Luis Ayala

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: January 12, 1978 in Los Mochis, Mexico mx

High School: Los Mochis (Los Mochis, Mexico)

Debut: March 31, 2003 (Age 25-078d, 18,211th in major league history)
vs. ATL 2.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 29, 2013 (Age 35-260d)
vs. PHI 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2003 season

Agents: Joe Longo

Full Name: Luis Ignacio Ayala

Pronunciation: \eye-YA-lah\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.1

ERA

3.34

534

554.1

367

WHIP

1.299

Summary of 54 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 5 tying, 16 go ahead

7 Tms
MON/WSN	32
BAL	8
NYY	5
MIN	4
NYM	3
ATL	1
FLA	1

Platoon
vs LHB	30
vs RHB	24

Home/Road
Away	29
Home	25

Outs
0	19
1	18
2	17

26 Opps
ATL	6
FLA	6
ARI	3
OAK	3
LAD	3
TBR	2
COL	2
STL	2
CHC	2
CIN	2
NYY	2
DET	2
PHI	2
BOS	2
CLE	2
HOU	2
TOR	2
SFG	1
TEX	1
LAA	1
SEA	1
BAL	1
KCR	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
MIL	1

47 Batters
Mark Teixeira	3
Miguel Cabrera	2
Dan Uggla	2
Hanley Ramírez	2
Aramis Ramírez	2
Andruw Jones	2
Chad Tracy	1
Lance Berkman	1
Jeremy Hermida	1
Travis Snider	1
Gabe Kapler	1
Evan Longoria	1
John Bowker	1
Orlando Hudson	1
Matt Lawton	1
Ángel Berroa	1
Matt Wieters	1
Bobby Abreu	1
Greg Norton	1
Orlando Merced	1
Asdrúbal Cabrera	1
Jason Varitek	1
Luis Gonzalez	1
Steve Finley	1
Shea Hillenbrand	1
Conor Jackson	1
Aaron Rowand	1
Robert Fick	1
Matt Kemp	1
Jorge Piedra	1
Jack Cust	1
Felipe López	1
Brian McCann	1
John Jaso	1
Mark Trumbo	1
Scott Hatteberg	1
Carlos Santana	1
Shelley Duncan	1
Kelly Shoppach	1
Mike Matheny	1
Mark Sweeney	1
Scott Rolen	1
Ike Davis	1
Adam Dunn	1
Scott Sizemore	1
Víctor Martínez	1
Javy López	1

27 Parks
Camden Yards (BAL)	5
Est HBithorn (SJU)	5
SunLife Stad (MIA)	3
Shea Stad (NYC)	3
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	3
RFK Stad (WAS)	3
Nationals Pk (WAS)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
TropicanaFld (STP)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
CitizensBank (PHI)	2
Chase Field (PHO)	2
Stade Olymp. (MON)	2
Metrodome (MIN)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1

Where Hit
9	21
7	14
89	10
78	6
8	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	14
1	9
5	8
6	7
4	6
2	5
7+	5

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	46
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	27
-2-	10
1--	7
12-	5
1-3	2
123	1
--3	1
-23	1

91 Runs
RISP	20
0 on	27
1 on	18
2 on	8
3 on	1
Any on	27

Inning
5	3
6	5
7	10
8	26
9	6
Extra	4

4-6	8
7-end	46

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	1
+2	7
+1	6
Tied	14
-1	2
-2	4
-3	4
-4..	10

Ahead	20
Tied	14
Behind	20

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	9
2-2	9
3-2	7
0-2	5
1-2	5
2-0	5
2-1	4
1-1	4
1-0	3
0-1	2
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	11
3B	7
C	6
RF	6
SS	5
PH	4
CF	4
DH	4
LF	4
2B	3

