José Contreras

Q: How old is José Contreras?

José Contreras is 52 years old.

Q: When was José Contreras born?

José Contreras was born on December 6, 1971.

Q: Where was José Contreras born?

José Contreras was born in Las Martinas, Pinar del Rio.

Q: How tall is José Contreras?

José Contreras is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

Q: How much did José Contreras weigh when playing?

José Contreras weighed 255 lbs (115 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did José Contreras play?

José Contreras played 11 seasons.

Q: Is José Contreras in the Hall of Fame?

José Contreras has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did José Contreras have?

José Contreras had 889 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has José Contreras played for?

José Contreras played for 5 teams; the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Q: How many World Series has José Contreras won?

José Contreras has won 1 World Series.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 255lb (193cm, 115kg)

Born: December 6, 1971 in Las Martinas, Cuba cu

Debut: March 31, 2003 (Age 31-115d, 18,211th in major league history)
vs. TOR 1.2 IP, 2 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: May 27, 2013 (Age 41-172d)
vs. DET 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2003 season

Agents: Jaime Torres

Full Name: José Ariel Contreras

Pronunciation: \con-TRARE-us\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.1

ERA

4.57

299

175

1173.0

889

WHIP

1.367

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2003	31	NYY-min	AAA,A-,A+,AA	2	0	1.000	1.30	6	6	0	0	0	0	27.2	17	4	4	1	7	0	41	2	0	1	105			0.867	5.5	0.3	2.3	13.3	5.86	CLB,STI,TAM,TRE IL,NYPL,FLOR,EL
2003	31	NYY	AL	7	2	.778	3.30	18	9	2	0	0	0	71.0	52	27	26	4	30	1	72	5	0	2	293	134	3.21	1.155	6.6	0.5	3.8	9.1	2.40
2004	32	NYY-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	3.29	2	2	0	0	0	0	13.2	11	5	5	2	5	0	19	2	0	4	58			1.171	7.2	1.3	3.3	12.5	3.80	CLB IL
2004	32	TOT	AL	13	9	.591	5.50	31	31	0	0	0	0	170.1	166	114	104	31	84	1	150	8	0	17	758	84	5.27	1.468	8.8	1.6	4.4	7.9	1.79
2004	32	NYY	AL	8	5	.615	5.64	18	18	0	0	0	0	95.2	93	66	60	22	42	1	82	6	0	10	425	80	5.83	1.411	8.7	2.1	4.0	7.7	1.95
2004	32	CHW	AL	5	4	.556	5.30	13	13	0	0	0	0	74.2	73	48	44	9	42	0	68	2	0	7	333	89	4.56	1.540	8.8	1.1	5.1	8.2	1.62
2005	33	CHW	AL	15	7	.682	3.61	32	32	0	1	0	0	204.2	177	91	82	23	75	2	154	9	2	20	857	125	4.21	1.231	7.8	1.0	3.3	6.8	2.05	MVP-27
2006	34	CHW	AL	13	9	.591	4.27	30	30	0	1	1	0	196.0	194	101	93	20	55	4	134	10	0	16	833	111	4.10	1.270	8.9	0.9	2.5	6.2	2.44	AS
2007	35	CHW	AL	10	17	.370	5.57	32	30	2	2	2	0	189.0	232	134	117	21	62	1	113	15	0	3	858	84	4.71	1.556	11.0	1.0	3.0	5.4	1.82
2008	36	CHW-min	AAA	0	0		5.40	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	3	3	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	19			1.400	7.2	0.0	5.4	7.2	1.33	CHR IL
2008	36	CHW	AL	7	6	.538	4.54	20	20	0	1	0	0	121.0	130	64	61	12	35	0	70	3	0	6	522	101	4.21	1.364	9.7	0.9	2.6	5.2	2.00
2009	37	CHW-min	AAA	3	1	.750	2.70	5	5	0	1	1	0	33.1	19	12	10	2	16	0	27	2	0	3	134			1.050	5.1	0.5	4.3	7.3	1.69	CHR IL
2009	37	TOT	MLB	6	13	.316	4.92	28	23	0	0	0	0	131.2	141	86	72	13	53	4	106	6	0	8	589	96	4.11	1.473	9.6	0.9	3.6	7.2	2.00
2009	37	CHW	AL	5	13	.278	5.42	21	21	0	0	0	0	114.2	121	83	69	11	45	3	89	6	0	8	513	87	4.13	1.448	9.5	0.9	3.5	7.0	1.98
2009	37	COL	NL	1	0	1.000	1.59	7	2	0	0	0	0	17.0	20	3	3	2	8	1	17	0	0	0	76	302	4.04	1.647	10.6	1.1	4.2	9.0	2.13
2010	38	PHI	NL	6	4	.600	3.34	67	0	21	0	0	4	56.2	53	22	21	5	16	2	57	4	0	0	233	123	3.27	1.218	8.4	0.8	2.5	9.1	3.56
2011	39	PHI-min	AAA,AA,A+	0	1	.000	7.36	3	2	0	0	0	0	3.2	8	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	19			2.455	19.6	0.0	2.5	2.5	1.00	LHV,REA,CLW IL,EL,FLOR
2011	39	PHI	NL	0	0		3.86	17	0	8	0	0	5	14.0	11	6	6	0	8	0	13	1	0	0	60	102	3.10	1.357	7.1	0.0	5.1	8.4	1.63
2012	40	PHI-min	A+	0	1	.000	8.31	5	1	0	0	0	0	4.1	5	4	4	1	1	0	7	0	0	2	20			1.385	10.4	2.1	2.1	14.5	7.00	CLW FLOR
2012	40	PHI	NL	1	0	1.000	5.27	17	0	3	0	0	0	13.2	13	10	8	1	3	0	15	1	0	0	56	79	2.73	1.171	8.6	0.7	2.0	9.9	5.00
2013	41	PIT-BOS-min	AAA,AA,A+	2	3	.400	3.00	27	0	5	0	0	1	33.0	24	14	11	3	12	0	42	3	0	5	136			1.091	6.5	0.8	3.3	11.5	3.50	INA,PAW,ATO,BDT IL,EL,FLOR
2013	41	PIT	NL	0	0		9.00	7	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	7	5	5	1	6	0	5	0	0	0	28	43	7.25	2.600	12.6	1.8	10.8	9.0	0.83
11 Yrs				78	67	.538	4.57	299	175	37	5	3	9	1173.0	1176	660	595	131	427	15	889	62	2	72	5087	100	4.29	1.367	9.0	1.0	3.3	6.8	2.08
162 Game Avg.				11	10	.538	4.57	43	25	5	1	0	1	168	169	95	85	19	61	2	128	9	0	10	730	100	4.29	1.367	9.0	1.0	3.3	6.8	2.08

