José Lima

Q: When was José Lima born?

José Lima was born on September 30, 1972.

Q: Where was José Lima born?

José Lima was born in Santiago, Santiago.

Q: How tall was José Lima?

José Lima was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did José Lima weigh when playing?

José Lima weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

Q: Is José Lima in the Hall of Fame?

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

Q: How many strikeouts did José Lima have?

José Lima had 980 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has José Lima played for?

José Lima played for 5 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets.

Q: How many World Series has José Lima won?

José Lima never won a World Series.

Q: When did José Lima retire?

José Lima last played in 2006.

Q: What are José Lima's nicknames?

Lima Time is a nickname for José Lima.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 170lb (188cm, 77kg)

Born: September 30, 1972 in Santiago, Dominican Republic do

Died: May 23, 2010 in Pasadena, CA

Buried: Las Charcas Cemetery, Santiago, Santiago

High School: Santiago (Santiago, Dominican Republic)

Debut: April 20, 1994 (Age 21-202d, 16,480th in major league history)
vs. KCR 4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: July 7, 2006 (Age 33-280d)
vs. FLA 3.0 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1995 season

Full Name: José Desiderio Rodriguez Lima

Nicknames: Lima Time

Pronunciation: \LEE-mah\

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Career

WAR

4.9

102

ERA

5.26

348

235

1567.2

980

WHIP

1.388

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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
1990	17	DET-min	Rk	3	8	.273	5.02	14	12	2	1	0	1	75.1	89	49	42	9	22	3	64	3	1	4				1.473	10.6	1.1	2.6	7.6	2.91	BRS APPY
1991	18	DET-min	A,A+	1	4	.200	5.67	22	8	6	0	0	0	66.2	69	48	42	5	27	0	65	1	6	3	290			1.440	9.3	0.7	3.6	8.8	2.41	FAY,LAK SALL,FLOR
1992	19	DET-min	A+	5	11	.313	3.16	25	25	0	5	2	0	151.0	132	57	53	14	21	2	137	5	4	3	587			1.013	7.9	0.8	1.3	8.2	6.52	LAK FLOR
1993	20	DET-min	AA	8	13	.381	4.07	27	27	0	2	0	0	177.0	160	96	80	19	59	4	138	5	13	8	744			1.237	8.1	1.0	3.0	7.0	2.34	LON EL
1994	21	DET-min	AAA	7	9	.438	3.60	23	22	0	3	2	0	142.1	124	70	57	16	48	1	117	2	2	4	582			1.208	7.8	1.0	3.0	7.4	2.44	TOL IL
