Edinson Volquez stats
Bio
- Age
- 43 yearsJul 3, 1983
- Height
- 6' 0"
Edinson Volquez played 15 MLB seasons, 2005 to 2020.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 294
- W
- 95
- L
- 89
- ERA
- 4.45
- IP
- 1,546.1
- K
- 1,323
- BB
- 735
- WHIP
- 1.45
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | TEX | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14.21 | 12.2 | 11 | 10 | 2.76 |
| 2006 | TEX | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7.29 | 33.1 | 15 | 17 | 2.07 |
| 2007 | TEX | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 | 34.0 | 29 | 15 | 1.44 |
| 2008 | CIN | 33 | 17 | 6 | 3.21 | 196.0 | 206 | 93 | 1.33 |
| 2009 | CIN | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4.35 | 49.2 | 47 | 32 | 1.33 |
| 2010 | CIN | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4.31 | 62.2 | 67 | 35 | 1.50 |
| 2011 | CIN | 20 | 5 | 7 | 5.71 | 108.2 | 104 | 65 | 1.57 |
| 2012 | SD | 32 | 11 | 11 | 4.14 | 182.2 | 174 | 105 | 1.45 |
| 2013 |  SD/LAD | 33 | 9 | 12 | 5.71 | 170.1 | 142 | 77 | 1.59 |
| 2014 | PIT | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3.04 | 192.2 | 140 | 71 | 1.23 |
| 2015 | KC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 3.55 | 200.1 | 155 | 72 | 1.31 |
| 2016 | KC | 34 | 10 | 11 | 5.37 | 189.1 | 139 | 76 | 1.55 |
| 2017 | MIA | 17 | 4 | 8 | 4.19 | 92.1 | 81 | 53 | 1.42 |
| 2019 | TEX | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 16.0 | 10 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 2020 | TEX | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6.35 | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 1.41 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- W
- 1
- L
- 4
- ERA
- 5.35
- IP
- 35.1
- K
- 26
- BB
- 23
- WHIP
- 1.42
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 125
- CG
- 4
- SHO
- 2
- K/9
- 7.7
- GB
- 2,335
- FB
- 2,321
- G/F
- 1.00
- WP
- 77
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 22 | 30 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2006 | TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 57 | 74 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2007 | TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 39 | 64 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2008 | CIN | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 250 | 275 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2009 | CIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 63 | 69 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2010 | CIN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 97 | 73 | 1.3 | 5 |
| 2011 | CIN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 172 | 144 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2012 | SD | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8.6 | 268 | 244 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 2013 | SD/LAD | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 272 | 282 | 1 | 16 |
| 2014 | PIT | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | 310 | 272 | 1.1 | 15 |
| 2015 | KC | 19 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 292 | 323 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2016 | KC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 331 | 300 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2017 | MIA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 | 129 | 131 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 24 | 29 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2020 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 9 | 11 | 0.8 | 0 |
Bio
- Age
- 43 yearsJul 3, 1983
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2005
- Birthplace
- Barahona, Dominican Republic
Latest performance
Edinson Volquez
Aug 11 · vs SEA · W 4-2
- IP
- 0.1
- H
- 1
- R
- 0
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 0
- K
- 1
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 6.35
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Aug 11 | vs SEAW 4-2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun, Aug 09 | vs LAAW 7-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sat, Aug 08 | vsLAAW 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Aug 04 | at ATHL 5-1 | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sun, Aug 02 | at SFW 9-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tue, Jul 28 | vs ARIL 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Edinson Volquez's career stats?
Edinson Volquez played 15 seasons for the Rangers, the Reds, the Padres, the Pirates, the Royals and the Marlins. He had 95 wins and 1,323 strikeouts with a 4.45 ERA over 1,546.1 innings. His best season was 2008: 17 wins, a 3.21 ERA and 206 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2005 to 2020
Edinson Volquez finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Championships
- 2015 World Series with the Kansas City Royals
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 2008 (8th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 2008 (5th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Edinson Volquez
Playoff series
Edinson Volquez played 7 games across 3 MLB postseasons in 5 series — 1 won, 4 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  HOU | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 |  TOR | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 11.0 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 2015 |  NYM | Won 2-0 | 2 | 12.0 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 | SF | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010 |  PHI | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Edinson Volquez’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Edinson Volquez against each club
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (19)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (18)
- vs Colorado Rockies (15)
- vs Chicago Cubs (14)
- vs New York Mets (14)
- vs San Francisco Giants (13)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (12)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (12)
- vs Houston Astros (12)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (11)
- vs Detroit Tigers (10)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (10)
- vs Minnesota Twins (10)
- vs Athletics (9)
- vs Atlanta Braves (9)
- vs Chicago White Sox (9)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (9)
- vs Seattle Mariners (9)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (9)
- vs Washington Nationals (9)
- vs Miami Marlins (8)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (8)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (7)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (7)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (6)
- vs Boston Red Sox (6)
- vs New York Yankees (6)
- vs San Diego Padres (6)
- vs Texas Rangers (5)
- vs Kansas City Royals (1)
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