Felix Heredia
Born: 6/18/1975 in Barahona, Barahona, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1996-08-09 | Final Game: 2005-04-18
Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 180 lbs
Biography
Felix Heredia, born in 1975, was a professional baseball pitcher who made significant contributions to Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2005. Known for his left-handed delivery and ability to handle high-pressure situations, Heredia's career spanned nearly a decade, during which he showcased his skills with several teams, including the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays. He recorded a career win-loss record of 28-19, with an earned run average (ERA) of 4.42. Over his tenure, he struck out 351 batters and secured six saves, proving to be a reliable option out of the bullpen.
Heredia played during a transformative period in baseball marked by evolving pitching strategies and heightened offensive performances. His ability to adapt to different roles, including both starting and relieving, highlighted his versatility on the mound. While he may not have reached the heights of some of his contemporaries, Heredia's contributions were valued by the teams he played for, and his presence in the majors remains a testament to the depth of talent in the league during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He retired from professional play on April 18, 2005, leaving a legacy as a dependable lefty in the competitive world of baseball.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 19 | 511 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 458.3 | 448 | 225 | 45 | 232 | 351 | 4.42 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | MIA | NL | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4.32 | - |
| 1997 | MIA | NL | 5 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.7 | 53 | 27 | 30 | 54 | 4.29 | - |
| 1998 | CHC | NL | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 4.08 | - |
| 1998 | MIA | NL | 0 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41.0 | 38 | 25 | 32 | 38 | 5.49 | - |
| 1999 | CHC | NL | 3 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52.0 | 56 | 28 | 25 | 50 | 4.85 | - |
| 2000 | CHC | NL | 7 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58.7 | 46 | 31 | 33 | 52 | 4.76 | - |
| 2001 | CHC | NL | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 45 | 24 | 16 | 28 | 6.17 | - |
| 2002 | TOR | AL | 1 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.3 | 51 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 3.61 | -458.1 |
| 2003 | CIN | NL | 5 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72.0 | 61 | 24 | 28 | 41 | 3.00 | -672.1 |
| 2003 | NYY | AL | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1.20 | - |
| 2004 | NYY | AL | 1 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.7 | 44 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 6.28 | - |
| 2005 | NYN | NL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.267 | 0.267 | 0.267 | 0.533 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | MIA | NL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | MIA | NL | 56 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | CHC | NL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | MIA | NL | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | CHC | NL | 69 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | CHC | NL | 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | CHC | NL | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | TOR | AL | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | CIN | NL | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | NYY | AL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | NYY | AL | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | NYN | NL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ALCS | NYA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | ALDS2 | NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | ALDS1 | NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | ALCS | NYA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | NLDS1 | CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | NLCS | FLO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | WS | FLO | 4 | 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 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 4.11 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ALCS | NYA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2004 | ALDS2 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 |
| 2003 | ALCS | NYA | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.38 |
| 2003 | ALDS1 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1998 | NLDS1 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54.00 |
| 1997 | NLCS | FLO | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5.40 |
| 1997 | WS | FLO | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 511 | 2 | 21 | 36 | 4 | 2 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | FLO | P | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | FLO | P | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | CHN | P | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | FLO | P | 41 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | CHN | P | 69 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | CHN | P | 74 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | CHN | P | 48 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | TOR | P | 53 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | CIN | P | 57 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | NYA | P | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | NYA | P | 47 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | NYN | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 511 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NYN | NL | $1,800,000 |
| 2004 | NYA | AL | $1,800,000 |
| 2003 | CIN | NL | $600,000 |
| 2002 | TOR | AL | $1,850,000 |
| 2001 | CHN | NL | $1,150,000 |
| 2000 | CHN | NL | $625,000 |
| 1999 | CHN | NL | $275,000 |
| 1998 | FLO | NL | $225,000 |
| 1997 | FLO | NL | $153,000 |
| 1996 | FLO | NL | $109,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $8,587,000 | ||