What years did Rafael Montero play?

Rafael Montero played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2025.

Was Rafael Montero a pitcher?

Yes. Rafael Montero pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 517 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rafael Montero hit?

Rafael Montero hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams has Rafael Montero played for?

Rafael Montero has played for 6 teams: the New York Mets (2014–2017), the Texas Rangers (2019–2020), the Seattle Mariners (2021), the Houston Astros (2021–2025), the Atlanta Braves (2025), and the Detroit Tigers (2025).

What are Rafael Montero's career stats?

In 380 games, Rafael Montero has gone 23-30 with a 4.68 ERA, 517 strikeouts, 522.2 innings pitched, and 30 saves.

What was Rafael Montero's salary?

Rafael Montero's recorded salary was $511,000 in 2015.

What position does Rafael Montero play?

Rafael Montero plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.

How tall is Rafael Montero and how much does he weigh?

Rafael Montero is listed at 6 feet and 190 pounds.

What number does Rafael Montero wear?

Rafael Montero wears number 43, according to MLB's 2025 roster data.

What was Rafael Montero's career ERA?

Rafael Montero finished with a 4.68 career ERA, going 23-30 with 517 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Rafael Montero have?

Rafael Montero recorded 517 career strikeouts.

Rafael Montero

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2025)

Rafael Montero is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2014 for 6 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 12 seasons. Across 380 career appearances, he has gone 23-30 with a 4.68 ERA, 517 strikeouts, and 30 saves.

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 25, 2026

Active Player

W–L 23–30

ERA 4.68

WHIP 1.45

SO 517

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 -1343.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 10/17/1990 in Higuerito, San Cristóbal, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2014-05-14
Jersey: #43

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rafael Montero — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	30	380	30	0	0	30	522.2	509	272	62	247	517	4.68	-1343.4

Career ERA 4.68 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — 12.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Rafael Montero Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2014	NYN	NL	1	3	10	8	0	44.1	44	20	23	42	4.06	3.74 (-9%)	-1550.7
2015	NYN	NL	0	1	5	1	0	10.0	9	5	5	13	4.50	3.96 (-14%)	483.0
2016	NYN	NL	0	1	9	3	0	19.0	23	17	16	20	8.05	4.19 (-92%)	-1004.4
2017	NYN	NL	5	11	34	18	0	119.0	141	73	67	114	5.52	4.36 (-27%)	-28.9
2019	TEX	AL	2	0	22	0	0	29.0	23	8	5	34	2.48	4.51 (+45%)	488.9
2020	TEX	AL	0	1	17	0	8	17.2	12	8	6	19	4.08	4.45 (+8%)	333.5
2021	SEA	AL	5	3	40	0	7	43.1	56	35	15	37	7.27	4.27 (-70%)	238.9
2021	HOU	AL	0	1	4	0	0	6.0	3	0	2	5	0.00	—	0.0
2022	HOU	AL	5	2	71	0	14	68.1	47	18	23	73	2.37	3.97 (+40%)	2294.0
2023	HOU	AL	3	3	68	0	1	67.1	74	38	29	79	5.08	4.33 (-17%)	-212.6
2024	HOU	AL	1	2	41	0	0	38.1	35	20	19	23	4.70	4.08 (-15%)	-2226.4
2025	HOU	AL	0	0	3	0	0	4.0	3	2	2	5	4.50	—	0.0
2025	ATL	NL	0	1	36	0	0	34.1	27	21	21	34	5.50	4.16 (-32%)	28.6
2025	DET	AL	1	1	20	0	0	22.0	12	7	14	19	2.86	4.16 (+31%)	-187.2
Career · 14 seasons			23	30	380	30	30	522.2	509	272	247	517	4.68	—	-1,343

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

Rafael Montero — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
380	43	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	.047	.047	.047	.093	0

Career AVG .047 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 81.3% below league average.

Career OBP .047 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 85.4% below league average.

Career SLG .047 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 88.6% below league average.

Career OPS .093 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 87.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Rafael Montero Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2014	NYN	NL	10	11	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	NYN	NL	5	2	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	NYN	NL	9	5	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	NYN	NL	34	25	1	2	1	10	.080	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	TEX	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	TEX	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	SEA	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	HOU	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	HOU	AL	71	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	HOU	AL	68	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	HOU	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	HOU	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	ATL	NL	36	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	DET	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			380	43	1	2	1	19	.047	—	—	—	—	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

Rafael Montero — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Rafael Montero — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2025	ALDS2	DET	1	.000
2023	ALCS	HOU	2	.000
2023	ALDS2	HOU	1	.000
2022	ALCS	HOU	3	.000
2022	ALDS2	HOU	3	.000
2022	WS	HOU	4	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rafael Montero — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	14	0	0	12.1	9	5	8	15	3.65

