Carlos Zambrano

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2012)

W–L 132–91
ERA 3.66
WHIP 1.33
SO 1,637
Pitcher PIV 16362.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 275 lb
Born
6/1/1981 in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
MLB Debut
2001-08-20
Last Game
2012-09-21
Awards
3× All-Star · 3× Silver Slugger

Full name: Carlos Alberto Zambrano

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
132 91 354 302 10 5 0 1959.0 1,709 797 161 898 1,637 3.66 16362.1

Career ERA 3.66 vs. league average 4.29 across their career seasons — 14.7% better 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
2001 CHN NL 1 2 6 1 0 0 0 7.7 11 13 8 4 15.26 — 0.0
2002 CHN NL 4 8 32 16 0 0 0 108.3 94 44 63 93 3.66 4.28 (+15%) 270.1
2003 CHN NL 13 11 32 32 3 1 0 214.0 188 74 94 168 3.11 4.40 (+29%) 5214.8
2004 CHN NL 16 8 31 31 1 1 0 209.7 174 64 81 188 2.75 4.46 (+38%) 4896.6
2005 CHN NL 14 6 33 33 2 0 0 223.3 170 81 86 202 3.26 4.29 (+24%) 3473.6
2006 CHN NL 16 7 33 33 0 0 0 214.0 162 81 115 210 3.41 4.53 (+25%) 2175.2
2007 CHN NL 18 13 34 34 1 0 0 216.3 187 95 101 177 3.95 4.47 (+12%) -578.9
2008 CHN NL 14 6 30 30 1 1 0 188.7 172 82 72 130 3.91 4.32 (+10%) 437.6
2009 CHN NL 9 7 28 28 1 1 0 169.3 155 71 78 152 3.77 4.32 (+13%) 3114.3
2010 CHN NL 11 6 36 20 0 0 0 129.7 119 48 69 117 3.33 4.08 (+18%) 1226.0
2011 CHN NL 9 7 24 24 0 0 0 145.7 154 78 56 101 4.82 3.94 (-22%) -2360.5
2012 MIA NL 7 10 35 20 1 1 0 132.3 123 66 75 95 4.49 4.01 (-12%) -1506.6
Career · 12 seasons 132 91 354 302 10 5 0 1,959.0 1,709 797 898 1,637 3.66 — 16,362

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
384 693 75 165 26 3 24 71 1 10 240 .238 .248 .388 .636 -1,372

Career AVG .238 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 9.3% below league average.

Career OBP .248 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 25.1% below league average.

Career SLG .388 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — 7.0% below league average.

Career OPS .636 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — 15.0% 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
2001 CHN NL 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 CHN NL 32 30 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 .033 — — — — 0.0
2003 CHN NL 32 75 9 18 5 0 2 6 0 1 26 .240 .264 (-9%) .332 (-25%) .422 (-8%) .754 (-16%) -213.6
2004 CHN NL 31 70 8 16 1 0 1 5 0 3 29 .229 .266 (-14%) .335 (-23%) .427 (-33%) .762 (-29%) -344.0
2005 CHN NL 34 80 8 24 6 2 1 6 0 0 25 .300 .264 (+13%) .330 (-9%) .418 (+10%) .749 (+2%) -14.5
2006 CHN NL 37 73 9 11 0 0 6 11 1 1 27 .151 .269 (-44%) .336 (-52%) .431 (-8%) .768 (-27%) -375.0
2007 CHN NL 37 81 9 20 2 0 2 5 0 0 29 .247 .268 (-8%) .335 (-26%) .422 (-18%) .758 (-22%) -302.8
2008 CHN NL 38 83 9 28 4 1 4 14 0 0 24 .337 .263 (+28%) .333 (+1%) .416 (+33%) .749 (+19%) 236.0
2009 CHN NL 35 69 7 15 5 0 4 11 0 1 28 .217 .262 (-17%) .332 (-32%) .417 (+11%) .750 (-8%) -138.7
2010 CHN NL 42 52 5 12 0 0 1 6 0 2 15 .231 .257 (-10%) .325 (-22%) .402 (-28%) .728 (-25%) -219.3
2011 CHN NL 25 44 8 14 2 0 2 5 0 2 14 .318 — — — — 0.0
2012 MIA NL 35 34 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 8 .176 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 384 693 75 165 26 3 24 71 1 10 240 .238 — — — — -1,372

