Rafael Montero

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 193lb (183cm, 87kg)

Team: Houston Astros (majors)

Born: October 17, 1990 in Higuerito, Dominican Republic do

High School: Francisco Sergio Castillo (Sabana Higuero, Dominican Republic)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2025, 3 yrs/$34.5M (23-25), 3 yrs/$34.5M (23-25)

Service Time (01/2024): 7.138 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: GSE Worldwide

Full Name: Rafael Montero

Nicknames: Fugarra or Monte

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2022 World Series

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.4

0.1

ERA

1.80

4.65

290

10.0

434.0

441

WHIP

0.900

1.456

2019 Player Pitching Game Log

2019 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2019-06-17	Rk-ARIZ	AZL Rangers		AZL Reds	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3					0	2	1	0
2	2019-06-20	Rk-ARIZ	AZL Rangers		AZL Angels	1-1		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	52	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3					1	1	0	0
3	2019-06-23	Rk-ARIZ	AZL Rangers		AZL Mariners	1-2		2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	59	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7					3	1	1	0
4	2019-06-27	Rk-ARIZ	AZL Rangers	@	AZL Brewers Blue	2-3		2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6					1	2	0	0
5	2019-06-30	Rk-ARIZ	AZL Rangers		AZL White Sox	1-1		1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	56	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4					0	1	0	0
		Player Moved from Rk-ARIZ to AA-TL
6	2019-07-03	AA-TL	Frisco RoughRiders		Corpus Christi Hooks	7-8		2.0	4	2	2	0	3	0	0		9	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	43	34	8	5	2	6	3	1
7	2019-07-07	AA-TL	Frisco RoughRiders	@	Amarillo Sod Poodles	1-2		1.2	6	4	4	0	2	0	0	29	11	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	49	30	4	3	3	6	3	1
8	2019-07-10	AA-TL	Frisco RoughRiders		Corpus Christi Hooks	8-8		0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	1		3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	23	14	1	5	0	1	0	0
9	2019-07-12	AA-TL	Frisco RoughRiders		Amarillo Sod Poodles	6-7		1.2	2	1	1	1	3	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	37	24	5	6	0	4	2	1
10	2019-07-16	AA-TL	Frisco RoughRiders	@	Tulsa Drillers	1-3		3.0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	60	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	41	29	7	8	2	4	2	0
		Player Moved from AA-TL to AAA-PCL
11	2019-07-20	AAA-PCL	Nashville Sounds		Iowa Cubs	6-8	W	2.1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	29	20	7	5	1	2	0	1
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-AL
12	2019-07-23	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Seattle Mariners	7-8		2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	29	20	7	3	3	3	2	0
13	2019-07-27	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Oakland Athletics	7-8		1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	31	16	2	3	1	3	0	1
14	2019-07-31	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Seattle Mariners	7-8		2.0	3	2	2	0	2	1	0		9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	41	25	4	3	3	4	2	1
15	2019-08-04	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Detroit Tigers	7-9	W	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0		9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	43	28	9	2	3	5	3	1
16	2019-08-09	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Milwaukee Brewers	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	17	9	3	2	1	1	1	0
17	2019-08-12	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Toronto Blue Jays	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	9	4	4	0	0	0	0
18	2019-08-14	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Toronto Blue Jays	7-8		2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	29	19	6	4	1	1	0	0
19	2019-08-16	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Minnesota Twins	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	11	3	3	0	2	1	0
20	2019-08-19	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Los Angeles Angels	10-11	W	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	31	16	5	2	4	3	3	0
21	2019-08-24	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Chicago White Sox	7-8		1.2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	21	16	7	4	1	1	0	0
22	2019-08-27	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Los Angeles Angels	7-8		1.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	14	10	3	1	1	3	1	0
23	2019-08-28	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Los Angeles Angels	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	8	2	1	0	1	0	0
24	2019-09-03	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	New York Yankees	7-7		1.0	1	2	2	0	1	1	1		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	10	2	2	2	1	0	0
25	2019-09-05	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	8	2	0	3	1	1	0
26	2019-09-06	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	12	2	1	1	4	2	0
27	2019-09-10	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		1.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	0		5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	16	10	1	2	2	2	1	0
28	2019-09-12	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	11	4	3	2	0	0	0
29	2019-09-15	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Oakland Athletics	9-9		1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	14	5	4	0	2	0	1
30	2019-09-18	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Houston Astros	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	1	2	0	1	0	0
31	2019-09-22	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Oakland Athletics	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	12	2	3	0	3	1	0
32	2019-09-24	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Boston Red Sox	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	10	1	4	1	2	1	0
33	2019-09-28	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19	11	3	4	0	0	0	0

