What years did Rich Monteleone play?

Rich Monteleone played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1996.

Was Rich Monteleone a pitcher?

Yes. Rich Monteleone pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 212 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rich Monteleone hit?

Rich Monteleone hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Rich Monteleone play for?

Rich Monteleone played for 4 teams: the Seattle Mariners (1987), the California Angels (1988–1989, 1995–1996), the New York Yankees (1990–1993), and the San Francisco Giants (1994).

What were Rich Monteleone's career stats?

In 210 games, Rich Monteleone went 24-17 with a 3.87 ERA, 212 strikeouts, and 353.1 innings pitched.

What was Rich Monteleone's salary?

Rich Monteleone's last recorded salary was $135,000, in 1996. His highest recorded salary was $287,500, in 1994, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1996.

What position did Rich Monteleone play?

Rich Monteleone played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Rich Monteleone and how much did he weigh?

Rich Monteleone was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 205 pounds.

What was Rich Monteleone's career ERA?

Rich Monteleone finished with a 3.87 career ERA, going 24-17 with 212 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Rich Monteleone have?

Rich Monteleone recorded 212 career strikeouts.

Is Rich Monteleone in the Hall of Fame?

No. Rich Monteleone has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rich Monteleone

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-1996)

Rich Monteleone was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1996 for 4 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 10 seasons. Across 210 career appearances, he went 24-17 with a 3.87 ERA and 212 strikeouts.

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 24–17

ERA 3.87

WHIP 1.31

SO 212

Pitcher PIV -2502.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 205 lb
Born: 3/22/1963 in Tampa, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1987-04-15
Last Game: 1996-07-11

Full name: Richard Monteleone

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rich Monteleone — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	17	210	0	0	0	0	353.1	344	152	43	119	212	3.87	-2502.8

Career ERA 3.87 vs. league average 4.09 across their career seasons — 5.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Rich Monteleone Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1987	SEA	AL	0	0	3	7.0	10	5	4	2	6.43	—	0.0
1988	CAL	AL	0	0	3	4.1	4	0	1	3	0.00	—	0.0
1989	CAL	AL	2	2	24	39.2	39	14	13	27	3.18	3.71 (+14%)	266.7
1990	NYA	AL	0	1	5	7.1	8	5	2	8	6.14	—	0.0
1991	NYA	AL	3	1	26	47.0	42	19	19	34	3.64	3.91 (+7%)	-109.8
1992	NYA	AL	7	3	47	92.2	82	34	27	62	3.30	3.75 (+12%)	1049.0
1993	NYA	AL	7	4	42	85.2	85	47	35	50	4.94	4.19 (-18%)	-2100.2
1994	SFN	NL	4	3	39	45.1	43	16	13	16	3.18	4.51 (+30%)	-560.3
1995	CAL	AL	1	0	9	9.0	8	2	3	5	2.00	4.45 (+55%)	0.0
1996	CAL	AL	0	3	12	15.1	23	10	2	5	5.87	4.61 (-27%)	-1048.2
Career · 10 seasons			24	17	210	353.1	344	152	119	212	3.87	—	-2,503

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

Rich Monteleone — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
210	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Rich Monteleone Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1987	SEA	AL	3	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	CAL	AL	3	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	CAL	AL	24	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	NYA	AL	5	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	NYA	AL	26	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	NYA	AL	47	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	NYA	AL	42	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	SFN	NL	39	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CAL	AL	9	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CAL	AL	12	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			210	3	.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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Rich Monteleone — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	104	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	106	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Rich Monteleone — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	104	173.0	174	73	47	100	3.80
Away	106	180.1	170	79	72	112	3.94

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rich Monteleone — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1996-07-11	LAA	SEA	L	1.1	1	1	1	0	0	0
1996-07-05	LAA	OAK	—	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1996-07-04	LAA	OAK	L	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
1996-07-03	LAA	TEX	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1996-07-01	LAA	TEX	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-06-29	LAA	OAK	L	1.2	4	2	1	1	0	0
1996-06-27	LAA	OAK	—	2.0	5	3	3	1	1	3
1996-06-24	LAA	CHW	—	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	0
1996-06-23	LAA	MIL	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
1996-06-20	LAA	MIL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rich Monteleone — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	210	0	21	46	3	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rich Monteleone — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1987	SEA	P	3	0	3	0	0
1988	CAL	P	3	0	1	0	0
1989	CAL	P	24	1	9	1	1
1990	NYA	P	5	1	1	0	0
1991	NYA	P	26	1	10	1	1
1992	NYA	P	47	6	7	0	1
1993	NYA	P	42	9	11	1	0
1994	SFN	P	39	2	3	0	0
1995	CAL	P	9	0	1	0	0
1996	CAL	P	12	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Rich Monteleone Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	210

Salary History

Rich Monteleone's recorded salaries total $1,124,500 over 7 seasons, 1989 to 1996. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Monteleone's career ran from 1987 to 1996. No salary is recorded for 1987, 1988, and 1991.

Rich Monteleone — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1996	CAL	AL	$135,000
1995	CAL	AL	$109,000
1994	SFN	NL	$287,500
1993	NYA	AL	$250,000
1992	NYA	AL	$125,000
1990	CAL	AL	$150,000
1989	CAL	AL	$68,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,124,500

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Rich Monteleone: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 15, 1987 and the final game on July 11, 1996, Rich Monteleone built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Seattle Mariners (1987), the California Angels (1988 to 1996), the New York Yankees (1990 to 1993), and the San Francisco Giants (1994). Monteleone played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on March 22, 1963, in Tampa, FL, USA, Monteleone was listed at 205 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Rich Monteleone was the playing name; the full given name is Richard.

Monteleone's career pitching line is 24 wins, 17 losses and a 3.87 ERA over 210 appearances. Monteleone had 212 strikeouts. Against a 4.09 league ERA for the same years, Monteleone was 5.5% better. Monteleone won 7 games in 1992, the most of any season listed. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.30 in 1992, when the league's was 3.75.

The position breakdown shows 210 games, all at pitcher. On the mound, Monteleone's fielding totals are 21 putouts, 46 assists and 3 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rich Monteleone

What years did Rich Monteleone play?: Rich Monteleone played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1996.
Was Rich Monteleone a pitcher?: Yes. Rich Monteleone pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 212 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rich Monteleone hit?: Rich Monteleone hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Rich Monteleone play for?: Rich Monteleone played for 4 teams: the Seattle Mariners (1987), the California Angels (1988–1989, 1995–1996), the New York Yankees (1990–1993), and the San Francisco Giants (1994).
What were Rich Monteleone's career stats?: In 210 games, Rich Monteleone went 24-17 with a 3.87 ERA, 212 strikeouts, and 353.1 innings pitched.
How much did Rich Monteleone earn in his career?: Rich Monteleone's recorded salaries total $1,124,500 over 7 seasons, 1989 to 1996. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Monteleone's career ran from 1987 to 1996. No salary is recorded for 1987, 1988, and 1991.
What was Rich Monteleone's salary?: Rich Monteleone's last recorded salary was $135,000, in 1996. His highest recorded salary was $287,500, in 1994, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1996.
What position did Rich Monteleone play?: Rich Monteleone played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Rich Monteleone and how much did he weigh?: Rich Monteleone was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 205 pounds.
What was Rich Monteleone's career ERA?: Rich Monteleone finished with a 3.87 career ERA, going 24-17 with 212 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Rich Monteleone have?: Rich Monteleone recorded 212 career strikeouts.
Is Rich Monteleone in the Hall of Fame?: No. Rich Monteleone has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.