What years did Carlos Villanueva play?

Carlos Villanueva played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2016.

Was Carlos Villanueva a pitcher?

Yes. Carlos Villanueva pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 862 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Carlos Villanueva hit?

Carlos Villanueva hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.

What teams did Carlos Villanueva play for?

Carlos Villanueva played for 5 teams: the Milwaukee Brewers (2006–2010), the Toronto Blue Jays (2011–2012), the Chicago Cubs (2013–2014), the St. Louis Cardinals (2015), and the San Diego Padres (2016).

What were Carlos Villanueva's career stats?

In 476 games, Carlos Villanueva went 51-55 with a 4.31 ERA, 862 strikeouts, 998.2 innings pitched, and 11 saves.

What was Carlos Villanueva's salary?

Carlos Villanueva's last recorded salary was $1,490,314, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $5,000,000, in 2013, and his lowest was $384,500, in 2007. The Salary History table lists each season from 2007 to 2016.

What position did Carlos Villanueva play?

Carlos Villanueva played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Carlos Villanueva and how much did he weigh?

Carlos Villanueva was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 220 pounds.

What was Carlos Villanueva's career ERA?

Carlos Villanueva finished with a 4.31 career ERA, going 51-55 with 862 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Carlos Villanueva have?

Carlos Villanueva recorded 862 career strikeouts.

Is Carlos Villanueva in the Hall of Fame?

No. Carlos Villanueva has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Carlos Villanueva

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2016)

Carlos Villanueva was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2016 for 5 teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 11 seasons. Across 476 career appearances, he went 51-55 with a 4.31 ERA and 862 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 17, 2026

W–L 51–55

ERA 4.31

WHIP 1.29

SO 862

Pitcher PIV -3617.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 220 lb
Born: 11/28/1983 in Santiago, Santiago, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2006-05-23
Last Game: 2016-09-24

Full name: Carlos Manuel Villanueva

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Career Pitching Statistics

Carlos Villanueva — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
51	55	476	76	0	0	11	998.2	967	478	139	323	862	4.31	-3617.9

Career ERA 4.31 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Carlos Villanueva Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2006	MIL	NL	2	2	10	6	0	53.2	43	22	11	39	3.69	4.53 (+18%)	77.5
2007	MIL	NL	8	5	59	6	1	114.1	101	50	53	99	3.94	4.47 (+12%)	-924.3
2008	MIL	NL	4	7	47	9	1	108.1	112	49	30	93	4.07	4.32 (+6%)	-447.2
2009	MIL	NL	4	10	64	6	3	96.0	102	57	35	83	5.34	4.32 (-24%)	91.0
2010	MIL	NL	2	0	50	0	1	52.2	48	27	22	67	4.61	4.08 (-13%)	447.5
2011	TOR	AL	6	4	33	13	0	107.0	103	48	32	68	4.04	3.94 (-2%)	-421.9
2012	TOR	AL	7	7	38	16	0	125.1	113	58	46	122	4.16	4.01 (-4%)	-2167.6
2013	CHN	NL	7	8	47	15	0	128.2	117	58	40	103	4.06	3.87 (-5%)	5.2
2014	CHN	NL	5	7	42	5	2	77.2	89	40	19	72	4.64	3.74 (-24%)	1200.2
2015	SLN	NL	4	3	35	0	2	61.0	50	20	21	55	2.95	3.96 (+26%)	341.8
2016	SDN	NL	2	2	51	0	1	74.0	89	49	14	61	5.96	4.19 (-42%)	-1819.8
Career · 11 seasons			51	55	476	76	11	998.2	967	478	323	862	4.31	—	-3,618

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

Carlos Villanueva — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
476	120	6	11	0	0	0	4	0	3	61	.092	.114	.092	.205	0

Career AVG .092 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 64.6% below league average.

Career OBP .114 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 65.0% below league average.

Career SLG .092 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 77.6% below league average.

Career OPS .205 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 72.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Carlos Villanueva Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	MIL	NL	10	15	0	1	1	0	9	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	MIL	NL	59	13	1	1	0	0	3	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	MIL	NL	47	17	1	2	2	1	8	.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	MIL	NL	64	11	0	1	0	1	7	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	MIL	NL	50	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	TOR	AL	33	4	1	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	TOR	AL	38	2	1	1	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CHN	NL	47	32	2	5	1	0	15	.156	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	CHN	NL	42	10	0	0	0	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	SLN	NL	35	8	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	SDN	NL	51	4	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			476	120	6	11	4	3	61	.092	—	—	—	—	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

Carlos Villanueva — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Carlos Villanueva — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2015	NLDS1	SLN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2008	NLDS2	MIL	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Carlos Villanueva — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	5.2	0	0	1	3	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Carlos Villanueva — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2015	NLDS1	SLN	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	1	0	0.00
2008	NLDS2	MIL	0	0	2	0	0	3.2	0	0	0	3	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Carlos Villanueva — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	245	58	3	4	0	2	.069
Away	231	62	3	7	0	2	.113

Pitching — Home / Away

Carlos Villanueva — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	245	509.2	466	223	151	454	3.94
Away	231	489.0	501	255	172	408	4.69

