What years did Ed Figueroa play?

Ed Figueroa played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1981.

Was Ed Figueroa a pitcher?

Yes. Ed Figueroa pitched in the major leagues, recording 80 wins and 571 strikeouts.

What was Ed Figueroa's career ERA?

Ed Figueroa finished with a 3.51 career ERA, going 80-67 with 571 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ed Figueroa have?

Ed Figueroa recorded 571 career strikeouts.

Is Ed Figueroa in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ed Figueroa has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Ed Figueroa play for?

Ed Figueroa played for the California Angels, the New York Yankees, the Texas Rangers, and the Athletics.

Ed Figueroa

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

Ed Figueroa was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1981 for 4 teams, including the California Angels, a span of 8 seasons. Across 200 career appearances, he went 80-67 with a 3.51 ERA and 571 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1379.6.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 80–67

ERA 3.51

WHIP 1.33

SO 571

Pitcher PIV 1379.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 10/14/1948 in Ciales, P.R.
MLB Debut: 1974-04-09
Last Game: 1981-09-27

Full name: Eduardo Figueroa

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ed Figueroa — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
80	67	200	179	63	12	1	1309.2	1,299	511	90	443	571	3.51	1379.6

Career ERA 3.51 vs. league average 3.76 across their career seasons — 6.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Ed Figueroa Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1974	CAL	AL	2	8	25	12	5	1	0	105.1	119	43	36	49	3.67	3.63 (-1%)	1264.5
1975	CAL	AL	16	13	33	32	16	2	0	244.2	213	79	84	139	2.91	3.71 (+22%)	2728.5
1976	NYA	AL	19	10	34	34	14	4	0	256.2	237	86	94	119	3.02	3.51 (+14%)	112.5
1977	NYA	AL	16	11	32	32	12	2	0	239.1	228	95	75	104	3.57	4.00 (+11%)	752.1
1978	NYA	AL	20	9	35	35	12	2	0	253.0	233	84	77	92	2.99	3.69 (+19%)	-1579.1
1979	NYA	AL	4	6	16	16	4	1	0	104.2	109	48	35	42	4.13	4.00 (-3%)	866.0
1980	NYA	AL	3	3	15	9	0	0	1	58.0	90	45	24	16	6.98	3.84 (-82%)	-470.3
1980	TEX	AL	0	7	8	8	0	0	0	39.2	62	26	12	9	5.90	3.84 (-54%)	-2294.6
1981	OAK	AL	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	8.1	8	5	6	1	5.40	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			80	67	200	179	63	12	1	1,309.2	1,299	511	443	571	3.51	—	1,380

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

Ed Figueroa — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
200	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

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Ed Figueroa Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1974	CAL	AL	25	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	CAL	AL	33	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	NYA	AL	34	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	NYA	AL	32	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	NYA	AL	35	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	NYA	AL	16	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	NYA	AL	15	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	TEX	AL	8	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	OAK	AL	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			200	—	—	—	—	—	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

Ed Figueroa — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ed Figueroa — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1978	ALCS	NYA	1	.000
1978	WS	NYA	2	.000
1977	ALCS	NYA	1	.000
1976	ALCS	NYA	2	.000
1976	WS	NYA	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ed Figueroa — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	4	7	7	0	31.1	39	26	14	12	7.47

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ed Figueroa — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1978	ALCS	NYA	1	1	1	1.0	5	3	0	0	27.00
1978	WS	NYA	1	2	2	6.2	9	6	5	2	8.10
1977	ALCS	NYA	0	1	1	3.1	5	4	2	3	10.80
1976	ALCS	NYA	1	2	2	12.1	14	8	2	5	5.84
1976	WS	NYA	1	1	1	8.0	6	5	5	2	5.62

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ed Figueroa — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	100	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	100	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Ed Figueroa — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	100	656.1	641	244	203	285	3.35
Away	100	653.1	658	267	240	286	3.68

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ed Figueroa — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1981-09-27	OAK	CHW	—	4.1	4	3	3	3	0	1
1981-09-06	OAK	BAL	—	4.0	4	2	2	3	1	0
1980-09-09	TEX	OAK	L	3.1	2	3	3	2	1	1
1980-09-03	TEX	TOR	L	6.1	10	4	4	2	1	2
1980-08-29	TEX	KCR	L	6.1	9	5	4	1	1	3
1980-08-23	TEX	MIL	—	6.0	8	4	3	3	2	1
1980-08-18	TEX	KCR	L	2.1	7	4	4	1	0	1
1980-08-14	TEX	CLE	L	4.0	12	4	4	0	0	0
1980-08-08	TEX	DET	L	4.1	7	4	3	2	1	1
1980-08-02	TEX	BOS	L	7.0	7	1	1	1	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ed Figueroa — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	200	179	89	182	16	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ed Figueroa — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1974	CAL	P	25	12	4	17	1	1
1975	CAL	P	33	32	11	42	6	5
1976	NYA	P	34	34	16	23	1	0
1977	NYA	P	32	32	18	29	2	2
1978	NYA	P	35	35	17	37	1	2
1979	NYA	P	16	16	9	16	2	1
1980	NYA	P	15	9	4	10	1	4
1980	TEX	P	8	8	9	7	2	0
1981	OAK	P	2	1	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Ed Figueroa Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	200

Awards & Honors

Ed Figueroa — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1978	Player of the Week	Week of 1978-09-29

Award Voting History

Ed Figueroa — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1978	Cy Young Award	AL	7th	1.0	140
1976	Cy Young Award	AL	4th	12.0	120
1976	Most Valuable Player	AL	21th	9.0	336

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Ed Figueroa: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 9, 1974 and the final game on September 27, 1981, Ed Figueroa built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the California Angels (1974 through 1975), the New York Yankees (1976 to 1980), the Texas Rangers (1980), and the Oakland Athletics (1981). Figueroa is listed as a pitcher at 6'1" and 190 pounds. The bio says Figueroa batted and threw right-handed. Figueroa was born on October 14, 1948, in Ciales, P.R. The bio lists the given name Eduardo.

Across 200 games (179 starts), Figueroa recorded 80 wins against 67 losses with a 3.51 ERA. The same table counts 571 strikeouts, 63 complete games, and 12 shutouts. Against a 3.76 league ERA for the same years, Figueroa was 6.5% better. The best win total was 20, in 1978. 1975 produced Figueroa's most strikeouts, 139. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.91 in 1975, when the league's was 3.71. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Figueroa's career adds up to 1,379.6.

Pitching in the playoffs, Figueroa went 0-4 with a 7.47 ERA in 7 games. Those appearances came in 1976, 1977, and 1978.

Figueroa's awards table lists Player of the Week (1978). The voting table's high point is a 4th-place Cy Young Award finish in 1976.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Figueroa

What years did Ed Figueroa play?: Ed Figueroa played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1981.
Was Ed Figueroa a pitcher?: Yes. Ed Figueroa pitched in the major leagues, recording 80 wins and 571 strikeouts.
What was Ed Figueroa's career ERA?: Ed Figueroa finished with a 3.51 career ERA, going 80-67 with 571 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ed Figueroa have?: Ed Figueroa recorded 571 career strikeouts.
Is Ed Figueroa in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ed Figueroa has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Ed Figueroa play for?: Ed Figueroa played for the California Angels, the New York Yankees, the Texas Rangers, and the Athletics.