Neftali Feliz
Born: 5/2/1988 in Azua, Azua, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2009-08-03 | Final Game: 2021-09-08
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 235 lbs
Biography
Neftali Feliz was a professional baseball pitcher who made a significant impact in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2021. Born in 1988, Feliz began his career with the Texas Rangers, quickly establishing himself as a dominant force on the mound. He was known for his powerful fastball and impressive strikeout ability, finishing his career with a record of 21-20 and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.55. Over his tenure, he recorded 366 strikeouts and achieved 107 saves, showcasing his effectiveness as both a starter and a reliever.
Feliz's career was highlighted by several notable achievements, including being named Rookie of the Month and earning the prestigious Rookie of the Year award. He was selected as an All-Star once, further solidifying his reputation during the peak of his career. His contributions to the game came during an era characterized by high offensive production, and his ability to excel in crucial moments made him a valuable asset to his teams. Neftali Feliz remains remembered for his electrifying pitching style and his role in the evolving landscape of Major League Baseball during the early 2010s.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 20 | 362 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 393.3 | 293 | 155 | 46 | 155 | 366 | 3.55 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | TEX | AL | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31.0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 1.74 | 1433.2 |
| 2010 | TEX | AL | 4 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 69.3 | 43 | 21 | 18 | 71 | 2.73 | 1962.2 |
| 2011 | TEX | AL | 2 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 62.3 | 42 | 19 | 30 | 54 | 2.74 | 586.5 |
| 2012 | TEX | AL | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42.7 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 37 | 3.16 | -674.6 |
| 2013 | TEX | AL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | TEX | AL | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 31.7 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 1.99 | -924.3 |
| 2015 | DET | AL | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28.3 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 23 | 7.62 | 11.5 |
| 2015 | TEX | AL | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19.7 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 4.58 | -118.4 |
| 2016 | PIT | NL | 4 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53.7 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 61 | 3.52 | -455.2 |
| 2017 | KCR | AL | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 4.74 | - |
| 2017 | MIL | NL | 1 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27.0 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 6.00 | -1875.1 |
| 2021 | LAD | NL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | - |
| 2021 | PHI | NL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 36.00 | 0.0 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 362 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | TEX | AL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | TEX | AL | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | TEX | AL | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | TEX | AL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | TEX | AL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | TEX | AL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | DET | AL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | TEX | AL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | PIT | NL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | KCR | AL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | MIL | NL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | LAD | NL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | PHI | NL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | WS | TEX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | ALCS | TEX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | ALDS2 | TEX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2010 | WS | TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2010 | ALCS | TEX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2010 | ALDS1 | TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 18.7 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 1.93 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ALCS | TEX | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 2011 | ALDS2 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.70 |
| 2011 | WS | TEX | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3.7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4.91 |
| 2010 | ALCS | TEX | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.00 |
| 2010 | ALDS1 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6.75 |
| 2010 | WS | TEX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 362 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 6 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | TEX | P | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | TEX | P | 70 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | TEX | P | 64 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | TEX | P | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | TEX | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | TEX | P | 30 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | DET | P | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | TEX | P | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | PIT | P | 62 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | KCA | P | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | MIL | P | 29 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | LAN | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | PHI | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 362 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rookie of the Month | September |
| 2010 | Rookie of the Year |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | PIT | NL | $3,900,000 |
| 2015 | TEX | AL | $4,125,000 |
| 2014 | TEX | AL | $3,000,000 |
| 2013 | TEX | AL | $2,900,000 |
| 2012 | TEX | AL | $502,000 |
| 2011 | TEX | AL | $457,160 |
| 2010 | TEX | AL | $402,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $15,286,160 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rookie of the Year | AL | 1st | 122.0 | 140 | 20 |