Born on September 27, 1977 in Chinandega, Nicaragua, Vicente Padilla (Vicente de la Cruz Padilla) played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers over the course of his 8 year career. Padilla broke into the bigs on June 29, 1999 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and put up a 3.72 ERA in 65.1 innings pitched in 2000, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Vicente Padilla's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2002, when he posted a 3.28 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 128 batters. However, others believe that it was 2006, when he posted a 4.50 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 156 batters.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1999
ARI
N
5
0
0
1
16.88
0
5
5
0
0
0
2.2
7
1
3
0
0
0
2000
PHI
N
28
0
2
6
5.34
21
23
18
0
0
2
30.1
40
3
18
5
1
1
2000
ARI
N
27
0
2
1
2.31
30
10
9
0
0
0
35
32
0
10
2
0
0
2000
TOT
N
55
0
4
7
3.72
51
33
27
0
0
2
65.1
72
3
28
7
1
1
2001
PHI
N
23
0
3
1
4.24
29
18
16
0
0
0
34
36
1
12
0
1
0
2002
PHI
N
32
32
14
11
3.28
128
83
75
1
1
0
206
198
16
53
5
6
15
2003
PHI
N
32
32
14
12
3.62
133
94
84
1
1
0
208.2
196
22
62
4
3
16
2004
PHI
N
20
20
7
7
4.53
82
63
58
0
0
0
115.1
119
16
36
6
2
10
2005
PHI
N
27
27
9
12
4.71
103
79
77
0
0
0
147
146
22
74
9
1
8
2006
TEX
A
33
33
15
10
4.50
156
108
100
0
0
0
200
206
21
70
2
4
17
2007
TEX
A
23
23
6
10
5.76
71
88
77
0
0
0
120.1
146
16
50
1
2
9
Total
NL
194
111
51
51
3.95
526
375
342
2
2
2
779
774
81
268
31
14
50
Total
AL
56
56
21
20
4.97
227
196
177
0
0
0
320.1
352
37
120
3
6
26
Total
250
167
72
71
4.25
753
571
519
2
2
2
1099.1
1126
118
388
34
20
76
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1999
ARI
N
P
5
0
2.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2000
PHI
N
P
28
0
30.1
3
4
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
.875
2000
ARI
N
P
27
0
35
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1.000
2000
TOT
N
P
55
0
65.1
6
7
1
0
0
0
4
2
0
.929
2001
PHI
N
P
23
0
34
4
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1.000
2002
PHI
N
P
32
32
206
10
32
1
1
0
1
5
3
0
.977
2003
PHI
N
P
32
32
208.2
12
35
4
1
0
4
5
4
0
.922
2004
PHI
N
P
20
20
115.1
9
16
0
0
0
0
5
2
0
1.000
2005
PHI
N
P
27
27
147
4
23
1
2
0
3
2
1
1
.964
2006
TEX
A
P
33
33
200
12
22
1
1
0
0
8
3
2
.971
2007
TEX
A
P
23
23
120.1
6
12
1
2
0
2
3
3
0
.947
Total
P
250
167
1099.1
63
149
9
8
0
11
32
18
3
.959
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1999
ARI
N
5
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2000
PHI
N
28
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2000
ARI
N
27
1
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
1.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2000
TOT
N
55
1
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
1.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2001
PHI
N
23
3
1
1
0
0
.333
.500
.667
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
2002
PHI
N
32
58
1
3
0
5
.052
.067
.069
1
0
0
31
1
7
0
0
1
2003
PHI
N
32
67
1
4
0
1
.060
.149
.060
0
0
6
34
1
3
0
0
1
2004
PHI
N
20
35
2
4
0
3
.114
.162
.114
0
0
2
17
0
3
0
0
0
2005
PHI
N
27
41
2
6
0
4
.146
.239
.220
1
1
5
24
0
5
0
0
0
2006
TEX
A
33
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2007
TEX
A
23
2
1
1
0
0
.500
.500
.500
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
194
205
7
19
0
13
.093
.158
.117
3
1
14
108
2
19
0
0
2
Total
AL
56
3
1
1
0
0
.333
.333
.333
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
Total
250
208
8
19
0
13
.096
.160
.120
3
1
14
110
2
20
0
0
2
Transactions[]
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Arizona Diamondbacks (August 24, 1998).
Traded by Arizona Diamondbacks with Omar Daal, Nelson Figueroa and Travis Lee to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Curt Schilling (July 26, 2000).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Texas Rangers in exchange for a player to be named later (December 12, 2005); Philadelphia Phillies received Ricardo Rodriguez (December 19, 2005).