Esteban Loaiza was born on Friday, December 31, 1971, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Loaiza was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 29, 1995, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Esteban Loaiza baseball stats page.
"Everybody's been telling me I'm an untouchable, but I don't want to listen to that kind of stuff. I just want to focus on my next start and go out and win every game." - Esteban Loaiza in Baseball Digest (November 2003)
Esteban LoaizaEsteban Loaiza Autograph on a 1997 Donruss Signature Series |
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Esteban LoaizaEsteban Loaiza Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1995 | 24 | Pirates | 32 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 5.16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.2 | 762 | 205 | 99 | 115 | 21 | 55 | 3 | 85 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
1996 | 25 | Pirates | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.96 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52.2 | 236 | 65 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | 26 | Pirates | 33 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 196.1 | 851 | 214 | 90 | 99 | 17 | 56 | 9 | 122 | 2 | 12 | 3 | - |
1998 | 27 | Pirates | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91.2 | 394 | 96 | 46 | 50 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
1998 | 27 | Rangers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79.1 | 357 | 103 | 52 | 57 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | 28 | Rangers | 30 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120.1 | 517 | 128 | 61 | 65 | 10 | 40 | 2 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | 29 | Rangers | 20 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 107.1 | 480 | 133 | 64 | 67 | 21 | 31 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | 29 | Blue Jays | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 92.0 | 391 | 95 | 37 | 45 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | 30 | Blue Jays | 36 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 5.02 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 190.0 | 837 | 239 | 106 | 113 | 27 | 40 | 1 | 110 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
2002 | 31 | Blue Jays | 25 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 5.71 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 151.1 | 670 | 192 | 96 | 102 | 18 | 38 | 3 | 87 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 32 | White Sox | 34 | 34 | 0 | 21 | 9 | .700 | 2.90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 226.1 | 922 | 196 | 73 | 75 | 17 | 56 | 2 | 207 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
2004 | 33 | White Sox | 21 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4.86 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 140.2 | 604 | 156 | 76 | 81 | 23 | 45 | 3 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | 33 | Yankees | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 | 214 | 61 | 40 | 43 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | 34 | Nationals | 34 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217.0 | 912 | 227 | 91 | 93 | 18 | 55 | 3 | 173 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 35 | Athletics | 26 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 4.89 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 154.2 | 679 | 179 | 84 | 92 | 17 | 40 | 3 | 97 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 36 | Athletics | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 36 | Dodgers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 8.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 108 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2008 | 37 | Dodgers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 103 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | 37 | White Sox | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
14 Years | 377 | 333 | 16 | 126 | 114 | .525 | 4.65 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2,099.0 | 9,106 | 2,352 | 1,084 | 1,170 | 259 | 604 | 40 | 1,382 | 32 | 75 | 9 | 0 |
Esteban LoaizaEsteban Loaiza Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1995 | 24 | Pirates | 33 | 52 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .204 | .250 |
1996 | 25 | Pirates | 11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .118 | .118 | .118 |
1997 | 26 | Pirates | 33 | 60 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .180 | .183 |
1998 | 27 | Pirates | 21 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .267 | .241 |
1998 | 27 | Rangers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1999 | 28 | Rangers | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2000 | 29 | Rangers | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2000 | 29 | Blue Jays | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2001 | 30 | Blue Jays | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2002 | 31 | Blue Jays | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
2003 | 32 | White Sox | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
2004 | 33 | White Sox | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2004 | 33 | Yankees | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2005 | 34 | Nationals | 34 | 74 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .162 | .162 | .189 |
2006 | 35 | Athletics | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2007 | 36 | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2007 | 36 | Dodgers | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
2008 | 37 | Dodgers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
2008 | 37 | White Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 379 | 271 | 16 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .170 | .178 | .192 |
Esteban LoaizaEsteban Loaiza Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1995 Pirates | P | 32 | 31 | 518 | 40 | 1.3 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
