Rafael Montero

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 193lb (183cm, 87kg)

Team: Houston Astros (majors)

Born: October 17, 1990 in Higuerito, Dominican Republic do

High School: Francisco Sergio Castillo (Sabana Higuero, Dominican Republic)

Debut: May 14, 2014 (Age 23-209d, 20,615th in major league history)
vs. NYY 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2025, 3 yrs/$34.5M (23-25), 3 yrs/$34.5M (23-25)

Service Time (01/2024): 7.138 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: GSE Worldwide

Full Name: Rafael Montero

Nicknames: Fugarra or Monte

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

2022 World Series

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.3

0.0

ERA

2.00

4.66

289

9.0

433.0

441

WHIP

1.000

1.460

Summary of 50 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 8 tying, 14 go ahead

4 Tms
NYM	24
HOU	15
TEX	7
SEA	4

Platoon
vs RHB	28
vs LHB	22

Home/Road
Home	26
Away	24

Outs
0	21
2	17
1	12

22 Opps
NYY	7
OAK	5
WSN	5
TEX	3
SEA	3
PHI	3
LAD	3
ARI	2
TBR	2
COL	2
SFG	2
TOR	2
MIL	2
SDP	1
LAA	1
CIN	1
BAL	1
NYM	1
CLE	1
MIA	1
HOU	1
CHW	1

46 Batters
Matt Chapman	2
Bo Bichette	2
Anthony Rendon	2
Marcus Semien	2
Yangervis Solarte	1
Will Smith	1
Gavin Lux	1
Josh Reddick	1
Adrián González	1
Charlie Blackmon	1
Adam Duvall	1
Aaron Judge	1
Edwin Encarnación	1
Austin Meadows	1
Darin Ruf	1
Rougned Odor	1
Oswaldo Cabrera	1
Isaac Paredes	1
Eugenio Suárez	1
Owen Miller	1
Mark Teixeira	1
Mark Reynolds	1
Yasmani Grandal	1
Justin Bour	1
Joey Gallo	1
Pete Alonso	1
Bryce Harper	1
Jett Bandy	1
Nick Williams	1
Chris Owings	1
Anthony Santander	1
Mike Trout	1
Ryan Noda	1
Khris Davis	1
Alex Dickerson	1
Mike Zunino	1
Keon Broxton	1
Corey Seager	1
José Ramírez	1
Giancarlo Stanton	1
Manny Machado	1
Mat Latos	1
Chris Herrmann	1
Domonic Brown	1
LaMonte Wade Jr.	1
Ian Desmond	1

20 Parks
Citi Field (NYC)	12
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	8
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	3
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	3
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	3
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
CitizensBank (PHI)	2
Nationals Pk (WAS)	2
GlbLifeField (ARL)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
loanDepot pk (MIA)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Sahlen Field (BUF)	1

Where Hit
7	18
9	11
89	9
8	8
78	4

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	13
2	12
5	10
6	5
1	5
7+	3
4	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	38
2·HR gms	3
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	28
1--	8
-2-	5
12-	4
1-3	2
123	1
--3	1
-23	1

81 Runs
RISP	14
0 on	28
1 on	14
2 on	7
3 on	1
Any on	22

Inning
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	4
5	2
6	8
7	4
8	13
9	8
Extra	2

1-3	9
4-6	14
7-end	27

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	3
+2	6
+1	3
Tied	11
-1	7
-2	5
-3	1
-4..	6

Ahead	20
Tied	11
Behind	19

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	8
2-0	7
3-2	6
2-2	6
0-0	5
0-2	4
1-1	4
3-1	4
0-1	4
1-2	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	10
1B	9
LF	6
SS	6
C	5
RF	4
2B	3
CF	3
DH	2
PH	1
P	1

