Esteban Loaiza

Full Name: Esteban Antonio Veyna Loaiza Primary Position: P Height/Weight: 6' 4"/190 First Game: April 29, 1995 Birthdate: December 31, 1971 MLB Experience: 12 years Birthplace: Tijuana, Baja California (Mexico) Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Born on December 31, 1971 in Tijuana, Baja California (Mexico), Esteban Loaiza (Esteban Antonio Veyna Loaiza) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Washington Nationals and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 12 year career. Loaiza broke into the bigs on April 29, 1995 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 5.16 ERA in 172.2 innings pitched in 1995, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Esteban Loaiza's best season was 2003, when he posted a 2.90 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 207 batters.

Statistics

Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1995	PIT	N	32	31	8	9	5.16	85	115	99	1	0	0	172.2	205	21	55	3	6	5
1996	PIT	N	10	10	2	3	4.96	32	32	29	1	1	0	52.2	65	11	19	2	0	2
1997	PIT	N	33	32	11	11	4.13	122	99	90	1	0	0	196.1	214	17	56	9	2	12
1998	TEX	A	14	14	3	6	5.90	55	57	52	1	0	0	79.1	103	15	22	3	3	2
1998	PIT	N	21	14	6	5	4.52	53	50	46	0	0	0	91.2	96	13	30	1	1	3
1998	Total		35	28	9	11	5.16	108	107	98	1	0	0	171	199	28	52	4	4	5
1999	TEX	A	30	15	9	5	4.56	77	65	61	0	0	0	120.1	128	10	40	2	2	0
2000	TOR	A	14	14	5	7	3.62	62	45	37	1	1	0	92	95	8	26	0	0	10
2000	TEX	A	20	17	5	6	5.37	75	67	64	0	0	1	107.1	133	21	31	1	1	3
2000	TOT	A	34	31	10	13	4.56	137	112	101	1	1	1	199.1	228	29	57	1	1	13
2001	TOR	A	36	30	11	11	5.02	110	113	106	1	1	0	190	239	27	40	1	1	9
2002	TOR	A	25	25	9	10	5.71	87	102	96	3	1	0	151.1	192	18	38	3	1	4
2003	CHI	A	34	34	21	9	2.90	207	75	73	1	0	0	226.1	196	17	56	2	3	10
2004	NY	A	10	6	1	2	8.50	34	43	40	0	0	0	42.1	61	9	26	2	2	2
2004	CHI	A	21	21	9	5	4.86	83	81	76	2	1	0	140.2	156	23	45	3	2	1
2004	TOT	A	31	27	10	7	5.70	117	124	116	2	1	0	183	217	32	71	5	4	3
2005	WAS	N	34	34	12	10	3.77	173	93	91	0	0	0	217	227	18	55	3	6	5
2006	OAK	A	26	26	11	9	4.89	97	92	84	2	1	0	154.2	179	17	40	3	2	5
2007	OAK	A	2	2	1	0	1.84	5	3	3	0	0	0	14.2	10	1	4	0	0	0
2007	LAD	N	5	5	1	4	8.34	15	21	21	0	0	0	22.2	26	9	16	1	0	1
2007	TOT		7	7	2	4	5.79	20	24	24	0	0	0	37.1	36	10	20	1	0	1
Total	NL		135	126	40	42	4.49	480	410	376	3	1	0	753	833	89	231	19	15	28
Total	AL		232	204	85	70	4.72	892	743	692	11	5	1	1319	1492	166	368	20	17	46
Total			367	330	125	112	4.64	1372	1153	1068	14	6	1	2072	2325	255	599	39	32	74

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1995	PIT	N	P	32	31	172.2	13	27	0	3	0	2	19	8	0	1.000
1996	PIT	N	P	10	10	52.2	6	12	1	0	0	0	4	3	2	.947
1997	PIT	N	P	33	32	196.1	11	26	2	1	0	0	20	10	1	.949
1998	TEX	A	P	14	14	79.1	11	6	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	1.000
1998	PIT	N	P	21	14	91.2	10	18	0	3	0	2	9	3	0	1.000
1998	Total		P	35	28	171	21	24	0	3	0	3	14	6	0	1.000
1999	TEX	A	P	30	15	120.1	8	17	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	1.000
2000	TOR	A	P	14	14	92	4	11	2	1	0	1	6	4	0	.882
2000	TEX	A	P	20	17	107.1	8	18	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	.963
2000	TOT	A	P	34	31	199.1	12	29	3	4	0	1	8	4	0	.932
2001	TOR	A	P	36	30	190	15	21	3	0	0	3	10	7	0	.923
2002	TOR	A	P	25	25	151.1	12	22	1	1	0	1	5	1	1	.971
2003	CHI	A	P	34	34	226.1	16	31	2	2	0	2	6	9	1	.959
2004	NY	A	P	10	6	42.1	3	6	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1.000
2004	CHI	A	P	21	21	140.2	10	23	0	4	0	1	9	6	0	1.000
2004	TOT	A	P	31	27	183	13	29	0	4	0	1	10	8	0	1.000
2005	WAS	N	P	34	34	217	13	30	1	3	0	0	4	2	0	.977
2006	OAK	A	P	26	26	154.2	5	15	1	0	0	1	10	3	0	.952
2007	OAK	A	P	2	2	14.2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2007	LAD	N	P	5	5	22.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.000
2007	TOT		P	7	7	37.1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.000
Total			P	367	330	2072	145	285	14	21	0	14	112	65	5	.969

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1995	PIT	N	33	52	4	10	0	2	.192	.204	.250	1	1	1	11	0	7	0	0	1
1996	PIT	N	11	17	1	2	0	1	.118	.118	.118	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	1
1997	PIT	N	33	60	4	10	0	5	.167	.180	.183	1	0	1	17	0	8	0	0	1
1998	TEX	A	14	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	PIT	N	21	29	2	7	0	3	.241	.267	.241	0	0	1	5	0	3	0	0	1
1998	Total		35	29	2	7	0	3	.241	.267	.241	0	0	1	5	0	3	0	0	1
1999	TEX	A	30	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	TOR	A	14	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	TEX	A	20	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	TOT	A	34	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	TOR	A	36	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	TOR	A	25	6	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2003	CHI	A	34	5	1	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
2004	NY	A	10	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	CHI	A	21	5	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
2004	TOT	A	31	5	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
2005	WAS	N	34	74	3	12	0	4	.162	.162	.189	2	0	0	23	0	6	0	0	1
2006	OAK	A	26	5	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
2007	OAK	A	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
2007	LAD	N	5	7	0	1	0	2	.143	.143	.143	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1
2007	TOT		7	7	0	1	0	2	.143	.143	.143	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1
Total	NL		137	239	14	42	0	17	.177	.186	.203	4	1	3	60	0	31	0	0	6
Total	AL		232	26	1	2	0	0	.077	.077	.077	0	0	0	8	0	2	0	0	1
Total			369	265	15	44	0	17	.166	.175	.189	4	1	3	68	0	33	0	0	7

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 21, 1991).
• Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Texas Rangers in exchange for Warren Morris and Todd Van Poppel (July 17, 1998).
• Traded by Texas Rangers to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Darwin Cubillan and Michael Young (July 19, 2000).
• Granted free agency (October 29, 2002).
• Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 24, 2003).
• Traded by Chicago White Sox to New York Yankees in exchange for Jose Contreras and cash (July 31, 2004).
• Granted free agency (October 29, 2004).
• Signed by Washington Nationals (January 19, 2005).
• Granted free agency (October 28, 2005).
• Signed by Oakland Athletics (November 29, 2005).