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Jose Lima

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Jose Lima

Full name Jose Desiderio Rodriguez Lima
Born September 30, 1972, Santiago, Santiago (Dominican Republic)
Died May 23, 2010, Pasadena, California
Buried at Las Charcas Cemetery, Santiago, Santiago (Dominican Republic)
Born as: Jose Desiderio Rodriguez (Lima)
First Game: April 20, 1994; Final Game: July 7, 2006
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 170
Named right-handed pitcher on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1999)
Ejections: 2001 (1)
SABR Biography
Top Performances 
Pitcher Matchups   Batter Matchups
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1994 DET A                    3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1994 DET A
1995 DET A                   15     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1995 DET A
1996 DET A                   39     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1996 DET A
1997 HOU N    Daily Splits   52     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    3   0   2   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1997 HOU N
1998 HOU N    Daily Splits   33    79    6   11   2   0   0    4    2   0   27   0   9   1   0   1   0    0   0  .139  .159  .165   0.0 1998 HOU N
1999 HOU N    Daily Splits   36    75    4    6   0   0   0    2    3   0   24   0  13   0   0   2   3    0   0  .080  .115  .080   0.0 1999 HOU N
2000 HOU N    Daily Splits   33    60    6   10   2   0   0    2    1   0   17   0   8   0   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .180  .200   0.0 2000 HOU N
2001 HOU N    Daily Splits   14    16    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    5   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 2001 HOU N
2001 DET A    Daily Splits   18     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 2001 DET A
2001 Total                   32    17    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    6   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 2001 Total
2002 DET A                   20     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 2002 DET A
2003 KC  A    Daily Splits   14     2    1    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500  .500   0.0 2003 KC  A
2004 LA  N    Daily Splits   38    48    1    9   0   0   0    2    1   0   19   0   8   0   0   0   2    0   0  .188  .204  .188   0.0 2004 LA  N
2005 KC  A    Daily Splits   32     3    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .333   0.0 2005 KC  A
2006 NY  N    Daily Splits    4     5    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    3   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 2006 NY  N
Total NL ( 7 Years)         210   286   17   36   4   0   0   10    7   0   98   0  42   1   0   4   6    0   0  .126  .146  .140   0.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 7 Years)         141     6    1    2   0   0   0    0    0   0    3   0   2   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .333   0.0 Total AL
Total    (13 Years) Splits  351   292   18   38   4   0   0   10    7   0  101   0  44   1   0   4   6    0   0  .130  .150  .144   0.0 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
           Division Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1997 HOU N                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1997 HOU N
1999 HOU N    Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1999 HOU N
2004 LA  N    Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   1   0   0   1   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 2004 LA  N
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits    3     4    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    3   0   1   0   0   1   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1999 NL                       1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1999 NL   

                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1994 DET A    Daily Splits    3   1   0   0   1   0    6.2   11    34   2   10   10    3   1    7   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1  13.50  6.00  -0.6 1994 DET A
1995 DET A    Daily Splits   15  15   0   0   0   0   73.2   85   320  10   52   50   18   4   37   2   1   5   4   0  16   2   7   1   3   9   6.11  3.60  -1.3 1995 DET A
1996 DET A    Daily Splits   39   4   0   0  15   3   72.2   87   329  13   48   46   22   4   59   5   3   3   5   0  19   3   5   4   5   6   5.70  2.50  -0.4 1996 DET A
1997 HOU N    Daily Splits   52   1   0   0  15   2   75     79   321   9   45   44   16   2   63   6   3   2   5   0  17   2   2   3   1   6   5.28  4.00  -0.9 1997 HOU N
1998 HOU N    Daily Splits   33  33   3   1   0   0  233.1  229   950  34  100   96   32   1  169  11   5   4   7   0  38   5  16  10  16   8   3.70  5.61   1.0 1998 HOU N
1999 HOU N    Daily Splits   35  35   3   0   0   0  246.1  256  1024  30  108   98   44   2  187   5   7   8   2   0  50   8   9   9  21  10   3.58  4.89   2.0 1999 HOU N
2000 HOU N    Daily Splits   33  33   0   0   0   0  196.1  251   895  48  152  145   68   3  124  12  12   3   2   0  52   8  12   9   7  16   6.65  5.24  -3.2 2000 HOU N
2001 HOU N    Daily Splits   14   9   0   0   3   0   53     77   249  12   48   43   16   1   41   4   4   3   5   0   9   3   8   4   1   2   7.30  5.33  -0.9 2001 HOU N
2001 DET A    Daily Splits   18  18   2   0   0   0  112.2  120   470  23   66   59   22   2   43   1   5   1   4   0  18   4  13   9   5  10   4.71  3.83  -0.6 2001 DET A
2001 Total                   32  27   2   0   3   0  165.2  197   719  35  114  102   38   3   84   5   9   4   9   0  27   7  21  13   6  12   5.54  4.33  -1.5 2001 Total
2002 DET A    Daily Splits   20  12   0   0   3   0   68.1   86   304  12   60   59   21   0   33   1   6   2   2   0  22   5   2   2   4   6   7.77  4.42  -2.8 2002 DET A
2003 KC  A    Daily Splits   14  14   0   0   0   0   73.1   80   321   7   40   40   26   0   32   1   3   2   5   2  16   3   9   4   8   3   4.91  5.43   0.1 2003 KC  A
2004 LA  N    Daily Splits   36  24   0   0   3   0  170.1  178   702  33   81   77   34   6   93   9   1   3   1   0  28   2  21   6  13   5   4.07  4.38   0.2 2004 LA  N
2005 KC  A    Daily Splits   32  32   1   0   0   0  168.2  219   780  31  140  131   61   1   80   5   7   5   9   0  58   5  10   7   5  16   6.99  4.16  -4.9 2005 KC  A
2006 NY  N    Daily Splits    4   4   0   0   0   0   17.1   25    91   3   22   19   10   0   12   2   1   1   2   1   4   1   1   3   0   4   9.87  3.75  -1.8 2006 NY  N
Total NL ( 7 Years)         207 139   6   1  21   2  991.2 1095  4232 169  556  522  220  15  689  49  33  24  24   1 198  29  69  44  59  51   4.74  5.04  -3.6 Total NL
Total AL ( 7 Years)         141  96   3   0  19   3  576    688  2558  98  416  395  173  12  291  15  25  19  29   2 150  22  46  27  30  51   6.17  4.18 -10.5 Total AL
Total    (13 Years) Splits  348 235   9   1  40   5 1567.2 1783  6790 267  972  917  393  27  980  64  58  43  53   3 348  51 115  71  89 102   5.26  4.69 -14.1 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
             Division Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1997 HOU N    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1      0     3   0    0    0    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0.00     - 1997 HOU N
1999 HOU N    Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    6.2    9    31   0    4    4    2   2    4   0   2   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   5.40  1.00 1999 HOU N
2004 LA  N    Daily Splits    1   1   1   1   0   0    9      5    32   0    0    0    1   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0.00  4.00 2004 LA  N
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits    3   2   1   1   0   0   16.2   14    66   0    4    4    4   2    9   0   2   0   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   1   2.16  2.50 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
               All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1999 NL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1      1     4   0    0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00     - 1999 NL   