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

Leverage
High Lev	13
Medium Lev	12
Low Lev	25

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2014-05-14	Yangervis Solarte	NYY	@	NYM	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	7	5	13%	73%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
2	2	2	2	2014-05-14	Mark Teixeira	NYY	@	NYM	ahead 2-0	t 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	3	8%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
3	3	3	1	2014-05-20	Adrián González	LAD	@	NYM	tied 1-1	t 5	1	1--	3,(2-0) B1BX	2	4	3	26%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Y. Puig Scores
4	4	4	1	2014-05-25 (1)	Chris Owings	ARI	@	NYM	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	6	11%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
5	5	5	1	2014-05-30	Domonic Brown	PHI		NYM	behind 1-3	b 4	0	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	7	7	28%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Byrd Scores; C. Ruiz Scores
6	6	6	1	2014-08-12	Bryce Harper	WSN	@	NYM	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	7	18%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); I. Desmond Scores
7	7	7	2	2014-08-12	Anthony Rendon	WSN	@	NYM	ahead 2-0	t 6	0	---	6,(3-2) CBFBBX	1	3	5	8%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	8	3	2014-08-12	Ian Desmond	WSN	@	NYM	ahead 3-0	t 6	0	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	5	6	6%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); A. LaRoche Scores
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2016-09-06	Adam Duvall	CIN		NYM	behind 0-2	b 3	2	-2-	2,(0-1) FX	2	4	7	21%	51%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Z. Cozart Scores
10	10	2	1	2016-09-12	Mat Latos	WSN		NYM	ahead 2-1	b 2	0	---	6,(3-2) BBCCBX	1	9	1	9%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	3	2	2016-09-12	Anthony Rendon	WSN		NYM	ahead 3-1	b 2	2	12-	3,(2-0) *BBX	3	5	5	17%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Murphy Scores; B. Harper Scores
12	12	4	1	2016-09-24	Darin Ruf	PHI	@	NYM	ahead 7-0	t 4	2	1-3	3,(0-2) SSX	3	6	7	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Franco Scores; T. Joseph Scores
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2017-05-12	Jett Bandy	MIL		NYM	ahead 6-2	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	2	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	2	1	2017-05-17	Chris Herrmann	ARI		NYM	tied 4-4	b 11	0	---	7,(3-2) .FBBFBFX	1	7	2	35%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
15	15	3	1	2017-07-23	Marcus Semien	OAK	@	NYM	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	6	10%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	4	2	2017-07-23	Khris Davis	OAK	@	NYM	tied 1-1	t 4	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	4	7	14%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	5	3	2017-07-23	Matt Chapman	OAK	@	NYM	tied 2-2	t 7	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	5	22%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	6	1	2017-07-28	Mike Zunino	SEA		NYM	behind 0-4	b 3	1	---	5,(2-2) SBBSX	1	9	2	7%	21%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
19	19	7	1	2017-08-03	Charlie Blackmon	COL		NYM	tied 2-2	b 5	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	1	8	13%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	8	2	2017-08-03	Mark Reynolds	COL		NYM	tied 3-3	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	3	15%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	9	1	2017-08-09	Joey Gallo	TEX	@	NYM	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	-2-	6,(2-2) BCSFN.BX	2	5	3	16%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); N. Mazara Scores
22	22	10	1	2017-08-14	Aaron Judge	NYY		NYM	behind 1-2	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	9	17%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
23	23	11	1	2017-09-20	Justin Bour	MIA		NYM	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	1--	3,(0-2) CCX	2	5	3	13%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Ozuna Scores
24	24	12	1	2017-10-01	Nick Williams	PHI		NYM	ahead 8-0	b 8	2	1-3	3,(1-1) *BFX	3	5	9	0%	100%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); O. Herrera Scores; R. Hoskins Scores
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	2019-07-31	Keon Broxton	SEA	@	TEX	behind 5-9	t 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	8	7%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Nola Scores
