Raúl López
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Raúl López was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the New York Cubans. Across 13 career appearances, he went 2-5 with a 4.76 ERA and 35 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 101.5.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NYC | NN2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58.2 | 68 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 4.76 | 4.10 (-16%) | 101.5 |
| Career · 1 season | 2 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58.2 | 68 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 4.76 | — | 102 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .158 | .333 | .158 | .491 | 0 |
Career AVG .158 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 40.1% below league average.
Career OBP .333 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .158 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 58.4% below league average.
Career OPS .491 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 31.7% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NYC | NN2 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .158 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 13 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .158 | — | — | — | — | 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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (50 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Away | 14 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .217 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 36.2 | 60 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 5.89 |
| Away | 14 | 91.1 | 84 | 18 | 42 | 52 | 1.77 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-09-04 | NY6 | KCM | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-08-21 | NY6 | HOE | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-08-08 | NY6 | IN9 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-24 | NY6 | PH5 | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949-07-16 | NY6 | CAG | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-03 | NY6 | BLG | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-01 | NY6 | BLG | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-19 | NY6 | BLG | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-11 | NY6 | BIR | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949-06-05 | NY6 | MEM | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-09-04 | NY6 | KCM | W | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1949-08-21 | NY6 | HOE | — | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1949-08-08 | NY6 | IN9 | — | 1.2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1949-07-24 | NY6 | PH5 | W | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-16 | NY6 | CAG | — | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-03 | NY6 | BLG | — | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1949-07-01 | NY6 | BLG | — | 1.1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-19 | NY6 | BLG | L | 2.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1949-06-11 | NY6 | BIR | L | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1949-06-05 | NY6 | MEM | W | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 13 |
Raúl López: the record in brief
The season rows for Raúl López begin in 1948. López spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the New York Cubans. López is listed as a pitcher. López both batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. López was born on April 15, 1929, in Caimito del Guayabal, La Habana, Cuba.
López went 2-5 with a 4.76 ERA in 13 games, 6 of them starts. The same table counts 35 strikeouts. The league ERA over López's seasons was 4.10, so the 4.76 figure ran 15.9% worse than average. López's only pitching season is 1948: 13 games, 35 strikeouts. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 101.5 for López's career.
The Negro Leagues section records 5 hits in 36 at bats for López, a .139 average. Pitching in the Negro Leagues, López went 10-10 with a 2.35 ERA. Those Negro Leagues figures come from surviving box scores and are shown in their own table, apart from the season rows.
Frequently Asked Questions about Raúl López
- Was Raúl López a pitcher?
- Yes. Raúl López pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 35 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Raúl López hit?
- Raúl López hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
- What teams did Raúl López play for?
- Raúl López played for one team, the New York Cubans (1948).
- What were Raúl López's career stats?
- In 13 games, Raúl López went 2-5 with a 4.76 ERA, 35 strikeouts, and 58.2 innings pitched.
- What position did Raúl López play?
- Raúl López played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- What was Raúl López's career ERA?
- Raúl López finished with a 4.76 career ERA, going 2-5 with 35 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Raúl López have?
- Raúl López recorded 35 career strikeouts.
- Is Raúl López in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Raúl López has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.