Shawn Estes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2008)

W–L 101–93
ERA 4.71
WHIP 1.53
SO 1,210
Pitcher PIV -582.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 185 lb
Born
2/18/1973 in San Bernardino, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1995-09-16
Last Game
2008-09-24
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Aaron Shawn Estes

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
101 93 283 281 14 8 0 1678.3 1,708 879 158 858 1,210 4.71 -582.7

Career ERA 4.71 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — 5.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1995 SFN NL 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 17.3 16 13 5 14 6.75 4.45 (-52%) 184.7
1996 SFN NL 3 5 11 11 0 0 0 70.0 63 28 39 60 3.60 4.61 (+22%) 1490.0
1997 SFN NL 19 5 32 32 3 2 0 201.0 162 71 100 181 3.18 4.39 (+28%) 3627.3
1998 SFN NL 7 12 25 25 1 1 0 149.3 150 84 80 136 5.06 4.43 (-14%) 721.8
1999 SFN NL 11 11 32 32 1 1 0 203.0 209 111 112 159 4.92 4.71 (-5%) 354.8
2000 SFN NL 15 6 30 30 4 2 0 190.3 194 90 108 136 4.26 4.77 (+11%) 2786.7
2001 SFN NL 9 8 27 27 0 0 0 159.0 151 71 77 109 4.02 4.42 (+9%) 1202.5
2002 NYN NL 4 9 23 23 1 1 0 132.7 133 67 66 92 4.55 4.28 (-6%) -260.3
2002 CIN NL 1 3 6 6 0 0 0 28.0 38 24 17 17 7.71 4.28 (-80%) -128.8
2003 CHN NL 8 11 29 28 1 1 0 152.3 182 97 83 103 5.73 4.40 (-30%) -2439.5
2004 COL NL 15 8 34 34 1 0 0 202.0 223 131 105 117 5.84 4.46 (-31%) -5452.2
2005 ARI NL 7 8 21 21 2 0 0 123.7 132 66 45 63 4.80 4.29 (-12%) -1470.7
2006 SDN NL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 3 3 4 4.50 — 0.0
2008 SDN NL 2 3 9 8 0 0 0 43.7 50 23 18 19 4.74 4.32 (-10%) -1199.0
Career · 14 seasons 101 93 283 281 14 8 0 1,678.1 1,708 879 858 1,210 4.71 — -583

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
311 498 50 79 15 2 4 28 1 15 166 .159 .187 .221 .408 -1,733

Career AVG .159 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 40.5% below league average.

Career OBP .187 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 44.3% below league average.

Career SLG .221 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 47.9% below league average.

Career OPS .408 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 46.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1995 SFN NL 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 SFN NL 15 19 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 .158 — — — — 0.0
1997 SFN NL 36 68 8 10 0 0 1 3 0 1 24 .147 .266 (-45%) .336 (-46%) .419 (-54%) .756 (-50%) -565.0
1998 SFN NL 27 42 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 .190 — — — — 0.0
1999 SFN NL 42 61 8 10 4 0 0 5 0 3 21 .164 .271 (-40%) .344 (-37%) .433 (-47%) .778 (-43%) -450.7
2000 SFN NL 32 68 4 14 4 0 1 10 0 2 28 .206 .270 (-24%) .344 (-34%) .437 (-29%) .782 (-31%) -374.6
2001 SFN NL 27 42 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 .071 — — — — 0.0
2002 NYN NL 24 35 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 14 .086 — — — — 0.0
2002 CIN NL 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 CHN NL 30 39 4 7 1 0 1 3 0 2 17 .179 — — — — 0.0
2004 COL NL 36 72 13 17 3 1 0 2 0 1 11 .236 .266 (-11%) .335 (-26%) .427 (-29%) .762 (-28%) -342.4
2005 ARI NL 21 29 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 .069 — — — — 0.0
2006 SDN NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 SDN NL 11 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 311 498 50 79 15 2 4 28 1 15 166 .159 — — — — -1,733

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2000 NLDS2 SFN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1997 NLDS1 SFN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 2 2 0 6.0 8 7 7 6 10.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2000 NLDS2 SFN 0 0 1 1 0 3.0 3 2 3 3 6.00
1997 NLDS1 SFN 0 0 1 1 0 3.0 5 5 4 3 15.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1562512434219.135
Away155247264529.182

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home140870.18353984056464.12
Away143808.08734814535645.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2008-09-24 SDPLADL 101100000
2008-09-16 SDPCOLL 200000002
2008-09-10 SDPLADL 000000000
2008-09-04 SDPMILW 200000000
2008-05-28 SDPWASL 000000000
2008-05-25 SDPCINW 000000000
2008-05-24 SDPCINL 000000000
2008-05-23 SDPCINL 100000001
2008-05-18 SDPSEAL 000000000
2008-05-13 SDPCHCW 211000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2008-09-24 SDPLAD — 3.2622321
2008-09-16 SDPCOL L 4.21366111
2008-09-10 SDPLAD L 5.0655312
2008-09-04 SDPMIL W 6.0711110
2008-05-28 SDPWAS L 5.0444231
2008-05-23 SDPCIN — 6.0322450
2008-05-18 SDPSEA — 6.1211220
2008-05-13 SDPCHC W 5.1732121
2008-05-08 SDPATL — 1.2220120
2006-04-05 SDPSFG L 6.0533340

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 283 281 96 292 18 25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1995 SFN P 3 3 0 1 0 0
1996 SFN P 11 11 2 11 0 0
1997 SFN P 32 32 10 34 1 2
1998 SFN P 25 25 6 27 2 0
1999 SFN P 32 32 18 31 1 1
2000 SFN P 30 30 11 43 2 7
2001 SFN P 27 27 3 33 3 2
2002 NYN P 23 23 2 18 3 2
2002 CIN P 6 6 1 6 0 0
2003 CHN P 29 28 10 30 3 6
2004 COL P 34 34 14 27 1 4
2005 ARI P 21 21 15 25 2 1
2006 SDN P 1 1 0 0 0 0
2008 SDN P 9 8 4 6 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 283

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2006 SDN NL $1,100,000
2005 ARI NL $2,500,000
2004 COL NL $600,000
2003 CHN NL $3,000,000
2002 NYN NL $6,200,000
2001 SFN NL $4,725,000
2000 SFN NL $2,450,000
1999 SFN NL $850,000
1998 SFN NL $650,000
1997 SFN NL $162,500
1996 SFN NL $109,000
1995 SFN NL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $22,455,500

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Shawn Estes (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Russ Ortiz
    113-89, 4.51 ERA
  2. 82
    Doug Davis
    92-108, 4.44 ERA
  3. 67
    Kip Wells
    69-103, 4.71 ERA
  4. 64
    Pat Rapp
    70-91, 4.68 ERA
  5. 60
    Edinson Volquez
    95-89, 4.45 ERA
  6. 45
    Jorge De La Rosa
    104-87, 4.58 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Shawn Estes

What years did Shawn Estes play?
Shawn Estes played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2008.
Was Shawn Estes a pitcher?
Yes. Shawn Estes pitched in the major leagues, recording 101 wins and 1210 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Shawn Estes hit?
Shawn Estes hit 4 career home runs with 79 hits.