Ubaldo Jimenez
Born: 1/22/1984 in Nagua, Sánchez Ramírez, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2006-09-26 | Final Game: 2017-09-22
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'5" | Weight: 221 lbs
Biography
Ubaldo Jimenez was a talented pitcher whose career spanned from 2006 to 2017. Born in 1984, Jimenez made his Major League Baseball debut with the Colorado Rockies, showcasing a powerful arm and a dynamic pitching style that quickly caught the attention of fans and scouts alike. He finished his career with a record of 114-117 and an earned run average (ERA) of 4.34. Over the course of his time in the league, he amassed 1,720 strikeouts, demonstrating his ability to dominate hitters with his fastball and slider. He also recorded one save during his career, highlighting his versatility as a pitcher.
Jimenez earned an All-Star selection during his career, which solidified his status as one of the premier pitchers of his era. His most notable season came in 2010 when he led the league in several categories, including strikeouts, and helped propel the Rockies to the postseason. Playing during a time when offensive output was often high, Jimenez's ability to strike out batters and limit runs underscored his significance on the mound. After his time with the Rockies, he also played for the Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, and the New York Mets, leaving a lasting impact on each franchise with his competitive spirit and resilience.
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 | 1757 | 901 | 186 | 848 | 1720 | 4.34 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | 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 | -555.6 |
| 2008 | COL | NL | 12 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 198.7 | 182 | 88 | 103 | 172 | 3.99 | 2570.1 |
| 2009 | COL | NL | 15 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 218.0 | 183 | 84 | 85 | 198 | 3.47 | 5458.8 |
| 2010 | COL | NL | 19 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 221.7 | 164 | 71 | 92 | 214 | 2.88 | 5668.1 |
| 2011 | CLE | AL | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.3 | 68 | 37 | 27 | 62 | 5.10 | 149.8 |
| 2011 | COL | NL | 6 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 123.0 | 118 | 61 | 51 | 118 | 4.46 | 1148.2 |
| 2012 | CLE | AL | 9 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.7 | 190 | 106 | 95 | 143 | 5.40 | -4805.6 |
| 2013 | CLE | AL | 13 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182.7 | 163 | 67 | 80 | 194 | 3.30 | 2084.3 |
| 2014 | BAL | AL | 6 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125.3 | 113 | 67 | 77 | 116 | 4.81 | -2994.0 |
| 2015 | BAL | AL | 12 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184.0 | 182 | 84 | 68 | 168 | 4.11 | -224.9 |
| 2016 | BAL | AL | 8 | 12 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 142.3 | 150 | 86 | 72 | 125 | 5.44 | -887.7 |
| 2017 | BAL | AL | 6 | 11 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142.7 | 169 | 108 | 58 | 139 | 6.81 | -4342.6 |
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 | 0.117 | 0.166 | 0.117 | 0.282 | -2158.9 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | COL | NL | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | COL | NL | 15 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.083 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | COL | NL | 34 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0.045 | -966.7 |
| 2009 | COL | NL | 33 | 59 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0.220 | -303.3 |
| 2010 | COL | NL | 33 | 77 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.104 | -888.9 |
| 2011 | CLE | AL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | COL | NL | 21 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.114 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | CLE | AL | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | CLE | AL | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | BAL | AL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | BAL | AL | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | BAL | AL | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.200 | 0.0 |
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 | 0.143 |
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 | 0.250 |
| 2007 | NLCS | COL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| 2007 | WS | COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | NLDS2 | COL | 1 | 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 |
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 | CLE | P | 11 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | COL | P | 21 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 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 |