What years did Yordano Ventura play?

Yordano Ventura played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2016.

Was Yordano Ventura a pitcher?

Yes. Yordano Ventura pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 470 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Yordano Ventura hit?

Yordano Ventura hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams did Yordano Ventura play for?

Yordano Ventura played for one team, the Kansas City Royals (2013–2016).

What were Yordano Ventura's career stats?

In 94 games, Yordano Ventura went 38-31 with a 3.89 ERA, 470 strikeouts, and 547.2 innings pitched.

What was Yordano Ventura's salary?

Yordano Ventura's last recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $500,500, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.

What position did Yordano Ventura play?

Yordano Ventura played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Yordano Ventura and how much did he weigh?

Yordano Ventura was listed at 6 feet and 195 pounds.

What was Yordano Ventura's career ERA?

Yordano Ventura finished with a 3.89 career ERA, going 38-31 with 470 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Yordano Ventura have?

Yordano Ventura recorded 470 career strikeouts.

Is Yordano Ventura in the Hall of Fame?

No. Yordano Ventura has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Yordano Ventura

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2016)

Yordano Ventura was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2016 for the Kansas City Royals, a span of 4 seasons. Across 94 career appearances, he went 38-31 with a 3.89 ERA and 470 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 15, 2026

W–L 38–31

ERA 3.89

WHIP 1.34

SO 470

Pitcher PIV -118.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 195 lb
Born: 6/3/1991 in Samana, Samaná, D.R.
Died: 1/22/2017 in Juan Adrian, Monseñor Nouel, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2013-09-17
Last Game: 2016-09-30

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Career Pitching Statistics

Yordano Ventura — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
38	31	94	93	2	0	0	547.2	525	237	54	211	470	3.89	-118.3

Career ERA 3.89 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Yordano Ventura — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2013	KCA	AL	0	1	3	3	0	15.1	13	6	6	11	3.52	3.87 (+9%)	-561.6
2014	KCA	AL	14	10	31	30	0	183.0	168	65	69	159	3.20	3.74 (+15%)	657.2
2015	KCA	AL	13	8	28	28	0	163.1	154	74	58	156	4.08	3.96 (-3%)	1659.5
2016	KCA	AL	11	12	32	32	2	186.0	190	92	78	144	4.45	4.19 (-6%)	-1873.5
Career · 4 seasons			38	31	94	93	2	547.2	525	237	211	470	3.89	—	-118

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

Yordano Ventura — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
94	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.154	.154	.154	.308	0

Career AVG .154 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 39.3% below league average.

Career OBP .154 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 51.5% below league average.

Career SLG .154 vs. league average .401 across their career seasons — 61.7% below league average.

Career OPS .308 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 57.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Yordano Ventura — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2013	KCA	AL	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	KCA	AL	31	4	1	1	3	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	KCA	AL	28	6	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	KCA	AL	32	3	0	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			94	13	1	2	10	.154	—	—	—	—	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

Yordano Ventura — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Yordano Ventura — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2015	ALCS	KCA	2	.000
2015	ALDS1	KCA	2	.000
2015	WS	KCA	1	.000
2014	ALCS	KCA	1	.000
2014	ALDS1	KCA	1	.000
2014	ALWC	KCA	1	.000
2014	WS	KCA	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Yordano Ventura — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	10	9	0	46.1	50	24	17	36	4.66

Playoff Pitching by Year

Yordano Ventura — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2015	ALCS	KCA	0	0	2	2	10.2	12	4	4	11	3.38
2015	ALDS1	KCA	0	1	2	2	7.0	8	6	4	10	7.71
2015	WS	KCA	0	1	1	1	3.1	7	5	0	1	13.50
2014	ALCS	KCA	0	0	1	1	5.2	5	4	3	3	6.35
2014	ALDS1	KCA	0	0	1	1	7.0	5	1	1	5	1.29
2014	ALWC	KCA	0	0	1	0	0.1	2	2	0	0	54.00
2014	WS	KCA	1	0	2	2	12.1	11	2	5	6	1.46

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Yordano Ventura — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	46	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	48	13	1	2	0	0	.154

Pitching — Home / Away

Yordano Ventura — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	46	266.0	245	111	98	241	3.76
Away	48	281.2	280	126	113	229	4.03

