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Ron Villone
Ronald Thomas Villone Jr.
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 230 lb.

Born: January 16, 1970 in Englewood, NJ
High School: South (Bergenfield, NJ)
School: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed October 1, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1995
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1995 25 TOT MLB 2 3 .400 5.80 38 0 15 0 0 1 45.0 44 31 29 11 34 0 63 1 0 3 212 75 1.733 8.8 2.2 6.8 12.6 1.85
1995 25 SEA AL 0 2 .000 7.91 19 0 7 0 0 0 19.1 20 19 17 6 23 0 26 1 0 1 101 60 2.224 9.3 2.8 10.7 12.1 1.13
1995 25 SDP NL 2 1 .667 4.21 19 0 8 0 0 1 25.2 24 12 12 5 11 0 37 0 0 2 111 96 1.364 8.4 1.8 3.9 13.0 3.36
1996 26 TOT MLB 1 1 .500 3.14 44 0 19 0 0 2 43.0 31 15 15 6 25 0 38 5 0 2 182 149 1.302 6.5 1.3 5.2 8.0 1.52
1996 26 SDP NL 1 1 .500 2.95 21 0 9 0 0 0 18.1 17 6 6 2 7 0 19 1 0 0 78 136 1.309 8.3 1.0 3.4 9.3 2.71
1996 26 MIL AL 0 0 3.28 23 0 10 0 0 2 24.2 14 9 9 4 18 0 19 4 0 2 104 158 1.297 5.1 1.5 6.6 6.9 1.06
1997 27 MIL AL 1 0 1.000 3.42 50 0 15 0 0 0 52.2 54 23 20 4 36 2 40 1 0 3 238 136 1.709 9.2 0.7 6.2 6.8 1.11
1998 28 CLE AL 0 0 6.00 25 0 6 0 0 0 27.0 30 18 18 3 22 0 15 2 0 0 129 79 1.926 10.0 1.0 7.3 5.0 0.68
1999 29 CIN NL 9 7 .563 4.23 29 22 2 0 0 2 142.2 114 70 67 8 73 2 97 5 0 6 610 111 1.311 7.2 0.5 4.6 6.1 1.33
2000 30 CIN NL 10 10 .500 5.43 35 23 5 2 0 0 141.0 154 95 85 22 78 3 77 9 0 7 643 87 1.645 9.8 1.4 5.0 4.9 0.99
2001 31 TOT NL 6 10 .375 5.89 53 12 12 0 0 0 114.2 133 81 75 18 53 5 113 5 1 4 523 83 1.622 10.4 1.4 4.2 8.9 2.13
2001 31 COL NL 1 3 .250 6.36 22 6 6 0 0 0 46.2 56 35 33 6 29 4 48 1 0 2 222 84 1.821 10.8 1.2 5.6 9.3 1.66
2001 31 HOU NL 5 7 .417 5.56 31 6 6 0 0 0 68.0 77 46 42 12 24 1 65 4 1 2 301 83 1.485 10.2 1.6 3.2 8.6 2.71
2002 32 PIT NL 4 6 .400 5.81 45 7 6 0 0 0 93.0 95 63 60 8 34 3 55 5 0 1 399 73 1.387 9.2 0.8 3.3 5.3 1.62
2003 33 HOU NL 6 6 .500 4.13 19 19 0 0 0 0 106.2 91 51 49 16 48 1 91 5 0 1 449 106 1.303 7.7 1.4 4.1 7.7 1.90
2004 34 SEA AL 8 6 .571 4.08 56 10 14 0 0 0 117.0 102 64 53 12 64 3 86 12 0 6 523 111 1.419 7.8 0.9 4.9 6.6 1.34
2005 35 TOT MLB 5 5 .500 4.08 79 0 24 0 0 1 64.0 57 34 29 4 35 2 70 7 1 3 287 101 1.438 8.0 0.6 4.9 9.8 2.00
2005 35 SEA AL 2 3 .400 2.45 52 0 14 0 0 1 40.1 33 14 11 2 23 1 41 5 1 2 178 171 1.388 7.4 0.4 5.1 9.1 1.78
