Brandon Villafuerte

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 195lb (180cm, 88kg)

Born: December 17, 1975 in Hilo, HI us

Draft: Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 37th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Live Oak HS (Morgan Hill, CA) and the New York Mets in the 66th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from West Valley College (Saratoga, CA).

High School: Live Oak HS (Morgan Hill, CA)

School: West Valley College (Saratoga, CA)

Debut: May 23, 2000 (Age 24-158d, 17,660th in major league history)
vs. CLE 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 21, 2004 (Age 28-217d)
vs. HOU 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2003 season

Full Name: Brandon Paul Villafuerte

Pronunciation: \vila-fwor-tay\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

ERA

4.12

102.2

WHIP

1.646

Summary of 14 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 1 tying, 3 go ahead

3 Tms
SDP	9
TEX	3
ARI	2

Platoon
vs RHB	9
vs LHB	5

Home/Road
Away	9
Home	5

Outs
1	6
0	5
2	3

9 Opps
DET	3
COL	2
SFG	2
CIN	2
BOS	1
LAD	1
CHC	1
BAL	1
FLA	1

13 Batters
Preston Wilson	2
Corey Patterson	1
Luis Matos	1
Shane Halter	1
Deivi Cruz	1
Aaron Boone	1
Troy O'Leary	1
Eric Munson	1
Ray Durham	1
Jason LaRue	1
Mike Lowell	1
José Cruz	1
Adrián Beltré	1

10 Parks
Qualcomm St (SAN)	3
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	2
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1

Where Hit
8	5
7	4
89	2
9	2
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	5
4	3
1	3
2	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	12
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	7
1--	5
123	1
-2-	1

23 Runs
RISP	2
0 on	7
1 on	6
3 on	1
Any on	7

Inning
7	4
8	3
9	6
Extra	1

7-end	14

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	2
Tied	3
-2	1
-4..	1

Ahead	9
Tied	3
Behind	2

Before event,
for batter

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

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	4
3B	4
SS	2
C	1
RF	1
LF	1
2B	1

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

Leverage
High Lev	4
Low Lev	10

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2001-08-04 (1)	Troy O'Leary	BOS		TEX	ahead 8-3	b 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2	2	2	1	2001-08-08	Deivi Cruz	DET	@	TEX	ahead 11-6	t 9	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	6	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Easley Scores
3	3	3	2	2001-08-08	Shane Halter	DET	@	TEX	ahead 15-6	t 9	1	123	4,(2-1) CBBX	4	6	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Jackson Scores; W. Magee Scores; R. Simon Scores
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2002-08-10	Jason LaRue	CIN		SDP	ahead 8-0	b 7	0	---	4,(1-2) SBFX	1	8	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
5	5	2	1	2002-08-11	Aaron Boone	CIN		SDP	tied 7-7	b 12	1	-2-	3,(0-2) FFX	2	2	6	30%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Walker Scores
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2003-04-01	Ray Durham	SFG	@	SDP	ahead 7-1	t 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
7	7	2	1	2003-04-08	José Cruz	SFG		SDP	behind 3-9	b 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	9	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
8	8	3	1	2003-04-12	Preston Wilson	COL	@	SDP	tied 2-2	t 9	0	---	3,(2-0) ..BBX	1	5	8	34%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
9	9	4	1	2003-04-18	Preston Wilson	COL		SDP	ahead 10-0	b 7	2	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	4	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); T. Helton Scores
10	10	5	1	2003-04-22	Corey Patterson	CHC		SDP	ahead 5-2	b 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	8	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); H. Choi Scores
11	11	6	1	2003-05-13	Mike Lowell	FLA	@	SDP	behind 3-5	t 8	1	1--	4,(2-1) .CBBX	2	3	5	32%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Castillo Scores
12	12	7	1	2003-09-12	Adrián Beltré	LAD		SDP	ahead 5-0	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) .CBX	1	5	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2004-06-09	Luis Matos	BAL		ARI	ahead 5-2	b 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	7	8	5%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Surhoff Scores/unER; L. Matos Scores/Team unER
14	14	2	1	2004-06-26	Eric Munson	DET		ARI	tied 6-6	b 9	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	8	5	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)