Jose Lima
[edit] Biography
Born on September 30, 1972 in Santiago, Santiago (Dominican Republic), Jose Lima (Jose Desiderio Rodriguez Lima) played for the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets over the course of his 13 year career. Lima broke into the bigs on April 20, 1994 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 6.11 ERA in 73.2 innings pitched in 1995, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jose Lima's best season was 1999, when he posted a 3.58 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 187 batters.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1994
| DET
| A
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13.50
| 7
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.2
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1995
| DET
| A
| 15
| 15
| 3
| 9
| 6.11
| 37
| 52
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 73.2
| 85
| 10
| 18
| 4
| 5
| 4
|
| 1996
| DET
| A
| 39
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 5.70
| 59
| 48
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 72.2
| 87
| 13
| 22
| 4
| 3
| 5
|
| 1997
| HOU
| N
| 52
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 5.28
| 63
| 45
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 75
| 79
| 9
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 5
|
| 1998
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 33
| 16
| 8
| 3.70
| 169
| 100
| 96
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 233.1
| 229
| 34
| 32
| 1
| 4
| 7
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| 35
| 35
| 21
| 10
| 3.58
| 187
| 108
| 98
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 246.1
| 256
| 30
| 44
| 2
| 8
| 2
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 33
| 7
| 16
| 6.65
| 124
| 152
| 145
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 196.1
| 251
| 48
| 68
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 2001
| HOU
| N
| 14
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 7.30
| 41
| 48
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 53
| 77
| 12
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 5
|
| 2001
| DET
| A
| 18
| 18
| 5
| 10
| 4.71
| 43
| 66
| 59
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 112.2
| 120
| 23
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 4
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 32
| 27
| 6
| 12
| 5.54
| 84
| 114
| 102
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 165.2
| 197
| 35
| 38
| 3
| 4
| 9
|
| 2002
| DET
| A
| 20
| 12
| 4
| 6
| 7.77
| 33
| 60
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 68.1
| 86
| 12
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 2003
| KC
| A
| 14
| 14
| 8
| 3
| 4.91
| 32
| 40
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 73.1
| 80
| 7
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 2004
| LA
| N
| 36
| 24
| 13
| 5
| 4.07
| 93
| 81
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 170.1
| 178
| 33
| 34
| 6
| 3
| 1
|
| 2005
| KC
| A
| 32
| 32
| 5
| 16
| 6.99
| 80
| 140
| 131
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 168.2
| 219
| 31
| 61
| 1
| 5
| 9
|
| 2006
| NY
| N
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 9.87
| 12
| 22
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17.1
| 25
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 207
| 139
| 59
| 51
| 4.74
| 689
| 556
| 522
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 991.2
| 1095
| 169
| 220
| 15
| 24
| 24
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 141
| 96
| 30
| 51
| 6.17
| 291
| 416
| 395
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 576
| 688
| 98
| 173
| 12
| 19
| 29
|
| Total
|
|
| 348
| 235
| 89
| 102
| 5.26
| 980
| 972
| 917
| 9
| 1
| 5
| 1567.2
| 1783
| 267
| 393
| 27
| 43
| 53
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1994
| DET
| A
| P
| 3
| 1
| 6.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| DET
| A
| P
| 15
| 15
| 73.2
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| DET
| A
| P
| 39
| 4
| 72.2
| 11
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| HOU
| N
| P
| 52
| 1
| 75
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| HOU
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 233.1
| 24
| 32
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 4
| 0
| .949
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| P
| 35
| 35
| 246.1
| 18
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 7
| 1
| .951
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 196.1
| 16
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 5
| 0
| .974
|
| 2001
| HOU
| N
| P
| 14
| 9
| 53
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .900
|
| 2001
| DET
| A
| P
| 18
| 18
| 112.2
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 1
| .933
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| P
| 32
| 27
| 165.2
| 3
| 20
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 4
| 1
| .920
|
| 2002
| DET
| A
| P
| 20
| 12
| 68.1
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| KC
| A
| P
| 14
| 14
| 73.1
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| LA
| N
| P
| 36
| 24
| 170.1
| 13
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| KC
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 168.2
| 6
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| NY
| N
| P
| 4
| 4
| 17.1
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 348
| 235
| 1567.2
| 114
| 179
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 4
| 97
| 32
| 3
| .970
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1994
| DET
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| DET
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| DET
| A
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| HOU
| N
| 52
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 79
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .139
| .159
| .165
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 27
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| 35
| 75
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .080
| .115
| .080
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 60
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .167
| .180
| .200
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2001
| HOU
| N
| 14
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| DET
| A
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 32
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| DET
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| KC
| A
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| LA
| N
| 38
| 48
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .188
| .204
| .188
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2005
| KC
| A
| 32
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| NY
| N
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 209
| 286
| 17
| 36
| 0
| 10
| .126
| .146
| .140
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 98
| 0
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 141
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 350
| 292
| 18
| 38
| 0
| 10
| .130
| .150
| .144
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 101
| 0
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
[edit] Transactions
- 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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