Mike González

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: May 23, 1978 in Corpus Christi, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 17th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Faith Christian Academy HS (Pasadena, TX) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 30th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX).

High Schools: Faith Christian Academy HS (Pasadena, TX), Harvest Christian Academy (Pasadena, TX)

Schools: San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX), San Jacinto College, North Campus (Houston, TX)

Debut: August 11, 2003 (Age 25-080d, 18,338th in major league history)
vs. STL 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 28, 2013 (Age 35-128d)
vs. NYM 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Michael Vela Gonzalez

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.7

ERA

3.14

509

444.1

511

WHIP

1.296

Summary of 42 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 3 walk-off, 5 tying, 9 go ahead

5 Tms
ATL	13
MIL	10
PIT	9
BAL	8
WSN	2

Platoon
vs RHB	27
vs LHB	15

Home/Road
Home	22
Away	20

Outs
0	15
1	14
2	13

18 Opps
CIN	5
WSN	5
STL	4
NYM	4
PHI	3
TBR	2
COL	2
OAK	2
SDP	2
CHC	2
PIT	2
ATL	2
FLA	2
MIN	1
ARI	1
SEA	1
CLE	1
HOU	1

41 Batters
Carlos Delgado	2
Stephen Drew	1
Jesús Guzmán	1
Pedro Feliz	1
Roger Bernadina	1
Carlos Peña	1
Garrett Atkins	1
Anthony Rendon	1
Rocco Baldelli	1
Ryan Langerhans	1
Andrew McCutchen	1
Omir Santos	1
Joey Votto	1
Johnny Estrada	1
Ramón Castro	1
Ryan Howard	1
Shane Robinson	1
Matt Adams	1
Josh Willingham	1
Dexter Fowler	1
Drew Stubbs	1
Jeff Clement	1
Russell Branyan	1
Wilson Ramos	1
Michael Cuddyer	1
Matt Holliday	1
Wes Helms	1
Matt Joyce	1
Orlando Cabrera	1
Matt Murton	1
Wily Mo Peña	1
Miguel Cairo	1
Brandon Moss	1
Chase Headley	1
Henry Blanco	1
Andruw Jones	1
Jayson Werth	1
Nate McLouth	1
John Mayberry	1
Brandon Phillips	1
Ike Davis	1

17 Parks
Turner Fld (ATL)	10
PNC Pk (PIT)	6
Am Fam Field (MIL)	4
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	4
Camden Yards (BAL)	4
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	2
SunLife Stad (MIA)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
7	17
9	8
78	8
8	5
89	4

General field locations
when available.

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

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	36
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	28
1--	7
-2-	3
12-	1
123	1
-23	1
1-3	1

61 Runs
RISP	7
0 on	28
1 on	10
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	14

Inning
6	1
7	16
8	14
9	8
Extra	3

4-6	1
7-end	41

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	4
+2	5
+1	4
Tied	7
-1	6
-2	2
-3	2
-4..	4

Ahead	21
Tied	7
Behind	14

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
2-2	7
1-0	6
3-2	5
1-1	5
2-1	5
0-1	3
2-0	2
1-2	1
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	10
PH	7
LF	7
CF	6
2B	4
C	4
3B	2
RF	1
SS	1

OrderPos
5th	10
4th	8
3rd	5
9th	5
7th	4
6th	4
2nd	3
1st	2
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	11
Low Lev	22

