1971
Born December 6, 1971
La Martinas, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
José Contreras Notable
b. December 6, 1971 · New York Yankees 2003–2004, Chicago White Sox 2004–2009, Colorado Rockies 2009, Philadelphia Phillies 2010–2012, Pittsburgh Pirates 2013
José Contreras played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 2003 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2013. His longest stay was with the Chicago White Sox, from 2004 to 2009.
He went 78 and 67 with a 4.57 earned run average, pitching 1,173 innings in 299 games. He struck out 889 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 299 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 1 run.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 2007, with 2.
He was an All-Star in 2006.
He was born in La Martinas, Pinar del Rio, Cuba on December 6, 1971. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2006 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2009 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NYY | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | CHW/NYY | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | CHW | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | CHW | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | CHW | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | CHW | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | CHW/COL | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 2010 | PHI | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | PHI | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | PHI | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | PIT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 299 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NYY | 7 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 71.0 | 52 | 26 | 30 | 72 | 3.30 |
| 2004 | CHW/NYY | 13 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 170.1 | 166 | 104 | 84 | 150 | 5.50 |
| 2005 | CHW | 15 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 204.2 | 177 | 82 | 75 | 154 | 3.61 |
| 2006 | CHW | 13 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 196.0 | 194 | 93 | 55 | 134 | 4.27 |
| 2007 | CHW | 10 | 17 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 189.0 | 232 | 117 | 62 | 113 | 5.57 |
| 2008 | CHW | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 121.0 | 130 | 61 | 35 | 70 | 4.54 |
| 2009 | CHW/COL | 6 | 13 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 131.2 | 141 | 72 | 53 | 106 | 4.92 |
| 2010 | PHI | 6 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 56.2 | 53 | 21 | 16 | 57 | 3.34 |
| 2011 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 14.0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 3.86 |
| 2012 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 5.27 |
| 2013 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 78 | 67 | 299 | 175 | 9 | 1173.0 | 1176 | 595 | 427 | 889 | 4.57 |
On this day & linked events
2003
Major-league debut: José Contreras
José Contreras made a major-league debut on March 31, 2003.
2013
Final major-league game: José Contreras
José Contreras played a final major-league game on May 27, 2013.