Jesse Orosco

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1979-2003)

W–L 87–80
ERA 3.16
WHIP 1.26
SO 1,179
Pitcher PIV 15723.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 174 lb
Born
4/21/1957 in Santa Barbara, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1979-04-05
Last Game
2003-09-27
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Jesse Russell Orosco

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
87 80 1,252 4 0 0 144 1295.3 1,055 455 113 581 1,179 3.16 15723.5

Career ERA 3.16 vs. league average 4.16 across their career seasons — 24.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1979 NYN NL 1 2 18 2 0 0 0 35.0 33 19 22 22 4.89 4.00 (-22%) -888.9
1981 NYN NL 0 1 8 0 0 0 1 17.3 13 3 6 18 1.56 3.58 (+57%) 226.9
1982 NYN NL 4 10 54 2 0 0 4 109.3 92 33 40 89 2.72 3.86 (+30%) 2206.9
1983 NYN NL 13 7 62 0 0 0 17 110.0 76 18 38 84 1.47 3.87 (+62%) 3449.0
1984 NYN NL 10 6 60 0 0 0 31 87.0 58 25 34 85 2.59 3.81 (+32%) 1570.7
1985 NYN NL 8 6 54 0 0 0 17 79.0 66 24 34 68 2.73 3.89 (+30%) 1309.0
1986 NYN NL 8 6 58 0 0 0 21 81.0 64 21 35 62 2.33 3.97 (+41%) 745.2
1987 NYN NL 3 9 58 0 0 0 16 77.0 78 38 31 78 4.44 4.29 (-3%) 2578.5
1988 LAN NL 3 2 55 0 0 0 9 53.0 41 16 30 43 2.72 3.73 (+27%) -271.8
1989 CLE AL 3 4 69 0 0 0 3 78.0 54 18 26 79 2.08 3.71 (+44%) 1445.4
1990 CLE AL 5 4 55 0 0 0 2 64.7 58 28 38 55 3.90 3.86 (-1%) -1322.7
1991 CLE AL 2 0 47 0 0 0 0 45.7 52 19 15 36 3.74 3.91 (+4%) 509.8
1992 ML4 AL 3 1 59 0 0 0 1 39.0 33 14 13 40 3.23 3.75 (+14%) 265.4
1993 ML4 AL 3 5 57 0 0 0 8 56.7 47 20 17 67 3.18 4.19 (+24%) 2937.1
1994 ML4 AL 3 1 40 0 0 0 0 39.0 32 22 26 36 5.08 4.51 (-13%) -253.9
1995 BAL AL 2 4 65 0 0 0 3 49.7 28 18 27 58 3.26 4.45 (+27%) 1185.5
1996 BAL AL 3 1 66 0 0 0 0 55.7 42 21 28 52 3.40 4.61 (+26%) 736.4
1997 BAL AL 6 3 71 0 0 0 0 50.3 29 13 30 46 2.32 4.39 (+47%) -289.0
1998 BAL AL 4 1 69 0 0 0 7 56.7 46 20 28 50 3.18 4.43 (+28%) 208.4
1999 BAL AL 0 2 65 0 0 0 1 32.0 28 19 20 35 5.34 4.71 (-13%) -265.4
2000 SLN NL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 1 3 4 3.86 — 0.0
2001 LAN NL 0 1 35 0 0 0 0 16.0 17 7 7 21 3.94 4.42 (+11%) 97.7
2002 LAN NL 1 2 56 0 0 0 1 27.0 24 9 12 22 3.00 4.28 (+30%) -211.7
2003 SDN NL 1 1 42 0 0 0 2 25.0 33 21 10 22 7.56 4.40 (-72%) -244.9
2003 NYA AL 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 4.3 4 5 6 4 10.38 — 0.0
2003 MIN AL 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 4.7 4 3 5 3 5.79 — 0.0
Career · 26 seasons 87 80 1,252 4 0 0 144 1,295.1 1,055 455 581 1,179 3.16 — 15,724

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,252 59 3 10 0 0 0 4 0 8 25 .169 .261 .169 .430 0

Career AVG .169 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 35.4% below league average.

Career OBP .261 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 21.0% below league average.

Career SLG .169 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 58.1% below league average.

