Aurelio López played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1987, appearing in 459 games over 11 seasons. He recorded a total of 62 W and 36 L, an ERA of 3.56, 635 SO, a WHIP of 1.266, and a WAR of 9.4.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Aurelio López |
| Date of Birth | September 21, 1948 |
| Nationality |  Mexico |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Throws | Right |
| Bats | Right |
| MLB Debut | 1974 |
Aurelio López Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Aurelio López.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Baseball Reference
📊 Career Summary
Aurelio López appeared in 459 games over 11 MLB seasons from 1974 to 1987. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 9 (MLB Rank: 4,554) |
| GF | 281 (MLB Rank: 151) |
| W | 62 (MLB Rank: 1,194) |
| L | 36 (MLB Rank: 2,111) |
| SV | 93 (MLB Rank: 190) |
| ERA | 3.56 (MLB Rank: 2,695) |
| IP | 910 (MLB Rank: 1,459) |
| SO | 635 (MLB Rank: 1,188) |
| BB | 367 (MLB Rank: 1,290) |
| H | 785 (MLB Rank: 1,683) |
| HR | 102 (MLB Rank: 945) |
| SO9 | 6.28 (MLB Rank: 3,704) |
| BB9 | 3.63 (MLB Rank: 6,310) |
| H9 | 7.76 (MLB Rank: 10,349) |
| HR9 | 1.01 (MLB Rank: 3,929) |
| WHIP | 1.266 (MLB Rank: 9,955) |
| WAR | 9.4 (MLB Rank: 1,328) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1987)
In his final season (1987), Aurelio López recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| GF | 5 |
| W | 2 |
| L | 1 |
| SV | 1 |
| ERA | 4.5 |
| IP | 38 |
| SO | 21 |
| BB | 12 |
| H | 39 |
| HR | 6 |
| SO9 | 4.97 |
| BB9 | 2.84 |
| H9 | 9.24 |
| HR9 | 1.42 |
| WHIP | 1.342 |
| WAR | −0.1 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1980, 13 W
- Most SO: 1979, 106 SO
- Most IP: 1984, 137.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1979, 5.3 WAR
- Best ERA: 1979, 2.41 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Aurelio López appeared in 5 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.97, pitched 9.1 IP, struck out 9 batters, with 2 W and 1 L.
Aurelio López Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | -0.2 | 1.938 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 69 | 3.83 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 76 |
1978 | 4 | 2 | 4.29 | 0.667 | 0 | 46 | 65 | -0.2 | 1.292 | 4 | 52 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 83 | 3.49 | 6.4 | 1.44 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 279 |
1979 | 10 | 5 | 2.41 | 0.667 | 21 | 106 | 127 | 5.3 | 1.15 | 12 | 95 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 181 | 3.57 | 7.5 | 2.08 | 0 | 61 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 519 |
1980 | 13 | 6 | 3.77 | 0.684 | 21 | 97 | 124 | 1.4 | 1.371 | 15 | 125 | 45 | 56 | 52 | 110 | 3.92 | 7 | 2.16 | 1 | 67 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 534 |
1981 | 5 | 2 | 3.64 | 0.714 | 3 | 53 | 81.2 | 0.5 | 1.237 | 8 | 70 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 104 | 3.79 | 5.8 | 1.71 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 338 |
1982 | 3 | 1 | 5.27 | 0.75 | 3 | 26 | 41 | -0.7 | 1.463 | 8 | 41 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 77 | 5.38 | 5.7 | 1.37 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 9 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 176 |
1983 | 9 | 8 | 2.81 | 0.529 | 18 | 90 | 115.1 | 2.1 | 1.179 | 12 | 87 | 49 | 36 | 36 | 140 | 3.85 | 7 | 1.84 | 0 | 57 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 473 |
1984 | 10 | 1 | 2.94 | 0.909 | 14 | 94 | 137.2 | 1.8 | 1.169 | 16 | 109 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 134 | 4.09 | 6.1 | 1.81 | 0 | 71 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 559 |
1985 | 3 | 7 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 5 | 53 | 86.1 | -0.9 | 1.425 | 15 | 82 | 41 | 50 | 46 | 85 | 5.17 | 5.5 | 1.29 | 0 | 51 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 379 |
1986 | 3 | 3 | 3.46 | 0.5 | 7 | 44 | 78 | 0.4 | 1.141 | 6 | 64 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 104 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 1.76 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 321 |
1987 | 2 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.667 | 1 | 21 | 38 | -0.1 | 1.342 | 6 | 39 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 88 | 4.92 | 5 | 1.75 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 164 |
