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Julio González

Julio Cesar (Hernandez) Gonzalez

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 162 lb.

Born: December 25, 1952 in Caguas, P.R.
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1972. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1977
Teams (by GP): Astros/Cardinals/Tigers 1977-1983

Final Game: June 19, 1983
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1977 24 HOU NL 110 413 383 34 94 18 3 1 27 3 3 19 45 .245 .287 .316 .603 69 121 7 4 5 2 1 64
1978 25 HOU NL 78 239 223 24 52 3 1 1 16 6 1 8 31 .233 .263 .269 .532 55 60 7 1 7 0 1 46/5
1979 26 HOU NL 68 195 181 16 45 5 2 0 10 2 1 5 14 .249 .280 .298 .579 63 54 4 3 6 0 0 46/5
1980 27 HOU NL 40 54 52 5 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 .115 .132 .135 .267 -22 7 1 0 1 0 1 65/4
1981 28 STL NL 20 24 22 2 7 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 .318 .348 .500 .848 136 11 2 0 1 0 0 /645
1982 29 STL NL 42 90 87 9 21 3 2 1 7 1 1 1 24 .241 .258 .356 .615 70 31 2 1 1 0 0 5/46
1983 30 DET AL 12 23 21 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .143 .182 .190 .372 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 /645
7 Yrs 370 1038 969 90 228 32 8 4 66 13 6 36 132 .235 .269 .297 .566 60 288 24 9 22 2 3
162 Game Avg. 162 454 424 39 100 14 4 2 29 6 3 16 58 .235 .269 .297 .566 60 126 11 4 10 1 1
HOU (4 yrs) 296 901 839 79 197 27 6 2 54 12 5 33 98 .235 .270 .288 .558 58 242 19 8 19 2 3
STL (2 yrs) 62 114 109 11 28 4 2 2 10 1 1 2 27 .257 .277 .385 .662 84 42 4 1 2 0 0
DET (1 yr) 12 23 21 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .143 .182 .190 .372 4 4 1 0 1 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 358 1015 948 90 225 31 8 4 64 13 6 35 125 .237 .271 .300 .570 61 284 23 9 21 2 3
AL (1 yr) 12 23 21 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .143 .182 .190 .372 4 4 1 0 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1977 24 HOU NL 110 413 -14 -1 -0 -3 5 -14 -1.5 12 -2 -0.3 .487 .491 0.0 0.2 1 $18,500 64
1978 25 HOU NL 78 239 -10 1 0 -7 2 -13 -1.5 7 -6 -0.8 .481 .491 0.0 -0.4 1 $ 46/5
1979 26 HOU NL 68 195 -7 -0 0 -0 2 -5 -0.6 6 0 0.0 .491 .496 0.0 0.2 1 $ 46/5
1980 27 HOU NL 40 54 -9 -0 0 0 1 -8 -0.9 2 -6 -0.7 .478 .495 -0.8 0.2 -6 $ 65/4
1981 28 STL NL 20 24 1 0 -0 0 0 2 0.2 1 2 0.3 .509 .501 0.2 0.1 2 $ /645
1982 29 STL NL 42 90 -2 -1 0 0 0 -2 -0.1 3 1 0.1 .496 .499 0.1 0.2 1 $ 5/46
1983 30 DET AL 12 23 -3 0 -0 -1 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .473 .498 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ /645
7 Seasons 370 1038 -44 -1 -0 -10 12 -43 -4.6 31 -13 -1.6 .487 .496 -0.7 0.4 -3 $18,500
HOU (4 yrs) 296 901 -40 -1 -0 -10 11 -40 -4.4 26 -14 -1.8 .485 .493 -0.8 0.2 -3 $18,500
STL (2 yrs) 62 114 -1 -1 0 1 1 0 0.0 3 4 0.4 .500 .500 0.3 0.3 3 $
DET (1 yr) 12 23 -3 0 -0 -1 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .473 .498 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1977 24 HOU NL 413 306 34 3.0 95 .274 .245 .258 .287 .324 .316 .394 .603 .718 69 .311 -16.2 -1.6 .482 .120 .070 1.5
1978 25 HOU NL 239 186 15 2.2 88 .267 .233 .253 .263 .319 .269 .371 .532 .690 55 .230 -13.7 -1.4 .413 .094 .036 1.7
1979 26 HOU NL 195 147 15 2.8 95 .269 .249 .262 .280 .326 .298 .388 .579 .715 63 .296 -9.6 -1.0 .447 .083 .050 .0
1980 27 HOU NL 54 48 1 0.6 88 .136 .115 .257 .132 .318 .135 .373 .267 .692 -22 .024 -8.3 -0.9 .191 .058 .019 .0
1981 28 STL NL 24 18 3 4.5 94 .333 .318 .266 .348 .332 .500 .381 .848 .713 136 .542 0.9 0.1 .706 .227 .182 .0
1982 29 STL NL 90 70 7 2.7 95 .323 .241 .267 .258 .330 .356 .388 .615 .718 70 .307 -4.1 -0.4 .478 .126 .115 1.0
1983 30 DET AL 23 20 1 1.3 95 .214 .143 .262 .182 .324 .190 .395 .372 .719 4 .096 -2.7 -0.3 .263 .095 .048
7 Yrs 1038 795 76 2.6 93 .268 .235 .259 .269 .324 .297 .386 .566 .710 60 .272 -53.7 -5.5 .441 .106 .062 6.1
162 Game Avg. 454 348 33 2.6 93 .268 .235 .259 .269 .324 .297 .386 .566 .710 60 .272 -53.7 -5.5 .441 .106 .062 3
HOU (4 yrs) 901 687 65 2.5 93 .263 .235 .257 .270 .323 .288 .385 .558 .708 58 .266 -47.8 -4.9 .435 .101 .054 3.4
STL (2 yrs) 114 88 10 3.1 95 .325 .257 .267 .277 .330 .385 .386 .662 .717 84 .361 -3.2 -0.3 .523 .147 .128 1.3
DET (1 yr) 23 20 1 1.3 95 .214 .143 .262 .182 .324 .190 .395 .372 .719 4 .096 -2.7 -0.3 .263 .095 .048
NL (6 yrs) 1015 775 75 2.6 93 .269 .237 .259 .271 .324 .300 .385 .570 .709 61 .276 -51.0 -5.2 .445 .107 .062 6.1
AL (1 yr) 23 20 1 1.3 95 .214 .143 .262 .182 .324 .190 .395 .372 .719 4 .096 -2.7 -0.3 .263 .095 .048

