What years did Randy Veres play?

Randy Veres played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1997.

Was Randy Veres a pitcher?

Yes. Randy Veres pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 116 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Randy Veres hit?

Randy Veres hit 0 career home runs.

What was Randy Veres's career batting average?

Randy Veres batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 4 at bats.

What was Randy Veres's career ERA?

Randy Veres finished with a 4.60 career ERA, going 9-13 with 116 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Randy Veres have?

Randy Veres recorded 116 career strikeouts.

Randy Veres

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-1997)

Randy Veres was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1997 for 5 teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 9 seasons. Across 135 career appearances, he went 9-13 with a 4.60 ERA and 116 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 9–13

ERA 4.60

WHIP 1.45

SO 116

Pitcher PIV -2337.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 11/25/1965 in San Francisco, CA, USA
Died: 11/13/2016 in Peoria, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1989-07-01
Last Game: 1997-06-23

Full name: Randolph Ruhland Veres

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Career Pitching Statistics

Randy Veres — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
9	13	135	1	0	0	3	174.0	179	89	24	74	116	4.60	-2337.4

Career ERA 4.60 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 8.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Randy Veres — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1989	ML4	AL	0	1	3	1	0	8.1	9	4	4	8	4.32	—	0.0
1990	ML4	AL	0	3	26	0	1	41.2	38	17	16	16	3.67	3.86 (+5%)	-1003.1
1994	CHN	NL	1	1	10	0	0	9.2	12	6	2	5	5.59	4.51 (-24%)	0.0
1995	FLO	NL	4	4	47	0	1	48.2	46	21	22	31	3.88	4.45 (+13%)	-485.2
1996	DET	AL	0	4	25	0	0	30.1	38	28	23	28	8.31	4.61 (-80%)	-1333.5
1997	KCA	AL	4	0	24	0	1	35.1	36	13	7	28	3.31	4.39 (+25%)	484.4
Career · 6 seasons			9	13	135	1	3	174.0	179	89	74	116	4.60	—	-2,337

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

Randy Veres — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
135	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Randy Veres — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1989	ML4	AL	3	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	ML4	AL	26	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CHN	NL	10	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	FLO	NL	47	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	DET	AL	25	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	KCA	AL	24	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			135	4	.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

Randy Veres — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	65	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	70	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Randy Veres — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	65	78.1	78	38	26	55	4.37
Away	70	95.2	101	51	48	61	4.80

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Randy Veres — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1997-06-23	KCR	CHW	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1997-06-20	KCR	MIL	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1
1997-06-13	KCR	PIT	—	2.0	2	1	0	0	1	0
1997-06-08	KCR	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1997-06-07	KCR	TEX	—	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	1
1997-06-05	KCR	TEX	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1997-06-01	KCR	TEX	SV	3.1	4	0	0	0	2	0
1997-05-30	KCR	TEX	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1997-05-24	KCR	SEA	W	2.1	3	1	1	1	1	0
1997-05-20	KCR	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Randy Veres — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	135	1	4	22	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Randy Veres — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1989	ML4	P	3	1	0	1	0	0
1990	ML4	P	26	0	2	10	0	2
1994	CHN	P	10	0	0	2	0	0
1995	FLO	P	47	0	2	3	1	0
1996	DET	P	25	0	0	0	0	0
1997	KCA	P	24	0	0	6	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Randy Veres — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	135

Salary History

Randy Veres — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1997	KCA	AL	$185,000
1996	DET	AL	$179,000
1995	FLO	NL	$160,000
1994	CHN	NL	$160,000
1990	ML4	AL	$100,000
Total Career Earnings			$784,000

College History

Randy Veres — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Sacramento City College	Sacramento	CA	1985

Randy Veres: the record in brief

According to the bio, Randy Veres debuted on July 1, 1989 and played a final game on June 23, 1997. The season rows list, in order, the Milwaukee Brewers (1989 through 1990), the Chicago Cubs (1994), the Florida Marlins (1995), the Detroit Tigers (1996), and the Kansas City Royals (1997). Veres played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on November 25, 1965, in San Francisco, CA, USA and a listed size of 190 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Veres's death is recorded on November 13, 2016, in Peoria, AZ, USA. The given name on file is Randolph Ruhland Veres.

Veres pitched in 135 games, starting 1, and finished with a 9-13 record and 4.60 ERA. The totals include 116 strikeouts. The league ERA over Veres's seasons was 4.25, so the 4.60 figure ran 8.3% worse than average. In 1997, one of the busiest seasons, Veres posted a 3.31 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.39.

Frequently Asked Questions about Randy Veres

What years did Randy Veres play?: Randy Veres played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1997.
Was Randy Veres a pitcher?: Yes. Randy Veres pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 116 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Randy Veres hit?: Randy Veres hit 0 career home runs.
What was Randy Veres's career batting average?: Randy Veres batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 4 at bats.
What was Randy Veres's career ERA?: Randy Veres finished with a 4.60 career ERA, going 9-13 with 116 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Randy Veres have?: Randy Veres recorded 116 career strikeouts.