What years did Luis Vizcaino play?

Luis Vizcaino played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2009.

Was Luis Vizcaino a pitcher?

Yes. Luis Vizcaino pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 492 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Luis Vizcaino hit?

Luis Vizcaino hit 0 career home runs.

What were Luis Vizcaino's career stats?

In 543 games, Luis Vizcaino went 35-30 with a 4.33 ERA, 492 strikeouts, 546.2 innings pitched, and 8 saves.

What was Luis Vizcaino's salary?

Luis Vizcaino's last recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $200,500, in 2000. The Salary History table lists each season from 2000 to 2009.

What position did Luis Vizcaino play?

Luis Vizcaino played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Luis Vizcaino and how much did he weigh?

Luis Vizcaino was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 170 pounds.

What was Luis Vizcaino's career ERA?

Luis Vizcaino finished with a 4.33 career ERA, going 35-30 with 492 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Luis Vizcaino have?

Luis Vizcaino recorded 492 career strikeouts.

Is Luis Vizcaino in the Hall of Fame?

No. Luis Vizcaino has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Luis Vizcaino

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2009)

Luis Vizcaino was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2009 for 8 teams, including the Athletics, a span of 11 seasons. Across 543 career appearances, he went 35-30 with a 4.33 ERA and 492 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 15, 2026

W–L 35–30

ERA 4.33

WHIP 1.34

SO 492

Pitcher PIV -1782.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 170 lb
Born: 8/6/1974 in Bani, Peravia, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1999-07-23
Last Game: 2009-06-19

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Career Pitching Statistics

Luis Vizcaino — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
35	30	543	0	0	0	8	546.2	495	263	79	237	492	4.33	-1782.8

Career ERA 4.33 vs. league average 4.45 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Luis Vizcaino Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1999	OAK	AL	0	0	1	0	3.1	3	2	3	2	5.40	—	0.0
2000	OAK	AL	0	1	12	0	19.1	25	16	11	18	7.45	4.77 (-56%)	65.7
2001	OAK	AL	2	1	36	1	36.2	38	19	12	31	4.66	4.42 (-6%)	-695.6
2002	MIL	NL	5	3	76	5	81.1	55	27	30	79	2.99	4.28 (+30%)	2237.7
2003	MIL	NL	4	3	75	0	62.0	64	44	25	61	6.39	4.40 (-45%)	-1979.3
2004	MIL	NL	4	4	73	1	72.0	61	30	24	63	3.75	4.46 (+16%)	-77.3
2005	CHA	AL	6	5	65	0	70.0	74	29	29	43	3.73	4.29 (+13%)	-550.9
2006	ARI	NL	4	6	70	0	65.1	51	26	29	72	3.58	4.53 (+21%)	789.6
2007	NYA	AL	8	2	77	0	75.1	66	36	43	62	4.30	4.47 (+4%)	99.6
2008	COL	NL	1	2	43	0	46.0	48	27	19	49	5.28	4.32 (-22%)	-929.5
2009	CHN	NL	0	0	4	0	3.2	2	0	0	3	0.00	—	0.0
2009	CLE	AL	1	3	11	1	11.2	8	7	12	9	5.40	4.32 (-25%)	-742.8
Career · 12 seasons			35	30	543	8	546.2	495	263	237	492	4.33	—	-1,783

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

Luis Vizcaino — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
543	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Luis Vizcaino Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1999	OAK	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	OAK	AL	12	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	OAK	AL	36	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	MIL	NL	76	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	MIL	NL	75	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	MIL	NL	73	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	CHA	AL	65	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	ARI	NL	70	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	NYA	AL	77	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	COL	NL	43	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CHN	NL	4	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CLE	AL	11	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			543	6	5	.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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Luis Vizcaino — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Luis Vizcaino — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2007	ALDS2	NYA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	WS	CHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Luis Vizcaino — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	2	0	0	1.2	2	1	3	0	5.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Luis Vizcaino — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2007	ALDS2	NYA	0	1	1	0	0	0.2	2	1	2	0	13.50
2005	WS	CHA	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Luis Vizcaino — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	269	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	274	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Luis Vizcaino — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	269	280.0	242	128	126	258	4.11
Away	274	266.2	253	135	111	234	4.56

