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 was Dave Veres's career batting average?

Dave Veres batted .259 over his career, with 7 hits in 27 at bats.

How many RBI did Dave Veres have?

Dave Veres drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Dave Veres's career ERA?

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

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 September 8, 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	103.3	89	26	30	94	2.26	4.45 (+49%)	4092.0
1996	MON	NL	6	3	68	4	77.7	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	76.3	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	75.7	65	24	25	67	2.85	4.77 (+40%)	2202.4
2001	SLN	NL	3	2	71	15	65.7	57	27	28	61	3.70	4.42 (+16%)	-853.6
2002	SLN	NL	5	8	71	4	82.7	67	32	39	68	3.48	4.28 (+19%)	-855.3
2003	CHN	NL	2	1	31	1	32.7	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	13.3	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	1.3	2	2	2	0	13.50
2002	NLCS	SLN	0	2	0	3.7	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	2.3	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 — 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 Career Earnings			$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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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 was Dave Veres's career batting average?: Dave Veres batted .259 over his career, with 7 hits in 27 at bats.
How many RBI did Dave Veres have?: Dave Veres drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Dave Veres's career ERA?: Dave Veres finished with a 3.44 career ERA, going 36-35 with 617 strikeouts.