What years did Esmil Rogers play?

Esmil Rogers played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2015.

Was Esmil Rogers a pitcher?

Yes. Esmil Rogers pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 386 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Esmil Rogers hit?

Esmil Rogers hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.

What teams did Esmil Rogers play for?

Esmil Rogers played for 4 teams: the Colorado Rockies (2009–2012), the Cleveland Indians (2012), the Toronto Blue Jays (2013–2014), and the New York Yankees (2014–2015).

What were Esmil Rogers's career stats?

In 210 games, Esmil Rogers went 19-22 with a 5.59 ERA, 386 strikeouts, and 454.0 innings pitched.

What was Esmil Rogers's salary?

Esmil Rogers's last recorded salary was $1,480,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $1,850,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $401,000, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2015.

What position did Esmil Rogers play?

Esmil Rogers played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Esmil Rogers and how much did he weigh?

Esmil Rogers was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Esmil Rogers's career ERA?

Esmil Rogers finished with a 5.59 career ERA, going 19-22 with 386 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Esmil Rogers have?

Esmil Rogers recorded 386 career strikeouts.

Is Esmil Rogers in the Hall of Fame?

No. Esmil Rogers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Esmil Rogers

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2015)

Esmil Rogers was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2015 for 4 teams, including the Colorado Rockies, a span of 7 seasons. Across 210 career appearances, he went 19-22 with a 5.59 ERA and 386 strikeouts.

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 19–22

ERA 5.59

WHIP 1.57

SO 386

Pitcher PIV -5915.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 8/14/1985 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2009-09-12
Last Game: 2015-06-12

Full name: Esmil Antonio Rogers

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Career Pitching Statistics

Esmil Rogers — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
19	22	210	43	0	0	0	454.0	533	282	60	180	386	5.59	-5915.3

Career ERA 5.59 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — 40.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Esmil Rogers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	COL	NL	0	0	1	1	4.0	3	2	2	3	4.50	—	0.0
2010	COL	NL	2	3	28	8	72.0	94	49	26	66	6.12	4.08 (-50%)	1168.4
2011	COL	NL	6	6	18	13	83.0	110	65	47	63	7.05	3.94 (-79%)	-3472.2
2012	COL	NL	0	2	23	0	25.2	36	23	18	29	8.06	4.01 (-101%)	-109.7
2012	CLE	AL	3	1	44	0	53.0	47	18	12	54	3.06	4.01 (+24%)	1181.6
2013	TOR	AL	5	9	44	20	137.2	152	73	44	96	4.77	3.87 (-23%)	-2961.0
2014	TOR	AL	0	0	16	0	20.2	28	16	7	21	6.97	3.74 (-86%)	-860.7
2014	NYA	AL	2	0	18	1	25.0	22	13	10	23	4.68	3.74 (-25%)	-269.8
2015	NYA	AL	1	1	18	0	33.0	41	23	14	31	6.27	3.96 (-58%)	-592.0
Career · 9 seasons			19	22	210	43	454.0	533	282	180	386	5.59	—	-5,915

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

Esmil Rogers — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
221	53	4	11	3	0	0	1	0	0	21	.208	.208	.264	.472	0

Career AVG .208 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 18.8% below league average.

Career OBP .208 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 35.3% below league average.

Career SLG .264 vs. league average .402 across their career seasons — 34.3% below league average.

Career OPS .472 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 34.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Esmil Rogers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	COL	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	COL	NL	33	18	2	3	2	1	7	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	COL	NL	22	27	2	7	1	0	12	.259	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	COL	NL	23	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	CLE	AL	44	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	TOR	AL	46	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	TOR	AL	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	NYA	AL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	NYA	AL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			221	53	4	11	3	1	21	.208	—	—	—	—	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

Esmil Rogers — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	116	13	0	2	0	0	.154
Away	105	40	4	9	0	1	.225

Pitching — Home / Away

Esmil Rogers — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	111	210.1	257	143	64	189	6.12
Away	99	243.2	276	139	116	197	5.13

