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Alberto Gonzalez SS

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
15 1023 .239 .275 .315 73 -0.4
Birth Date4-18-1983
Height5' 10"
Weight195 lbs
Age41 years, 0 months, 8 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2007 NYA 24 12 15 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .071 .133 .071 77 -0.4 -0.4 -0.5 -0.1
2008 NYA 25 28 58 9 2 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 .173 .232 .212 84 -1.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.1
2008 WAS 25 17 54 17 6 0 1 4 6 1 0 1 .347 .407 .531 85 -0.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.1
2009 WAS 26 105 316 77 16 3 1 14 27 3 1 1 .265 .299 .351 78 -7.7 -1.9 -3.8 -0.3
2010 WAS 27 114 198 46 8 1 0 7 30 1 0 0 .247 .277 .301 64 -8.1 -1.7 2.5 -0.1
2011 SDN 28 102 267 53 10 2 1 13 37 2 1 2 .215 .256 .283 70 -8.7 0.6 -1.2 -0.1
2012 TEX 29 24 55 13 2 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 .241 .241 .315 68 -2.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0
2013 CHN 30 11 26 5 1 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 .217 .269 .391 67 -0.9 -0.4 1.2 0.1
2013 NYA 30 13 34 6 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .176 .176 .206 73 -1.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0
Career4261023227467445130725.239.275.31573-30.7-3.8-2.6-0.4

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
2004 SBN A MDW 102 362 .000 .000 .000 .270 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 SBN A MDW 95 387 .261 .330 .393 .354 98 4.1 3.2 1.4 121 0 14.9 2.2 11.7 3.3
2006 TEN AA SOU 129 494 .255 .328 .376 .301 111 0.9 9.1 4.1 116 0 26.2 5.0 -3.0 4.4
2006 TUC AAA PCL 4 17 .271 .343 .425 .214 101 -2.6 1.1 0.5 63 0 0.2 -0.1 -1.5 0.0
2007 NYA MLB AL 12 15 .269 .367 .414 .077 104 -2.3 0.4 0.2 77 10 -0.5 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1
2007 TRN AA EAS 28 125 .276 .349 .434 .367 94 5.6 3.7 1.7 118 0 4.2 1.4 2.9 1.4
2007 SWB AAA INT 106 426 .263 .331 .402 .274 93 -10.3 12.1 5.4 76 0 3.5 1.7 -10.1 1.2
2008 NYA MLB AL 28 58 .267 .337 .435 .205 105 -7.6 1.7 0.4 84 11 -0.2 -0.1 -1.0 0.1
2008 WAS MLB NL 17 54 .267 .337 .427 .381 96 3.2 1.6 0.6 85 11 -0.2 -0.1 -0.9 0.1
2008 COH AAA INT 8 34 .260 .324 .407 .333 92 -0.7 1.0 0.3 77 0 -0.9 -0.5 -1.4 -0.1
2008 SWB AAA INT 47 213 .268 .336 .408 .276 86 -9.2 6.0 1.9 77 0 -2.9 0.2 -7.5 -0.2
2009 WAS MLB NL 105 316 .262 .332 .414 .283 95 -8.8 9.1 1.6 78 11 -3.8 -1.9 -7.7 -0.3
2009 SYR AAA INT 23 92 .256 .318 .383 .337 107 -4.1 2.7 1.2 95 0 -0.6 0.5 -0.3 0.3
2010 WAS MLB NL 114 198 .252 .320 .391 .293 92 -10.6 5.5 0.5 64 13 2.5 -1.7 -8.1 -0.1
2011 SDN MLB NL 102 267 .253 .315 .398 .244 92 -12.2 7.2 1 70 13 -1.2 0.6 -8.7 -0.1
2011 MAR Wnt VWL 46 203 .000 .000 .000 .263 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 TEX MLB AL 24 55 .280 .342 .449 .289 106 -4.5 1.5 0.3 68 11 -0.3 0.3 -2.0 0.0
2012 ROU AAA PCL 14 53 .277 .340 .421 .368 94 -0.2 1.6 0.5 103 0 -0.7 0.6 0.4 0.2
2012 MAR Wnt VWL 21 80 .000 .000 .000 .319 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 CHN MLB NL 11 26 .238 .290 .362 .235 101 0 0.7 0 67 12 1.2 -0.4 -0.9 0.1
2013 NYA MLB AL 13 34 .253 .323 .396 .214 102 -4.3 0.9 0.3 73 12 -0.2 0.0 -1.0 0.0
2013 IOW AAA PCL 10 38 .271 .342 .427 .345 99 0.7 1.1 0.3 119 0 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3
2013 SWB AAA INT 55 211 .252 .322 .377 .214 100 -19.1 6.1 2 42 0 4.9 -1.7 -14.6 -0.3
2014 ELP AAA PCL 19 56 .272 .339 .419 .262 106 -2.7 1.6 0 68 0 -0.6 0.0 -0.1 0.1
2015 ERI AA EAS 50 183 .250 .308 .368 .297 99 1.8 4.9 1.4 108 0 1.3 -0.8 -1.8 0.5
2015 TOL AAA INT 2 10 .255 .296 .391 .111 105 -1.7 0.3 0.1 60 0 -0.3 0.0 -0.6 0.0
2016 ERI AA EAS 24 102 .253 .330 .377 .264 108 -3.1 2.7 0.1 79 0 0.5 -0.1 -3.8 -0.1
2016 OAX AAA MEX 53 224 .000 .000 .000 .298 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2016 TOL AAA INT 3 11 .242 .313 .377 .091 100 -2.1 0.3 0 45 0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.8 -0.1
2017 ARA Wnt VWL 30 125 .000 .000 .000 .228 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018 ZUL Wnt VWL 37 141 .295 .352 .392 .379 99 5.9 3.5 0.5 92 1 0.0 -2.2 3.7 0.4

