Jose Lima | Major Leaguer 1994-2006

Full Name: Jose Desiderio Lima
Born: September 30,1972 in Santiago, Dominican Republic
Height: 6-2 Weight: 205 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Escuela Primaria Las Charcas (Santiago,DR)
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Prospect Rankings*
1994 - 10th ranked organizational prospect for Detroit Tigers
1995 - 5th ranked organizational prospect for Detroit Tigers

*According to Baseball America

Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Detroit Tigers in 1989

Transactions: [Jul 5,1989] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Tigers. [Dec 10,1996] - Traded by Tigers with Daryle Ward, C.J. Nitkowski, Trever Miller and Brad Ausmus to Astros for Orlando Miller, Todd Jones, Brian Hunter, Doug Brocail and Cash. [Jun 23,2001] - Traded by Astros to Tigers for Dave Mlicki. [Sep 7,2002] - Released by Tigers. [Sep 9,2002] - Released by Tigers [May 1,2003] - Signed by independent Newark (Atlantic) [Jun 4,2003] - Purchased by Royals from Newark (Atlantic). [Jun 13,2003] - Contract purchased by Royals from Newark [Oct 26,2003] - Granted Free Agency. [Jan 28,2004] - Signed as Free Agent by Dodgers. [Oct 28,2004] - Granted Free Agency. [Dec 25,2004] - Signed as Free Agent by Royals. [Feb 14,2006] - Signed by Mets (minor)

Disabled List: [Aug 18,2003] - Activated [Aug 27,2003] - 15 Day Disabled list - (strained right groin) [Sep 18,2003] - Activated

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1990	Bristol	App	17	Det	Rk	3	8	5.02	14	12	1	0	2	1	75.1	89	49	42	9	22	64	4		10.63	1.08	2.63	7.65	1.47	--
1991	Fayettevil	SAL	18	Det	A	1	3	4.97	18	7	0	0	4	0	58.0	53	38	32	4	25	60	2		8.22	0.62	3.88	9.31	1.34	--
	Lakeland	FSL	18	Det	A+	0	1	10.39	4	1	0	0	2	0	8.2	16	10	10	1	2	5	1		16.63	1.04	2.08	5.20	2.08	--
1992	Lakeland	FSL	19	Det	A+	5	11	3.16	25	25	5	2	0	0	151.0	132	57	53	14	21	137	3		7.87	0.83	1.25	8.17	1.01	--
1993	London	East	20	Det	AA	8	13	4.07	27	27	2	0	0	0	177.0	160	96	80	19	59	138	8		8.14	0.97	3.00	7.02	1.24	--
1994	Toledo	IL	21	Det	AAA	7	9	3.60	23	22	3	2	0	0	142.1	124	70	57	16	48	117	4	2	7.84	1.01	3.04	7.40	1.21	--
	Detroit	AL	21	Det	MLB	0	1	13.51	3	1	0	0	1	0	6.2	11	10	10	2	3	7	1	0	14.86	2.70	4.05	9.46	2.10	46%
1995	Lakeland	FSL	22	Det	A+	3	1	2.57	4	4	0	0	0	0	21.0	23	11	6	2	0	20	1	0	9.86	0.86	0.00	8.57	1.10	--
	Toledo	IL	22	Det	AAA	5	3	3.01	11	11	1	0	0	0	74.2	69	26	25	9	14	40	2	0	8.32	1.08	1.69	4.82	1.11	--
	Detroit	AL	22	Det	MLB	3	9	6.11	15	15	0	0	0	0	73.2	85	52	50	10	18	37	5	0	10.39	1.22	2.20	4.52	1.40	38%
1996	Toledo	IL	23	Det	AAA	5	4	6.78	12	12	0	0	0	0	69.0	93	53	52	11	12	57	2	0	12.13	1.43	1.57	7.43	1.52	--
	Detroit	AL	23	Det	MLB	5	6	5.70	39	4	0	0	15	3	72.2	87	48	46	13	22	59	3	0	10.78	1.61	2.73	7.31	1.50	37%
1997	Houston	NL	24	Hou	MLB	1	6	5.28	52	1	0	0	15	2	75.0	79	45	44	9	16	63	2	0	9.48	1.08	1.92	7.56	1.27	--
1998	Houston	NL	25	Hou	MLB	16	8	3.70	33	33	3	1	0	0	233.1	229	100	96	34	32	169	4	0	8.83	1.31	1.23	6.52	1.12	44%
1999	Houston	NL	26	Hou	MLB	21	10	3.58	35	35	3	0	0	0	246.1	256	108	98	30	44	187	8	0	9.35	1.10	1.61	6.83	1.22	--
2000	Houston	NL	27	Hou	MLB	7	16	6.65	33	33	0	0	0	0	196.1	251	152	145	48	68	124	3	0	11.51	2.20	3.12	5.68	1.62	45%
2001	Houston	NL	28	Hou	MLB	1	2	7.30	14	9	0	0	3	0	53.0	77	48	43	12	16	41	3	0	13.08	2.04	2.72	6.96	1.75	59%
	Detroit	AL	28	Det	MLB	5	10	4.71	18	18	2	0	0	0	112.2	120	66	59	23	22	43	1	0	9.59	1.84	1.76	3.44	1.26	51%
2002	Detroit	AL	29	Det	MLB	4	6	7.77	20	12	0	0	3	0	68.1	86	60	59	12	21	33	2	0	11.33	1.58	2.77	4.35	1.57	46%
2003	Newark	Atl	30		Ind	6	1	2.33	8	8	2	0	0	0	54.0	44	20	14	4	5	52	0	0	7.33	0.67	0.83	8.67	0.91	--
	Kansas Cty	AL	30	Kc	MLB	8	3	4.91	14	14	0	0	0	0	73.1	80	40	40	7	26	32	2	2	9.82	0.86	3.19	3.93	1.45	40%
2004	LA Dodgers	NL	31	La	MLB	13	5	4.07	36	24	0	0	3	0	170.1	178	81	77	33	34	93	3	0	9.41	1.74	1.80	4.91	1.24	51%
2005	Kansas Cty	AL	32	Kc	MLB	5	16	6.99	32	32	1	0	0	0	168.2	219	140	131	31	61	80	5	0	11.69	1.65	3.26	4.27	1.66	39%
2006	NY Mets	NL	33	Nym	MLB	0	4	9.87	4	4	0	0	0	0	17.1	25	22	19	3	10	12	1	1	12.98	1.56	5.19	6.23	2.02	43%

