Aaron Sele

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2007)

W–L 148–112
ERA 4.61
WHIP 1.49
SO 1,407
Pitcher PIV 4354.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 205 lb
Born
6/25/1970 in Golden Valley, MN, USA
MLB Debut
1993-06-23
Last Game
2007-09-25
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Aaron Helmer Sele

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
148 112 404 352 15 9 0 2153.0 2,413 1,102 225 798 1,407 4.61 4354.1

Career ERA 4.61 vs. league average 4.46 across their career seasons — near 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
1993 BOS AL 7 2 18 18 0 0 0 111.7 100 34 48 93 2.74 4.19 (+35%) 2308.2
1994 BOS AL 8 7 22 22 2 0 0 143.3 140 61 60 105 3.83 4.51 (+15%) 820.8
1995 BOS AL 3 1 6 6 0 0 0 32.3 32 11 14 21 3.06 4.45 (+31%) -110.5
1996 BOS AL 7 11 29 29 1 0 0 157.3 192 93 67 137 5.32 4.61 (-15%) 2412.1
1997 BOS AL 13 12 33 33 1 0 0 177.3 196 106 80 122 5.38 4.39 (-23%) -3474.2
1998 TEX AL 19 11 33 33 3 2 0 212.7 239 100 84 167 4.23 4.43 (+5%) 3545.4
1999 TEX AL 18 9 33 33 2 2 0 205.0 244 109 70 186 4.79 4.71 (-2%) 4579.6
2000 SEA AL 17 10 34 34 2 2 0 211.7 221 106 74 137 4.51 4.77 (+6%) 4230.4
2001 SEA AL 15 5 34 33 2 1 0 215.0 216 86 51 114 3.60 4.42 (+19%) 605.8
2002 ANA AL 8 9 26 26 1 1 0 160.0 190 87 49 82 4.89 4.28 (-14%) -1661.0
2003 ANA AL 7 11 25 25 0 0 0 121.7 135 78 58 53 5.77 4.40 (-31%) -3963.4
2004 ANA AL 9 4 28 24 0 0 0 132.0 163 74 51 51 5.05 4.46 (-13%) -2179.2
2005 SEA AL 6 12 21 21 1 1 0 116.0 147 73 41 53 5.66 4.29 (-32%) -2964.3
2006 LAN NL 8 6 28 15 0 0 0 103.3 120 52 30 57 4.53 4.53 (avg) 449.6
2007 NYN NL 3 2 34 0 0 0 0 53.7 78 32 21 29 5.37 4.47 (-20%) -245.1
Career · 15 seasons 148 112 404 352 15 9 0 2,153.0 2,413 1,102 798 1,407 4.61 — 4,354

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
404 58 5 9 2 0 0 1 0 3 13 .155 .197 .190 .386 0

Career AVG .155 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 41.9% below league average.

Career OBP .197 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 41.5% below league average.

Career SLG .190 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 55.2% below league average.

Career OPS .386 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 49.1% 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
1993 BOS AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 BOS AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 BOS AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 BOS AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 BOS AL 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 TEX AL 33 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1999 TEX AL 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 SEA AL 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 SEA AL 34 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
2002 ANA AL 26 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2003 ANA AL 25 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
2004 ANA AL 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 SEA AL 21 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 LAN NL 28 26 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 .192 — — — — 0.0
2007 NYN NL 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 404 58 5 9 2 0 0 1 0 3 13 .155 — — — — 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
7 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
2001 ALCS SEA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALDS1 SEA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ALCS SEA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ALDS2 SEA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 6 7 7 0 36.3 42 18 13 17 4.46

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2001 ALCS SEA 0 2 2 2 0 10.0 11 4 4 5 3.60
2001 ALDS1 SEA 0 1 1 1 0 2.0 5 2 0 0 9.00
2000 ALCS SEA 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 9 4 0 4 6.00
2000 ALDS2 SEA 0 0 1 1 0 7.3 3 1 3 1 1.23
1999 ALDS2 TEX 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 6 3 5 3 5.40
1998 ALDS2 TEX 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 8 4 1 4 6.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home208161200.125
Away196424701.167

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2081170.112785613998004.31
Away196982.211355413996074.95

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2007-09-25 NYNWAS — 2.0422020
2007-09-23 NYNMIA — 0.2000000
2007-09-17 NYNWAS L 1.1311100
2007-09-11 NYNATL — 1.0111001
2007-09-03 NYNCIN — 1.0311000
2007-08-30 NYNPHI — 1.2533210
2007-08-27 NYNPHI — 1.0100000
2007-08-22 NYNSDP — 1.0200000
2007-08-15 NYNPIT — 0.1344000
2007-08-07 NYNATL — 1.2311010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 404 352 119 233 21 16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1993 BOS P 18 18 3 9 5 1
1994 BOS P 22 22 6 14 0 0
1995 BOS P 6 6 2 5 3 0
1996 BOS P 29 29 8 18 1 1
1997 BOS P 33 33 10 25 1 2
1998 TEX P 33 33 17 20 2 3
1999 TEX P 33 33 8 30 2 2
2000 SEA P 34 34 19 34 3 2
2001 SEA P 34 33 15 17 1 1
2002 ANA P 26 26 3 12 0 1
2003 ANA P 25 25 6 14 1 0
2004 ANA P 28 24 3 10 2 2
2005 SEA P 21 21 14 6 0 0
2006 LAN P 28 15 3 10 0 0
2007 NYN P 34 0 2 9 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 404

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1993 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2007 NYN NL $1,000,000
2005 SEA AL $700,000
2004 ANA AL $8,666,667
2003 ANA AL $8,166,667
2002 ANA AL $7,166,667
2001 SEA AL $7,000,000
2000 SEA AL $7,500,000
1999 TEX AL $5,525,000
1998 TEX AL $2,850,000
1997 BOS AL $1,126,000
1996 BOS AL $380,000
1995 BOS AL $292,500
1994 BOS AL $190,000
1993 BOS AL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $50,672,501

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Washington State University Pullman WA 1989, 1990, 1991

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1999 Cy Young Award AL 5th 4.0 140 0
1993 Rookie of the Year AL 3rd 19.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Aaron Sele (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jason Marquis
    124-118, 4.61 ERA
  2. 97
    Scott Erickson
    142-136, 4.59 ERA
  3. 86
    Jeff Suppan
    140-146, 4.70 ERA
  4. 86
    Edwin Jackson
    107-133, 4.78 ERA
  5. 85
    Jaime Navarro
    116-126, 4.72 ERA
  6. 83
    Mike Hampton
    148-115, 4.06 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Aaron Sele

What years did Aaron Sele play?
Aaron Sele played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2007.
Was Aaron Sele a pitcher?
Yes. Aaron Sele pitched in the major leagues, recording 148 wins and 1407 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Aaron Sele hit?
Aaron Sele hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.