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
2004 SBN A MDW 362 328 41 79 15 6 2 112 27 16 46 9 7 .241 .294 .341 .101 5 5
2005 SBN A MDW 387 352 60 112 21 7 1 150 42 20 42 12 5 .318 .359 .426 .108 5 5
2006 TUC AAA PCL 17 15 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .294 .200 .000 0 0
2006 TEN AA SOU 494 434 67 126 20 3 6 170 50 37 42 5 1 .290 .348 .392 .101 13 13
2007 TRN AA EAS 125 109 18 36 10 1 0 48 16 10 14 1 1 .330 .382 .440 .110 3 3
2007 SWB AAA INT 426 384 44 95 21 10 1 139 35 24 49 11 5 .247 .296 .362 .115 9 9
2007 NYA MLB AL 15 14 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 .071 .133 .071 .000 0 0
2008 NYA MLB AL 58 52 4 9 2 0 0 11 1 4 8 0 0 .173 .232 .212 .038 0 2
2008 COH AAA INT 34 33 2 10 3 0 1 16 6 0 5 0 0 .303 .324 .485 .182 0 0
2008 SWB AAA INT 213 188 23 47 8 0 4 67 23 16 30 4 2 .250 .316 .356 .106 2 2
2008 WAS MLB NL 54 49 9 17 6 0 1 26 9 4 6 0 1 .347 .407 .531 .184 0 0
2009 SYR AAA INT 92 90 5 28 3 1 0 33 8 1 8 1 0 .311 .315 .367 .056 1 1
2009 WAS MLB NL 316 291 31 77 16 3 1 102 33 14 27 1 1 .265 .299 .351 .086 6 2
2010 WAS MLB NL 198 186 19 46 8 1 0 56 5 7 30 0 0 .247 .277 .301 .054 1 3
2011 SDN MLB NL 267 247 18 53 10 2 1 70 32 13 37 1 2 .215 .256 .283 .069 4 1
2011 MAR Wnt VWL 203 182 22 46 6 3 4 70 16 12 18 5 4 .253 .317 .385 .132 0 4
2012 MAR Wnt VWL 80 73 6 22 3 1 0 27 6 4 5 2 1 .301 .342 .370 .068 1 1
2012 ROU AAA PCL 53 51 5 16 2 0 2 24 6 0 11 0 0 .314 .327 .471 .157 0 1
2012 TEX MLB AL 55 54 7 13 2 1 0 17 4 0 9 0 0 .241 .241 .315 .074 0 1
2013 NYA MLB AL 34 34 3 6 1 0 0 7 4 0 6 0 0 .176 .176 .206 .029 0 0
2013 CHN MLB NL 26 23 3 5 1 0 1 9 2 2 6 0 0 .217 .269 .391 .174 1 0
2013 SWB AAA INT 211 191 10 35 4 0 1 42 12 14 33 0 2 .183 .240 .220 .037 2 3
2013 IOW AAA PCL 38 33 4 10 1 0 0 11 3 5 4 0 0 .303 .395 .333 .030 0 0
2014 ELP AAA PCL 56 53 4 11 3 0 0 14 2 1 12 0 0 .208 .218 .264 .057 1
2015 TOL AAA INT 10 10 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .100 .100 .200 .100 0 0
2015 ERI AA EAS 183 173 19 49 11 1 2 68 19 9 13 3 1 .283 .319 .393 .110 0 1
2016 OAX AAA MEX 224 200 38 58 12 1 2 78 20 16 14 2 1 .290 .342 .390 .100 4 2
2016 TOL AAA INT 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .000 0 0
2016 ERI AA EAS 102 97 10 25 4 0 1 32 6 2 5 1 0 .258 .287 .330 .072 0 1
2017 ARA Wnt VWL 125 110 9 24 2 0 1 29 14 13 10 1 0 .218 .296 .264 .045 2 0
2018 ZUL Wnt VWL 141 125 15 45 7 1 1 57 13 12 9 1 3 .360 .421 .456 .096 1 1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 399 0.5414 0.4236 0.8521 0.5787 0.2404 0.9360 0.6136 0.1479 0.0002
2009 1115 0.5283 0.4780 0.8837 0.6061 0.3346 0.9384 0.7727 0.1163 0.0029
2010 702 0.4986 0.5527 0.8093 0.6543 0.4517 0.9039 0.6730 0.1907 -0.0034
2011 949 0.5385 0.5269 0.8360 0.6321 0.4041 0.8854 0.7458 0.1640 0.0010
2012 168 0.5179 0.5357 0.7667 0.5632 0.5062 0.8776 0.6341 0.2333 0.0005
2013 215 0.5209 0.4419 0.7789 0.5357 0.3398 0.8667 0.6286 0.2211 -0.0006
Career35480.52570.50030.84080.61320.37420.90990.71260.15920.0005

