What years did Luis Garcia play?

Luis Garcia played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2026.

Was Luis Garcia a pitcher?

Yes. Luis Garcia pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 553 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Luis Garcia hit?

Luis Garcia hit 0 career home runs.

What are Luis Garcia's career stats?

In 618 games, Luis Garcia has gone 28-31 with a 4.20 ERA, 553 strikeouts, 598.1 innings pitched, and 19 saves.

What was Luis Garcia's salary?

Luis Garcia's recorded salary was $509,000 in 2015.

What position does Luis Garcia play?

Luis Garcia plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.

How tall is Luis Garcia and how much does he weigh?

Luis Garcia is listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 240 pounds.

What number does Luis Garcia wear?

Luis Garcia wears number 40, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.

What was Luis Garcia's career ERA?

Luis Garcia finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 28-31 with 553 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Luis Garcia have?

Luis Garcia recorded 553 career strikeouts.

Luis Garcia

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2026)

Luis Garcia is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2013 for 9 teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 14 seasons. Across 618 career appearances, he has gone 28-31 with a 4.20 ERA and 553 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3935.9.

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 17, 2026

Active Player

W–L 28–31

ERA 4.20

WHIP 1.43

SO 553

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 3935.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 240 lb
Born: 1/30/1987 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2013-07-10
Jersey: #40

Full name: Luis Amado Garcia

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Career Pitching Statistics

Luis Garcia — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
28	31	618	4	0	0	19	598.1	595	279	55	263	553	4.20	3935.9

Career ERA 4.20 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Luis Garcia (b. 1987, debut 2013) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2013	PHI	NL	1	1	24	0	0	31.1	27	13	23	23	3.73	3.87 (+3%)	-984.5
2014	PHI	NL	1	0	13	0	0	14.0	14	10	13	12	6.43	3.74 (-72%)	-812.1
2015	PHI	NL	4	6	72	0	2	66.2	72	26	37	63	3.51	3.96 (+11%)	461.1
2016	PHI	NL	1	1	17	0	0	15.1	21	11	8	14	6.46	4.19 (-54%)	-225.1
2017	PHI	NL	2	5	66	0	2	71.1	61	21	26	60	2.65	4.36 (+39%)	2248.2
2018	PHI	NL	3	1	59	0	1	46.0	49	31	18	51	6.07	4.15 (-46%)	743.4
2019	LAA	AL	2	1	64	2	1	62.0	61	30	33	57	4.35	4.51 (+3%)	-2224.0
2020	TEX	AL	0	2	11	2	0	8.1	10	7	9	11	7.56	—	0.0
2021	SLN	NL	1	1	34	0	2	33.1	25	12	8	34	3.24	4.27 (+24%)	1296.8
2022	SDN	NL	4	6	64	0	3	61.0	57	23	17	68	3.39	3.97 (+14%)	2106.3
2023	SDN	NL	2	3	61	0	0	59.2	59	27	24	53	4.07	4.33 (+6%)	56.7
2024	LAA	AL	5	1	45	0	4	43.2	37	18	14	40	3.71	4.08 (+9%)	423.9
2024	BOS	AL	0	0	15	0	0	15.1	24	14	1	13	8.22	4.08 (-101%)	-375.6
2025	LAN	NL	2	0	28	0	0	27.1	34	16	16	24	5.27	4.16 (-27%)	376.4
2025	WAS	NL	0	0	10	0	0	10.0	5	1	2	7	0.90	4.16 (+78%)	131.1
2025	LAA	AL	0	2	20	0	2	18.0	16	4	8	17	2.00	4.16 (+52%)	713.1
2026	MIN	AL	0	1	15	0	2	15.0	23	15	6	6	9.00	4.18 (-115%)	-
Career · 17 seasons			28	31	618	4	19	598.1	595	279	263	553	4.20	—	3,936

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

Luis Garcia — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
603	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Luis Garcia (b. 1987, debut 2013) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2013	PHI	NL	24	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	PHI	NL	13	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	PHI	NL	72	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	PHI	NL	17	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	PHI	NL	66	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	PHI	NL	59	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	LAA	AL	64	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	TEX	AL	11	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	SLN	NL	34	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	SDN	NL	64	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	SDN	NL	61	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	LAA	AL	45	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	BOS	AL	15	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	LAN	NL	28	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	WAS	NL	10	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	LAA	AL	20	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			603	2	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

Luis Garcia — 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

Luis Garcia — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2022	NLCS	SDN	2	.000
2022	NLDS2	SDN	1	.000
2022	NLWC1	SDN	1	.000
2021	NLWC	SLN	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Luis Garcia — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	0	6.1	4	1	2	5	1.42

