What years did Bob Ojeda play?

Bob Ojeda played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1994.

Was Bob Ojeda a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Ojeda pitched in the major leagues, recording 115 wins and 1128 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Ojeda hit?

Bob Ojeda hit 1 career home runs with 44 hits.

What was Bob Ojeda's career batting average?

Bob Ojeda batted .127 over his career, with 44 hits in 347 at bats.

How many RBI did Bob Ojeda have?

Bob Ojeda drove in 9 runs in his career.

What was Bob Ojeda's career ERA?

Bob Ojeda finished with a 3.65 career ERA, going 115-98 with 1,128 strikeouts.

Bob Ojeda

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1980-1994)

Bob Ojeda was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1994 for 5 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 15 seasons. Across 351 career appearances, he went 115-98 with a 3.65 ERA and 1,128 strikeouts. He also batted .127 with 1 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8548.9.

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 115–98

ERA 3.65

WHIP 1.33

SO 1,128

Pitcher PIV 8548.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 12/17/1957 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1980-07-13
Last Game: 1994-04-22

Full name: Robert Michael Ojeda

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Ojeda — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
115	98	351	291	41	16	1	1884.1	1,833	764	145	676	1,128	3.65	8548.9

Career ERA 3.65 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 6.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bob Ojeda Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1980	BOS	AL	1	1	7	7	0	0	0	26.0	39	20	14	12	6.92	3.84 (-80%)	-391.9
1981	BOS	AL	6	2	10	10	2	0	0	66.1	50	23	25	28	3.12	3.58 (+13%)	-944.4
1982	BOS	AL	4	6	22	14	0	0	0	78.1	95	49	29	52	5.63	3.86 (-46%)	-1630.1
1983	BOS	AL	12	7	29	28	5	0	0	173.2	173	78	73	94	4.04	3.87 (-4%)	-1024.0
1984	BOS	AL	12	12	33	32	8	5	0	216.2	211	96	96	137	3.99	3.81 (-5%)	-376.6
1985	BOS	AL	9	11	39	22	5	0	1	157.2	166	70	48	102	4.00	3.89 (-3%)	2623.5
1986	NYN	NL	18	5	32	30	7	2	0	217.1	185	62	52	148	2.57	3.97 (+35%)	5226.8
1987	NYN	NL	3	5	10	7	0	0	0	46.1	45	20	10	21	3.88	4.29 (+10%)	325.8
1988	NYN	NL	10	13	29	29	5	5	0	190.1	158	61	33	133	2.88	3.73 (+23%)	6770.3
1989	NYN	NL	13	11	31	31	5	2	0	192.0	179	74	78	95	3.47	3.71 (+7%)	-1902.1
1990	NYN	NL	7	6	38	12	0	0	0	118.0	123	48	40	62	3.66	3.86 (+5%)	-193.7
1991	LAN	NL	12	9	31	31	2	1	0	189.1	181	67	70	120	3.18	3.91 (+19%)	671.2
1992	LAN	NL	6	9	29	29	2	1	0	166.1	169	67	81	94	3.63	3.75 (+3%)	-48.4
1993	CLE	AL	2	1	9	7	0	0	0	43.0	48	21	21	27	4.40	4.19 (-5%)	-557.6
1994	NYA	AL	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	3.0	11	8	6	3	24.00	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			115	98	351	291	41	16	1	1,884.1	1,833	764	676	1,128	3.65	—	8,549

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

Bob Ojeda — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
353	347	14	44	2	1	1	9	0	11	102	.127	.153	.147	.300	-2,703

Career AVG .127 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 51.1% below league average.

Career OBP .153 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 52.9% below league average.

Career SLG .147 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 62.3% below league average.

Career OPS .300 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 58.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bob Ojeda Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1980	BOS	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	BOS	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	BOS	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	BOS	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	BOS	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	BOS	AL	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	NYN	NL	32	71	3	8	0	0	0	0	1	30	.113	.257 (-56%)	.325 (-62%)	.395 (-71%)	.720 (-67%)	-751.4
1987	NYN	NL	10	14	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	NYN	NL	30	61	0	10	1	0	0	3	1	22	.164	.254 (-36%)	.317 (-44%)	.377 (-52%)	.695 (-49%)	-454.8
1989	NYN	NL	32	66	3	7	0	0	0	0	3	14	.106	.254 (-58%)	.319 (-55%)	.375 (-72%)	.694 (-64%)	-642.9
1990	NYN	NL	38	30	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	11	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	LAN	NL	31	56	2	9	0	0	1	3	3	10	.161	.255 (-37%)	.323 (-38%)	.384 (-44%)	.708 (-41%)	-373.4
1992	LAN	NL	29	49	1	5	0	1	0	3	1	11	.102	—	—	—	—	-480.9
1993	CLE	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	NYA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			353	347	14	44	2	1	1	9	11	102	.127	—	—	—	—	-2,703

