Jose Lima

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2006)

W–L 89–102
ERA 5.26
WHIP 1.39
SO 980
Pitcher PIV -15122.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 170 lb
Born
9/30/1972 in Santiago, Santiago, D.R.
Died
5/23/2010 in Pasadena, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1994-04-20
Last Game
2006-07-07
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Jose Desiderio Rodriguez Lima

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
89 102 348 235 9 1 5 1567.7 1,783 917 267 393 980 5.26 -15122.2

Career ERA 5.26 vs. league average 4.48 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
1994 DET AL 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 6.7 11 10 3 7 13.50 — 0.0
1995 DET AL 3 9 15 15 0 0 0 73.7 85 50 18 37 6.11 4.45 (-37%) -567.8
1996 DET AL 5 6 39 4 0 0 3 72.7 87 46 22 59 5.70 4.61 (-24%) -685.2
1997 HOU NL 1 6 52 1 0 0 2 75.0 79 44 16 63 5.28 4.39 (-20%) 1066.7
1998 HOU NL 16 8 33 33 3 1 0 233.3 229 96 32 169 3.70 4.43 (+16%) 2111.3
1999 HOU NL 21 10 35 35 3 0 0 246.3 256 98 44 187 3.58 4.71 (+24%) 6142.6
2000 HOU NL 7 16 33 33 0 0 0 196.3 251 145 68 124 6.65 4.77 (-39%) -6623.0
2001 HOU NL 1 2 14 9 0 0 0 53.0 77 43 16 41 7.30 4.42 (-65%) -1611.9
2001 DET AL 5 10 18 18 2 0 0 112.7 120 59 22 43 4.71 4.42 (-7%) -3420.7
2002 DET AL 4 6 20 12 0 0 0 68.3 86 59 21 33 7.77 4.28 (-82%) -1726.8
2003 KCA AL 8 3 14 14 0 0 0 73.3 80 40 26 32 4.91 4.40 (-12%) -491.6
2004 LAN NL 13 5 36 24 0 0 0 170.3 178 77 34 93 4.07 4.46 (+9%) -2672.7
2005 KCA AL 5 16 32 32 1 0 0 168.7 219 131 61 80 6.99 4.29 (-63%) -5965.9
2006 NYN NL 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 17.3 25 19 10 12 9.87 4.53 (-118%) -677.0
Career · 14 seasons 89 102 348 235 9 1 5 1,567.2 1,783 917 393 980 5.26 — -15,122

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
351 292 18 38 4 0 0 10 0 7 101 .130 .150 .144 .294 -2,245

Career AVG .130 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 51.2% below league average.

Career OBP .150 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 55.4% below league average.

Career SLG .144 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 66.2% below league average.

Career OPS .294 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 61.4% 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
1994 DET AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 DET AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 DET AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 HOU NL 52 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 HOU NL 33 79 6 11 2 0 0 4 0 2 27 .139 .266 (-48%) .335 (-53%) .420 (-61%) .755 (-57%) -762.1
1999 HOU NL 36 75 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 3 24 .080 .271 (-71%) .344 (-67%) .433 (-82%) .778 (-75%) -955.1
2000 HOU NL 33 60 6 10 2 0 0 2 0 1 17 .167 .270 (-38%) .344 (-48%) .437 (-54%) .782 (-51%) -527.9
2001 HOU NL 14 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 DET AL 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 DET AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 KCA AL 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
2004 LAN NL 38 48 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 19 .188 — — — — 0.0
2005 KCA AL 32 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
2006 NYN NL 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 351 292 18 38 4 0 0 10 0 7 101 .130 — — — — -2,245

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
3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2004 NLDS1 LAN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1999 NLDS1 HOU 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1997 NLDS2 HOU 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
1 1 3 2 0 16.7 14 4 4 9 2.16

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2004 NLDS1 LAN 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 5 0 1 4 0.00
1999 NLDS1 HOU 0 1 1 1 0 6.7 9 4 2 4 5.40
1997 NLDS2 HOU 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home17414882007.135
Away177144101803.125

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home171827.28934411995674.80
Away177740.08904761944135.79

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2006-07-07 NYNMIAL 000000000
2006-05-18 NYNSTLL 200000001
2006-05-12 NYNMILL 200000001
2006-05-07 NYNATLL 100000001
2005-09-28 KCRMINL 000000000
2005-09-23 KCRCLEL 000000000
2005-09-18 KCRCLEL 000000000
2005-09-11 KCRDETL 000000000
2005-09-06 KCRCHWL 000000000
2005-08-30 KCRMINL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2006-07-07 NYNMIA L 3.0775221
2006-05-18 NYNSTL L 4.2754130
2006-05-12 NYNMIL L 4.2455321
2006-05-07 NYNATL L 5.0755451
2005-09-28 KCRMIN — 6.2633120
2005-09-23 KCRCLE — 2.2555141
2005-09-18 KCRCLE L 4.0988122
2005-09-11 KCRDET L 4.0754212
2005-09-06 KCRCHW L 6.01055211
2005-08-30 KCRMIN L 5.1766110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 348 235 114 179 9 18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1994 DET P 3 1 1 0 0 0
1995 DET P 15 15 5 2 0 0
1996 DET P 39 4 11 17 0 1
1997 HOU P 52 1 5 4 0 0
1998 HOU P 33 33 24 32 3 3
1999 HOU P 35 35 18 21 2 1
2000 HOU P 33 33 16 22 1 3
2001 HOU P 14 9 0 9 1 2
2001 DET P 18 18 3 11 1 2
2002 DET P 20 12 4 5 0 0
2003 KCA P 14 14 7 4 0 1
2004 LAN P 36 24 13 26 0 2
2005 KCA P 32 32 6 22 0 2
2006 NYN P 4 4 1 4 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 348

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2003 Pitcher of the Month July
1999 TSN All-Star RHP
1998 Player of the Week Week of 1998-08-01

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2005 KCA AL $2,500,000
2002 DET AL $7,250,000
2001 HOU NL $6,250,000
2000 HOU NL $5,032,444
1999 HOU NL $2,250,000
1998 HOU NL $240,000
1997 HOU NL $170,000
1996 DET AL $145,000
1995 DET AL $129,000
1994 DET AL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $24,075,444

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1999 Cy Young Award NL 4th 3.0 160 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Jose Lima (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jordan Lyles
    72-107, 5.22 ERA
  2. 97
    Eric Milton
    89-85, 4.99 ERA
  3. 95
    Jeff Francis
    72-82, 4.97 ERA
  4. 93
    Rodrigo Lopez
    81-89, 4.82 ERA
  5. 93
    Brian Moehler
    84-107, 4.81 ERA
  6. 92
    Jeff Weaver
    104-119, 4.71 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jose Lima

What years did Jose Lima play?
Jose Lima played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2006.
Was Jose Lima a pitcher?
Yes. Jose Lima pitched in the major leagues, recording 89 wins and 980 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jose Lima hit?
Jose Lima hit 0 career home runs with 38 hits.