OrderPos
5th	11
3rd	10
4th	9
9th	7
8th	5
1st	4
2nd	4
6th	3
7th	1

Leverage
High Lev	17
Medium Lev	14
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2003-04-17	Andruw Jones	ATL	@	MON	behind 4-6	t 7	2	--3	8,(3-2) CSBB.FFBX	2	4	8	26%	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Giles Scores
2	2	2	2	2003-04-17	Javy López	ATL	@	MON	tied 6-6	t 7	2	1--	4,(1-2) BFFX	2	6	2	33%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Franco Scores/unER; J. López Scores/unER
3	3	3	1	2003-04-20	Adam Dunn	CIN	@	MON	tied 5-5	t 9	1	---	3,(0-2) .FSX	1	9	PH	37%	81%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
4	4	4	2	2003-04-20	Felipe López	CIN	@	MON	ahead 6-5	t 9	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	1	6	10%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	2003-05-02	Mike Matheny	STL		MON	ahead 7-1	b 8	0	---	5,(2-2) ...CBFBX	1	8	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	2003-06-14	Scott Hatteberg	OAK		MON	behind 2-3	b 8	1	1-3	3,(1-1) BFX	3	2	3	43%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Ellis Scores; E. Byrnes Scores
7	7	7	1	2003-07-27	Robert Fick	ATL	@	MON	behind 8-11	t 8	2	-2-	3,(2-0) BBX	2	6	3	11%	17%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); C. Jones Scores
8	8	8	1	2003-08-08	Orlando Merced	HOU		MON	ahead 3-1	b 7	2	-2-	3,(1-1) .BSX	2	9	PH	9%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Hidalgo Scores
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2004-04-14	Miguel Cabrera	FLA	@	MON	ahead 8-0	t 8	0	---	7,(3-2) .CFBFBBX	1	3	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	2	1	2004-06-10 (2)	Ángel Berroa	KCR		MON	behind 0-5	b 8	1	---	6,(3-2) BBCBCX	1	8	6	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	3	1	2004-08-05	Scott Rolen	STL		MON	tied 1-1	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) .FBBX	1	4	5	26%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
12	12	4	1	2004-08-22	Mark Sweeney	COL		MON	behind 1-5	b 7	2	---	7,(2-2) .CSBBFFX	1	9	PH	4%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	5	1	2004-08-26	Steve Finley	LAD	@	MON	ahead 8-3	t 6	2	1--	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	2	8	4%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); C. Izturis Scores
14	14	6	1	2004-09-17	Bobby Abreu	PHI		MON	behind 7-12	b 9	1	---	6,(3-2) BCBBCX	1	3	9	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2005-04-16	Luis Gonzalez	ARI	@	WSN	behind 0-9	t 8	2	-23	6,(3-2) BBCFBX	3	3	7	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); L. Terrero Scores; A. Cintrón Scores
16	16	2	1	2005-05-13	Aramis Ramírez	CHC	@	WSN	tied 2-2	t 8	0	---	6,(2-2) .CFFBBX	1	4	5	25%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
17	17	3	1	2005-06-19	Mark Teixeira	TEX		WSN	behind 1-8	b 8	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
18	18	4	1	2005-06-21	Matt Lawton	PIT		WSN	ahead 5-4	b 7	0	-2-	3,(0-2) FCX	2	1	9	10%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Ross Scores
19	19	5	1	2005-06-26	Orlando Hudson	TOR	@	WSN	tied 5-5	t 8	1	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	8	4	31%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); E. Hinske Scores
20	20	6	1	2005-08-12	Jorge Piedra	COL		WSN	behind 1-4	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	9	7%	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	7	1	2005-09-01	Andruw Jones	ATL		WSN	tied 7-7	b 10	0	---	4,(1-2) .BSFX	1	4	8	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2007-07-24	Aaron Rowand	PHI		WSN	tied 3-3	b 8	2	---	7,(2-2) .CFBFFBX	1	5	8	31%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	2	1	2007-08-10	Conor Jackson	ARI		WSN	ahead 9-4	b 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); O. Hudson Scores
24	24	3	1	2007-08-29	Shea Hillenbrand	LAD		WSN	behind 6-8	b 6	1	-2-	3,(0-2) .CSX	2	8	5	25%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Loney Scores
25	25	4	2	2007-08-29	Matt Kemp	LAD		WSN	behind 8-9	b 7	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	9	22%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	5	1	2007-09-11	Hanley Ramírez	FLA		WSN	ahead 11-8	b 8	1	---	5,(1-2) CBFFX	1	1	6	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	2008-04-20	Hanley Ramírez	FLA		WSN	tied 1-1	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	1	6	20%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
28	28	2	1	2008-05-11	Jeremy Hermida	FLA	@	WSN	behind 2-4	t 8	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	9	30%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. Amézaga Scores
