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Jose Lima
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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