Ricky Bottalico played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2005, appearing in 562 games over 12 seasons. He recorded a total of 33 W and 42 L, an ERA of 3.99, 575 SO, a WHIP of 1.395, and a WAR of 6.1.
Ricky Bottalico Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Ricky Bottalico.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Ricky Bottalico |
| Date of Birth | August 26, 1969 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| MLB Debut | 1994 |
📊 Career Summary
Ricky Bottalico appeared in 562 games over 12 MLB seasons from 1994 to 2005. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 0 (MLB Rank: 7,909) |
| GF | 301 (MLB Rank: 115) |
| W | 33 (MLB Rank: 2,098) |
| L | 42 (MLB Rank: 1,847) |
| SV | 116 (MLB Rank: 136) |
| ERA | 3.99 (MLB Rank: 4,109) |
| IP | 628.2 (MLB Rank: 2,092) |
| SO | 575 (MLB Rank: 1,322) |
| BB | 316 (MLB Rank: 1,520) |
| H | 561 (MLB Rank: 2,305) |
| HR | 71 (MLB Rank: 1,437) |
| SO9 | 8.23 (MLB Rank: 1,605) |
| BB9 | 4.52 (MLB Rank: 3,692) |
| H9 | 8.03 (MLB Rank: 9,783) |
| HR9 | 1.02 (MLB Rank: 3,740) |
| WHIP | 1.395 (MLB Rank: 7,467) |
| WAR | 6.1 (MLB Rank: 1,823) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2005)
In his final season (2005), Ricky Bottalico recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| GF | 11 |
| W | 2 |
| L | 2 |
| SV | 2 |
| ERA | 4.54 |
| IP | 41.2 |
| SO | 29 |
| BB | 19 |
| H | 43 |
| HR | 7 |
| SO9 | 6.26 |
| BB9 | 4.1 |
| H9 | 9.29 |
| HR9 | 1.51 |
| WHIP | 1.488 |
| WAR | −0.2 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 2000, 9 W
- Most SO: 1997, 89 SO
- Most IP: 1995, 87.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1995, 3.0 WAR
- Best ERA: 1994, 0 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Ricky Bottalico has no postseason appearances.
Ricky Bottalico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.1 | 1.333 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
1995 | 5 | 3 | 2.46 | 0.625 | 1 | 87 | 87.2 | 3 | 1.049 | 7 | 50 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 171 | 3.73 | 8.9 | 2.07 | 0 | 62 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 350 |
1996 | 4 | 5 | 3.19 | 0.444 | 34 | 74 | 67.2 | 1.8 | 1.034 | 6 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 134 | 3.25 | 9.8 | 3.22 | 0 | 61 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 269 |
1997 | 2 | 5 | 3.65 | 0.286 | 34 | 89 | 74 | 1.2 | 1.486 | 7 | 68 | 42 | 31 | 30 | 117 | 3.72 | 10.8 | 2.12 | 0 | 69 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 324 |
1998 | 1 | 5 | 6.44 | 0.167 | 6 | 27 | 43.1 | -0.8 | 1.823 | 7 | 54 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 68 | 5.79 | 5.6 | 1.08 | 0 | 39 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.2 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 206 |
1999 | 3 | 7 | 4.91 | 0.3 | 20 | 66 | 73.1 | -0.6 | 1.8 | 8 | 83 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 94 | 4.88 | 8.1 | 1.35 | 0 | 68 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 347 |
2000 | 9 | 6 | 4.83 | 0.6 | 16 | 56 | 72.2 | 0.6 | 1.459 | 12 | 65 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 105 | 5.51 | 6.9 | 1.37 | 0 | 62 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 319 |
2001 | 3 | 4 | 3.9 | 0.429 | 3 | 57 | 67 | 0.2 | 1.239 | 11 | 58 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 109 | 4.78 | 7.7 | 2.28 | 0 | 66 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 281 |
2002 | 0 | 3 | 4.61 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 27.1 | -0.3 | 1.683 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 85 | 4.28 | 7.9 | 1.85 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.9 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 128 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 4.23 | 10.8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
2004 | 3 | 2 | 3.38 | 0.6 | 0 | 61 | 69.1 | 1.1 | 1.269 | 3 | 54 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 127 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 1.79 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7 | 4.4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 296 |
2005 | 2 | 2 | 4.54 | 0.5 | 2 | 29 | 41.2 | -0.2 | 1.488 | 7 | 43 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 95 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 1.53 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 | 4.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 187 |