What years did Ed Nunez play?

Ed Nunez played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1994.

Was Ed Nunez a pitcher?

Yes. Ed Nunez pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 508 strikeouts.

What was Ed Nunez's career ERA?

Ed Nunez finished with a 4.19 career ERA, going 28-36 with 508 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ed Nunez have?

Ed Nunez recorded 508 career strikeouts.

Is Ed Nunez in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ed Nunez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Ed Nunez play for?

Ed Nunez played for the Seattle Mariners, the New York Mets, the Detroit Tigers, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Texas Rangers, and the Athletics.

Ed Nunez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1982-1994)

Ed Nunez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1994 for 6 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 13 seasons. Across 427 career appearances, he went 28-36 with a 4.19 ERA, 508 strikeouts, and 54 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 12, 2026

W–L 28–36

ERA 4.19

WHIP 1.45

SO 508

Pitcher PIV -2819.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 235 lb
Born: 5/27/1963 in Humacao, P.R.
MLB Debut: 1982-04-07
Last Game: 1994-05-16

Full name: Edwin Nunez

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ed Nunez — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
28	36	427	14	0	0	54	652.1	666	304	74	280	508	4.19	-2819.7

Career ERA 4.19 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 6.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Ed Nunez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1982	SEA	AL	1	2	8	5	0	35.1	36	18	16	27	4.58	3.86 (-19%)	-1112.4
1983	SEA	AL	0	4	14	5	0	37.0	40	18	22	35	4.38	3.87 (-13%)	-66.5
1984	SEA	AL	2	2	37	0	7	67.2	55	24	21	57	3.19	3.81 (+16%)	217.0
1985	SEA	AL	7	3	70	0	16	90.1	79	31	34	58	3.09	3.89 (+21%)	-1144.3
1986	SEA	AL	1	2	14	1	0	21.2	25	14	5	17	5.82	3.97 (-46%)	-499.2
1987	SEA	AL	3	4	48	0	12	47.1	45	20	18	34	3.80	4.29 (+11%)	-316.7
1988	SEA	AL	1	4	14	3	0	29.1	45	26	14	19	7.98	3.73 (-114%)	-842.6
1988	NYN	NL	1	0	10	0	0	14.0	21	7	3	8	4.50	3.73 (-21%)	188.2
1989	DET	AL	3	4	27	0	1	54.0	49	25	36	41	4.17	3.71 (-12%)	-1320.9
1990	DET	AL	3	1	42	0	6	80.1	65	20	37	66	2.24	3.86 (+42%)	1209.4
1991	ML4	AL	2	1	23	0	8	25.1	28	17	13	24	6.04	3.91 (-54%)	-1056.5
1992	ML4	AL	1	1	10	0	0	13.2	12	4	6	10	2.63	3.75 (+30%)	53.9
1992	TEX	AL	0	2	39	0	3	45.2	51	28	16	39	5.52	3.75 (-47%)	74.3
1993	OAK	AL	3	6	56	0	1	75.2	89	32	29	58	3.81	4.19 (+9%)	1928.8
1994	OAK	AL	0	0	15	0	0	15.0	26	20	10	15	12.00	4.51 (-166%)	-132.3
Career · 15 seasons			28	36	427	14	54	652.1	666	304	280	508	4.19	—	-2,820

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

Ed Nunez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
427	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

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Ed Nunez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1982	SEA	AL	8	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	SEA	AL	14	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	SEA	AL	37	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	SEA	AL	70	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	SEA	AL	14	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	SEA	AL	48	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	SEA	AL	14	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	NYN	NL	10	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	DET	AL	27	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	DET	AL	42	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	ML4	AL	23	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	ML4	AL	10	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	TEX	AL	39	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	OAK	AL	56	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	OAK	AL	15	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			427	—	—	—	—	—	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

Ed Nunez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	213	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	214	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Ed Nunez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	213	330.1	332	146	143	270	3.98
Away	214	322.0	334	158	137	238	4.42

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ed Nunez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1994-05-16	OAK	TEX	—	0.2	3	2	2	1	1	0
1994-05-12	OAK	DET	—	3.1	4	2	2	3	3	1
1994-05-10	OAK	DET	—	1.0	1	2	2	1	3	1
1994-05-08	OAK	LAA	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0
1994-05-07	OAK	LAA	—	0.2	3	3	3	1	0	0
1994-05-04	OAK	BAL	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1994-05-03	OAK	BAL	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
1994-04-29	OAK	NYY	—	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0
1994-04-22	OAK	NYY	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	3	0
1994-04-19	OAK	BOS	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ed Nunez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	427	14	40	76	8	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ed Nunez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1982	SEA	P	8	5	2	5	1	0
1983	SEA	P	14	5	0	6	0	1
1984	SEA	P	37	0	4	6	1	0
1985	SEA	P	70	0	5	12	0	1
1986	SEA	P	14	1	1	1	0	0
1987	SEA	P	48	0	2	5	0	0
1988	SEA	P	14	3	5	6	1	1
1988	NYN	P	10	0	1	2	1	0
1989	DET	P	27	0	3	9	0	2
1990	DET	P	42	0	7	5	1	1
1991	ML4	P	23	0	0	3	1	0
1992	ML4	P	10	0	1	1	0	0
1992	TEX	P	39	0	2	3	1	0
1993	OAK	P	56	0	7	8	1	1
1994	OAK	P	15	0	0	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Ed Nunez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	427

Salary History

Ed Nunez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1994	OAK	AL	$430,000
1992	ML4	AL	$1,075,000
1991	ML4	AL	$2,266,667
1990	DET	AL	$400,000
1989	TOR	AL	$175,000
1988	SEA	AL	$320,000
1985	SEA	AL	$97,000
Total Career Earnings			$4,763,667

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Ed Nunez: the record in brief

The profile opens with Ed Nunez's first major league game on April 7, 1982; the last one listed came on May 16, 1994. The team column moves through the Seattle Mariners (1982 to 1988), the New York Mets (1988), the Detroit Tigers (1989 to 1990), the Milwaukee Brewers (1991 through 1992), the Texas Rangers (1992), and the Oakland Athletics (1993 to 1994). Nunez, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 5 inches and 235 pounds. The birth record reads May 27, 1963, in Humacao, P.R. On the record, Ed Nunez was born Edwin Nunez.

Across 427 games (14 starts), Nunez recorded 28 wins against 36 losses with a 4.19 ERA. Nunez had 508 strikeouts and 54 saves. Against a 3.94 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.19 mark was 6.4% worse. 1985 brought Nunez a season-high 7 wins. 1990 produced Nunez's most strikeouts, 66. The most saves in one season was 16, in 1985. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.24 in 1990, when the league's was 3.86.

Nunez appears at one position only: pitcher, in 427 games. Fielding on the mound produced 40 putouts and 76 assists against 8 errors.

Recorded salaries add up to $4,763,667, topping out at $2,266,667 in 1991. The game-log section draws on 854 games of Retrosheet box scores for Nunez.

The closest statistical comparisons on the page are George Frazier, Joe Boever, and Darren Holmes.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Nunez

What years did Ed Nunez play?: Ed Nunez played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1994.
Was Ed Nunez a pitcher?: Yes. Ed Nunez pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 508 strikeouts.
What was Ed Nunez's career ERA?: Ed Nunez finished with a 4.19 career ERA, going 28-36 with 508 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ed Nunez have?: Ed Nunez recorded 508 career strikeouts.
Is Ed Nunez in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ed Nunez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Ed Nunez play for?: Ed Nunez played for the Seattle Mariners, the New York Mets, the Detroit Tigers, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Texas Rangers, and the Athletics.