Aurelio Lopez stats

Last played for the Houston Astros, 1987

Relief Pitcher

1948–1992 · 6' 0"

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Aurelio Lopez played 11 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1987.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
459
W
62
L
36
ERA
3.56
IP
910.0
K
635
BB
367
WHIP
1.27

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1974KC8005.6316.05101.94
1978STL25424.2965.046321.29
1979DET611052.41127.0106511.15
1980DET671363.77124.097451.37
1981DET29523.6481.253311.24
1982DET19315.2741.026191.46
1983DET57982.81115.190491.18
1984DET711012.94137.294521.17
1985DET51374.8086.153411.42
1986HOU45333.4678.044251.14
1987HOU26214.5038.021121.34

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
5
W
2
L
1
ERA
3.00
IP
9.0
K
9
BB
6
WHIP
2.00

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
6.3
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1974KC0002.80000
1978STL0006.40000
1979DET0007.50000
1980DET0007.00000
1981DET0005.80000
1982DET0005.70000
1983DET0007.00000
1984DET0006.10000
1985DET0005.50000
1986HOU0005.10000
1987HOU0005.00000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Died
Sep 22, 1992Aged 44, born Sep 21, 1948
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
Tecamachalco, Mexico

What were Aurelio Lopez's career stats?

Aurelio Lopez played 11 seasons for the Royals, the Cardinals, the Tigers and the Astros. He had 62 wins and 635 strikeouts with a 3.56 ERA over 910.0 innings. His best season was 1980: 13 wins, a 3.77 ERA and 97 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1974 to 1987

Aurelio Lopez finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 194th in saves (93)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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