Jesse Orosco Career Pitching Summary

Jesse Orosco played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 2003, appearing in 1,252 games over 24 seasons. He recorded a total of 87 W and 80 L, an ERA of 3.16, 1,179 SO, a WHIP of 1.263, and a WAR of 23.0.

Jesse Orosco Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Jesse Orosco.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Jesse Orosco
    NameJesse Orosco
    Date of BirthApril 21, 1957
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1979

    📊 Career Summary

    Jesse Orosco appeared in 1,252 games over 24 MLB seasons from 1979 to 2003. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS4 (MLB Rank: 5,492)
    GF501 (MLB Rank: 45)
    W87 (MLB Rank: 771)
    L80 (MLB Rank: 868)
    SV144 (MLB Rank: 96)
    ERA3.16 (MLB Rank: 1,682)
    IP1295.1 (MLB Rank: 964)
    SO1,179 (MLB Rank: 398)
    BB581 (MLB Rank: 602)
    H1,055 (MLB Rank: 1,235)
    HR113 (MLB Rank: 817)
    SO98.19 (MLB Rank: 1,641)
    BB94.04 (MLB Rank: 4,971)
    H97.33 (MLB Rank: 10,663)
    HR90.79 (MLB Rank: 5,456)
    WHIP1.263 (MLB Rank: 9,857)
    WAR23.0 (MLB Rank: 456)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2003)

    In his final season (2003), Jesse Orosco recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF13
    W2
    L2
    SV2
    ERA7.68
    IP34
    SO29
    BB21
    H41
    HR4
    SO97.68
    BB95.56
    H910.85
    HR91.06
    WHIP1.824
    WAR−1.5

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1983, 13 W
    • Most SO: 1982, 89 SO
    • Most IP: 1983, 110 IP
    • Best WAR: 1983, 3.8 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1983, 1.47 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Jesse Orosco appeared in 24 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.39, pitched 20.5 IP, struck out 22 batters, with 3 W and 1 L.