Major League Totals - 13 Season(s)						89	102	5.26	348	235	9	1	40	5	1,567.2	1783	972	917	267	393	980	43	3	10.24	1.53	2.26	5.63	1.39	45%
Minor League Totals - 8 Season(s)						43	54	4.02	146	129	14	4	8	1	831.0	803	430	371	89	208	690	27		8.70	0.96	2.25	7.47	1.22	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1994	Detroit	AL	21	Det	MLB	p	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1995	Detroit	AL	22	Det	MLB	p	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1996	Detroit	AL	23	Det	MLB	p	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1997	Houston	NL	24	Hou	MLB	p	9	50	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
1998	Houston	NL	25	Hou	MLB	p	9	32	79	6	11	2	0	0	4	0	0	2	27	0	0	9	1	0	.139	.159	.165	324	60%
1999	Houston	NL	26	Hou	MLB	p		34	75	4	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	24	0	0	13	0	3	.080	.115	.080	195	--
2000	Houston	NL	27	Hou	MLB	p	9	32	60	6	10	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	17	0	0	8	0	1	.167	.180	.200	380	70%
2001	Houston	NL	28	Hou	MLB	p	9	13	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	55%
	Detroit	AL	28	Det	MLB	p	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	0%
2002	Detroit	AL	29	Det	MLB	p	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
2003	Kansas Cty	AL	30	Kc	MLB	p	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1000	67%
2004	LA Dodgers	NL	31	La	MLB	p	9	37	48	1	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	19	0	0	8	0	2	.188	.204	.188	392	50%
2005	Kansas Cty	AL	32	Kc	MLB	p	0	32	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	666	75%
2006	NY Mets	NL	33	Nym	MLB	p	9	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	25%

Major League Totals - 13 Season(s)								313	292	18	38	4	0	0	10	0	0	7	101	0	0	44	1	6	.130	.150	.144	294	59%

