What years did Pat Hentgen play?

Pat Hentgen played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2004.

Was Pat Hentgen a pitcher?

Yes. Pat Hentgen pitched in the major leagues, recording 131 wins and 1290 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Pat Hentgen hit?

Pat Hentgen hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.

What teams did Pat Hentgen play for?

Pat Hentgen played for 3 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1991–1999, 2004), the St. Louis Cardinals (2000), and the Baltimore Orioles (2001–2003).

How many Cy Young Awards did Pat Hentgen win?

Pat Hentgen won 1 Cy Young Award, in 1996.

What awards did Pat Hentgen win?

Pat Hentgen won the Cy Young Award (1996). He was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

What were Pat Hentgen's career stats?

In 344 games, Pat Hentgen went 131-112 with a 4.32 ERA, 1,290 strikeouts, 2,075.1 innings pitched, and 1 saves.

What was Pat Hentgen's salary?

Pat Hentgen's last recorded salary was $2,200,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $8,600,000, in 1999, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1991. The Salary History table lists each season from 1991 to 2004.

What position did Pat Hentgen play?

Pat Hentgen played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Pat Hentgen and how much did he weigh?

Pat Hentgen was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 210 pounds.

What was Pat Hentgen's career ERA?

Pat Hentgen finished with a 4.32 career ERA, going 131-112 with 1,290 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Pat Hentgen have?

Pat Hentgen recorded 1,290 career strikeouts.

Is Pat Hentgen in the Hall of Fame?

No. Pat Hentgen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Pat Hentgen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2004)

Pat Hentgen was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2004 for the Toronto Blue Jays, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 14 seasons. Across 344 career appearances, he went 131-112 with a 4.32 ERA and 1,290 strikeouts. Pat Hentgen was a 3-time All-Star and a Cy Young.

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 131–112

ERA 4.32

WHIP 1.39

SO 1,290

Pitcher PIV -12605.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 210 lb
Born: 11/13/1968 in Detroit, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1991-09-03
Last Game: 2004-07-21
Awards: 3× All-Star · Cy Young

Full name: Patrick George Hentgen

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Career Pitching Statistics

Pat Hentgen — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
131	112	344	306	34	10	1	2075.1	2,111	996	269	775	1,290	4.32	-12605.7

Career ERA 4.32 vs. league average 4.38 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Pat Hentgen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1991	TOR	AL	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	7.1	5	2	3	3	2.45	—	0.0
1992	TOR	AL	5	2	28	2	0	0	0	50.1	49	30	32	39	5.36	3.75 (-43%)	-1514.1
1993	TOR	AL	19	9	34	32	3	0	0	216.1	215	93	74	122	3.87	4.19 (+8%)	-2247.8
1994	TOR	AL	13	8	24	24	6	3	0	174.2	158	66	59	147	3.40	4.51 (+25%)	1972.2
1995	TOR	AL	10	14	30	30	2	0	0	200.2	236	114	90	135	5.11	4.45 (-15%)	-1413.5
1996	TOR	AL	20	10	35	35	10	3	0	265.2	238	95	94	177	3.22	4.61 (+30%)	4729.8
1997	TOR	AL	15	10	35	35	9	3	0	264.0	253	108	71	160	3.68	4.39 (+16%)	553.1
1998	TOR	AL	12	11	29	29	0	0	0	177.2	208	102	69	94	5.17	4.43 (-17%)	-4209.2
1999	TOR	AL	11	12	34	34	1	0	0	199.0	225	106	65	118	4.79	4.71 (-2%)	-1766.9
2000	SLN	NL	15	12	33	33	1	1	0	194.1	202	102	89	118	4.72	4.77 (+1%)	-854.8
2001	BAL	AL	2	3	9	9	1	0	0	62.1	51	24	19	33	3.47	4.42 (+22%)	83.5
2002	BAL	AL	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	22.0	31	19	10	11	7.77	4.28 (-82%)	-1426.2
2003	BAL	AL	7	8	28	22	1	0	1	160.2	150	73	58	100	4.09	4.40 (+7%)	-2354.4
2004	TOR	AL	2	9	18	16	0	0	0	80.1	90	62	42	33	6.95	4.46 (-56%)	-4157.4
Career · 14 seasons			131	112	344	306	34	10	1	2,075.1	2,111	996	775	1,290	4.32	—	-12,606

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

Pat Hentgen — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
344	84	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	4	25	.107	.148	.107	.255	-599

Career AVG .107 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 59.6% below league average.