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

Bob Ojeda — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bob Ojeda — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1986	NLCS	NYN	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
1986	WS	NYN	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bob Ojeda — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	0	4	4	0	27.0	28	7	9	15	2.33

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bob Ojeda — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1986	NLCS	NYN	1	0	2	2	0	14.0	15	4	4	6	2.57
1986	WS	NYN	1	0	2	2	0	13.0	13	3	5	9	2.08

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bob Ojeda — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	173	167	4	20	0	6	.120
Away	180	180	10	24	1	3	.133

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Ojeda — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	173	953.0	945	374	321	591	3.53
Away	178	931.1	888	391	355	537	3.78

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Ojeda — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1994-04-22	NYY	OAK	—	2.1	7	4	4	3	3	0
1994-04-16	NYY	DET	—	0.2	4	4	4	3	0	1
1993-09-21	CLE	BAL	—	4.0	6	4	4	2	3	0
1993-09-15	CLE	TEX	—	6.0	4	3	3	3	5	0
1993-09-10	CLE	BOS	W	6.1	6	3	3	5	2	1
1993-09-03	CLE	NYY	W	5.2	6	2	2	2	4	1
1993-08-26	CLE	NYY	—	6.0	3	0	0	8	2	0
1993-08-21	CLE	BOS	—	5.0	9	4	4	1	5	0
1993-08-16	CLE	TOR	L	5.0	7	3	3	0	1	2
1993-08-11	CLE	MIL	—	3.0	3	1	1	0	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Ojeda — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	351	291	113	323	16	22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Ojeda — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1980	BOS	P	7	7	1	3	0	0
1981	BOS	P	10	10	3	10	1	1
1982	BOS	P	22	14	2	7	1	0
1983	BOS	P	29	28	11	23	1	2
1984	BOS	P	33	32	10	32	2	3
1985	BOS	P	39	22	13	23	3	0
1986	NYN	P	32	30	9	37	1	3
1987	NYN	P	10	7	5	6	0	2
1988	NYN	P	29	29	13	36	2	5
1989	NYN	P	31	31	16	36	1	3
1990	NYN	P	38	12	8	31	2	1
1991	LAN	P	31	31	14	32	0	1
1992	LAN	P	29	29	5	37	2	0
1993	CLE	P	9	7	3	9	0	1
1994	NYA	P	2	2	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Bob Ojeda Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	351

Awards & Honors

Bob Ojeda — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1984	Player of the Week	Week of 1984-07-20

Salary History

Bob Ojeda — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1993	CLE	AL	$1,700,000
1992	LAN	NL	$1,600,000
1991	LAN	NL	$1,633,333
1990	NYN	NL	$1,300,000
1989	NYN	NL	$925,000
1988	NYN	NL	$725,000
1987	NYN	NL	$650,000
1986	NYN	NL	$550,000
1985	BOS	AL	$240,000
Total Career Earnings			$9,323,333

College History

Bob Ojeda — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
College of the Sequoias	Visalia	CA	1977, 1978

Award Voting History

Bob Ojeda — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1986	Cy Young Award	NL	4th	9.0	120
1986	Most Valuable Player	NL	21th	2.0	336
1981	Rookie of the Year	AL	3rd	36.0	140

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Bob Ojeda: the record in brief

July 13, 1980 and April 22, 1994 bracket Bob Ojeda's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Boston Red Sox (1980 to 1985), the New York Mets (1986 through 1990), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1991 to 1992), the Cleveland Indians (1993), and the New York Yankees (1994). The bio lists Ojeda as a pitcher who batted and threw left-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 1 inch and 185 pounds. Ojeda was born on December 17, 1957, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Bob Ojeda was the playing name; the full given name is Robert Michael.

The pitching table credits Ojeda with a 115-98 record and a 3.65 ERA in 351 games. Also on Ojeda's record: 1,128 strikeouts, 41 complete games, and 16 shutouts. Against a 3.92 league ERA for the same years, Ojeda was 6.9% better. The best win total was 18, in 1986.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Ojeda

What years did Bob Ojeda play?: Bob Ojeda played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1994.
Was Bob Ojeda a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Ojeda pitched in the major leagues, recording 115 wins and 1128 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Ojeda hit?: Bob Ojeda hit 1 career home runs with 44 hits.
What was Bob Ojeda's career batting average?: Bob Ojeda batted .127 over his career, with 44 hits in 347 at bats.
How many RBI did Bob Ojeda have?: Bob Ojeda drove in 9 runs in his career.
What was Bob Ojeda's career ERA?: Bob Ojeda finished with a 3.65 career ERA, going 115-98 with 1,128 strikeouts.