1994	21	DET	AL	0	1	.000	13.50	3	1	1	0	0	0	6.2	11	10	10	2	3	1	7	0	0	1	34	38	6.28	2.100	14.9	2.7	4.1	9.5	2.33
1995	22	DET-min	AAA,A+	8	4	.667	2.92	15	15	0	1	0	0	95.2	92	37	31	11	14	2	60	1	0	3	387			1.108	8.7	1.0	1.3	5.6	4.29	TOL,LAK IL,FLOR
1995	22	DET	AL	3	9	.250	6.11	15	15	0	0	0	0	73.2	85	52	50	10	18	4	37	4	0	5	320	79	4.76	1.398	10.4	1.2	2.2	4.5	2.06
1996	23	DET-min	AAA	5	4	.556	6.78	12	12	0	0	0	0	69.0	93	53	52	11	12	0	57	0	0	2	303			1.522	12.1	1.4	1.6	7.4	4.75	TOL IL
1996	23	DET	AL	5	6	.455	5.70	39	4	15	0	0	3	72.2	87	48	46	13	22	4	59	5	0	3	329	90	4.99	1.500	10.8	1.6	2.7	7.3	2.68
1997	24	HOU	NL	1	6	.143	5.28	52	1	15	0	0	2	75.0	79	45	44	9	16	2	63	5	0	2	321	76	3.83	1.267	9.5	1.1	1.9	7.6	3.94
1998	25	HOU	NL	16	8	.667	3.70	33	33	0	3	1	0	233.1	229	100	96	34	32	1	169	7	0	4	950	111	4.09	1.119	8.8	1.3	1.2	6.5	5.28
1999	26	HOU	NL	21	10	.677	3.58	35	35	0	3	0	0	246.1	256	108	98	30	44	2	187	2	0	8	1024	125	3.76	1.218	9.4	1.1	1.6	6.8	4.25	AS,CYA-4
2000	27	HOU	NL	7	16	.304	6.65	33	33	0	0	0	0	196.1	251	152	*145*	48	68	3	124	2	0	3	895	75	6.12	1.625	11.5	2.2	3.1	5.7	1.82
2001	28	TOT	MLB	6	12	.333	5.54	32	27	3	2	0	0	165.2	197	114	102	35	38	3	84	9	0	4	719	79	5.63	1.419	10.7	1.9	2.1	4.6	2.21
2001	28	HOU	NL	1	2	.333	7.30	14	9	3	0	0	0	53.0	77	48	43	12	16	1	41	5	0	3	249	64	5.63	1.755	13.1	2.0	2.7	7.0	2.56
2001	28	DET	AL	5	10	.333	4.71	18	18	0	2	0	0	112.2	120	66	59	23	22	2	43	4	0	1	470	91	5.63	1.260	9.6	1.8	1.8	3.4	1.95
2002	29	DET	AL	4	6	.400	7.77	20	12	3	0	0	0	68.1	86	60	59	12	21	0	33	2	0	2	304	55	5.29	1.566	11.3	1.6	2.8	4.3	1.57
2003	30	KCR	AL	8	3	.727	4.91	14	14	0	0	0	0	73.1	80	40	40	7	26	0	32	5	2	2	321	100	4.67	1.445	9.8	0.9	3.2	3.9	1.23
2004	31	LAD	NL	13	5	.722	4.07	36	24	3	0	0	0	170.1	178	81	77	33	34	6	93	1	0	3	702	101	5.09	1.245	9.4	1.7	1.8	4.9	2.74
2005	32	KCR	AL	5	16	.238	6.99	32	32	0	1	0	0	168.2	219	140	131	31	61	1	80	9	0	5	780	63	5.71	1.660	11.7	1.7	3.3	4.3	1.31
2006	33	NYM-min	AAA	7	8	.467	3.92	25	22	1	0	0	0	140.0	140	64	61	15	20	0	88	6	0	2	572			1.143	9.0	1.0	1.3	5.7	4.40	NFK IL
2006	33	NYM	NL	0	4	.000	9.87	4	4	0	0	0	0	17.1	25	22	19	3	10	0	12	2	1	1	91	45	6.09	2.019	13.0	1.6	5.2	6.2	1.20
13 Yrs				89	102	.466	5.26	348	235	40	9	1	5	1567.2	1783	972	917	267	393	27	980	53	3	43	6790	85	4.91	1.388	10.2	1.5	2.3	5.6	2.49
162 Game Avg.				10	12	.466	5.26	41	27	5	1	0	1	183	208	113	107	31	46	3	114	6	0	5	792	85	4.91	1.388	10.2	1.5	2.3	5.6	2.49

