What years did Andy Rincon play?

Andy Rincon played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1982.

Was Andy Rincon a pitcher?

Yes. Andy Rincon pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 46 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Andy Rincon hit?

Andy Rincon hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

Andy Rincon

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1980-1982)

W–L 8–5

ERA 3.12

WHIP 1.14

SO 46

Pitcher PIV 1606.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 195 lb
Born: 3/5/1959 in Monterey Park, CA, USA
Died: 8/28/2023
MLB Debut: 1980-09-15
Last Game: 1982-05-22

Full name: Andrew John Rincon

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
8	5	20	15	3	1	0	106.7	85	37	2	37	46	3.12	1606.8

Career ERA 3.12 vs. league average 3.79 across their career seasons — 17.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1980	SLN	NL	3	1	4	4	1	0	31.0	23	9	7	22	2.61	3.84 (+32%)	1101.3
1981	SLN	NL	3	1	5	5	1	1	35.7	27	7	5	13	1.77	3.58 (+51%)	1009.1
1982	SLN	NL	2	3	11	6	1	0	40.0	35	21	25	11	4.72	3.86 (-22%)	-503.6
Career · 3 seasons			8	5	20	15	3	1	106.2	85	37	37	46	3.12	—	1,607

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
20	35	4	7	1	0	0	7	0	2	17	.200	.243	.229	.472	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 23.4% below league average.

Career OBP .243 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 24.9% below league average.

Career SLG .229 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 40.4% below league average.

Career OPS .472 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 33.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1980	SLN	NL	4	12	0	3	0	1	0	5	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	SLN	NL	5	13	1	3	1	5	1	6	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	SLN	NL	11	10	3	1	0	1	1	6	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			20	35	4	7	1	7	2	17	.200	—	—	—	—	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.

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	8	15	2	5	0	6	.333
Away	12	20	2	2	0	1	.100

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	8	44.2	36	14	7	19	2.82
Away	12	62.0	49	23	30	27	3.34

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1982-05-22	STL	LAD	L	1	1	0	0	1	0
1982-05-16	STL	ATL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982-05-15	STL	ATL	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982-05-13	STL	ATL	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982-05-09	STL	ATL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982-05-05	STL	CHC	W	2	1	1	1	0	0
1982-05-01	STL	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1982-04-25	STL	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1982-04-18	STL	PHI	W	2	0	0	0	0	2
1982-04-14	STL	CHC	W	3	1	0	0	0	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1982-05-22	STL	LAD	L	4.1	2	3	3	6	0	0
1982-05-16	STL	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1982-05-15	STL	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1982-05-13	STL	ATL	W	2.1	1	1	1	3	0	0
1982-05-09	STL	ATL	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1982-05-05	STL	CHC	—	4.0	6	5	5	0	3	0
1982-05-01	STL	CIN	L	2.1	6	3	3	1	1	0
1982-04-25	STL	PHI	L	5.0	6	4	4	3	1	0
1982-04-18	STL	PHI	—	7.0	7	3	3	2	2	1
1982-04-14	STL	CHC	W	9.0	3	1	1	5	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	20	15	10	13	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
1980	SLN	P	4	4	3	5	1
1981	SLN	P	5	5	2	5	0
1982	SLN	P	11	6	5	3	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	20

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1980	Player of the Week	Week of 1980-09-19

Frequently Asked Questions about Andy Rincon

What years did Andy Rincon play?: Andy Rincon played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1982.
Was Andy Rincon a pitcher?: Yes. Andy Rincon pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 46 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Andy Rincon hit?: Andy Rincon hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.