Javier Lopez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2016)

W–L 30–17
ERA 3.48
WHIP 1.35
SO 358
Pitcher PIV 4023.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'4" / 220 lb
Born
7/11/1977 in San Juan, P.R.
MLB Debut
2003-04-01
Last Game
2016-09-29

Full name: Javier Alfonso Lopez

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
30 17 839 0 0 0 14 533.3 484 206 26 235 358 3.48 4023.0

Career ERA 3.48 vs. league average 4.18 across their career seasons — 16.9% better 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
2003 COL NL 4 1 75 0 0 0 1 58.3 58 24 12 40 3.70 4.40 (+16%) 1184.3
2004 COL NL 1 2 64 0 0 0 0 40.7 45 34 26 20 7.52 4.46 (-69%) -61.0
2005 COL NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 7 5 0 1 22.50 — 0.0
2005 ARI NL 1 1 29 0 0 0 2 14.3 19 15 11 11 9.42 4.29 (-119%) -544.6
2006 BOS AL 1 0 27 0 0 0 1 16.7 13 5 10 11 2.70 4.53 (+40%) -100.0
2007 BOS AL 2 1 61 0 0 0 0 40.7 36 14 18 26 3.10 4.47 (+31%) 256.2
2008 BOS AL 2 0 70 0 0 0 0 59.3 53 16 27 38 2.43 4.32 (+44%) 195.2
2009 BOS AL 0 2 14 0 0 0 0 11.7 20 12 9 5 9.26 4.32 (-114%) -542.8
2010 PIT NL 2 2 50 0 0 0 0 38.7 39 12 18 22 2.79 4.08 (+32%) -82.6
2010 SFN NL 2 0 27 0 0 0 0 19.0 11 3 2 16 1.42 4.08 (+65%) 1129.8
2011 SFN NL 5 2 70 0 0 0 1 53.0 42 16 26 40 2.72 3.94 (+31%) 1051.4
2012 SFN NL 3 0 70 0 0 0 7 36.0 37 10 14 28 2.50 4.01 (+38%) 859.2
2013 SFN NL 4 2 69 0 0 0 1 39.3 30 8 12 37 1.83 3.87 (+53%) 1440.6
2014 SFN NL 1 1 65 0 0 0 0 37.7 31 13 19 22 3.11 3.74 (+17%) -552.1
2015 SFN NL 1 0 77 0 0 0 0 39.3 19 7 16 26 1.60 3.96 (+60%) 593.9
2016 SFN NL 1 3 68 0 0 0 1 26.7 24 12 15 15 4.05 4.19 (+3%) -804.4
Career · 16 seasons 30 17 839 0 0 0 14 533.1 484 206 235 358 3.48 — 4,023

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
839 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 .083 .083 .083 .167 0

Career AVG .083 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 67.9% below league average.

Career OBP .083 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 74.5% below league average.

Career SLG .083 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 79.8% below league average.

Career OPS .167 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 77.4% 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
2003 COL NL 75 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
2004 COL NL 64 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 COL NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 ARI NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 BOS AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 BOS AL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 BOS AL 70 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 BOS AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 PIT NL 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 SFN NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 SFN NL 70 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 SFN NL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 SFN NL 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 SFN NL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 SFN NL 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 SFN NL 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 839 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 .083 — — — — 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2016 NLDS1 SFN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 NLCS SFN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 NLDS1 SFN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 WS SFN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 NLCS SFN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 NLDS2 SFN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 NLCS SFN 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 NLDS2 SFN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 WS SFN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALCS BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 ALCS BOS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 WS BOS 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 33 0 0 18.0 16 7 7 15 3.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2016 NLDS1 SFN 0 0 2 0 0 0.7 0 1 1 0 13.50
2014 NLCS SFN 0 0 3 0 0 1.3 2 0 0 2 0.00
2014 NLDS1 SFN 0 0 3 0 0 0.7 0 0 1 1 0.00
2014 WS SFN 0 0 3 0 0 1.7 2 0 0 1 0.00
2012 NLCS SFN 0 0 3 0 0 2.3 0 0 2 4 0.00
2012 NLDS2 SFN 0 0 2 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0.00
2010 NLCS SFN 1 0 5 0 0 4.3 1 1 1 4 2.08
2010 NLDS2 SFN 0 0 2 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 2 0.00
2010 WS SFN 0 0 2 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0.00
2008 ALCS BOS 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 3 0 0 0 0.00
2008 ALDS1 BOS 0 1 1 0 0 1.0 3 1 0 1 9.00
2007 ALCS BOS 0 0 3 0 0 2.0 3 4 2 0 18.00
2007 ALDS1 BOS 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.00
2007 WS BOS 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home43980101.125
Away40041000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home439287.2246981312173.07
Away400245.22381081041413.96

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2016-09-29 SFGCOL — 0.1000010
2016-09-24 SFGSDP — 0.1111000
2016-09-19 SFGLAD L 0.0111000
2016-09-18 SFGSTL — 0.2000000
2016-09-17 SFGSTL — 0.1000000
2016-09-14 SFGSDP — 0.1000000
2016-09-13 SFGSDP — 1.0000010
2016-09-09 SFGAZ — 0.0000100
2016-09-07 SFGCOL — 0.1000000
2016-09-06 SFGCOL W 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 839 0 60 134 10 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2003 COL P 75 0 5 13 0 0
2004 COL P 64 0 6 17 1 2
2005 COL P 3 0 1 0 0 0
2005 ARI P 29 0 1 2 0 0
2006 BOS P 27 0 1 2 0 0
2007 BOS P 61 0 5 6 0 1
2008 BOS P 70 0 7 10 4 0
2009 BOS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 BOS P 14 0 2 2 1 0
2010 PIT P 50 0 3 13 2 1
2010 SFN P 27 0 1 9 0 0
2011 SFN P 70 0 3 17 1 2
2012 SFN P 70 0 5 8 0 0
2013 SFN P 69 0 5 9 0 1
2014 SFN P 65 0 10 7 1 0
2015 SFN P 77 0 4 12 0 2
2016 SFN P 68 0 1 7 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 839
Right Field 1

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 SFN NL $5,000,000
2015 SFN NL $4,000,000
2014 SFN NL $4,000,000
2013 SFN NL $4,250,000
2012 SFN NL $4,250,000
2011 SFN NL $2,375,000
2010 PIT NL $775,000
2009 BOS AL $1,350,000
2008 BOS AL $840,000
2007 BOS AL $402,500
2005 COL NL $321,000
2004 COL NL $317,500
2003 COL NL $300,000
Total Career Earnings $28,181,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Virginia Charlottesville VA 1996, 1997, 1998

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Javier Lopez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Steve Kline
    34-39, 3.51 ERA
  2. 94
    Ray King
    20-23, 3.46 ERA
  3. 86
    Craig Breslow
    23-30, 3.45 ERA
  4. 83
    Scott Radinsky
    42-25, 3.44 ERA
  5. 83
    Rich Rodriguez
    31-22, 3.81 ERA
  6. 78
    Rob Murphy
    32-38, 3.64 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Javier Lopez

What years did Javier Lopez play?
Javier Lopez played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2016.
Was Javier Lopez a pitcher?
Yes. Javier Lopez pitched in the major leagues, recording 30 wins and 358 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Javier Lopez hit?
Javier Lopez hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.