What years did Chin-hui Tsao play?

Chin-hui Tsao played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2016.

Was Chin-hui Tsao a pitcher?

Yes. Chin-hui Tsao pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 67 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Chin-hui Tsao hit?

Chin-hui Tsao hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

Chin-hui Tsao

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2016)

W–L 5–6

ERA 5.75

WHIP 1.49

SO 67

Pitcher PIV -3407.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 170 lb
Born: 6/2/1981 in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan
MLB Debut: 2003-07-25
Last Game: 2016-05-21

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	6	57	8	0	0	4	97.0	105	62	22	40	67	5.75	-3407.6

Career ERA 5.75 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 33.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2003	COL	NL	3	3	9	8	0	43.3	48	29	20	29	6.02	4.40 (-37%)	-2442.8
2004	COL	NL	0	0	10	0	1	9.3	7	4	1	11	3.86	4.46 (+14%)	0.0
2005	COL	NL	1	0	10	0	3	11.0	16	8	5	4	6.55	4.29 (-53%)	-875.5
2007	LAN	NL	0	1	21	0	0	24.7	18	12	8	16	4.38	4.47 (+2%)	-89.3
2015	LAN	NL	1	1	5	0	0	7.0	15	8	3	7	10.29	—	0.0
2016	LAN	NL	0	1	2	0	0	1.7	1	1	3	0	5.40	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			5	6	57	8	4	97.0	105	62	40	67	5.75	—	-3,408

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
57	14	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.214	.214	.357	.571	0

Career AVG .214 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 18.3% below league average.

Career OBP .214 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 34.8% below league average.

Career SLG .357 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 14.7% below league average.

Career OPS .571 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — 23.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2003	COL	NL	9	13	2	2	1	1	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	COL	NL	10	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	COL	NL	10	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	LAN	NL	21	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	LAN	NL	5	1	1	1	1	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	LAN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			57	14	3	3	2	1	.214	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	29	7	2	1	0	0	.143
Away	28	7	1	2	0	0	.286

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	29	55.0	51	24	17	41	3.93
Away	28	42.0	54	38	23	26	8.14

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B
2016-05-21	LAD	SDP	L	0	0	0	0
2016-05-19	LAD	LAA	L	0	0	0	0
2015-07-25	LAD	NYN	L	0	0	0	0
2015-07-21	LAD	ATL	L	1	1	1	1
2015-07-17	LAD	WAS	L	0	0	0	0
2015-07-11	LAD	MIL	L	0	0	0	0
2015-07-10	LAD	MIL	W	0	0	0	0
2007-07-14	LAD	SFG	W	0	0	0	0
2007-07-08	LAD	MIA	W	0	0	0	0
2007-07-05	LAD	ATL	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2016-05-21	LAD	SDP	L	0.2	1	1	1	3	0	0
2016-05-19	LAD	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015-07-25	LAD	NYN	—	0.2	7	6	6	1	0	2
2015-07-21	LAD	ATL	L	1.1	2	1	0	1	2	0
2015-07-17	LAD	WAS	—	2.0	2	2	2	1	2	1
2015-07-11	LAD	MIL	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
2015-07-10	LAD	MIL	W	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2007-07-14	LAD	SFG	—	0.2	2	4	4	1	0	1
2007-07-08	LAD	MIA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2007-07-05	LAD	ATL	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	57	8	4	17	2	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2003	COL	P	9	8	3	9	0	2
2004	COL	P	10	0	0	0	1	0
2005	COL	P	10	0	0	2	1	0
2007	LAN	P	21	0	1	6	0	1
2015	LAN	P	5	0	0	0	0	0
2016	LAN	P	2	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	57

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	COL	NL	$332,000
2005	COL	NL	$317,000
Total Career Earnings			$649,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Chin-hui Tsao

What years did Chin-hui Tsao play?: Chin-hui Tsao played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2016.
Was Chin-hui Tsao a pitcher?: Yes. Chin-hui Tsao pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 67 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chin-hui Tsao hit?: Chin-hui Tsao hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.