What years did Dave Veres play?

Dave Veres played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2003.

Was Dave Veres a pitcher?

Yes. Dave Veres pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 617 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dave Veres hit?

Dave Veres hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

What teams did Dave Veres play for?

Dave Veres played for 5 teams: the Houston Astros (1994–1995), the Montreal Expos (1996–1997), the Colorado Rockies (1998–1999), the St. Louis Cardinals (2000–2002), and the Chicago Cubs (2003).

What were Dave Veres's career stats?

In 605 games, Dave Veres went 36-35 with a 3.44 ERA, 617 strikeouts, 694.0 innings pitched, and 95 saves.

What was Dave Veres's salary?

Dave Veres's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2003. His highest recorded salary was $4,250,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2003.

What position did Dave Veres play?

Dave Veres played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Dave Veres and how much did he weigh?

Dave Veres was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.

What was Dave Veres's career ERA?

Dave Veres finished with a 3.44 career ERA, going 36-35 with 617 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dave Veres have?

Dave Veres recorded 617 career strikeouts.

Is Dave Veres in the Hall of Fame?

No. Dave Veres has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dave Veres

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2003)

Dave Veres was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2003 for 5 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 10 seasons. Across 605 career appearances, he went 36-35 with a 3.44 ERA, 617 strikeouts, and 95 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8657.6.

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 24, 2026

W–L 36–35

ERA 3.44

WHIP 1.32

SO 617

Pitcher PIV 8657.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 10/19/1966 in Montgomery, AL, USA
MLB Debut: 1994-05-10
Last Game: 2003-09-27

Full name: David Scott Veres

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dave Veres — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
36	35	605	0	0	0	95	694.0	661	265	78	257	617	3.44	8657.6

Career ERA 3.44 vs. league average 4.50 across their career seasons — 23.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Dave Veres Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1994	HOU	NL	3	3	32	1	41.0	39	11	7	28	2.41	4.51 (+46%)	922.9
1995	HOU	NL	5	1	72	1	103.1	89	26	30	94	2.26	4.45 (+49%)	4092.0
1996	MON	NL	6	3	68	4	77.2	85	36	32	81	4.17	4.61 (+10%)	756.6
1997	MON	NL	2	3	53	1	62.0	68	24	27	47	3.48	4.39 (+21%)	541.2
1998	COL	NL	3	1	63	8	76.1	67	24	27	74	2.83	4.43 (+36%)	2073.6
1999	COL	NL	4	8	73	31	77.0	88	44	37	71	5.14	4.71 (-9%)	-894.1
2000	SLN	NL	3	5	71	29	75.2	65	24	25	67	2.85	4.77 (+40%)	2202.4
2001	SLN	NL	3	2	71	15	65.2	57	27	28	61	3.70	4.42 (+16%)	-853.6
2002	SLN	NL	5	8	71	4	82.2	67	32	39	68	3.48	4.28 (+19%)	-855.3
2003	CHN	NL	2	1	31	1	32.2	36	17	5	26	4.68	4.40 (-6%)	671.8
Career · 10 seasons			36	35	605	95	694.0	661	265	257	617	3.44	—	8,658

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

Dave Veres — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
605	27	1	7	1	0	0	1	0	1	12	.259	.286	.296	.582	0

Career AVG .259 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .286 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 15.3% below league average.

Career SLG .296 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 30.2% below league average.

Career OPS .582 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 23.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Dave Veres Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1994	HOU	NL	32	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	HOU	NL	72	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	MON	NL	68	8	1	3	1	1	0	4	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	MON	NL	53	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	COL	NL	63	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	COL	NL	73	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SLN	NL	71	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SLN	NL	71	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	SLN	NL	71	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	CHN	NL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			605	27	1	7	1	1	1	12	.259	—	—	—	—	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

Dave Veres — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dave Veres — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2003	NLCS	CHN	3	.000
2003	NLDS2	CHN	2	.000
2002	NLCS	SLN	2	.000
2001	NLDS2	SLN	2	.000
2000	NLCS	SLN	3	.000
2000	NLDS1	SLN	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dave Veres — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	14	0	1	13.1	12	3	5	13	2.02