1996 Pirates | P | 10 | 10 | 158 | 19 | 1.9 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 3.08 |
1997 Pirates | P | 33 | 32 | 589 | 39 | 1.2 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 1.70 |
1998 Pirates | P | 21 | 14 | 275 | 28 | 1.3 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.75 |
1998 Rangers | P | 14 | 14 | 238 | 17 | 1.2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.93 |
1999 Rangers | P | 30 | 15 | 361 | 25 | 0.8 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.87 |
2000 Rangers | P | 20 | 17 | 322 | 27 | 1.4 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.18 |
2000 Blue Jays | P | 14 | 14 | 276 | 17 | 1.2 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .882 | 1.47 |
2001 Blue Jays | P | 36 | 30 | 570 | 39 | 1.1 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.71 |
2002 Blue Jays | P | 25 | 25 | 454 | 35 | 1.4 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.02 |
2003 White Sox | P | 34 | 34 | 679 | 49 | 1.4 | 47 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 1.87 |
2004 White Sox | P | 21 | 21 | 422 | 33 | 1.6 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.11 |
2004 Yankees | P | 10 | 6 | 127 | 9 | 0.9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.91 |
2005 Nationals | P | 34 | 34 | 651 | 44 | 1.3 | 43 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.78 |
2006 Athletics | P | 26 | 26 | 465 | 21 | 0.8 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.16 |
2007 Athletics | P | 2 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.60 |
2007 Dodgers | P | 5 | 5 | 69 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.78 |
2008 Dodgers | P | 7 | 3 | 72 | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.88 |
2008 White Sox | P | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 377 | 333 | 6,300 | 450 | 1.2 | 436 | 148 | 288 | 14 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 1.87 | |
14 Years | 377 | 333 | 6,300 | 450 | 1.2 | 436 | 148 | 288 | 14 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 1.87 |
Esteban LoaizaEsteban Loaiza Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1995 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.7 | 26.0 | 1.55 | 4.43 | 2.87 |
1996 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.5 | 17.0 | 1.68 | 5.47 | 3.25 |
1997 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 12.0 | 2.18 | 5.59 | 2.57 |
1998 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 9.7 | 1.77 | 5.20 | 2.95 |
1998 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.50 | 6.24 | 2.50 |
1999 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.93 | 5.76 | 2.99 |
2000 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.42 | 6.29 | 2.60 |
2000 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.38 | 6.07 | 2.54 |
2001 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.75 | 5.21 | 1.89 |
2002 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.29 | 5.17 | 2.26 |
2003 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.70 | 8.23 | 2.23 |
2004 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.84 | 5.31 | 2.88 |
2004 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.31 | 7.23 | 5.53 |
2005 Nationals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 18.5 | 3.15 | 7.18 | 2.28 |
2006 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2.43 | 5.64 | 2.33 |
2007 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.25 | 3.07 | 2.46 |
2007 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.94 | 5.96 | 6.35 |
2008 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.80 | 3.38 | 1.88 |
2008 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 15.1 | 2.29 | 5.93 | 2.59 |
Esteban LoaizaEsteban Loaiza Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1995 Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
1996 Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | $450,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Texas Rangers | 28 | " " | - | - |
1999 Texas Rangers | 28 | $1,475,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Texas Rangers | 28 | $2,650,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Toronto Blue Jays | 21 | " " | - | - |
2001 Toronto Blue Jays | 21 | $4,250,000.00 | - | - |
2002 Toronto Blue Jays | 21 | $6,050,000.00 | - | - |
2003 Chicago White Sox | 21 | $5,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
2004 Chicago White Sox | 21 | " " | Stats | - |
2004 New York Yankees | 28 | $4,000,000.00 | - | - |
2005 Washington Nationals | 21 | $2,900,000.00 | - | - |
2006 Oakland Athletics | 25 | $6,000,000.00 | - | - |
2007 Oakland Athletics | 25 | $7,500,000.00 | - | - |
2007 Los Angeles Dodgers | 35 | " " | - | - |
2008 Los Angeles Dodgers | 21 | $7,500,000.00 | - | - |
2008 Chicago White Sox | 48 | " " | - | - |
Esteban Loaiza Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Hiram Bithorn Stadium (San Juan, Puerto Rico) hosted Major League Baseball's Opening Day Game on April 1, 2001, in which the Toronto Blue Jays (8) faced the Texas Rangers (1) in an American League match-up, the first game ever played in the ballpark - a stadium that is named in honor of the first Puerto Rican to play Major League Baseball, Hi Bithorn. Esteban Loaiza was the Blue Jays starting pitcher that historic day, and not only won the game, he set a club record for most strikouts (9) in an Opening Day game!
When Estaban Loaiza made his big league debut, on April 29, 1995, he became the thirty-seventh pitcher from Mexico to pitch in the Major Leagues. Loiza defeated the Phillies 3-2 that memorable day, and became only the third pitcher from Mexico to earn the win during their debut, joining Cy Acosta and Armando Reynoso.
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Did you know that when Estaban Loaiza had a career high number of wins (21 | #2 in AL | Top 25) and strikeouts (207 | #1 in AL | Top 25) in 2003, he tied the mark for most wins by a pitcher from Mexico during a single season? Do you remember who that record setting phenom was? [Answer]