Mike Fontenot

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: June 9, 1980 in Slidell, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 21st round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Salmen HS (Slidell, LA) and the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (19th) of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA).

High School: Salmen HS (Slidell, LA)

School: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)

Debut: April 13, 2005 (Age 24-308d, 18,621st in major league history)
vs. SDP 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 29, 2012 (Age 32-050d)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Full Name: Michael Eugene Fontenot

Pronunciation: \FONT-uh-no\

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2010 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.2

1413

374

.265

175

RBI

163

OBP

.333

SLG

.401

OPS

.734

OPS+

Summary of 27 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 6 go ahead

3 Tms
CHC	22
SFG	4
PHI	1

Platoon
vs RHP	25
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Away	17
Home	10

Outs
0	11
1	10
2	6

16 Opps
CIN	5
HOU	3
ARI	2
COL	2
ATL	2
FLA	2
CHW	2
SFG	1
STL	1
SDP	1
BAL	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
PHI	1
LAD	1
WSN	1

24 Pitchers
Aaron Harang	3
José Contreras	2
Russ Ortiz	1
Jason Hirsh	1
Ryan Madson	1
Ted Lilly	1
Yusmeiro Petit	1
Dan Haren	1
Mike Pelfrey	1
Brian Moehler	1
David Wells	1
Buddy Carlyle	1
Esmil Rogers	1
Matt Morris	1
Chris Volstad	1
Tim Hudson	1
Carlos Fisher	1
Jason Bergmann	1
Ricky Nolasco	1
Bronson Arroyo	1
Brandon Backe	1
Jake Arrieta	1
Tyler Walker	1
Kyle Lohse	1

13 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	9
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	3
Turner Fld (ATL)	2
Chase Field (PHO)	2
Oracle Park (SFO)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
9	13
89	6
7	3
78	3
8	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	9
1	6
3	4
5	3
6	2
7+	2
4	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	27

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	16
1--	4
-2-	2
123	1
12-	1
--3	1
-23	1
1-3	1

43 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	16
1 on	7
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	11

Inning
1	1
2	4
3	1
4	8
5	3
6	3
7	1
8	6

1-3	6
4-6	14
7-end	7

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	2
+2	2
+1	6
Tied	6
-2	2
-3	2
-4..	3

Ahead	14
Tied	6
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	6
0-0	6
3-2	3
0-1	3
1-1	2
3-1	2
2-2	2
0-2	1
2-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	18
3B	6
PH	2
SS	1

OrderPos
7th	7
6th	7
8th	6
2nd	3
9th	2
3rd	2

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	14
Low Lev	11

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2007-06-10	CHC	@	ATL	Buddy Carlyle	ahead 3-2	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	4	0.123	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	2007-06-15	CHC		SDP	David Wells	tied 1-1	b 6	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	4	0.211	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Barrett Scores
3	3	3	1	2007-06-27	CHC		COL	Jason Hirsh	ahead 4-0	b 4	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	4	0.041	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2008-04-10	CHC	@	PIT	Matt Morris	ahead 5-3	t 6	2	--3	3,(1-1) B.CX	2	2	4	0.133	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Johnson Scores/unER; M. Fontenot Scores/unER
5	5	2	1	2008-05-03	CHC	@	STL	Kyle Lohse	ahead 3-0	t 4	1	-23	2,(1-0) BX	3	7	4	0.082	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. DeRosa Scores; G. Soto Scores
6	6	3	1	2008-06-21	CHC		CHW	José Contreras	behind 2-4	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	4	0.115	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	4	1	2008-06-27	CHC	@	CHW	José Contreras	behind 1-8	t 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	4	0.018	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
8	8	5	1	2008-07-02	CHC	@	SFG	Tyler Walker	tied 5-5	t 8	1	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	8	4	0.267	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
9	9	6	1	2008-07-08	CHC		CIN	Aaron Harang	ahead 2-1	b 4	0	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	8	4	0.139	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. DeRosa Scores
10	10	7	1	2008-07-10	CHC		CIN	Bronson Arroyo	behind 3-8	b 4	1	-2-	5,(2-2) CBBCX	2	8	4	0.090	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Edmonds Scores
11	11	8	1	2008-07-20	CHC	@	HOU	Brandon Backe	ahead 2-0	t 5	1	---	3,(0-2) FCX	1	8	4	0.091	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
12	12	9	1	2008-08-28	CHC		PHI	Ryan Madson	behind 1-4	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	9	PH	0.083	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2009-04-08	CHC	@	HOU	Russ Ortiz	ahead 5-0	t 2	2	1-3	1,(0-0) .X	3	6	4	0.071	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Bradley Scores; A. Ramírez Scores
14	14	2	1	2009-04-27	CHC	@	ARI	Dan Haren	behind 1-7	t 8	1	---	12,(3-2) CBCFFFFFBFBX	1	7	5	0.006	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	3	1	2009-04-28	CHC	@	ARI	Yusmeiro Petit	ahead 3-0	t 4	0	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	6	5	0.087	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Bradley Scores
16	16	4	1	2009-04-30	CHC		FLA	Chris Volstad	ahead 1-0	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	5	0.103	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
17	17	5	1	2009-05-03	CHC		FLA	Ricky Nolasco	tied 1-1	b 4	1	---	6,(3-2) CFBBBX	1	6	5	0.128	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	6	1	2009-06-09	CHC	@	HOU	Brian Moehler	ahead 4-0	t 3	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	6	5	0.046	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	7	1	2009-07-18	CHC	@	WSN	Jason Bergmann	ahead 5-4	t 8	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	4	0.136	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
20	20	8	1	2009-07-24	CHC		CIN	Aaron Harang	behind 1-3	b 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	4	0.100	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
21	21	9	1	2009-08-03	CHC	@	CIN	Aaron Harang	tied 0-0	t 2	1	12-	6,(2-2) CBCFBX	3	7	4	0.229	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Bradley Scores; A. Soriano Scores
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2010-05-07	CHC	@	CIN	Carlos Fisher	ahead 10-4	t 8	1	123	1,(0-0) .X	4	6	PH	0.005	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); D. Lee Scores; M. Byrd Scores; A. Ramírez Scores
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	2011-04-13	SFG		LAD	Ted Lilly	tied 3-3	b 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	4	0.211	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
24	24	2	1	2011-05-05	SFG	@	NYM	Mike Pelfrey	behind 0-3	t 4	2	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	3	6	0.077	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
25	25	3	1	2011-08-15	SFG	@	ATL	Tim Hudson	ahead 3-2	t 8	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	3	5	0.117	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
26	26	4	1	2011-09-18	SFG	@	COL	Esmil Rogers	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2,(1-0) 1B>X	2	2	4	0.145	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Torres Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	2012-06-08	PHI	@	BAL	Jake Arrieta	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	-2-	8,(3-2) B1BF1>C.BFFX	2	9	4	0.145	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Mayberry Scores