Bob Ojeda
Born: 12/17/1957 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1980-07-13 | Final Game: 1994-04-22
Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 185 lbs
Full name: Robert Michael Ojeda
Biography
Bob Ojeda was a professional baseball pitcher who enjoyed a successful career in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1994. Born in 1957, Ojeda made his mark primarily as a starting pitcher, showcasing a skill set that combined solid control with the ability to generate strikeouts. Over his career, he compiled a record of 115 wins and 98 losses, complemented by an earned run average (ERA) of 3.65. His striking ability was evident as he recorded 1,128 strikeouts, a testament to his effectiveness on the mound. Although he registered only one save in his career, his contributions as a starter were significant during his time in the league.
Ojeda played in a competitive era of baseball that included both the rise of power hitters and the evolution of pitching strategies. He was part of pivotal teams, including a notable stint with the New York Mets, where he contributed to their pitching staff during a period of resurgence for the franchise. His career spanned the final years of the deadball era and into the more offensive-minded environment of the 1990s, making his achievements particularly noteworthy in the context of changing game dynamics. Ojeda's legacy is marked by his durability and effectiveness, earning him a respected place in the history of the sport.
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 | 1884.3 | 1833 | 764 | 145 | 676 | 1128 | 3.65 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | BOS | AL | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 39 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 6.92 | -393.9 |
| 1981 | BOS | AL | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.3 | 50 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 3.12 | -957.3 |
| 1982 | BOS | AL | 4 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.3 | 95 | 49 | 29 | 52 | 5.63 | -1656.3 |
| 1983 | BOS | AL | 12 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 173.7 | 173 | 78 | 73 | 94 | 4.04 | -1060.5 |
| 1984 | BOS | AL | 12 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 216.7 | 211 | 96 | 96 | 137 | 3.99 | -393.4 |
| 1985 | BOS | AL | 9 | 11 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 157.7 | 166 | 70 | 48 | 102 | 4.00 | 2623.5 |
| 1986 | NYN | NL | 18 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 217.3 | 185 | 62 | 52 | 148 | 2.57 | 5226.8 |
| 1987 | NYN | NL | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.3 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 3.88 | 325.8 |
| 1988 | NYN | NL | 10 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 190.3 | 158 | 61 | 33 | 133 | 2.88 | 6770.3 |
| 1989 | NYN | NL | 13 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 192.0 | 179 | 74 | 78 | 95 | 3.47 | -1977.3 |
| 1990 | NYN | NL | 7 | 6 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.0 | 123 | 48 | 40 | 62 | 3.66 | -198.4 |
| 1991 | LAD | NL | 12 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 189.3 | 181 | 67 | 70 | 120 | 3.18 | - |
| 1992 | LAD | NL | 6 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 166.3 | 169 | 67 | 81 | 94 | 3.63 | - |
| 1993 | CLE | AL | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 48 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 4.40 | -562.5 |
| 1994 | NYY | AL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24.00 | - |
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 | 0.127 | 0.153 | 0.147 | 0.300 | -2858.6 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | BOS | AL | 7 | 0 | 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 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1982 | BOS | AL | 22 | 0 | 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 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1984 | BOS | AL | 33 | 0 | 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 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1986 | NYN | NL | 32 | 71 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0.113 | -795.9 |
| 1987 | NYN | NL | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.071 | 0.0 |
| 1988 | NYN | NL | 30 | 61 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0.164 | -480.1 |
| 1989 | NYN | NL | 32 | 66 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0.106 | -681.0 |
| 1990 | NYN | NL | 38 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.133 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | LAD | NL | 31 | 56 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0.161 | -394.9 |
| 1992 | LAD | NL | 29 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.102 | -506.7 |
| 1993 | CLE | AL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | NYY | AL | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | WS | NYN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 1986 | NLCS | NYN | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
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
| 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 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 351 | 291 | 113 | 323 | 16 | 22 |
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
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 351 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Player of the Week | Week of 1984-07-20 |
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
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Sequoias | Visalia | CA | 1977, 1978 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Cy Young Award | NL | 4th | 9.0 | 120 | 0 |
| 1986 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 21th | 2.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1981 | Rookie of the Year | AL | 3rd | 36.0 | 140 | 0 |