What years did Esteban Yan play?

Esteban Yan played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2006.

Was Esteban Yan a pitcher?

Yes. Esteban Yan pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 553 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Esteban Yan hit?

Esteban Yan hit 1 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was Esteban Yan's career batting average?

Esteban Yan batted 1.000 over his career, with 2 hits in 2 at bats.

How many RBI did Esteban Yan have?

Esteban Yan drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Esteban Yan's career ERA?

Esteban Yan finished with a 5.14 career ERA, going 33-39 with 553 strikeouts.

Esteban Yan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1996-2006)

Esteban Yan was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2006 for 7 teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 11 seasons. Across 472 career appearances, he went 33-39 with a 5.14 ERA, 553 strikeouts, and 51 saves.

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 September 8, 2026

W–L 33–39

ERA 5.14

WHIP 1.47

SO 553

Pitcher PIV -3842.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 255 lb
Born: 6/22/1975 in Campina, El Seibo, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1996-05-20
Last Game: 2006-07-06

Full name: Esteban Luis Yan

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Career Pitching Statistics

Esteban Yan — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
33	39	472	23	0	0	51	695.3	754	397	105	270	553	5.14	-3842.0

Career ERA 5.14 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — 14.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Esteban Yan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1996	BAL	AL	0	0	4	0	0	9.3	13	6	3	7	5.79	4.61 (-25%)	0.0
1997	BAL	AL	0	1	3	2	0	9.7	20	17	7	4	15.83	4.39 (-261%)	0.0
1998	TBA	AL	5	4	64	0	1	88.7	78	38	41	77	3.86	4.43 (+13%)	-310.0
1999	TBA	AL	3	4	50	1	0	61.0	77	40	32	46	5.90	4.71 (-25%)	-973.9
2000	TBA	AL	7	8	43	20	0	137.7	158	95	42	111	6.21	4.77 (-30%)	-1246.6
2001	TBA	AL	4	6	54	0	22	62.3	64	27	11	64	3.90	4.42 (+12%)	1881.2
2002	TBA	AL	7	8	55	0	19	69.0	70	33	29	53	4.30	4.28 (-1%)	-729.9
2003	TEX	AL	0	1	15	0	0	23.3	31	18	7	25	6.94	4.40 (-58%)	-251.9
2003	SLN	NL	2	0	39	0	1	43.3	53	29	16	28	6.02	4.40 (-37%)	-1292.8
2004	DET	AL	3	6	69	0	7	87.0	92	37	32	69	3.83	4.46 (+14%)	1250.5
2005	LAA	AL	1	1	49	0	0	66.7	66	34	30	45	4.59	4.29 (-7%)	-481.8
2006	LAA	AL	0	0	13	0	0	22.3	19	17	13	16	6.85	4.53 (-51%)	-779.5
2006	CIN	NL	1	0	14	0	1	15.0	13	6	7	8	3.60	4.53 (+20%)	-907.5
Career · 13 seasons			33	39	472	23	51	695.1	754	397	270	553	5.14	—	-3,842

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

Esteban Yan — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
472	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.500	3.500	0

Career AVG 1.000 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — +274.9% above league average.

Career OBP 1.000 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — +197.3% above league average.

Career SLG 2.500 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — +487.4% above league average.

Career OPS 3.500 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — +359.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Esteban Yan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1996	BAL	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	BAL	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	TBA	AL	64	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	TBA	AL	50	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	TBA	AL	43	1	1	1	1	1	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	TBA	AL	54	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	TBA	AL	55	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	TEX	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SLN	NL	39	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	DET	AL	69	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	LAA	AL	49	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	LAA	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	CIN	NL	14	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			472	2	1	2	1	1	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

Esteban Yan — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Esteban Yan — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2005	ALCS	LAA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Esteban Yan — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	2.0	3	2	1	2	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Esteban Yan — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2005	ALCS	LAA	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	3	2	1	2	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Esteban Yan — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	258	1	0	1	0	0	1.000
Away	214	1	1	1	1	1	1.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Esteban Yan — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	258	387.2	422	203	126	306	4.71
Away	214	307.2	332	194	144	247	5.67

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Esteban Yan — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-07-06	CIN	ATL	—	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0
2006-07-05	CIN	MIL	—	1.1	2	0	0	1	0	0
2006-06-30	CIN	CLE	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
2006-06-27	CIN	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2006-06-22	CIN	NYN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2006-06-18	CIN	CHW	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1
2006-06-16	CIN	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2006-06-13	CIN	MIL	—	1.0	1	1	1	2	2	0
2006-06-10	CIN	CHC	—	0.1	3	1	1	1	1	1
2006-06-09	CIN	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Esteban Yan — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	472	23	70	71	7	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Esteban Yan — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1996	BAL	P	4	0	0	0	0	0
1997	BAL	P	3	2	0	0	0	0
1998	TBA	P	64	0	9	11	1	1
1999	TBA	P	50	1	8	9	0	2
2000	TBA	P	43	20	11	8	2	1
2001	TBA	P	54	0	9	6	0	0
2002	TBA	P	55	0	3	7	0	1
2003	TEX	P	15	0	1	2	2	0
2003	SLN	P	39	0	8	1	0	0
2004	DET	P	69	0	12	14	2	1
2005	LAA	P	49	0	7	10	0	0
2006	LAA	P	13	0	1	1	0	0
2006	CIN	P	14	0	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Esteban Yan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	472

Salary History

Esteban Yan — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	LAA	AL	$1,250,000
2005	LAA	AL	$1,000,000
2004	DET	AL	$650,000
2003	TEX	AL	$1,500,000
2002	TBA	AL	$1,500,000
2001	TBA	AL	$650,000
2000	TBA	AL	$265,000
1999	TBA	AL	$225,000
1998	TBA	AL	$195,000
Total Career Earnings			$7,235,000

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Frequently Asked Questions about Esteban Yan

What years did Esteban Yan play?: Esteban Yan played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2006.
Was Esteban Yan a pitcher?: Yes. Esteban Yan pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 553 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Esteban Yan hit?: Esteban Yan hit 1 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Esteban Yan's career batting average?: Esteban Yan batted 1.000 over his career, with 2 hits in 2 at bats.
How many RBI did Esteban Yan have?: Esteban Yan drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Esteban Yan's career ERA?: Esteban Yan finished with a 5.14 career ERA, going 33-39 with 553 strikeouts.