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2003-08-21	Miguel Cairo	STL		PIT	ahead 2-1	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) .BCX	1	2	4	10%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	2003-08-30	Andruw Jones	ATL	@	PIT	ahead 11-6	t 9	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Jones Scores
3	3	3	1	2003-09-04	Ramón Castro	FLA		PIT	ahead 4-1	b 7	2	---	4,(1-2) ...BFCX	1	9	PH	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
4	4	4	1	2003-09-09	Russell Branyan	CIN		PIT	behind 2-6	b 6	0	1-3	5,(2-2) .CCBBX	3	5	7	18%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); D. Jimenez Scores; S. Casey Scores
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2004-06-25	Wily Mo Peña	CIN		PIT	behind 2-4	b 7	2	123	4,(2-1) ..BBCX	4	2	PH	60%	87%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); T. Hummel Scores; J. Clark Scores; R. Freel Scores
6	6	2	1	2004-07-27	Johnny Estrada	ATL	@	PIT	ahead 3-2	t 7	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	2	14%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2005-09-03	Matt Murton	CHC	@	PIT	ahead 7-2	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	7	1%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
8	8	2	2	2005-09-03	Henry Blanco	CHC	@	PIT	ahead 8-2	t 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2006-05-03	Carlos Delgado	NYM		PIT	tied 3-3	b 12	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	4	3	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	2008-06-22	Jeff Clement	SEA	@	ATL	behind 0-8	t 9	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Y. Betancourt Scores
11	11	2	1	2008-07-13	Chase Headley	SDP		ATL	behind 2-12	b 9	0	---	5,(3-1) ..FBBBX	1	5	7	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	3	1	2008-09-06	Ryan Langerhans	WSN	@	ATL	tied 5-5	t 10	0	---	3,(1-1) ..BCX	1	9	PH	34%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
13	13	4	1	2008-09-09	Garrett Atkins	COL	@	ATL	behind 3-4	t 9	0	---	6,(3-2) ..CBBSBX	1	5	3	34%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
14	14	5	1	2008-09-16	Ryan Howard	PHI	@	ATL	behind 6-7	t 8	2	1--	6,(3-2) .BBCBF>X	2	4	3	52%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Werth Scores
15	15	6	1	2008-09-21	Carlos Delgado	NYM	@	ATL	behind 4-7	t 9	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	3	5%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); D. Wright Scores
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2009-04-17	Nate McLouth	PIT		ATL	ahead 1-0	b 8	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	8	10%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. Sanchez Scores
17	17	2	1	2009-05-15	Stephen Drew	ARI	@	ATL	behind 2-3	t 9	0	---	5,(2-2) .BCBFX	1	5	6	34%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
18	18	3	1	2009-06-30	John Mayberry	PHI	@	ATL	behind 2-3	t 8	2	---	5,(2-2) .BSFBX	1	6	PH	26%	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
19	19	4	2	2009-06-30	Pedro Feliz	PHI	@	ATL	tied 3-3	t 8	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	5	29%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	5	1	2009-09-02	Wes Helms	FLA		ATL	tied 7-7	b 9	1	---	6,(3-2) BSBFBX	1	5	5	42%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
21	21	6	1	2009-09-06	Drew Stubbs	CIN	@	ATL	behind 1-2	t 8	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	1	8	26%	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
22	22	7	1	2009-09-16	Omir Santos	NYM	@	ATL	tied 4-4	t 8	1	---	4,(2-1) .BCBX	1	2	PH	27%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	2010-09-05	Rocco Baldelli	TBR	@	BAL	behind 5-8	t 7	1	-2-	4,(2-1) .BB.CX	2	5	PH	14%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); E. Longoria Scores
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2011-04-16	Orlando Cabrera	CLE		BAL	ahead 6-3	b 7	2	1--	7,(2-2) BBFFF1FX	2	6	4	4%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); T. Hafner Scores
25	25	2	1	2011-04-21	Michael Cuddyer	MIN	@	BAL	ahead 2-0	t 8	1	---	7,(3-2) BCBCFBX	1	4	3	7%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
26	26	3	1	2011-05-15	Matt Joyce	TBR		BAL	behind 2-8	b 8	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	7	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
27	27	4	1	2011-05-20	Jayson Werth	WSN	@	BAL	ahead 13-5	t 7	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	4	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
28	28	5	2	2011-05-20	Wilson Ramos	WSN	@	BAL	ahead 14-5	t 8	0	---	2,(0-1) .....CX	1	7	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
29	29	6	1	2011-05-27	Josh Willingham	OAK		BAL	ahead 5-2	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
30	30	7	1	2011-06-17	Roger Bernadina	WSN		BAL	ahead 7-4	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	9	8	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	2012-07-23	Ike Davis	NYM		WSN	behind 1-2	b 7	1	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	4	3	25%	55%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
32	32	2	1	2012-09-28	Shane Robinson	STL		WSN	ahead 10-2	b 8	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	3	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Carpenter Scores
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	2013-05-10	Brandon Phillips	CIN		MIL	ahead 3-2	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	4	11%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
34	34	2	1	2013-06-05	Brandon Moss	OAK	@	MIL	ahead 3-1	t 7	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	7	3	12%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Lowrie Scores; J. Donaldson Scores
35	35	3	1	2013-06-20	Carlos Peña	HOU		MIL	tied 4-4	b 10	1	-23	1,(0-0) .X	3	6	3	16%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Fields Scores; J. Martinez Scores
36	36	4	1	2013-06-28	Andrew McCutchen	PIT		MIL	ahead 9-3	b 8	2	---	7,(3-2) CBCBFBX	1	3	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
37	37	5	1	2013-07-25	Jesús Guzmán	SDP	@	MIL	ahead 8-3	t 7	1	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	9	PH	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Rivera Scores
38	38	6	1	2013-07-28	Dexter Fowler	COL		MIL	tied 3-3	b 7	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	8	23%	75%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
39	39	7	1	2013-08-04	Anthony Rendon	WSN	@	MIL	behind 4-6	t 7	0	---	5,(2-2) ..BCFBX	1	9	4	12%	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
40	40	8	1	2013-08-21	Matt Holliday	STL	@	MIL	ahead 7-5	t 9	2	---	5,(2-2) CFBBX	1	3	7	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
41	41	9	1	2013-08-24	Joey Votto	CIN		MIL	ahead 4-2	b 7	0	---	5,(2-2) .CBBCX	1	3	3	5%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
42	42	10	1	2013-09-11	Matt Adams	STL		MIL	ahead 3-1	b 8	2	-2-	3,(2-0) >B.BX	2	5	3	5%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); M. Holliday Scores