What years did Horacio Pina play?

Horacio Pina played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1978.

Was Horacio Pina a pitcher?

Yes. Horacio Pina pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 278 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Horacio Pina hit?

Horacio Pina hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

What teams did Horacio Pina play for?

Horacio Pina played for 6 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1968–1969), the Texas Rangers (1970–1972), the Oakland Athletics (1973), the Chicago Cubs (1974), the California Angels (1974), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1978).

What were Horacio Pina's career stats?

In 314 games, Horacio Pina went 23-23 with a 3.25 ERA, 278 strikeouts, 432.0 innings pitched, and 38 saves.

What position did Horacio Pina play?

Horacio Pina played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Horacio Pina and how much did he weigh?

Horacio Pina was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 177 pounds.

What was Horacio Pina's career ERA?

Horacio Pina finished with a 3.25 career ERA, going 23-23 with 278 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Horacio Pina have?

Horacio Pina recorded 278 career strikeouts.

Is Horacio Pina in the Hall of Fame?

No. Horacio Pina has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Horacio Pina

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1968-1978)

Horacio Pina was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1978 for 7 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 11 seasons. Across 314 career appearances, he went 23-23 with a 3.25 ERA, 278 strikeouts, and 38 saves.

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 23–23

ERA 3.25

WHIP 1.33

SO 278

Pitcher PIV -2694.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 177 lb
Born: 3/12/1945 in Matamoros, Coahuila, México
MLB Debut: 1968-08-14
Last Game: 1978-10-01

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Career Pitching Statistics

Horacio Pina — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	23	314	7	0	0	38	432.0	358	156	28	216	278	3.25	-2694.3

Career ERA 3.25 vs. league average 3.55 across their career seasons — 8.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Horacio Pina Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1968	CLE	AL	1	1	12	3	2	31.1	24	6	15	24	1.72	2.98 (+42%)	470.6
1969	CLE	AL	4	2	31	4	1	46.2	44	27	27	32	5.21	3.61 (-44%)	-1461.7
1970	WS2	AL	5	3	61	0	6	71.0	66	22	35	41	2.79	3.89 (+28%)	115.9
1971	WS2	AL	1	1	56	0	2	57.2	47	23	31	38	3.59	3.47 (-3%)	93.1
1972	TEX	AL	2	7	60	0	15	76.0	61	27	43	60	3.20	3.26 (+2%)	-156.5
1973	OAK	AL	6	3	47	0	8	88.0	58	27	34	41	2.76	3.75 (+26%)	-1103.2
1974	CHN	NL	3	4	34	0	4	47.1	49	21	28	32	3.99	3.63 (-10%)	-708.6
1974	CAL	AL	1	2	11	0	0	11.2	9	3	3	6	2.31	3.63 (+36%)	56.1
1978	PHI	NL	0	0	2	0	0	2.1	0	0	0	4	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			23	23	314	7	38	432.0	358	156	216	278	3.25	—	-2,694

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

Horacio Pina — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
314	27	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	11	.185	.214	.185	.399	0

Career AVG .185 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 26.2% below league average.

Career OBP .214 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.

Career SLG .185 vs. league average .368 across their career seasons — 49.7% below league average.

Career OPS .399 vs. league average .687 across their career seasons — 41.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Horacio Pina Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1968	CLE	AL	12	6	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	CLE	AL	31	6	0	3	1	0	2	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	WS2	AL	61	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	WS2	AL	56	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	TEX	AL	60	5	1	1	0	1	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	OAK	AL	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	CHN	NL	34	5	0	1	0	0	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	CAL	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	PHI	NL	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			314	27	1	5	1	1	11	.185	—	—	—	—	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

Horacio Pina — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Horacio Pina — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1973	ALCS	OAK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	WS	OAK	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Horacio Pina — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	5.0	9	0	3	1	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Horacio Pina — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1973	ALCS	OAK	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	3	0	1	1	0.00
1973	WS	OAK	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	6	0	2	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Horacio Pina — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	152	14	1	2	0	1	.143
Away	162	13	0	3	0	0	.231

