Jose Vizcaino

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-2006)

Jose Vizcaino was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2006 for 8 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,820 career games, he hit .270 with 1,453 hits, 36 home runs, and 480 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .270
HR 36
RBI 480
H 1,453
OPS .663
PIV -10,574
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 150 lb
Born
3/26/1968 in San Cristobal, San Cristóbal, D.R.
MLB Debut
1989-09-10
Last Game
2006-10-01

Full name: Jose Luis Vizcaino

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Career Batting Statistics

Jose Vizcaino — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,820 5,379 633 1,453 204 47 36 480 74 378 729 .270 .318 .346 .663 -10,574

Career AVG .270 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .318 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .346 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — 16.7% below league average.

Career OPS .663 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — 11.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jose Vizcaino Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1989 LAN NL 7 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
1990 LAN NL 37 51 3 14 1 1 0 2 1 4 8 .275 .257 (+6%) .324 (+1%) .385 (-14%) .710 (-7%) -51.4
1991 CHN NL 93 145 7 38 5 0 0 10 2 5 18 .262 .255 (+2%) .323 (-13%) .384 (-23%) .708 (-18%) -428.9
1992 CHN NL 86 285 25 64 10 4 1 17 3 14 35 .225 .255 (-12%) .322 (-19%) .377 (-21%) .699 (-20%) -941.4
1993 CHN NL 151 551 74 158 19 4 4 54 12 46 71 .287 .265 (+8%) .332 (+2%) .403 (-11%) .735 (-5%) -437.0
1994 NYN NL 103 410 47 105 13 3 3 33 1 33 62 .256 .269 (-5%) .338 (-8%) .424 (-24%) .763 (-17%) -1152.1
1995 NYN NL 135 509 66 146 21 5 3 56 8 35 76 .287 .266 (+7%) .337 (-2%) .417 (-12%) .755 (-8%) -644.1
1996 NYN NL 96 363 47 110 12 6 1 32 9 28 58 .303 .269 (+12%) .340 (+5%) .426 (-12%) .767 (-4%) -228.7
1996 CLE AL 48 179 23 51 5 2 0 13 6 7 24 .285 .269 (+6%) .340 (-9%) .426 (-21%) .767 (-16%) -228.7
1997 SFN NL 151 568 77 151 19 7 5 50 8 48 87 .266 .266 (avg) .336 (-4%) .419 (-16%) .756 (-11%) -1000.2
1998 LAN NL 67 237 30 62 9 0 3 29 7 17 35 .262 .266 (-2%) .335 (-7%) .420 (-20%) .755 (-14%) -542.1
1999 LAN NL 94 266 27 67 9 0 1 29 2 20 23 .252 .271 (-7%) .344 (-12%) .433 (-32%) .778 (-23%) -1004.6
2000 LAN NL 40 93 9 19 2 1 0 4 1 10 15 .204 .270 (-24%) .344 (-16%) .437 (-43%) .782 (-31%) -483.4
2000 NYA AL 73 174 23 48 8 1 0 10 5 12 28 .276 .270 (+2%) .344 (-7%) .437 (-24%) .782 (-17%) -483.4
2001 HOU NL 107 256 38 71 8 3 1 14 3 15 33 .277 .263 (+5%) .332 (-3%) .426 (-19%) .758 (-12%) -489.9
2002 HOU NL 125 406 53 123 19 2 5 37 3 24 40 .303 .261 (+16%) .331 (+3%) .416 (-5%) .747 (-1%) -80.6
2003 HOU NL 91 189 14 47 7 3 3 26 0 8 22 .249 .264 (-6%) .332 (-15%) .422 (-14%) .754 (-14%) -485.2
2004 HOU NL 138 358 34 98 21 3 3 33 1 20 39 .274 .266 (+3%) .335 (-7%) .427 (-13%) .762 (-10%) -651.5
2005 HOU NL 98 187 15 46 10 2 1 23 2 15 40 .246 .264 (-7%) .330 (-9%) .418 (-20%) .749 (-15%) -482.1
2006 SFN NL 64 119 16 25 3 0 1 5 0 16 10 .210 .269 (-22%) .336 (-10%) .431 (-40%) .768 (-27%) -490.2
2006 SLN NL 16 23 3 8 3 0 1 3 0 1 4 .348 — — — — -490.2
Career · 21 seasons 1,820 5,379 633 1,453 204 47 36 480 74 378 729 .270 — — — — -10,796

