Javier Vazquez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2011)

Javier Vazquez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2011 for 6 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 14 seasons. Across 450 career appearances, he went 165-160 with a 4.22 ERA and 2,536 strikeouts. He also batted .204 with 1 home runs. Javier Vazquez was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 36248.9.

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

W–L 165–160
ERA 4.22
WHIP 1.25
SO 2,536
Pitcher PIV 36248.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 210 lb
Born
7/25/1976 in Ponce, P.R.
MLB Debut
1998-04-03
Last Game
2011-09-27
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Javier Carlos Vazquez

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Career Pitching Statistics

Javier Vazquez — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
165 160 450 443 28 8 0 2840.0 2,784 1,331 373 763 2,536 4.22 36248.9

Career ERA 4.22 vs. league average 4.39 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Javier Vazquez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1998 MON NL 5 15 33 32 0 0 0 172.1 196 116 68 139 6.06 4.43 (-37%) -3481.5
1999 MON NL 9 8 26 26 3 1 0 154.2 154 86 52 113 5.00 4.71 (-6%) 1071.1
2000 MON NL 11 9 33 33 2 1 0 217.2 247 98 61 196 4.05 4.77 (+15%) 6215.6
2001 MON NL 16 11 32 32 5 3 0 223.2 197 85 44 208 3.42 4.42 (+23%) 7036.2
2002 MON NL 10 13 34 34 2 0 0 230.1 243 100 49 179 3.91 4.28 (+9%) 3616.6
2003 MON NL 13 12 34 34 4 1 0 230.2 198 83 57 241 3.24 4.40 (+26%) 6562.2
2004 NYA AL 14 10 32 32 0 0 0 198.0 195 108 60 150 4.91 4.46 (-10%) -1543.8
2005 ARI NL 11 15 33 33 3 1 0 215.2 223 106 46 192 4.42 4.29 (-3%) 1308.0
2006 CHA AL 11 12 33 32 1 0 0 202.2 206 109 56 184 4.84 4.53 (-7%) 3533.9
2007 CHA AL 15 8 32 32 2 0 0 216.2 197 90 50 213 3.74 4.47 (+16%) 3793.3
2008 CHA AL 12 16 33 33 1 0 0 208.1 214 108 61 200 4.67 4.32 (-8%) 3188.3
2009 ATL NL 15 10 32 32 3 0 0 219.1 181 70 44 238 2.87 4.32 (+34%) 8899.6
2010 NYA AL 10 10 31 26 0 0 0 157.1 155 93 65 121 5.32 4.08 (-30%) -5813.7
2011 FLO NL 13 11 32 32 2 1 0 192.2 178 79 50 162 3.69 3.94 (+6%) 1863.1
Career · 14 seasons 165 160 450 443 28 8 0 2,840.0 2,784 1,331 763 2,536 4.22 — 36,249

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

Javier Vazquez — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
459 560 43 114 14 2 1 29 0 24 95 .204 .237 .241 .478 -3,216

Career AVG .204 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 23.1% below league average.

Career OBP .237 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 29.0% below league average.

Career SLG .241 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 42.7% below league average.

