What years did Ricardo Rincon play?

Ricardo Rincon played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2008.

Was Ricardo Rincon a pitcher?

Yes. Ricardo Rincon pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 400 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ricardo Rincon hit?

Ricardo Rincon hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Ricardo Rincon play for?

Ricardo Rincon played for 5 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1997–1998), the Cleveland Indians (1999–2002), the Oakland Athletics (2002–2005), the St. Louis Cardinals (2006), and the New York Mets (2008).

What were Ricardo Rincon's career stats?

In 565 games, Ricardo Rincon went 21-24 with a 3.59 ERA, 400 strikeouts, 443.2 innings pitched, and 21 saves.

What was Ricardo Rincon's salary?

Ricardo Rincon's last recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2006. His highest recorded salary was $1,900,000, in 2005, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2006.

What position did Ricardo Rincon play?

Ricardo Rincon played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Ricardo Rincon and how much did he weigh?

Ricardo Rincon was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Ricardo Rincon's career ERA?

Ricardo Rincon finished with a 3.59 career ERA, going 21-24 with 400 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ricardo Rincon have?

Ricardo Rincon recorded 400 career strikeouts.

Is Ricardo Rincon in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ricardo Rincon has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ricardo Rincon

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2008)

Ricardo Rincon was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2008 for 5 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 12 seasons. Across 565 career appearances, he went 21-24 with a 3.59 ERA, 400 strikeouts, and 21 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6427.7.

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 21–24

ERA 3.59

WHIP 1.32

SO 400

Pitcher PIV 6427.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 190 lb
Born: 4/13/1970 in Cuitlahuac, Veracruz, México
MLB Debut: 1997-04-03
Last Game: 2008-09-25

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ricardo Rincon — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	24	565	0	0	0	21	443.2	384	177	41	201	400	3.59	6427.7

Career ERA 3.59 vs. league average 4.45 across their career seasons — 19.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ricardo Rincon Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1997	PIT	NL	4	8	62	4	60.0	51	23	24	71	3.45	4.39 (+21%)	1918.8
1998	PIT	NL	0	2	60	14	65.0	50	21	29	64	2.91	4.43 (+34%)	1191.0
1999	CLE	AL	2	3	59	0	44.2	41	22	24	30	4.43	4.71 (+6%)	-566.8
2000	CLE	AL	2	0	35	0	20.0	17	6	13	20	2.70	4.77 (+43%)	444.5
2001	CLE	AL	2	1	67	2	54.0	44	17	21	50	2.83	4.42 (+36%)	1817.3
2002	CLE	AL	1	4	46	0	35.2	36	19	8	30	4.79	4.28 (-12%)	1030.9
2002	OAK	AL	0	0	25	1	20.1	11	7	3	19	3.10	4.28 (+28%)	1073.4
2003	OAK	AL	8	4	64	0	55.1	45	20	32	40	3.25	4.40 (+26%)	-32.3
2004	OAK	AL	1	1	67	0	44.0	45	18	22	40	3.68	4.46 (+18%)	864.7
2005	OAK	AL	1	1	67	0	37.1	34	18	20	27	4.34	4.29 (-1%)	-1313.8
2006	SLN	NL	0	0	5	0	3.1	6	4	4	6	10.80	—	0.0
2008	NYN	NL	0	0	8	0	4.0	4	2	1	3	4.50	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			21	24	565	21	443.2	384	177	201	400	3.59	—	6,428

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

Ricardo Rincon — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
565	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ricardo Rincon Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1997	PIT	NL	62	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	PIT	NL	60	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CLE	AL	59	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CLE	AL	35	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CLE	AL	67	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	CLE	AL	46	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	OAK	AL	25	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	OAK	AL	64	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	OAK	AL	67	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	OAK	AL	67	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	SLN	NL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	NYN	NL	8	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			565	4	1	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Ricardo Rincon — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ricardo Rincon — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2003	ALDS2	OAK	4	.000
2002	ALDS2	OAK	2	.000
2001	ALDS1	CLE	3	.000
1999	ALDS1	CLE	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ricardo Rincon — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	10	0	0	9.2	10	7	2	9	6.52

