Erik González

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Team: Pittsburgh Pirates (majors)

Born: August 31, 1991 in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic do

Debut: July 16, 2016 (Age 24-320d, 18,797th in MLB history)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

2019 Contract Status: Signed thru 2019, 1 yr/$577k (19)

Service Time (01/2019): 2.007 • Arb Eligible: 2020 • Free Agent: 2023

Full Name: Erik Gonzalez

Nicknames: El Mago

Twitter: @31Mago

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SUMMARY

2019

Career

WAR

-0.2

0.7

AB

351

H

HR

BA

.213

.251

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.271

.286

SLG

.258

.356

OPS

.529

.643

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
2009	17	CLE-min	FRk	61	256	234	33	58	9	3	0	27	14	2	15	36	.248	.307	.312	.619		73	4	5	2	0	0		IS1 · DOSL
2010	18	CLE-min	FRk	64	258	240	38	83	18	1	1	27	9	4	14	19	.346	.384	.442	.825		106	8	2	0	2	0		IS1 · DOSL
2011	19	CLE-min	Rk	41	176	159	28	41	2	3	2	14	5	1	12	31	.258	.316	.346	.662		55	3	2	2	1	1		INS · ARIZ
2012	20	CLE-min	A-	60	230	214	30	47	9	1	2	18	9	1	11	50	.220	.264	.299	.563		64	4	2	3	0	1		MHV · NYPL
2013	21	CLE-min	A,A+	132	546	508	75	129	32	12	9	76	11	6	29	109	.254	.293	.417	.710		212	13	1	3	5	0		LCO,CAR · MIDW,CARL
2014	22	CLE-min	A+,AA	105	472	437	65	135	20	10	4	62	21	7	30	88	.309	.352	.428	.780		187	14	0	3	2	1		CAR,AKR · CARL,EL
2015	23	CLE-min	AA,AAA	137	588	549	70	140	24	7	9	69	18	7	26	103	.255	.292	.373	.666		205	19	4	6	3	0		AKR,CLB · EL,IL
2016	24	CLE-min	AAA	104	460	429	62	127	31	1	11	53	12	10	19	88	.296	.329	.450	.779		193	8	3	7	2	2		CLB · IL
2016	24	CLE	AL	21	17	16	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8	.313	.353	.313	.665	77	5	0	0	0	0	0	/6459
2017	25	CLE-min	AAA	40	170	160	21	41	4	3	6	13	5	1	7	53	.256	.286	.431	.717		69	0	0	2	1	0		CLB · IL
2017	25	CLE	AL	60	115	110	18	28	6	0	4	11	1	2	3	37	.255	.272	.418	.690	77	46	1	0	1	1	0	46/5D7
2018	26	CLE	AL	81	143	136	17	36	10	1	1	16	3	0	5	34	.265	.301	.375	.676	82	51	0	2	0	0	0	456/3D
2019	27	PIT-min	AAA	20	81	78	6	15	3	1	1	10	1	1	3	29	.192	.222	.295	.517		23	1	0	0	0	0		INA · IL
2019	27	PIT	NL	36	99	89	9	19	2	1	0	2	4	0	7	25	.213	.271	.258	.529	40	23	4	0	3	0	3	6/5
4 Yrs				198	374	351	46	88	18	2	5	29	8	3	16	104	.251	.286	.356	.643	69	125	5	2	4	1	3
162 Game Avg.				162	306	287	38	72	15	2	4	24	7	2	13	85	.251	.286	.356	.643	69	102	4	2	3	1	2

CLE (3 yrs)				162	275	262	37	69	16	1	5	27	4	3	9	79	.263	.292	.389	.681	80	102	1	2	1	1	0
PIT (1 yr)				36	99	89	9	19	2	1	0	2	4	0	7	25	.213	.271	.258	.529	40	23	4	0	3	0	3

AL (3 yrs)				162	275	262	37	69	16	1	5	27	4	3	9	79	.263	.292	.389	.681	80	102	1	2	1	1	0
NL (1 yr)				36	99	89	9	19	2	1	0	2	4	0	7	25	.213	.271	.258	.529	40	23	4	0	3	0	3

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Erik González

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

H

HR

BA

R

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

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This Week in Sports Reference

Postseason Batting

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