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2010-03-15 2010-03-19 Camp 4 0 Neck Stiffness -
2008-08-05 2008-09-01 15-DL 27 25 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 SDN $
2013 CHN $
2012 TEX $750,000
2011 SDN $600,000
2010 WAS $415,500
2009 WAS $400,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$2,165,500
4 yrTotal$2,165,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 156 dScott Boras1 year (2014)

Details
  • 1 year (2014). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 12/3/13 (minor-league contract). Released by San Diego 4/21/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 11/21/12 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Chicago Cubs 4/1/13. DFA by Chicago Cubs 4/19/13. Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Chicago Cubs 5/9/13. Contract purchased by NY Yankees 5/12/13. DFA by NY Yankees 5/18/13. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/20/13. Contract selected by NY Yankees 6/21/13. DFA by NY Yankees 7/20/13. Sent outright to Triple-A 7/23/13. Elected free agency 10/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by Texas as a free agent 12/9/11 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.75M in majors. Contract purchased by Texas 4/4/12. DFA by Texas 8/10/12. Sent outright to Triple-A 8/12/12.
  • 1 year/$0.6M (2011). Re-signed by Washington 12/2/10 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by San Diego in trade from Washington 3/28/11. Released by San Diego 11/17/11.
  • 1 year/$0.4155M (2010). Re-signed by Washington 2/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2009). Re-signed by Washington 2/19/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Re-signed by Yankees 3/4/08. Acquired by Washington in trade from Yankees 7/31/08.
  • 1 year (2007). Acquired by Yankees in trade from Arizona 1/07. Signed 2/07.
  • Signed by Arizona 2002 as amateur free agent from Venezuela.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

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