What years did Aurelio Lopez play?

Aurelio Lopez played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1987.

Was Aurelio Lopez a pitcher?

Yes. Aurelio Lopez pitched in the major leagues, recording 62 wins and 635 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Aurelio Lopez hit?

Aurelio Lopez hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was Aurelio Lopez's career batting average?

Aurelio Lopez batted .125 over his career, with 3 hits in 24 at bats.

What was Aurelio Lopez's career ERA?

Aurelio Lopez finished with a 3.56 career ERA, going 62-36 with 635 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Aurelio Lopez have?

Aurelio Lopez recorded 635 career strikeouts.

Aurelio Lopez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1974-1987)

Aurelio Lopez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1987 for 4 teams, including the Kansas City Royals, a span of 14 seasons. Across 459 career appearances, he went 62-36 with a 3.56 ERA, 635 strikeouts, and 93 saves. Aurelio Lopez was an All-Star.

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 12, 2026

W–L 62–36

ERA 3.56

WHIP 1.27

SO 635

Pitcher PIV -4079.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 9/21/1948 in Tecamachalco, Puebla, México
Died: 9/22/1992 in Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, México
MLB Debut: 1974-09-01
Last Game: 1987-06-17
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Aurelio Alejandro Lopez

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Career Pitching Statistics

Aurelio Lopez — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
62	36	459	9	0	0	93	910.0	785	360	102	367	635	3.56	-4079.7

Career ERA 3.56 vs. league average 3.87 across their career seasons — 8.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Aurelio Lopez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1974	KCA	AL	0	0	8	1	0	16.0	21	10	10	5	5.62	3.63 (-55%)	-80.4
1978	SLN	NL	4	2	25	4	0	65.0	52	31	32	46	4.29	3.69 (-16%)	320.2
1979	DET	AL	10	5	61	0	21	127.0	95	34	51	106	2.41	4.00 (+40%)	1417.9
1980	DET	AL	13	6	67	1	21	124.0	125	52	45	97	3.77	3.84 (+2%)	-247.7
1981	DET	AL	5	2	29	3	3	81.2	70	33	31	53	3.64	3.58 (-1%)	-417.5
1982	DET	AL	3	1	19	0	3	41.0	41	24	19	26	5.27	3.86 (-36%)	-1550.0
1983	DET	AL	9	8	57	0	18	115.1	87	36	49	90	2.81	3.87 (+27%)	73.3
1984	DET	AL	10	1	71	0	14	137.2	109	45	52	94	2.94	3.81 (+23%)	-961.1
1985	DET	AL	3	7	51	0	5	86.1	82	46	41	53	4.80	3.89 (-23%)	-2765.2
1986	HOU	NL	3	3	45	0	7	78.0	64	30	25	44	3.46	3.97 (+13%)	729.4
1987	HOU	NL	2	1	26	0	1	38.0	39	19	12	21	4.50	4.29 (-5%)	-598.6
Career · 11 seasons			62	36	459	9	93	910.0	785	360	367	635	3.56	—	-4,080

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

Aurelio Lopez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
459	24	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	.125	.125	.125	.250	0

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 52.0% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 61.6% below league average.

Career SLG .125 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 67.8% below league average.

Career OPS .250 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 65.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Aurelio Lopez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1974	KCA	AL	8	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	SLN	NL	25	14	3	6	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	DET	AL	61	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	DET	AL	67	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	DET	AL	29	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	DET	AL	19	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	DET	AL	57	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	DET	AL	71	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	DET	AL	51	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	HOU	NL	45	9	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	HOU	NL	26	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			459	24	3	13	.125	—	—	—	—	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

Aurelio Lopez — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Aurelio Lopez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1986	NLCS	HOU	2	.000
1984	ALCS	DET	1	.000
1984	WS	DET	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Aurelio Lopez — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	1	5	0	0	9.1	12	3	6	9	2.89

Playoff Pitching by Year

Aurelio Lopez — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1986	NLCS	HOU	0	1	2	3.1	7	3	4	3	8.10
1984	ALCS	DET	1	0	1	3.0	4	0	1	2	0.00
1984	WS	DET	1	0	2	3.0	1	0	1	4	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Aurelio Lopez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	243	14	0	2	0	0	.143
Away	216	10	0	1	0	0	.100

Pitching — Home / Away

Aurelio Lopez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	243	501.1	420	205	188	339	3.68
Away	216	408.2	365	155	179	296	3.41

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Aurelio Lopez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1987-06-17	HOU	CIN	—	0.2	6	4	4	0	0	1
1987-06-10	HOU	SDP	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1987-06-07	HOU	SFG	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1987-06-02	HOU	CHC	—	5.0	10	8	5	2	1	2
1987-05-31	HOU	STL	—	0.0	1	2	2	2	0	0
1987-05-29	HOU	STL	L	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0
1987-05-27	HOU	PIT	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1987-05-24	HOU	STL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1987-05-23	HOU	STL	—	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	0
1987-05-22	HOU	STL	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Aurelio Lopez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	459	9	37	97	12	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Aurelio Lopez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1974	KCA	P	8	1	0	4	2	0
1978	SLN	P	25	4	0	5	1	0
1979	DET	P	61	0	9	15	1	1
1980	DET	P	67	1	5	11	1	1
1981	DET	P	29	3	5	10	0	1
1982	DET	P	19	0	3	5	0	0
1983	DET	P	57	0	2	13	1	0
1984	DET	P	71	0	6	11	2	2
1985	DET	P	51	0	5	10	1	1
1986	HOU	P	45	0	2	6	2	0
1987	HOU	P	26	0	0	7	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Aurelio Lopez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	459

Salary History

Aurelio Lopez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	HOU	NL	$223,275
1985	DET	AL	$575,000
Total Career Earnings			$798,275

Award Voting History

Aurelio Lopez — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1979	Cy Young Award	AL	7th	1.0	140	0

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Aurelio Lopez: the record in brief

According to the bio, Aurelio Lopez debuted on September 1, 1974 and played a final game on June 17, 1987. Lopez played for the Kansas City Royals (1974), the St. Louis Cardinals (1978), the Detroit Tigers (1979 to 1985), and the Houston Astros (1986 through 1987). Lopez, born on September 21, 1948, in Tecamachalco, Puebla, México, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 0 inches and 185 pounds. Lopez's death is recorded on September 22, 1992, in Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, México. The given name on file is Aurelio Alejandro Lopez.

Lopez pitched in 459 games, starting 9, and finished with a 62-36 record and 3.56 ERA. Also on Lopez's record: 635 strikeouts and 93 saves. The leagues Lopez pitched in allowed 3.87 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 8.0% better than average. The best win total was 13, in 1980. The strikeout high was 106 in 1979. Lopez saved 21 games in 1979, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Aurelio Lopez

What years did Aurelio Lopez play?: Aurelio Lopez played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1987.
Was Aurelio Lopez a pitcher?: Yes. Aurelio Lopez pitched in the major leagues, recording 62 wins and 635 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Aurelio Lopez hit?: Aurelio Lopez hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Aurelio Lopez's career batting average?: Aurelio Lopez batted .125 over his career, with 3 hits in 24 at bats.
What was Aurelio Lopez's career ERA?: Aurelio Lopez finished with a 3.56 career ERA, going 62-36 with 635 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Aurelio Lopez have?: Aurelio Lopez recorded 635 career strikeouts.