What years did Oscar Villarreal play?

Oscar Villarreal played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2008.

Was Oscar Villarreal a pitcher?

Yes. Oscar Villarreal pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 236 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Oscar Villarreal hit?

Oscar Villarreal hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Oscar Villarreal

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2008)

W–L 24–15

ERA 3.86

WHIP 1.37

SO 236

Pitcher PIV -2045.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 195 lb
Born: 11/22/1981 in San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo León, México
MLB Debut: 2003-03-31
Last Game: 2008-07-01

Full name: Oscar Eduardo Villarreal

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	15	258	5	0	0	1	336.0	326	144	42	135	236	3.86	-2045.6

Career ERA 3.86 vs. league average 4.41 across their career seasons — 12.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2003	ARI	NL	10	7	86	1	0	98.0	80	28	46	80	2.57	4.40 (+42%)	1761.9
2004	ARI	NL	0	2	17	0	0	18.0	25	14	7	17	7.00	4.46 (-57%)	-88.1
2005	ARI	NL	2	0	11	0	0	13.7	11	8	6	5	5.27	4.29 (-23%)	-490.8
2006	ATL	NL	9	1	58	4	0	92.3	93	37	27	55	3.61	4.53 (+20%)	-689.3
2007	ATL	NL	2	2	51	0	1	76.3	75	36	32	58	4.24	4.47 (+5%)	613.4
2008	HOU	NL	1	3	35	0	0	37.7	42	21	17	21	5.02	4.32 (-16%)	-3152.7
Career · 6 seasons			24	15	258	5	1	336.0	326	144	135	236	3.86	—	-2,046

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
258	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.067	.067	.067	.133	0

Career AVG .067 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 74.9% below league average.

Career OBP .067 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 80.0% below league average.

Career SLG .067 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 84.2% below league average.

Career OPS .133 vs. league average .757 across their career seasons — 82.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2003	ARI	NL	86	3	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	ARI	NL	17	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	ARI	NL	11	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	ATL	NL	58	7	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	ATL	NL	51	4	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	HOU	NL	35	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			258	15	1	7	.067	—	—	—	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	131	8	0	1	0	0	.125
Away	127	7	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	131	169.0	176	89	74	122	4.74
Away	127	167.0	150	55	61	114	2.96

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2008-07-01	HOU	LAD	—	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0
2008-06-29	HOU	BOS	—	0.0	2	1	1	1	0	1
2008-06-27	HOU	BOS	—	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0
2008-06-26	HOU	TEX	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0
2008-06-19	HOU	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2008-06-15	HOU	NYY	—	2.0	3	2	2	2	0	0
2008-06-12	HOU	MIL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2008-06-11	HOU	MIL	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
2008-06-07	HOU	STL	—	0.2	0	0	0	2	0	0
2008-06-04	HOU	PIT	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	258	5	21	51	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2003	ARI	P	86	1	5	17	3	1
2004	ARI	P	17	0	0	4	0	0
2005	ARI	P	11	0	1	1	0	0
2006	ATL	P	58	4	8	15	0	0
2007	ATL	P	51	0	4	9	0	0
2008	HOU	P	35	0	3	5	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	258

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2008	HOU	NL	$1,125,000
2007	ATL	NL	$925,000
2006	ATL	NL	$462,500
2004	ARI	NL	$325,000
2003	ARI	NL	$300,000
Total Career Earnings			$3,137,500

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Frequently Asked Questions about Oscar Villarreal

What years did Oscar Villarreal play?: Oscar Villarreal played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2008.
Was Oscar Villarreal a pitcher?: Yes. Oscar Villarreal pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 236 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Oscar Villarreal hit?: Oscar Villarreal hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.