What years did Brian Fuentes play?

Brian Fuentes played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2012.

Was Brian Fuentes a pitcher?

Yes. Brian Fuentes pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 639 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brian Fuentes hit?

Brian Fuentes hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Brian Fuentes play for?

Brian Fuentes played for 6 teams: the Seattle Mariners (2001), the Colorado Rockies (2002–2008), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2009–2010), the Minnesota Twins (2010), the Oakland Athletics (2011–2012), and the St. Louis Cardinals (2012).

Did Brian Fuentes win a Cy Young Award?

No. Brian Fuentes did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Brian Fuentes win?

Brian Fuentes was selected to 4 All-Star Games.

What were Brian Fuentes's career stats?

In 650 games, Brian Fuentes went 26-43 with a 3.62 ERA, 639 strikeouts, 613.1 innings pitched, and 204 saves.

What was Brian Fuentes's salary?

Brian Fuentes's last recorded salary was $5,000,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $300,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2012.

What position did Brian Fuentes play?

Brian Fuentes played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Brian Fuentes and how much did he weigh?

Brian Fuentes was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 230 pounds.

What was Brian Fuentes's career ERA?

Brian Fuentes finished with a 3.62 career ERA, going 26-43 with 639 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Brian Fuentes have?

Brian Fuentes recorded 639 career strikeouts.

Is Brian Fuentes in the Hall of Fame?

No. Brian Fuentes has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Brian Fuentes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2012)

Brian Fuentes was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2012 for 6 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 12 seasons. Across 650 career appearances, he went 26-43 with a 3.62 ERA, 639 strikeouts, and 204 saves. Brian Fuentes was a 4-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6603.4.

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 26–43

ERA 3.62

WHIP 1.26

SO 639

Pitcher PIV 6603.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 230 lb
Born: 8/9/1975 in Merced, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2001-06-02
Last Game: 2012-08-08
Awards: 4× All-Star

Full name: Brian Christopher Fuentes

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Career Pitching Statistics

Brian Fuentes — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
26	43	650	0	0	0	204	613.1	515	247	64	258	639	3.62	6603.4

Career ERA 3.62 vs. league average 4.29 across their career seasons — 15.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Brian Fuentes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2001	SEA	AL	1	1	10	0	11.2	6	6	8	10	4.63	4.42 (-5%)	-575.9
2002	COL	NL	2	0	31	0	26.2	25	14	13	38	4.72	4.28 (-10%)	278.9
2003	COL	NL	3	3	75	4	75.1	64	23	34	82	2.75	4.40 (+38%)	1423.5
2004	COL	NL	2	4	47	0	44.2	46	28	19	48	5.64	4.46 (-26%)	636.3
2005	COL	NL	2	5	78	31	74.1	59	24	34	91	2.91	4.29 (+32%)	1687.2
2006	COL	NL	3	4	66	30	65.1	50	25	26	73	3.44	4.53 (+24%)	916.3
2007	COL	NL	3	5	64	20	61.1	46	21	23	56	3.08	4.47 (+31%)	497.6
2008	COL	NL	1	5	67	30	62.2	47	19	22	82	2.73	4.32 (+37%)	3309.3
2009	LAA	AL	1	5	65	48	55.0	53	24	24	46	3.93	4.32 (+9%)	-141.1
2010	LAA	AL	4	1	39	23	38.1	28	15	18	39	3.52	4.08 (+14%)	-140.9
2010	MIN	AL	0	0	9	1	9.2	3	0	2	8	0.00	4.08 (+100%)	0.0
2011	OAK	AL	2	8	67	12	58.1	52	24	20	42	3.70	3.94 (+6%)	-312.7
2012	OAK	AL	2	2	26	5	25.0	30	19	10	18	6.84	4.01 (-70%)	-975.1
2012	SLN	NL	0	0	6	0	5.0	6	5	5	6	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			26	43	650	204	613.1	515	247	258	639	3.62	—	6,603

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

Brian Fuentes — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
650	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 .330 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Brian Fuentes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2001	SEA	AL	10	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	COL	NL	31	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	COL	NL	75	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	COL	NL	47	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	COL	NL	78	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	COL	NL	66	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	COL	NL	64	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	COL	NL	67	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	LAA	AL	65	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	LAA	AL	39	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	MIN	AL	9	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	OAK	AL	67	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	OAK	AL	26	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SLN	NL	6	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			650	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

Brian Fuentes — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Brian Fuentes — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2010	ALDS2	MIN	2	.000
2009	ALCS	LAA	3	.000
2009	ALDS2	LAA	2	.000
2007	NLCS	COL	4	.000
2007	NLDS2	COL	3	.000
2007	WS	COL	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Brian Fuentes — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	17	0	3	17.0	16	8	9	16	4.24