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1977 24 HOU NL 413 0.2% 10.9% 4.6% 5.3% 23% 2.37 8.5 383.0 14.2 1.46 82%
1978 25 HOU NL 239 0.4% 13.0% 3.4% 2.1% 10% 3.88 7.2 223.0 13.9 1.34 80%
1979 26 HOU NL 195 0.0% 7.2% 2.6% 3.6% 16% 2.80 12.9 18.1 1.45 86%
1980 27 HOU NL 54 0.0% 14.8% 1.9% 1.9% 17% 8.00 6.5 52.0 0.82 81%
1981 28 STL NL 24 4.2% 12.5% 4.2% 8.3% 29% 3.00 7.3 22.0 7.3 4.00 75%
1982 29 STL NL 90 1.1% 26.7% 1.1% 6.7% 29% 24.00 3.6 87.0 12.4 1.63 69%
1983 30 DET AL 23 0.0% 30.4% 4.4% 4.4% 33% 7.00 3.0 10.5 1.80 61%
7 Yrs 1038 0.4% 12.7% 3.5% 4.2% 19% 3.67 7.3 242.3 14.7 1.42 80%
MLB Averages 2.0% 12.9% 8.4% 6.6% 28% 1.54 6.9 44.2 8.5 1.10 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1977 24 HOU NL -16.2 -1.6 432 -0.4 7.3 -7.7 1.05 -1.3 0.9 -5.8 -0.6 0.92 -14.3 1.90 7
1978 25 HOU NL -13.7 -1.4 251 -1.4 3.0 -4.4 1.04 -1.1 -0.3 -8.2 -0.9 0.98 -8.9 1.95 11
1979 26 HOU NL -9.6 -1.0 204 -0.1 2.9 -3.1 .94 -0.8 0.6 -6.7 -0.7 0.95 -9.6 1.29 7
1980 27 HOU NL -8.3 -0.9 56 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 .91 -0.8 -0.1 -8.1 -0.9 0.92 -8.5 0.97 11
1981 28 STL NL 0.9 0.1 24 0.2 0.5 -0.3 .90 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.88 0.9 0.98 10
1982 29 STL NL -4.1 -0.4 94 0.4 2.4 -2.1 1.37 -0.2 0.5 -4.6 -0.5 1.02 -3.0 1.36 12
1983 30 DET AL -2.7 -0.3 23 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 .92 -0.3 0.0 -3.6 -0.4 0.99 -3.7 0
7 Yrs -53.7 -5.5 1084 -2.4 16.7 -19.1 1.04 -4.5 2.2 -36.7 -3.9 0.95 -47.0 1.39 58

