What years did Luis Garcia play?

Luis Garcia played in Major League Baseball from 2020 to 2025.

Was Luis Garcia a pitcher?

Yes. Luis Garcia pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 371 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Luis Garcia hit?

Luis Garcia hit 0 career home runs.

What was Luis Garcia's career batting average?

Luis Garcia batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 6 at bats.

What was Luis Garcia's career ERA?

Luis Garcia finished with a 3.60 career ERA, going 29-19 with 371 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Luis Garcia have?

Luis Garcia recorded 371 career strikeouts.

Luis Garcia

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2020-2025)

Luis Garcia is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2020 for the Houston Astros, a span of 6 seasons. Across 71 career appearances, he has gone 29-19 with a 3.60 ERA and 371 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3222.4.

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 September 9, 2026

Active Player

W–L 29–19

ERA 3.60

WHIP 1.15

SO 371

Pitcher PIV 3222.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 244 lb
Born: 12/13/1996 in Bolivar, Bolívar, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 2020-09-04

Full name: Luis Heibardo 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
29	19	71	65	0	0	0	359.7	299	144	48	113	371	3.60	3222.4

Career ERA 3.60 vs. league average 4.20 across their career seasons — 14.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Luis Garcia — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2020	HOU	AL	0	1	5	1	12.3	7	4	5	9	2.92	4.45 (+34%)	64.2
2021	HOU	AL	11	8	30	28	155.3	133	60	50	167	3.48	4.27 (+19%)	2532.7
2022	HOU	AL	15	8	28	28	157.3	131	65	47	157	3.72	3.97 (+6%)	146.1
2023	HOU	AL	2	2	6	6	27.0	25	12	10	31	4.00	4.33 (+8%)	479.4
2025	HOU	AL	1	0	2	2	7.7	3	3	1	7	3.52	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			29	19	71	65	359.2	299	144	113	371	3.60	—	3,222

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
70	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .245 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Luis Garcia — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2020	HOU	AL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	HOU	AL	30	6	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	HOU	AL	28	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	HOU	AL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	HOU	AL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			70	6	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
8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Luis Garcia — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	AVG
2022	ALDS2	HOU	1	0	.000
2022	WS	HOU	1	0	.000
2021	ALCS	HOU	2	0	.000
2021	ALDS1	HOU	1	0	.000
2021	WS	HOU	2	1	.000
2020	ALCS	HOU	1	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Luis Garcia — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	4	8	6	0	23.3	17	15	14	28	5.79

Playoff Pitching by Year

Luis Garcia — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2022	ALDS2	HOU	1	0	1	0	5.0	2	0	0	6	0.00
2022	WS	HOU	0	1	1	0	0.7	2	1	0	0	13.50
2021	ALCS	HOU	1	1	2	2	6.7	3	5	4	9	6.75
2021	ALDS1	HOU	0	0	1	1	2.7	5	5	3	3	16.88
2021	WS	HOU	0	2	2	2	6.3	5	4	5	9	5.68
2020	ALCS	HOU	0	0	1	1	2.0	0	0	2	1	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	36	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	35	6	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Luis Garcia — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	36	188.0	159	79	43	205	3.78
Away	35	171.2	140	65	70	166	3.41

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Luis Garcia — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-09	HOU	TOR	—	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
2025-09-01	HOU	LAA	W	6.0	3	3	3	0	6	2
2023-05-01	HOU	SFG	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2023-04-25	HOU	TBR	W	6.0	3	0	0	2	7	0
2023-04-19	HOU	TOR	W	7.0	2	0	0	1	9	0
2023-04-14	HOU	TEX	L	5.0	6	5	5	2	7	1
2023-04-08	HOU	MIN	—	4.0	6	4	4	3	4	1
2023-04-02	HOU	CHW	L	5.0	7	3	3	2	4	1
2022-10-02	HOU	TBR	W	6.0	3	1	1	1	4	0
2022-09-27	HOU	AZ	W	6.0	4	1	1	0	6	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Luis Garcia — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	70	64	17	20	3	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Luis Garcia — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2020	HOU	P	5	1	0	0	0	0
2021	HOU	P	30	28	10	10	2	1
2022	HOU	P	28	28	4	8	1	2
2023	HOU	P	5	5	2	1	0	0
2025	HOU	P	2	2	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Luis Garcia — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	70

Award Voting History

Luis Garcia — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2021	Rookie of the Year	AL	2nd	63.0	150	2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Luis Garcia

What years did Luis Garcia play?: Luis Garcia played in Major League Baseball from 2020 to 2025.
Was Luis Garcia a pitcher?: Yes. Luis Garcia pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 371 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Luis Garcia hit?: Luis Garcia hit 0 career home runs.
What was Luis Garcia's career batting average?: Luis Garcia batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 6 at bats.
What was Luis Garcia's career ERA?: Luis Garcia finished with a 3.60 career ERA, going 29-19 with 371 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Luis Garcia have?: Luis Garcia recorded 371 career strikeouts.