Playoffs Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Series	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1997	Houston	NL	24		Div	0	0	0.00	1		0			0	1.0	0		0		1	1			0.00	---	9.00	9.00	1.00	--
1999	Houston	NL	26		Div	0	1	5.41	1		0			0	6.2	9		4		2	4			12.16	---	2.70	5.41	1.65	--
2004	LA Dodgers	NL	31	La	Div	1	0	0.00	1	1	1	1	0	0	9.0	5	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	5.00	0.00	1.00	4.00	0.67	--

Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)						1	1	2.16	3		1			0	16.2	14		4		4	9			7.56	---	2.16	4.86	1.08	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1997	Houston	NL	24	Hou	Div	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1999	Houston	NL	26	Hou	Div	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
2004	LA Dodgers	NL	31	La	Div	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--

Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)						3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1990	Bristol	App	17	Det	Rk	P	14			7	16	0	23	0	-	-	-	1.000	--

1991	Fayettevil	SAL	18	Det	A	P	18			2	4	2	8	1	-	-	-	.750	--
1991	Lakeland	FSL	18	Det	A+	P	4			1	1	0	2	0	-	-	-	1.000	--

1992	Lakeland	FSL	19	Det	A+	P	25			18	13	1	32	2	-	-	-	.969	--

1993	London	East	20	Det	AA	P	27			14	23	3	40	0	-	-	-	.925	--

1994	Toledo	IL	21	Det	AAA	P	23			12	17	2	31	1	-	-	-	.935	--
1994	Detroit	AL	21	Det	MLB	P	3		6.2	1	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.35

1995	Lakeland	FSL	22	Det	A+	P	4			2	1	0	3	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1995	Toledo	IL	22	Det	AAA	P	11			4	9	1	14	1	-	-	-	.929	--
1995	Detroit	AL	22	Det	MLB	P	15		73.2	5	2	0	7	0	-	-	-	1.000	.86

1996	Toledo	IL	23	Det	AAA	P	12			5	6	0	11	2	-	-	-	1.000	--
1996	Detroit	AL	23	Det	MLB	P	39		72.2	11	17	0	28	1	-	-	-	1.000	3.47

1997	Houston	NL	24	Hou	MLB	P	52		75	5	4	0	9	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.08

1998	Houston	NL	25	Hou	MLB	P	33		233.1	24	32	3	59	3	-	-	-	.949	2.16

1999	Houston	NL	26	Hou	MLB	P	35		246.1	18	21	2	41	1	-	-	-	.951	1.42

2000	Houston	NL	27	Hou	MLB	P	33		196.1	16	22	1	39	3	-	-	-	.974	1.74

2001	Detroit	AL	28	Det	MLB	P	18		112.2	3	11	1	15	2	-	-	-	.933	1.12
2001	Houston	NL	28	Hou	MLB	P	14		53	0	9	1	10	2	-	-	-	.900	1.53

2002	Detroit	AL	29	Det	MLB	P	20		68.1	4	5	0	9	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.19

2003	Atl	30		Ind	P	8	-	-	3	10	1	14	0	-	-	-	.929	--
2003	Kansas Cty	AL	30	Kc	MLB	P	14	14	73.1	7	4	0	11	1	-	-	-	1.000	1.35

2004	LA Dodgers	NL	31	La	MLB	P	36	24	170.1	13	26	0	39	2	-	-	-	1.000	2.06

2005	Kansas Cty	AL	32	Kc	MLB	P	32	32	168.2	6	22	0	28	2	-	-	-	1.000	1.49

2006	NY Mets	NL	33	Nym	MLB	P	4	4	17.1	1	4	1	6	1	-	-	-	.833	2.60

Awards

[1999] - Baseball America Second-Team Major League All-Star SP, NL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #4), Played in MLB All-Star Game

Salaries

Year	Salary	Rank	Lg Avg	Centile
1994	109,000		914,157	80
1995	129,000		831,504	63
1996	145,000		835,262	60
1997	170,000		996,990	63
1998	240,000		1,054,037	50
1999	2,250,000		1,222,537	19
2000	5,032,444		1,369,505	10
2001	6,250,000	99	1,609,512	9
2002	7,250,000	72	1,654,088	6
2003	*300,000		1,773,364	80
2004	*300,000		1,716,303	80
2005	2,500,000		1,825,756	23
2006	*327,000		1,937,004	80

Career:	$25,002,444	estimate

Trivia and Player Notes

Notes: Played in 1 All-Star game during his career (1999)

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