29	29	3	2	2008-05-11	Dan Uggla	FLA	@	WSN	tied 4-4	t 8	2	---	5,(2-2) BBFCX	1	5	4	29%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
30	30	4	1	2008-05-30	Chad Tracy	ARI		WSN	behind 3-6	b 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	3	7%	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
31	31	5	1	2008-06-07	John Bowker	SFG	@	WSN	ahead 2-0	t 8	1	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	7	7	8%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Molina Scores; R. Durham Scores; R. Aurilia Scores
32	32	6	1	2008-08-10	Gabe Kapler	MIL		WSN	tied 4-4	b 13	0	---	5,(2-2) .BSSBX	1	3	7	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
33	33	7	1	2008-09-14	Greg Norton	ATL	@	NYM	behind 2-4	t 9	0	12-	8,(3-2) .FBCBF*BFX	3	9	PH	57%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Kotchman Scores; K. Johnson Scores
34	34	8	1	2008-09-24	Aramis Ramírez	CHC	@	NYM	ahead 7-6	t 10	2	-2-	6,(1-2) CFFBFX	2	4	5	13%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Lee Scores
35	35	9	1	2008-09-28	Dan Uggla	FLA	@	NYM	ahead 3-2	t 8	0	---	6,(3-2) ..BBCCBX	1	5	4	12%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	2009-04-13	Travis Snider	TOR	@	MIN	tied 6-6	t 8	0	-2-	3,(2-0) .BBX	2	9	7	23%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. McDonald Scores
37	37	2	1	2009-05-18	Mark Teixeira	NYY		MIN	ahead 6-4	b 7	0	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	3	3	6%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
38	38	3	1	2009-06-08	Jack Cust	OAK		MIN	tied 3-3	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	DH	14%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
39	39	4	1	2009-06-20	Lance Berkman	HOU	@	MIN	ahead 5-3	t 8	2	---	6,(2-2) BFFFBX	1	5	3	8%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
40	40	5	1	2009-07-30	Brian McCann	ATL	@	FLA	tied 3-3	t 10	1	12-	5,(2-2) CBBCX	3	4	2	38%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); N. McLouth Scores; C. Jones Scores
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	2011-04-02	Víctor Martínez	DET	@	NYY	behind 3-10	t 8	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	5	DH	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Kelly Scores
42	42	2	1	2011-08-25	Scott Sizemore	OAK	@	NYY	behind 7-16	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) ....X	1	9	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
43	43	3	1	2011-08-26	Matt Wieters	BAL		NYY	ahead 9-1	b 6	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	5	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); N. Markakis Scores/unER; V. Guerrero Scores/unER; M. Wieters Scores/unER
44	44	4	1	2011-08-31	Jason Varitek	BOS		NYY	ahead 7-5	b 8	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Reddick Scores
45	45	5	1	2011-09-28	Evan Longoria	TBR		NYY	behind 3-7	b 8	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	3	5	15%	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Fuld Scores; S. Rodríguez Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	2012-05-14	Mark Teixeira	NYY	@	BAL	tied 5-5	t 7	1	1--	5,(1-2) BCCFX	2	5	3	30%	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); A. Rodriguez Scores
47	47	2	1	2012-05-23	Kelly Shoppach	BOS	@	BAL	ahead 3-2	t 6	2	1--	4,(2-1) 11.C*BB>X	2	9	2	21%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); S. Podsednik Scores
48	48	3	1	2012-06-28	Asdrúbal Cabrera	CLE	@	BAL	ahead 4-2	t 7	1	12-	3,(2-0) .BBX	3	2	6	12%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); L. Marson Scores; S. Choo Scores
49	49	4	1	2012-07-08	Mark Trumbo	LAA		BAL	ahead 5-0	b 5	2	---	5,(2-2) BBFFX	1	4	3	2%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
50	50	5	1	2012-07-13	Miguel Cabrera	DET	@	BAL	ahead 3-1	t 5	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	3	5	9%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
51	51	6	1	2012-07-22	Carlos Santana	CLE		BAL	behind 0-4	b 9	1	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	6	3	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Brantley Scores
52	52	7	1	2012-09-17	John Jaso	SEA		BAL	behind 2-10	b 9	0	-2-	3,(0-2) CCX	2	5	DH	0%	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); J. Montero Scores
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
53	53	1	1	2013-04-03	Shelley Duncan	TBR		BAL	behind 1-4	b 6	2	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	5	DH	37%	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Zobrist Scores; E. Longoria Scores
54	54	2	1	2013-08-20	Ike Davis	NYM		ATL	ahead 4-3	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	4	3	7%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)