Julian Tavarez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2009)

W–L 88–82
ERA 4.46
WHIP 1.50
SO 842
Pitcher PIV 3737.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 165 lb
Born
5/22/1973 in Santiago, Santiago, D.R.
MLB Debut
1993-08-07
Last Game
2009-07-19
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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
88 82 828 108 2 0 23 1404.3 1,540 696 113 563 842 4.46 3737.3

Career ERA 4.46 vs. league average 4.44 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 CLE AL 2 2 8 7 0 0 0 37.0 53 27 13 19 6.57 4.19 (-57%) -1337.9
1994 CLE AL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.7 6 4 1 0 21.60 — 0.0
1995 CLE AL 10 2 57 0 0 0 0 85.0 76 23 21 68 2.44 4.45 (+45%) 2227.4
1996 CLE AL 4 7 51 4 0 0 0 80.7 101 48 22 46 5.36 4.61 (-16%) 561.9
1997 SFN NL 6 4 89 0 0 0 0 88.3 91 38 34 38 3.87 4.39 (+12%) -72.8
1998 SFN NL 5 3 60 0 0 0 1 85.3 96 36 36 52 3.80 4.43 (+14%) 439.9
1999 SFN NL 2 0 47 0 0 0 0 54.7 65 36 25 33 5.93 4.71 (-26%) -948.2
2000 COL NL 11 5 51 12 1 0 1 120.0 124 59 53 62 4.42 4.77 (+7%) -68.8
2001 CHN NL 10 9 34 28 0 0 0 161.3 172 81 69 107 4.52 4.42 (-2%) 665.6
2002 FLO NL 10 12 29 27 0 0 0 153.7 188 92 74 67 5.39 4.28 (-26%) -1194.4
2003 PIT NL 3 3 64 0 0 0 11 83.7 75 34 27 39 3.66 4.40 (+17%) 2122.7
2004 SLN NL 7 4 77 0 0 0 4 64.3 57 17 19 48 2.38 4.46 (+47%) 2509.2
2005 SLN NL 2 3 74 0 0 0 4 65.7 68 25 19 47 3.43 4.29 (+20%) 467.7
2006 BOS AL 5 4 58 6 1 0 1 98.7 110 49 44 56 4.47 4.53 (+1%) -795.8
2007 BOS AL 7 11 34 23 0 0 0 134.7 151 77 51 77 5.15 4.47 (-15%) -897.3
2008 BOS AL 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 12.7 18 9 9 6 6.39 4.32 (-48%) -72.6
2008 MIL NL 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 7.3 13 7 5 10 8.59 — 0.0
2008 ATL NL 1 3 36 0 0 0 0 34.7 42 15 14 35 3.89 4.32 (+10%) -42.1
2009 WAS NL 3 7 42 0 0 0 1 35.0 34 19 27 32 4.89 4.32 (-13%) 172.8
Career · 19 seasons 88 82 828 108 2 0 23 1,404.1 1,540 696 563 842 4.46 — 3,737

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
828 140 8 16 0 0 0 9 0 7 60 .114 .156 .114 .271 0

Career AVG .114 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 57.1% below league average.

Career OBP .156 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 53.4% below league average.

Career SLG .114 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 73.0% below league average.

Career OPS .271 vs. league average .758 across their career seasons — 64.3% 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 CLE AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 CLE AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 CLE AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 SFN NL 89 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 SFN NL 60 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 — — — — 0.0
1999 SFN NL 47 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
2000 COL NL 51 35 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .086 — — — — 0.0
2001 CHN NL 34 41 4 5 0 0 0 4 0 3 17 .122 — — — — 0.0
2002 FLO NL 29 40 3 5 0 0 0 5 0 2 17 .125 — — — — 0.0
2003 PIT NL 64 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 SLN NL 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 SLN NL 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 BOS AL 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 BOS AL 34 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 — — — — 0.0
2008 BOS AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 MIL NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 ATL NL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 WAS NL 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 828 140 8 16 0 0 0 9 0 7 60 .114 — — — — 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
31 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
2005 NLCS SLN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 NLDS1 SLN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 NLCS SLN 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 NLDS1 SLN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 WS SLN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 NLDS1 SFN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS1 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALCS CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALDS1 CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 WS CLE 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 4 31 0 0 30.7 31 12 10 16 3.52

