What years did Armando Galarraga play?

Armando Galarraga played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2012.

Was Armando Galarraga a pitcher?

Yes. Armando Galarraga pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 346 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Armando Galarraga hit?

Armando Galarraga hit 0 career home runs.

Armando Galarraga

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2012)

W–L 26–34

ERA 4.78

WHIP 1.41

SO 346

Pitcher PIV -15886.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 230 lb
Born: 1/15/1982 in Cumana, Sucre, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 2007-09-15
Last Game: 2012-08-19

Full name: Armando Antonio Galarraga

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
26	34	100	91	2	1	0	542.0	536	288	94	226	346	4.78	-15886.9

Career ERA 4.78 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 14.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2007	TEX	AL	0	0	3	1	0	0	8.7	8	6	7	6	6.23	—	0.0
2008	DET	AL	13	7	30	28	0	0	178.7	152	74	61	126	3.73	4.32 (+14%)	-2501.7
2009	DET	AL	6	10	29	25	0	0	143.7	158	90	67	95	5.64	4.32 (-30%)	-4126.4
2010	DET	AL	4	9	25	24	2	1	144.3	143	72	51	74	4.49	4.08 (-10%)	-3638.9
2011	ARI	NL	3	4	8	8	0	0	42.7	47	28	22	28	5.91	3.94 (-50%)	-3571.8
2012	HOU	NL	0	4	5	5	0	0	24.0	28	18	18	17	6.75	4.01 (-68%)	-2048.1
Career · 6 seasons			26	34	100	91	2	1	542.0	536	288	226	346	4.78	—	-15,887

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
100	31	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	16	.000	.088	.000	.088	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .088 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 73.1% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .088 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 88.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2007	TEX	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	DET	AL	30	2	2	0	3	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	DET	AL	29	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	DET	AL	25	5	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	ARI	NL	8	15	0	1	0	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	HOU	NL	5	8	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			100	31	2	1	3	16	.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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	51	10	0	0	0	1	.000
Away	49	21	2	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	51	280.1	284	143	105	180	4.59
Away	49	261.2	252	145	121	166	4.99

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2012-08-19	HOU	AZ	L	1	0
2012-08-13	HOU	CHC	L	1	0
2012-08-08	HOU	WAS	L	2	1
2012-08-03	HOU	ATL	L	2	0
2012-07-28	HOU	PIT	L	2	2
2011-05-16	AZ	SDP	L	1	0
2011-05-11	AZ	SFG	L	2	2
2011-05-06	AZ	SDP	L	2	1
2011-04-29	AZ	CHC	L	2	0
2011-04-24	AZ	NYN	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-08-19	HOU	AZ	L	3.2	6	5	5	2	1	1
2012-08-13	HOU	CHC	L	5.0	7	5	5	2	2	2
2012-08-08	HOU	WAS	L	5.0	6	3	3	6	5	1
2012-08-03	HOU	ATL	L	5.1	4	4	3	7	4	0
2012-07-28	HOU	PIT	—	5.0	5	3	2	1	5	2
2011-05-16	AZ	SDP	L	5.0	8	8	5	2	1	1
2011-05-11	AZ	SFG	L	5.1	8	4	4	3	4	1
2011-05-06	AZ	SDP	—	4.1	3	3	2	6	2	0
2011-04-29	AZ	CHC	L	7.0	6	3	3	1	2	3
2011-04-24	AZ	NYN	L	3.0	4	6	2	4	5	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	100	91	28	40	7	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2007	TEX	P	3	1	1	0	0	0
2008	DET	P	30	28	13	11	2	2
2009	DET	P	29	25	7	11	2	2
2010	DET	P	25	24	6	11	3	0
2011	ARI	P	8	8	0	7	0	1
2012	HOU	P	5	5	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	100

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2010	Player of the Week	Week of 2010-06-06
2010	This Year in Baseball Performance of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	ARI	NL	$2,300,000
2009	DET	AL	$435,000
Total Career Earnings			$2,735,000

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2008	Rookie of the Year	AL	4th	9.0	140	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Armando Galarraga

What years did Armando Galarraga play?: Armando Galarraga played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2012.
Was Armando Galarraga a pitcher?: Yes. Armando Galarraga pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 346 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Armando Galarraga hit?: Armando Galarraga hit 0 career home runs.