Fernando Rodney

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2019)

W–L 48–71
ERA 3.80
WHIP 1.37
SO 943
Pitcher PIV 9760.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 240 lb
Born
3/18/1977 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut
2002-05-04
Last Game
2019-09-28
Awards
3× All-Star
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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
48 71 951 0 0 0 327 933.0 817 394 73 464 943 3.80 9760.2

Career ERA 3.80 vs. league average 4.20 across their career seasons — 9.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2002 DET AL 1 3 20 0 0 0 0 18.0 25 12 10 10 6.00 4.28 (-40%) -307.8
2003 DET AL 1 3 27 0 0 0 3 29.7 35 20 17 33 6.07 4.40 (-38%) 668.8
2005 DET AL 2 3 39 0 0 0 9 44.0 39 14 17 42 2.86 4.29 (+33%) 452.1
2006 DET AL 7 4 63 0 0 0 7 71.7 51 28 34 65 3.52 4.53 (+22%) 631.9
2007 DET AL 2 6 48 0 0 0 1 50.7 46 24 21 54 4.26 4.47 (+5%) 846.1
2008 DET AL 0 6 38 0 0 0 13 40.3 34 22 30 49 4.91 4.32 (-14%) 203.4
2009 DET AL 2 5 73 0 0 0 37 75.7 70 37 41 61 4.40 4.32 (-2%) -458.3
2010 LAA AL 4 3 72 0 0 0 14 68.0 70 32 35 53 4.24 4.08 (-4%) 52.0
2011 LAA AL 3 5 39 0 0 0 3 32.0 26 16 28 26 4.50 3.94 (-14%) -616.4
2012 TBA AL 2 2 76 0 0 0 48 74.7 43 5 15 76 0.60 4.01 (+85%) 3571.2
2013 TBA AL 5 4 68 0 0 0 37 66.7 53 25 36 82 3.37 3.87 (+13%) 1736.2
2014 SEA AL 1 6 69 0 0 0 48 66.3 61 21 28 76 2.85 3.74 (+24%) 1529.5
2015 SEA AL 5 5 54 0 0 0 16 50.7 51 32 25 43 5.68 3.96 (-43%) -1651.3
2015 CHN NL 2 0 14 0 0 0 0 12.0 8 1 4 15 0.75 3.96 (+81%) 148.7
2016 SDN NL 0 1 28 0 0 0 17 28.7 13 1 12 33 0.31 4.19 (+93%) 1355.7
2016 MIA NL 2 3 39 0 0 0 8 36.7 41 24 25 41 5.89 4.19 (-41%) -718.6
2017 ARI NL 5 4 61 0 0 0 39 55.3 40 26 26 65 4.23 4.36 (+3%) 1856.4
2018 MIN AL 3 2 46 0 0 0 25 43.7 42 15 19 50 3.09 4.15 (+25%) 382.2
2018 OAK AL 1 1 22 0 0 0 0 20.7 20 9 13 20 3.92 4.15 (+6%) -189.4
2019 OAK AL 0 2 17 0 0 0 0 14.3 20 15 12 14 9.42 4.51 (-109%) -387.4
2019 WAS NL 0 3 38 0 0 0 2 33.3 29 15 16 35 4.05 4.51 (+10%) 655.3
Career · 21 seasons 48 71 951 0 0 0 327 933.0 817 394 464 943 3.80 — 9,760

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
951 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 100.0% 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
2002 DET AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 DET AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 DET AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 DET AL 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 DET AL 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 DET AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 DET AL 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 LAA AL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 LAA AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 TBA AL 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 TBA AL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 SEA AL 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 SEA AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 CHN NL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 SDN NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 MIA NL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 ARI NL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 MIN AL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 OAK AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 OAK AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 WAS NL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 21 seasons 951 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
20 0 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
2019 NLCS WAS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 NLDS1 WAS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 WS WAS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 ALWC OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 NLWC ARI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 NLCS CHN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 NLDS1 CHN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 ALDS1 TBA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 ALWC TBA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 ALCS DET 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 WS DET 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 20 0 0 17.3 16 11 19 23 5.71

