What years did Jonathan Sanchez play?

Jonathan Sanchez played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2013.

Was Jonathan Sanchez a pitcher?

Yes. Jonathan Sanchez pitched in the major leagues, recording 39 wins and 796 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jonathan Sanchez hit?

Jonathan Sanchez hit 0 career home runs with 23 hits.

What was Jonathan Sanchez's career batting average?

Jonathan Sanchez batted .115 over his career, with 23 hits in 200 at bats.

How many RBI did Jonathan Sanchez have?

Jonathan Sanchez drove in 9 runs in his career.

What was Jonathan Sanchez's career ERA?

Jonathan Sanchez finished with a 4.70 career ERA, going 39-58 with 796 strikeouts.

Jonathan Sanchez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2013)

Jonathan Sanchez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2013 for 4 teams, including the San Francisco Giants, a span of 8 seasons. Across 194 career appearances, he went 39-58 with a 4.70 ERA and 796 strikeouts. He also batted .115 with 0 home runs.

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 39–58

ERA 4.70

WHIP 1.46

SO 796

Pitcher PIV -4131.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 200 lb
Born: 11/19/1982 in Mayaguez, P.R.
MLB Debut: 2006-05-28
Last Game: 2013-04-29

Full name: Jonathan Omar Sanchez

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jonathan Sanchez — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
39	58	194	137	1	1	0	786.1	714	411	91	437	796	4.70	-4131.7

Career ERA 4.70 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 12.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jonathan Sanchez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2006	SFN	NL	3	1	27	4	0	0	40.0	39	22	23	33	4.95	4.53 (-9%)	358.0
2007	SFN	NL	1	5	33	4	0	0	52.0	57	34	28	62	5.88	4.47 (-32%)	-371.5
2008	SFN	NL	9	12	29	29	0	0	158.0	154	88	75	157	5.01	4.32 (-16%)	1917.9
2009	SFN	NL	8	12	32	29	1	1	163.1	135	77	88	177	4.24	4.32 (+2%)	646.8
2010	SFN	NL	13	9	34	33	0	0	193.1	142	66	96	205	3.07	4.08 (+25%)	402.4
2011	SFN	NL	4	7	19	19	0	0	101.1	80	48	66	102	4.26	3.94 (-8%)	-901.9
2012	KCA	AL	1	6	12	12	0	0	53.1	65	46	44	36	7.76	4.01 (-93%)	-3248.4
2012	COL	NL	0	3	3	3	0	0	11.1	17	12	9	9	9.53	4.01 (-137%)	-939.4
2013	PIT	NL	0	3	5	4	0	0	13.2	25	18	8	15	11.85	3.87 (-207%)	-1995.7
Career · 9 seasons			39	58	194	137	1	1	786.1	714	411	437	796	4.70	—	-4,132

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

Jonathan Sanchez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
196	200	10	23	6	1	0	9	0	8	103	.115	.157	.155	.312	-1,063

Career AVG .115 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 55.9% below league average.

Career OBP .157 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 52.0% below league average.

Career SLG .155 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 62.3% below league average.

Career OPS .312 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 57.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jonathan Sanchez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	SFN	NL	27	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SFN	NL	33	6	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	SFN	NL	30	49	2	5	1	0	4	1	22	.102	—	—	—	—	-545.3
2009	SFN	NL	32	41	2	3	0	0	0	4	27	.073	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	SFN	NL	34	58	2	8	0	1	3	0	26	.138	.257 (-46%)	.325 (-53%)	.402 (-57%)	.728 (-55%)	-518.1
2011	SFN	NL	19	29	2	6	4	0	1	1	12	.207	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	KCA	AL	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	COL	NL	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	PIT	NL	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			196	200	10	23	6	1	9	8	103	.115	—	—	—	—	-1,063

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

Jonathan Sanchez — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.167

Playoff Batting by Year

Jonathan Sanchez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG
2010	NLCS	SFN	2	3	1	1	2	.333
2010	NLDS2	SFN	1	3	0	0	2	.000
2010	WS	SFN	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jonathan Sanchez — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	2	4	4	0	20.0	16	9	9	22	4.05

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jonathan Sanchez — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2010	NLCS	SFN	1	2	2	8.0	8	4	5	8	4.50
2010	NLDS2	SFN	0	1	1	7.1	2	1	1	11	1.23
2010	WS	SFN	1	1	1	4.2	6	4	3	3	7.71

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jonathan Sanchez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	100	88	5	10	0	5	.114
Away	96	112	5	13	0	4	.116

