Octavio Dotel was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 758 career appearances, with a 3.78 ERA and 1143 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NYM | 8 | 3 | 5.38 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 85.1 | 69 | 51 | 49 | 85 | 1.38 |
| 2000 | HOU | 3 | 7 | 5.40 | 50 | 16 | 16 | 125.0 | 127 | 75 | 61 | 142 | 1.50 |
| 2001 | HOU | 7 | 5 | 2.66 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 105.0 | 79 | 31 | 47 | 145 | 1.20 |
| 2002 | HOU | 6 | 4 | 1.85 | 83 | 0 | 6 | 97.1 | 58 | 20 | 27 | 118 | 0.87 |
| 2003 | HOU | 6 | 4 | 2.48 | 76 | 0 | 4 | 87.0 | 53 | 24 | 31 | 97 | 0.97 |
| 2004 | HOU | 0 | 4 | 3.12 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 34.2 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 1.21 |
| 2004 | OAK | 6 | 2 | 4.09 | 45 | 0 | 22 | 50.2 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 72 | 1.16 |
| 2005 | OAK | 1 | 2 | 3.52 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 15.1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 1.37 |
| 2006 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2.90 |
| 2007 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.78 |
| 2007 | KC | 2 | 1 | 3.91 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 23.0 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 1.52 |
| 2008 | CWS | 4 | 4 | 3.76 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 67.0 | 52 | 28 | 29 | 92 | 1.21 |
| 2009 | CWS | 3 | 3 | 3.32 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 | 54 | 23 | 36 | 75 | 1.44 |
| 2010 | COL | 0 | 1 | 5.06 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.88 |
| 2010 | LAD | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 18.2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 1.18 |
| 2010 | PIT | 2 | 2 | 4.28 | 41 | 0 | 21 | 40.0 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 48 | 1.30 |
| 2011 | STL | 3 | 3 | 3.28 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 24.2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 0.85 |
| 2011 | TOR | 2 | 1 | 3.68 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 29.1 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 1.09 |
| 2012 | DET | 5 | 3 | 3.57 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 58.0 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 62 | 1.07 |
| 2013 | DET | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3.00 |
| Career Totals | — | 59 | 50 | 3.78 | 758 | 34 | 109 | 951.0 | 765 | 399 | 412 | 1143 | 1.24 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NYM | 19 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .125 | .276 | .125 | .401 |
| 2000 | HOU | 50 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .031 | .061 | .031 | .092 |
| 2001 | HOU | 61 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| 2002 | HOU | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2003 | HOU | 76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2004 | HOU | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | OAK | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | OAK | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | NYY | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | ATL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | KC | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | CWS | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | CWS | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | COL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | LAD | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2010 | PIT | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | STL | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2011 | TOR | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | DET | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | DET | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 758 | 77 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 44 | .065 | .133 | .065 | .197 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1999 | $200,000 |
| 2000 | $240,000 |
| 2001 | $305,000 |
| 2002 | $435,000 |
| 2003 | $1,600,000 |
| 2004 | $2,800,000 |
| 2005 | $4,750,000 |
| 2006 | $2,000,000 |
| 2007 | $5,000,000 |
| 2008 | $5,000,000 |
| 2009 | $6,000,000 |
| 2010 | $3,250,000 |
| 2011 | $3,000,000 |
| 2012 | $3,000,000 |
| 2013 | $3,500,000 |
Career Total: $41,080,000 (15 seasons)
Average: $2,738,667
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.