2005 35 FLA NL 3 2 .600 6.85 27 0 10 0 0 0 23.2 24 20 18 2 12 1 29 2 0 1 109 58 1.521 9.1 0.8 4.6 11.0 2.42
2006 36 NYY AL 3 3 .500 5.04 70 0 19 0 0 0 80.1 75 48 45 9 51 9 72 4 0 5 365 90 1.568 8.4 1.0 5.7 8.1 1.41
2007 37 NYY AL 0 0 4.25 37 0 13 0 0 0 42.1 36 20 20 5 18 3 25 3 0 4 176 105 1.276 7.7 1.1 3.8 5.3 1.39
2008 38 STL NL 1 2 .333 4.68 74 0 11 0 0 1 50.0 45 27 26 4 37 2 50 2 0 2 229 91 1.640 8.1 0.7 6.7 9.0 1.35
2009 39 WSN NL 5 6 .455 4.25 63 0 7 0 0 1 48.2 54 25 23 6 29 4 33 2 0 1 228 101 1.705 10.0 1.1 5.4 6.1 1.14
15 Seasons 61 65 .484 4.73 717 93 168 2 0 8 1168.0 1115 665 614 136 637 39 925 68 2 48 5193 96 1.500 8.6 1.0 4.9 7.1 1.45
162 Game Avg. 5 5 .484 4.73 60 8 14 0 0 1 98 94 56 52 11 53 3 78 6 0 4 436 96 1.500 8.6 1.0 4.9 7.1 1.45
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
SEA (3 yrs) 10 11 .476 4.13 127 10 35 0 0 1 176.2 155 97 81 20 110 4 153 18 1 9 802 109 1.500 7.9 1.0 5.6 7.8 1.39
SDP (2 yrs) 3 2 .600 3.68 40 0 17 0 0 1 44.0 41 18 18 7 18 0 56 1 0 2 189 110 1.341 8.4 1.4 3.7 11.5 3.11
CIN (2 yrs) 19 17 .528 4.82 64 45 7 2 0 2 283.2 268 165 152 30 151 5 174 14 0 13 1253 98 1.477 8.5 1.0 4.8 5.5 1.15
NYY (2 yrs) 3 3 .500 4.77 107 0 32 0 0 0 122.2 111 68 65 14 69 12 97 7 0 9 541 94 1.467 8.1 1.0 5.1 7.1 1.41
HOU (2 yrs) 11 13 .458 4.69 50 25 6 0 0 0 174.2 168 97 91 28 72 2 156 9 1 3 750 95 1.374 8.7 1.4 3.7 8.0 2.17
MIL (2 yrs) 1 0 1.000 3.38 73 0 25 0 0 2 77.1 68 32 29 8 54 2 59 5 0 5 342 143 1.578 7.9 0.9 6.3 6.9 1.09
COL (1 yr) 1 3 .250 6.36 22 6 6 0 0 0 46.2 56 35 33 6 29 4 48 1 0 2 222 84 1.821 10.8 1.2 5.6 9.3 1.66
PIT (1 yr) 4 6 .400 5.81 45 7 6 0 0 0 93.0 95 63 60 8 34 3 55 5 0 1 399 73 1.387 9.2 0.8 3.3 5.3 1.62
STL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 4.68 74 0 11 0 0 1 50.0 45 27 26 4 37 2 50 2 0 2 229 91 1.640 8.1 0.7 6.7 9.0 1.35
WSN (1 yr) 5 6 .455 4.25 63 0 7 0 0 1 48.2 54 25 23 6 29 4 33 2 0 1 228 101 1.705 10.0 1.1 5.4 6.1 1.14
CLE (1 yr) 0 0 6.00 25 0 6 0 0 0 27.0 30 18 18 3 22 0 15 2 0 0 129 79 1.926 10.0 1.0 7.3 5.0 0.68
FLA (1 yr) 3 2 .600 6.85 27 0 10 0 0 0 23.2 24 20 18 2 12 1 29 2 0 1 109 58 1.521 9.1 0.8 4.6 11.0 2.42
NL (10 yrs) 47 51 .480 4.96 385 83 70 2 0 5 764.1 751 450 421 91 382 21 601 36 1 25 3379 91 1.482 8.8 1.1 4.5 7.1 1.57
AL (8 yrs) 14 14 .500 4.30 332 10 98 0 0 3 403.2 364 215 193 45 255 18 324 32 1 23 1814 106 1.533 8.1 1.0 5.7 7.2 1.27

