Rafael Montero was a pitcher in MLB. Across 380 career appearances, with a 4.68 ERA and 517 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NYM | 1 | 3 | 4.06 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 44.1 | 44 | 20 | 23 | 42 | 1.51 |
| 2015 | NYM | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1.40 |
| 2016 | NYM | 0 | 1 | 8.05 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 2.05 |
| 2017 | NYM | 5 | 11 | 5.52 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 119.0 | 141 | 73 | 67 | 114 | 1.75 |
| 2019 | TEX | 2 | 0 | 2.48 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 0.97 |
| 2020 | TEX | 0 | 1 | 4.08 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 17.2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 1.02 |
| 2021 | HOU | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 2021 | SEA | 5 | 3 | 7.27 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 43.1 | 56 | 35 | 15 | 37 | 1.64 |
| 2022 | HOU | 5 | 2 | 2.37 | 71 | 0 | 14 | 68.1 | 47 | 18 | 23 | 73 | 1.02 |
| 2023 | HOU | 3 | 3 | 5.08 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 67.1 | 74 | 38 | 29 | 79 | 1.53 |
| 2024 | HOU | 1 | 2 | 4.70 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 1.41 |
| 2025 | ATL | 0 | 1 | 5.50 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 1.40 |
| 2025 | DET | 1 | 1 | 2.86 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 1.18 |
| 2025 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| Career Totals | — | 23 | 30 | 4.68 | 380 | 30 | 30 | 522.2 | 509 | 272 | 247 | 517 | 1.45 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NYM | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2015 | NYM | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2016 | NYM | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2017 | NYM | 34 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .080 | .080 | .080 | .160 |
| 2019 | TEX | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | TEX | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | SEA | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | HOU | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | HOU | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | HOU | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | ATL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | DET | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 380 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .047 | .047 | .047 | .093 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $511,000 |
| 2017 | $541,400 |
| 2018 | $558,025 |
| 2020 | $785,000 |
| 2021 | $2,250,000 |
| 2022 | $2,725,000 |
| 2023 | $11,500,000 |
| 2024 | $11,500,000 |
| 2025 | $11,500,000 |
Career Total: $41,870,425 (9 seasons)
Average: $4,652,269
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.