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

Jose Vizcaino — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
37 104 9 23 5 0 0 7 3 16 .221

Playoff Batting by Year

Jose Vizcaino — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2005 NLCS HOU 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 NLDS2 HOU 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2005 WS HOU 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .500
2004 NLCS HOU 7 28 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
2004 NLDS2 HOU 5 19 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .105
2001 NLDS1 HOU 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
2000 ALCS NYA 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
2000 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 WS NYA 4 17 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .235
1997 NLDS1 SFN 3 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 .182
1996 ALDS1 CLE 3 12 1 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 .333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jose Vizcaino — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home907258532469516227.269
Away913279430975820253.271

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jose Vizcaino — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2006-10-01 STLMILL 100000000
2006-09-30 STLMILW 100000000
2006-09-25 STLSDPL 212000010
2006-09-24 STLHOUL 000000000
2006-09-23 STLHOUL 111100000
2006-09-22 STLHOUL 100000001
2006-09-19 STLMILW 101100000
2006-09-15 STLSFGW 100000000
2006-09-13 STLHOUL 100000000
2006-09-12 STLHOUW 000000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jose Vizcaino — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 39 19 200 9 4 18
2B 434 298 661 937 20 230
3B 227 109 96 251 17 23
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 948 815 1189 2526 105 488

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jose Vizcaino — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1989 LAN SS 5 1 6 9 2 2
1990 LAN 2B 6 1 4 3 0 1
1990 LAN SS 11 7 19 24 2 5
1991 CHN 2B 9 3 8 18 2 4
1991 CHN 3B 57 5 10 26 2 1
1991 CHN SS 33 22 31 74 3 14
1992 CHN 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0
1992 CHN 3B 29 26 18 51 2 6
1992 CHN SS 50 41 73 143 7 28
1993 CHN 2B 34 27 66 76 2 23
1993 CHN 3B 44 29 25 70 2 6
1993 CHN SS 81 79 126 264 13 43
1994 NYN SS 102 99 136 291 13 55
1995 NYN 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1995 NYN SS 134 128 189 411 10 80
1996 NYN 2B 93 91 179 259 6 70
1996 CLE 2B 45 45 79 125 4 27
1996 CLE SS 4 2 3 10 0 4
1997 SFN 2B 5 0 4 4 0 0
1997 SFN SS 147 140 202 446 16 94
1998 LAN SS 66 65 89 172 4 33
1999 LAN 2B 30 15 36 70 1 9
1999 LAN 3B 9 5 2 13 0 2
1999 LAN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1999 LAN SS 44 39 60 109 6 20
2000 LAN 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
2000 LAN 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0
2000 LAN 3B 12 8 8 19 2 2
2000 LAN SS 19 14 15 43 0 6
2000 NYA 2B 62 38 83 120 2 28
2000 NYA 3B 6 2 3 5 0 1
2000 NYA SS 2 0 2 2 0 2
2001 HOU 2B 18 9 22 26 1 6
2001 HOU 3B 7 0 0 2 2 0
2001 HOU SS 53 38 50 114 11 21
2002 HOU 1B 5 1 10 1 0 2
2002 HOU 2B 25 19 38 57 0 15
2002 HOU 3B 30 23 18 44 0 3
2002 HOU SS 58 47 59 135 4 35
2003 HOU 1B 1 0 6 0 0 0
2003 HOU 2B 20 14 35 44 2 9
2003 HOU 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0
2003 HOU SS 32 17 31 48 3 12
2004 HOU 1B 8 3 42 3 0 2
2004 HOU 2B 37 16 45 51 0 17
2004 HOU 3B 21 6 10 11 4 0
2004 HOU SS 64 53 65 153 7 27
2005 HOU 1B 13 8 63 4 2 7
2005 HOU 2B 23 10 30 39 0 14
2005 HOU 3B 8 4 2 9 3 2
2005 HOU SS 17 12 9 34 0 1
2006 SFN 1B 10 7 77 1 2 7
2006 SFN 2B 16 10 30 41 0 7
2006 SFN 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0
2006 SFN SS 19 8 15 34 2 3
2006 SLN 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
2006 SLN 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0
2006 SLN SS 7 3 9 10 2 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Jose Vizcaino Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 39
Second Base 434
Third Base 226
Shortstop 947
Left Field 1
Designated Hitter 6

Salary History

Jose Vizcaino's recorded salaries total $26,107,158 over 16 seasons, 1991 to 2006. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Vizcaino's career ran from 1989 to 2006. No salary is recorded for 1989 and 1990.

