What years did Troy Percival play?

Troy Percival played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2009.

Was Troy Percival a pitcher?

Yes. Troy Percival pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 781 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Troy Percival hit?

Troy Percival hit 0 career home runs.

What was Troy Percival's career batting average?

Troy Percival batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 5 at bats.

What was Troy Percival's career ERA?

Troy Percival finished with a 3.17 career ERA, going 35-43 with 781 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Troy Percival have?

Troy Percival recorded 781 career strikeouts.

Troy Percival

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2009)

Troy Percival was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2009 for 5 teams, including the California Angels, a span of 15 seasons. Across 703 career appearances, he went 35-43 with a 3.17 ERA, 781 strikeouts, and 358 saves. Troy Percival was a 4-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 10919.1.

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 35–43

ERA 3.17

WHIP 1.11

SO 781

Pitcher PIV 10919.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 8/9/1969 in Fontana, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-04-26
Last Game: 2009-05-21
Awards: 4× All-Star

Full name: Troy Eugene Percival

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Career Pitching Statistics

Troy Percival — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
35	43	703	1	0	0	358	708.2	479	250	85	306	781	3.17	10919.1

Career ERA 3.17 vs. league average 4.45 across their career seasons — 28.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Troy Percival Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1995	CAL	AL	3	2	62	0	3	74.0	37	16	26	94	1.95	4.45 (+56%)	3267.4
1996	CAL	AL	0	2	62	0	36	74.0	38	19	31	100	2.31	4.61 (+50%)	2627.2
1997	ANA	AL	5	5	55	0	27	52.0	40	20	22	72	3.46	4.39 (+21%)	1378.9
1998	ANA	AL	2	7	67	0	42	66.2	45	27	37	87	3.64	4.43 (+18%)	1904.9
1999	ANA	AL	4	6	60	0	31	57.0	38	24	22	58	3.79	4.71 (+20%)	347.7
2000	ANA	AL	5	5	54	0	32	50.0	42	25	30	49	4.50	4.77 (+6%)	-180.8
2001	ANA	AL	4	2	57	0	39	57.2	39	17	18	71	2.65	4.42 (+40%)	3083.9
2002	ANA	AL	4	1	58	0	40	56.1	38	12	25	68	1.92	4.28 (+55%)	1773.7
2003	ANA	AL	0	5	52	0	33	49.1	33	19	23	48	3.47	4.40 (+21%)	-137.6
2004	ANA	AL	2	3	52	0	33	49.2	43	16	19	33	2.90	4.46 (+35%)	-517.5
2005	DET	AL	1	3	26	0	8	25.0	19	16	11	20	5.76	4.29 (-34%)	-1455.7
2007	SLN	NL	3	0	34	1	0	40.0	24	8	10	36	1.80	4.47 (+60%)	1319.3
2008	TBA	AL	2	1	50	0	28	45.2	29	23	27	38	4.53	4.32 (-5%)	-1764.4
2009	TBA	AL	0	1	14	0	6	11.1	14	8	5	7	6.35	4.32 (-47%)	-728.0
Career · 14 seasons			35	43	703	1	358	708.2	479	250	306	781	3.17	—	10,919

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

Troy Percival — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
703	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .759 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Troy Percival Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	CAL	AL	62	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CAL	AL	62	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	ANA	AL	55	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	ANA	AL	67	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	ANA	AL	60	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	ANA	AL	54	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	ANA	AL	57	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	ANA	AL	58	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	ANA	AL	52	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	ANA	AL	52	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	DET	AL	26	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SLN	NL	34	4	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	TBA	AL	50	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	TBA	AL	14	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			703	5	5	.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

Troy Percival — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Troy Percival — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2002	ALCS	ANA	3	.000
2002	ALDS1	ANA	3	.000
2002	WS	ANA	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Troy Percival — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	9	0	7	9.2	8	3	1	10	2.79

