Francisco Liriano

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2019)

W–L 112–114
ERA 4.15
WHIP 1.36
SO 1,815
Pitcher PIV 11022.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 220 lb
Born
10/26/1983 in San Cristobal, San Cristóbal, D.R.
MLB Debut
2005-09-05
Last Game
2019-09-27
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Francisco Casillas Liriano

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
112 114 419 300 3 1 1 1813.7 1,649 837 184 816 1,815 4.15 11022.9

Career ERA 4.15 vs. league average 4.16 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
2005 MIN AL 1 2 6 4 0 0 0 23.7 19 15 7 33 5.70 4.29 (-33%) 579.8
2006 MIN AL 12 3 28 16 0 0 1 121.0 89 29 32 144 2.16 4.53 (+52%) 6123.5
2008 MIN AL 6 4 14 14 0 0 0 76.0 74 33 32 67 3.91 4.32 (+10%) 877.9
2009 MIN AL 5 13 29 24 0 0 0 136.7 147 88 65 122 5.80 4.32 (-34%) -1865.7
2010 MIN AL 14 10 31 31 0 0 0 191.7 184 77 58 201 3.62 4.08 (+11%) 7089.3
2011 MIN AL 9 10 26 24 1 1 0 134.3 125 76 75 112 5.09 3.94 (-29%) -2020.3
2012 MIN AL 3 10 22 17 0 0 0 100.0 89 59 55 109 5.31 4.01 (-32%) -575.2
2012 CHA AL 3 2 12 11 0 0 0 56.7 54 34 32 58 5.40 4.01 (-35%) -696.8
2013 PIT NL 16 8 26 26 2 0 0 161.0 134 54 63 163 3.02 3.87 (+22%) 3916.5
2014 PIT NL 7 10 29 29 0 0 0 162.3 130 61 81 175 3.38 3.74 (+10%) 639.7
2015 PIT NL 12 7 31 31 0 0 0 186.7 155 70 70 205 3.38 3.96 (+15%) 3752.3
2016 PIT NL 6 11 21 21 0 0 0 113.7 115 69 69 116 5.46 4.19 (-30%) -3110.2
2016 TOR AL 2 2 10 8 0 0 0 49.3 42 16 16 52 2.92 4.19 (+30%) 264.4
2017 TOR AL 6 5 18 18 0 0 0 82.7 91 54 43 74 5.88 4.36 (-35%) -769.2
2017 HOU AL 0 2 20 0 0 0 0 14.3 14 7 10 11 4.40 4.36 (-1%) 80.4
2018 DET AL 5 12 27 26 0 0 0 133.7 127 68 73 110 4.58 4.15 (-10%) -3222.7
2019 PIT NL 5 3 69 0 0 0 0 70.0 60 27 35 63 3.47 4.51 (+23%) -40.8
Career · 17 seasons 112 114 419 300 3 1 1 1,813.2 1,649 837 816 1,815 4.15 — 11,023

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
421 218 7 34 3 0 2 15 0 9 85 .156 .189 .197 .387 -970

Career AVG .156 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 39.3% below league average.

Career OBP .189 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 41.5% below league average.

Career SLG .197 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 52.1% below league average.

Career OPS .387 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 47.4% 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
2005 MIN AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 MIN AL 28 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
2008 MIN AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 MIN AL 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 MIN AL 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 MIN AL 26 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
2012 MIN AL 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 CHA AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 PIT NL 26 47 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 18 .064 — — — — -526.8
2014 PIT NL 29 45 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 .111 — — — — 0.0
2015 PIT NL 31 65 4 11 2 0 1 7 0 0 28 .169 .254 (-33%) .316 (-47%) .404 (-39%) .721 (-42%) -443.0
2016 PIT NL 23 42 2 12 1 0 1 5 0 0 16 .286 — — — — 0.0
2016 TOR AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 TOR AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 HOU AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 DET AL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 PIT NL 69 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 421 218 7 34 3 0 2 15 0 9 85 .156 — — — — -970

