What years did Tony Fossas play?

Tony Fossas played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1999.

Was Tony Fossas a pitcher?

Yes. Tony Fossas pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 324 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tony Fossas hit?

Tony Fossas hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Tony Fossas play for?

Tony Fossas played for 7 teams: the Texas Rangers (1988, 1998), the Milwaukee Brewers (1989–1990), the Boston Red Sox (1991–1994), the St. Louis Cardinals (1995–1997), the Seattle Mariners (1998), the Chicago Cubs (1998), and the New York Yankees (1999).

What were Tony Fossas's career stats?

In 567 games, Tony Fossas went 17-24 with a 3.90 ERA, 324 strikeouts, 415.2 innings pitched, and 7 saves.

What was Tony Fossas's salary?

Tony Fossas's last recorded salary was $820,000, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $820,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $105,000, in 1990. The Salary History table lists each season from 1990 to 1998.

What position did Tony Fossas play?

Tony Fossas played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Tony Fossas and how much did he weigh?

Tony Fossas was listed at 6 feet and 195 pounds.

What was Tony Fossas's career ERA?

Tony Fossas finished with a 3.90 career ERA, going 17-24 with 324 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Tony Fossas have?

Tony Fossas recorded 324 career strikeouts.

Is Tony Fossas in the Hall of Fame?

No. Tony Fossas has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Tony Fossas

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-1999)

Tony Fossas was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1999 for 7 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 12 seasons. Across 567 career appearances, he went 17-24 with a 3.90 ERA and 324 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1714.9.

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 15, 2026

W–L 17–24

ERA 3.90

WHIP 1.48

SO 324

Pitcher PIV 1714.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 195 lb
Born: 9/23/1957 in Havana, La Habana, Cuba
MLB Debut: 1988-05-15
Last Game: 1999-05-14

Full name: Emilio Antonio Fossas

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tony Fossas — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	24	567	0	0	0	7	415.2	434	180	39	180	324	3.90	1714.9

Career ERA 3.90 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 7.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Tony Fossas Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1988	TEX	AL	0	0	5	0	5.2	11	3	2	0	4.76	—	0.0
1989	ML4	AL	2	2	51	1	61.0	57	24	22	42	3.54	3.71 (+5%)	855.5
1990	ML4	AL	2	3	32	0	29.1	44	21	10	24	6.44	3.86 (-67%)	-402.8
1991	BOS	AL	3	2	64	1	57.0	49	22	28	29	3.47	3.91 (+11%)	-345.9
1992	BOS	AL	1	2	60	2	29.2	31	8	14	19	2.43	3.75 (+35%)	215.0
1993	BOS	AL	1	1	71	0	40.0	38	23	15	39	5.17	4.19 (-23%)	582.0
1994	BOS	AL	2	0	44	1	34.0	35	18	15	31	4.76	4.51 (-6%)	-426.5
1995	SLN	NL	3	0	58	0	36.2	28	6	10	40	1.47	4.45 (+67%)	2101.2
1996	SLN	NL	0	4	65	2	47.0	43	14	21	36	2.68	4.61 (+42%)	-358.8
1997	SLN	NL	2	7	71	0	51.2	62	22	26	41	3.83	4.39 (+13%)	-596.4
1998	SEA	AL	0	3	23	0	11.1	19	11	6	10	8.74	4.43 (-97%)	91.4
1998	CHN	NL	0	0	8	0	4.0	8	4	6	6	9.00	—	0.0
1998	TEX	AL	1	0	10	0	7.1	3	0	4	7	0.00	—	0.0
1999	NYA	AL	0	0	5	0	1.0	6	4	1	0	36.00	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			17	24	567	7	415.2	434	180	180	324	3.90	—	1,715

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

Tony Fossas — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
567	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Tony Fossas Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1988	TEX	AL	5	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	ML4	AL	51	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	ML4	AL	32	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	BOS	AL	64	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	BOS	AL	60	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	BOS	AL	71	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	BOS	AL	44	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SLN	NL	58	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	SLN	NL	65	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SLN	NL	71	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SEA	AL	23	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	CHN	NL	8	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	TEX	AL	10	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	NYA	AL	5	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			567	1	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Tony Fossas — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tony Fossas — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1996	NLCS	SLN	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tony Fossas — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	0	4.1	1	1	3	1	2.08

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tony Fossas — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1996	NLCS	SLN	0	0	5	0	0	4.1	1	1	3	1	2.08