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dave Veres — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2003	NLCS	CHN	0	3	0	3.0	4	1	1	0	3.00
2003	NLDS2	CHN	1	2	0	1.1	2	2	2	0	13.50
2002	NLCS	SLN	0	2	0	3.2	2	0	1	5	0.00
2001	NLDS2	SLN	0	2	0	1.0	1	0	1	1	0.00
2000	NLCS	SLN	0	3	0	2.1	2	0	0	3	0.00
2000	NLDS1	SLN	0	2	1	2.0	1	0	0	4	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dave Veres — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	308	12	0	3	0	0	.250
Away	297	15	1	4	0	1	.267

Pitching — Home / Away

Dave Veres — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	308	356.2	327	139	142	314	3.51
Away	297	337.1	334	126	115	303	3.36

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dave Veres — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2003-09-27	CHC	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2003-09-25	CHC	CIN	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0
2003-09-19	CHC	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2003-09-19	CHC	PIT	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2003-09-11	CHC	WSN	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2003-09-10	CHC	WSN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2003-09-06	CHC	MIL	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
2003-08-21	CHC	HOU	—	1.0	6	3	3	0	0	0
2003-08-19	CHC	HOU	—	1.0	4	3	3	1	0	0
2003-08-16	CHC	LAD	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dave Veres — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	605	0	43	72	11	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dave Veres — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1994	HOU	P	32	5	2	0	0
1995	HOU	P	72	6	11	1	0
1996	MON	P	68	3	9	2	0
1997	MON	P	53	5	6	1	0
1998	COL	P	63	7	11	0	0
1999	COL	P	73	7	5	0	0
2000	SLN	P	71	3	9	3	0
2001	SLN	P	71	3	7	2	0
2002	SLN	P	71	3	10	2	3
2003	CHN	P	31	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Dave Veres Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	605

Salary History

Dave Veres's recorded salaries total $12,892,333 over 10 seasons, 1994 to 2003. Veres's career, 1994 to 2003, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Dave Veres — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	CHN	NL	$2,000,000
2002	SLN	NL	$4,250,000
2001	SLN	NL	$1,900,000
2000	SLN	NL	$1,366,667
1999	COL	NL	$1,166,666
1998	COL	NL	$1,050,000
1997	MON	NL	$725,000
1996	MON	NL	$200,000
1995	HOU	NL	$125,000
1994	HOU	NL	$109,000
Total recorded salary			$12,892,333

College History

Dave Veres — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Mount Hood Community College	Gresham	OR	1985, 1986

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Career Spans

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Dave Veres: the record in brief

Dave Veres's major league career runs from a debut on May 10, 1994 to a final game on September 27, 2003. By club, Veres's seasons break down as the Houston Astros (1994 through 1995), the Montreal Expos (1996 through 1997), the Colorado Rockies (1998 to 1999), the St. Louis Cardinals (2000 to 2002), and the Chicago Cubs (2003). Veres played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on October 19, 1966, in Montgomery, AL, USA, Veres was listed at 195 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The given name on file is David Scott Veres.

The pitching table credits Veres with a 36-35 record and a 3.44 ERA in 605 games. The totals include 617 strikeouts and 95 saves. That 3.44 ERA compares with a 4.50 league average across the same seasons, 23.6% better. No season topped the 6 wins of 1996. 1995 produced Veres's most strikeouts, 94. Veres saved 31 games in 1999, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Veres

What years did Dave Veres play?: Dave Veres played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2003.
Was Dave Veres a pitcher?: Yes. Dave Veres pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 617 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave Veres hit?: Dave Veres hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.
What teams did Dave Veres play for?: Dave Veres played for 5 teams: the Houston Astros (1994–1995), the Montreal Expos (1996–1997), the Colorado Rockies (1998–1999), the St. Louis Cardinals (2000–2002), and the Chicago Cubs (2003).
What were Dave Veres's career stats?: In 605 games, Dave Veres went 36-35 with a 3.44 ERA, 617 strikeouts, 694.0 innings pitched, and 95 saves.
How much did Dave Veres earn in his career?: Dave Veres's recorded salaries total $12,892,333 over 10 seasons, 1994 to 2003. Veres's career, 1994 to 2003, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Dave Veres's salary?: Dave Veres's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2003. His highest recorded salary was $4,250,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2003.
What position did Dave Veres play?: Dave Veres played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Dave Veres and how much did he weigh?: Dave Veres was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Dave Veres's career ERA?: Dave Veres finished with a 3.44 career ERA, going 36-35 with 617 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dave Veres have?: Dave Veres recorded 617 career strikeouts.
Is Dave Veres in the Hall of Fame?: No. Dave Veres has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.