Was Juan Padrón a pitcher?

Yes. Juan Padrón pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 697 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Juan Padrón hit?

Juan Padrón hit 5 career home runs with 99 hits.

What was Juan Padrón's career batting average?

Juan Padrón batted .203 over his career, with 99 hits in 487 at bats.

How many RBI did Juan Padrón have?

Juan Padrón drove in 52 runs in his career.

What was Juan Padrón's career ERA?

Juan Padrón finished with a 2.74 career ERA, going 68-72 with 697 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Juan Padrón have?

Juan Padrón recorded 697 career strikeouts.

Juan Padrón

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Juan Padrón was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 8 teams, including the New York Lincoln Stars. Across 193 career appearances, he went 68-72 with a 2.74 ERA and 697 strikeouts. He also batted .203 with 5 home runs. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 23125.6.

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 68–72

ERA 2.74

WHIP 1.14

SO 697

Pitcher PIV 23125.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 10/20/1892 in Key West, FL, USA
Died: 12/7/1981 in East Grand Rapids, MI, USA

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Juan Padrón — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
3.0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Pitching

Juan Padrón — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
0	1	1	1	1	0	10.0	7	6	0	0	3	2	0.00	1.00

Career Pitching Statistics

Juan Padrón — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
68	72	193	144	96	20	11	1225.0	1,081	373	25	319	697	2.74	23125.6

Career ERA 2.74 vs. league average 3.61 across their career seasons — 24.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Juan Padrón Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1915	NLS	EAS	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	8.0	8	4	4	4	4.50	—	0.0
1915	CSH	WES	2	7	10	9	6	0	0	62.0	43	23	30	57	3.34	2.90 (-15%)	1286.5
1916	CSW	WES	10	11	28	19	18	5	4	184.1	124	34	52	143	1.66	2.78 (+40%)	4533.6
1916	CAG	WES	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	9.0	4	0	0	8	0.00	2.78 (+100%)	0.0
1917	CSW	WES	8	8	19	16	14	2	1	139.2	110	24	30	78	1.55	2.69 (+42%)	2198.2
1918	CSE	EAS	2	3	5	4	2	0	0	28.1	33	16	15	12	5.08	2.83 (-80%)	-795.3
1919	CSE	EAS	1	4	7	5	4	0	1	50.2	54	18	10	19	3.20	3.09 (-4%)	717.4
1920	CSE	EAS	2	1	5	4	3	1	0	39.0	39	9	10	13	2.08	3.45 (+40%)	388.8
1920	BRG	EAS	1	2	3	3	3	0	0	26.0	23	8	8	7	2.77	3.45 (+20%)	174.7
1921	CSE	EAS	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	14.0	11	3	3	8	1.93	4.02 (+52%)	400.2
1922	CSE	IND	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	5.2	7	6	2	3	9.53	—	0.0
1922	CAG	NNL	10	9	27	19	13	4	1	171.0	148	54	39	82	2.84	4.18 (+32%)	3845.5
1923	CSW	NNL	7	8	22	17	10	3	0	137.2	144	52	35	80	3.40	4.03 (+16%)	1300.5
1923	BBB	IND	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	15.1	15	3	0	6	1.76	4.03 (+56%)	685.2
1924	CAG	NNL	10	7	28	18	8	3	2	150.0	132	34	29	77	2.04	4.13 (+51%)	4830.7
1925	CAG	NNL	10	5	20	16	9	1	0	122.1	109	42	30	60	3.09	4.55 (+32%)	3751.4
1926	ABC	NNL	2	4	11	8	3	0	1	62.0	77	43	22	40	6.24	4.11 (-52%)	-191.6
Career · 17 seasons			68	72	193	144	96	20	11	1,225.0	1,081	373	319	697	2.74	—	23,126

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

Juan Padrón — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
211	487	45	99	6	0	5	52	4	21	3	.203	.244	.246	.490	-1,458

Career AVG .203 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — 25.1% below league average.

Career OBP .244 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 27.1% below league average.

Career SLG .246 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 33.2% below league average.

