Cal Eldred

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2005)

Cal Eldred was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2005 for 4 teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 15 seasons. Across 341 career appearances, he went 86-74 with a 4.42 ERA and 939 strikeouts.

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 86–74
ERA 4.42
WHIP 1.40
SO 939
Pitcher PIV -10648.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 215 lb
Born
11/24/1967 in Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
MLB Debut
1991-09-24
Last Game
2005-10-01

Full name: Calvin John Eldred

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Career Pitching Statistics

Cal Eldred — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
86 74 341 192 19 4 9 1368.0 1,340 672 173 576 939 4.42 -10648.3

Career ERA 4.42 vs. league average 4.38 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Cal Eldred Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1991 ML4 AL 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 16.0 20 8 6 10 4.50 3.91 (-15%) -177.8
1992 ML4 AL 11 2 14 14 2 1 0 100.1 76 20 23 62 1.79 3.75 (+52%) 2387.1
1993 ML4 AL 16 16 36 36 8 1 0 258.0 232 115 91 180 4.01 4.19 (+4%) -1220.4
1994 ML4 AL 11 11 25 25 6 0 0 179.0 158 93 84 98 4.68 4.51 (-4%) -2996.7
1995 ML4 AL 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 23.2 24 9 10 18 3.42 4.45 (+23%) -427.6
1996 ML4 AL 4 4 15 15 0 0 0 84.2 82 42 38 50 4.46 4.61 (+3%) -203.4
1997 ML4 AL 13 15 34 34 1 1 0 202.0 207 112 89 122 4.99 4.39 (-14%) -4859.8
1998 MIL NL 4 8 23 23 0 0 0 133.0 157 71 61 86 4.80 4.43 (-8%) -827.5
1999 MIL NL 2 8 20 15 0 0 0 82.0 101 71 46 60 7.79 4.71 (-66%) -3472.3
2000 CHA AL 10 2 20 20 2 1 0 112.0 103 57 59 97 4.58 4.77 (+4%) 745.9
2001 CHA AL 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 6.0 12 9 3 6 13.50 — 0.0
2003 SLN NL 7 4 62 0 0 0 8 67.1 62 28 31 67 3.74 4.40 (+15%) 104.5
2004 SLN NL 4 2 52 0 0 0 1 67.0 71 28 17 54 3.76 4.46 (+16%) 147.8
2005 SLN NL 1 0 31 1 0 0 0 37.0 35 9 18 29 2.19 4.29 (+49%) 151.8
Career · 14 seasons 86 74 341 192 19 4 9 1,368.0 1,340 672 576 939 4.42 — -10,648

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

Cal Eldred — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
346 72 7 8 2 0 0 4 0 6 39 .111 .179 .139 .318 0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 58.2% below league average.

Career OBP .179 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 46.4% below league average.

Career SLG .139 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 66.8% below league average.

Career OPS .318 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — 57.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Cal Eldred 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
1991 ML4 AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 ML4 AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 ML4 AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 ML4 AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 ML4 AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 ML4 AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 ML4 AL 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 MIL NL 24 32 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 19 .125 — — — — 0.0
1999 MIL NL 23 24 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 13 .083 — — — — 0.0
2000 CHA AL 20 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
2001 CHA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 SLN NL 63 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2004 SLN NL 52 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 SLN NL 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 346 72 7 8 2 0 0 4 0 6 39 .111 — — — — 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

Cal Eldred — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Cal Eldred — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2005 NLDS1 SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 NLCS SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 NLDS1 SLN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 WS SLN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Cal Eldred — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 6 0 0 3.1 7 4 4 2 10.80

Playoff Pitching by Year

Cal Eldred — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2005 NLDS1 SLN 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 2 2 1 0 27.00
2004 NLCS SLN 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 1 0 0.00
2004 NLDS1 SLN 0 0 2 0 0 0.2 1 0 2 0 0.00
2004 WS SLN 0 0 2 0 0 1.2 4 2 0 2 10.80

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Cal Eldred — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home169253402.160
Away177474402.085

Pitching — Home / Away

Cal Eldred — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home166670.16253022544594.05
Away175697.27153703224804.77

