1988.

Was Juan Eichelberger a pitcher?

Yes. Juan Eichelberger pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 281 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Juan Eichelberger hit?

Juan Eichelberger hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.

Juan Eichelberger

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1978-1988)

W–L 26–36

ERA 4.10

WHIP 1.42

SO 281

Pitcher PIV -7680.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 10/21/1953 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1978-09-07
Last Game: 1988-06-20

Full name: Juan Tyrone Eichelberger

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
26	36	125	79	14	1	0	603.3	575	275	50	283	281	4.10	-7680.0

Career ERA 4.10 vs. league average 3.81 across their career seasons — 7.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1978	SDN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	3.3	4	4	2	2	10.80	—	0.0
1979	SDN	NL	1	1	3	3	1	0	21.0	15	8	11	12	3.43	4.00 (+14%)	117.2
1980	SDN	NL	4	2	15	13	0	0	88.7	73	36	55	43	3.65	3.84 (+5%)	-2235.1
1981	SDN	NL	8	8	25	24	3	1	141.3	136	55	74	81	3.50	3.58 (+2%)	127.8
1982	SDN	NL	7	14	31	24	8	0	177.7	171	83	72	74	4.20	3.86 (-9%)	-4233.3
1983	CLE	AL	4	11	28	15	2	0	134.0	132	73	59	56	4.90	3.87 (-27%)	-1282.0
1988	ATL	NL	2	0	20	0	0	0	37.3	44	16	10	13	3.86	3.73 (-3%)	-174.7
Career · 7 seasons			26	36	125	79	14	1	603.1	575	275	283	281	4.10	—	-7,680

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
125	136	3	14	2	1	0	4	2	4	65	.103	.135	.132	.267	-568

Career AVG .103 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 60.4% below league average.

Career OBP .135 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 58.4% below league average.

Career SLG .132 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — 65.6% below league average.

Career OPS .267 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 62.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1978	SDN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	SDN	NL	3	5	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	2	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	SDN	NL	15	27	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	18	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	SDN	NL	25	46	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	21	.087	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	SDN	NL	31	55	0	5	1	1	3	1	1	22	.091	.261 (-65%)	.324 (-67%)	.388 (-63%)	.712 (-65%)	-568.3
1983	CLE	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	ATL	NL	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			125	136	3	14	2	1	4	2	4	65	.103	—	—	—	—	-568

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	58	62	0	5	0	2	.081
Away	67	74	3	9	0	2	.122

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	58	283.1	256	111	136	136	3.53
Away	67	320.0	319	164	147	145	4.61

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1988-06-20	ATL	LAD	—	2.1	5	2	2	0	2
1988-06-18	ATL	HOU	—	0.2	3	2	2	1	0
1988-06-17	ATL	HOU	W	3.0	2	0	0	1	0
1988-06-16	ATL	LAD	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
1988-06-14	ATL	LAD	—	2.0	1	1	0	1	0
1988-06-13	ATL	HOU	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0
1988-06-10	ATL	HOU	W	1.0	1	0	0	2	0
1988-06-09	ATL	SFG	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	0
1988-06-08	ATL	SFG	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1
1988-06-03	ATL	SDP	—	1.0	1	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	125	79	35	87	12	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1978	SDN	P	3	0	1	0	0	0
1979	SDN	P	3	3	0	2	0	0
1980	SDN	P	15	13	2	10	3	0
1981	SDN	P	25	24	10	28	7	4
1982	SDN	P	31	24	9	25	1	0
1983	CLE	P	28	15	9	14	0	3
1988	ATL	P	20	0	4	8	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	125

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	1973, 1974

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Frequently Asked Questions about Juan Eichelberger

What years did Juan Eichelberger play?: Juan Eichelberger played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1988.
Was Juan Eichelberger a pitcher?: Yes. Juan Eichelberger pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 281 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Juan Eichelberger hit?: Juan Eichelberger hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.