Pedro Strop
Born: 6/13/1985 in San Cristobal, San Cristóbal, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2009-08-28 | Final Game: 2021-04-16
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 220 lbs
Full name: Pedro Angel Strop
Biography
Pedro Strop, born in 1985, was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 2009 to 2021. Renowned for his dynamic pitching style and effective slider, Strop made a significant impact in Major League Baseball, particularly during his tenure with the Chicago Cubs. Over the course of his career, he compiled a record of 29 wins and 30 losses, while maintaining an impressive earned run average (ERA) of 3.2. His ability to strike out batters was evident in his total of 554 strikeouts, complemented by 32 saves, showcasing his versatility as both a reliever and a late-inning option.
Strop's contributions were particularly notable during the Cubs' competitive years in the mid-2010s, where he played a key role in the team's bullpen. His performance during this era was instrumental in helping the Cubs secure the 2016 World Series title, ending a 108-year championship drought. With a reputation for his clutch performances and charismatic presence on the mound, Strop left a lasting legacy in the game, remembered not only for his statistics but also for his passion and dedication to baseball.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 30 | 561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 505.7 | 360 | 180 | 34 | 232 | 554 | 3.20 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | TEX | AL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7.71 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | TEX | AL | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10.12 | -734.7 |
| 2011 | BAL | AL | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0.73 | 659.4 |
| 2011 | TEX | AL | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3.72 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | BAL | AL | 5 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.3 | 52 | 18 | 37 | 58 | 2.44 | 710.1 |
| 2013 | BAL | AL | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 7.25 | -922.7 |
| 2013 | CHC | NL | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35.0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 2.83 | - |
| 2014 | CHC | NL | 2 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61.0 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 71 | 2.21 | - |
| 2015 | CHC | NL | 2 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68.0 | 39 | 22 | 29 | 81 | 2.91 | - |
| 2016 | CHC | NL | 2 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.3 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 60 | 2.85 | - |
| 2017 | CHC | NL | 5 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.3 | 45 | 19 | 26 | 65 | 2.83 | - |
| 2018 | CHC | NL | 6 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 59.7 | 38 | 15 | 21 | 57 | 2.26 | - |
| 2019 | CHC | NL | 2 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 41.7 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 49 | 4.97 | - |
| 2020 | CIN | NL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3.86 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | CHC | NL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 562 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | TEX | AL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | TEX | AL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | BAL | AL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | TEX | AL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | BAL | AL | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | BAL | AL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | CHC | NL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | CHC | NL | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | CHC | NL | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | CHC | NL | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | CHC | NL | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | CHC | NL | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | CHC | NL | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | CIN | NL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | CHC | NL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NLWC | CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | NLCS | CHN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | NLDS2 | CHN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2016 | NLCS | CHN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2016 | NLDS1 | CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2016 | WS | CHN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | NLCS | CHN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | NLDS1 | CHN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | ALDS1 | BAL | 2 | 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 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 19.3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1.86 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NLWC | CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | NLCS | CHN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | NLDS2 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.70 |
| 2016 | NLCS | CHN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 |
| 2016 | NLDS1 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2016 | WS | CHN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | NLCS | CHN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | NLDS1 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.38 |
| 2012 | ALDS1 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P | 561 | 0 | 42 | 50 | 6 | 4 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | TEX | P | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | TEX | P | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | BAL | P | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | TEX | P | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | BAL | P | 70 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | BAL | P | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | CHN | P | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | CHN | P | 65 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | CHN | P | 76 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | CHN | P | 54 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | CHN | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | CHN | P | 69 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | CHN | P | 60 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | CHN | P | 50 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | CIN | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CHN | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 561 |
| Left Field | 1 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CHN | NL | $4,400,000 |
| 2015 | CHN | NL | $2,525,000 |
| 2014 | CHN | NL | $1,325,000 |
| 2013 | BAL | AL | $502,500 |
| 2012 | BAL | AL | $482,500 |
| 2011 | TEX | AL | $416,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $9,651,000 | ||