Career OPS .478 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — 36.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Javier Vazquez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1998 MON NL 33 52 3 9 2 1 0 5 0 2 7 .173 .266 (-35%) .335 (-40%) .420 (-41%) .755 (-40%) -371.2
1999 MON NL 26 42 4 12 2 0 0 5 0 3 8 .286 — — — — 0.0
2000 MON NL 33 65 4 15 2 0 0 1 0 2 15 .231 .270 (-15%) .344 (-26%) .437 (-40%) .782 (-34%) -375.6
2001 MON NL 32 62 5 16 2 0 0 1 0 2 11 .258 .263 (-2%) .332 (-13%) .426 (-32%) .758 (-24%) -245.2
2002 MON NL 34 73 7 13 0 0 0 4 0 3 9 .178 .261 (-32%) .331 (-36%) .416 (-57%) .747 (-48%) -564.8
2003 MON NL 34 65 5 10 0 1 0 6 0 2 8 .154 .264 (-42%) .332 (-46%) .422 (-56%) .754 (-52%) -559.0
2004 NYA AL 32 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
2005 ARI NL 33 63 2 15 1 0 1 2 0 3 10 .238 .264 (-10%) .330 (-17%) .418 (-28%) .749 (-23%) -236.4
2006 CHA AL 33 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
2007 CHA AL 32 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 CHA AL 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 ATL NL 37 68 6 12 3 0 0 3 0 3 14 .176 .262 (-33%) .332 (-37%) .417 (-47%) .750 (-42%) -477.7
2010 NYA AL 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 FLO NL 36 56 5 10 1 0 0 2 0 2 10 .179 .255 (-30%) .320 (-35%) .399 (-51%) .719 (-44%) -385.8
Career · 14 seasons 459 560 43 114 14 2 1 29 0 24 95 .204 — — — — -3,216

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

Javier Vazquez — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Javier Vazquez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2008 ALDS2 CHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Javier Vazquez — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 4 2 0 15.2 24 18 10 18 10.34

Playoff Pitching by Year

Javier Vazquez — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2008 ALDS2 CHA 0 1 1 1 0 4.1 8 6 1 6 12.46
2004 ALCS NYA 1 0 2 0 0 6.1 9 7 7 6 9.95
2004 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 7 5 2 6 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Javier Vazquez — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2282651954115.204
Away2312952460014.203

Pitching — Home / Away

Javier Vazquez — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2211417.2135963635913064.04
Away2291422.1142569540412304.40

Last 10 Games — Batting

Javier Vazquez — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2011-09-27 MIAWASW 200000000
2011-09-21 MIAATLW 200000001
2011-09-16 MIAWASW 400000000
2011-09-12 MIAATLW 000000000
2011-09-11 MIAPITW 110000011
2011-09-05 MIANYNW 200000001
2011-09-04 MIAPHIW 101000000
2011-08-30 MIANYNW 311000001
2011-08-24 MIACINW 100000000
2011-08-18 MIASDPL 200000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Javier Vazquez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2011-09-27 MIAWAS W 9.0522091
2011-09-21 MIAATL W 7.0200160
2011-09-16 MIAWAS W 9.0500070
2011-09-11 MIAPIT W 6.0300270
2011-09-05 MIANYN W 7.0611070
2011-08-30 MIANYN W 7.0300160
2011-08-24 MIACIN — 7.06332111
2011-08-18 MIASDP L 6.0533050
2011-08-13 MIASFG L 7.05330101
2011-08-07 MIASTL — 6.0341361

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Javier Vazquez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 450 443 162 418 13 42

Season-by-Season Fielding

Javier Vazquez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1998 MON P 33 32 12 24 0 3
1999 MON P 26 26 9 33 0 1
2000 MON P 33 33 10 32 2 2
2001 MON P 32 32 24 32 0 10
2002 MON P 34 34 14 33 1 6
2003 MON P 34 34 10 34 2 3
2004 NYA P 32 32 9 37 2 4
2005 ARI P 33 33 8 35 3 2
2006 CHA P 33 32 7 29 0 2
2007 CHA P 32 32 10 28 2 4
2008 CHA P 33 33 17 29 0 3
2009 ATL P 32 32 11 29 0 0
2010 NYA P 31 26 14 23 0 2
2011 FLO P 32 32 7 20 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Javier Vazquez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 450

Awards & Honors

Javier Vazquez — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2011 Pitcher of the Month September
2009 Player of the Week Week of 2009-09-13
2008 Player of the Week Week of 2008-08-16
2001 Pitcher of the Month August