Last 10 Games — Batting

Cal Eldred — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2005-10-01 STLCINW 000000000
2005-09-30 STLCINW 000000000
2005-09-23 STLMILL 000000000
2005-09-22 STLCINL 000000000
2005-09-18 STLCHCL 000000000
2005-09-14 STLPITL 000000000
2005-09-11 STLNYNL 000000000
2005-09-06 STLCHCL 000000000
2005-09-02 STLHOUL 000000000
2005-08-28 STLWASW 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Cal Eldred — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2005-10-01 STLCIN — 0.2111011
2005-09-30 STLCIN — 1.0100000
2005-09-23 STLMIL — 0.2100110
2005-09-22 STLCIN — 0.1000000
2005-09-18 STLCHC — 0.1222001
2005-09-14 STLPIT — 2.0100020
2005-09-11 STLNYN — 1.2200020
2005-09-06 STLCHC — 1.0100010
2005-09-02 STLHOU — 2.0100310
2005-08-28 STLWAS — 3.0200120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Cal Eldred — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 341 192 101 143 6 14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Cal Eldred — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1991 ML4 P 3 3 2 1 0 0
1992 ML4 P 14 14 4 12 1 0
1993 ML4 P 36 36 26 27 2 4
1994 ML4 P 25 25 20 23 0 2
1995 ML4 P 4 4 2 2 1 0
1996 ML4 P 15 15 4 10 0 0
1997 ML4 P 34 34 15 10 0 1
1998 MIL P 23 23 9 12 2 4
1999 MIL P 20 15 5 3 0 0
2000 CHA P 20 20 8 13 0 2
2001 CHA P 2 2 0 2 0 0
2003 SLN P 62 0 3 10 0 0
2004 SLN P 52 0 1 12 0 1
2005 SLN P 31 1 2 6 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Cal Eldred Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 342

Awards & Honors

Cal Eldred — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2000 Pitcher of the Month June
1994 Pitcher of the Month June
1992 Pitcher of the Month September
1992 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Cal Eldred — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2005 SLN NL $600,000
2004 SLN NL $900,000
2003 SLN NL $500,000
2001 CHA AL $750,000
2000 CHA AL $5,400,000
1999 MIL NL $4,766,667
1998 MIL NL $3,266,667
1997 ML4 AL $766,667
1996 ML4 AL $712,000
1995 ML4 AL $450,000
1994 ML4 AL $375,000
1993 ML4 AL $175,000
Total Career Earnings $18,662,001

College History

Cal Eldred — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Iowa Iowa City IA 1987, 1988, 1989

Award Voting History

Cal Eldred — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1992 Rookie of the Year AL 4th 22.0 140 1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Cal Eldred (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mike Bielecki
    70-73, 4.18 ERA
  2. 94
    Len Barker
    74-76, 4.34 ERA
  3. 90
    Jose Contreras
    78-67, 4.57 ERA
  4. 88
    Bill Bonham
    75-83, 4.01 ERA
  5. 87
    Paul Foytack
    86-87, 4.14 ERA
  6. 86
    Gil Meche
    84-83, 4.49 ERA

Cal Eldred: the record in brief

According to the bio, Cal Eldred debuted on September 24, 1991 and played a final game on October 1, 2005. Club by club, the record runs the Milwaukee Brewers (1991 through 1999), the Chicago White Sox (2000 through 2001), and the St. Louis Cardinals (2003 through 2005). Eldred, born on November 24, 1967, in Cedar Rapids, IA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Eldred's listed size is 215 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. Cal Eldred was the playing name; the full given name is Calvin John.

The pitching table credits Eldred with a 86-74 record and a 4.42 ERA in 341 games. Also on Eldred's record: 939 strikeouts and 19 complete games. Eldred's 4.42 ERA was close to the 4.38 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 16 wins of 1993. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.01 in 1993, when the league's was 4.19.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cal Eldred

What years did Cal Eldred play?
Cal Eldred played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2005.
Was Cal Eldred a pitcher?
Yes. Cal Eldred pitched in the major leagues, recording 86 wins and 939 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Cal Eldred hit?
Cal Eldred hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.
What was Cal Eldred's career batting average?
Cal Eldred batted .111 over his career, with 8 hits in 72 at bats.
How many RBI did Cal Eldred have?
Cal Eldred drove in 4 runs in his career.
What was Cal Eldred's career ERA?
Cal Eldred finished with a 4.42 career ERA, going 86-74 with 939 strikeouts.