HOU (5 yrs)				46	42	.523	4.77	167	111	18	6	1	2	804.0	892	453	426	133	176	9	584	21	0	20	3439	94	4.56	1.328	10.0	1.5	2.0	6.5	3.32
DET (5 yrs)				17	32	.347	6.04	95	50	19	2	0	3	334.0	389	236	224	60	86	11	179	15	0	12	1457	76	5.24	1.422	10.5	1.6	2.3	4.8	2.08
KCR (2 yrs)				13	19	.406	6.36	46	46	0	1	0	0	242.0	299	180	171	38	87	1	112	14	2	7	1101	72	5.39	1.595	11.1	1.4	3.2	4.2	1.29
NYM (1 yr)				0	4	.000	9.87	4	4	0	0	0	0	17.1	25	22	19	3	10	0	12	2	1	1	91	45	6.09	2.019	13.0	1.6	5.2	6.2	1.20
LAD (1 yr)				13	5	.722	4.07	36	24	3	0	0	0	170.1	178	81	77	33	34	6	93	1	0	3	702	101	5.09	1.245	9.4	1.7	1.8	4.9	2.74

NL (7 yrs)				59	51	.536	4.74	207	139	21	6	1	2	991.2	1095	556	522	169	220	15	689	24	1	24	4232	93	4.68	1.326	9.9	1.5	2.0	6.3	3.13
AL (7 yrs)				30	51	.370	6.17	141	96	19	3	0	3	576.0	688	416	395	98	173	12	291	29	2	19	2558	74	5.30	1.495	10.8	1.5	2.7	4.5	1.68

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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
1997	24	HOU	NL	-0.1	50	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-306	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
1998	25	HOU	NL	-0.2	32	91	79	6	11	2	0	0	4	0	0	2	27	.139	.159	.165	.323	-14	.147	-54	13	0	0	9	1	0	1
1999	26	HOU	NL	-0.7	34	91	75	4	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	24	.080	.115	.080	.195	-49	.097	-111	6	3	0	13	0	0	1	AS,CYA-4
2000	27	HOU	NL	-0.1	32	69	60	6	10	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	17	.167	.180	.200	.380	-6	.186	-42	12	1	0	8	0	0	1
2001	28	2TM	2LG	-0.3	14	18	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-164	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
2001	28	HOU	NL	-0.3	13	17	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-166	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
2001	28	DET	AL	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-133	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

2003	30	KCR	AL	0.1	1	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	159	.408	160	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
2004	31	LAD	NL	0.0	37	57	48	1	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	19	.188	.204	.188	.392	5	.179	-32	9	2	0	8	0	0	1/H
2005	32	KCR	AL	0.0	2	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	80	.302	69	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
2006	33	NYM	NL	-0.1	4	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-190	0	0	0	1	0	0	/1
9 Yrs				-1.3	206	344	292	18	38	4	0	0	10	0	0	7	101	.130	.150	.144	.294	-24	.138	-71	42	6	0	44	1	0	1/H
162 Game Avg				-1.0	162	271	230	14	30	3	0	0	8	0	0	6	79	.130	.150	.144	.294	-24	.138	-71	33	5	0	35	1	0

HOU (5 Yrs)				-1.3	161	273	233	16	27	4	0	0	8	0	0	6	76	.116	.138	.133	.271	-30	.129	-80	31	4	0	33	1	0	1
KCR (2 Yrs)				0.1	3	7	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.400	.400	.400	.800	112	.344	107	2	0	0	2	0	0	1
LAD (1 Yr)				0.0	37	57	48	1	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	19	.188	.204	.188	.392	5	.179	-32	9	2	0	8	0	0	1/H
NYM (1 Yr)				-0.1	4	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-190	0	0	0	1	0	0	/1
DET (1 Yr)				0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-133	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

NL (7 Yrs)				-1.4	202	336	286	17	36	4	0	0	10	0	0	7	98	.126	.146	.140	.286	-26	.135	-74	40	6	0	42	1	0	1/H
AL (3 Yrs)				0.1	4	8	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.333	.667	78	.287	67	2	0	0	2	0	0	1

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1997	24	HOU	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0			/1

1999	26	HOU	NL	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

2004	31	LAD	NL	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	/1
3 Yrs				3	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	/1
162 Game Avg				162	270	216	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	162	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	54