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2005 NLCS SLN 0 0 3 0 0 3.3 5 2 0 2 5.40
2005 NLDS1 SLN 0 0 2 0 0 1.3 4 2 1 0 13.50
2004 NLCS SLN 2 1 5 0 0 6.0 3 2 2 3 3.00
2004 NLDS1 SLN 0 0 2 0 0 2.3 2 0 0 3 0.00
2004 WS SLN 0 1 2 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 1 4.50
1997 NLDS1 SFN 0 1 3 0 0 4.0 4 2 2 0 4.50
1996 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 2 0 0 1.3 1 0 2 1 0.00
1995 ALCS CLE 0 1 4 0 0 3.3 3 1 1 2 2.70
1995 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 3 0 0 2.7 5 2 0 3 6.75
1995 WS CLE 0 0 5 0 0 4.3 3 0 2 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home4167941207.152
Away412614402.066

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home416735.27813312604414.05
Away412668.27593653034014.91

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2009-07-19 WASCHC — 0.2311000
2009-07-16 WASCHC — 0.0231100
2009-07-08 WASCOL — 2.0422120
2009-07-07 WASCOL L 0.1010210
2009-07-03 WASATL — 0.2000100
2009-07-01 WASMIA L 0.0222000
2009-06-29 WASMIA — 0.1111300
2009-06-27 WASBAL — 1.1100010
2009-06-24 WASBOS — 1.0000110
2009-06-23 WASBOS L 0.1110100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 828 108 115 205 18 24

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1993 CLE P 8 7 2 3 0 2
1994 CLE P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1995 CLE P 57 0 7 11 2 1
1996 CLE P 51 4 6 8 0 0
1997 SFN P 89 0 5 13 2 2
1998 SFN P 60 0 4 10 1 1
1999 SFN P 47 0 7 6 1 1
2000 COL P 51 12 14 23 1 1
2001 CHN P 34 28 14 31 3 6
2002 FLO P 29 27 15 30 4 2
2003 PIT P 64 0 6 20 0 3
2004 SLN P 77 0 7 9 0 0
2005 SLN P 74 0 3 7 0 0
2006 BOS P 58 6 7 16 2 2
2007 BOS P 34 23 11 9 1 2
2008 BOS P 9 0 1 2 0 1
2008 MIL P 7 0 1 2 1 0
2008 ATL P 36 0 3 3 0 0
2009 WAS P 42 0 2 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 828

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1995 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2009 WAS NL $500,000
2008 BOS AL $3,850,000
2007 BOS AL $3,350,000
2006 BOS AL $3,350,000
2005 SLN NL $2,600,000
2004 SLN NL $1,600,000
2003 PIT NL $750,000
2002 FLO NL $3,100,000
2001 CHN NL $2,275,000
2000 COL NL $1,200,000
1999 SFN NL $1,150,000
1998 SFN NL $1,108,334
1997 SFN NL $683,333
1996 CLE AL $391,666
1995 CLE AL $120,000
1994 CLE AL $115,000
1993 CLE AL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $26,252,333

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1995 Rookie of the Year AL 6th 3.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Julian Tavarez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dan Spillner
    75-89, 4.21 ERA
  2. 96
    David Weathers
    73-88, 4.25 ERA
  3. 95
    Kent Mercker
    74-67, 4.16 ERA
  4. 84
    Zach Duke
    69-91, 4.31 ERA
  5. 83
    Bruce Ruffin
    60-82, 4.19 ERA
  6. 77
    George Caster
    76-100, 4.54 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Julian Tavarez

What years did Julian Tavarez play?
Julian Tavarez played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2009.
Was Julian Tavarez a pitcher?
Yes. Julian Tavarez pitched in the major leagues, recording 88 wins and 842 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Julian Tavarez hit?
Julian Tavarez hit 0 career home runs with 16 hits.