Career OBP .148 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 55.9% below league average.

Career SLG .107 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 74.3% below league average.

Career OPS .255 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — 66.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Pat Hentgen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1991	TOR	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	TOR	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	TOR	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	TOR	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	TOR	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	TOR	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	TOR	AL	35	7	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	TOR	AL	29	5	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	TOR	AL	34	6	0	1	0	4	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SLN	NL	33	60	4	8	4	17	.133	.270 (-51%)	.344 (-46%)	.437 (-69%)	.782 (-59%)	-599.5
2001	BAL	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	BAL	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	BAL	AL	28	5	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	TOR	AL	18	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			344	84	4	9	4	25	.107	—	—	—	—	-599

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

Pat Hentgen — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250

Playoff Batting by Year

Pat Hentgen — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	SO	AVG
2000	NLCS	SLN	1	1	1	0	1.000
1993	ALCS	TOR	1	0	0	0	.000
1993	WS	TOR	1	3	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Pat Hentgen — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	3	3	0	12.2	21	13	10	11	9.24

Playoff Pitching by Year

Pat Hentgen — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2000	NLCS	SLN	0	1	1	1	3.2	7	6	5	2	14.73
1993	ALCS	TOR	0	1	1	1	3.0	9	6	2	3	18.00
1993	WS	TOR	1	0	1	1	6.0	5	1	3	6	1.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Pat Hentgen — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	176	25	2	4	0	0	.160
Away	168	59	2	5	0	0	.085

Pitching — Home / Away

Pat Hentgen — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	176	1076.2	1079	511	390	676	4.27
Away	168	998.2	1032	485	385	614	4.37

Last 10 Games — Batting

Pat Hentgen — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
2004-07-21	TOR	NYY	L	0
2004-07-10	TOR	LAA	L	0
2004-07-04	TOR	WSN	L	0
2004-06-27	TOR	WSN	L	0
2004-06-22	TOR	TBR	L	0
2004-06-16	TOR	SFG	L	1
2004-06-11	TOR	AZ	L	0
2004-06-05	TOR	OAK	L	0
2004-05-31	TOR	SEA	L	0
2004-05-26	TOR	LAA	W	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Pat Hentgen — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2004-07-21	TOR	NYY	L	2.2	7	8	8	4	0	0
2004-07-10	TOR	LAA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2004-07-04	TOR	WSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2004-06-27	TOR	WSN	L	1.2	3	6	6	5	0	1
2004-06-22	TOR	TBR	L	5.0	5	4	4	5	0	2
2004-06-16	TOR	SFG	L	3.0	7	7	7	2	0	2
2004-06-11	TOR	AZ	—	7.0	5	0	0	2	4	0
2004-06-05	TOR	OAK	L	7.0	4	4	4	3	4	2
2004-05-31	TOR	SEA	L	5.0	8	4	4	3	6	0
2004-05-26	TOR	LAA	—	5.0	2	2	2	3	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Pat Hentgen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	344	306	131	237	14	22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Pat Hentgen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1991	TOR	P	3	1	0	2	0	1
1992	TOR	P	28	2	0	4	0	1
1993	TOR	P	34	32	12	22	1	1
1994	TOR	P	24	24	12	20	0	2
1995	TOR	P	30	30	12	18	2	2
1996	TOR	P	35	35	11	31	1	6
1997	TOR	P	35	35	19	34	1	1
1998	TOR	P	29	29	15	22	2	1
1999	TOR	P	34	34	15	22	3	4
2000	SLN	P	33	33	14	23	1	1
2001	BAL	P	9	9	7	10	1	1
2002	BAL	P	4	4	4	2	0	0
2003	BAL	P	28	22	7	19	1	1
2004	TOR	P	18	16	3	8	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Pat Hentgen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	344

