What years did Albie Lopez play?

Albie Lopez played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2003.

Was Albie Lopez a pitcher?

Yes. Albie Lopez pitched in the major leagues, recording 47 wins and 558 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Albie Lopez hit?

Albie Lopez hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams did Albie Lopez play for?

Albie Lopez played for 5 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1993–1997), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2001), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001), the Atlanta Braves (2002), and the Kansas City Royals (2003).

What were Albie Lopez's career stats?

In 297 games, Albie Lopez went 47-58 with a 4.94 ERA, 558 strikeouts, 841.1 innings pitched, and 4 saves.

What was Albie Lopez's salary?

Albie Lopez's last recorded salary was $1,500,000, in 2003. His highest recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $113,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2003.

What position did Albie Lopez play?

Albie Lopez played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Albie Lopez and how much did he weigh?

Albie Lopez was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 240 pounds.

What was Albie Lopez's career ERA?

Albie Lopez finished with a 4.94 career ERA, going 47-58 with 558 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Albie Lopez have?

Albie Lopez recorded 558 career strikeouts.

Is Albie Lopez in the Hall of Fame?

No. Albie Lopez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Albie Lopez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2003)

Albie Lopez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2003 for 5 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 11 seasons. Across 297 career appearances, he went 47-58 with a 4.94 ERA and 558 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 47–58

ERA 4.94

WHIP 1.52

SO 558

Pitcher PIV -5666.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 240 lb
Born: 8/18/1971 in Mesa, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1993-07-06
Last Game: 2003-06-19

Full name: Albert Anthony Lopez

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Career Pitching Statistics

Albie Lopez — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
47	58	297	92	8	5	4	841.1	938	462	112	343	558	4.94	-5666.1

Career ERA 4.94 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — 10.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Albie Lopez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1993	CLE	AL	3	1	9	9	0	0	0	49.2	49	33	32	25	5.98	4.19 (-43%)	-2007.2
1994	CLE	AL	1	2	4	4	1	1	0	17.0	20	8	6	18	4.24	4.51 (+6%)	-13.2
1995	CLE	AL	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	23.0	17	8	7	22	3.13	4.45 (+30%)	-25.0
1996	CLE	AL	5	4	13	10	0	0	0	62.0	80	44	22	45	6.39	4.61 (-39%)	-1869.0
1997	CLE	AL	3	7	37	6	0	0	0	76.2	101	59	40	63	6.93	4.39 (-58%)	-1271.2
1998	TBA	AL	7	4	54	0	0	0	1	79.2	73	23	32	62	2.60	4.43 (+41%)	786.9
1999	TBA	AL	3	2	51	0	0	0	1	64.0	66	33	24	37	4.64	4.71 (+1%)	-105.8
2000	TBA	AL	11	13	45	24	4	1	2	185.1	199	85	70	96	4.13	4.77 (+13%)	-747.7
2001	TBA	AL	5	12	20	20	1	1	0	124.2	152	74	51	67	5.34	4.42 (-21%)	-1710.2
2001	ARI	NL	4	7	13	13	2	2	0	81.0	74	36	24	69	4.00	4.42 (+9%)	1190.5
2002	ATL	NL	1	4	30	4	0	0	0	55.2	66	27	18	39	4.37	4.28 (-2%)	2130.6
2003	KCA	AL	4	2	15	0	0	0	0	22.2	41	32	17	15	12.71	4.40 (-189%)	-2024.7
Career · 12 seasons			47	58	297	92	8	5	4	841.1	938	462	343	558	4.94	—	-5,666

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

Albie Lopez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
297	46	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	25	.043	.102	.043	.146	0

Career AVG .043 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 83.7% below league average.

Career OBP .102 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 69.7% below league average.

Career SLG .043 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 89.7% below league average.

Career OPS .146 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 80.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Albie Lopez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1993	CLE	AL	9	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CLE	AL	4	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CLE	AL	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CLE	AL	13	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CLE	AL	37	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	TBA	AL	54	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	TBA	AL	51	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	TBA	AL	45	6	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	TBA	AL	20	5	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	ARI	NL	13	24	1	2	10	.042	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	ATL	NL	30	9	1	0	6	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	KCA	AL	15	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			297	46	2	2	25	.043	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Albie Lopez — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Albie Lopez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2001	NLCS	ARI	1	1	1	.000
2001	NLDS2	ARI	1	1	0	.000
2001	WS	ARI	1	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Albie Lopez — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	2	3	2	0	6.1	11	7	4	1	9.95

Playoff Pitching by Year

Albie Lopez — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2001	NLCS	ARI	0	1	1	3.0	5	2	1	1	6.00
2001	NLDS2	ARI	1	1	1	3.0	4	4	3	0	12.00
2001	WS	ARI	1	1	0	0.1	2	1	0	0	27.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Albie Lopez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	150	12	0	1	0	0	.083
Away	147	34	0	1	0	0	.029