Salary History

Javier Vazquez's recorded salaries total $99,410,000 over 14 seasons, 1998 to 2011. Vazquez's career, 1998 to 2011, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Javier Vazquez — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2011 FLO NL $7,000,000
2010 NYA AL $11,500,000
2009 ATL NL $11,500,000
2008 CHA AL $11,500,000
2007 CHA AL $12,500,000
2006 CHA AL $12,000,000
2005 ARI NL $11,000,000
2004 NYA AL $9,000,000
2003 MON NL $6,000,000
2002 MON NL $4,725,000
2001 MON NL $2,000,000
2000 MON NL $280,000
1999 MON NL $235,000
1998 MON NL $170,000
Total recorded salary $99,410,000

Award Voting History

Javier Vazquez — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2009 Cy Young Award NL 4th 3.0 160 0

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Career Spans

Javier Vazquez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    James Shields
    145-139, 4.01 ERA
  2. 94
    John Lackey
    188-147, 3.92 ERA
  3. 83
    Kevin Millwood
    169-152, 4.11 ERA
  4. 82
    Ervin Santana
    151-129, 4.11 ERA
  5. 72
    Jon Lester
    200-117, 3.66 ERA
  6. 70
    Felix Hernandez
    169-136, 3.42 ERA

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Javier Vazquez: the record in brief

Javier Vazquez played a first major league game on April 3, 1998 and a last one on September 27, 2011. Vazquez played for the Montreal Expos (1998 through 2003), the New York Yankees (2004 through 2010), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005), the Chicago White Sox (2006 to 2008), the Atlanta Braves (2009), and the Florida Marlins (2011). Vazquez played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on July 25, 1976, in Ponce, P.R., Vazquez was listed at 6 feet, 2 inches and 210 pounds. Vazquez's full given name, per the bio, is Javier Carlos Vazquez.

Vazquez's career pitching line is 165 wins, 160 losses and a 4.22 ERA over 450 appearances. Also on Vazquez's record: 2,536 strikeouts, 28 complete games, and 8 shutouts. Vazquez's 4.22 ERA was close to the 4.39 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 16 wins of 2001. 2003 produced Vazquez's most strikeouts, 241.

Frequently Asked Questions about Javier Vazquez

What years did Javier Vazquez play?
Javier Vazquez played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2011.
Was Javier Vazquez a pitcher?
Yes. Javier Vazquez pitched in the major leagues, recording 165 wins and 2536 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Javier Vazquez hit?
Javier Vazquez hit 1 career home run with 114 hits.
What teams did Javier Vazquez play for?
Javier Vazquez played for 6 teams: the Montreal Expos (1998–2003), the New York Yankees (2004, 2010), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005), the Chicago White Sox (2006–2008), the Atlanta Braves (2009), and the Florida Marlins (2011).
Did Javier Vazquez win a Cy Young Award?
No. Javier Vazquez did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Javier Vazquez win?
Javier Vazquez was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Javier Vazquez's career stats?
In 450 games, Javier Vazquez went 165-160 with a 4.22 ERA, 2,536 strikeouts, and 2,840.0 innings pitched. At the plate he had 114 hits and 1 home runs.
How much did Javier Vazquez earn in his career?
Javier Vazquez's recorded salaries total $99,410,000 over 14 seasons, 1998 to 2011. Vazquez's career, 1998 to 2011, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Javier Vazquez's salary?
Javier Vazquez's last recorded salary was $7,000,000, in 2011. His highest recorded salary was $12,500,000, in 2007, and his lowest was $170,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2011.
What position did Javier Vazquez play?
Javier Vazquez played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Javier Vazquez and how much did he weigh?
Javier Vazquez was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 210 pounds.
What was Javier Vazquez's career ERA?
Javier Vazquez finished with a 4.22 career ERA, going 165-160 with 2,536 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Javier Vazquez have?
Javier Vazquez recorded 2,536 career strikeouts.
Is Javier Vazquez in the Hall of Fame?
No. Javier Vazquez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.