What years did Joel Peralta play?

Joel Peralta played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2016.

Was Joel Peralta a pitcher?

Yes. Joel Peralta pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 612 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joel Peralta hit?

Joel Peralta hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Joel Peralta's career batting average?

Joel Peralta batted .143 over his career, with 1 hits in 7 at bats.

How many RBI did Joel Peralta have?

Joel Peralta drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Joel Peralta's career ERA?

Joel Peralta finished with a 4.03 career ERA, going 20-35 with 612 strikeouts.

Joel Peralta

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2016)

Joel Peralta was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2016 for 8 teams, including the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 12 seasons. Across 620 career appearances, he went 20-35 with a 4.03 ERA and 612 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2141.0.

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 20–35

ERA 4.03

WHIP 1.16

SO 612

Pitcher PIV 2141.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 210 lb
Born: 3/23/1976 in Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2005-05-25
Last Game: 2016-07-05

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Career Pitching Statistics

Joel Peralta — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
20	35	620	0	0	0	15	648.0	566	290	95	185	612	4.03	2141.0

Career ERA 4.03 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Joel Peralta Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2005	LAA	AL	1	0	28	0	34.2	28	15	14	30	3.89	4.29 (+9%)	-398.5
2006	KCA	AL	1	3	64	1	73.2	74	36	17	57	4.40	4.53 (+3%)	727.5
2007	KCA	AL	1	3	62	1	87.2	93	37	19	66	3.80	4.47 (+15%)	1530.5
2008	KCA	AL	1	2	40	0	52.2	56	35	14	38	5.98	4.32 (-38%)	-2605.8
2009	COL	NL	0	3	27	0	24.2	27	17	12	22	6.20	4.32 (-44%)	-244.8
2010	WAS	NL	1	0	39	0	49.0	30	11	9	49	2.02	4.08 (+50%)	1314.0
2011	TBA	AL	3	4	71	6	67.2	44	22	18	61	2.93	3.94 (+26%)	989.9
2012	TBA	AL	2	6	76	2	67.0	49	27	17	84	3.63	4.01 (+10%)	1486.1
2013	TBA	AL	3	8	80	1	71.1	47	27	34	74	3.41	3.87 (+12%)	338.0
2014	TBA	AL	3	4	69	1	63.1	60	31	15	74	4.41	3.74 (-18%)	545.3
2015	LAN	NL	3	1	33	3	29.0	28	14	8	24	4.34	3.96 (-10%)	-749.8
2016	SEA	AL	1	0	26	0	23.1	24	14	7	28	5.40	4.19 (-29%)	-791.4
2016	CHN	NL	0	1	5	0	4.0	6	4	1	5	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			20	35	620	15	648.0	566	290	185	612	4.03	—	2,141

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

Joel Peralta — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
621	7	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	.143	.143	.286	.429	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 44.9% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 56.1% below league average.

Career SLG .286 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 30.3% below league average.

Career OPS .429 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 41.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Joel Peralta Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	LAA	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	KCA	AL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	KCA	AL	62	1	1	1	1	2	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	KCA	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	COL	NL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	WAS	NL	39	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	TBA	AL	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	TBA	AL	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	TBA	AL	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	TBA	AL	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	LAN	NL	33	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	SEA	AL	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CHN	NL	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			621	7	1	1	1	2	4	.143	—	—	—	—	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

Joel Peralta — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Joel Peralta — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2015	NLDS2	LAN	1	.000
2013	ALDS1	TBA	2	.000
2013	ALWC	TBA	1	.000
2011	ALDS2	TBA	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Joel Peralta — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	7	0	0	6.2	4	0	3	5	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Joel Peralta — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	BB	SO
2015	NLDS2	LAN	1	1.0	0	0	1
2013	ALDS1	TBA	2	2.1	2	1	3
2013	ALWC	TBA	1	1.0	1	0	1
2011	ALDS2	TBA	3	2.1	1	2	0

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Joel Peralta — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	307	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	314	4	1	1	0	2	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Joel Peralta — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	307	333.1	278	128	86	311	3.46
Away	313	314.2	288	162	99	301	4.63

Last 10 Games — Batting

Joel Peralta — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2016-07-05	CHC	CIN	L	0	0
2016-07-03	CHC	NYN	L	1	1
2016-06-30	CHC	NYN	L	0	0
2016-06-28	CHC	CIN	W	0	0
2016-06-27	CHC	CIN	W	0	0
2016-06-01	SEA	SDP	L	1	0
2016-05-30	SEA	SDP	W	0	0
2016-05-29	SEA	MIN	L	0	0
2016-05-27	SEA	MIN	L	0	0
2016-05-23	SEA	OAK	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Joel Peralta — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2016-07-05	CHC	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2016-07-03	CHC	NYN	—	1.2	3	2	2	0	3	1
2016-06-30	CHC	NYN	L	0.0	1	2	1	1	0	0
2016-06-28	CHC	CIN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016-06-27	CHC	CIN	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1
2016-06-01	SEA	SDP	—	1.1	4	3	3	0	2	1
2016-05-30	SEA	SDP	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	0
2016-05-29	SEA	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016-05-27	SEA	MIN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1
2016-05-23	SEA	OAK	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joel Peralta — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	620	0	36	42	1	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joel Peralta — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2005	LAA	P	28	1	6	0	0
2006	KCA	P	64	6	4	0	2
2007	KCA	P	62	4	7	0	1
2008	KCA	P	40	3	2	0	0
2009	COL	P	27	1	4	1	0
2010	WAS	P	39	1	4	0	0
2011	TBA	P	71	7	2	0	1
2012	TBA	P	76	6	2	0	1
2013	TBA	P	80	3	4	0	0
2014	TBA	P	69	2	5	0	0
2015	LAN	P	33	1	0	0	0
2016	SEA	P	26	1	2	0	0
2016	CHN	P	5	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Joel Peralta Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	621

Salary History

Joel Peralta — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	SEA	AL	$1,250,000
2015	LAN	NL	$2,500,000
2014	TBA	AL	$3,000,000
2013	TBA	AL	$3,000,000
2012	TBA	AL	$2,175,000
2011	TBA	AL	$925,000
2007	KCA	AL	$400,500
Total Career Earnings			$13,250,500

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Joel Peralta: the record in brief

Joel Peralta's major league career runs from a debut on May 25, 2005 to a final game on July 5, 2016. Peralta played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005), the Kansas City Royals (2006 to 2008), the Colorado Rockies (2009), the Washington Nationals (2010), the Tampa Bay Rays (2011 through 2014), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2015), the Seattle Mariners (2016), and the Chicago Cubs (2016). Peralta, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. Peralta is listed at 5'10" and 210 pounds. The birth record reads March 23, 1976, in Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, D.R.

The pitching table credits Peralta with a 20-35 record and a 4.03 ERA in 620 games. The totals include 612 strikeouts and 15 saves. Peralta's 4.03 ERA was close to the 4.14 league figure for those seasons. Peralta struck out 84 batters in 2012, a career high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.93 in 2011, when the league's was 3.94.

Frequently Asked Questions about Joel Peralta

What years did Joel Peralta play?: Joel Peralta played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2016.
Was Joel Peralta a pitcher?: Yes. Joel Peralta pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 612 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joel Peralta hit?: Joel Peralta hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Joel Peralta's career batting average?: Joel Peralta batted .143 over his career, with 1 hits in 7 at bats.
How many RBI did Joel Peralta have?: Joel Peralta drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Joel Peralta's career ERA?: Joel Peralta finished with a 4.03 career ERA, going 20-35 with 612 strikeouts.