HOU (2 Yrs)				2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
LAD (1 Yr)				1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	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
1994	21	DET	AL	P	3	1	0	6.2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	.960			1.35	1.76	0.33	1.70	1	1	0	0.0	31.0	0
1995	22	DET	AL	P	15	15	0	73.2	7	5	2	0	0	1.000	.960			0.86	1.80	0.47	1.77	5	4	0	0.0	30.5	0
1996	23	DET	AL	P	39	4	0	72.2	28	11	17	0	1	1.000	.960			3.47	1.77	0.72	1.76	3	3	1	25.0	30.3	0
1997	24	HOU	NL	P	52	1	0	75.0	9	5	4	0	0	1.000	.953			1.08	1.85	0.17	1.84	2	3	4	57.1	31.7	0
1998	25	HOU	NL	P	33	33	3	233.1	59	24	32	3	3	.949	.961			2.16	1.85	1.70	1.84	4	13	4	23.5	31.5	0
1999	26	HOU	NL	P	35	35	3	246.1	41	18	21	2	1	.951	.951			1.42	1.72	1.11	1.71	8	12	7	36.8	29.1	1	AS,CYA-4
2000	27	HOU	NL	P	33	33	0	196.1	39	16	22	1	3	.974	.962			1.74	1.74	1.15	1.72	3	14	5	26.3	31.7	0
2001	28	2TM	2LG	P	32	27	2	165.2	25	3	20	2	4	.920	.956			1.25	1.75	0.72	1.73	4	15	4	21.1	30.6	1
2001	28	HOU	NL	P	14	9	0	53.0	10	0	9	1	2	.900	.959			1.53	1.75	0.64	1.73	3	4	2	33.3	33.3	0
2001	28	DET	AL	P	18	18	2	112.2	15	3	11	1	2	.933	.955			1.12	1.75	0.78	1.74	1	11	2	15.4	29.3	1
2002	29	DET	AL	P	20	12	0	68.1	9	4	5	0	0	1.000	.957			1.19	1.69	0.45	1.67	2	6	3	33.3	31.9	0
2003	30	KCR	AL	P	14	14	0	73.1	11	7	4	0	1	1.000	.957	-1	-16	1.35	1.73	0.79	1.71	2	10	0	0.0	30.0	0
2004	31	LAD	NL	P	36	24	0	170.1	39	13	26	0	2	*1.000*	.965	3	21	2.06	1.84	1.08	1.82	3	5	0	0.0	28.0	0
2005	32	KCR	AL	P	32	32	1	168.2	28	6	22	0	2	*1.000*	.954	2	15	1.49	1.70	0.88	1.68	5	10	4	28.6	29.9	1
2006	33	NYM	NL	P	4	4	0	17.1	6	1	4	1	1	.833	.958	0	0	2.60	1.71	1.25	1.70	1	1	0	0.0	28.0	0
13 Yrs					348	235	9	1567.2	302	114	179	9	18	.970	.959	4	3	1.68	1.77	0.84	1.76	43	97	32	24.8	30.6	3

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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
1997	24	HOU	NL	P	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	0	0

1999	26	HOU	NL	P	1	1	6.2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.35	1.00	1	0	0.0

2004	31	LAD	NL	P	1	1	9.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	0.0
3 Yrs					3	2	16.2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.54	0.33	2	0	0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was José Lima born?

José Lima was born on September 30, 1972.

Where was José Lima born?

José Lima was born in Santiago, Santiago.

How tall was José Lima?

José Lima was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did José Lima weigh when playing?

José Lima weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did José Lima play?

José Lima played 13 seasons.

Is José Lima in the Hall of Fame?

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

What position did José Lima play?

José Lima was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did José Lima have?

José Lima had 980 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has José Lima played for?

José Lima played for 5 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets.

How many World Series has José Lima won?

José Lima never won a World Series.

When did José Lima retire?

José Lima last played in 2006.

What are José Lima's nicknames?

Lima Time is a nickname for José Lima.

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