Kelvim Escobar
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2009)
Kelvim Escobar was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2009 for the Toronto Blue Jays, the Anaheim Angels, and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 13 seasons. Across 411 career appearances, he went 101-91 with a 4.15 ERA, 1,310 strikeouts, and 59 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 25218.8.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'1" / 205 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1997-06-29
- Last Game
- 2009-06-06
Full name: Kelvim Jose Escobar
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | TOR | AL | 3 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 31.0 | 28 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 2.90 | 4.39 (+34%) | 1048.8 |
| 1998 | TOR | AL | 7 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | 72 | 33 | 35 | 72 | 3.73 | 4.43 (+16%) | 1955.8 |
| 1999 | TOR | AL | 14 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.0 | 203 | 110 | 81 | 129 | 5.69 | 4.71 (-21%) | 309.8 |
| 2000 | TOR | AL | 10 | 15 | 43 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180.0 | 186 | 107 | 85 | 142 | 5.35 | 4.77 (-12%) | -590.8 |
| 2001 | TOR | AL | 6 | 8 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 126.0 | 93 | 49 | 52 | 121 | 3.50 | 4.42 (+21%) | 3729.7 |
| 2002 | TOR | AL | 5 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 78.0 | 75 | 37 | 44 | 85 | 4.27 | 4.28 (avg) | -108.8 |
| 2003 | TOR | AL | 13 | 9 | 41 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 180.1 | 189 | 86 | 78 | 159 | 4.29 | 4.40 (+2%) | 2819.1 |
| 2004 | ANA | AL | 11 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208.1 | 192 | 91 | 76 | 191 | 3.93 | 4.46 (+12%) | 4037.9 |
| 2005 | LAA | AL | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59.2 | 45 | 20 | 21 | 63 | 3.02 | 4.29 (+30%) | 2045.6 |
| 2006 | LAA | AL | 11 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 189.1 | 192 | 76 | 50 | 147 | 3.61 | 4.53 (+20%) | 4475.2 |
| 2007 | LAA | AL | 18 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 195.2 | 182 | 74 | 66 | 160 | 3.40 | 4.47 (+24%) | 5496.5 |
| 2009 | LAA | AL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3.60 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 101 | 91 | 411 | 202 | 10 | 4 | 59 | 1,507.0 | 1,461 | 695 | 611 | 1,310 | 4.15 | — | 25,219 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 411 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 0 |
Career AVG .111 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 58.3% below league average.
Career OBP .111 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 66.9% below league average.
Career SLG .111 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 73.8% below league average.
Career OPS .222 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 70.8% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | TOR | AL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1998 | TOR | AL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1999 | TOR | AL | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2000 | TOR | AL | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2001 | TOR | AL | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2002 | TOR | AL | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2003 | TOR | AL | 41 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2004 | ANA | AL | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2005 | LAA | AL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2006 | LAA | AL | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2007 | LAA | AL | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2009 | LAA | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 411 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .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
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ALDS1 | LAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | ALCS | LAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | ALDS2 | LAA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | ALDS1 | ANA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19.2 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 3.66 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (822 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Away | 197 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .111 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 214 | 794.2 | 777 | 346 | 295 | 682 | 3.92 |
| Away | 197 | 712.1 | 684 | 349 | 316 | 628 | 4.41 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-06 | LAA | DET | L | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007-09-29 | LAA | OAK | W | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007-09-17 | LAA | TBR | — | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007-09-12 | LAA | BAL | W | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007-09-06 | LAA | CLE | W | 5.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2007-09-01 | LAA | TEX | L | 2.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007-08-26 | LAA | TOR | W | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007-08-21 | LAA | NYY | W | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2007-08-16 | LAA | TOR | W | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2007-08-10 | LAA | MIN | W | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | TOR | P | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | TOR | P | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | TOR | P | 33 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | TOR | P | 43 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | TOR | P | 59 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | TOR | P | 76 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | TOR | P | 41 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | ANA | P | 33 | 33 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | LAA | P | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | LAA | P | 30 | 30 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | LAA | P | 30 | 30 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | LAA | P | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 411 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Player of the Week | Week of 2001-08-25 |
Salary History
Kelvim Escobar's recorded salaries total $57,420,000 over 14 seasons, 1997 to 2010. Escobar's career, 1997 to 2009, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NYN | NL | $1,250,000 |
| 2009 | LAA | AL | $10,000,000 |
| 2008 | LAA | AL | $9,500,000 |
| 2007 | LAA | AL | $9,000,000 |
| 2006 | LAA | AL | $6,750,000 |
| 2005 | LAA | AL | $6,250,000 |
| 2004 | ANA | AL | $5,750,000 |
| 2003 | TOR | AL | $3,900,000 |
| 2002 | TOR | AL | $2,300,000 |
| 2001 | TOR | AL | $1,500,000 |
| 2000 | TOR | AL | $500,000 |
| 1999 | TOR | AL | $350,000 |
| 1998 | TOR | AL | $220,000 |
| 1997 | TOR | AL | $150,000 |
| Total recorded salary | $57,420,000 | ||
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Kelvim Escobar: the record in brief
June 29, 1997 and June 6, 2009 bracket Kelvim Escobar's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Escobar's seasons break down as the Toronto Blue Jays (1997 through 2003), the Anaheim Angels (2004), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005 to 2009). Escobar, born on April 11, 1976, in La Guaira, Vargas, Venezuela, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Escobar's listed size is 6-foot-1 and 205 pounds. Escobar's full given name, per the bio, is Kelvim Jose Escobar.
Escobar went 101-91 with a 4.15 ERA in 411 games, 202 of them starts. Escobar had 1,310 strikeouts, 10 complete games, and 59 saves. That 4.15 ERA compares with a 4.46 league average across the same seasons, 6.9% better. Escobar won 18 games in 2007, the most of any season listed. 2004 produced Escobar's most strikeouts, 191. The most saves in one season was 38, in 2002. 2007 was Escobar's sharpest full season, a 3.40 ERA against the league's 4.47.
Frequently Asked Questions about Kelvim Escobar
- What years did Kelvim Escobar play?
- Kelvim Escobar played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2009.
- Was Kelvim Escobar a pitcher?
- Yes. Kelvim Escobar pitched in the major leagues, recording 101 wins and 1310 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Kelvim Escobar hit?
- Kelvim Escobar hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
- What teams did Kelvim Escobar play for?
- Kelvim Escobar played for 2 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1997–2003) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004–2007, 2009).
- What were Kelvim Escobar's career stats?
- In 411 games, Kelvim Escobar went 101-91 with a 4.15 ERA, 1,310 strikeouts, 1,507.0 innings pitched, and 59 saves.
- How much did Kelvim Escobar earn in his career?
- Kelvim Escobar's recorded salaries total $57,420,000 over 14 seasons, 1997 to 2010. Escobar's career, 1997 to 2009, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
- What was Kelvim Escobar's salary?
- Kelvim Escobar's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2010. His highest recorded salary was $10,000,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2010.
- What position did Kelvim Escobar play?
- Kelvim Escobar played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Kelvim Escobar and how much did he weigh?
- Kelvim Escobar was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 205 pounds.
- What was Kelvim Escobar's career ERA?
- Kelvim Escobar finished with a 4.15 career ERA, going 101-91 with 1,310 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Kelvim Escobar have?
- Kelvim Escobar recorded 1,310 career strikeouts.
- Is Kelvim Escobar in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Kelvim Escobar has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.