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Esmil Rogers — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2015-06-12	NYY	BAL	—	2.0	5	4	1	0	2	0
2015-06-05	NYY	LAA	—	0.0	4	5	5	1	0	0
2015-05-31	NYY	OAK	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0
2015-05-29	NYY	OAK	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0
2015-05-23	NYY	TEX	—	3.0	4	7	7	3	3	1
2015-05-20	NYY	WAS	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2015-05-17	NYY	KCR	—	2.2	3	2	0	2	1	0
2015-05-14	NYY	TBR	—	3.1	5	2	2	2	3	1
2015-05-10	NYY	BAL	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0
2015-05-06	NYY	TOR	—	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Esmil Rogers — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	210	43	41	48	4	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Esmil Rogers — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	COL	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
2010	COL	P	28	8	9	6	2	2
2011	COL	P	18	13	9	12	0	1
2012	COL	P	23	0	0	3	1	0
2012	CLE	P	44	0	9	5	0	1
2013	TOR	P	44	20	11	16	0	2
2014	TOR	P	16	0	0	2	0	0
2014	NYA	P	18	1	0	1	0	0
2015	NYA	P	18	0	3	3	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Esmil Rogers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	210
Designated Hitter	1

Salary History

Esmil Rogers's recorded salaries total $5,138,000 over 6 seasons, 2010 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Rogers's career ran from 2009 to 2015. No salary is recorded for 2009.

Esmil Rogers — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	NYA	AL	$1,480,000
2014	TOR	AL	$1,850,000
2013	TOR	AL	$509,000
2012	COL	NL	$481,000
2011	COL	NL	$417,000
2010	COL	NL	$401,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$5,138,000

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Esmil Rogers: the record in brief

Esmil Rogers's major league career runs from a debut on September 12, 2009 to a final game on June 12, 2015. Club by club, the record runs the Colorado Rockies (2009 to 2012), the Cleveland Indians (2012), the Toronto Blue Jays (2013 to 2014), and the New York Yankees (2014 through 2015). At 6'3" and 200 pounds, Rogers is listed as a pitcher. Rogers threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. Rogers was born on August 14, 1985, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R. The given name on file is Esmil Antonio Rogers.

The pitching table credits Rogers with a 19-22 record and a 5.59 ERA in 210 games. Rogers had 386 strikeouts. The league ERA over Rogers's seasons was 3.99, so the 5.59 figure ran 40.1% worse than average. The best win total was 6, in 2011. The strikeout high was 96 in 2013. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.77 in 2013, when the league's was 3.87.

Frequently Asked Questions about Esmil Rogers

What years did Esmil Rogers play?: Esmil Rogers played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2015.
Was Esmil Rogers a pitcher?: Yes. Esmil Rogers pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 386 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Esmil Rogers hit?: Esmil Rogers hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.
What teams did Esmil Rogers play for?: Esmil Rogers played for 4 teams: the Colorado Rockies (2009–2012), the Cleveland Indians (2012), the Toronto Blue Jays (2013–2014), and the New York Yankees (2014–2015).
What were Esmil Rogers's career stats?: In 210 games, Esmil Rogers went 19-22 with a 5.59 ERA, 386 strikeouts, and 454.0 innings pitched.
How much did Esmil Rogers earn in his career?: Esmil Rogers's recorded salaries total $5,138,000 over 6 seasons, 2010 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Rogers's career ran from 2009 to 2015. No salary is recorded for 2009.
What was Esmil Rogers's salary?: Esmil Rogers's last recorded salary was $1,480,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $1,850,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $401,000, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2015.
What position did Esmil Rogers play?: Esmil Rogers played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Esmil Rogers and how much did he weigh?: Esmil Rogers was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Esmil Rogers's career ERA?: Esmil Rogers finished with a 5.59 career ERA, going 19-22 with 386 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Esmil Rogers have?: Esmil Rogers recorded 386 career strikeouts.
Is Esmil Rogers in the Hall of Fame?: No. Esmil Rogers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.