What years did Fernando Salas play?

Fernando Salas played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2019.

Was Fernando Salas a pitcher?

Yes. Fernando Salas pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 474 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Fernando Salas hit?

Fernando Salas hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Fernando Salas play for?

Fernando Salas played for 5 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (2010–2013), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014–2017), the New York Mets (2016–2017), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2018), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2019).

What were Fernando Salas's career stats?

In 496 games, Fernando Salas went 25-28 with a 3.91 ERA, 474 strikeouts, 489.2 innings pitched, and 30 saves.

What was Fernando Salas's salary?

Fernando Salas's last recorded salary was $2,400,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $2,400,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $498,000, in 2012. The Salary History table lists each season from 2012 to 2016.

What position did Fernando Salas play?

Fernando Salas played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Fernando Salas and how much did he weigh?

Fernando Salas was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Fernando Salas's career ERA?

Fernando Salas finished with a 3.91 career ERA, going 25-28 with 474 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Fernando Salas have?

Fernando Salas recorded 474 career strikeouts.

Is Fernando Salas in the Hall of Fame?

No. Fernando Salas has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Fernando Salas

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2019)

Fernando Salas was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2019 for 5 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 10 seasons. Across 496 career appearances, he went 25-28 with a 3.91 ERA, 474 strikeouts, and 30 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4854.5.

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 25–28

ERA 3.91

WHIP 1.22

SO 474

Pitcher PIV 4854.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 5/30/1985 in Huatabampo, Sonora, México
MLB Debut: 2010-05-28
Last Game: 2019-07-20

Full name: Noel Fernando Salas

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Career Pitching Statistics

Fernando Salas — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	28	496	0	0	0	30	489.2	450	213	57	149	474	3.91	4854.5

Career ERA 3.91 vs. league average 4.08 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Fernando Salas Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2010	SLN	NL	0	0	27	0	30.2	28	12	15	29	3.52	4.08 (+14%)	-207.8
2011	SLN	NL	5	6	68	24	75.0	50	19	21	75	2.28	3.94 (+42%)	1492.1
2012	SLN	NL	1	4	65	0	58.2	56	28	27	60	4.30	4.01 (-7%)	631.7
2013	SLN	NL	0	3	27	0	28.0	27	14	6	22	4.50	3.87 (-16%)	173.3
2014	LAA	AL	5	0	57	0	58.2	50	22	14	61	3.38	3.74 (+10%)	1206.7
2015	LAA	AL	5	2	72	0	63.2	61	30	12	74	4.24	3.96 (-7%)	1309.7
2016	LAA	AL	3	6	58	6	56.1	52	28	19	45	4.47	4.19 (-7%)	-630.6
2016	NYN	NL	0	1	17	0	17.1	11	4	0	19	2.08	4.19 (+50%)	428.6
2017	NYN	NL	1	2	48	0	45.0	60	30	20	47	6.00	4.36 (-38%)	-74.6
2017	LAA	AL	1	0	13	0	13.2	7	4	2	9	2.63	4.36 (+40%)	712.1
2018	ARI	NL	4	4	41	0	40.0	40	20	13	30	4.50	4.15 (-8%)	-186.8
2019	PHI	NL	0	0	3	0	2.2	8	2	0	3	6.75	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			25	28	496	30	489.2	450	213	149	474	3.91	—	4,855

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

Fernando Salas — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
496	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.143	.143	.143	.286	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 43.7% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 55.4% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 65.0% below league average.

Career OPS .286 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 60.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Fernando Salas Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2010	SLN	NL	27	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	SLN	NL	68	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SLN	NL	65	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	SLN	NL	27	2	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	LAA	AL	57	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	LAA	AL	72	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	LAA	AL	58	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	NYN	NL	17	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	NYN	NL	48	2	1	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	LAA	AL	13	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	ARI	NL	41	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	PHI	NL	3	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			496	7	1	3	.143	—	—	—	—	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

Fernando Salas — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Fernando Salas — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2014	ALDS1	LAA	2	.000
2012	NLCS	SLN	4	.000
2012	NLDS1	SLN	1	.000
2011	NLCS	SLN	4	.000
2011	NLDS1	SLN	3	.000
2011	WS	SLN	4	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Fernando Salas — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	18	0	0	20.1	16	8	4	18	3.54