Last 10 Games — Batting

Yordano Ventura — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2016-09-30	KCR	CLE	L	0	0
2016-09-24	KCR	DET	W	0	0
2016-09-19	KCR	CHW	W	0	0
2016-09-14	KCR	OAK	L	0	0
2016-09-09	KCR	CHW	L	0	0
2016-09-03	KCR	DET	W	0	0
2016-08-28	KCR	BOS	W	0	0
2016-08-23	KCR	MIA	W	2	2
2016-08-17	KCR	DET	W	0	0
2016-08-12	KCR	MIN	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Yordano Ventura — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2016-09-30	KCR	CLE	L	6.0	6	4	4	3	8	0
2016-09-24	KCR	DET	—	4.0	10	3	3	2	6	0
2016-09-19	KCR	CHW	W	9.0	9	3	3	1	5	2
2016-09-14	KCR	OAK	L	4.1	7	5	5	4	5	0
2016-09-09	KCR	CHW	L	7.0	10	5	4	2	3	0
2016-09-03	KCR	DET	W	6.0	6	1	1	6	2	0
2016-08-28	KCR	BOS	—	4.1	7	4	3	2	1	1
2016-08-23	KCR	MIA	W	6.0	6	0	0	1	6	0
2016-08-17	KCR	DET	—	6.1	5	1	1	2	7	1
2016-08-12	KCR	MIN	W	7.0	4	3	3	1	9	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Yordano Ventura — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	94	93	48	65	10	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Yordano Ventura — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2013	KCA	P	3	3	1	2	1	2
2014	KCA	P	31	30	26	20	2	0
2015	KCA	P	28	28	15	16	2	1
2016	KCA	P	32	32	6	27	5	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Yordano Ventura — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	94

Salary History

Yordano Ventura's recorded salaries total $2,650,500 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ventura's career ran from 2013 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2013.

Yordano Ventura — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	KCA	AL	$1,200,000
2015	KCA	AL	$950,000
2014	KCA	AL	$500,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,650,500

Award Voting History

Yordano Ventura — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2014	Rookie of the Year	AL	6th	9.0	150	0

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Career Spans

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Yordano Ventura: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 17, 2013 and the final game on September 30, 2016, Yordano Ventura built the record summarized on this page. Every season row on the page belongs to the Kansas City Royals, from 2013 through 2016. Ventura, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. Ventura is listed at 6'0" and 195 pounds. Ventura was born on June 3, 1991, in Samana, Samaná, D.R. Ventura's death is recorded on January 22, 2017, in Juan Adrian, Monseñor Nouel, D.R.

Across 94 games (93 starts), Ventura recorded 38 wins against 31 losses with a 3.89 ERA. Also on Ventura's record: 470 strikeouts. Ventura's 3.89 ERA was close to the 3.94 league figure for those seasons. Ventura won 14 games in 2014, the most of any season listed. In 2014, one of the busiest seasons, Ventura posted a 3.20 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.74.

In award voting, Ventura's best finish was 6th for the Rookie of the Year in 2014.

Frequently Asked Questions about Yordano Ventura

What years did Yordano Ventura play?: Yordano Ventura played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2016.
Was Yordano Ventura a pitcher?: Yes. Yordano Ventura pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 470 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Yordano Ventura hit?: Yordano Ventura hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Yordano Ventura play for?: Yordano Ventura played for one team, the Kansas City Royals (2013–2016).
What were Yordano Ventura's career stats?: In 94 games, Yordano Ventura went 38-31 with a 3.89 ERA, 470 strikeouts, and 547.2 innings pitched.
How much did Yordano Ventura earn in his career?: Yordano Ventura's recorded salaries total $2,650,500 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ventura's career ran from 2013 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2013.
What was Yordano Ventura's salary?: Yordano Ventura's last recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $500,500, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.
What position did Yordano Ventura play?: Yordano Ventura played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Yordano Ventura and how much did he weigh?: Yordano Ventura was listed at 6 feet and 195 pounds.
What was Yordano Ventura's career ERA?: Yordano Ventura finished with a 3.89 career ERA, going 38-31 with 470 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Yordano Ventura have?: Yordano Ventura recorded 470 career strikeouts.
Is Yordano Ventura in the Hall of Fame?: No. Yordano Ventura has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.