What years did Shawn Hillegas play?

Shawn Hillegas played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1993.

Was Shawn Hillegas a pitcher?

Yes. Shawn Hillegas pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 332 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Shawn Hillegas hit?

Shawn Hillegas hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Shawn Hillegas

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-1993)

W–L 24–38

ERA 4.61

WHIP 1.47

SO 332

Pitcher PIV -5866.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 205 lb
Born: 8/21/1964 in Dos Palos, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1987-08-09
Last Game: 1993-07-17

Full name: Shawn Patrick Hillegas

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	38	181	62	1	1	10	515.3	521	264	54	238	332	4.61	-5866.9

Career ERA 4.61 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 17.5% worse than 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
1987	LAN	NL	4	3	12	10	0	0	0	58.0	52	23	31	51	3.57	4.29 (+17%)	670.5
1988	LAN	NL	3	4	11	10	0	0	0	56.7	54	26	17	30	4.13	3.73 (-11%)	-258.4
1988	CHA	AL	3	2	6	6	0	0	0	40.0	30	14	18	26	3.15	3.73 (+16%)	-460.4
1989	CHA	AL	7	11	50	13	0	0	3	119.7	132	63	51	76	4.74	3.71 (-28%)	-1315.5
1990	CHA	AL	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	11.3	4	1	5	5	0.79	3.86 (+79%)	173.8
1991	CLE	AL	3	4	51	3	0	0	7	83.0	67	40	46	66	4.34	3.91 (-11%)	-384.8
1992	NYA	AL	1	8	21	9	1	1	0	78.3	96	48	33	46	5.51	3.75 (-47%)	-2190.5
1992	OAK	AL	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	7.7	8	2	4	3	2.35	—	0.0
1993	OAK	AL	3	6	18	11	0	0	0	60.7	78	47	33	29	6.97	4.19 (-66%)	-2101.6
Career · 9 seasons			24	38	181	62	1	1	10	515.1	521	264	238	332	4.61	—	-5,867

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
181	29	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	.069	.156	.069	.225	0

Career AVG .069 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 73.3% below league average.

Career OBP .156 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 51.9% below league average.

Career SLG .069 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 82.3% below league average.

Career OPS .225 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 68.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1987	LAN	NL	12	14	0	2	10	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	LAN	NL	11	15	2	1	6	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	CHA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	CHA	AL	50	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CHA	AL	7	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	CLE	AL	51	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	NYA	AL	21	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	OAK	AL	5	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	OAK	AL	18	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			181	29	2	3	16	.069	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	95	14	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	86	15	0	2	0	0	.133

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	95	274.0	264	122	117	189	4.01
Away	86	241.1	257	142	121	143	5.30

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1993-07-17	OAK	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1993-07-16	OAK	NYY	—	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	0
1993-07-08	OAK	BOS	—	2.1	5	3	3	1	1	0
1993-07-06	OAK	CLE	—	4.0	3	0	0	0	3	0
1993-07-04	OAK	NYY	W	2.2	4	1	1	0	2	0
1993-06-23	OAK	SEA	L	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	0
1993-06-22	OAK	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993-06-18	OAK	KCR	—	1.1	5	6	6	3	0	0
1993-06-13	OAK	MIN	—	5.2	9	5	5	3	2	1
1993-06-05	OAK	TOR	L	4.1	5	5	5	5	4	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	181	62	36	45	9	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1987	LAN	P	12	10	4	2	1	0
1988	LAN	P	11	10	3	6	1	0
1988	CHA	P	6	6	7	2	0	0
1989	CHA	P	50	13	5	13	3	1
1990	CHA	P	7	0	2	2	0	0
1991	CLE	P	51	3	7	8	0	1
1992	NYA	P	21	9	6	5	3	0
1992	OAK	P	5	0	1	0	0	0
1993	OAK	P	18	11	1	7	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	181

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1993	OAK	AL	$210,000
1990	CHA	AL	$100,000
1989	CHA	AL	$75,000
1988	LAN	NL	$78,000
1987	LAN	NL	$62,500
Total Career Earnings			$525,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Middle Georgia College	Cochran	GA	1983, 1984

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Frequently Asked Questions about Shawn Hillegas

What years did Shawn Hillegas play?: Shawn Hillegas played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1993.
Was Shawn Hillegas a pitcher?: Yes. Shawn Hillegas pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 332 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Shawn Hillegas hit?: Shawn Hillegas hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.