CHW (6 yrs)				55	56	.495	4.66	148	146	2	5	3	0	900.0	927	521	466	96	314	10	628	45	2	60	3916	100	4.31	1.379	9.3	1.0	3.1	6.3	2.00
PHI (3 yrs)				7	4	.636	3.74	101	0	32	0	0	9	84.1	77	38	35	6	27	2	85	6	0	0	349	109	3.16	1.233	8.2	0.6	2.9	9.1	3.15
NYY (2 yrs)				15	7	.682	4.64	36	27	2	0	0	0	166.2	145	93	86	26	72	2	154	11	0	12	718	96	4.72	1.302	7.8	1.4	3.9	8.3	2.14
COL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	1.59	7	2	0	0	0	0	17.0	20	3	3	2	8	1	17	0	0	0	76	302	4.04	1.647	10.6	1.1	4.2	9.0	2.13
PIT (1 yr)				0	0		9.00	7	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	7	5	5	1	6	0	5	0	0	0	28	43	7.25	2.600	12.6	1.8	10.8	9.0	0.83

AL (7 yrs)				70	63	.526	4.66	184	173	4	5	3	0	1066.2	1072	614	552	122	386	12	782	56	2	72	4634	99	4.37	1.367	9.0	1.0	3.3	6.6	2.03
NL (5 yrs)				8	4	.667	3.64	115	2	33	0	0	9	106.1	104	46	43	9	41	3	107	6	0	0	453	115	3.49	1.364	8.8	0.8	3.5	9.1	2.61

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2003	31	NYY	AL	0.0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-135	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2004	32	NYY	AL	-0.1	3	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-138	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2005	33	CHW	AL	0.0	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000	.250	-25	.177	-17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	MVP-27
2006	34	CHW	AL	0.0	2	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000	.333	.000	.333	-3	.239	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	AS
2007	35	CHW	AL	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-150	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2008	36	CHW	AL	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-142	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	37	2TM	2LG	-0.2	9	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-179	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
2009	37	CHW	AL	-0.1	2	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-149	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	37	COL	NL	-0.1	7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-244	0	0	0	1	0	0	/1
2010	38	PHI	NL	0.0	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2011	39	PHI	NL	0.0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012	40	PHI	NL	0.0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2013	41	PIT	NL	0.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
11 Yrs				-0.3	120	33	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	.000	.094	.000	.094	-72	.067	-104	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
162 Game Avg				-0.4	162	45	39	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	24	.000	.094	.000	.094	-72	.067	-104	0	0	0	1	0	0

CHW (5 Yrs)				-0.1	8	18	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	.000	.167	.000	.167	-51	.119	-61	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
PHI (3 Yrs)				0.0	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
NYY (2 Yrs)				-0.2	4	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-137	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
COL (1 Yr)				-0.1	7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-244	0	0	0	1	0	0	/1
PIT (1 Yr)				0.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

