Hector Velázquez

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 218lb (183cm, 98kg)

Born: November 26, 1988 in Ciudad Obregon, Mexico mx

Debut: May 18, 2017 (Age 28-173d, 21,368th in major league history)
vs. OAK 5.0 IP, 9 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: September 27, 2019 (Age 30-305d)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2018 season

Full Name: Héctor Velázquez

Nicknames: Cabezon

Pronunciation: \vehl-AHZ-kehz\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

ERA

3.90

166.0

121

WHIP

1.428

Summary of 18 Home Runs Allowed

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

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 6 go ahead

1 Tm
BOS	18

Platoon
vs LHB	13
vs RHB	5

Home/Road
Away	13
Home	5

Outs
0	10
1	4
2	4

11 Opps
OAK	3
TBR	2
TEX	2
SEA	2
BAL	2
TOR	2
MIN	1
KCR	1
ATL	1
LAD	1
NYY	1

18 Batters
Justin Smoak	1
Max Kepler	1
Nomar Mazara	1
Khris Davis	1
Brad Miller	1
Eric Hosmer	1
Danny Jansen	1
Chad Pinder	1
Rio Ruiz	1
Max Muncy	1
Ryon Healy	1
Jed Lowrie	1
Pedro Álvarez	1
Rougned Odor	1
Ronald Acuña Jr.	1
Aaron Hicks	1
Joey Wendle	1
Omar Narváez	1

11 Parks
Fenway Pk (BOS)	5
RingCentral Col (OAK)	3
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1

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

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	4
1	3
3	3
6	2
2	2
7+	2
5	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	15
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	12
-2-	3
1--	2
-23	1

25 Runs
RISP	4
0 on	12
1 on	5
2 on	1
Any on	6

Inning
1	4
2	4
3	1
4	2
5	3
8	1
9	2
Extra	1

1-3	9
4-6	5
7-end	4

RelScore
+4..	4
+1	2
Tied	6
-1	1
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	2

Ahead	6
Tied	6
Behind	6

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	4
0-0	3
1-2	2
2-1	2
2-0	2
0-2	1
1-0	1
1-1	1
3-1	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

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

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

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	8

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2017-05-18	Jed Lowrie	OAK		BOS	behind 0-2	b 1	1	-2-	7,(3-2) CBB.SBFX	2	3	4	16%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Joyce Scores
2	2	2	2	2017-05-18	Khris Davis	OAK		BOS	tied 2-2	b 1	1	---	4,(0-2) CFFX	1	4	7	10%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
3	3	3	3	2017-05-18	Chad Pinder	OAK		BOS	ahead 4-3	b 4	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	8	DH	15%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Plouffe Scores
4	4	4	1	2017-06-19	Eric Hosmer	KCR		BOS	tied 0-0	b 3	2	1--	7,(3-2) BBBFF>F>X	2	4	3	21%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Bonifacio Scores
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2018-04-01	Brad Miller	TBR		BOS	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	11%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	2	1	2018-04-14	Pedro Álvarez	BAL	@	BOS	behind 0-8	t 5	2	-2-	3,(2-0) *BBX	2	2	DH	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Santander Scores
7	7	3	1	2018-05-03	Nomar Mazara	TEX		BOS	ahead 7-3	b 4	2	-23	5,(3-1) .B.FBBX	3	4	9	7%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. DeShields Scores; I. Kiner-Falefa Scores
8	8	4	1	2018-07-01	Aaron Hicks	NYY		BOS	ahead 9-0	b 8	0	---	5,(1-2) .BCCFX	1	1	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
9	9	5	1	2018-07-10	Rougned Odor	TEX	@	BOS	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	4	10%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
10	10	6	1	2018-08-19	Joey Wendle	TBR	@	BOS	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	5	6	10%	60%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
11	11	7	1	2018-09-05	Ronald Acuña Jr.	ATL		BOS	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	7	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2019-03-28	Ryon Healy	SEA		BOS	ahead 7-2	b 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	5	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	2	1	2019-05-07	Rio Ruiz	BAL		BOS	behind 0-2	b 1	2	1--	3,(1-1) *B1CX	2	4	5	18%	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Smith Scores
14	14	3	1	2019-05-12	Omar Narváez	SEA	@	BOS	behind 1-4	t 5	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	2	8%	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
15	15	4	1	2019-05-23	Justin Smoak	TOR		BOS	behind 1-8	b 9	0	---	4,(2-1) .CBBX	1	3	DH	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	5	1	2019-06-18	Max Kepler	MIN		BOS	behind 2-3	b 13	0	---	4,(1-2) .CBSX	1	6	9	43%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	6	1	2019-07-04	Danny Jansen	TOR		BOS	ahead 2-1	b 2	0	---	6,(3-2) BBFSBX	1	8	2	9%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
18	18	7	1	2019-07-13	Max Muncy	LAD	@	BOS	ahead 10-2	t 9	0	---	6,(3-2) ....BBFBCX	1	6	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)