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2019 NLCS WAS 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0.00
2019 NLDS1 WAS 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 2 0 3 3 0.00
2019 WS WAS 0 0 3 0 0 2.0 2 2 6 0 9.00
2018 ALWC OAK 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 0.00
2017 NLWC ARI 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 2 9.00
2015 NLCS CHN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 2 1 2 18.00
2015 NLDS1 CHN 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 0 0 1 1 0.00
2013 ALDS1 TBA 1 0 2 0 0 1.3 1 2 3 2 13.50
2013 ALWC TBA 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0.00
2006 ALCS DET 0 0 3 0 0 3.7 1 0 1 4 0.00
2006 WS DET 0 0 4 0 0 4.0 5 2 4 5 4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home51400000—
Away43610000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home514521.24381862175063.21
Away436408.13752062444364.54

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2019-09-28 WASCLE — 1.0000200
2019-09-26 WASPHI — 0.2000000
2019-09-24 WASPHI — 1.0000010
2019-09-23 WASPHI — 1.0000000
2019-09-21 WASMIA — 0.1444110
2019-09-20 WASMIA — 1.0000020
2019-09-17 WASSTL — 1.0000010
2019-09-14 WASATL — 1.0322220
2019-09-12 WASMIN — 0.2000120
2019-09-11 WASMIN — 1.0100100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 951 0 59 103 8 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2002 DET P 20 0 1 1 0 0
2003 DET P 27 0 0 3 0 0
2005 DET P 39 0 3 3 1 0
2006 DET P 63 0 5 9 1 0
2007 DET P 48 0 2 12 1 0
2008 DET P 38 0 4 2 0 0
2009 DET P 73 0 6 10 0 0
2010 LAA P 72 0 7 10 0 0
2011 LAA P 39 0 2 3 1 1
2012 TBA P 76 0 13 13 0 1
2013 TBA P 68 0 4 7 2 1
2014 SEA P 69 0 3 6 1 0
2015 SEA P 54 0 2 4 0 0
2015 CHN P 14 0 1 3 0 0
2016 SDN P 28 0 0 4 1 0
2016 MIA P 39 0 0 3 0 0
2017 ARI P 61 0 0 1 0 0
2018 MIN P 46 0 3 5 0 1
2018 OAK P 22 0 1 1 0 0
2019 OAK P 17 0 1 1 0 1
2019 WAS P 38 0 1 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 951

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2012 Comeback Player of the Year
2012 This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 SDN NL $1,600,000
2015 SEA AL $7,000,000
2014 SEA AL $7,000,000
2013 TBA AL $2,500,000
2012 TBA AL $1,750,000
2011 LAA AL $5,500,000
2010 LAA AL $5,500,000
2009 DET AL $2,700,000
2008 DET AL $1,700,000
2007 DET AL $1,000,000
2006 DET AL $385,000
2005 DET AL $318,500
2004 DET AL $304,000
Total Career Earnings $37,257,500

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2012 Cy Young Award AL 5th 38.0 196 1
2012 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 24.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Fernando Rodney (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Roberto Hernandez
    67-71, 3.45 ERA
  2. 95
    Francisco Cordero
    47-53, 3.38 ERA
  3. 94
    Todd Jones
    58-63, 3.97 ERA
  4. 87
    Jason Isringhausen
    51-55, 3.64 ERA
  5. 83
    Randy Myers
    44-63, 3.19 ERA
  6. 79
    Bob Wickman
    63-61, 3.57 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Fernando Rodney

What years did Fernando Rodney play?
Fernando Rodney played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2019.
Was Fernando Rodney a pitcher?
Yes. Fernando Rodney pitched in the major leagues, recording 48 wins and 943 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Fernando Rodney hit?
Fernando Rodney hit 0 career home runs.