Career OPS .490 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 30.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Juan Padrón Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1915	NLS	EAS	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	CSH	WES	12	31	2	8	0	0	3	1	0	0	.258	—	—	—	—	0.0
1916	CSW	WES	29	69	3	8	1	0	3	0	5	0	.116	.248 (-53%)	.314 (-41%)	.326 (-60%)	.640 (-51%)	-492.8
1916	CAG	WES	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	-492.8
1917	CSW	WES	20	54	4	9	1	0	3	1	0	0	.167	.248 (-33%)	.312 (-42%)	.323 (-43%)	.635 (-42%)	-329.8
1918	CSE	EAS	6	13	3	4	0	0	2	0	2	0	.308	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	CSE	EAS	7	19	3	4	0	0	3	0	1	0	.211	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	CSE	EAS	6	15	1	4	0	0	3	0	2	0	.267	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	BRG	EAS	3	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	CSE	EAS	4	16	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.188	—	—	—	—	0.0
1922	CSE	IND	3	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
1922	CAG	NNL	29	62	7	10	1	0	5	1	3	3	.161	.285 (-44%)	.345 (-42%)	.397 (-55%)	.743 (-49%)	0.0
1923	CSW	NNL	27	60	10	21	1	3	13	1	2	0	.350	.282 (+24%)	.344 (+11%)	.390 (+32%)	.734 (+22%)	220.1
1923	BBB	IND	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	—	—	—	—	220.1
1924	CAG	NNL	30	59	7	10	0	2	9	0	2	0	.169	.283 (-40%)	.345 (-43%)	.389 (-30%)	.734 (-36%)	-356.9
1925	CAG	NNL	20	43	2	10	0	0	3	0	2	0	.233	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	ABC	NNL	11	22	2	5	1	0	3	0	2	0	.227	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			211	487	45	99	6	5	52	4	21	3	.203	—	—	—	—	-1,232

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Juan Padrón — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Away	1	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Juan Padrón — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	1	1.0	2	0	0	0	0.00

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Juan Padrón — Last 1 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1924-08-18	CAG	DT1	—	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Juan Padrón — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	8	2	5	0	0	0
P	193	94	47	290	18	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Juan Padrón — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1915	NLS	P	1	0	0	0	1	0
1915	CSH	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1915	CSH	P	10	0	3	20	1	0
1916	CSW	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1916	CSW	P	28	0	9	48	3	3
1916	CAG	P	1	0	0	3	0	0
1917	CSW	P	19	0	4	49	1	1
1918	CSE	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1918	CSE	P	5	0	1	13	1	2
1919	CSE	P	7	5	2	14	0	0
1920	CSE	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1920	CSE	P	5	4	0	9	1	2
1920	BRG	P	3	3	3	6	2	0
1921	CSE	OF	3	2	3	0	0	0
1921	CSE	P	2	1	1	3	0	0
1922	CSE	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1922	CSE	P	2	1	0	2	0	0
1922	CAG	P	27	19	1	41	3	0
1923	CSW	P	22	17	9	26	3	3
1923	BBB	P	2	2	9	3	0	0
1924	CAG	P	28	18	5	40	2	0
1925	CAG	P	20	16	0	0	0	0
1926	ABC	P	11	8	0	13	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Juan Padrón Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	193
Left Field	3
Right Field	5

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Juan Padrón: the record in brief

Juan Padrón's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1915 to 1926. Padrón played for the New York Lincoln Stars (1915), the Cuban Stars of Havana (1915), the Cuban Stars West (1916 to 1923), the Chicago American Giants (1916 through 1925), the Cuban Stars East (1918 to 1922), the Brooklyn Royal Giants (1920), the Birmingham Black Barons (1923), and the Indianapolis ABCs (1926). Listed as a pitcher, Padrón threw and hit left-handed. Padrón is listed at 6-foot-0 and 185 pounds. Padrón was born on October 20, 1892, in Key West, FL, USA. Padrón died on December 7, 1981, in East Grand Rapids, MI, USA.

Padrón pitched in 193 games, starting 144, and finished with a 68-72 record and 2.74 ERA. Padrón had 697 strikeouts, 96 complete games, 20 shutouts, and 11 saves. Against a 3.61 league ERA for the same years, Padrón was 24.1% better. No season topped the 10 wins of 1916.

Frequently Asked Questions about Juan Padrón

Was Juan Padrón a pitcher?: Yes. Juan Padrón pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 697 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Juan Padrón hit?: Juan Padrón hit 5 career home runs with 99 hits.
What was Juan Padrón's career batting average?: Juan Padrón batted .203 over his career, with 99 hits in 487 at bats.
How many RBI did Juan Padrón have?: Juan Padrón drove in 52 runs in his career.
What was Juan Padrón's career ERA?: Juan Padrón finished with a 2.74 career ERA, going 68-72 with 697 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Juan Padrón have?: Juan Padrón recorded 697 career strikeouts.