Carl Pavano

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2012)

W–L 108–107
ERA 4.39
WHIP 1.34
SO 1,091
Pitcher PIV 7676.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 265 lb
Born
1/8/1976 in New Britain, CT, USA
MLB Debut
1998-05-23
Last Game
2012-06-01
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Carl Anthony Pavano

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
108 107 302 284 17 8 0 1788.7 1,971 873 200 425 1,091 4.39 7676.7

Career ERA 4.39 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — near 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
1998 MON NL 6 9 24 23 0 0 0 134.7 130 63 43 83 4.21 4.43 (+5%) -1173.6
1999 MON NL 6 8 19 18 1 1 0 104.0 117 65 35 70 5.62 4.71 (-19%) 2112.9
2000 MON NL 8 4 15 15 0 0 0 97.0 89 33 34 64 3.06 4.77 (+36%) 1444.1
2001 MON NL 1 6 8 8 0 0 0 42.7 59 30 16 36 6.33 4.42 (-43%) -365.4
2002 MON NL 3 8 15 14 0 0 0 74.3 98 52 31 51 6.30 4.28 (-47%) -2404.4
2002 FLO NL 3 2 22 8 0 0 0 61.7 76 26 14 41 3.79 4.28 (+11%) 1193.8
2003 FLO NL 12 13 33 32 2 0 0 201.0 204 96 49 133 4.30 4.40 (+2%) 3280.4
2004 FLO NL 18 8 31 31 2 2 0 222.3 212 74 49 139 3.00 4.46 (+33%) 5351.4
2005 NYA AL 4 6 17 17 1 1 0 100.0 129 53 18 56 4.77 4.29 (-11%) -1497.7
2007 NYA AL 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 11.3 12 6 2 4 4.76 4.47 (-7%) 74.7
2008 NYA AL 4 2 7 7 0 0 0 34.3 41 22 10 15 5.77 4.32 (-33%) -902.0
2009 CLE AL 9 8 21 21 1 1 0 125.7 150 75 23 88 5.37 4.32 (-24%) 125.7
2009 MIN AL 5 4 12 12 0 0 0 73.7 85 38 16 59 4.64 4.32 (-7%) 1528.3
2010 MIN AL 17 11 32 32 7 2 0 221.0 227 92 37 117 3.75 4.08 (+8%) 370.3
2011 MIN AL 9 13 33 33 3 1 0 222.0 262 106 40 102 4.30 3.94 (-9%) -885.5
2012 MIN AL 2 5 11 11 0 0 0 63.0 80 42 8 33 6.00 4.01 (-49%) -576.1
Career · 16 seasons 108 107 302 284 17 8 0 1,788.2 1,971 873 425 1,091 4.39 — 7,677

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
302 311 14 44 8 2 2 14 0 4 123 .141 .155 .199 .354 -980

Career AVG .141 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 46.3% below league average.

Career OBP .155 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 53.4% below league average.

Career SLG .199 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 52.4% below league average.

Career OPS .354 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 52.8% 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
1998 MON NL 24 38 1 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 14 .158 — — — — 0.0
1999 MON NL 19 33 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 14 .061 — — — — 0.0
2000 MON NL 15 35 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 .143 — — — — 0.0
2001 MON NL 8 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .077 — — — — 0.0
2002 MON NL 15 24 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 .208 — — — — 0.0
2002 FLO NL 22 16 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 .188 — — — — 0.0
2003 FLO NL 33 61 4 6 2 1 0 1 0 2 27 .098 .264 (-63%) .332 (-62%) .422 (-61%) .754 (-61%) -633.2
2004 FLO NL 31 68 4 13 3 0 2 6 0 1 24 .191 .266 (-28%) .335 (-36%) .427 (-24%) .762 (-30%) -346.5
2005 NYA AL 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 NYA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 NYA AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 CLE AL 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 MIN AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 MIN AL 32 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 — — — — 0.0
2011 MIN AL 33 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 MIN AL 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 302 311 14 44 8 2 2 14 0 4 123 .141 — — — — -980