Playoff Pitching by Year

Fernando Salas — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2014	ALDS1	LAA	1	2	1.1	1	1	0	1	6.75
2012	NLCS	SLN	0	4	4.2	3	2	0	4	3.86
2012	NLDS1	SLN	0	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
2011	NLCS	SLN	0	4	6.0	3	1	1	6	1.50
2011	NLDS1	SLN	0	3	3.2	2	1	0	2	2.45
2011	WS	SLN	0	4	3.2	7	3	3	4	7.36

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Fernando Salas — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	255	5	0	1	0	0	.200
Away	241	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Fernando Salas — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	255	256.0	228	119	67	251	4.18
Away	241	233.2	222	94	82	223	3.62

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Fernando Salas — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2019-07-20	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	3	0	0	0	1	0
2019-07-18	PHI	LAD	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0
2019-06-24	PHI	NYN	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	1
2018-07-05	AZ	SDP	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0
2018-07-04	AZ	STL	—	0.1	2	3	3	0	0	1
2018-07-01	AZ	SFG	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
2018-06-29	AZ	SFG	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018-06-28	AZ	MIA	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2018-06-26	AZ	MIA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018-06-22	AZ	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Fernando Salas — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	496	0	29	55	1	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Fernando Salas — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2010	SLN	P	27	4	4	0	0
2011	SLN	P	68	5	8	0	1
2012	SLN	P	65	3	9	0	0
2013	SLN	P	27	1	3	0	0
2014	LAA	P	57	6	7	0	1
2015	LAA	P	72	2	10	0	1
2016	LAA	P	58	2	7	0	0
2016	NYN	P	17	2	0	0	0
2017	NYN	P	48	1	5	0	0
2017	LAA	P	13	1	2	0	0
2018	ARI	P	41	2	0	1	0
2019	PHI	P	3	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Fernando Salas Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	496

Salary History

Fernando Salas's recorded salaries total $5,650,000 over 5 seasons, 2012 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Salas's career ran from 2010 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2010 and 2011.

Fernando Salas — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	LAA	AL	$2,400,000
2015	LAA	AL	$1,370,000
2014	LAA	AL	$870,000
2013	SLN	NL	$512,000
2012	SLN	NL	$498,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$5,650,000

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Fernando Salas: the record in brief

May 28, 2010 and July 20, 2019 bracket Fernando Salas's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Salas's seasons break down as the St. Louis Cardinals (2010 to 2013), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014 to 2017), the New York Mets (2016 through 2017), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2018), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2019). Salas, born on May 30, 1985, in Huatabampo, Sonora, México, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 2 inches and 200 pounds. The bio lists the given name Noel Fernando.

Across 496 games (0 starts), Salas recorded 25 wins against 28 losses with a 3.91 ERA. Salas had 474 strikeouts and 30 saves. Salas's 3.91 ERA was close to the 4.08 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 5, in 2011. Salas saved 24 games in 2011, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Fernando Salas

What years did Fernando Salas play?: Fernando Salas played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2019.
Was Fernando Salas a pitcher?: Yes. Fernando Salas pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 474 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Fernando Salas hit?: Fernando Salas hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Fernando Salas play for?: Fernando Salas played for 5 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (2010–2013), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014–2017), the New York Mets (2016–2017), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2018), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2019).
What were Fernando Salas's career stats?: In 496 games, Fernando Salas went 25-28 with a 3.91 ERA, 474 strikeouts, 489.2 innings pitched, and 30 saves.
How much did Fernando Salas earn in his career?: Fernando Salas's recorded salaries total $5,650,000 over 5 seasons, 2012 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Salas's career ran from 2010 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2010 and 2011.
What was Fernando Salas's salary?: Fernando Salas's last recorded salary was $2,400,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $2,400,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $498,000, in 2012. The Salary History table lists each season from 2012 to 2016.
What position did Fernando Salas play?: Fernando Salas played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Fernando Salas and how much did he weigh?: Fernando Salas was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Fernando Salas's career ERA?: Fernando Salas finished with a 3.91 career ERA, going 25-28 with 474 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Fernando Salas have?: Fernando Salas recorded 474 career strikeouts.
Is Fernando Salas in the Hall of Fame?: No. Fernando Salas has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.