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1977 24 HOU NL 6 0 28% 145 3 3 50% 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 20 53% 19 8 10 2 1 1 9 4 5
1978 25 HOU NL 5 0 38% 89 6 1 86% 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 44% 12 10 2 1 0 1 12 3 8
1979 26 HOU NL 4 0 30% 79 2 1 67% 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 36% 11 9 2 2 1 0 9 3 6
1980 27 HOU NL 0 0 71% 18 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 29% 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 2
1981 28 STL NL 0 0 14% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 29 STL NL 3 0 36% 29 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17% 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
1983 30 DET AL 0 0 0% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 18 0 32% 378 13 6 68% 12 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 19 35 43% 52 34 17 6 3 2 35 13 21

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1977 24 HOU NL 413 32% 94 7 1 0 1 1.90 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 5 83% 56 7 13% 22 9 41% 205 28 14% 11 6 55% 4 3 75% 0
1978 25 HOU NL 239 33% 52 11 1 0 1 1.95 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 7 7 100% 53 7 13% 30 14 47% 152 16 11% 13 6 46% 11 10 91% 0
1979 26 HOU NL 195 61% 45 7 3 0 2 1.29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 38 4 11% 20 13 65% 104 11 11% 9 4 44% 5 3 60% 0
1980 27 HOU NL 54 67% 6 11 0 0 0 0.97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 1 17% 4 1 25% 23 1 4% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1981 28 STL NL 24 71% 7 10 2 0 0 0.98 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 6 2 33% 4 1 25% 13 2 15% 0 0 0 0 0
1982 29 STL NL 90 57% 21 12 1 0 0 1.36 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 50% 15 2 13% 8 3 38% 62 6 10% 2 1 50% 4 2 50% 0
1983 30 DET AL 23 30% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 1 20% 4 1 25% 15 2 13% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
7 Yrs 1038 42% 228 58 8 0 4 1.39 4 0 17 3 1 1 3 0 24 22 92% 179 24 13% 92 42 46% 574 66 12% 38 17 45% 26 18 69% 0
MLB Averages 56% 81% 11% 36% 15% 51% 54%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1977 24 110 413 383 34 94 18 3 1 27 3 3 19 45 .245 .287 .316 .603 69 121 7 4 5 2 1
1978 25 188 652 606 58 146 21 4 2 43 9 4 27 76 .241 .278 .299 .577 64 181 14 5 12 2 2
1979 26 256 847 787 74 191 26 6 2 53 11 5 32 90 .243 .279 .299 .577 63 235 18 8 18 2 2
1980 27 296 901 839 79 197 27 6 2 54 12 5 33 98 .235 .270 .288 .558 58 242 19 8 19 2 3
1981 28 316 925 861 81 204 28 6 3 57 12 5 34 101 .237 .272 .294 .566 60 253 21 8 20 2 3
1982 29 358 1015 948 90 225 31 8 4 64 13 6 35 125 .237 .271 .300 .570 61 284 23 9 21 2 3
1983 30 370 1038 969 90 228 32 8 4 66 13 6 36 132 .235 .269 .297 .566 60 288 24 9 22 2 3

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1977 24 110 420 389 38 100 19 3 1 30 3 20 45 .257 .299 .329 .628 38 110
1978 25 78 246 229 29 58 3 1 1 20 7 9 31 .253 .285 .288 .573 19 78
1979 26 68 198 184 18 48 5 2 0 11 2 5 14 .261 .292 .310 .601 16 68
1980 27 40 54 52 5 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 .115 .132 .135 .267 1 40
1981 28 30 38 34 3 11 2 0 2 5 0 2 5 .324 .361 .559 .920 6 20
1982 29 42 90 87 9 21 3 2 1 7 1 1 24 .241 .258 .356 .615 8 42
1983 30 12 24 22 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 7 .182 .217 .227 .445 1 12
7 Yrs 380 1070 997 102 248 34 8 5 77 14 39 134 .249 .283 .314 .597 89 370
162 Game Avg. 162 456 425 43 106 14 3 2 33 6 17 57 .249 .283 .314 .597 38 370

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