1978
Born September 25, 1978
Rio Piedras, , P.R.
Joel Piñeiro Notable
b. September 25, 1978 · Seattle Mariners 2000–2006, Boston Red Sox 2007, St. Louis Cardinals 2007–2009, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2010–2011
Joel Piñeiro played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Seattle Mariners in 2000 and closing with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2011.
He went 104 and 93 with a 4.41 earned run average, pitching 1,754.3 innings in 335 games. He struck out 1,058 and threw 6 shutouts. Across 344 games he batted .102, with 17 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 2003 and 2009, topping out at 2.
He was born in Rio Piedras, P.R. on September 25, 1978. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2006 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | SEA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | SEA | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | SEA | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| 2003 | SEA | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | SEA | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 2005 | SEA | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | SEA | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | BOS/STL | 45 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .056 |
| 2008 | STL | 31 | 51 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 0 | .098 |
| 2009 | STL | 33 | 66 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 1 | .136 |
| 2010 | LAA | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | LAA | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 344 | 167 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 97 | 1 | .102 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19.1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5.59 |
| 2001 | SEA | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 75.1 | 50 | 17 | 21 | 56 | 2.03 |
| 2002 | SEA | 14 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 194.1 | 189 | 70 | 54 | 136 | 3.24 |
| 2003 | SEA | 16 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 211.2 | 192 | 89 | 76 | 151 | 3.78 |
| 2004 | SEA | 6 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 140.2 | 144 | 73 | 43 | 111 | 4.67 |
| 2005 | SEA | 7 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 189.0 | 224 | 118 | 56 | 107 | 5.62 |
| 2006 | SEA | 8 | 13 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 165.2 | 209 | 117 | 64 | 87 | 6.36 |
| 2007 | BOS/STL | 7 | 5 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 97.2 | 110 | 47 | 26 | 60 | 4.33 |
| 2008 | STL | 7 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 148.2 | 180 | 85 | 35 | 81 | 5.15 |
| 2009 | STL | 15 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 214.0 | 218 | 83 | 27 | 105 | 3.49 |
| 2010 | LAA | 10 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 152.1 | 155 | 65 | 34 | 92 | 3.84 |
| 2011 | LAA | 7 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 145.2 | 182 | 83 | 38 | 62 | 5.13 |
| Career | — | 104 | 93 | 335 | 263 | 2 | 1754.1 | 1878 | 859 | 487 | 1058 | 4.41 |
On this day & linked events
2000
Major-league debut: Joel Piñeiro
Joel Piñeiro made a major-league debut on August 8, 2000.
2011
Final major-league game: Joel Piñeiro
Joel Piñeiro played a final major-league game on September 25, 2011.
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