Awards & Honors

Pat Hentgen — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1996	Cy Young Award
1996	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
1996	Pitcher of the Month	August
1996	Pitcher of the Month	July
1996	TSN All-Star	RHP
1996	TSN Pitcher of the Year
1994	Player of the Week	Week of 1994-05-07

Salary History

Pat Hentgen's recorded salaries total $37,838,377 over 14 seasons, 1991 to 2004. Hentgen's career, 1991 to 2004, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Pat Hentgen — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2004	TOR	AL	$2,200,000
2003	BAL	AL	$1,200,000
2002	BAL	AL	$4,246,877
2001	BAL	AL	$4,500,000
2000	SLN	NL	$6,000,000
1999	TOR	AL	$8,600,000
1998	TOR	AL	$3,250,000
1997	TOR	AL	$3,300,000
1996	TOR	AL	$2,350,000
1995	TOR	AL	$1,250,000
1994	TOR	AL	$550,000
1993	TOR	AL	$182,500
1992	TOR	AL	$109,000
1991	TOR	AL	$100,000
Total recorded salary			$37,838,377

Award Voting History

Pat Hentgen — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1996	Cy Young Award	AL	1st	110.0	140	16
1993	Cy Young Award	AL	6th	3.0	140	0

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Pat Hentgen: the record in brief

Pat Hentgen's major league career runs from a debut on September 3, 1991 to a final game on July 21, 2004. Hentgen played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1991 to 2004), the St. Louis Cardinals (2000), and the Baltimore Orioles (2001 through 2003). Hentgen is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 2 inches and 210 pounds. Hentgen threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. Hentgen was born on November 13, 1968, in Detroit, MI, USA. The given name on file is Patrick George Hentgen.

Hentgen's career pitching line is 131 wins, 112 losses and a 4.32 ERA over 344 appearances. The same table counts 1,290 strikeouts, 34 complete games, and 10 shutouts. Hentgen's 4.32 ERA was close to the 4.38 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 20 wins of 1996. In 1996, one of the busiest seasons, Hentgen posted a 3.22 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.61.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pat Hentgen

What years did Pat Hentgen play?: Pat Hentgen played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2004.
Was Pat Hentgen a pitcher?: Yes. Pat Hentgen pitched in the major leagues, recording 131 wins and 1290 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Pat Hentgen hit?: Pat Hentgen hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.
What teams did Pat Hentgen play for?: Pat Hentgen played for 3 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1991–1999, 2004), the St. Louis Cardinals (2000), and the Baltimore Orioles (2001–2003).
How many Cy Young Awards did Pat Hentgen win?: Pat Hentgen won 1 Cy Young Award, in 1996.
What awards did Pat Hentgen win?: Pat Hentgen won the Cy Young Award (1996). He was selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What were Pat Hentgen's career stats?: In 344 games, Pat Hentgen went 131-112 with a 4.32 ERA, 1,290 strikeouts, 2,075.1 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
How much did Pat Hentgen earn in his career?: Pat Hentgen's recorded salaries total $37,838,377 over 14 seasons, 1991 to 2004. Hentgen's career, 1991 to 2004, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Pat Hentgen's salary?: Pat Hentgen's last recorded salary was $2,200,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $8,600,000, in 1999, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1991. The Salary History table lists each season from 1991 to 2004.
What position did Pat Hentgen play?: Pat Hentgen played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Pat Hentgen and how much did he weigh?: Pat Hentgen was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 210 pounds.
What was Pat Hentgen's career ERA?: Pat Hentgen finished with a 4.32 career ERA, going 131-112 with 1,290 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Pat Hentgen have?: Pat Hentgen recorded 1,290 career strikeouts.
Is Pat Hentgen in the Hall of Fame?: No. Pat Hentgen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.