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Luis Vizcaino — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-06-19	CLE	CHC	L	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0
2009-06-17	CLE	MIL	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1
2009-06-15	CLE	MIL	—	1.1	0	2	2	3	0	0
2009-06-09	CLE	KCR	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-06-07	CLE	CHW	—	0.0	1	1	1	2	0	0
2009-06-01	CLE	NYY	—	1.2	1	0	0	2	1	0
2009-05-27	CLE	TBR	SV	3.0	1	0	0	0	4	0
2009-05-24	CLE	CIN	L	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0
2009-05-23	CLE	CIN	W	2.0	0	0	0	3	1	0
2009-05-21	CLE	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Luis Vizcaino — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	543	0	30	53	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Luis Vizcaino — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	DP
1999	OAK	P	1	0	0	0
2000	OAK	P	12	1	3	0
2001	OAK	P	36	0	3	0
2002	MIL	P	76	3	7	0
2003	MIL	P	75	5	6	0
2004	MIL	P	73	4	3	0
2005	CHA	P	65	6	7	1
2006	ARI	P	70	2	9	1
2007	NYA	P	77	7	7	0
2008	COL	P	43	2	5	0
2009	CHN	P	4	0	1	0
2009	CLE	P	11	0	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Luis Vizcaino Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	543

Salary History

Luis Vizcaino's recorded salaries total $14,408,000 over 9 seasons, 2000 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Vizcaino's career ran from 1999 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 1999 and 2001.

Luis Vizcaino — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	CHN	NL	$3,500,000
2008	COL	NL	$3,500,000
2007	NYA	AL	$3,000,000
2006	ARI	NL	$1,775,000
2005	CHA	AL	$1,300,000
2004	MIL	NL	$550,000
2003	MIL	NL	$370,000
2002	MIL	NL	$212,500
2000	OAK	AL	$200,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$14,408,000

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Luis Vizcaino: the record in brief

The profile opens with Luis Vizcaino's first major league game on July 23, 1999; the last one listed came on June 19, 2009. By club, Vizcaino's seasons break down as the Oakland Athletics (1999 to 2001), the Milwaukee Brewers (2002 to 2004), the Chicago White Sox (2005), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2006), the New York Yankees (2007), the Colorado Rockies (2008), the Chicago Cubs (2009), and the Cleveland Indians (2009). Vizcaino played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 6, 1974, in Bani, Peravia, D.R. and a listed size of 6 feet, 1 inch and 170 pounds.

Vizcaino's career pitching line is 35 wins, 30 losses and a 4.33 ERA over 543 appearances. Also on Vizcaino's record: 492 strikeouts. Vizcaino's 4.33 ERA was close to the 4.45 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 8 wins of 2007. 2002 produced Vizcaino's most strikeouts, 79. In 2002, one of the busiest seasons, Vizcaino posted a 2.99 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.28.

Frequently Asked Questions about Luis Vizcaino

What years did Luis Vizcaino play?: Luis Vizcaino played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2009.
Was Luis Vizcaino a pitcher?: Yes. Luis Vizcaino pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 492 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Luis Vizcaino hit?: Luis Vizcaino hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Luis Vizcaino play for?: Luis Vizcaino played for 8 teams: the Oakland Athletics (1999–2001), the Milwaukee Brewers (2002–2004), the Chicago White Sox (2005), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2006), the New York Yankees (2007), the Colorado Rockies (2008), the Chicago Cubs (2009), and the Cleveland Indians (2009).
What were Luis Vizcaino's career stats?: In 543 games, Luis Vizcaino went 35-30 with a 4.33 ERA, 492 strikeouts, 546.2 innings pitched, and 8 saves.
How much did Luis Vizcaino earn in his career?: Luis Vizcaino's recorded salaries total $14,408,000 over 9 seasons, 2000 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Vizcaino's career ran from 1999 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 1999 and 2001.
What was Luis Vizcaino's salary?: Luis Vizcaino's last recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $200,500, in 2000. The Salary History table lists each season from 2000 to 2009.
What position did Luis Vizcaino play?: Luis Vizcaino played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Luis Vizcaino and how much did he weigh?: Luis Vizcaino was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 170 pounds.
What was Luis Vizcaino's career ERA?: Luis Vizcaino finished with a 4.33 career ERA, going 35-30 with 492 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Luis Vizcaino have?: Luis Vizcaino recorded 492 career strikeouts.
Is Luis Vizcaino in the Hall of Fame?: No. Luis Vizcaino has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.