Career OPS .430 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 41.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1979 NYN NL 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 NYN NL 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 NYN NL 54 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 — — — — 0.0
1983 NYN NL 62 12 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 .333 — — — — 0.0
1984 NYN NL 60 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
1985 NYN NL 54 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 — — — — 0.0
1986 NYN NL 58 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 NYN NL 58 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 LAN NL 55 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 CLE AL 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 CLE AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 CLE AL 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 ML4 AL 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 ML4 AL 57 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 ML4 AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 BAL AL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 BAL AL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 BAL AL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 BAL AL 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 BAL AL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 SLN NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 LAN NL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 LAN NL 56 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 SDN NL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 NYA AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 MIN AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 26 seasons 1,252 59 3 10 0 0 0 4 0 8 25 .169 — — — — 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
24 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1997 ALCS BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALDS2 BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALCS BAL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS1 BAL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 NLCS LAN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 NLCS NYN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 WS NYN 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 1 24 0 2 21.7 16 10 10 22 4.15

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1997 ALCS BAL 0 0 2 0 0 1.3 0 0 1 1 0.00
1997 ALDS2 BAL 0 0 2 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 1 0.00
1996 ALCS BAL 0 0 4 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 2 4.50
1996 ALDS1 BAL 0 1 4 0 0 1.0 2 4 3 2 36.00
1988 NLCS LAN 0 0 4 0 0 2.3 4 2 3 0 7.71
1986 NLCS NYN 3 0 4 0 0 8.0 5 3 2 10 3.38
1986 WS NYN 0 0 4 0 2 5.7 2 0 0 6 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home629291402.138
Away623302602.200

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home629676.25662282706313.03
Away623618.24892273115483.30

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2003-09-27 MINDET L 0.2011110
2003-09-25 MINDET — 0.1000000
2003-09-24 MINCLE W 0.1000000
2003-09-19 MINDET — 0.1122110
2003-09-15 MINCLE — 1.0000100
2003-09-12 MINCLE — 0.0000000
2003-09-09 MINCHW — 1.0100210
2003-09-02 MINLAA — 1.0200000
2003-08-25 NYYBAL — 0.1000000
2003-08-23 NYYBAL — 0.0010000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
P 1252 4 61 188 4 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1979 NYN P 18 2 2 9 0 1
1981 NYN P 8 0 1 2 0 0
1982 NYN P 54 2 4 16 0 1
1983 NYN P 62 0 5 19 0 0
1984 NYN P 60 0 2 11 1 1
1985 NYN P 54 0 3 8 1 2
1986 NYN OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1986 NYN P 58 0 4 8 0 0
1987 NYN P 58 0 4 9 0 1
1988 LAN P 55 0 1 10 0 1
1989 CLE P 69 0 6 13 0 1
1990 CLE P 55 0 1 14 1 1
1991 CLE P 47 0 3 3 0 0
1992 ML4 P 59 0 2 3 0 0
1993 ML4 P 57 0 1 19 0 0
1994 ML4 P 40 0 3 3 0 1
1995 BAL P 65 0 3 8 0 1
1996 BAL P 66 0 2 8 0 0
1997 BAL P 71 0 3 6 0 0
1998 BAL P 69 0 1 5 0 1
1999 BAL P 65 0 2 5 1 0
2000 SLN P 6 0 0 0 0 0
2001 LAN P 35 0 1 1 0 0
2002 LAN P 56 0 2 3 0 0
2003 SDN P 42 0 4 4 0 1
2003 NYA P 15 0 1 1 0 0
2003 MIN P 8 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 1252
Right Field 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1984 Player of the Week Week of 1984-06-08
1983 Pitcher of the Month August
1983 Player of the Week Week of 1983-08-05
1983 Player of the Week Week of 1983-08-12

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2003 SDN NL $800,000
2000 SLN NL $1,100,000
1999 BAL AL $800,000
1998 BAL AL $1,100,000
1997 BAL AL $1,100,000
1996 BAL AL $750,000
1995 BAL AL $650,000
1994 ML4 AL $775,000
1993 ML4 AL $1,000,000
1992 ML4 AL $1,215,000
1991 CLE AL $900,000
1990 CLE AL $850,000
1989 CLE AL $825,000
1988 LAN NL $1,000,000
1987 NYN NL $925,000
1986 NYN NL $825,000
1985 NYN NL $650,000
Total Career Earnings $15,265,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara CA 1977, 1978

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1983 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 19.0 120 1
1983 Most Valuable Player NL 17th 14.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jesse Orosco (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Michael Jackson
    62-67, 3.42 ERA
  2. 97
    Don McMahon
    90-68, 2.96 ERA
  3. 94
    Dan Plesac
    65-71, 3.64 ERA
  4. 90
    Tug McGraw
    96-92, 3.14 ERA
  5. 83
    Steve Bedrosian
    76-79, 3.38 ERA
  6. 82
    Mike Timlin
    75-73, 3.63 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jesse Orosco

What years did Jesse Orosco play?
Jesse Orosco played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 2003.
Was Jesse Orosco a pitcher?
Yes. Jesse Orosco pitched in the major leagues, recording 87 wins and 1179 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jesse Orosco hit?
Jesse Orosco hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.