What years did Jose Paniagua play?

Jose Paniagua played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2003.

Was Jose Paniagua a pitcher?

Yes. Jose Paniagua pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 276 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jose Paniagua hit?

Jose Paniagua hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Jose Paniagua play for?

Jose Paniagua played for 4 teams: the Montreal Expos (1996–1997), the Seattle Mariners (1998–2001), the Detroit Tigers (2002), and the Chicago White Sox (2003).

What were Jose Paniagua's career stats?

In 270 games, Jose Paniagua went 18-21 with a 4.49 ERA, 276 strikeouts, 357.0 innings pitched, and 13 saves.

What was Jose Paniagua's salary?

Jose Paniagua's last recorded salary was $1,325,000, in 2002. His highest recorded salary was $1,325,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1996. The Salary History table lists each season from 1996 to 2002.

What position did Jose Paniagua play?

Jose Paniagua played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jose Paniagua and how much did he weigh?

Jose Paniagua was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds.

What was Jose Paniagua's career ERA?

Jose Paniagua finished with a 4.49 career ERA, going 18-21 with 276 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jose Paniagua have?

Jose Paniagua recorded 276 career strikeouts.

Is Jose Paniagua in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jose Paniagua has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jose Paniagua

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1996-2003)

Jose Paniagua was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2003 for 4 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 8 seasons. Across 270 career appearances, he went 18-21 with a 4.49 ERA and 276 strikeouts.

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 15, 2026

W–L 18–21

ERA 4.49

WHIP 1.52

SO 276

Pitcher PIV -2421.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 8/20/1973 in San Jose de Ocoa, Peravia, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1996-04-04
Last Game: 2003-09-09

Full name: Jose Luis Paniagua

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jose Paniagua — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
18	21	270	14	0	0	13	357.0	354	178	40	188	276	4.49	-2421.4

Career ERA 4.49 vs. league average 4.50 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jose Paniagua Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1996	MON	NL	2	4	13	11	0	51.0	55	20	23	27	3.53	4.61 (+23%)	-1039.8
1997	MON	NL	1	2	9	3	0	18.0	29	24	16	8	12.00	4.39 (-173%)	-1173.9
1998	SEA	AL	2	0	18	0	1	22.0	15	5	5	16	2.05	4.43 (+54%)	-64.1
1999	SEA	AL	6	11	59	0	3	77.2	75	35	52	74	4.06	4.71 (+14%)	718.4
2000	SEA	AL	3	0	69	0	5	80.1	68	31	38	71	3.47	4.77 (+27%)	1534.3
2001	SEA	AL	4	3	60	0	3	66.0	59	32	38	46	4.36	4.42 (+1%)	-867.1
2002	DET	AL	0	1	41	0	1	41.2	50	27	15	34	5.83	4.28 (-36%)	-1529.2
2003	CHA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	3	4	1	0	108.00	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			18	21	270	14	13	357.0	354	178	188	276	4.49	—	-2,421

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

Jose Paniagua — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
270	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	.000	.100	.000	.100	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .100 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 70.3% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .100 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — 86.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jose Paniagua — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1996	MON	NL	13	11	1	2	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	MON	NL	9	5	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SEA	AL	18	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	SEA	AL	59	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SEA	AL	69	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SEA	AL	60	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	DET	AL	41	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	CHA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			270	18	1	2	11	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Jose Paniagua — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jose Paniagua — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2001	ALCS	SEA	3	.000
2001	ALDS1	SEA	2	.000
2000	ALCS	SEA	5	.000
2000	ALDS2	SEA	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jose Paniagua — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	12	0	0	12.1	16	13	6	9	9.49

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jose Paniagua — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2001	ALCS	SEA	0	0	3	3.2	7	5	1	1	12.27
2001	ALDS1	SEA	0	0	2	2.0	4	6	2	1	27.00
2000	ALCS	SEA	0	1	5	4.1	4	2	1	4	4.15
2000	ALDS2	SEA	1	0	2	2.1	1	0	2	3	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jose Paniagua — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	131	6	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	139	12	1	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Jose Paniagua — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	131	162.2	175	96	101	139	5.31
Away	139	194.1	179	82	87	137	3.80