Playoff Pitching by Year

Troy Percival — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2002	ALCS	ANA	3	2	3.1	0	0	0	3	0.00
2002	ALDS1	ANA	3	2	3.1	6	2	0	4	5.40
2002	WS	ANA	3	3	3.0	2	1	1	3	3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Troy Percival — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	378	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	325	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Troy Percival — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	378	380.2	263	132	156	403	3.12
Away	325	328.0	216	118	150	378	3.24

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Troy Percival — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-05-21	TBR	OAK	—	0.1	1	2	2	2	0	0
2009-05-17	TBR	CLE	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2009-05-15	TBR	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-05-13	TBR	BAL	—	0.1	4	4	4	0	0	2
2009-05-06	TBR	NYY	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-05-05	TBR	BAL	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-05-03	TBR	BOS	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009-05-02	TBR	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-04-28	TBR	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2009-04-25	TBR	OAK	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Troy Percival — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	703	1	29	23	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Troy Percival — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	CAL	P	62	0	2	4	0	0
1996	CAL	P	62	0	4	1	1	0
1997	ANA	P	55	0	2	2	0	0
1998	ANA	P	67	0	2	4	1	1
1999	ANA	P	60	0	3	1	0	0
2000	ANA	P	54	0	2	3	0	0
2001	ANA	P	57	0	3	1	0	0
2002	ANA	P	58	0	1	3	0	0
2003	ANA	P	52	0	2	0	0	0
2004	ANA	P	52	0	1	3	0	0
2005	DET	P	26	0	2	1	0	0
2007	SLN	P	34	1	2	0	0	0
2008	TBA	P	50	0	2	0	0	0
2009	TBA	P	14	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Troy Percival Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	703

Salary History

Troy Percival — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	TBA	AL	$4,445,000
2008	TBA	AL	$3,897,797
2006	DET	AL	$6,000,000
2005	DET	AL	$6,000,000
2004	ANA	AL	$7,833,333
2003	ANA	AL	$7,833,333
2002	ANA	AL	$5,250,000
2001	ANA	AL	$3,400,000
2000	ANA	AL	$2,350,000
1999	ANA	AL	$1,975,000
1998	ANA	AL	$1,125,000
1997	ANA	AL	$650,000
1996	CAL	AL	$355,000
1995	CAL	AL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$51,223,463

College History

Troy Percival — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Riverside	Riverside	CA	1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

Award Voting History

Troy Percival — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2002	Most Valuable Player	AL	15th	12.0	392	0
1995	Rookie of the Year	AL	4th	13.0	140	1

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Troy Percival: the record in brief

April 26, 1995 and May 21, 2009 bracket Troy Percival's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Percival's seasons break down as the California Angels (1995 to 1996), the Anaheim Angels (1997 to 2004), the Detroit Tigers (2005), the St. Louis Cardinals (2007), and the Tampa Bay Rays (2008 to 2009). Percival, born on August 9, 1969, in Fontana, CA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6'3" and 200 pounds. Troy Percival was the playing name; the full given name is Troy Eugene.

Across 703 games (1 starts), Percival recorded 35 wins against 43 losses with a 3.17 ERA. Also on Percival's record: 781 strikeouts and 358 saves. The leagues Percival pitched in allowed 4.45 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 28.7% better than average. 1997 brought Percival a season-high 5 wins. 1996 produced Percival's most strikeouts, 100. Percival saved 42 games in 1998, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Troy Percival

What years did Troy Percival play?: Troy Percival played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2009.
Was Troy Percival a pitcher?: Yes. Troy Percival pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 781 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Troy Percival hit?: Troy Percival hit 0 career home runs.
What was Troy Percival's career batting average?: Troy Percival batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 5 at bats.
What was Troy Percival's career ERA?: Troy Percival finished with a 3.17 career ERA, going 35-43 with 781 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Troy Percival have?: Troy Percival recorded 781 career strikeouts.