2019 Player Pitching Splits

2019 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	33	188	177	15	40	7	2	5	2	1	7	65	.226	.266	.373	.639	.324	66	2	3	0	1	1

Home	17	98	91	8	21	3	1	3	1	0	5	33	.231	.276	.385	.660	.321	35	1	1	0	1	1
Away	16	90	86	7	19	4	1	2	1	1	2	32	.221	.256	.361	.616	.327	31	1	2	0	0	0

June	5	23	23	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	.087	.087	.130	.217	.182	3	0	0	0	0	0
July	9	76	70	9	20	4	1	1	1	0	3	24	.286	.329	.414	.743	.413	29	0	2	0	1	1
August	9	48	44	1	7	1	0	1	1	1	4	16	.159	.229	.250	.479	.222	11	1	0	0	0	0
September	10	41	40	5	11	1	1	3	0	0	0	13	.275	.293	.575	.868	.333	23	1	1	0	0	0

As Starter	5	36	36	4	9	2	1	0	1	0	0	14	.250	.250	.361	.611	.409	13	0	0	0	0	0
As Reliever	28	152	141	11	31	5	1	5	1	1	7	51	.220	.270	.376	.646	.302	53	2	3	0	1	1

vs RHB as RHP	33	102	95		27	4	1	4			4	37	.284	.324	.474	.797	.418	45	0	2	0	1	0
vs LHB as RHP	31	86	82		13	3	1	1			3	28	.159	.198	.256	.454	.226	21	2	1	0	0	1

Bases Empty	33	113	107		25	6	2	2			5	42	.234	.274	.383	.658	.365	41	0	1	0	0	0
Runners On	25	75	70		15	1	0	3			2	23	.214	.253	.357	.610	.267	25	2	2	0	1	1

vs. Younger Batters	33	148	140		29	5	1	3			4	53	.207	.243	.321	.565	.306	45	2	3	0	1	1
vs. Older Batters	21	40	37		11	2	1	2			3	12	.297	.350	.568	.918	.391	21	0	0	0	0	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	3	0	1.000	2.85	33	5	0	47.1	40	15	15	5	7	1	65	3	2	0	188	0.993	12.4	9.29

Home	3	0	1.000	3.00	17	3	0	24.0	21	8	8	3	5	1	33	1	0	0	98	1.083	12.4	6.60
Away	0	0		2.70	16	2	0	23.1	19	7	7	2	2	0	32	2	2	0	90	0.900	12.3	16.00

June	0	0		0.00	5	3	0	7.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	23	0.286	15.4
July	1	0	1.000	4.76	9	2	0	17.0	20	9	9	1	3	1	24	2	1	0	76	1.353	12.7	8.00
August	2	0	1.000	0.68	9	0	0	13.1	7	1	1	1	4	0	16	0	1	0	48	0.825	10.8	4.00
September	0	0		4.50	10	0	0	10.0	11	5	5	3	0	0	13	1	0	0	41	1.100	11.7

As Starter	0	0		4.15	5	5	0	8.2	9	4	4	0	0	0	14	0	1	0	36	1.039	14.5
As Reliever	3	0	1.000	2.56	28	0	0	38.2	31	11	11	5	7	1	51	3	1	0	152	0.983	11.9	7.29

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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