Juan Pizarro

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1957-1974)

W–L 131–105
ERA 3.43
WHIP 1.32
SO 1,522
Pitcher PIV -488.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 170 lb
Born
2/7/1937 in Santurce, P.R.
Died
2/18/2021 in Carolina, P.R.
MLB Debut
1957-05-04
Last Game
1974-09-26
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Juan Ramon Pizarro

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
131 105 488 245 79 17 28 2034.3 1,807 776 201 888 1,522 3.43 -488.9

Career ERA 3.43 vs. league average 3.61 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
1957 ML1 NL 5 6 24 10 3 0 0 99.3 99 51 51 68 4.62 3.83 (-21%) -2281.8
1958 ML1 NL 6 4 16 10 7 1 1 96.7 75 29 47 84 2.70 3.86 (+30%) -177.6
1959 ML1 NL 6 2 29 14 6 2 0 133.7 117 56 70 126 3.77 3.90 (+3%) 795.3
1960 ML1 NL 6 7 21 17 3 0 0 114.7 105 58 72 88 4.55 3.82 (-19%) -1826.5
1961 CHA AL 14 7 39 25 12 1 2 194.7 164 66 89 188 3.05 4.03 (+24%) 4127.2
1962 CHA AL 12 14 36 32 9 1 1 203.3 182 86 97 173 3.81 3.96 (+4%) 3023.3
1963 CHA AL 16 8 32 28 10 3 1 214.7 177 57 63 163 2.39 3.46 (+31%) 4081.6
1964 CHA AL 19 9 33 33 11 4 0 239.0 193 68 55 162 2.56 3.58 (+28%) 2207.6
1965 CHA AL 6 3 18 18 2 1 0 97.0 96 37 37 65 3.43 3.50 (+2%) -144.6
1966 CHA AL 8 6 34 9 1 0 3 88.7 91 37 39 42 3.76 3.52 (-7%) -1683.7
1967 PIT NL 8 10 50 9 1 1 9 107.0 99 47 52 96 3.95 3.30 (-20%) -455.2
1968 PIT NL 1 1 12 0 0 0 0 11.0 14 4 10 6 3.27 2.98 (-10%) -1010.8
1968 BOS AL 6 8 19 12 6 0 2 107.7 97 43 44 84 3.59 2.98 (-21%) -2368.2
1969 BOS AL 0 1 6 0 0 0 2 9.0 14 6 6 4 6.00 3.61 (-66%) 0.0
1969 CLE AL 3 3 48 4 1 0 4 82.7 67 29 49 44 3.16 3.61 (+13%) -1292.9
1969 OAK AL 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 7.7 3 2 3 4 2.35 — 0.0
1970 CHN NL 0 0 12 0 0 0 1 15.7 16 8 9 14 4.60 3.89 (-18%) -211.4
1971 CHN NL 7 6 16 14 6 3 0 101.3 78 39 40 67 3.46 3.47 (avg) -472.1
1972 CHN NL 4 5 16 7 1 0 1 59.3 66 26 32 24 3.94 3.26 (-21%) -2266.9
1973 CHN NL 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 1 3 11.25 — 0.0
1973 HOU NL 2 2 15 1 0 0 0 23.3 28 17 11 10 6.56 3.75 (-75%) -36.5
1974 PIT NL 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 24.0 20 5 11 7 1.88 3.63 (+48%) -495.5
Career · 22 seasons 131 105 488 245 79 17 28 2,034.1 1,807 776 888 1,522 3.43 — -489

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
496 658 72 133 18 2 8 66 1 32 191 .202 .237 .272 .509 -1,328

Career AVG .202 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 19.5% below league average.

Career OBP .237 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 25.5% below league average.

Career SLG .272 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 27.5% below league average.