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
11 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2017 ALCS HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 ALDS2 HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 WS HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2016 ALDS1 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2016 ALWC TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 NLDS1 PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
2013 NLWC PIT 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
2010 ALDS2 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 ALDS1 MIN 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
2 1 11 3 0 25.0 18 11 9 21 3.96

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2017 ALCS HOU 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 1 0.00
2017 ALDS2 HOU 0 1 2 0 0 0.7 2 1 0 0 13.50
2017 WS HOU 0 0 2 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 1 0.00
2016 ALDS1 TOR 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 2 2 1 0 54.00
2016 ALWC TOR 1 0 1 0 0 1.7 0 0 0 1 0.00
2013 NLDS1 PIT 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 3 2 2 5 3.00
2013 NLWC PIT 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 4 1 1 5 1.29
2010 ALDS2 MIN 0 0 1 1 0 5.7 6 4 3 7 6.35
2009 ALDS1 MIN 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 1 4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2099931629.162
Away21211941806.151

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home209920.18093943689353.85
Away210893.18404434488804.46

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2019-09-27 PITCIN — 1.0211110
2019-09-25 PITCHC — 1.0000000
2019-09-24 PITCHC W 1.0000000
2019-09-19 PITSEA — 1.0111210
2019-09-11 PITSFG — 1.0000010
2019-09-10 PITSFG — 1.0000010
2019-09-06 PITSTL — 0.2200000
2019-09-03 PITMIA — 1.0100100
2019-08-30 PITCOL — 1.0111101
2019-08-29 PITCOL — 0.1000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 419 300 45 239 11 18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2005 MIN P 6 4 2 3 0 1
2006 MIN P 28 16 3 6 1 1
2008 MIN P 14 14 2 11 0 0
2009 MIN P 29 24 1 15 0 1
2010 MIN P 31 31 4 24 1 1
2011 MIN P 26 24 5 17 0 1
2012 MIN P 22 17 3 19 0 2
2012 CHA P 12 11 3 4 0 0
2013 PIT P 26 26 7 30 1 5
2014 PIT P 29 29 2 24 3 1
2015 PIT P 31 31 5 24 1 1
2016 PIT P 21 21 2 18 2 2
2016 TOR P 10 8 0 3 2 1
2017 TOR P 18 18 2 8 0 1
2017 HOU P 20 0 0 1 0 0
2018 DET P 27 26 2 19 0 0
2019 PIT P 69 0 2 13 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 419

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2013 Comeback Player of the Year
2013 MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2013 Player of the Week Week of 2013-08-04
2013 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2011 Player of the Week Week of 2011-05-08
2010 Comeback Player of the Year
2010 Pitcher of the Month April
2006 Rookie of the Month July
2006 Rookie of the Month June
2006 This Year in Baseball Rookie of the Year MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 PIT NL $13,666,667
2015 PIT NL $11,666,666
2014 PIT NL $6,000,000
2013 PIT NL $1,000,000
2012 MIN AL $5,500,000
2011 MIN AL $4,300,000
2010 MIN AL $1,600,000
2009 MIN AL $430,000
2007 MIN AL $410,000
2006 MIN AL $327,000
Total Career Earnings $44,900,333

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2013 Cy Young Award NL 9th 3.0 210 0
2010 Cy Young Award AL 11th 1.0 196 0
2006 Rookie of the Year AL 3rd 30.0 140 1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Francisco Liriano (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Hideo Nomo
    123-109, 4.24 ERA
  2. 92
    Ubaldo Jimenez
    114-117, 4.34 ERA
  3. 81
    Scott Kazmir
    108-97, 4.02 ERA
  4. 80
    Chan Ho Park
    124-98, 4.36 ERA
  5. 74
    Yovani Gallardo
    121-101, 4.06 ERA
  6. 74
    Gio Gonzalez
    131-101, 3.70 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Francisco Liriano

What years did Francisco Liriano play?
Francisco Liriano played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2019.
Was Francisco Liriano a pitcher?
Yes. Francisco Liriano pitched in the major leagues, recording 112 wins and 1815 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Francisco Liriano hit?
Francisco Liriano hit 2 career home runs with 34 hits.