What years did Eddie Guardado play?

Eddie Guardado played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2009.

Was Eddie Guardado a pitcher?

Yes. Eddie Guardado pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 798 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Eddie Guardado hit?

Eddie Guardado hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Eddie Guardado play for?

Eddie Guardado played for 4 teams: the Minnesota Twins (1993–2003, 2008), the Seattle Mariners (2004–2006), the Cincinnati Reds (2006–2007), and the Texas Rangers (2008–2009).

Did Eddie Guardado win a Cy Young Award?

No. Eddie Guardado did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Eddie Guardado win?

Eddie Guardado was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Eddie Guardado's career stats?

In 908 games, Eddie Guardado went 46-61 with a 4.31 ERA, 798 strikeouts, 944.2 innings pitched, and 187 saves.

What was Eddie Guardado's salary?

Eddie Guardado's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $6,250,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2009.

What position did Eddie Guardado play?

Eddie Guardado played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Eddie Guardado and how much did he weigh?

Eddie Guardado was listed at 6 feet and 195 pounds.

What was Eddie Guardado's career ERA?

Eddie Guardado finished with a 4.31 career ERA, going 46-61 with 798 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Eddie Guardado have?

Eddie Guardado recorded 798 career strikeouts.

Is Eddie Guardado in the Hall of Fame?

No. Eddie Guardado has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Eddie Guardado

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2009)

Eddie Guardado was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2009 for 4 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 17 seasons. Across 908 career appearances, he went 46-61 with a 4.31 ERA, 798 strikeouts, and 187 saves. Eddie Guardado was a 2-time All-Star.

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 46–61

ERA 4.31

WHIP 1.31

SO 798

Pitcher PIV -281.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 195 lb
Born: 10/2/1970 in Stockton, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1993-06-13
Last Game: 2009-09-30
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Edward Adrain Guardado

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Career Pitching Statistics

Eddie Guardado — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
46	61	908	25	0	0	187	944.2	894	452	138	348	798	4.31	-281.1

Career ERA 4.31 vs. league average 4.44 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Eddie Guardado Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1993	MIN	AL	3	8	19	16	0	94.2	123	65	36	46	6.18	4.19 (-47%)	-1854.7
1994	MIN	AL	0	2	4	4	0	17.0	26	16	4	8	8.47	4.51 (-88%)	-288.2
1995	MIN	AL	4	9	51	5	2	91.1	99	52	45	71	5.12	4.45 (-15%)	-972.5
1996	MIN	AL	6	5	83	0	4	73.2	61	43	33	74	5.25	4.61 (-14%)	-249.2
1997	MIN	AL	0	4	69	0	1	46.0	45	20	17	54	3.91	4.39 (+11%)	476.8
1998	MIN	AL	3	1	79	0	0	65.2	66	33	28	53	4.52	4.43 (-2%)	-578.2
1999	MIN	AL	2	5	63	0	2	48.0	37	24	25	50	4.50	4.71 (+4%)	418.5
2000	MIN	AL	7	4	70	0	9	61.2	55	27	25	52	3.94	4.77 (+17%)	-1378.8
2001	MIN	AL	7	1	67	0	12	66.2	47	26	23	67	3.51	4.42 (+21%)	2235.9
2002	MIN	AL	1	3	68	0	45	67.2	53	22	18	70	2.93	4.28 (+32%)	1395.4
2003	MIN	AL	3	5	66	0	41	65.1	50	21	14	60	2.89	4.40 (+34%)	1935.4
2004	SEA	AL	2	2	41	0	18	45.1	31	14	14	45	2.78	4.46 (+38%)	130.3
2005	SEA	AL	2	3	58	0	36	56.1	52	17	15	48	2.72	4.29 (+37%)	799.0
2006	SEA	AL	1	3	28	0	5	23.0	29	14	11	22	5.48	4.53 (-21%)	-1531.5
2006	CIN	NL	0	0	15	0	8	14.0	15	2	2	17	1.29	4.53 (+72%)	459.4
2007	CIN	NL	0	0	15	0	0	13.2	16	11	4	8	7.24	4.47 (-62%)	-203.6
2008	TEX	AL	3	3	55	0	4	49.1	38	20	17	28	3.65	4.32 (+16%)	626.2
2008	MIN	AL	1	1	9	0	0	7.0	12	6	2	5	7.71	—	0.0
2009	TEX	AL	1	2	48	0	0	38.1	39	19	15	20	4.46	4.32 (-3%)	-1701.4
Career · 19 seasons			46	61	908	25	187	944.2	894	452	348	798	4.31	—	-281

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

Eddie Guardado — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
909	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .758 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Eddie Guardado Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1993	MIN	AL	19	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	MIN	AL	4	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	MIN	AL	51	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	MIN	AL	83	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	MIN	AL	69	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	MIN	AL	79	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	MIN	AL	63	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	MIN	AL	70	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	MIN	AL	67	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	MIN	AL	68	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	MIN	AL	66	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	SEA	AL	41	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	SEA	AL	58	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	SEA	AL	28	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	CIN	NL	15	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	CIN	NL	15	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	TEX	AL	56	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	MIN	AL	9	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	TEX	AL	48	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 19 seasons			909	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

Eddie Guardado — 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

Eddie Guardado — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2003	ALDS1	MIN	2	.000
2002	ALCS	MIN	1	.000
2002	ALDS2	MIN	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Eddie Guardado — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	3	5.0	10	5	2	5	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Eddie Guardado — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2003	ALDS1	MIN	2	1	2.0	5	2	0	2	9.00
2002	ALCS	MIN	1	1	1.0	0	0	1	2	0.00
2002	ALDS2	MIN	2	1	2.0	5	3	1	1	13.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Eddie Guardado — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	473	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	436	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Eddie Guardado — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	473	477.0	429	220	185	404	4.15
Away	435	467.2	465	232	163	394	4.46

