Michael Vela Gonzalez
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.
Born: May 23, 1978 in Corpus Christi, TX
High School: Harvest Christian Academy (Pasadena, TX)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 30th round of the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed June 24, 1997.
(All Transactions)
Debut: August 11, 2003
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Braves 2003-2009
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25 | PIT | NL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.56 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 58 | 1.560 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | |
| 2004 | 26 | PIT | NL | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.25 | 47 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43.1 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 169 | 346 | 0.877 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 11.4 | 9.17 | |
| 2005 | 27 | PIT | NL | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.70 | 51 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50.0 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 157 | 1.320 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 10.4 | 1.87 | |
| 2006 | 28 | PIT | NL | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2.17 | 54 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 54.0 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 205 | 1.352 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 10.7 | 2.06 | |
| 2007 | 29 | ATL | NL | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.59 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17.0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 274 | 1.353 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 1.63 | |
| 2008 | 30 | ATL | NL | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.28 | 36 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 33.2 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 98 | 1.188 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 11.8 | 3.14 | |
| 2009 | 31 | ATL | NL | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.42 | 80 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 74.1 | 56 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 315 | 170 | 1.197 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 10.9 | 2.73 | |
| 7 Seasons | 14 | 16 | .467 | 2.57 | 302 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 280.2 | 213 | 94 | 80 | 22 | 129 | 15 | 330 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 1180 | 166 | 1.219 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 10.6 | 2.56 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 3 | 4 | .467 | 2.57 | 68 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 63 | 48 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 266 | 166 | 1.219 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 10.6 | 2.56 | ||||
| PIT (4 yrs) | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.37 | 168 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 155.2 | 116 | 42 | 41 | 9 | 74 | 4 | 183 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 653 | 183 | 1.221 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 10.6 | 2.47 | ||||
| ATL (3 yrs) | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2.81 | 134 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 125.0 | 97 | 52 | 39 | 13 | 55 | 11 | 147 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 527 | 149 | 1.216 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 10.6 | 2.67 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25 | PIT | NL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2004 | 26 | PIT | NL | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 654 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 27 | PIT | NL | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2006 | 28 | PIT | NL | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 29 | ATL | NL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2008 | 30 | ATL | NL | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 31 | ATL | NL | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 Seasons | 289 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 153 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| PIT (4 yrs) | 160 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 276 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| ATL (3 yrs) | 129 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | PIT | NL | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.24 | 0.19 | .967 | 1.84 | 0.48 | |
| 2004 | PIT | NL | 26 | P | 47 | 0 | 43.1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.25 | 0.13 | .971 | 1.85 | 0.47 | |
| 2005 | PIT | NL | 27 | P | 51 | 0 | 50.0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.26 | 0.14 | .957 | 1.75 | 0.46 | |
| 2006 | PIT | NL | 28 | P | 54 | 0 | 54.0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.33 | 0.15 | .950 | 1.72 | 0.43 | |
| 2007 | ATL | NL | 29 | P | 18 | 0 | 17.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.06 | 0.11 | .950 | 1.69 | 0.40 | |
| 2008 | ATL | NL | 30 | P | 36 | 0 | 33.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.27 | 0.03 | 1.000 | 1.74 | 0.43 | |
| 2009 | ATL | NL | 31 | P | 80 | 0 | 74.1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.82 | 0.19 | .953 | 1.73 | 0.42 | |
| 7 Seasons | P | 302 | 0 | 280.2 | 43 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 2 | .977 | 1.35 | 0.14 | .958 | 1.75 | 0.44 | ||||
| 7 Seasons | TOT | 302 | 0 | 280.2 | 43 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 2 | .977 | 1.35 | 0.14 | .935 | 1.75 | 0.44 | ||||
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June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 17th round of the 1996 amateur draft, but did not sign.
June 3, 1997: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 30th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1997.
July 22, 2003: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Scott Sauerbeck to the Boston Red Sox for Brandon Lyon and Anastacio Martinez.
July 31, 2003: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Freddy Sanchez and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brandon Lyon, Anastacio Martinez and Jeff Suppan.
January 19, 2007: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Brent Lillibridge to the Atlanta Braves for Jamie Romak (minors) and Adam LaRoche.
| 2005 | Pittsburgh Pirates | $330,000 |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh Pirates | $347,000 |
| 2007 | Atlanta Braves | $2,350,000 |
| 2008 | Atlanta Braves | $2,362,500 |
| 2009 | Atlanta Braves | $3,450,000 |
| Career (may be incomplete) | $8,839,500 | |
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