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1994 DET A Daily Splits   P    3    1    0     6.2     1    0    0    0   0    1    1    0    0 1.000
1995 DET A Daily Splits   P   15   15    0    73.2     5    2    0    0   0    0    4    0    0 1.000
1996 DET A Daily Splits   P   39    4    0    72.2    11   17    0    1   0    0    3    1    0 1.000
1997 HOU N Daily Splits   P   52    1    0    75       5    4    0    0   0    0    3    4    0 1.000
1998 HOU N Daily Splits   P   33   33    3   233.1    24   32    3    3   0    1   13    4    0  .949
1999 HOU N Daily Splits   P   35   35    3   246.1    18   21    2    1   0    0   12    7    1  .951
2000 HOU N Daily Splits   P   33   33    0   196.1    16   22    1    3   0    0   14    5    0  .974
2001 HOU N Daily Splits   P   14    9    0    53       0    9    1    2   0    0    4    2    0  .900
2001 DET A Daily Splits   P   18   18    2   112.2     3   11    1    2   0    0   11    2    1  .933
2001 Total                P   32   27    2   165.2     3   20    2    4   0    0   15    4    1  .920
2002 DET A Daily Splits   P   20   12    0    68.1     4    5    0    0   0    1    6    3    0 1.000
2003 KC  A Daily Splits   P   14   14    0    73.1     7    4    0    1   0    0   10    0    0 1.000
2004 LA  N Daily Splits   P   36   24    0   170.1    13   26    0    2   0    1    5    0    0 1.000
2005 KC  A Daily Splits   P   32   32    1   168.2     6   22    0    2   0    0   10    4    1 1.000
2006 NY  N Daily Splits   P    4    4    0    17.1     1    4    1    1   0    0    1    0    0  .833
Total (13 Years) Splits   P  348  235    9  1567.2   114  179    9   18   0    4   97   32    3  .970
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
           Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1997 HOU N Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1999 HOU N Daily Splits   P    1    1    0     6.2     0    1    0    0   0    0    1    0    0 1.000
2004 LA  N Daily Splits   P    1    1    1     9       0    0    0    0   0    0    1    0    0     -
Total ( 3 Years) Splits   P    3    2    1    16.2     0    1    0    0   0    0    2    0    0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1999 NL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -

Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5- 2-2001     BOX  HOU N  Dana DeMuth         Intentional HBP

Transaction Information

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Detroit Tigers (July 5, 1989).

Traded by Detroit Tigers with Brad Ausmus, Trever Miller, C.J. Nitkowski and Daryle
Ward to Houston Astros in exchange for Doug Brocail, Brian Hunter, Todd Jones,
Orlando Miller and cash (December 10, 1996).

Traded by Houston Astros to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Dave Mlicki (June 23,
2001).

Released by Detroit Tigers (September 7, 2002).

Sold by Newark (Atlantic) to Kansas City Royals (June 4, 2003).

Granted free agency (October 26, 2003).

Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (January 28, 2004).

Granted free agency (October 28, 2004).

Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 25, 2004).

Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).

Signed by New York Mets (February 14, 2006).
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