Pitching — Home / Away

Albie Lopez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	150	431.0	446	207	163	278	4.32
Away	147	410.1	492	255	180	280	5.59

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Albie Lopez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2003-06-19	KCR	MIN	—	0.2	6	7	7	2	0	1
2003-06-17	KCR	MIN	—	2.0	2	3	3	2	1	2
2003-05-16	KCR	TOR	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0
2003-05-14	KCR	MIN	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
2003-05-13	KCR	MIN	L	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	1
2003-05-09	KCR	BAL	—	1.1	6	7	7	2	0	1
2003-05-07	KCR	BOS	L	0.2	3	4	4	1	0	0
2003-05-05	KCR	BOS	W	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1
2003-04-30	KCR	BOS	—	1.2	4	1	1	3	1	0
2003-04-27	KCR	TOR	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Albie Lopez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	297	92	43	106	10	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Albie Lopez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1993	CLE	P	9	9	5	6	2	0
1994	CLE	P	4	4	2	0	1	0
1995	CLE	P	6	2	1	2	0	0
1996	CLE	P	13	10	1	9	2	0
1997	CLE	P	37	6	4	13	0	1
1998	TBA	P	54	0	3	16	0	0
1999	TBA	P	51	0	3	7	1	1
2000	TBA	P	45	24	12	17	3	2
2001	TBA	P	20	20	6	18	1	1
2001	ARI	P	13	13	1	12	0	0
2002	ATL	P	30	4	4	3	0	1
2003	KCA	P	15	0	1	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Albie Lopez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	297

Awards & Honors

Albie Lopez — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2000	Player of the Week	Week of 2000-08-12

Salary History

Albie Lopez's recorded salaries total $10,689,000 over 10 seasons, 1994 to 2003. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Lopez's career ran from 1993 to 2003. No salary is recorded for 1993.

Albie Lopez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	KCA	AL	$1,500,000
2002	ATL	NL	$4,000,000
2001	TBA	AL	$2,975,000
2000	TBA	AL	$800,000
1999	TBA	AL	$630,000
1998	TBA	AL	$245,000
1997	CLE	AL	$176,000
1996	CLE	AL	$132,000
1995	CLE	AL	$118,000
1994	CLE	AL	$113,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$10,689,000

College History

Albie Lopez — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Mesa Community College	Mesa	AZ	1990, 1991

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Albie Lopez: the record in brief

Albie Lopez played a first major league game on July 6, 1993 and a last one on June 19, 2003. Lopez played for the Cleveland Indians (1993 through 1997), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998 to 2001), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001), the Atlanta Braves (2002), and the Kansas City Royals (2003). Lopez, born on August 18, 1971, in Mesa, AZ, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 240 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Lopez's full given name, per the bio, is Albert Anthony Lopez.

Across 297 games (92 starts), Lopez recorded 47 wins against 58 losses with a 4.94 ERA. The same table counts 558 strikeouts and 5 shutouts. The league ERA over Lopez's seasons was 4.47, so the 4.94 figure ran 10.6% worse than average. The best win total was 11, in 2000. In 2000, one of the busiest seasons, Lopez posted a 4.13 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.77.

The awards table records Player of the Week, in 2000.

Frequently Asked Questions about Albie Lopez

What years did Albie Lopez play?: Albie Lopez played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2003.
Was Albie Lopez a pitcher?: Yes. Albie Lopez pitched in the major leagues, recording 47 wins and 558 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Albie Lopez hit?: Albie Lopez hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Albie Lopez play for?: Albie Lopez played for 5 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1993–1997), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2001), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001), the Atlanta Braves (2002), and the Kansas City Royals (2003).
What were Albie Lopez's career stats?: In 297 games, Albie Lopez went 47-58 with a 4.94 ERA, 558 strikeouts, 841.1 innings pitched, and 4 saves.
How much did Albie Lopez earn in his career?: Albie Lopez's recorded salaries total $10,689,000 over 10 seasons, 1994 to 2003. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Lopez's career ran from 1993 to 2003. No salary is recorded for 1993.
What was Albie Lopez's salary?: Albie Lopez's last recorded salary was $1,500,000, in 2003. His highest recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $113,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2003.
What position did Albie Lopez play?: Albie Lopez played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Albie Lopez and how much did he weigh?: Albie Lopez was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 240 pounds.
What was Albie Lopez's career ERA?: Albie Lopez finished with a 4.94 career ERA, going 47-58 with 558 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Albie Lopez have?: Albie Lopez recorded 558 career strikeouts.
Is Albie Lopez in the Hall of Fame?: No. Albie Lopez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.