What years did Joel Pineiro play?

Joel Pineiro played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2011.

Was Joel Pineiro a pitcher?

Yes. Joel Pineiro pitched in the major leagues, recording 104 wins and 1058 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joel Pineiro hit?

Joel Pineiro hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.

Joel Pineiro

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2011)

W–L 104–93

ERA 4.41

WHIP 1.35

SO 1,058

Pitcher PIV 5134.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 200 lb
Born: 9/25/1978 in Rio Piedras, P.R.
MLB Debut: 2000-08-08
Last Game: 2011-09-25

Full name: Joel Alberto Pineiro

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
104	93	335	263	15	6	2	1754.3	1,878	859	193	487	1,058	4.41	5134.4

Career ERA 4.41 vs. league average 4.36 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
2000	SEA	AL	1	0	8	1	0	0	0	19.3	25	12	13	10	5.59	4.77 (-17%)	-659.6
2001	SEA	AL	6	2	17	11	0	0	0	75.3	50	17	21	56	2.03	4.42 (+54%)	2972.5
2002	SEA	AL	14	7	37	28	2	1	0	194.3	189	70	54	136	3.24	4.28 (+24%)	851.3
2003	SEA	AL	16	11	32	32	3	2	0	211.7	192	89	76	151	3.78	4.40 (+14%)	2572.4
2004	SEA	AL	6	11	21	21	1	0	0	140.7	144	73	43	111	4.67	4.46 (-5%)	182.6
2005	SEA	AL	7	11	30	30	2	0	0	189.0	224	118	56	107	5.62	4.29 (-31%)	-769.9
2006	SEA	AL	8	13	40	25	1	0	1	165.7	209	117	64	87	6.36	4.53 (-40%)	-2959.1
2007	BOS	AL	1	1	31	0	0	0	0	34.0	41	19	14	20	5.03	4.47 (-12%)	-51.5
2007	SLN	NL	6	4	11	11	0	0	0	63.7	69	28	12	40	3.96	4.47 (+12%)	-586.7
2008	SLN	NL	7	7	26	25	0	0	1	148.7	180	85	35	81	5.15	4.32 (-19%)	-1445.5
2009	SLN	NL	15	12	32	32	3	2	0	214.0	218	83	27	105	3.49	4.32 (+19%)	5848.7
2010	LAA	AL	10	7	23	23	3	1	0	152.3	155	65	34	92	3.84	4.08 (+6%)	939.8
2011	LAA	AL	7	7	27	24	0	0	0	145.7	182	83	38	62	5.13	3.94 (-30%)	-1760.5
Career · 13 seasons			104	93	335	263	15	6	2	1,754.1	1,878	859	487	1,058	4.41	—	5,134

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
344	167	13	17	6	0	0	10	1	11	97	.102	.157	.138	.295	-1,082

Career AVG .102 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 61.4% below league average.

Career OBP .157 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 52.7% below league average.

Career SLG .138 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 67.2% below league average.

Career OPS .295 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — 60.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2000	SEA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SEA	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	SEA	AL	37	7	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SEA	AL	32	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	SEA	AL	21	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	SEA	AL	30	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	SEA	AL	40	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	BOS	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SLN	NL	14	18	2	1	0	0	0	2	13	.056	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	SLN	NL	31	51	3	5	3	4	0	3	35	.098	.263 (-63%)	.333 (-56%)	.416 (-62%)	.749 (-59%)	-505.7
2009	SLN	NL	33	66	4	9	2	4	1	4	33	.136	.262 (-48%)	.332 (-44%)	.417 (-60%)	.750 (-53%)	-576.8
2010	LAA	AL	23	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	LAA	AL	27	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			344	167	13	17	6	10	1	11	97	.102	—	—	—	—	-1,082

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
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2009	NLDS1	SLN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2001	ALCS	SEA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	2	1	0	6.0	11	5	2	8	7.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2009	NLDS1	SLN	0	1	1	1	0	4.0	7	4	0	3	9.00
2001	ALCS	SEA	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	4	1	2	5	4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	170	55	2	7	0	4	.127
Away	174	112	11	10	0	6	.089

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	166	888.1	889	364	254	543	3.69
Away	169	866.0	989	495	233	515	5.14

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2011-09-25	LAA	OAK	—	6.1	3	0	0	0	4	0
2011-09-20	LAA	TOR	W	6.0	9	4	4	2	3	0
2011-09-12	LAA	OAK	L	3.0	5	5	5	2	4	1
2011-09-04	LAA	MIN	W	7.0	5	1	1	1	1	1
2011-08-29	LAA	SEA	—	6.0	7	3	3	2	2	0
2011-08-20	LAA	BAL	—	6.0	9	4	4	0	2	1
2011-08-15	LAA	TEX	—	3.0	3	0	0	0	3	0
2011-08-13	LAA	TOR	—	2.0	3	3	2	1	0	0
2011-08-10	LAA	NYY	—	3.0	3	3	3	1	0	1
2011-08-03	LAA	MIN	L	4.1	7	7	7	1	2	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	335	263	163	225	11	26

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2000	SEA	P	8	1	1	2	0	0
2001	SEA	P	17	11	4	4	0	0
2002	SEA	P	37	28	14	34	2	4
2003	SEA	P	32	32	20	24	1	2
2004	SEA	P	21	21	12	11	1	1
2005	SEA	P	30	30	23	18	1	5
2006	SEA	P	40	25	24	12	0	6
2007	BOS	P	31	0	3	7	0	0
2007	SLN	P	11	11	5	11	2	0
2008	SLN	P	26	25	15	28	1	0
2009	SLN	P	32	32	27	31	1	3
2010	LAA	P	23	23	11	26	1	3
2011	LAA	P	27	24	4	17	1	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	335

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2006	Player of the Week	Week of 2006-05-06

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	LAA	AL	$8,000,000
2010	LAA	AL	$8,000,000
2009	SLN	NL	$7,500,000
2008	SLN	NL	$5,500,000
2007	BOS	AL	$4,000,000
2006	SEA	AL	$6,800,000
2005	SEA	AL	$4,700,000
2004	SEA	AL	$3,000,000
2003	SEA	AL	$440,000
2002	SEA	AL	$255,000
Total Career Earnings			$48,195,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Edison College	Fort Myers	FL	1997

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Frequently Asked Questions about Joel Pineiro

What years did Joel Pineiro play?: Joel Pineiro played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2011.
Was Joel Pineiro a pitcher?: Yes. Joel Pineiro pitched in the major leagues, recording 104 wins and 1058 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joel Pineiro hit?: Joel Pineiro hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.