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 was Rafael Montero's career batting average?

Rafael Montero batted .047 over his career, with 2 hits in 43 at bats.

How many RBI did Rafael Montero have?

Rafael Montero drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Rafael Montero's career ERA?

Rafael Montero finished with a 4.68 career ERA, going 23-30 with 517 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 September 9, 2026

Active Player

W–L 23–30

ERA 4.68

WHIP 1.45

SO 517

Pitcher PIV -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

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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	522.7	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	44.3	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	17.7	12	8	6	19	4.08	4.45 (+8%)	333.5
2021	SEA	AL	5	3	40	0	7	43.3	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	68.3	47	18	23	73	2.37	3.97 (+40%)	2294.0
2023	HOU	AL	3	3	68	0	1	67.3	74	38	29	79	5.08	4.33 (-17%)	-212.6
2024	HOU	AL	1	2	41	0	0	38.3	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	34.3	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	12.3	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	1.3	1	2	1	2	13.50
2023	ALDS2	HOU	0	1	1.7	1	0	0	3	0.00
2022	ALCS	HOU	0	3	2.0	2	1	1	3	4.50
2022	ALDS2	HOU	1	3	3.3	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 — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	NYN	NL	$511,000
Total Career Earnings			$511,000

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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 was Rafael Montero's career batting average?: Rafael Montero batted .047 over his career, with 2 hits in 43 at bats.
How many RBI did Rafael Montero have?: Rafael Montero drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Rafael Montero's career ERA?: Rafael Montero finished with a 4.68 career ERA, going 23-30 with 517 strikeouts.