Last 10 Games — Batting

Carlos Villanueva — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2016-09-24	SDP	SFG	L	0	0
2016-09-07	SDP	BOS	L	0	0
2016-09-01	SDP	ATL	L	0	0
2016-08-30	SDP	ATL	L	1	1
2016-08-23	SDP	CHC	L	0	0
2016-08-21	SDP	AZ	W	0	0
2016-08-16	SDP	TBR	L	0	0
2016-08-14	SDP	NYN	L	0	0
2016-08-11	SDP	PIT	L	0	0
2016-08-07	SDP	PHI	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Carlos Villanueva — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2016-09-24	SDP	SFG	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2016-09-07	SDP	BOS	—	1.2	3	2	2	0	1	0
2016-09-01	SDP	ATL	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
2016-08-30	SDP	ATL	—	2.1	2	2	2	1	2	0
2016-08-23	SDP	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2016-08-21	SDP	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016-08-16	SDP	TBR	—	4.0	7	7	7	0	2	4
2016-08-14	SDP	NYN	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2016-08-11	SDP	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2016-08-07	SDP	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Carlos Villanueva — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	476	76	53	100	2	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Carlos Villanueva — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	MIL	P	10	6	2	9	0	1
2007	MIL	P	59	6	2	9	0	0
2008	MIL	P	47	9	11	10	1	0
2009	MIL	P	64	6	2	18	0	1
2010	MIL	P	50	0	3	3	0	1
2011	TOR	P	33	13	8	8	1	2
2012	TOR	P	38	16	7	11	0	0
2013	CHN	P	47	15	9	9	0	2
2014	CHN	P	42	5	3	12	0	0
2015	SLN	P	35	0	3	4	0	0
2016	SDN	P	51	0	3	7	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Carlos Villanueva Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	476

Salary History

Carlos Villanueva's recorded salaries total $19,377,314 over 10 seasons, 2007 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Villanueva's career ran from 2006 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2006.

Carlos Villanueva — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	SDN	NL	$1,490,314
2015	SLN	NL	$2,000,000
2014	CHN	NL	$5,000,000
2013	CHN	NL	$5,000,000
2012	TOR	AL	$2,277,500
2011	TOR	AL	$1,415,000
2010	MIL	NL	$950,000
2009	MIL	NL	$447,000
2008	MIL	NL	$413,000
2007	MIL	NL	$384,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$19,377,314

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Carlos Villanueva: the record in brief

The profile opens with Carlos Villanueva's first major league game on May 23, 2006; the last one listed came on September 24, 2016. Club by club, the record runs the Milwaukee Brewers (2006 through 2010), the Toronto Blue Jays (2011 to 2012), the Chicago Cubs (2013 through 2014), the St. Louis Cardinals (2015), and the San Diego Padres (2016). Listed as a pitcher, Villanueva batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 2 inches and 220 pounds. Villanueva was born on November 28, 1983, in Santiago, Santiago, D.R. Carlos Villanueva was the playing name; the full given name is Carlos Manuel.

Villanueva's career pitching line is 51 wins, 55 losses and a 4.31 ERA over 476 appearances. The same table counts 862 strikeouts and 11 saves. Villanueva's 4.31 ERA was close to the 4.13 league figure for those seasons. Villanueva won 8 games in 2007, the most of any season listed. Villanueva struck out 122 batters in 2012, a career high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.94 in 2007, when the league's was 4.47.

Frequently Asked Questions about Carlos Villanueva

What years did Carlos Villanueva play?: Carlos Villanueva played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2016.
Was Carlos Villanueva a pitcher?: Yes. Carlos Villanueva pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 862 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Carlos Villanueva hit?: Carlos Villanueva hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.
What teams did Carlos Villanueva play for?: Carlos Villanueva played for 5 teams: the Milwaukee Brewers (2006–2010), the Toronto Blue Jays (2011–2012), the Chicago Cubs (2013–2014), the St. Louis Cardinals (2015), and the San Diego Padres (2016).
What were Carlos Villanueva's career stats?: In 476 games, Carlos Villanueva went 51-55 with a 4.31 ERA, 862 strikeouts, 998.2 innings pitched, and 11 saves.
How much did Carlos Villanueva earn in his career?: Carlos Villanueva's recorded salaries total $19,377,314 over 10 seasons, 2007 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Villanueva's career ran from 2006 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2006.
What was Carlos Villanueva's salary?: Carlos Villanueva's last recorded salary was $1,490,314, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $5,000,000, in 2013, and his lowest was $384,500, in 2007. The Salary History table lists each season from 2007 to 2016.
What position did Carlos Villanueva play?: Carlos Villanueva played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Carlos Villanueva and how much did he weigh?: Carlos Villanueva was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 220 pounds.
What was Carlos Villanueva's career ERA?: Carlos Villanueva finished with a 4.31 career ERA, going 51-55 with 862 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Carlos Villanueva have?: Carlos Villanueva recorded 862 career strikeouts.
Is Carlos Villanueva in the Hall of Fame?: No. Carlos Villanueva has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.