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Eddie Guardado — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-09-30	TEX	LAA	—	1.0	3	1	1	1	0	0
2009-09-26	TEX	TBR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-21	TEX	OAK	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	1
2009-09-13	TEX	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2009-09-08	TEX	CLE	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-05	TEX	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2009-08-14	TEX	BOS	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1
2009-08-08	TEX	LAA	L	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1
2009-08-04	TEX	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2009-08-03	TEX	OAK	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Eddie Guardado — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	908	25	28	86	4	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Eddie Guardado — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1993	MIN	P	19	16	6	9	0	1
1994	MIN	P	4	4	0	0	0	0
1995	MIN	P	51	5	4	7	1	0
1996	MIN	P	83	0	0	9	0	1
1997	MIN	P	69	0	1	6	0	1
1998	MIN	P	79	0	6	5	0	0
1999	MIN	P	63	0	0	9	1	1
2000	MIN	P	70	0	0	3	0	0
2001	MIN	P	67	0	3	6	0	0
2002	MIN	P	68	0	2	8	0	0
2003	MIN	P	66	0	3	2	1	0
2004	SEA	P	41	0	0	4	0	0
2005	SEA	P	58	0	2	4	1	0
2006	SEA	P	28	0	1	3	0	0
2006	CIN	P	15	0	0	0	0	0
2007	CIN	P	15	0	0	2	0	0
2008	TEX	P	55	0	0	5	0	0
2008	MIN	P	9	0	0	0	0	0
2009	TEX	P	48	0	0	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Eddie Guardado Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	909

Salary History

Eddie Guardado's recorded salaries total $29,231,500 over 17 seasons, 1993 to 2009. Guardado's career, 1993 to 2009, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Eddie Guardado — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	TEX	AL	$1,000,000
2008	TEX	AL	$2,000,000
2007	CIN	NL	$500,000
2006	SEA	AL	$6,250,000
2005	SEA	AL	$6,000,000
2004	SEA	AL	$4,000,000
2003	MIN	AL	$2,700,000
2002	MIN	AL	$1,800,000
2001	MIN	AL	$1,800,000
2000	MIN	AL	$875,000
1999	MIN	AL	$850,000
1998	MIN	AL	$650,000
1997	MIN	AL	$300,000
1996	MIN	AL	$155,000
1995	MIN	AL	$122,500
1994	MIN	AL	$120,000
1993	MIN	AL	$109,000
Total recorded salary			$29,231,500

College History

Eddie Guardado — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
San Joaquin Delta College	Stockton	CA	1990, 1991

Award Voting History

Eddie Guardado — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2002	Most Valuable Player	AL	15th	12.0	392	0

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Career Spans

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Eddie Guardado: the record in brief

The profile opens with Eddie Guardado's first major league game on June 13, 1993; the last one listed came on September 30, 2009. The season rows list, in order, the Minnesota Twins (1993 to 2008), the Seattle Mariners (2004 through 2006), the Cincinnati Reds (2006 to 2007), and the Texas Rangers (2008 to 2009). Listed as a pitcher, Guardado batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-0 and 195 pounds. Guardado was born on October 2, 1970, in Stockton, CA, USA. On the record, Eddie Guardado was born Edward Adrain Guardado.

Across 908 games (25 starts), Guardado recorded 46 wins against 61 losses with a 4.31 ERA. Also on Guardado's record: 798 strikeouts and 187 saves. Guardado's 4.31 ERA was close to the 4.44 league figure for those seasons. 2000 brought Guardado a season-high 7 wins. 1996 produced Guardado's most strikeouts, 74. The most saves in one season was 45, in 2002. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.89 in 2003, when the league's was 4.40.

Frequently Asked Questions about Eddie Guardado

What years did Eddie Guardado play?: Eddie Guardado played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2009.
Was Eddie Guardado a pitcher?: Yes. Eddie Guardado pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 798 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Eddie Guardado hit?: Eddie Guardado hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Eddie Guardado play for?: Eddie Guardado played for 4 teams: the Minnesota Twins (1993–2003, 2008), the Seattle Mariners (2004–2006), the Cincinnati Reds (2006–2007), and the Texas Rangers (2008–2009).
Did Eddie Guardado win a Cy Young Award?: No. Eddie Guardado did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Eddie Guardado win?: Eddie Guardado was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Eddie Guardado's career stats?: In 908 games, Eddie Guardado went 46-61 with a 4.31 ERA, 798 strikeouts, 944.2 innings pitched, and 187 saves.
How much did Eddie Guardado earn in his career?: Eddie Guardado's recorded salaries total $29,231,500 over 17 seasons, 1993 to 2009. Guardado's career, 1993 to 2009, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Eddie Guardado's salary?: Eddie Guardado's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $6,250,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2009.
What position did Eddie Guardado play?: Eddie Guardado played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Eddie Guardado and how much did he weigh?: Eddie Guardado was listed at 6 feet and 195 pounds.
What was Eddie Guardado's career ERA?: Eddie Guardado finished with a 4.31 career ERA, going 46-61 with 798 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Eddie Guardado have?: Eddie Guardado recorded 798 career strikeouts.
Is Eddie Guardado in the Hall of Fame?: No. Eddie Guardado has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.