Jose Lima was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 348 career appearances, with a 5.26 ERA and 980 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | DET | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2.10 |
| 1995 | DET | 3 | 9 | 6.11 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 73.2 | 85 | 50 | 18 | 37 | 1.40 |
| 1996 | DET | 5 | 6 | 5.70 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 72.2 | 87 | 46 | 22 | 59 | 1.50 |
| 1997 | HOU | 1 | 6 | 5.28 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 75.0 | 79 | 44 | 16 | 63 | 1.27 |
| 1998 | HOU | 16 | 8 | 3.70 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 233.1 | 229 | 96 | 32 | 169 | 1.12 |
| 1999 | HOU | 21 | 10 | 3.58 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 246.1 | 256 | 98 | 44 | 187 | 1.22 |
| 2000 | HOU | 7 | 16 | 6.65 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 196.1 | 251 | 145 | 68 | 124 | 1.62 |
| 2001 | DET | 5 | 10 | 4.71 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 112.2 | 120 | 59 | 22 | 43 | 1.26 |
| 2001 | HOU | 1 | 2 | 7.30 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 53.0 | 77 | 43 | 16 | 41 | 1.75 |
| 2002 | DET | 4 | 6 | 7.77 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 68.1 | 86 | 59 | 21 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 2003 | KC | 8 | 3 | 4.91 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 73.1 | 80 | 40 | 26 | 32 | 1.45 |
| 2004 | LAD | 13 | 5 | 4.07 | 36 | 24 | 0 | 170.1 | 178 | 77 | 34 | 93 | 1.24 |
| 2005 | KC | 5 | 16 | 6.99 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 168.2 | 219 | 131 | 61 | 80 | 1.66 |
| 2006 | NYM | 0 | 4 | 9.87 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17.1 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 2.02 |
| Career Totals | — | 89 | 102 | 5.26 | 348 | 235 | 5 | 1567.2 | 1783 | 917 | 393 | 980 | 1.39 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | DET | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | DET | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | HOU | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1998 | HOU | 33 | 79 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .139 | .159 | .165 | .323 |
| 1999 | HOU | 36 | 75 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .080 | .115 | .080 | .195 |
| 2000 | HOU | 33 | 60 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .167 | .180 | .200 | .380 |
| 2001 | DET | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2001 | HOU | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2002 | DET | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | KC | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 2004 | LAD | 38 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .188 | .204 | .188 | .392 |
| 2005 | KC | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 2006 | NYM | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career Totals | — | 351 | 292 | 18 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 101 | .130 | .150 | .144 | .294 |
1999
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1994 | $109,000 |
| 1995 | $129,000 |
| 1996 | $145,000 |
| 1997 | $170,000 |
| 1998 | $240,000 |
| 1999 | $2,250,000 |
| 2000 | $5,032,444 |
| 2001 | $6,250,000 |
| 2002 | $7,250,000 |
| 2005 | $2,500,000 |
Career Total: $24,075,444 (10 seasons)
Average: $2,407,544
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.