Francisco Liriano

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Born: October 26, 1983 in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic do

High School: Americo Pere (San Cristobal, Dominican Republic)

Debut: September 5, 2005 (Age 21-314d, 18,774th in major league history)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 27, 2019 (Age 35-336d)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: Wasserman • Previously: Greg Genske

Full Name: Francisco Casillas Liriano

Nicknames: Liri

Pronunciation: \lee-ree-AH-no\

Twitter: @liriano47

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.1

112

114

ERA

4.15

419

300

1813.2

1815

WHIP

1.359

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2001	17	SFG-min	Rk,A-	5	4	.556	3.80	15	14	0	0	0	0	71.0	58	31	30	5	25	0	79	1	3	6	281			1.169	7.4	0.6	3.2	10.0	3.16	GNT,SKZ ARIZ,NORW
2002	18	SFG-min	A	3	6	.333	3.49	16	16	0	0	0	0	80.0	61	45	31	6	31	0	85	0	0	4	330			1.150	6.9	0.7	3.5	9.6	2.74	HGR SALL
2003	19	SFG-min	Rk,A+	0	2	.000	8.00	5	5	0	0	0	0	9.0	10	8	8	1	8	0	9	0	1	2	43			2.000	10.0	1.0	8.0	9.0	1.13	GNT,SJO ARIZ,CALL
2004	20	MIN-min	A+,AA	9	9	.500	3.79	28	28	0	0	0	0	156.2	163	70	66	10	60	2	174	2	2	9	666			1.423	9.4	0.6	3.4	10.0	2.90	FTM,NBR FLOR,EL
2005	21	MIN-min	AAA,AA	12	7	.632	2.63	27	27	0	0	0	0	167.2	126	61	49	10	50	0	204	2	2	6	660			1.050	6.8	0.5	2.7	11.0	4.08	ROC,NBR IL,EL
2005	21	MIN	AL	1	2	.333	5.70	6	4	2	0	0	0	23.2	19	15	15	4	7	0	33	0	0	0	93	79	3.32	1.099	7.2	1.5	2.7	12.5	4.71
2006	22	MIN	AL	12	3	.800	2.16	28	16	2	0	0	1	121.0	89	31	29	9	32	0	144	1	1	9	473	208	2.55	1.000	6.6	0.7	2.4	10.7	4.50	AS,RoY-3