Playoff Pitching by Year

Luis Garcia — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2022	NLCS	SDN	2	2.2	2	1	0	2	3.38
2022	NLDS2	SDN	1	1.0	0	0	0	2	0.00
2022	NLWC1	SDN	1	1.0	1	0	1	1	0.00
2021	NLWC	SLN	1	1.2	1	0	1	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Luis Garcia — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	316	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	287	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Luis Garcia — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	316	308.0	292	142	128	294	4.15
Away	287	275.1	280	122	129	253	3.99

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Luis Garcia — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2025-09-24	LAA	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-20	LAA	COL	SV	1.0	2	0	0	1	0
2025-09-18	LAA	MIL	L	1.0	3	3	3	1	0
2025-09-11	LAA	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
2025-09-10	LAA	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
2025-09-07	LAA	OAK	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
2025-09-02	LAA	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2025-08-31	LAA	HOU	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
2025-08-29	LAA	HOU	L	1.0	2	1	0	1	1
2025-08-25	LAA	TEX	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Luis Garcia — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	603	4	29	82	7	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Luis Garcia — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2013	PHI	P	24	0	0	10	0	0
2014	PHI	P	13	0	2	2	0	0
2015	PHI	P	72	0	4	20	0	1
2016	PHI	P	17	0	0	2	0	0
2017	PHI	P	66	0	2	10	0	0
2018	PHI	P	59	0	2	2	1	1
2019	LAA	P	64	2	6	10	1	2
2020	TEX	P	11	2	0	0	0	0
2021	SLN	P	34	0	2	4	0	0
2022	SDN	P	64	0	2	5	4	2
2023	SDN	P	61	0	2	7	1	0
2024	LAA	P	45	0	3	1	0	0
2024	BOS	P	15	0	0	2	0	0
2025	LAN	P	28	0	2	3	0	0
2025	WAS	P	10	0	1	0	0	0
2025	LAA	P	20	0	1	4	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Luis Garcia (b. 1987, debut 2013) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	603

Salary History

Luis Garcia's recorded salaries total $509,000 over 1 season, in 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Garcia's career ran from 2013 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013, 2014, and 2016.

Luis Garcia — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	PHI	NL	$509,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$509,000

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Luis Garcia: the record in brief

Active since a debut on July 10, 2013, Luis Garcia has a record on this page that is still being added to. By club, Garcia's seasons break down as the Philadelphia Phillies (2013 through 2018), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2019 through 2025), the Texas Rangers (2020), the St. Louis Cardinals (2021), the San Diego Padres (2022 through 2023), the Boston Red Sox (2024), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2025), and the Washington Nationals (2025). Born on January 30, 1987, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R., Garcia is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 240 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Garcia's full given name, per the bio, is Luis Amado Garcia.

Garcia has gone 28-31 with a 4.20 ERA in 618 games, 4 of them starts. The totals include 553 strikeouts and 19 saves. Garcia's 4.20 ERA was close to the 4.14 league figure for those seasons. 2024 brought Garcia a season-high 5 wins. The strikeout high was 68 in 2022.

Frequently Asked Questions about Luis Garcia

What years did Luis Garcia play?: Luis Garcia played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2026.
Was Luis Garcia a pitcher?: Yes. Luis Garcia pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 553 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Luis Garcia hit?: Luis Garcia hit 0 career home runs.
What teams has Luis Garcia played for?: Luis Garcia has played for 9 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (2013–2018), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2019, 2024–2025), the Texas Rangers (2020), the St. Louis Cardinals (2021), the San Diego Padres (2022–2023), the Boston Red Sox (2024), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2025), the Washington Nationals (2025), and the Minnesota Twins (2026).
What are Luis Garcia's career stats?: In 618 games, Luis Garcia has gone 28-31 with a 4.20 ERA, 553 strikeouts, 598.1 innings pitched, and 19 saves.
How much has Luis Garcia earned in his career?: Luis Garcia's recorded salaries total $509,000 over 1 season, in 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Garcia's career ran from 2013 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013, 2014, and 2016.
What was Luis Garcia's salary?: Luis Garcia's recorded salary was $509,000 in 2015.
What position does Luis Garcia play?: Luis Garcia plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Luis Garcia and how much does he weigh?: Luis Garcia is listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 240 pounds.
What number does Luis Garcia wear?: Luis Garcia wears number 40, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
What was Luis Garcia's career ERA?: Luis Garcia finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 28-31 with 553 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Luis Garcia have?: Luis Garcia recorded 553 career strikeouts.