Pitching — Home / Away

Horacio Pina — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	152	207.0	167	70	109	135	3.04
Away	162	225.0	191	87	107	143	3.48

Last 10 Games — Batting

Horacio Pina — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1978-10-01	PHI	PIT	L	1	1
1978-09-15	PHI	NYN	L	0	0
1974-09-26	LAA	KCR	L	0	0
1974-09-21	LAA	MIN	L	0	0
1974-09-13	LAA	CHW	L	0	0
1974-09-02	LAA	OAK	L	0	0
1974-08-31	LAA	MIL	L	0	0
1974-08-27	LAA	DET	W	0	0
1974-08-23	LAA	NYY	L	0	0
1974-08-11	LAA	NYY	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Horacio Pina — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1978-10-01	PHI	PIT	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	3
1978-09-15	PHI	NYN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
1974-09-26	LAA	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1974-09-21	LAA	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1974-09-13	LAA	CHW	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1974-09-02	LAA	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1974-08-31	LAA	MIL	L	0.0	1	1	1	0	0
1974-08-27	LAA	DET	W	4.1	1	0	0	2	2
1974-08-23	LAA	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1974-08-11	LAA	NYY	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Horacio Pina — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	314	7	28	104	4	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Horacio Pina — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1968	CLE	P	12	3	1	4	0	1
1969	CLE	P	31	4	3	8	0	1
1970	WS2	P	61	0	5	15	1	0
1971	WS2	P	56	0	3	14	0	2
1972	TEX	P	60	0	5	22	2	4
1973	OAK	P	47	0	6	26	0	4
1974	CHN	P	34	0	4	9	1	0
1974	CAL	P	11	0	0	6	0	0
1978	PHI	P	2	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Horacio Pina Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	314

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Horacio Pina: the record in brief

The profile opens with Horacio Pina's first major league game on August 14, 1968; the last one listed came on October 1, 1978. By club, Pina's seasons break down as the Cleveland Indians (1968 through 1969), the Washington Senators (1970 through 1971), the Texas Rangers (1972), the Oakland Athletics (1973), the Chicago Cubs (1974), the California Angels (1974), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1978). The bio lists Pina as a pitcher who threw and hit right-handed. Pina is listed at 177 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. Pina was born on March 12, 1945, in Matamoros, Coahuila, México.

Pina went 23-23 with a 3.25 ERA in 314 games, 7 of them starts. The totals include 278 strikeouts and 38 saves. The leagues Pina pitched in allowed 3.55 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 8.4% better than average. No season topped the 6 wins of 1973. Pina struck out 60 batters in 1972, a career high. Pina saved 15 games in 1972, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Horacio Pina

What years did Horacio Pina play?: Horacio Pina played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1978.
Was Horacio Pina a pitcher?: Yes. Horacio Pina pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 278 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Horacio Pina hit?: Horacio Pina hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
What teams did Horacio Pina play for?: Horacio Pina played for 6 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1968–1969), the Texas Rangers (1970–1972), the Oakland Athletics (1973), the Chicago Cubs (1974), the California Angels (1974), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1978).
What were Horacio Pina's career stats?: In 314 games, Horacio Pina went 23-23 with a 3.25 ERA, 278 strikeouts, 432.0 innings pitched, and 38 saves.
What position did Horacio Pina play?: Horacio Pina played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Horacio Pina and how much did he weigh?: Horacio Pina was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 177 pounds.
What was Horacio Pina's career ERA?: Horacio Pina finished with a 3.25 career ERA, going 23-23 with 278 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Horacio Pina have?: Horacio Pina recorded 278 career strikeouts.
Is Horacio Pina in the Hall of Fame?: No. Horacio Pina has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.