26	26	2	1	2019-08-27	Mike Trout	LAA		TEX	ahead 4-2	b 8	1	---	5,(2-2) CCBBX	1	2	8	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
27	27	3	1	2019-09-03	Edwin Encarnación	NYY		TEX	ahead 8-0	b 7	2	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	5	DH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Sánchez Scores
28	28	4	1	2019-09-10	Austin Meadows	TBR	@	TEX	behind 1-3	t 8	0	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	7	22%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Wendle Scores
29	29	5	1	2019-09-15	Matt Chapman	OAK	@	TEX	ahead 5-1	t 9	1	---	6,(2-2) BFCBFX	1	2	5	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2020-08-19	Manny Machado	SDP		TEX	behind 2-3	b 10	1	123	8,(3-2) BFFFBFBX	4	3	5	46%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); J. Profar Scores/unER; T. Grisham Scores; F. Tatís Scores
31	31	2	1	2020-09-24	Josh Reddick	HOU	@	TEX	ahead 10-4	t 9	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	8	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Mayfield Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	2021-04-01	Alex Dickerson	SFG	@	SEA	behind 6-7	t 9	0	---	4,(0-2) ...FFFX	1	1	PH	34%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
33	33	2	1	2021-05-11	Gavin Lux	LAD		SEA	behind 3-4	b 8	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	8	4	63%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Taylor Scores; M. Beaty Scores
34	34	3	1	2021-06-29	Bo Bichette	TOR		SEA	tied 3-3	b 6	1	-23	2,(1-0) >B.X	3	2	6	20%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. McGuire Scores; M. Semien Scores
35	35	4	1	2021-07-06	Rougned Odor	NYY	@	SEA	ahead 9-1	t 8	0	12-	5,(3-1) BBBCX	3	7	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); L. Voit Scores; G. Urshela Scores
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	2022-04-28	Corey Seager	TEX		HOU	behind 1-3	b 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	6	7%	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
37	37	2	1	2022-08-11	Marcus Semien	TEX	@	HOU	behind 2-7	t 9	2	---	2,(0-1) TX	1	1	4	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
38	38	3	1	2022-09-24	Anthony Santander	BAL		HOU	tied 7-7	b 8	0	1--	5,(2-2) BFSBX	2	3	9	28%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Mountcastle Scores
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	2023-03-30	Yasmani Grandal	CHW	@	HOU	behind 0-1	t 8	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	26%	42%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
40	40	2	1	2023-05-01	LaMonte Wade Jr.	SFG	@	HOU	behind 2-7	t 8	0	---	5,(3-1) .CBBBX	1	1	3	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
41	41	3	1	2023-05-23	Owen Miller	MIL		HOU	ahead 4-0	b 8	2	-2-	5,(2-2) SSBBX	2	6	5	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Anderson Scores
42	42	4	1	2023-06-06	Bo Bichette	TOR		HOU	ahead 3-1	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	2	6	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
43	43	5	1	2023-06-09	José Ramírez	CLE		HOU	behind 4-5	b 7	0	---	8,(3-2) .BFCBFFBX	1	3	5	23%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
44	44	6	1	2023-06-21	Pete Alonso	NYM	@	HOU	behind 6-9	t 6	0	-2-	3,(2-0) BBX	2	4	3	14%	34%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); F. Lindor Scores
45	45	7	1	2023-06-25	Will Smith	LAD		HOU	behind 2-4	b 8	2	-2-	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	2	3	2	39%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); F. Freeman Scores
46	46	8	1	2023-07-06	Eugenio Suárez	SEA	@	HOU	ahead 4-1	t 9	0	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	6	5	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
47	47	9	1	2023-07-29	Isaac Paredes	TBR	@	HOU	behind 3-17	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) .CBX	1	5	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
48	48	10	1	2023-08-04	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY		HOU	behind 2-7	b 8	2	---	5,(1-2) CSFBX	1	4	DH	1%	2%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
49	49	11	1	2023-09-11	Ryan Noda	OAK	@	HOU	ahead 3-0	t 9	0	---	5,(0-2) .CSFFX	1	2	3	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	2024-03-28	Oswaldo Cabrera	NYY	@	HOU	behind 3-4	t 6	1	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	9	5	16%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)