Edinson Volquez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2020)

W–L 95–89
ERA 4.45
WHIP 1.45
SO 1,323
Pitcher PIV -9095.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 220 lb
Born
7/3/1983 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut
2005-08-30
Last Game
2020-08-11
Awards
All-Star
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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
95 89 294 273 4 2 0 1546.3 1,507 765 159 735 1,323 4.45 -9095.0

Career ERA 4.45 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 6.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2005 TEX AL 0 4 6 3 0 0 0 12.7 25 20 10 11 14.21 4.29 (-231%) -922.5
2006 TEX AL 1 6 8 8 0 0 0 33.3 52 27 17 15 7.29 4.53 (-61%) -1724.9
2007 TEX AL 2 1 6 6 0 0 0 34.0 34 17 15 29 4.50 4.47 (-1%) -76.5
2008 CIN NL 17 6 33 32 0 0 0 196.0 167 70 93 206 3.21 4.32 (+26%) 3708.5
2009 CIN NL 4 2 9 9 0 0 0 49.7 34 24 32 47 4.35 4.32 (-1%) -854.4
2010 CIN NL 4 3 12 12 0 0 0 62.7 59 30 35 67 4.31 4.08 (-6%) 119.4
2011 CIN NL 5 7 20 20 0 0 0 108.7 106 69 65 104 5.71 3.94 (-45%) -3658.7
2012 SDN NL 11 11 32 32 1 1 0 182.7 160 84 105 174 4.14 4.01 (-3%) -199.1
2013 SDN NL 9 10 27 27 0 0 0 142.3 168 95 69 116 6.01 3.87 (-55%) -1240.6
2013 LAN NL 0 2 6 5 0 0 0 28.0 25 13 8 26 4.18 3.87 (-8%) -352.7
2014 PIT NL 13 7 32 31 1 0 0 192.7 166 65 71 140 3.04 3.74 (+19%) -1969.6
2015 KCA AL 13 9 34 33 1 0 0 200.3 190 79 72 155 3.55 3.96 (+10%) 725.1
2016 KCA AL 10 11 34 34 0 0 0 189.3 217 113 76 139 5.37 4.19 (-28%) -1811.5
2017 MIA NL 4 8 17 17 1 1 0 92.3 78 43 53 81 4.19 4.36 (+4%) 21.2
2019 TEX AL 0 1 11 4 0 0 0 16.0 20 12 12 10 6.75 4.51 (-50%) -858.6
2020 TEX AL 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 5.7 6 4 2 3 6.35 — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 95 89 294 273 4 2 0 1,546.1 1,507 765 735 1,323 4.45 — -9,095

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
295 308 15 28 2 0 1 9 0 8 156 .091 .114 .107 .221 -2,074

Career AVG .091 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 64.8% below league average.

Career OBP .114 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 65.1% below league average.

Career SLG .107 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 74.1% below league average.

Career OPS .221 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — 70.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2005 TEX AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 TEX AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 TEX AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 CIN NL 33 61 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 .098 .263 (-63%) .333 (-70%) .416 (-76%) .749 (-74%) -733.7
2009 CIN NL 9 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .062 — — — — 0.0
2010 CIN NL 12 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .118 — — — — 0.0
2011 CIN NL 21 26 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .115 — — — — 0.0
2012 SDN NL 32 56 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 29 .071 .254 (-72%) .318 (-72%) .405 (-78%) .724 (-76%) -672.7
2013 SDN NL 27 34 3 4 1 0 1 4 0 1 20 .118 — — — — 0.0
2013 LAN NL 6 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 — — — — 0.0
2014 PIT NL 32 53 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 27 .038 .251 (-85%) .313 (-72%) .386 (-90%) .700 (-82%) -667.3
2015 KCA AL 34 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 KCA AL 34 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 MIA NL 17 26 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 .192 — — — — 0.0
2019 TEX AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 TEX AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 295 308 15 28 2 0 1 9 0 8 156 .091 — — — — -2,074

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2015 ALCS KCA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 ALDS1 KCA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 WS KCA 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
2014 NLWC PIT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 NLDS1 CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 4 7 7 0 35.3 27 21 23 26 5.35

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2015 ALCS KCA 1 1 2 2 0 11.0 5 5 8 7 4.09
2015 ALDS1 KCA 0 1 1 1 0 5.7 5 3 4 8 4.76
2015 WS KCA 0 0 2 2 0 12.0 8 4 6 8 3.00
2014 NLWC PIT 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 5 5 3 3 9.00
2010 NLDS1 CIN 0 1 1 1 0 1.7 4 4 2 0 21.60

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1521497915.060
Away14315981904.119

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home152801.27393783787074.24
Away142744.27683873576164.68

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2020-08-11 TEXSEA W 0.1100010
2020-08-09 TEXLAA — 1.0111010
2020-08-08 TEXLAA W 1.0100000
2020-08-04 TEXOAK L 0.1133200
2020-08-02 TEXSFG — 1.0000010
2020-07-28 TEXAZ — 1.0100000
2020-07-25 TEXCOL — 1.0100000
2019-09-27 TEXNYY — 1.0100010
2019-09-24 TEXBOS — 0.2544100
2019-09-22 TEXOAK — 0.2000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 294 274 80 171 11 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2005 TEX P 6 3 0 1 0 0
2006 TEX P 8 8 4 2 0 1
2007 TEX P 6 6 0 2 0 0
2008 CIN P 33 32 10 24 1 2
2009 CIN P 9 9 2 9 2 0
2010 CIN P 12 12 0 12 0 0
2011 CIN P 20 21 9 5 2 0
2012 SDN P 32 32 9 18 0 1
2013 SDN P 27 27 10 19 0 0
2013 LAN P 6 5 1 2 0 0
2014 PIT P 32 31 9 25 3 1
2015 KCA P 34 33 7 13 2 0
2016 KCA P 34 34 13 25 1 0
2017 MIA P 17 17 3 14 0 0
2019 TEX P 11 4 3 0 0 1
2020 TEX P 7 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 295

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2017 Player of the Week Week of 2017-06-03

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 KCA AL $9,500,000
2015 KCA AL $7,500,000
2014 PIT NL $5,000,000
2013 SDN NL $5,725,000
2012 SDN NL $2,237,500
2011 CIN NL $1,625,000
2010 CIN NL $445,000
2009 CIN NL $440,000
2008 CIN NL $392,500
Total Career Earnings $32,865,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2008 Rookie of the Year NL 4th 9.0 160 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Edinson Volquez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Matt Clement
    87-86, 4.47 ERA
  2. 93
    Jorge De La Rosa
    104-87, 4.58 ERA
  3. 88
    Doug Davis
    92-108, 4.44 ERA
  4. 84
    Russ Ortiz
    113-89, 4.51 ERA
  5. 80
    Gil Meche
    84-83, 4.49 ERA
  6. 75
    Juan Guzman
    91-79, 4.08 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Edinson Volquez

What years did Edinson Volquez play?
Edinson Volquez played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2020.
Was Edinson Volquez a pitcher?
Yes. Edinson Volquez pitched in the major leagues, recording 95 wins and 1323 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Edinson Volquez hit?
Edinson Volquez hit 1 career home runs with 28 hits.