Playoff Pitching by Year

Brian Fuentes — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2010	ALDS2	MIN	0	2	0	2.2	1	0	0	2	0.00
2009	ALCS	LAA	0	3	1	3.0	1	1	3	3	3.00
2009	ALDS2	LAA	0	2	2	1.2	0	0	1	0	0.00
2007	NLCS	COL	0	4	0	3.2	7	3	0	6	7.36
2007	NLDS2	COL	1	3	0	2.1	1	0	3	4	0.00
2007	WS	COL	0	3	0	3.2	6	4	2	1	9.82

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brian Fuentes — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	336	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	313	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Brian Fuentes — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	336	318.2	292	136	124	337	3.84
Away	313	293.2	221	110	134	301	3.37

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Brian Fuentes — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-08-08	STL	SFG	—	1.0	3	4	4	3	1	0
2012-08-06	STL	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2012-08-02	STL	COL	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1
2012-07-31	STL	COL	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2012-07-28	STL	CHC	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0
2012-07-27	STL	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2012-06-30	OAK	TEX	—	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	0
2012-06-23	OAK	SFG	—	0.1	2	3	3	3	0	1
2012-06-14	OAK	COL	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	1
2012-06-08	OAK	AZ	L	0.2	2	3	3	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brian Fuentes — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	650	0	11	71	6	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brian Fuentes — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2001	SEA	P	10	1	3	0	0
2002	COL	P	31	2	2	1	0
2003	COL	P	75	3	9	1	1
2004	COL	P	47	0	6	1	0
2005	COL	P	78	0	8	0	0
2006	COL	P	66	1	6	1	0
2007	COL	P	64	0	6	1	0
2008	COL	P	67	1	9	0	0
2009	LAA	P	65	1	6	0	0
2010	LAA	P	39	0	5	0	0
2010	MIN	P	9	0	0	0	0
2011	OAK	P	67	1	9	1	0
2012	OAK	P	26	1	2	0	0
2012	SLN	P	6	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Brian Fuentes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	650

Salary History

Brian Fuentes's recorded salaries total $38,998,000 over 10 seasons, 2003 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Fuentes's career ran from 2001 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2001 and 2002.

Brian Fuentes — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	OAK	AL	$5,000,000
2011	OAK	AL	$5,000,000
2010	LAA	AL	$9,000,000
2009	LAA	AL	$8,500,000
2008	COL	NL	$5,050,000
2007	COL	NL	$3,500,000
2006	COL	NL	$2,000,000
2005	COL	NL	$328,000
2004	COL	NL	$320,000
2003	COL	NL	$300,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$38,998,000

College History

Brian Fuentes — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Merced College	Merced	CA	1995, 1996

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Brian Fuentes: the record in brief

Brian Fuentes's major league career runs from a debut on June 2, 2001 to a final game on August 8, 2012. Club by club, the record runs the Seattle Mariners (2001), the Colorado Rockies (2002 to 2008), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2009 through 2010), the Minnesota Twins (2010), the Oakland Athletics (2011 to 2012), and the St. Louis Cardinals (2012). Fuentes, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds. Fuentes was born on August 9, 1975, in Merced, CA, USA. The given name on file is Brian Christopher Fuentes.

Fuentes pitched in 650 games, starting 0, and finished with a 26-43 record and 3.62 ERA. The totals include 639 strikeouts and 204 saves. Against a 4.29 league ERA for the same years, Fuentes was 15.6% better. Fuentes struck out 91 batters in 2005, a career high. The most saves in one season was 48, in 2009.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brian Fuentes

What years did Brian Fuentes play?: Brian Fuentes played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2012.
Was Brian Fuentes a pitcher?: Yes. Brian Fuentes pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 639 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brian Fuentes hit?: Brian Fuentes hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Brian Fuentes play for?: Brian Fuentes played for 6 teams: the Seattle Mariners (2001), the Colorado Rockies (2002–2008), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2009–2010), the Minnesota Twins (2010), the Oakland Athletics (2011–2012), and the St. Louis Cardinals (2012).
Did Brian Fuentes win a Cy Young Award?: No. Brian Fuentes did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Brian Fuentes win?: Brian Fuentes was selected to 4 All-Star Games.
What were Brian Fuentes's career stats?: In 650 games, Brian Fuentes went 26-43 with a 3.62 ERA, 639 strikeouts, 613.1 innings pitched, and 204 saves.
How much did Brian Fuentes earn in his career?: Brian Fuentes's recorded salaries total $38,998,000 over 10 seasons, 2003 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Fuentes's career ran from 2001 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2001 and 2002.
What was Brian Fuentes's salary?: Brian Fuentes's last recorded salary was $5,000,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $300,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2012.
What position did Brian Fuentes play?: Brian Fuentes played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Brian Fuentes and how much did he weigh?: Brian Fuentes was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 230 pounds.
What was Brian Fuentes's career ERA?: Brian Fuentes finished with a 3.62 career ERA, going 26-43 with 639 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Brian Fuentes have?: Brian Fuentes recorded 639 career strikeouts.
Is Brian Fuentes in the Hall of Fame?: No. Brian Fuentes has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.