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tony Fossas — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	282	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	285	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Tony Fossas — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	282	215.2	203	69	95	179	2.88
Away	285	200.0	231	111	85	145	5.00

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tony Fossas — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1999-05-14	NYY	CHW	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1999-05-12	NYY	LAA	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999-05-08	NYY	SEA	—	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1999-05-04	NYY	MIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999-05-01	NYY	KCR	—	0.1	4	4	4	0	0	1
1998-09-27	TEX	SEA	W	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
1998-09-24	TEX	SEA	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-09-21	TEX	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-09-19	TEX	OAK	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1998-09-15	TEX	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tony Fossas — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	567	0	20	76	11	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tony Fossas — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1988	TEX	P	5	1	1	0	1
1989	ML4	P	51	1	12	2	0
1990	ML4	P	32	1	4	3	0
1991	BOS	P	64	6	12	2	2
1992	BOS	P	60	2	6	0	0
1993	BOS	P	71	1	6	1	0
1994	BOS	P	44	0	5	2	0
1995	SLN	P	58	1	3	1	1
1996	SLN	P	65	2	8	0	0
1997	SLN	P	71	2	16	0	1
1998	SEA	P	23	2	2	0	0
1998	CHN	P	8	0	1	0	0
1998	TEX	P	10	1	0	0	0
1999	NYA	P	5	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Tony Fossas Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	567

Salary History

Tony Fossas's recorded salaries total $4,105,000 over 9 seasons, 1990 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Fossas's career ran from 1988 to 1999. No salary is recorded for 1988, 1989, and 1999.

Tony Fossas — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1998	SEA	AL	$650,000
1998	TEX	AL	$170,000
1997	SLN	NL	$750,000
1996	SLN	NL	$650,000
1995	SLN	NL	$275,000
1994	BOS	AL	$475,000
1993	BOS	AL	$475,000
1992	BOS	AL	$390,000
1991	BOS	AL	$165,000
1990	ML4	AL	$105,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$4,105,000

College History

Tony Fossas — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of South Florida	Tampa	FL	1977, 1978, 1979

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Tony Fossas: the record in brief

The profile opens with Tony Fossas's first major league game on May 15, 1988; the last one listed came on May 14, 1999. The season rows list, in order, the Texas Rangers (1988 to 1998), the Milwaukee Brewers (1989 through 1990), the Boston Red Sox (1991 to 1994), the St. Louis Cardinals (1995 to 1997), the Seattle Mariners (1998), the Chicago Cubs (1998), and the New York Yankees (1999). At 195 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame, Fossas is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Fossas threw and hit left-handed. The recorded birth is September 23, 1957, in Havana, La Habana, Cuba. The given name on file is Emilio Antonio Fossas.

The pitching table credits Fossas with a 17-24 record and a 3.90 ERA in 567 games. The same table counts 324 strikeouts. The leagues Fossas pitched in allowed 4.19 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 7.1% better than average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tony Fossas

What years did Tony Fossas play?: Tony Fossas played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1999.
Was Tony Fossas a pitcher?: Yes. Tony Fossas pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 324 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tony Fossas hit?: Tony Fossas hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Tony Fossas play for?: Tony Fossas played for 7 teams: the Texas Rangers (1988, 1998), the Milwaukee Brewers (1989–1990), the Boston Red Sox (1991–1994), the St. Louis Cardinals (1995–1997), the Seattle Mariners (1998), the Chicago Cubs (1998), and the New York Yankees (1999).
What were Tony Fossas's career stats?: In 567 games, Tony Fossas went 17-24 with a 3.90 ERA, 324 strikeouts, 415.2 innings pitched, and 7 saves.
How much did Tony Fossas earn in his career?: Tony Fossas's recorded salaries total $4,105,000 over 9 seasons, 1990 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Fossas's career ran from 1988 to 1999. No salary is recorded for 1988, 1989, and 1999.
What was Tony Fossas's salary?: Tony Fossas's last recorded salary was $820,000, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $820,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $105,000, in 1990. The Salary History table lists each season from 1990 to 1998.
What position did Tony Fossas play?: Tony Fossas played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tony Fossas and how much did he weigh?: Tony Fossas was listed at 6 feet and 195 pounds.
What was Tony Fossas's career ERA?: Tony Fossas finished with a 3.90 career ERA, going 17-24 with 324 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tony Fossas have?: Tony Fossas recorded 324 career strikeouts.
Is Tony Fossas in the Hall of Fame?: No. Tony Fossas has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.