Ubaldo Jimenez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2017)

W–L 114–117
ERA 4.34
WHIP 1.39
SO 1,720
Pitcher PIV 3679.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 221 lb
Born
1/22/1984 in Nagua, María Trinidad Sánchez, D.R.
MLB Debut
2006-09-26
Last Game
2017-09-22
Awards
All-Star
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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
114 117 329 315 9 3 1 1870.0 1,757 901 186 848 1,720 4.34 3679.4

Career ERA 4.34 vs. league average 4.15 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
2006 COL NL 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7.7 5 3 3 3 3.52 — 0.0
2007 COL NL 4 4 15 15 0 0 0 82.0 70 39 37 68 4.28 4.47 (+4%) -546.4
2008 COL NL 12 12 34 34 1 0 0 198.7 182 88 103 172 3.99 4.32 (+8%) 2570.1
2009 COL NL 15 12 33 33 1 0 0 218.0 183 84 85 198 3.47 4.32 (+20%) 5458.8
2010 COL NL 19 8 33 33 4 2 0 221.7 164 71 92 214 2.88 4.08 (+29%) 5668.1
2011 COL NL 6 9 21 21 2 1 0 123.0 118 61 51 118 4.46 3.94 (-13%) 1148.2
2011 CLE AL 4 4 11 11 0 0 0 65.3 68 37 27 62 5.10 3.94 (-29%) 149.8
2012 CLE AL 9 17 31 31 0 0 0 176.7 190 106 95 143 5.40 4.01 (-35%) -4637.1
2013 CLE AL 13 9 32 32 0 0 0 182.7 163 67 80 194 3.30 3.87 (+15%) 2084.3
2014 BAL AL 6 9 25 22 0 0 0 125.3 113 67 77 116 4.81 3.74 (-29%) -2918.7
2015 BAL AL 12 10 32 32 0 0 0 184.0 182 84 68 168 4.11 3.96 (-4%) -216.7
2016 BAL AL 8 12 29 25 1 0 1 142.3 150 86 72 125 5.44 4.19 (-30%) -862.5
2017 BAL AL 6 11 31 25 0 0 0 142.7 169 108 58 139 6.81 4.36 (-56%) -4218.7
Career · 13 seasons 114 117 329 315 9 3 1 1,870.0 1,757 901 848 1,720 4.34 — 3,679

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
330 291 12 34 0 0 0 11 0 17 102 .117 .166 .117 .282 -2,033

Career AVG .117 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 54.8% below league average.

Career OBP .166 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 49.0% below league average.

Career SLG .117 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 71.5% below league average.

Career OPS .282 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 61.6% 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
2006 COL NL 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
2007 COL NL 15 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .083 — — — — 0.0
2008 COL NL 34 67 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 28 .045 .263 (-83%) .333 (-74%) .416 (-89%) .749 (-83%) -909.4
2009 COL NL 33 59 5 13 0 0 0 2 0 6 15 .220 .262 (-16%) .332 (-12%) .417 (-47%) .750 (-32%) -285.9
2010 COL NL 33 77 5 8 0 0 0 4 0 2 18 .104 .257 (-60%) .325 (-61%) .402 (-74%) .728 (-68%) -837.7
2011 COL NL 21 35 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 18 .114 — — — — 0.0
2011 CLE AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 CLE AL 31 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 CLE AL 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 BAL AL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 BAL AL 32 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 .250 — — — — 0.0
2016 BAL AL 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 BAL AL 31 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 330 291 12 34 0 0 0 11 0 17 102 .117 — — — — -2,033

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
6 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2016 ALWC BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 NLDS2 COL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
2007 NLCS COL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2007 NLDS2 COL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 WS COL 1 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 3 6 5 0 28.0 29 14 16 24 4.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2016 ALWC BAL 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 3 3 0 0 0.00
2009 NLDS2 COL 0 1 2 2 0 12.0 15 7 3 11 5.25
2007 NLCS COL 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 5 1 4 6 1.80
2007 NLDS2 COL 0 0 1 1 0 6.3 3 1 4 5 1.42
2007 WS COL 0 1 1 1 0 4.7 3 2 5 2 3.86

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home15613091806.138
Away17416131605.099

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home155905.18704253777804.22
Away174964.28874764719404.44

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2017-09-22 BALTBR L 3.0866032
2017-09-17 BALNYY W 5.03111101
2017-09-11 BALTOR L 5.0633251
2017-09-05 BALNYY — 1.0100010
2017-08-30 BALSEA — 2.2666130
2017-08-22 BALOAK L 5.0955143
2017-08-16 BALSEA L 4.1866121
2017-08-11 BALOAK — 5.16331111
2017-08-06 BALDET W 5.2911361
2017-07-31 BALKCR — 7.0511260

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 329 315 115 226 19 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2006 COL P 2 1 0 2 0 0
2007 COL P 15 15 8 14 3 1
2008 COL P 34 34 16 32 4 1
2009 COL P 33 33 12 47 2 2
2010 COL P 33 33 10 26 1 3
2011 COL P 21 21 12 19 2 1
2011 CLE P 11 11 2 9 0 0
2012 CLE P 31 31 12 16 1 3
2013 CLE P 32 32 5 14 2 1
2014 BAL P 25 22 11 9 0 3
2015 BAL P 32 32 7 15 1 1
2016 BAL P 29 25 12 12 2 3
2017 BAL P 31 25 8 11 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 329

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2013 Pitcher of the Month September
2010 Pitcher of the Month April
2010 Pitcher of the Month May
2010 Player of the Week Week of 2010-04-18

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 BAL AL $12,673,102
2015 BAL AL $12,250,000
2014 BAL AL $11,250,000
2013 CLE AL $5,750,000
2012 CLE AL $4,200,000
2011 COL NL $2,800,000
2010 COL NL $1,250,000
2009 COL NL $750,000
2008 COL NL $392,000
Total Career Earnings $51,315,102

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2010 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 90.0 224 0
2010 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 7.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Ubaldo Jimenez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Hideo Nomo
    123-109, 4.24 ERA
  2. 89
    Francisco Liriano
    112-114, 4.15 ERA
  3. 82
    Chan Ho Park
    124-98, 4.36 ERA
  4. 76
    Darryl Kile
    133-119, 4.12 ERA
  5. 76
    Yovani Gallardo
    121-101, 4.06 ERA
  6. 73
    Scott Kazmir
    108-97, 4.02 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Ubaldo Jimenez

What years did Ubaldo Jimenez play?
Ubaldo Jimenez played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2017.
Was Ubaldo Jimenez a pitcher?
Yes. Ubaldo Jimenez pitched in the major leagues, recording 114 wins and 1720 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ubaldo Jimenez hit?
Ubaldo Jimenez hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.