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jose Paniagua — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2003-09-09	CHW	MIN	—	0.1	3	4	4	1	0	0
2002-09-05	DET	NYY	—	1.1	3	2	2	1	2	1
2002-09-04	DET	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2002-08-31	DET	CHW	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2002-08-30	DET	CHW	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2002-08-28	DET	CLE	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002-08-26	DET	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2002-07-16	DET	BOS	—	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	1
2002-07-14	DET	CHW	—	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	0
2002-07-13	DET	CHW	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jose Paniagua — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	270	14	26	37	2	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jose Paniagua — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1996	MON	P	13	11	3	10	0	0
1997	MON	P	9	3	3	1	0	0
1998	SEA	P	18	0	2	5	0	1
1999	SEA	P	59	0	7	5	1	0
2000	SEA	P	69	0	8	8	0	1
2001	SEA	P	60	0	2	3	1	1
2002	DET	P	41	0	1	5	0	0
2003	CHA	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jose Paniagua — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	270

Salary History

Jose Paniagua's recorded salaries total $3,116,500 over 7 seasons, 1996 to 2002. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Paniagua's career ran from 1996 to 2003. No salary is recorded for 2003.

Jose Paniagua — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2002	DET	AL	$1,325,000
2001	SEA	AL	$837,500
2000	SEA	AL	$275,000
1999	SEA	AL	$230,000
1998	SEA	AL	$185,000
1997	MON	NL	$155,000
1996	MON	NL	$109,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$3,116,500

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Jose Paniagua: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 4, 1996 and the final game on September 9, 2003, Jose Paniagua built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Montreal Expos (1996 to 1997), the Seattle Mariners (1998 to 2001), the Detroit Tigers (2002), and the Chicago White Sox (2003). Paniagua is listed as a pitcher at 185 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Paniagua both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Paniagua was born on August 20, 1973, in San Jose de Ocoa, Peravia, D.R. Paniagua's full given name, per the bio, is Jose Luis Paniagua.

Paniagua went 18-21 with a 4.49 ERA in 270 games, 14 of them starts. Also on Paniagua's record: 276 strikeouts and 13 saves. Paniagua's 4.49 ERA was close to the 4.50 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 6 wins of 1999. 2000 was Paniagua's sharpest full season, a 3.47 ERA against the league's 4.77.

Pitching in the playoffs, Paniagua went 1-1 with a 9.49 ERA in 12 games. Those appearances came in 2000 and 2001.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jose Paniagua

What years did Jose Paniagua play?: Jose Paniagua played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2003.
Was Jose Paniagua a pitcher?: Yes. Jose Paniagua pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 276 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jose Paniagua hit?: Jose Paniagua hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Jose Paniagua play for?: Jose Paniagua played for 4 teams: the Montreal Expos (1996–1997), the Seattle Mariners (1998–2001), the Detroit Tigers (2002), and the Chicago White Sox (2003).
What were Jose Paniagua's career stats?: In 270 games, Jose Paniagua went 18-21 with a 4.49 ERA, 276 strikeouts, 357.0 innings pitched, and 13 saves.
How much did Jose Paniagua earn in his career?: Jose Paniagua's recorded salaries total $3,116,500 over 7 seasons, 1996 to 2002. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Paniagua's career ran from 1996 to 2003. No salary is recorded for 2003.
What was Jose Paniagua's salary?: Jose Paniagua's last recorded salary was $1,325,000, in 2002. His highest recorded salary was $1,325,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1996. The Salary History table lists each season from 1996 to 2002.
What position did Jose Paniagua play?: Jose Paniagua played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jose Paniagua and how much did he weigh?: Jose Paniagua was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds.
What was Jose Paniagua's career ERA?: Jose Paniagua finished with a 4.49 career ERA, going 18-21 with 276 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jose Paniagua have?: Jose Paniagua recorded 276 career strikeouts.
Is Jose Paniagua in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jose Paniagua has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.