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
5 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 .100

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2008 NLDS1 CHN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
2007 NLDS1 CHN 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333
2003 NLCS CHN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
2003 NLDS2 CHN 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 5 5 0 29.0 35 14 8 27 4.34

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2008 NLDS1 CHN 0 1 1 1 0 6.3 6 3 2 7 4.26
2007 NLDS1 CHN 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 4 1 1 8 1.50
2003 NLCS CHN 0 1 2 2 0 11.0 14 7 5 8 5.73
2003 NLDS2 CHN 0 0 1 1 0 5.7 11 3 0 4 4.76

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home19233140771334.233
Away19236235881137.243

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home174962.08664084238113.82
Away180997.08433894758263.51

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2012-09-21 MIANYN — 1.0100000
2012-09-16 MIACIN L 1.0211100
2012-09-07 MIAWAS — 0.0333000
2012-09-04 MIAMIL — 0.1200010
2012-09-02 MIANYN — 1.0100010
2012-08-24 MIALAD — 1.0442100
2012-08-22 MIAAZ — 2.0100000
2012-08-21 MIAAZ — 1.0000200
2012-08-17 MIACOL — 1.2100020
2012-08-13 MIAPHI — 2.0211210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 354 302 168 290 25 29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2001 CHN P 6 1 0 2 0 1
2002 CHN P 32 16 8 26 0 4
2003 CHN P 32 32 19 46 4 2
2004 CHN P 31 31 18 29 2 2
2005 CHN P 33 33 21 34 2 4
2006 CHN P 33 33 12 33 4 4
2007 CHN P 34 34 20 28 1 1
2008 CHN P 30 30 21 20 3 1
2009 CHN P 28 28 19 23 3 2
2010 CHN P 36 20 10 19 3 1
2011 CHN P 24 24 8 12 1 5
2012 MIA P 35 20 12 18 2 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 354

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2009 Silver Slugger P
2008 Player of the Week Week of 2008-09-13
2008 Silver Slugger P
2007 Pitcher of the Month July
2006 Pitcher of the Month July
2006 Silver Slugger P
2004 Pitcher of the Month September

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2012 MIA NL $19,000,000
2011 CHN NL $18,875,000
2010 CHN NL $18,875,000
2009 CHN NL $18,750,000
2008 CHN NL $16,000,000
2007 CHN NL $12,400,000
2006 CHN NL $6,500,000
2005 CHN NL $3,760,000
2004 CHN NL $450,000
2003 CHN NL $340,000
Total Career Earnings $114,950,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2007 Cy Young Award NL 5th 3.0 160 0
2006 Cy Young Award NL 5th 6.0 160 0
2004 Cy Young Award NL 5th 8.0 160 0
2004 Most Valuable Player NL 28th 2.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Carlos Zambrano (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ramon Martinez
    135-88, 3.67 ERA
  2. 94
    Gio Gonzalez
    131-101, 3.70 ERA
  3. 89
    Jason Schmidt
    130-96, 3.96 ERA
  4. 81
    Ray Culp
    122-101, 3.58 ERA
  5. 80
    Earl Wilson
    121-109, 3.69 ERA
  6. 76
    Wilson Alvarez
    102-92, 3.96 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Carlos Zambrano

What years did Carlos Zambrano play?
Carlos Zambrano played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2012.
Was Carlos Zambrano a pitcher?
Yes. Carlos Zambrano pitched in the major leagues, recording 132 wins and 1637 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Carlos Zambrano hit?
Carlos Zambrano hit 24 career home runs with 165 hits.