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rafael Montero — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2025	ALDS2	DET	0	1	0.0	2	1	1	0	0.00
2023	ALCS	HOU	0	2	1.1	1	2	1	2	13.50
2023	ALDS2	HOU	0	1	1.2	1	0	0	3	0.00
2022	ALCS	HOU	0	3	2.0	2	1	1	3	4.50
2022	ALDS2	HOU	1	3	3.1	1	0	2	3	0.00
2022	WS	HOU	0	4	4.0	2	1	3	4	2.25

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Rafael Montero — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	206	26	1	1	0	0	.038
Away	174	17	0	1	0	1	.059

Pitching — Home / Away

Rafael Montero — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	206	304.2	288	137	139	303	4.05
Away	174	218.0	221	135	108	214	5.57

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rafael Montero — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-27	DET	BOS	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-24	DET	CLE	—	0.0	1	2	0	2	0	0
2025-09-23	DET	CLE	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-20	DET	ATL	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2025-09-19	DET	ATL	—	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0
2025-09-16	DET	CLE	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	4	0
2025-09-13	DET	MIA	L	0.1	2	3	2	0	0	1
2025-09-12	DET	MIA	—	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	0
2025-09-07	DET	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2025-09-06	DET	CHW	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rafael Montero — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	380	30	29	51	2	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rafael Montero — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2014	NYN	P	10	8	2	6	0	1
2015	NYN	P	5	1	2	1	0	0
2016	NYN	P	9	3	0	2	0	0
2017	NYN	P	34	18	4	13	0	1
2019	TEX	P	22	0	4	3	0	1
2020	TEX	P	17	0	2	0	0	0
2021	SEA	P	40	0	4	4	0	1
2021	HOU	P	4	0	0	1	0	0
2022	HOU	P	71	0	2	6	1	1
2023	HOU	P	68	0	2	8	0	1
2024	HOU	P	41	0	1	3	1	0
2025	HOU	P	3	0	0	1	0	0
2025	ATL	P	36	0	5	3	0	0
2025	DET	P	20	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Rafael Montero Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	380

Salary History

Rafael Montero's recorded salaries total $511,000 over 1 season, in 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Montero's career ran from 2014 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014 and 2016.

Rafael Montero — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	NYN	NL	$511,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$511,000

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Rafael Montero: the record in brief

The debut date in the bio is May 14, 2014; Rafael Montero is an active player, and this profile updates as the season goes on. Montero played for the New York Mets (2014 through 2017), the Texas Rangers (2019 to 2020), the Seattle Mariners (2021), the Houston Astros (2021 to 2025), the Atlanta Braves (2025), and the Detroit Tigers (2025). Born on October 17, 1990, in Higuerito, San Cristóbal, D.R., Montero is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Montero's listed size is 6'0" and 190 pounds.

The pitching table credits Montero with a 23-30 record and a 4.68 ERA in 380 games. Montero has 517 strikeouts and 30 saves. The league ERA over Montero's seasons was 4.17, so the 4.68 figure ran 12.4% worse than average. 2017 brought Montero a season-high 5 wins. Montero saved 14 games in 2022, the season high. 2017 was Montero's sharpest full season, a 5.52 ERA against the league's 4.36.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rafael Montero

What years did Rafael Montero play?: Rafael Montero played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2025.
Was Rafael Montero a pitcher?: Yes. Rafael Montero pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 517 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rafael Montero hit?: Rafael Montero hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams has Rafael Montero played for?: Rafael Montero has played for 6 teams: the New York Mets (2014–2017), the Texas Rangers (2019–2020), the Seattle Mariners (2021), the Houston Astros (2021–2025), the Atlanta Braves (2025), and the Detroit Tigers (2025).
What are Rafael Montero's career stats?: In 380 games, Rafael Montero has gone 23-30 with a 4.68 ERA, 517 strikeouts, 522.2 innings pitched, and 30 saves.
How much has Rafael Montero earned in his career?: Rafael Montero's recorded salaries total $511,000 over 1 season, in 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Montero's career ran from 2014 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014 and 2016.
What was Rafael Montero's salary?: Rafael Montero's recorded salary was $511,000 in 2015.
What position does Rafael Montero play?: Rafael Montero plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Rafael Montero and how much does he weigh?: Rafael Montero is listed at 6 feet and 190 pounds.
What number does Rafael Montero wear?: Rafael Montero wears number 43, according to MLB's 2025 roster data.
What was Rafael Montero's career ERA?: Rafael Montero finished with a 4.68 career ERA, going 23-30 with 517 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Rafael Montero have?: Rafael Montero recorded 517 career strikeouts.