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
10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2010 ALDS2 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 ALDS1 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 NLCS FLO 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2003 NLDS1 FLO 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 WS FLO 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 10 4 0 32.3 32 9 4 27 2.51

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2010 ALDS2 MIN 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 10 4 1 3 6.00
2009 ALDS1 MIN 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 5 2 0 9 2.57
2003 NLCS FLO 0 0 3 1 0 7.7 8 2 1 8 2.35
2003 NLDS1 FLO 2 0 3 0 0 2.7 1 0 1 1 0.00
2003 WS FLO 0 0 2 1 0 9.0 8 1 1 6 1.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home14815151805.119
Away15416092629.163

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home148903.09654062075524.05
Away154885.210064672185394.75

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2012-06-01 MINCLEL 000000000
2012-05-26 MINDETL 000000000
2012-05-19 MINMILW 200000001
2012-05-14 MINCLEL 000000000
2012-05-09 MINLAAL 000000000
2012-05-04 MINSEAW 000000000
2012-04-27 MINKCRL 000000000
2012-04-21 MINTBRL 000000000
2012-04-16 MINNYYW 000000000
2012-04-11 MINLAAW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2012-06-01 MINCLE L 3.2976122
2012-05-26 MINDET L 4.11066020
2012-05-19 MINMIL — 6.0522160
2012-05-14 MINCLE — 6.0644031
2012-05-09 MINLAA L 4.01054010
2012-05-04 MINSEA W 6.0822020
2012-04-27 MINKCR — 6.1654102
2012-04-21 MINTBR L 6.0732270
2012-04-16 MINNYY W 7.0733162
2012-04-11 MINLAA — 6.2755031

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 302 284 112 241 7 22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1998 MON P 24 23 15 13 2 1
1999 MON P 19 18 10 24 0 0
2000 MON P 15 15 7 13 2 1
2001 MON P 8 8 1 3 0 0
2002 MON P 15 14 0 12 1 1
2002 FLO P 22 8 3 7 0 3
2003 FLO P 33 32 11 28 0 2
2004 FLO P 31 31 9 31 0 3
2005 NYA P 17 17 4 9 0 1
2007 NYA P 2 2 1 2 0 1
2008 NYA P 7 7 0 7 0 0
2009 CLE P 21 21 6 11 0 2
2009 MIN P 12 12 5 11 0 0
2010 MIN P 32 32 19 26 0 3
2011 MIN P 33 33 16 39 2 4
2012 MIN P 11 11 5 5 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 302

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2004 Pitcher of the Month June

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2012 MIN AL $9,000,000
2011 MIN AL $8,000,000
2010 MIN AL $7,000,000
2009 CLE AL $1,500,000
2008 NYA AL $11,000,000
2007 NYA AL $10,000,000
2006 NYA AL $8,000,000
2005 NYA AL $9,000,000
2004 FLO NL $3,800,000
2003 FLO NL $1,500,000
2002 MON NL $1,312,500
2001 MON NL $1,300,000
2000 MON NL $255,000
1999 MON NL $225,000
1998 MON NL $170,000
Total Career Earnings $72,062,500

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2004 Cy Young Award NL 6th 6.0 160 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Carl Pavano (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Paul Byrd
    109-96, 4.41 ERA
  2. 94
    Joel Pineiro
    104-93, 4.41 ERA
  3. 90
    Jeremy Guthrie
    91-109, 4.42 ERA
  4. 76
    Bobby Jones
    89-83, 4.36 ERA
  5. 76
    Ismael Valdez
    104-105, 4.09 ERA
  6. 74
    Andy Ashby
    98-110, 4.12 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Carl Pavano

What years did Carl Pavano play?
Carl Pavano played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2012.
Was Carl Pavano a pitcher?
Yes. Carl Pavano pitched in the major leagues, recording 108 wins and 1091 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Carl Pavano hit?
Carl Pavano hit 2 career home runs with 44 hits.