He retired in 1993, pitching his final game for the Brewers on October 3, 1993. Novoa finished his career with no wins, four losses, a 5.06 ERA, and 31 strikeouts across about 74 total innings pitched. He gave up ten home runs. The left-handed pitcher appeared in a total of 22 games while in Major League Baseball, recording nine saves. In his five career at-bats, he scored one run with one hit, one run batted in, and one walk. He struck out twice.