1968
Born March 4, 1968
El Tigre, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
Giovanni Carrara Notable
b. March 4, 1968 · Toronto Blue Jays 1995–1996, Cincinnati Reds 1996–1997, Colorado Rockies 2000, Los Angeles Dodgers 2001–2002, 2004–2006, Seattle Mariners 2003
Giovanni Carrara played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1995 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2006.
He went 29 and 18 with a 4.69 earned run average, pitching 472.3 innings in 313 games. He struck out 338. Across 313 games he batted .097, with 3 hits and 2 runs.
He was born in El Tigre, Anzoátegui, Venezuela on March 4, 1968. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | TOR | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | CIN/TOR | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | CIN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | COL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | LAD | 47 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 2002 | LAD | 63 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | SEA | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | LAD | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | LAD | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | LAD | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 313 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .097 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | TOR | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 48.2 | 64 | 39 | 25 | 27 | 7.21 |
| 1996 | CIN/TOR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 38.0 | 54 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 8.05 |
| 1997 | CIN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7.84 |
| 2000 | COL | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 12.82 |
| 2001 | LAD | 6 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 85.1 | 73 | 30 | 24 | 70 | 3.16 |
| 2002 | LAD | 6 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 90.2 | 83 | 33 | 32 | 56 | 3.28 |
| 2003 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 6.83 |
| 2004 | LAD | 5 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 53.2 | 46 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 2.18 |
| 2005 | LAD | 7 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 75.2 | 65 | 33 | 38 | 56 | 3.93 |
| 2006 | LAD | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 27.2 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 4.55 |
| Career | — | 29 | 18 | 313 | 18 | 4 | 472.1 | 487 | 246 | 202 | 338 | 4.69 |
On this day & linked events
1995
Major-league debut: Giovanni Carrara
Giovanni Carrara made a major-league debut on July 29, 1995.
2006
Final major-league game: Giovanni Carrara
Giovanni Carrara played a final major-league game on September 23, 2006.
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