Pitching — Home / Away

Jonathan Sanchez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	98	385.2	360	201	194	393	4.69
Away	96	400.2	354	210	243	403	4.72

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jonathan Sanchez — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB	SO
2013-04-29	PIT	MIL	L	1	0	0	1
2013-04-26	PIT	STL	L	0	0	0	0
2013-04-21	PIT	ATL	W	1	0	0	0
2013-04-14	PIT	CIN	W	0	1	1	0
2013-04-10	PIT	AZ	L	1	0	0	1
2013-04-05	PIT	LAD	L	2	0	0	2
2012-08-03	COL	SFG	L	1	0	0	1
2012-07-29	COL	CIN	L	1	0	0	1
2012-07-23	COL	AZ	L	1	0	0	1
2012-07-16	KCR	SEA	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jonathan Sanchez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2013-04-29	PIT	MIL	—	2.1	4	2	2	0	4	2
2013-04-26	PIT	STL	L	0.0	3	2	2	0	0	2
2013-04-21	PIT	ATL	—	3.0	4	2	2	3	5	0
2013-04-10	PIT	AZ	L	3.1	8	9	9	4	2	2
2013-04-05	PIT	LAD	L	5.0	6	3	3	1	4	1
2012-08-03	COL	SFG	L	3.0	3	2	1	3	1	0
2012-07-29	COL	CIN	L	4.1	8	6	6	2	3	2
2012-07-23	COL	AZ	L	4.0	6	5	5	4	5	1
2012-07-16	KCR	SEA	L	1.1	7	7	7	1	2	2
2012-07-06	KCR	DET	L	5.2	6	4	4	3	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jonathan Sanchez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	194	137	18	83	8	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jonathan Sanchez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	SFN	P	27	4	0	2	0	0
2007	SFN	P	33	4	0	6	0	1
2008	SFN	P	29	29	1	16	0	1
2009	SFN	P	32	29	3	15	0	1
2010	SFN	P	34	33	7	20	1	1
2011	SFN	P	19	19	5	14	2	1
2012	KCA	P	12	12	1	5	4	0
2012	COL	P	3	3	1	3	0	0
2013	PIT	P	5	4	0	2	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jonathan Sanchez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	194

Awards & Honors

Jonathan Sanchez — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2009	Player of the Week	Week of 2009-07-11
2008	Player of the Week	Week of 2008-06-28

Salary History

Jonathan Sanchez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	PIT	NL	$1,375,000
2012	KCA	AL	$5,600,000
2011	SFN	NL	$4,800,000
2010	SFN	NL	$2,100,000
2009	SFN	NL	$455,000
2008	SFN	NL	$395,000
2007	SFN	NL	$381,000
Total Career Earnings			$15,106,000

College History

Jonathan Sanchez — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Ohio Dominican University	Columbus	OH	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

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Career Spans

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Jonathan Sanchez: the record in brief

Between the debut on May 28, 2006 and the final game on April 29, 2013, Jonathan Sanchez built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the San Francisco Giants (2006 to 2011), the Kansas City Royals (2012), the Colorado Rockies (2012), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2013). Sanchez played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Born on November 19, 1982, in Mayaguez, P.R., Sanchez was listed at 6 feet, 0 inches and 200 pounds. The bio lists the given name Jonathan Omar.

Sanchez's career pitching line is 39 wins, 58 losses and a 4.70 ERA over 194 appearances. The same table counts 796 strikeouts. The league ERA over Sanchez's seasons was 4.19, so the 4.70 figure ran 12.2% worse than average. The best win total was 13, in 2010. In 2010, one of the busiest seasons, Sanchez posted a 3.07 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.08.

The awards table records Player of the Week, in 2008 and 2009.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jonathan Sanchez

What years did Jonathan Sanchez play?: Jonathan Sanchez played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2013.
Was Jonathan Sanchez a pitcher?: Yes. Jonathan Sanchez pitched in the major leagues, recording 39 wins and 796 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jonathan Sanchez hit?: Jonathan Sanchez hit 0 career home runs with 23 hits.
What was Jonathan Sanchez's career batting average?: Jonathan Sanchez batted .115 over his career, with 23 hits in 200 at bats.
How many RBI did Jonathan Sanchez have?: Jonathan Sanchez drove in 9 runs in his career.
What was Jonathan Sanchez's career ERA?: Jonathan Sanchez finished with a 4.70 career ERA, going 39-58 with 796 strikeouts.