What years did Esmerling Vasquez play?

Esmerling Vasquez played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2012.

Was Esmerling Vasquez a pitcher?

Yes. Esmerling Vasquez pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 134 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Esmerling Vasquez hit?

Esmerling Vasquez hit 0 career home runs.

What was Esmerling Vasquez's career batting average?

Esmerling Vasquez batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Esmerling Vasquez's career ERA?

Esmerling Vasquez finished with a 4.86 career ERA, going 5-12 with 134 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Esmerling Vasquez have?

Esmerling Vasquez recorded 134 career strikeouts.

Esmerling Vasquez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2012)

Esmerling Vasquez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2012 for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Minnesota Twins, a span of 4 seasons. Across 147 career appearances, he went 5-12 with a 4.86 ERA and 134 strikeouts.

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 5–12

ERA 4.86

WHIP 1.52

SO 134

Pitcher PIV -1934.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 11/7/1983 in Tenares, Hermanas Mirabal, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2009-04-26
Last Game: 2012-10-01

Full name: Esmerling de Jesus Vasquez

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Career Pitching Statistics

Esmerling Vasquez — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	12	147	6	0	0	0	168.2	157	91	14	99	134	4.86	-1934.1

Career ERA 4.86 vs. league average 4.09 across their career seasons — 18.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Esmerling Vasquez — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	ARI	NL	3	3	53	0	53.0	52	26	29	45	4.42	4.32 (-2%)	174.6
2010	ARI	NL	1	6	57	0	53.2	46	31	38	55	5.20	4.08 (-27%)	-1157.3
2011	ARI	NL	1	1	31	0	30.1	27	14	13	20	4.15	3.94 (-5%)	-229.6
2012	MIN	AL	0	2	6	6	31.2	32	20	19	14	5.68	4.01 (-42%)	-721.7
Career · 4 seasons			5	12	147	6	168.2	157	91	99	134	4.86	—	-1,934

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

Esmerling Vasquez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
147	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .406 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Esmerling Vasquez — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	ARI	NL	53	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	ARI	NL	57	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	ARI	NL	31	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	MIN	AL	6	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			147	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Esmerling Vasquez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	77	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	70	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Esmerling Vasquez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	77	83.2	83	54	46	76	5.81
Away	70	85.0	74	37	53	58	3.92

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Esmerling Vasquez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-10-01	MIN	TOR	—	5.2	6	3	3	3	1	0
2012-09-25	MIN	NYY	—	6.0	7	2	2	1	5	1
2012-09-20	MIN	CLE	—	5.2	6	3	3	3	0	0
2012-09-14	MIN	CHW	L	5.2	3	3	3	4	4	0
2012-09-09	MIN	CLE	—	3.0	3	4	4	5	2	1
2012-09-02	MIN	KCR	L	5.2	7	5	5	3	2	0
2011-06-25	AZ	DET	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2011-06-24	AZ	DET	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2011-06-19	AZ	CHW	—	0.1	3	5	4	1	0	0
2011-06-14	AZ	SFG	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Esmerling Vasquez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	147	6	7	21	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Esmerling Vasquez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
2009	ARI	P	53	0	2	6	1
2010	ARI	P	57	0	5	2	1
2011	ARI	P	31	0	0	7	1
2012	MIN	P	6	6	0	6	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Esmerling Vasquez — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	147

Salary History

Esmerling Vasquez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2010	ARI	NL	$404,500
Total Career Earnings			$404,500

Esmerling Vasquez: the record in brief

The profile opens with Esmerling Vasquez's first major league game on April 26, 2009; the last one listed came on October 1, 2012. The team column moves through the Arizona Diamondbacks (2009 to 2011) and the Minnesota Twins (2012). Vasquez, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds. The birth record reads November 7, 1983, in Tenares, Hermanas Mirabal, D.R. The given name on file is Esmerling de Jesus Vasquez.

Vasquez pitched in 147 games, starting 6, and finished with a 5-12 record and 4.86 ERA. Also on Vasquez's record: 134 strikeouts. Against a 4.09 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.86 mark was 18.7% worse. 2010 produced Vasquez's most strikeouts, 55. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.42 in 2009, when the league's was 4.32.

Vasquez appears at one position only: pitcher, in 147 games. Fielding on the mound produced 7 putouts and 21 assists against 3 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Esmerling Vasquez

What years did Esmerling Vasquez play?: Esmerling Vasquez played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2012.
Was Esmerling Vasquez a pitcher?: Yes. Esmerling Vasquez pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 134 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Esmerling Vasquez hit?: Esmerling Vasquez hit 0 career home runs.
What was Esmerling Vasquez's career batting average?: Esmerling Vasquez batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Esmerling Vasquez's career ERA?: Esmerling Vasquez finished with a 4.86 career ERA, going 5-12 with 134 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Esmerling Vasquez have?: Esmerling Vasquez recorded 134 career strikeouts.