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.

What was Andy Rincon's career batting average?

Andy Rincon batted .200 over his career, with 7 hits in 35 at bats.

How many RBI did Andy Rincon have?

Andy Rincon drove in 7 runs in his career.

What was Andy Rincon's career ERA?

Andy Rincon finished with a 3.12 career ERA, going 8-5 with 46 strikeouts.

Andy Rincon

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

Andy Rincon was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1982 for the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 3 seasons. Across 20 career appearances, he went 8-5 with a 3.12 ERA and 46 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1606.8.

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 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

Andy Rincon — 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	106.2	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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Andy Rincon — Season-by-Season Pitching
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	35.2	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

Andy Rincon — 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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Andy Rincon — Season-by-Season Batting
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

Andy Rincon — 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

Andy Rincon — 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

Andy Rincon — 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

Andy Rincon — 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

Andy Rincon — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	20	15	10	13	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Andy Rincon — 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

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Andy Rincon — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	20

Awards & Honors

Andy Rincon — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1980	Player of the Week	Week of 1980-09-19

Andy Rincon: the record in brief

Andy Rincon's major league career runs from a debut on September 15, 1980 to a final game on May 22, 1982. Every season row on the page belongs to the St. Louis Cardinals, from 1980 through 1982. Rincon played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on March 5, 1959, in Monterey Park, CA, USA and a listed size of 195 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. The bio records the death on August 28, 2023. On the record, Andy Rincon was born Andrew John Rincon.

Rincon's career pitching line is 8 wins, 5 losses and a 3.12 ERA over 20 appearances. Also on Rincon's record: 46 strikeouts. That 3.12 ERA compares with a 3.79 league average across the same seasons, 17.5% better. 1981 was Rincon's sharpest full season, a 1.77 ERA against the league's 3.58. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Rincon's career adds up to 1,606.8.

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.
What was Andy Rincon's career batting average?: Andy Rincon batted .200 over his career, with 7 hits in 35 at bats.
How many RBI did Andy Rincon have?: Andy Rincon drove in 7 runs in his career.
What was Andy Rincon's career ERA?: Andy Rincon finished with a 3.12 career ERA, going 8-5 with 46 strikeouts.