Career OPS .509 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — 26.6% 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
1957 ML1 NL 25 36 5 9 1 0 1 2 0 1 10 .250 — — — — 0.0
1958 ML1 NL 16 32 4 8 2 0 0 6 0 3 9 .250 — — — — 0.0
1959 ML1 NL 29 41 2 5 2 0 0 5 0 2 14 .122 — — — — 0.0
1960 ML1 NL 23 40 4 11 1 1 0 2 0 0 11 .275 — — — — 0.0
1961 CHA AL 40 69 10 17 3 1 0 5 1 5 19 .246 .258 (-5%) .328 (-8%) .399 (-20%) .727 (-15%) -167.1
1962 CHA AL 37 69 10 11 1 0 0 5 0 4 17 .159 .257 (-38%) .326 (-38%) .393 (-56%) .719 (-48%) -528.1
1963 CHA AL 32 73 10 13 2 0 2 10 0 3 26 .178 .246 (-28%) .308 (-32%) .371 (-23%) .680 (-27%) -306.0
1964 CHA AL 33 90 6 19 1 0 3 15 0 1 34 .211 .250 (-16%) .312 (-30%) .377 (-15%) .690 (-22%) -326.6
1965 CHA AL 19 34 5 8 0 0 1 4 0 2 10 .235 — — — — 0.0
1966 CHA AL 34 26 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 .154 — — — — 0.0
1967 PIT NL 50 27 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 5 .259 — — — — 0.0
1968 PIT NL 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1968 BOS AL 20 31 5 5 2 0 0 3 0 3 8 .161 — — — — 0.0
1969 BOS AL 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1969 CLE AL 48 15 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 .200 — — — — 0.0
1969 OAK AL 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1970 CHN NL 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1971 CHN NL 16 34 3 6 1 0 1 2 0 2 11 .176 — — — — 0.0
1972 CHN NL 16 21 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 — — — — 0.0
1973 CHN NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1973 HOU NL 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 PIT NL 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
Career · 22 seasons 496 658 72 133 18 2 8 66 1 32 191 .202 — — — — -1,328

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
3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1974 NLCS PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1958 WS ML1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1957 WS ML1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 3 0 0 4.0 5 3 4 4 6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1974 NLCS PIT 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 0 0 1 0 0.00
1958 WS ML1 0 0 1 0 0 1.7 2 1 1 3 5.40
1957 WS ML1 0 0 1 0 0 1.7 3 2 2 1 10.80

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2423083060229.195
Away2543504273637.209

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2381027.19083764427483.29
Away2501007.08994004467743.57

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1974-09-26 PITNYNW 402000000
1974-09-21 PITNYNL 200000001
1974-09-14 PITWSNL 000000000
1974-09-10 PITCHCW 000000000
1974-09-09 PITCHCL 000000000
1974-09-01 PITLADL 000000000
1974-08-20 PITSFGL 000000000
1973-09-23 HOUATLL 000000000
1973-09-08 HOUSFGW 000000000
1973-09-03 HOUCINL 200000010

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1974-09-26 PITNYN W 8.01052240
1974-09-21 PITNYN L 8.0430221
1974-09-14 PITWSN — 0.0111100
1974-09-10 PITCHC — 2.0111201
1974-09-09 PITCHC — 3.0100110
1974-09-01 PITLAD — 2.0311100
1974-08-20 PITSFG — 1.0000200
1973-09-23 HOUATL — 1.2455100
1973-09-08 HOUSFG — 0.1111200
1973-09-03 HOUCIN L 7.2644451

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 488 245 74 299 12 15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1957 ML1 P 24 10 0 15 1 1
1958 ML1 P 16 10 3 16 0 2
1959 ML1 P 29 14 7 18 0 0
1960 ML1 P 21 17 1 17 2 0
1961 CHA P 39 25 8 22 3 1
1962 CHA P 36 32 10 23 1 1
1963 CHA P 32 28 6 22 0 1
1964 CHA P 33 33 8 32 0 2
1965 CHA P 18 18 3 17 1 2
1966 CHA P 34 9 5 18 0 1
1967 PIT P 50 9 1 13 1 0
1968 PIT P 12 0 1 0 1 0
1968 BOS P 19 12 6 23 0 3
1969 BOS P 6 0 1 3 0 0
1969 CLE P 48 4 5 14 1 0
1969 OAK P 3 0 0 1 0 0
1970 CHN P 12 0 0 4 0 0
1971 CHN P 16 14 4 16 0 0
1972 CHN P 16 7 2 15 0 1
1973 CHN P 2 0 1 0 0 0
1973 HOU P 15 1 1 7 1 0
1974 PIT P 7 2 1 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 488

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1964 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 8.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Juan Pizarro (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bob Veale
    120-95, 3.07 ERA
  2. 90
    Chris Short
    135-132, 3.43 ERA
  3. 90
    Van Mungo
    120-115, 3.47 ERA
  4. 89
    Stan Williams
    109-94, 3.48 ERA
  5. 87
    Steve Barber
    121-106, 3.36 ERA
  6. 86
    Virgil Trucks
    177-135, 3.39 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Juan Pizarro

What years did Juan Pizarro play?
Juan Pizarro played in Major League Baseball from 1957 to 1974.
Was Juan Pizarro a pitcher?
Yes. Juan Pizarro pitched in the major leagues, recording 131 wins and 1522 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Juan Pizarro hit?
Juan Pizarro hit 8 career home runs with 133 hits.