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ricardo Rincon — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2003	ALDS2	OAK	4	4.0	4	2	1	3	4.50
2002	ALDS2	OAK	2	3.0	2	0	0	2	0.00
2001	ALDS1	CLE	3	2.0	2	2	0	3	9.00
1999	ALDS1	CLE	1	0.2	2	3	1	1	40.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ricardo Rincon — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	296	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	269	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Ricardo Rincon — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	296	241.0	198	85	90	234	3.17
Away	269	202.2	186	92	111	166	4.09

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ricardo Rincon — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2008-09-25	NYN	CHC	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	1
2008-09-24	NYN	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-09-22	NYN	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-09-21	NYN	ATL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-09-19	NYN	ATL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-09-17	NYN	WAS	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
2008-09-15	NYN	WAS	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2008-09-05	NYN	PHI	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2006-04-18	STL	PIT	—	1.1	5	2	2	1	1	1
2006-04-15	STL	CIN	—	0.2	1	1	1	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ricardo Rincon — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	565	0	21	55	5	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ricardo Rincon — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1997	PIT	P	62	3	6	0	0
1998	PIT	P	60	3	9	2	2
1999	CLE	P	59	1	10	0	1
2000	CLE	P	35	2	3	0	0
2001	CLE	P	67	5	5	1	0
2002	CLE	P	46	0	5	0	1
2002	OAK	P	25	1	2	0	0
2003	OAK	P	64	2	9	0	0
2004	OAK	P	67	1	2	0	0
2005	OAK	P	67	3	3	2	0
2006	SLN	P	5	0	1	0	0
2008	NYN	P	8	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ricardo Rincon Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	565

Salary History

Ricardo Rincon's recorded salaries total $11,395,000 over 10 seasons, 1997 to 2006. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Rincon's career ran from 1997 to 2008. No salary is recorded for 2008.

Ricardo Rincon — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	SLN	NL	$1,200,000
2005	OAK	AL	$1,900,000
2004	OAK	AL	$1,750,000
2003	OAK	AL	$1,700,000
2002	CLE	AL	$1,500,000
2001	CLE	AL	$1,500,000
2000	CLE	AL	$1,000,000
1999	CLE	AL	$450,000
1998	PIT	NL	$245,000
1997	PIT	NL	$150,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$11,395,000

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Ricardo Rincon: the record in brief

The profile opens with Ricardo Rincon's first major league game on April 3, 1997; the last one listed came on September 25, 2008. Rincon played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1997 through 1998), the Cleveland Indians (1999 to 2002), the Oakland Athletics (2002 through 2005), the St. Louis Cardinals (2006), and the New York Mets (2008). Rincon played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on April 13, 1970, in Cuitlahuac, Veracruz, México and a listed size of 5'10" and 190 pounds.

Rincon pitched in 565 games, starting 0, and finished with a 21-24 record and 3.59 ERA. The totals include 400 strikeouts and 21 saves. Against a 4.45 league ERA for the same years, Rincon was 19.4% better. Rincon won 8 games in 2003, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 71 in 1997. Rincon saved 14 games in 1998, the season high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.83 in 2001, when the league's was 4.42.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ricardo Rincon

What years did Ricardo Rincon play?: Ricardo Rincon played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2008.
Was Ricardo Rincon a pitcher?: Yes. Ricardo Rincon pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 400 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ricardo Rincon hit?: Ricardo Rincon hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Ricardo Rincon play for?: Ricardo Rincon played for 5 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1997–1998), the Cleveland Indians (1999–2002), the Oakland Athletics (2002–2005), the St. Louis Cardinals (2006), and the New York Mets (2008).
What were Ricardo Rincon's career stats?: In 565 games, Ricardo Rincon went 21-24 with a 3.59 ERA, 400 strikeouts, 443.2 innings pitched, and 21 saves.
How much did Ricardo Rincon earn in his career?: Ricardo Rincon's recorded salaries total $11,395,000 over 10 seasons, 1997 to 2006. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Rincon's career ran from 1997 to 2008. No salary is recorded for 2008.
What was Ricardo Rincon's salary?: Ricardo Rincon's last recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2006. His highest recorded salary was $1,900,000, in 2005, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2006.
What position did Ricardo Rincon play?: Ricardo Rincon played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ricardo Rincon and how much did he weigh?: Ricardo Rincon was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Ricardo Rincon's career ERA?: Ricardo Rincon finished with a 3.59 career ERA, going 21-24 with 400 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ricardo Rincon have?: Ricardo Rincon recorded 400 career strikeouts.
Is Ricardo Rincon in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ricardo Rincon has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.