    Jesse Orosco Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1979
    1
    2
    4.89
    0.333
    0
    22
    35
    0
    1.571
    4
    33
    22
    20
    19
    75
    5.02
    5.7
    1
    2
    18
    6
    0
    0
    1
    8.5
    5.7
    0
    2
    0
    0
    154
    1981
    0
    1
    1.56
    0
    1
    18
    17.1
    0.5
    1.096
    2
    13
    6
    4
    3
    230
    3.06
    9.3
    3
    0
    8
    4
    0
    0
    1
    6.8
    3.1
    1
    0
    2
    0
    69
    1982
    4
    10
    2.72
    0.286
    4
    89
    109.1
    2.8
    1.207
    7
    92
    40
    37
    33
    135
    3.07
    7.3
    2.23
    2
    54
    22
    0
    0
    0.6
    7.6
    3.3
    2
    2
    2
    3
    451
    1983
    13
    7
    1.47
    0.65
    17
    84
    110
    3.8
    1.036
    3
    76
    38
    27
    18
    248
    2.65
    6.9
    2.21
    0
    62
    42
    0
    0
    0.2
    6.2
    3.1
    2
    1
    7
    1
    432
    1984
    10
    6
    2.59
    0.625
    31
    85
    87
    1.8
    1.057
    7
    58
    34
    29
    25
    138
    3.1
    8.8
    2.5
    0
    60
    52
    0
    0
    0.7
    6
    3.5
    1
    2
    6
    1
    355
    1985
    8
    6
    2.73
    0.571
    17
    68
    79
    1.8
    1.266
    6
    66
    34
    26
    24
    128
    3.24
    7.7
    2
    0
    54
    39
    0
    0
    0.7
    7.5
    3.9
    0
    0
    7
    4
    331
    1986
    8
    6
    2.33
    0.571
    21
    62
    81
    2.2
    1.222
    6
    64
    35
    23
    21
    154
    3.61
    6.9
    1.77
    0
    58
    40
    0
    0
    0.7
    7.1
    3.9
    0
    3
    3
    2
    338
    1987
    3
    9
    4.44
    0.25
    16
    78
    77
    -0.6
    1.416
    5
    78
    31
    41
    38
    86
    2.97
    9.1
    2.52
    0
    58
    41
    0
    0
    0.6
    9.1
    3.6
    0
    2
    9
    2
    335
    1988
    3
    2
    2.72
    0.6
    9
    43
    53
    0.9
    1.34
    4
    41
    30
    18
    16
    124
    3.94
    7.3
    1.43
    0
    55
    21
    0
    0
    0.7
    7
    5.1
    0
    2
    3
    1
    229
    1989
    3
    4
    2.08
    0.429
    3
    79
    78
    2.7
    1.026
    7
    54
    26
    20
    18
    192
    2.98
    9.1
    3.04
    0
    69
    29
    0
    0
    0.8
    6.2
    3
    0
    2
    4
    0
    312
    1990
    5
    4
    3.9
    0.556
    2
    55
    64.2
    -0.2
    1.485
    9
    58
    38
    35
    28
    101
    4.68
    7.7
    1.45
    0
    55
    28
    0
    0
    1.3
    8.1
    5.3
    0
    0
    7
    1
    289
    1991
    2
    0
    3.74
    1
    0
    36
    45.2
    0.7
    1.467
    4
    52
    15
    20
    19
    113
    3.47
    7.1
    2.4
    0
    47
    20
    0
    0
    0.8
    10.2
    3
    1
    1
    8
    1
    202
    1992
    3
    1
    3.23
    0.75
    1
    40
    39
    0.7
    1.179
    5
    33
    13
    15
    14
    121
    3.48
    9.2
    3.08
    0
    59
    14
    0
    0
    1.2
    7.6
    3
    0
    1
    1
    2
    158
    1993
    3
    5
    3.18
    0.375
    8
    67
    56.2
    0.8
    1.129
    2
    47
    17
    25
    20
    135
    2.14
    10.6
    3.94
    0
    57
    27
    0
    0
    0.3
    7.5
    2.7
    1
    3
    3
    3
    233
    1994
    3
    1
    5.08
    0.75
    0
    36
    39
    -0.1
    1.487
    4
    32
    26
    26
    22
    99
    4.77
    8.3
    1.38
    0
    40
    5
    0
    0
    0.9
    7.4
    6
    0
    2
    2
    0
    174
    1995
    2
    4
    3.26
    0.333
    3
    58
    49.2
    1.3
    1.107
    4
    28
    27
    19
    18
    147
    3.51
    10.5
    2.15
    0
    65
    23
    0
    0
    0.7
    5.1
    4.9
    1
    1
    7
    2
    200
    1996
    3
    1
    3.4
    0.75
    0
    52
    55.2
    1.6
    1.257
    5
    42
    28
    22
    21
    147
    4.09
    8.4
    1.86
    0
    66
    10
    0
    0
    0.8
    6.8
    4.5
    0
    2
    4
    2
    236
    1997
    6
    3
    2.32
    0.667
    0
    46
    50.1
    2
    1.172
    6
    29
    30
    13
    13
    190
    4.62
    8.2
    1.53
    0
    71
    12
    0
    0
    1.1
    5.2
    5.4
    1
    0
    0
    1
    205
    1998
    4
    1
    3.18
    0.8
    7
    50
    56.2
    1.5
    1.306
    6
    46
    28
    20
    20
    143
    4.29
    7.9
    1.79
    0
    69
    26
    0
    0
    1
    7.3
    4.4
    1
    1
    1
    3
    243
    1999
    0
    2
    5.34
    0
    1
    35
    32
    -0.2
    1.5
    5
    28
    20
    21
    19
    88
    5.04
    9.8
    1.75
    0
    65
    12
    0
    0
    1.4
    7.9
    5.6
    0
    2
    3
    2
    144