Eddie Guardado

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
46 61 908 25 0 0 187 944.7 894 452 138 348 798 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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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1993 MIN AL 3 8 19 16 0 0 0 94.7 123 65 36 46 6.18 4.19 (-47%) -1854.7
1994 MIN AL 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 17.0 26 16 4 8 8.47 4.51 (-88%) -288.2
1995 MIN AL 4 9 51 5 0 0 2 91.3 99 52 45 71 5.12 4.45 (-15%) -972.5
1996 MIN AL 6 5 83 0 0 0 4 73.7 61 43 33 74 5.25 4.61 (-14%) -249.2
1997 MIN AL 0 4 69 0 0 0 1 46.0 45 20 17 54 3.91 4.39 (+11%) 476.8
1998 MIN AL 3 1 79 0 0 0 0 65.7 66 33 28 53 4.52 4.43 (-2%) -578.2
1999 MIN AL 2 5 63 0 0 0 2 48.0 37 24 25 50 4.50 4.71 (+4%) 418.5
2000 MIN AL 7 4 70 0 0 0 9 61.7 55 27 25 52 3.94 4.77 (+17%) -1378.8
2001 MIN AL 7 1 67 0 0 0 12 66.7 47 26 23 67 3.51 4.42 (+21%) 2235.9
2002 MIN AL 1 3 68 0 0 0 45 67.7 53 22 18 70 2.93 4.28 (+32%) 1395.4
2003 MIN AL 3 5 66 0 0 0 41 65.3 50 21 14 60 2.89 4.40 (+34%) 1935.4
2004 SEA AL 2 2 41 0 0 0 18 45.3 31 14 14 45 2.78 4.46 (+38%) 130.3
2005 SEA AL 2 3 58 0 0 0 36 56.3 52 17 15 48 2.72 4.29 (+37%) 799.0
2006 SEA AL 1 3 28 0 0 0 5 23.0 29 14 11 22 5.48 4.53 (-21%) -1531.5
2006 CIN NL 0 0 15 0 0 0 8 14.0 15 2 2 17 1.29 4.53 (+72%) 459.4
2007 CIN NL 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 13.7 16 11 4 8 7.24 4.47 (-62%) -203.6
2008 TEX AL 3 3 55 0 0 0 4 49.3 38 20 17 28 3.65 4.32 (+16%) 626.2
2008 MIN AL 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 7.0 12 6 2 5 7.71 — 0.0
2009 TEX AL 1 2 48 0 0 0 0 38.3 39 19 15 20 4.46 4.32 (-3%) -1701.4
Career · 19 seasons 46 61 908 25 0 0 187 944.2 894 452 348 798 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

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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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1993 MIN AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 MIN AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 MIN AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 MIN AL 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 MIN AL 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 MIN AL 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 MIN AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 MIN AL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 MIN AL 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 MIN AL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 MIN AL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 SEA AL 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 SEA AL 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 SEA AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 CIN NL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 CIN NL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 TEX AL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 MIN AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 TEX AL 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 909 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2003 ALDS1 MIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALCS MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALDS2 MIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

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

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2003 ALDS1 MIN 0 0 2 0 1 2.0 5 2 0 2 9.00
2002 ALCS MIN 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 1 2 0.00
2002 ALDS2 MIN 0 0 2 0 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home47300000—
Away43610000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home473477.04292201854044.15
Away435467.24652321633944.46

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2009-09-30 TEXLAA — 1.0311100
2009-09-26 TEXTBR — 1.0000000
2009-09-21 TEXOAK — 1.0222111
2009-09-13 TEXSEA — 1.0000100
2009-09-08 TEXCLE — 0.0100000
2009-09-05 TEXBAL — 1.0000020
2009-08-14 TEXBOS — 0.1111001
2009-08-08 TEXLAA L 0.2111001
2009-08-04 TEXOAK — 1.0000100
2009-08-03 TEXOAK — 0.0000100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 908 25 28 86 4 4

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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Position Games
Pitcher 909

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 Career Earnings $29,231,500

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton CA 1990, 1991

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2002 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 12.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Eddie Guardado (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jim Johnson
    38-46, 3.79 ERA
  2. 97
    Kevin Gregg
    30-46, 4.24 ERA
  3. 96
    Wade Davis
    63-55, 3.94 ERA
  4. 96
    Dan Plesac
    65-71, 3.64 ERA
  5. 95
    Tim Worrell
    48-59, 3.97 ERA
  6. 95
    Kyle Farnsworth
    43-66, 4.26 ERA

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.