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2001 31 HOU NL NLDS L ATL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 36 NYY AL ALDS L DET 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
2007 37 NYY AL ALDS L CLE 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 0 0 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 1.000 4.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1 NLDS 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 ALDS 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 1.500 6.8 0.0 6.8 6.8 1.00

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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
1995 25 TOT MLB 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 25 SDP NL 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1996 26 TOT MLB 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1996 26 SDP NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 27 MIL AL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 29 CIN NL 27 49 43 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .070 .091 .070 .161 -59 3 0 0 5 0 0 1
2000 30 CIN NL 33 45 43 2 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 .163 .163 .186 .349 -13 8 1 0 2 0 0 1
2001 31 TOT NL 51 26 22 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .045 .045 .091 .136 -68 2 0 0 4 0 0 1
2001 31 COL NL 22 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
2001 31 HOU NL 29 15 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .077 .077 .154 .231 -44 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
2002 32 PIT NL 44 16 16 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .375 .625 61 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 33 HOU NL 19 44 42 2 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 17 .167 .186 .262 .448 14 11 0 1 1 0 0 1
2004 34 SEA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 35 TOT MLB 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 35 SEA AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 35 FLA NL 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 36 NYY AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 37 NYY AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 38 STL NL 72 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 39 WSN NL 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Seasons 392 184 170 7 22 3 1 1 7 0 0 1 51 .129 .140 .176 .316 -21 30 1 1 12 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 76 70 3 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 21 .129 .140 .176 .316 -21 12 0 0 5 0 0
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
SDP (2 yrs) 40 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (2 yrs) 60 94 86 2 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 19 .116 .126 .128 .254 -36 11 1 0 7 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (3 yrs) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (2 yrs) 48 59 55 4 8 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 21 .145 .161 .236 .397 0 13 0 1 3 0 0
COL (1 yr) 22 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 44 16 16 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .375 .625 61 6 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 72 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
WSN (1 yr) 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FLA (1 yr) 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIL (2 yrs) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (10 yrs) 371 183 169 7 22 3 1 1 7 0 0 1 50 .130 .140 .178 .318 -20 30 1 1 12 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2001 31 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1995 TOT MLB 25 P 38 0 45.0 5 0 4 1 0 .800 0.80 0.11 .960 1.82 0.52
1995 SEA AL 25 P 19 0 19.1 3 0 2 1 0 .667 0.93 0.11 .967 1.77 0.53
1995 SDP NL 25 P 19 0 25.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.70 0.11 .950 1.86 0.51
1996 TOT MLB 26 P 44 0 43.0 10 3 5 2 0 .800 1.67 0.18 .970 1.80 0.52
1996 SDP NL 26 P 21 0 18.1 6 1 4 1 0 .833 2.45 0.24 .967 1.82 0.52
1996 MIL AL 26 P 23 0 24.2 4 2 1 1 0 .750 1.09 0.13 .975 1.79 0.52
1997 MIL AL 27 P 50 0 52.2 10 3 6 1 2 .900 1.54 0.18 .960 1.71 0.49
1998 CLE AL 28 P 25 0 27.0 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 2.00 0.24 .950 1.77 0.50
1999 CIN NL 29 P 29 22 142.2 41 7 28 6 1 .854 2.21 1.21 .956 1.72 0.48
2000 CIN NL 30 P 35 23 141.0 31 4 23 4 1 .871 1.72 0.77 .968 1.74 0.48
2001 TOT NL 31 P 53 12 114.2 17 4 13 0 1 1.000 1.33 0.32 .959 1.75 0.46
2001 COL NL 31 P 22 6 46.2 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.96 0.23 .960 1.76 0.46
2001 HOU NL 31 P 31 6 68.0 12 2 10 0 1 1.000 1.59 0.39 .958 1.75 0.46
2002 PIT NL 32 P 45 7 93.0 28 6 20 2 2 .929 2.52 0.58 .964 1.83 0.48
2003 HOU NL 33 P 19 19 106.2 30 14 16 0 0 1.000 2.53 1.58 .957 1.85 0.48
2004 SEA AL 34 P 56 10 117.0 27 6 17 4 2 .852 1.77 0.41 .952 1.66 0.45
2005 TOT MLB 35 P 79 0 64.0 19 8 10 1 0 .947 2.53 0.23 .953 1.72 0.46
2005 SEA AL 35 P 52 0 40.1 14 6 8 0 0 1.000 3.12 0.27 .950 1.70 0.46
2005 FLA NL 35 P 27 0 23.2 5 2 2 1 0 .800 1.52 0.15 .960 1.75 0.46
2006 NYY AL 36 P 70 0 80.1 22 2 19 1 1 .955 2.35 0.30 .959 1.56 0.41
2007 NYY AL 37 P 37 0 42.1 5 1 4 0 1 1.000 1.06 0.14 .960 1.59 0.42
2008 STL NL 38 P 74 0 50.0 13 4 8 1 2 .923 2.16 0.16 .962 1.73 0.43
2009 WSN NL 39 P 63 0 48.2 9 1 7 1 0 .889 1.48 0.13 .956 1.72 0.42
15 Seasons P 717 93 1168.0 273 65 184 24 13 .912 1.92 0.35 .959 1.73 0.46
15 Seasons TOT 717 93 1168.0 273 65 184 24 13 .912 1.92 0.35 .871 1.73 0.46
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
Active--8.592--23rd

