1975
Born April 29, 1975
Cumana, Sucre, Venezuela
Rafael Betancourt Notable
Rafael Betancourt divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Cleveland Indians from 2003, then the Colorado Rockies through 2015.
He went 38 and 37 with a 3.36 earned run average, pitching 685.7 innings in 680 games. He struck out 724. Across 680 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was born in Cumana, Sucre, Venezuela on April 29, 1975. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | CLE | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | CLE | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | CLE | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | CLE | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | CLE | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | CLE | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | CLE/COL | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | COL | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | COL | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | COL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | COL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | COL | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 680 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | CLE | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 38.0 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 2.13 |
| 2004 | CLE | 5 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 66.2 | 71 | 29 | 18 | 76 | 3.92 |
| 2005 | CLE | 4 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 67.2 | 57 | 21 | 17 | 73 | 2.79 |
| 2006 | CLE | 3 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 56.2 | 52 | 24 | 11 | 48 | 3.81 |
| 2007 | CLE | 5 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 79.1 | 51 | 13 | 9 | 80 | 1.47 |
| 2008 | CLE | 3 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 4 | 71.0 | 76 | 40 | 25 | 64 | 5.07 |
| 2009 | CLE/COL | 4 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 56.0 | 42 | 17 | 20 | 61 | 2.73 |
| 2010 | COL | 5 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 62.1 | 52 | 25 | 8 | 89 | 3.61 |
| 2011 | COL | 2 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 8 | 62.1 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 73 | 2.89 |
| 2012 | COL | 1 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 31 | 57.2 | 53 | 18 | 12 | 57 | 2.81 |
| 2013 | COL | 2 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 16 | 28.2 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 4.08 |
| 2015 | COL | 2 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 39.1 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 40 | 6.18 |
| Career | — | 38 | 37 | 680 | 0 | 75 | 685.2 | 596 | 256 | 164 | 724 | 3.36 |
On this day & linked events
2003
Major-league debut: Rafael Betancourt
Rafael Betancourt made a major-league debut on July 13, 2003.
2015
Final major-league game: Rafael Betancourt
Rafael Betancourt played a final major-league game on August 22, 2015.