Jose Vizcaino — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2006 SFN NL $1,226,158
2005 HOU NL $1,250,000
2004 HOU NL $1,200,000
2003 HOU NL $2,000,000
2002 HOU NL $1,700,000
2001 HOU NL $1,500,000
2000 LAN NL $3,500,000
1999 LAN NL $3,000,000
1998 LAN NL $3,000,000
1997 SFN NL $2,800,000
1996 NYN NL $2,200,000
1995 NYN NL $1,355,000
1994 NYN NL $850,000
1993 CHN NL $235,000
1992 CHN NL $177,000
1991 CHN NL $114,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $26,107,158

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jose Vizcaino (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Manny Trillo
    .263 avg, 61 HR
  2. 97
    Tito Fuentes
    .268 avg, 45 HR
  3. 88
    Jim Gantner
    .274 avg, 47 HR
  4. 88
    Marty Marion
    .263 avg, 36 HR
  5. 87
    Scott Fletcher
    .262 avg, 34 HR
  6. 83
    Rey Sanchez
    .272 avg, 15 HR

Jose Vizcaino: the record in brief

The profile opens with Jose Vizcaino's first major league game on September 10, 1989; the last one listed came on October 1, 2006. The team column moves through the Los Angeles Dodgers (1989 through 2000), the Chicago Cubs (1991 to 1993), the New York Mets (1994 through 1996), the Cleveland Indians (1996), the San Francisco Giants (1997 through 2006), the New York Yankees (2000), the Houston Astros (2001 through 2005), and the St. Louis Cardinals (2006). At 6 feet, 1 inch and 150 pounds, Vizcaino is listed as a shortstop. Vizcaino batted from both sides and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is March 26, 1968, in San Cristobal, San Cristóbal, D.R. On the record, Jose Vizcaino was born Jose Luis Vizcaino.

The batting record for Vizcaino: 1,820 games, 1,453 hits in 5,379 at bats, and a .270 average, plus 36 home runs, 480 RBI, and 74 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .318 clip and slugging .346, Vizcaino finished with a .663 OPS. The .270 career average is close to the .265 the league hit across the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jose Vizcaino

What years did Jose Vizcaino play?
Jose Vizcaino played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2006.
Was Jose Vizcaino a pitcher?
No. Jose Vizcaino was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Jose Vizcaino hit?
Jose Vizcaino hit 36 career home runs with 1,453 hits.
What teams did Jose Vizcaino play for?
Jose Vizcaino played for 8 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1989–1990, 1998–2000), the Chicago Cubs (1991–1993), the New York Mets (1994–1996), the Cleveland Indians (1996), the San Francisco Giants (1997, 2006), the New York Yankees (2000), the Houston Astros (2001–2005), and the St. Louis Cardinals (2006).
What were Jose Vizcaino's career stats?
In 1,820 games, Jose Vizcaino had 1,453 hits, 36 home runs, 480 RBI, 633 runs, and 74 stolen bases, with a .270 batting average.
How much did Jose Vizcaino earn in his career?
Jose Vizcaino's recorded salaries total $26,107,158 over 16 seasons, 1991 to 2006. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Vizcaino's career ran from 1989 to 2006. No salary is recorded for 1989 and 1990.
What was Jose Vizcaino's salary?
Jose Vizcaino's last recorded salary was $1,226,158, in 2006. His highest recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 2000, and his lowest was $114,000, in 1991. The Salary History table lists each season from 1991 to 2006.
What position did Jose Vizcaino play?
Jose Vizcaino played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jose Vizcaino and how much did he weigh?
Jose Vizcaino was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 150 pounds.
How many home runs did Jose Vizcaino hit each season?
Jose Vizcaino's home runs by season: 0 in 1989, 0 in 1990, 0 in 1991, 1 in 1992, 4 in 1993, 3 in 1994, 3 in 1995, 1 in 1996, 5 in 1997, 3 in 1998, 1 in 1999, 0 in 2000, 1 in 2001, 5 in 2002, 3 in 2003, 3 in 2004, 1 in 2005, and 2 in 2006. His most in one season was 5, in 1997 and 2002.
What was Jose Vizcaino's career batting average?
Jose Vizcaino batted .270 over his career, with 1,453 hits in 5,379 at bats.
How many RBI did Jose Vizcaino have?
Jose Vizcaino drove in 480 runs in his career.
Is Jose Vizcaino in the Hall of Fame?
No. Jose Vizcaino has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.