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
Active--7.128--32nd
Career--7.128--79th

Games Played s c a p y
2006 AL--70--8th
Active--717--15th
Career--717--77th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
Active--637--29th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
Active--48--50th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2004 AL--12--6th
Active--68--27th
Career--68--168th

Games Finished s c a p y
Active--168--46th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2903), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 10 (920), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 1, 1992: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed October 1, 1992.

July 31, 1995: Traded by the Seattle Mariners with Marc Newfield to the San Diego Padres for Andy Benes. The San Diego Padres sent Greg Keagle (September 17, 1995) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

July 31, 1996: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Bryce Florie and Marc Newfield to the Milwaukee Brewers for Greg Vaughn. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Gerald Parent (minors) (September 16, 1996) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

December 8, 1997: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Mike Fetters and Ben McDonald to the Cleveland Indians for Marquis Grissom and Jeff Juden.

April 2, 1999: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

April 5, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

November 8, 2000: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Colorado Rockies for . The Colorado Rockies sent Justin Carter (minors) (December 20, 2000) and Jeff Taglienti (minors) (December 20, 2000) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

June 27, 2001: Traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Houston Astros for Jay Powell.

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

February 16, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 29, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

March 29, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

May 15, 2003: Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

May 19, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 2, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

February 10, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

October 28, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

July 31, 2005: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Florida Marlins for Mike Flannery (minors) and Yorman Bazardo.

November 16, 2005: Traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Yankees for Ben Julianel (minors).

October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

February 13, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 31, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

February 19, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 30, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

February 27, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1995Seattle Mariners$109,000
1996San Diego Padres$130,000
1997Milwaukee Brewers$205,000
1998Cleveland Indians$240,000
2000Cincinnati Reds$1,600,000
2001Colorado Rockies$2,800,000
2002Pittsburgh Pirates$900,000
2004Seattle Mariners$1,000,000
2005Seattle Mariners$1,950,000
2006New York Yankees$2,250,000
2008St. Louis Cardinals$600,000
Career (may be incomplete)$11,784,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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