What years did Ed Vosberg play?

Ed Vosberg played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2002.

Was Ed Vosberg a pitcher?

Yes. Ed Vosberg pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 179 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ed Vosberg hit?

Ed Vosberg hit 0 career home runs.

What was Ed Vosberg's career batting average?

Ed Vosberg batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Ed Vosberg's career ERA?

Ed Vosberg finished with a 4.32 career ERA, going 10-15 with 179 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ed Vosberg have?

Ed Vosberg recorded 179 career strikeouts.

Ed Vosberg

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-2002)

Ed Vosberg was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2002 for 8 teams, including the San Diego Padres, a span of 17 seasons. Across 266 career appearances, he went 10-15 with a 4.32 ERA and 179 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1245.7.

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 12, 2026

W–L 10–15

ERA 4.32

WHIP 1.54

SO 179

Pitcher PIV 1245.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 9/28/1961 in Tucson, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1986-09-17
Last Game: 2002-04-10

Full name: Edward John Vosberg

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ed Vosberg — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
10	15	266	3	0	0	13	233.1	250	112	22	109	179	4.32	1245.7

Career ERA 4.32 vs. league average 4.40 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ed Vosberg Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1986	SDN	NL	0	1	5	3	0	13.2	17	10	9	8	6.59	3.97 (-66%)	-189.5
1990	SFN	NL	1	1	18	0	0	24.1	21	15	12	12	5.55	3.86 (-44%)	-634.4
1994	OAK	AL	0	2	16	0	0	13.2	16	6	5	12	3.95	4.51 (+12%)	46.8
1995	TEX	AL	5	5	44	0	4	36.0	32	12	16	36	3.00	4.45 (+33%)	844.2
1996	TEX	AL	1	1	52	0	8	44.0	51	16	21	32	3.27	4.61 (+29%)	311.1
1997	TEX	AL	1	2	42	0	0	41.0	44	21	15	29	4.61	4.39 (-5%)	516.6
1997	FLO	NL	1	1	17	0	1	12.0	15	5	6	8	3.75	4.39 (+15%)	109.3
1999	SDN	NL	0	0	15	0	0	8.1	16	9	3	6	9.72	—	0.0
1999	ARI	NL	0	1	4	0	0	2.2	6	1	0	2	3.38	—	0.0
2000	PHI	NL	1	1	31	0	0	24.0	21	11	18	23	4.12	4.77 (+14%)	-518.8
2001	PHI	NL	0	0	18	0	0	12.2	8	4	3	11	2.84	4.42 (+36%)	760.3
2002	MON	NL	0	0	4	0	0	1.0	3	2	1	0	18.00	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			10	15	266	3	13	233.1	250	112	109	179	4.32	—	1,246

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

Ed Vosberg — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
266	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.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 .336 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ed Vosberg Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1986	SDN	NL	5	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SFN	NL	18	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	OAK	AL	16	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	TEX	AL	44	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	TEX	AL	52	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	TEX	AL	42	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	FLO	NL	17	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	SDN	NL	15	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	ARI	NL	4	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	PHI	NL	31	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	PHI	NL	18	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	MON	NL	4	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			266	2	1	.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

Ed Vosberg — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ed Vosberg — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1997	NLCS	FLO	2	.000
1997	WS	FLO	2	.000
1996	ALDS2	TEX	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ed Vosberg — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	0	5.2	6	2	4	5	3.18

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ed Vosberg — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1997	NLCS	FLO	2	2.2	2	0	1	3	0.00
1997	WS	FLO	2	3.0	3	2	3	2	6.00
1996	ALDS2	TEX	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ed Vosberg — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	128	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	138	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Ed Vosberg — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	128	126.2	113	37	42	88	2.63
Away	138	106.2	137	75	67	91	6.33

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ed Vosberg — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2002-04-10	WSN	MIA	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
2002-04-07	WSN	CIN	—	0.1	1	1	0	1	0	0
2002-04-05	WSN	CIN	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
2002-04-02	WSN	MIA	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-07-23	PHI	WSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2001-07-21	PHI	NYN	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2001-07-18	PHI	WSN	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-07-17	PHI	NYY	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2001-07-16	PHI	NYY	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-07-14	PHI	TOR	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ed Vosberg — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	266	3	8	40	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ed Vosberg — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1986	SDN	P	5	3	0	1	1	0
1990	SFN	P	18	0	1	5	0	0
1994	OAK	P	16	0	2	5	0	1
1995	TEX	P	44	0	0	1	1	0
1996	TEX	P	52	0	1	11	0	0
1997	TEX	P	42	0	1	4	1	0
1997	FLO	P	17	0	0	1	0	0
1999	SDN	P	15	0	1	3	1	0
1999	ARI	P	4	0	0	0	0	0
2000	PHI	P	31	0	1	8	0	0
2001	PHI	P	18	0	1	1	0	0
2002	MON	P	4	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Ed Vosberg Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	266

Salary History

Ed Vosberg — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2002	MON	NL	$400,000
1999	SDN	NL	$675,000
1998	SDN	NL	$575,000
1997	TEX	AL	$450,000
1996	TEX	AL	$198,000
1995	TEX	AL	$125,000
1994	OAK	AL	$115,000
Total Career Earnings			$2,538,000

College History

Ed Vosberg — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Arizona	Tucson	AZ	1980, 1981, 1982

Ed Vosberg: the record in brief

The profile opens with Ed Vosberg's first major league game on September 17, 1986; the last one listed came on April 10, 2002. The season rows list, in order, the San Diego Padres (1986 through 1999), the San Francisco Giants (1990), the Oakland Athletics (1994), the Texas Rangers (1995 to 1997), the Florida Marlins (1997), the Arizona Diamondbacks (1999), the Philadelphia Phillies (2000 through 2001), and the Montreal Expos (2002). Vosberg played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on September 28, 1961, in Tucson, AZ, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 1 inch and 190 pounds. Vosberg's full given name, per the bio, is Edward John Vosberg.

The pitching table credits Vosberg with a 10-15 record and a 4.32 ERA in 266 games. The same table counts 179 strikeouts and 13 saves. Vosberg's 4.32 ERA was close to the 4.40 league figure for those seasons. Vosberg won 5 games in 1995, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Vosberg

What years did Ed Vosberg play?: Ed Vosberg played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2002.
Was Ed Vosberg a pitcher?: Yes. Ed Vosberg pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 179 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ed Vosberg hit?: Ed Vosberg hit 0 career home runs.
What was Ed Vosberg's career batting average?: Ed Vosberg batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Ed Vosberg's career ERA?: Ed Vosberg finished with a 4.32 career ERA, going 10-15 with 179 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ed Vosberg have?: Ed Vosberg recorded 179 career strikeouts.