José Ruiz

Positions: Relief Pitcher and Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 245lb (185cm, 111kg)

Team: Arizona Diamondbacks (majors)

Born: October 21, 1994 in Guacara, Venezuela ve

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2023 Contract Status: Signed thru 2023, 1 yr/$925k (23)

Service Time (01/2023): 3.048 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • Free Agent: 2026

Full Name: José Rafael Ruiz

Nicknames: El De Guacara

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SUMMARY

2023

Career

WAR

-0.6

0.9

ERA

6.85

4.48

195

23.2

198.2

201

WHIP

1.775

1.485

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2016	21		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A--A+-Rk	SDP	2	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	11	0	8	0	0	2	12.1	3	0	0	0	5	0	14	0	0	1	43	0.649	2.2	0.0	3.6	10.2	2.80
2016	21	-2.1	Lake Elsinore	CALL	A+	SDP	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	1.000	0.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
2016	21	-0.2	Tri-City	NORW	A-	SDP	2	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	9	0	7	0	0	2	10.2	3	0	0	0	2	0	12	0	0	0	35	0.469	2.5	0.0	1.7	10.1	6.00
2016	21	0.1	Padres	ARIZ	Rk	SDP	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	4	3.000	0.0	0.0	27.0	13.5	0.50
2016-17	21	-6.7	Magallanes	VEWL	FgW		0	0		18.00	18.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	3.000	18.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
2017	22	-1.1	Lake Elsinore	CALL	A+	SDP	1	2	.333	5.98	6.16	44	0	11	0	0	2	49.2	57	34	33	7	25	0	45	2	0	6	224	1.651	10.3	1.3	4.5	8.2	1.80
2017	22	-6.4	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	1.000	0.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
2017-18	22	-6.2	Magallanes	VEWL	FgW		1	2	.333	3.94	5.06	19	0	3	0	0	0	16.0	15	9	7	1	6	0	12	1	0	1	71	1.313	8.4	0.6	3.4	6.8	2.00
2018	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	CHW	3	1	.750	3.07	3.38	43	0	29	0	0	16	58.2	39	22	20	4	24	1	77	3	1	7	237	1.074	6.0	0.6	3.7	11.8	3.21
2018	23	-1.3	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	CHW	3	1	.750	3.18	3.57	33	0	21	0	0	14	45.1	33	18	16	2	19	1	55	1	0	6	184	1.147	6.6	0.4	3.8	10.9	2.89
2018	23	-0.1	Winston-Salem	CARL	A+	CHW	0	0		2.70	2.70	10	0	8	0	0	2	13.1	6	4	4	2	5	0	22	2	1	1	53	0.825	4.1	1.4	3.4	14.9	4.40
2018	23	-5.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	0		4.15	4.15	6	0	2	0	0	0	4.1	5	2	2	1	3	0	6	0	0	2	21	1.846	10.4	2.1	6.2	12.5	2.00
2019	24	-2.2	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	0	0		1.26	1.26	11	0	8	0	0	7	14.1	9	2	2	0	7	0	15	1	0	1	58	1.116	5.7	0.0	4.4	9.4	2.14
2019	24	-4.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	1	4	.200	5.63	6.08	40	1	16	0	0	0	40.0	56	27	25	6	24	2	35	2	0	4	198	2.000	12.6	1.4	5.4	7.9	1.46
2020	25	-3.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	0		2.25	2.25	5	0	4	0	0	0	4.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	14	0.500	4.5	2.3	0.0	11.3
2021	26	-2.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	1	3	.250	3.05	3.60	59	0	23	0	0	0	65.0	51	26	22	8	25	1	63	0	2	2	271	1.169	7.1	1.1	3.5	8.7	2.52
2022	27	-1.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	1	0	1.000	4.60	4.75	63	0	21	0	0	0	60.2	53	32	31	9	33	0	68	0	1	4	265	1.418	7.9	1.3	4.9	10.1	2.06
2023	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	ARI-CHW	1	1	.500	6.85	7.61	21	0	6	0	0	0	23.2	30	20	18	6	12	1	23	5	1	1	117	1.775	11.4	2.3	4.6	8.7	1.92
2023	28	-1.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	0		22.09	22.09	4	0	1	0	0	0	3.2	8	9	9	3	4	0	3	2	1	0	25	3.273	19.6	7.4	9.8	7.4	0.75
2023	28	-1.4	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	1	1	.500	4.05	4.95	17	0	5	0	0	0	20.0	22	11	9	3	8	1	20	3	0	1	92	1.500	9.9	1.4	3.6	9.0	2.50
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		4	8	.333	4.48	4.89	195	1	73	0	0	0	198.2	197	108	99	31	98	4	201	7	4	13	890	1.485	8.9	1.4	4.4	9.1	2.05
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		6	3	.667	3.67	3.87	109	0	56	0	0	27	135.0	108	58	55	11	61	1	151	6	1	15	562	1.252	7.2	0.7	4.1	10.1	2.48
Foreign (2 seasons)					Foreign		1	2	.333	4.76	5.82	20	0	4	0	0	0	17.0	17	11	9	1	7	0	13	1	0	1	77	1.412	9.0	0.5	3.7	6.9	1.86
All Levels (8 Seasons)							11	13	.458	4.18	4.54	324	1	133	0	0	27	350.2	322	177	163	43	166	5	365	14	5	29	1529	1.392	8.3	1.1	4.3	9.4	2.20

AAA (1 season)					Minors		0	0		1.26	1.26	11	0	8	0	0	7	14.1	9	2	2	0	7	0	15	1	0	1	58	1.116	5.7	0.0	4.4	9.4	2.14
AA (1 season)					Minors		3	1	.750	3.18	3.57	33	0	21	0	0	14	45.1	33	18	16	2	19	1	55	1	0	6	184	1.147	6.6	0.4	3.8	10.9	2.89
A+ (3 seasons)					Minors		1	2	.333	5.20	5.34	55	0	20	0	0	4	64.0	63	38	37	9	31	0	68	4	1	7	281	1.469	8.9	1.3	4.4	9.6	2.19
A- (1 season)					Minors		2	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	9	0	7	0	0	2	10.2	3	0	0	0	2	0	12	0	0	0	35	0.469	2.5	0.0	1.7	10.1	6.00
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	4	3.000	0.0	0.0	27.0	13.5	0.50