What years did Rodrigo Lopez play?

Rodrigo Lopez played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2012.

Was Rodrigo Lopez a pitcher?

Yes. Rodrigo Lopez pitched in the major leagues, recording 81 wins and 865 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rodrigo Lopez hit?

Rodrigo Lopez hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.

Rodrigo Lopez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2012)

W–L 81–89

ERA 4.82

WHIP 1.42

SO 865

Pitcher PIV -13630.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 12/14/1975 in Tlalnepantla, México, México
MLB Debut: 2000-04-29
Last Game: 2012-04-22

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
81	89	257	215	5	2	0	1350.7	1,506	724	202	416	865	4.82	-13630.2

Career ERA 4.82 vs. league average 4.32 across their career seasons — 11.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2000	SDN	NL	0	3	6	6	0	0	24.7	40	24	13	17	8.76	4.77 (-84%)	-741.5
2002	BAL	AL	15	9	33	28	1	0	196.7	172	78	62	136	3.57	4.28 (+17%)	801.5
2003	BAL	AL	7	10	26	26	3	1	147.0	188	95	43	103	5.82	4.40 (-32%)	-1596.9
2004	BAL	AL	14	9	37	23	1	1	170.7	164	68	54	121	3.59	4.46 (+20%)	1101.4
2005	BAL	AL	15	12	35	35	0	0	209.3	232	114	63	118	4.90	4.29 (-14%)	-1798.8
2006	BAL	AL	9	18	36	29	0	0	189.0	234	124	59	136	5.90	4.53 (-30%)	-1804.1
2007	COL	NL	5	4	14	14	0	0	79.3	83	39	21	43	4.42	4.47 (+1%)	-553.6
2009	PHI	NL	3	1	7	5	0	0	30.0	42	19	11	19	5.70	4.32 (-32%)	68.9
2010	ARI	NL	7	16	33	33	0	0	200.0	227	111	56	116	5.00	4.08 (-22%)	-5646.2
2011	CHN	NL	6	6	26	16	0	0	97.7	116	48	29	54	4.42	3.94 (-12%)	-3460.9
2012	CHN	NL	0	1	4	0	0	0	6.3	8	4	5	2	5.68	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			81	89	257	215	5	2	1,350.2	1,506	724	416	865	4.82	—	-13,630

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
257	145	4	9	0	0	0	1	0	3	75	.062	.087	.062	.149	-777

Career AVG .062 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 76.4% below league average.

Career OBP .087 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 73.8% below league average.

Career SLG .062 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 85.2% below league average.

Career OPS .149 vs. league average .750 across their career seasons — 80.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2000	SDN	NL	6	9	1	1	0	0	4	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	BAL	AL	33	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	BAL	AL	26	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	BAL	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	BAL	AL	35	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	BAL	AL	36	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	COL	NL	14	22	0	1	0	1	13	.045	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	PHI	NL	7	9	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	ARI	NL	33	64	2	5	1	1	35	.078	.257 (-70%)	.325 (-68%)	.402 (-81%)	.728 (-75%)	-777.0
2011	CHN	NL	26	30	1	2	0	1	11	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	CHN	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			257	145	4	9	1	3	75	.062	—	—	—	—	-777

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	132	74	4	7	0	0	.095
Away	125	71	0	2	0	1	.028

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	132	713.1	789	353	186	459	4.45
Away	125	637.1	717	371	230	406	5.24

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
2012-04-22	CHC	CIN	L	0	0	0
2012-04-18	CHC	MIA	L	0	0	0
2012-04-15	CHC	STL	L	0	0	0
2012-04-10	CHC	MIL	L	0	0	0
2011-09-24	CHC	STL	L	2	0	1
2011-09-17	CHC	HOU	W	2	0	0
2011-09-12	CHC	CIN	W	2	1	1
2011-09-06	CHC	CIN	L	1	0	0
2011-08-31	CHC	SFG	L	2	0	2
2011-08-26	CHC	MIL	L	2	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-04-22	CHC	CIN	L	0.1	0	2	0	1	0	0
2012-04-18	CHC	MIA	—	2.0	4	2	2	2	1	0
2012-04-15	CHC	STL	—	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	0
2012-04-10	CHC	MIL	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2011-09-24	CHC	STL	—	6.0	4	0	0	2	1	0
2011-09-17	CHC	HOU	W	6.0	4	1	0	2	7	0
2011-09-12	CHC	CIN	W	5.1	9	5	5	1	4	4
2011-09-06	CHC	CIN	—	5.2	8	2	2	2	2	0
2011-08-31	CHC	SFG	L	5.1	9	4	4	2	2	2
2011-08-26	CHC	MIL	L	6.0	5	4	2	4	5	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	257	215	91	171	11	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2000	SDN	P	6	6	4	3	0	1
2002	BAL	P	33	28	6	25	1	2
2003	BAL	P	26	26	8	15	2	1
2004	BAL	P	37	23	15	22	0	2
2005	BAL	P	35	35	19	31	3	2
2006	BAL	P	36	29	12	18	1	0
2007	COL	P	14	14	6	15	0	0
2009	PHI	P	7	5	3	0	0	0
2010	ARI	P	33	33	10	25	4	2
2011	CHN	P	26	16	7	17	0	2
2012	CHN	P	4	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	257

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2002	Rookie of the Month	July
2002	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2010	ARI	NL	$650,000
2007	COL	NL	$4,325,000
2006	BAL	AL	$3,750,000
2005	BAL	AL	$2,375,000
2004	BAL	AL	$365,000
2003	BAL	AL	$325,000
2002	BAL	AL	$200,000
Total Career Earnings			$11,990,000

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2002	Rookie of the Year	AL	2nd	97.0	140	9

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rodrigo Lopez

What years did Rodrigo Lopez play?: Rodrigo Lopez played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2012.
Was Rodrigo Lopez a pitcher?: Yes. Rodrigo Lopez pitched in the major leagues, recording 81 wins and 865 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rodrigo Lopez hit?: Rodrigo Lopez hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.