AL (7 Yrs)				-0.3	12	29	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	.000	.103	.000	.103	-69	.074	-91	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
NL (5 Yrs)				-0.1	108	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-244	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
2003	31	NYY	AL,WS	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

2005	33	CHW	AL,WS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2009	37	COL	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			/1
2010	38	PHI	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			/1
4 Yrs				18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
162 Game Avg				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0

NYY (1 Yr)				8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
CHW (1 Yr)				4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PHI (1 Yr)				4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			/1
COL (1 Yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			/1

AL (2 Yrs)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (2 Yrs)				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			/1
WS (2 Yrs)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

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					Standard											DRS		Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
2003	31	NYY	AL	P	18	9	0	71.0	11	1	9	1	1	.909	.957	-2	-34	1.27	1.72	0.56	1.71	2	7	0	0.0	30.0	0
2004	32	2TM	AL	P	31	31	0	170.1	21	7	12	2	0	.905	.948	-3	-21	1.00	1.66	0.61	1.65	17	29	11	27.5	31.8	2
2004	32	NYY	AL	P	18	18	0	95.2	8	1	6	1	0	.875	.948	-1	-13	0.66	1.67	0.39	1.65	10	19	5	20.8	31.8	0
2004	32	CHW	AL	P	13	13	0	74.2	13	6	6	1	0	.923	.948	-2	-32	1.45	1.66	0.92	1.65	7	10	6	37.5	31.8	2
2005	33	CHW	AL	P	32	32	1	204.2	37	11	24	2	1	.946	.954	-2	-11	1.54	1.70	1.09	1.68	20	28	2	6.7	29.9	2	MVP-27
2006	34	CHW	AL	P	30	30	1	196.0	31	8	21	2	1	.935	.958	-2	-12	1.33	1.56	0.97	1.54	16	21	6	22.2	29.8	0	AS
2007	35	CHW	AL	P	32	30	2	189.0	33	5	22	6	2	.818	.955	-8	-50	1.29	1.60	0.84	1.59	3	25	6	19.4	26.6	0
2008	36	CHW	AL	P	20	20	1	121.0	19	5	14	0	1	1.000	.952	-3	-30	1.41	1.60	0.95	1.59	6	16	1	5.9	27.2	1
2009	37	2TM	2LG	P	28	23	0	131.2	25	4	17	4	1	.840	.953	-4	-36	1.44	1.55	0.75	1.56	8	23	3	11.5	26.8	0
2009	37	CHW	AL	P	21	21	0	114.2	23	4	15	4	1	.826	.953	-3	-31	1.49	1.53	0.90	1.51	8	19	3	13.6	26.4	0
2009	37	COL	NL	P	7	2	0	17.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	.955	-1	-71	1.06	1.69	0.29	1.70	0	4	0	0.0	28.8	0
2010	38	PHI	NL	P	67	0	0	56.2	8	1	7	0	0	1.000	.954	0	0	1.27	1.73	0.12	1.72	0	5	1	16.7	29.0	0
2011	39	PHI	NL	P	17	0	0	14.0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0.00	1.80	0.00	1.79	0	2	1	33.3	27.7	0
2012	40	PHI	NL	P	17	0	0	13.2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	.950	0	0	0.66	1.78	0.06	1.75	0	3	1	25.0	26.5	0
2013	41	PIT	NL	P	7	0	0	5.0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	.963	0	0	5.40	1.80	0.43	1.76	0	0	0			0
11 Yrs					299	175	5	1173.0	189	44	128	17	7	.910	.954	-24	-24	1.32	1.63	0.58	1.66	72	159	32	16.8	29.0	5

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					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
2003	31	NYY	AL,WS	P	8	0	9.1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	0.0

2005	33	CHW	AL,WS	P	6	6	52.0	18	3	12	3	0	.833	2.60	2.50	6	0	0.0

2009	37	COL	NL	P	2	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	0	0
2010	38	PHI	NL	P	6	0	6.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	3.00	0.33	0	0
4 Yrs					22	6	69.1	20	3	14	3	0	.850	2.21	0.77	8	0	0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is José Contreras?

José Contreras is 52 years old.

When was José Contreras born?

José Contreras was born on December 6, 1971.

Where was José Contreras born?

José Contreras was born in Las Martinas, Pinar del Rio.

How tall is José Contreras?

José Contreras is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much did José Contreras weigh when playing?

José Contreras weighed 255 lbs (115 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did José Contreras play?

José Contreras played 11 seasons.

Is José Contreras in the Hall of Fame?

José Contreras has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did José Contreras play?

José Contreras was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did José Contreras have?

José Contreras had 889 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has José Contreras played for?

José Contreras played for 5 teams; the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates.

How many World Series has José Contreras won?

José Contreras has won 1 World Series.

When did José Contreras retire?

José Contreras last played in 2013.

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