Fernando
Gonzalez
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 170
 
Born: June 19, 1950 in P.R., , ARECIBO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1978    1979   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1972 22 PIT NL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
1973 23 PIT NL     4 4 4 3 3 3 6 5 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1974 24 PIT NL     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 6 3 3 3 9 9 9
1975 25 PIT NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 3 3 9 9 9
1976 26 PIT NL     5 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1977 27 MIL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1978 28 MIL NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 9 8 8
1979 29 MIL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 7 7
1980 30 MIL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1981 31 MIL NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 6 7
1982 32 MIL NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 6 6
1984 34 CLE AL     5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1972 22 A   90 99 11 33 5 0 3 30 1 1 14 9 .333 .416 .475 .891 18.7  
1973 23 A   92 170 30 54 12 0 3 29 1 1 17 13 .318 .380 .441 .821 27.0  
1974 24 A   104 169 24 44 11 0 4 31 1 2 30 12 .260 .372 .396 .768 25.9  
1975 25 PIT NL 35 92 9 19 3 1 1 6 0 0 1 2 .207 .213 .293 .506 4.7 0.0
    AA   26 100 6 28 7 0 2 6 1 1 8 5 .280 .333 .410 .743 13.1  
1976 26 AAA   92 351 37 101 11 1 13 42 9 4 43 16 .288 .365 .436 .801 56.6  
1977 27 MIL NL 110 357 46 79 14 3 9 36 0 2 24 20 .221 .269 .353 .622 30.6 2.7
1978 28 MIL NL 149 523 50 109 21 5 5 42 2 0 32 26 .208 .252 .296 .548 36.6 0.5
1979 29 MIL NL 149 509 56 127 15 1 12 57 1 1 27 32 .250 .288 .354 .641 46.7 4.0
1980 30 MIL NL 46 43 5 12 1 0 2 7 1 0 3 6 .279 .326 .442 .768 6.0 1.1
1981 31 MIL NL 84 212 21 52 13 0 1 28 1 1 12 25 .245 .283 .321 .604 17.7 2.4
1982 32 MIL NL 44 44 8 8 3 0 2 7 0 0 2 12 .182 .213 .386 .599 3.9 0.3
1984 34 AAA   122 476 61 138 24 1 22 89 2 0 52 47 .290 .360 .483 .843 81.1  
7 Years Sim 617 1780 195 406 70 10 32 183 5 4 101 123 .228 .268 .333 .601 146.2 11.0
2 Years AAA 214 827 98 239 35 2 35 131 11 4 95 63 .289 .362 .463 .825 137.7  
1 Years AA 26 100 6 28 7 0 2 6 1 1 8 5 .280 .333 .410 .743 13.1  
3 Years A 286 438 65 131 28 0 10 90 3 4 61 34 .299 .382 .432 .814 71.6  
6 Years Minors 526 1365 169 398 70 2 47 227 15 9 164 102 .292 .367 .449 .816 222.4  
162 Game Average 467 51 106 18 2 8 48 1 1 26 32 .228 .268 .333 .601 38.4  
Career Highs 149 523 56 127 21 5 12 57 2 2 32 32 .279 .326 .442 .768 46.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1133 116 243 41 7 17 110 4 3 58 62 .214 .251 .308 .559 84.3
vs LH   647 79 163 29 3 15 73 1 1 43 61 .252 .298 .376 .673 71.6
Home 300 883 106 206 32 5 21 96 3 2 47 68 .233 .270 .352 .623 83.4
Away 317 897 89 200 38 5 11 87 2 2 54 55 .223 .266 .313 .579 72.6
RISP   380 0 90 17 1 8 140 0 0 26 30 .237 .277 .350 .627 37.8
Pinch Hitting   16 2 6 1 0 1 7 1 0 2 3 .375 .444 .625 1.069 4.1
Close/Late   213 20 54 11 0 4 25 0 0 11 15 .254 .284 .362 .645 21.7
Mar/Apr 84 245 27 65 16 3 3 30 2 1 16 18 .265 .308 .392 .700 28.7
May 101 288 35 77 12 3 7 43 3 2 13 17 .267 .295 .403 .698 33.4
June 105 296 37 69 15 1 10 30 0 0 20 20 .233 .280 .392 .672 32.7
July 105 279 26 57 8 0 2 23 0 0 19 20 .204 .258 .254 .512 17.3
August 110 331 37 70 7 3 5 29 0 1 17 15 .211 .249 .296 .545 23.3
Sep/Oct 112 341 33 68 12 0 5 28 0 0 16 33 .199 .233 .279 .512 20.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1975 25 PIT NL 2B 23 20 185.3 45 98 5 11 .966 6.94   0.6
    3B 9 1 16.0 2 9 0 3 1.000 6.19   0.2
    LF 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1977 27 MIL NL 3B 98 97 824.7 60 233 1 25 .997 3.20   4.4
    2B 11 4 47.0 14 19 1 3 .971 6.32   0.2
1978 28 MIL NL 3B 147 146 1230.7 71 367 8 33 .982 3.20   3.8
    LF 2 0 12.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.1
1979 29 MIL NL 3B 144 139 1213.0 88 338 16 24 .964 3.16   4.5
    2B 3 1 18.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.50   0.0
    LF 2 0 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13   0.0
1980 30 MIL NL 2B 36 1 83.3 22 40 1 11 .984 6.70   0.5
    LF 4 4 31.0 7 1 0 0 1.000 2.32   0.1
    3B 7 1 15.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
1981 31 MIL NL 3B 58 43 386.3 21 114 7 9 .951 3.14   1.3
    2B 21 8 104.3 25 47 1 12 .986 6.21   0.5
    LF 6 4 33.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.18   0.1
    SS 1 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1982 32 MIL NL 3B 25 6 97.3 4 34 0 4 1.000 3.51   0.6
    2B 14 0 20.0 5 10 0 2 1.000 6.75   0.1
    LF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
  3B 488 433 3783.0 247 1097 32 98 .977 3.20   14.9
  2B 108 34 458.0 113 217 8 39 .976 6.48   1.9
  LF 16 10 99.0 20 1 0 0 1.000 1.91   0.3
  SS 2 0 4.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 6.75   0.0
Career Totals   614 477 4344.0 380 1318 40 137 .977 3.52   17.1
Career Highs   149 146 1242.7 91 367 16 33 1.000 6.62    
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 67th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1972
Had first career hit on 5/20/1975, off Dennis Leonard (CLN)
Hit first career homerun on 8/10/1975, off Jerry Koosman (TOR)
Injured on 7/5/1976 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 7 weeks
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1978
4/3/1979: Signed a minor league contract extension with Milwaukee
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1979
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration