
Rafael Montero
mlbretiredRP·Seattle Mariners·#43
6'0" · 190 lbs · Born October 17, 1990 — Higuerito, San Cristobal
Career
Draft
Undrafted
Active
2014–2021
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NYM | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0.0 | 4.06 | 1.51 | 44.1 | 42 | 23 | 1.8 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NYM | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | -0.1 | 4.50 | 1.40 | 10.0 | 13 | 5 | 2.6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | NYM | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | -0.5 | 8.05 | 2.05 | 19.0 | 20 | 16 | 1.3 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NYM | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 0.2 | 5.52 | 1.75 | 119.0 | 114 | 67 | 1.7 | 141 | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | TEX | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 2.48 | 0.97 | 29.0 | 34 | 5 | 6.8 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 | TEX | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.1 | 4.08 | 1.02 | 17.2 | 19 | 6 | 3.2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | SEA | 40 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .625 | -1.8 | 7.27 | 1.64 | 43.1 | 37 | 15 | 2.5 | 56 | 39 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.00 | 0.83 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 44 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .556 | -1.5 | 6.39 | 1.54 | 49.1 | 42 | 17 | 2.5 | 59 | 40 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | HOU | 71 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.3 | 2.37 | 1.02 | 68.1 | 73 | 23 | 3.2 | 47 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 2 |
| 2023 | HOU | 68 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .500 | -0.4 | 5.08 | 1.53 | 67.1 | 79 | 29 | 2.7 | 74 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| 2024 | HOU | 41 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | -0.1 | 4.70 | 1.41 | 38.1 | 23 | 19 | 1.2 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 4.50 | 1.25 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | ATL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | -0.4 | 5.50 | 1.40 | 34.1 | 34 | 21 | 1.6 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | DET | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.2 | 2.86 | 1.18 | 22.0 | 19 | 14 | 1.4 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | — | 59 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | -0.1 | 4.48 | 1.31 | 60.1 | 58 | 37 | 1.6 | 42 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career | 380 | 30 | 23 | 30 | .434 | -- | 4.68 | 1.45 | 522.2 | 517 | 247 | 2.1 | 509 | 295 | 272 | 30 | 63 | 18 |
Stats via ESPN. MLB career statistics.
Tags
Played for Houston AstrosPlayed for New York MetsPlayed for Seattle MarinersPlayed for Texas RangersUndrafted
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