Edward Mujica
Born: 5/10/1984 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 2006-06-21 | Final Game: 2017-08-12
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 220 lbs
Full name: Edward Jose Mujica
Biography
Edward Mujica, born in 1984, was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 2006 to 2017. Known for his effective pitching style and versatility, Mujica made a significant impact in the Major Leagues, primarily as a reliever. Over his career, he compiled a record of 24 wins and 28 losses, with an earned run average (ERA) of 3.92. He struck out 430 batters and secured 50 saves, showcasing his ability to perform in high-pressure situations.
Mujica's career unfolded during an era marked by evolving pitching strategies and a heightened emphasis on bullpen specialization. His contributions were particularly notable as he adapted to various roles within the pitching staff, demonstrating resilience and skill. As a member of several teams, including the Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Diego Padres, Mujica left a lasting legacy as a reliable arm out of the bullpen, remembered for his competitive spirit and dedication to the game.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 28 | 499 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 553.0 | 562 | 241 | 80 | 89 | 430 | 3.92 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CLE | AL | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2.95 | 835.7 |
| 2007 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 8.31 | -375.1 |
| 2008 | CLE | AL | 3 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.7 | 46 | 29 | 10 | 27 | 6.75 | 52.5 |
| 2009 | SDP | NL | 3 | 5 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 93.7 | 101 | 41 | 19 | 76 | 3.94 | - |
| 2010 | SDP | NL | 2 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.7 | 59 | 28 | 6 | 72 | 3.62 | - |
| 2011 | MIA | NL | 9 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.0 | 64 | 25 | 14 | 63 | 2.96 | - |
| 2012 | MIA | NL | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39.0 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 26 | 4.38 | -507.1 |
| 2012 | STL | NL | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 1.03 | - |
| 2013 | STL | NL | 2 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 64.7 | 60 | 20 | 5 | 46 | 2.78 | - |
| 2014 | BOS | AL | 2 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60.0 | 69 | 26 | 14 | 43 | 3.90 | 63.4 |
| 2015 | BOS | AL | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4.61 | -593.8 |
| 2015 | OAK | AL | 2 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.7 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 4.81 | -783.6 |
| 2017 | DET | AL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9.95 | 0.0 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 499 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.182 | 0.182 | 0.182 | 0.364 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CLE | AL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | CLE | AL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | CLE | AL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | SDP | NL | 67 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | SDP | NL | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | MIA | NL | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | MIA | NL | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | STL | NL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | STL | NL | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | BOS | AL | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | BOS | AL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | OAK | AL | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | DET | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
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
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NLCS | SLN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | NLDS1 | SLN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | NLCS | SLN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | NLWC | SLN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | NLDS1 | SLN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.79 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NLCS | SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| 2013 | NLDS1 | SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | NLCS | SLN | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | NLDS1 | SLN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| 2012 | NLWC | SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 499 | 4 | 29 | 74 | 6 | 6 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CLE | P | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | CLE | P | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | CLE | P | 33 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | SDN | P | 67 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | SDN | P | 59 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | FLO | P | 67 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | MIA | P | 41 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | SLN | P | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | SLN | P | 65 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | BOS | P | 64 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | BOS | P | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | OAK | P | 38 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | DET | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 499 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | BOS | AL | $4,750,000 |
| 2014 | BOS | AL | $4,750,000 |
| 2013 | SLN | NL | $3,200,000 |
| 2012 | MIA | NL | $1,625,000 |
| 2011 | FLO | NL | $800,000 |
| 2010 | SDN | NL | $419,800 |
| 2009 | SDN | NL | $410,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $15,954,800 | ||