2008	24	MIN-min	AAA,A+	10	3	.769	3.43	20	20	0	0	0	0	123.1	108	48	47	8	33	1	121	3	0	4	504			1.143	7.9	0.6	2.4	8.8	3.67	ROC,FTM IL,FLOR
2008	24	MIN	AL	6	4	.600	3.91	14	14	0	0	0	0	76.0	74	40	33	7	32	1	67	1	0	3	329	108	3.87	1.395	8.8	0.8	3.8	7.9	2.09
2009	25	MIN	AL	5	13	.278	5.80	29	24	2	0	0	0	136.2	147	93	88	21	65	0	122	6	1	5	609	76	4.87	1.551	9.7	1.4	4.3	8.0	1.88
2010	26	MIN	AL	14	10	.583	3.62	31	31	0	0	0	0	191.2	184	77	77	9	58	0	201	10	1	10	806	112	2.66	1.263	8.6	0.4	2.7	9.4	3.47	CYA-11
2011	27	MIN	AL	9	10	.474	5.09	26	24	0	1	1	0	134.1	125	81	76	14	75	1	112	7	0	9	591	80	4.54	1.489	8.4	0.9	5.0	7.5	1.49
2012	28	TOT	AL	6	12	.333	5.34	34	28	2	0	0	0	156.2	143	97	93	19	87	5	167	7	1	11	693	78	4.34	1.468	8.2	1.1	5.0	9.6	1.92
2012	28	MIN	AL	3	10	.231	5.31	22	17	2	0	0	0	100.0	89	63	59	12	55	4	109	4	1	6	440	77	4.24	1.440	8.0	1.1	5.0	9.8	1.98
2012	28	CHW	AL	3	2	.600	5.40	12	11	0	0	0	0	56.2	54	34	34	7	32	1	58	3	0	5	253	79	4.51	1.518	8.6	1.1	5.1	9.2	1.81
2013	29	PIT-min	AAA,A+,AA	2	1	.667	4.15	5	5	0	0	0	0	21.2	19	10	10	2	4	0	33	1	0	1	90			1.062	7.9	0.8	1.7	13.7	8.25	INA,BDT,ATO IL,FLOR,EL
2013	29	PIT	NL	16	8	.667	3.02	26	26	0	2	0	0	161.0	134	54	54	9	63	0	163	0	2	7	666	118	2.92	1.224	7.5	0.5	3.5	9.1	2.59	CYA-9
2014	30	PIT-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	20			0.500	4.5	0.0	0.0	12.0		INA IL
2014	30	PIT	NL	7	10	.412	3.38	29	29	0	0	0	0	162.1	130	68	61	13	81	3	175	4	0	12	691	106	3.59	1.300	7.2	0.7	4.5	9.7	2.16
2015	31	PIT	NL	12	7	.632	3.38	31	31	0	0	0	0	186.2	155	75	70	15	70	1	205	5	1	10	773	115	3.19	1.205	7.5	0.7	3.4	9.9	2.93
2016	32	TOT	MLB	8	13	.381	4.69	31	29	0	0	0	0	163.0	157	98	85	26	85	1	168	9	0	9	731	89	4.89	1.485	8.7	1.4	4.7	9.3	1.98
2016	32	PIT	NL	6	11	.353	5.46	21	21	0	0	0	0	113.2	115	76	69	19	69	1	116	7	0	8	523	76	5.28	1.619	9.1	1.5	5.5	9.2	1.68
2016	32	TOR	AL	2	2	.500	2.92	10	8	0	0	0	0	49.1	42	22	16	7	16	0	52	2	0	1	208	147	3.98	1.176	7.7	1.3	2.9	9.5	3.25
2017	33	TOR-min	AAA	0	0		4.15	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.1	3	3	2	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	19			1.154	6.2	0.0	4.2	14.5	3.50	BFL IL
2017	33	TOT	AL	6	7	.462	5.66	38	18	3	0	0	0	97.0	105	66	61	11	53	2	85	4	1	5	439	78	4.64	1.629	9.7	1.0	4.9	7.9	1.60
2017	33	TOR	AL	6	5	.545	5.88	18	18	0	0	0	0	82.2	91	57	54	11	43	1	74	2	1	4	375	76	4.73	1.621	9.9	1.2	4.7	8.1	1.72
2017	33	HOU	AL	0	2	.000	4.40	20	0	3	0	0	0	14.1	14	9	7	0	10	1	11	2	0	1	64	95	4.13	1.674	8.8	0.0	6.3	6.9	1.10
2018	34	DET-min	AAA	0	1	.000	18.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	11	8	8	2	0	0	7	2	0	0	24			2.750	24.8	4.5	0.0	15.8		TOL IL
2018	34	DET	AL	5	12	.294	4.58	27	26	0	0	0	0	133.2	127	84	68	19	73	0	110	5	0	9	586	98	5.11	1.496	8.6	1.3	4.9	7.4	1.51
2019	35	PIT	NL	5	3	.625	3.47	69	0	8	0	0	0	70.0	60	32	27	8	35	1	63	3	0	1	301	125	4.53	1.357	7.7	1.0	4.5	8.1	1.80
2020			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Opted Out During COVID-19 Pandemic)
14 Yrs				112	114	.496	4.15	419	300	19	3	1	1	1813.2	1649	911	837	184	816	15	1815	62	8	100	7781	99	3.88	1.359	8.2	0.9	4.0	9.0	2.22
162 Game Avg.				11	11	.496	4.15	40	28	2	0	0	0	172	156	86	79	17	77	1	172	6	1	9	736	99	3.88	1.359	8.2	0.9	4.0	9.0	2.22
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
MIN (7 yrs)				50	52	.490	4.33	156	130	8	1	1	1	783.1	727	400	377	76	324	6	788	29	4	42	3341	97	3.69	1.342	8.4	0.9	3.7	9.1	2.43
PIT (5 yrs)				46	39	.541	3.65	176	107	8	2	0	0	693.2	594	305	281	64	318	6	722	19	3	38	2954	105	3.70	1.315	7.7	0.8	4.1	9.4	2.27
TOR (2 yrs)				8	7	.533	4.77	28	26	0	0	0	0	132.0	133	79	70	18	59	1	126	4	1	5	583	92	4.45	1.455	9.1	1.2	4.0	8.6	2.14
DET (1 yr)				5	12	.294	4.58	27	26	0	0	0	0	133.2	127	84	68	19	73	0	110	5	0	9	586	98	5.11	1.496	8.6	1.3	4.9	7.4	1.51
HOU (1 yr)				0	2	.000	4.40	20	0	3	0	0	0	14.1	14	9	7	0	10	1	11	2	0	1	64	95	4.13	1.674	8.8	0.0	6.3	6.9	1.10
CHW (1 yr)				3	2	.600	5.40	12	11	0	0	0	0	56.2	54	34	34	7	32	1	58	3	0	5	253	79	4.51	1.518	8.6	1.1	5.1	9.2	1.81

AL (10 yrs)				66	75	.468	4.47	243	193	11	1	1	1	1120.0	1055	606	556	120	498	9	1093	43	5	62	4827	96	4.00	1.387	8.5	1.0	4.0	8.8	2.19
NL (5 yrs)				46	39	.541	3.65	176	107	8	2	0	0	693.2	594	305	281	64	318	6	722	19	3	38	2954	105	3.70	1.315	7.7	0.8	4.1	9.4	2.27

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