What years did Nino Espinosa play?

Nino Espinosa played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1981.

Was Nino Espinosa a pitcher?

Yes. Nino Espinosa pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 338 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Nino Espinosa hit?

Nino Espinosa hit 0 career home runs with 44 hits.

Nino Espinosa

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1974-1981)

W–L 44–55

ERA 4.17

WHIP 1.36

SO 338

Pitcher PIV -6955.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 192 lb
Born: 8/15/1953 in Villa Altagracia, San Cristóbal, D.R.
Died: 12/24/1987 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1974-09-13
Last Game: 1981-09-23

Full name: Arnulfo Acevedo Espinosa

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
44	55	140	126	24	5	0	820.3	865	380	85	252	338	4.17	-6955.7

Career ERA 4.17 vs. league average 3.76 across their career seasons — 11.0% 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
1974	NYN	NL	0	0	2	1	0	0	9.0	12	5	0	2	5.00	3.63 (-38%)	0.0
1975	NYN	NL	0	1	2	0	0	0	3.0	8	6	1	2	18.00	—	0.0
1976	NYN	NL	4	4	12	5	0	0	41.7	41	17	13	30	3.67	3.51 (-4%)	472.3
1977	NYN	NL	10	13	32	29	7	1	200.0	188	76	55	105	3.42	4.00 (+14%)	1590.2
1978	NYN	NL	11	15	32	32	6	1	203.7	230	107	75	76	4.73	3.69 (-28%)	-4238.4
1979	PHI	NL	14	12	33	33	8	3	212.0	211	86	65	88	3.65	4.00 (+9%)	-469.8
1980	PHI	NL	3	5	12	12	1	0	76.3	73	32	19	13	3.77	3.84 (+2%)	-1771.0
1981	PHI	NL	2	5	14	14	2	0	73.7	98	50	24	22	6.11	3.58 (-70%)	-2539.2
1981	TOR	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	4	1	0	0	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			44	55	140	126	24	5	820.1	865	380	252	338	4.17	—	-6,956

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
144	258	15	44	7	0	0	19	0	9	78	.171	.199	.198	.396	-1,329

Career AVG .171 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 34.4% below league average.

Career OBP .199 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 39.0% below league average.

Career SLG .198 vs. league average .381 across their career seasons — 48.1% below league average.

Career OPS .396 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — 43.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1974	NYN	NL	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	NYN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	NYN	NL	12	9	1	0	0	0	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	NYN	NL	32	62	1	8	1	5	3	15	.129	.264 (-51%)	.329 (-49%)	.401 (-64%)	.730 (-57%)	-564.5
1978	NYN	NL	32	67	6	14	3	4	1	28	.209	.257 (-19%)	.323 (-32%)	.378 (-33%)	.702 (-32%)	-344.9
1979	PHI	NL	36	72	3	14	2	6	4	15	.194	.265 (-27%)	.329 (-28%)	.397 (-44%)	.727 (-37%)	-419.7
1980	PHI	NL	13	26	4	3	1	2	0	9	.115	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	PHI	NL	14	20	0	4	0	2	0	8	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	TOR	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			144	258	15	44	7	19	9	78	.171	—	—	—	—	-1,329

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	81	129	4	16	0	7	.124
Away	63	129	11	28	0	12	.217

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	78	459.1	480	209	143	217	4.10
Away	62	361.0	385	171	109	121	4.26

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1981-09-23	TOR	OAK	L	0	0	0	0
1981-08-30	PHI	HOU	L	1	1	1	0
1981-08-21	PHI	HOU	W	0	0	0	0
1981-08-15	PHI	NYN	L	2	0	0	1
1981-08-11	PHI	STL	W	1	0	0	0
1981-06-07	PHI	ATL	W	1	0	0	1
1981-06-02	PHI	NYN	W	1	0	0	1
1981-05-29	PHI	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1981-05-23	PHI	PIT	W	1	1	0	0
1981-05-17	PHI	SDP	W	4	1	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1981-09-23	TOR	OAK	—	1.0	4	1	1	0	0	0
1981-08-30	PHI	HOU	—	2.0	7	4	4	2	0	1
1981-08-21	PHI	HOU	—	2.0	3	3	3	3	1	0
1981-08-15	PHI	NYN	L	6.2	9	3	3	2	2	0
1981-08-11	PHI	STL	—	5.0	5	2	2	2	2	0
1981-06-07	PHI	ATL	—	4.0	7	3	3	2	1	0
1981-06-02	PHI	NYN	—	4.1	7	6	6	3	0	1
1981-05-29	PHI	STL	L	2.0	7	7	7	1	0	2
1981-05-23	PHI	PIT	—	5.2	11	3	3	0	3	1
1981-05-17	PHI	SDP	W	9.0	7	3	2	1	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	140	126	51	129	4	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1974	NYN	P	2	1	0	2	0	0
1975	NYN	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
1976	NYN	P	12	5	0	3	0	0
1977	NYN	P	32	29	16	25	0	4
1978	NYN	P	32	32	10	47	1	2
1979	PHI	P	33	33	11	34	2	2
1980	PHI	P	12	12	8	10	1	0
1981	PHI	P	14	14	6	8	0	0
1981	TOR	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	140

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Frequently Asked Questions about Nino Espinosa

What years did Nino Espinosa play?: Nino Espinosa played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1981.
Was Nino Espinosa a pitcher?: Yes. Nino Espinosa pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 338 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Nino Espinosa hit?: Nino Espinosa hit 0 career home runs with 44 hits.