What years did Jose Mijares play?

Jose Mijares played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2013.

Was Jose Mijares a pitcher?

Yes. Jose Mijares pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 229 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jose Mijares hit?

Jose Mijares hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Jose Mijares play for?

Jose Mijares played for 3 teams: the Minnesota Twins (2008–2011), the Kansas City Royals (2012), and the San Francisco Giants (2012–2013).

What were Jose Mijares's career stats?

In 324 games, Jose Mijares went 6-11 with a 3.23 ERA, 229 strikeouts, and 259.0 innings pitched.

What was Jose Mijares's salary?

Jose Mijares's last recorded salary was $1,800,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $1,800,000, in 2013, and his lowest was $430,000, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2013.

What position did Jose Mijares play?

Jose Mijares played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jose Mijares and how much did he weigh?

Jose Mijares was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 265 pounds.

What was Jose Mijares's career ERA?

Jose Mijares finished with a 3.23 career ERA, going 6-11 with 229 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jose Mijares have?

Jose Mijares recorded 229 career strikeouts.

Is Jose Mijares in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jose Mijares has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jose Mijares

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2013)

Jose Mijares was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2013 for the Minnesota Twins, the Kansas City Royals, and the San Francisco Giants, a span of 6 seasons. Across 324 career appearances, he went 6-11 with a 3.23 ERA and 229 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2384.1.

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 6–11

ERA 3.23

WHIP 1.39

SO 229

Pitcher PIV 2384.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 265 lb
Born: 10/29/1984 in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 2008-09-13
Last Game: 2013-09-28

Full name: Jose Manuel Mijares

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jose Mijares — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
6	11	324	0	0	0	0	259.0	257	93	21	103	229	3.23	2384.1

Career ERA 3.23 vs. league average 4.09 across their career seasons — 21.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jose Mijares Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2008	MIN	AL	0	1	10	10.1	3	1	0	5	0.87	4.32 (+80%)	559.1
2009	MIN	AL	2	2	71	61.2	50	16	23	55	2.34	4.32 (+46%)	494.2
2010	MIN	AL	1	1	47	32.2	34	12	9	28	3.31	4.08 (+19%)	168.4
2011	MIN	AL	0	2	58	49.0	53	25	30	30	4.59	3.94 (-16%)	-1151.6
2012	KCA	AL	2	2	51	38.2	36	11	13	37	2.56	4.01 (+36%)	493.1
2012	SFN	NL	1	0	27	17.2	14	5	8	20	2.55	4.01 (+37%)	809.2
2013	SFN	NL	0	3	60	49.0	67	23	20	54	4.22	3.87 (-9%)	1011.7
Career · 7 seasons			6	11	324	259.0	257	93	103	229	3.23	—	2,384

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

Jose Mijares — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
324	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .406 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jose Mijares — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2008	MIN	AL	10	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	MIN	AL	71	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	MIN	AL	47	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	MIN	AL	58	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	KCA	AL	51	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SFN	NL	27	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	SFN	NL	60	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			324	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Jose Mijares — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jose Mijares — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2012	NLCS	SFN	3	.000
2012	NLDS2	SFN	2	.000
2012	WS	SFN	1	.000
2010	ALDS2	MIN	3	.000
2009	ALDS1	MIN	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jose Mijares — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	11	0	0	4.2	4	4	4	4	7.71

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jose Mijares — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2012	NLCS	SFN	0	3	2.0	1	0	1	3	0.00
2012	NLDS2	SFN	0	2	0.1	2	3	1	1	81.00
2012	WS	SFN	0	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.00
2010	ALDS2	MIN	0	3	1.1	0	0	1	0	0.00
2009	ALDS1	MIN	1	2	0.2	1	1	1	0	13.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jose Mijares — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	153	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	169	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Jose Mijares — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	153	128.0	135	59	55	118	4.15
Away	169	129.2	121	34	48	111	2.36

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jose Mijares — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2013-09-28	SFG	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
2013-09-10	SFG	COL	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0
2013-09-05	SFG	AZ	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
2013-09-04	SFG	SDP	—	0.0	2	0	0	0	0
2013-09-01	SFG	AZ	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	1
2013-08-31	SFG	AZ	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	2
2013-08-26	SFG	COL	—	2.0	3	1	0	0	1
2013-08-24	SFG	PIT	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
2013-08-22	SFG	PIT	—	2.0	4	4	4	2	2
2013-08-19	SFG	BOS	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jose Mijares — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	324	0	5	24	5	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jose Mijares — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
2008	MIN	P	10	0	2	0
2009	MIN	P	71	2	6	0
2010	MIN	P	47	0	2	0
2011	MIN	P	58	2	4	1
2012	KCA	P	51	1	5	2
2012	SFN	P	27	0	1	0
2013	SFN	P	60	0	4	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jose Mijares — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	324

Salary History

Jose Mijares's recorded salaries total $3,600,000 over 4 seasons, 2010 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Mijares's career ran from 2008 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2008 and 2009.

Jose Mijares — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	SFN	NL	$1,800,000
2012	KCA	AL	$925,000
2011	MIN	AL	$445,000
2010	MIN	AL	$430,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$3,600,000

Jose Mijares: the record in brief

According to the bio, Jose Mijares debuted on September 13, 2008 and played a final game on September 28, 2013. Mijares played for the Minnesota Twins (2008 through 2011), the Kansas City Royals (2012), and the San Francisco Giants (2012 through 2013). Born on October 29, 1984, in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela, Mijares is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Mijares's listed size is 265 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. Jose Mijares was the playing name; the full given name is Jose Manuel.

Mijares went 6-11 with a 3.23 ERA in 324 games, 0 of them starts. Mijares had 229 strikeouts. That 3.23 ERA compares with a 4.09 league average across the same seasons, 21.0% better. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.34 in 2009, when the league's was 4.32. Mijares's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 2,384.1.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jose Mijares

What years did Jose Mijares play?: Jose Mijares played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2013.
Was Jose Mijares a pitcher?: Yes. Jose Mijares pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 229 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jose Mijares hit?: Jose Mijares hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Jose Mijares play for?: Jose Mijares played for 3 teams: the Minnesota Twins (2008–2011), the Kansas City Royals (2012), and the San Francisco Giants (2012–2013).
What were Jose Mijares's career stats?: In 324 games, Jose Mijares went 6-11 with a 3.23 ERA, 229 strikeouts, and 259.0 innings pitched.
How much did Jose Mijares earn in his career?: Jose Mijares's recorded salaries total $3,600,000 over 4 seasons, 2010 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Mijares's career ran from 2008 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2008 and 2009.
What was Jose Mijares's salary?: Jose Mijares's last recorded salary was $1,800,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $1,800,000, in 2013, and his lowest was $430,000, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2013.
What position did Jose Mijares play?: Jose Mijares played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jose Mijares and how much did he weigh?: Jose Mijares was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 265 pounds.
What was Jose Mijares's career ERA?: Jose Mijares finished with a 3.23 career ERA, going 6-11 with 229 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jose Mijares have?: Jose Mijares recorded 229 career strikeouts.
Is Jose Mijares in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jose Mijares has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.