Rene Gonzales

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1984-1997)

Rene Gonzales was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1997 for 7 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 14 seasons. In 705 career games, he hit .239 with 368 hits, 19 home runs, and 136 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .239
HR 19
RBI 136
H 368
OPS .634
PIV -2,284
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 180 lb
Born
9/3/1960 in Austin, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1984-07-27
Last Game
1997-09-28

Full name: Rene Adrian Gonzales

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Career Batting Statistics

Rene Gonzales — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
705 1,539 185 368 59 4 19 136 23 161 230 .239 .315 .320 .634 -2,284

Career AVG .239 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 8.5% below league average.

Career OBP .315 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .320 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — 19.8% below league average.

Career OPS .634 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 12.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rene Gonzales Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1984 MON NL 29 30 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 2 5 .233 — — — — 0.0
1986 MON NL 11 26 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .115 — — — — 0.0
1987 BAL AL 37 60 14 16 2 1 1 7 1 3 11 .267 .262 (+1%) .331 (-9%) .415 (-8%) .746 (-8%) -89.1
1988 BAL AL 92 237 13 51 6 0 2 15 2 13 32 .215 .254 (-15%) .317 (-17%) .377 (-30%) .695 (-24%) -867.7
1989 BAL AL 71 166 16 36 4 0 1 11 5 12 30 .217 .254 (-15%) .319 (-16%) .375 (-31%) .694 (-24%) -605.4
1990 BAL AL 67 103 13 22 3 1 1 12 1 12 14 .214 .257 (-17%) .324 (-9%) .385 (-24%) .710 (-17%) -262.8
1991 TOR AL 71 118 16 23 3 0 1 6 0 12 22 .195 .255 (-24%) .323 (-11%) .384 (-36%) .708 (-24%) -415.1
1992 CAL AL 104 329 47 91 17 1 7 38 7 41 46 .277 .255 (+8%) .322 (+13%) .377 (+6%) .699 (+9%) 658.3
1993 CAL AL 118 335 34 84 17 0 2 31 5 49 45 .251 .265 (-5%) .332 (+4%) .403 (-21%) .735 (-10%) -380.4
1994 CLE AL 22 23 6 8 1 1 1 5 2 5 3 .348 — — — — 0.0
1995 CAL AL 30 18 1 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 .333 — — — — 0.0
1996 TEX AL 51 92 19 20 4 0 2 5 0 10 11 .217 .269 (-19%) .340 (-15%) .426 (-24%) .767 (-20%) -322.3
1997 COL NL 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 705 1,539 185 368 59 4 19 136 23 161 230 .239 — — — — -2,284

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Rene Gonzales — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rene Gonzales — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1993 CAL AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Rene Gonzales — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Rene Gonzales — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1996 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 ALCS TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Rene Gonzales — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3487511001851269.246
Away35678785182767.231

Pitching — Home / Away

Rene Gonzales — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away11.000000.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Rene Gonzales — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1997-09-28 COLLADW 101000100
1997-09-21 COLLADW 100000000
1996-09-29 TEXLAAW 100000010
1996-09-28 TEXLAAW 410000001
1996-09-27 TEXLAAL 100000000
1996-09-20 TEXLAAL 000000000
1996-09-19 TEXSEAL 000000000
1996-09-12 TEXMILL 200000001
1996-09-04 TEXMINL 311000000
1996-08-27 TEXKCRL 000000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Rene Gonzales — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1993-06-06 LAADET — 1.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rene Gonzales — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 74 35 341 25 3 45
2B 186 121 265 386 8 92
3B 352 238 194 570 34 59
OF 3 0 1 0 0 0
P 1 0 1 0 0 0
SS 110 41 99 165 7 37

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rene Gonzales — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1984 MON SS 27 9 17 28 2 5
1986 MON 3B 5 4 5 8 0 1
1986 MON SS 6 3 2 11 0 2
1987 BAL 2B 6 0 0 4 0 1
1987 BAL 3B 29 15 18 34 2 2
1987 BAL SS 1 0 4 5 0 2
1988 BAL 1B 1 1 2 0 0 0
1988 BAL 2B 14 8 17 29 1 6
1988 BAL 3B 80 63 45 153 7 19
1988 BAL OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1988 BAL SS 2 0 1 3 0 1
1989 BAL 2B 54 40 93 125 5 35
1989 BAL 3B 17 9 8 16 2 1
1989 BAL SS 1 0 2 5 0 1
1990 BAL 2B 43 25 61 94 1 19
1990 BAL 3B 16 3 3 10 1 1
1990 BAL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1990 BAL SS 9 0 4 10 0 3
1991 TOR 1B 2 0 4 0 0 0
1991 TOR 2B 11 3 4 13 0 1
1991 TOR 3B 26 10 7 41 4 3
1991 TOR SS 36 22 46 64 3 13
1992 CAL 1B 13 6 75 9 0 8
1992 CAL 2B 42 36 78 92 1 28
1992 CAL 3B 53 51 32 114 7 9
1992 CAL SS 8 3 6 14 1 4
1993 CAL 1B 31 19 163 10 2 24
1993 CAL 2B 4 3 4 3 0 1
1993 CAL 3B 79 73 63 156 10 20
1993 CAL P 1 0 1 0 0 0
1993 CAL SS 5 0 3 1 0 1
1994 CLE 1B 4 0 9 0 0 2
1994 CLE 2B 1 0 2 2 0 0
1994 CLE 3B 13 4 4 16 1 0
1994 CLE SS 4 0 2 3 0 0
1995 CAL 2B 6 1 4 6 0 0
1995 CAL 3B 18 2 2 6 0 0
1995 CAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1996 TEX 1B 23 9 88 6 1 11
1996 TEX 2B 5 5 2 18 0 1
1996 TEX 3B 15 4 7 16 0 3
1996 TEX OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1996 TEX SS 10 4 12 21 1 5
1997 COL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Rene Gonzales Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 74
Second Base 186
Third Base 352
Shortstop 110
Left Field 1
Right Field 2
Designated Hitter 1

Salary History

Rene Gonzales's recorded salaries total $2,725,375 over 9 seasons, 1988 to 1996. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gonzales's career ran from 1984 to 1997. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1986, 1987, and 1997.

Rene Gonzales — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1996 TEX AL $175,000
1996 TOR AL $232,875
1995 CAL AL $225,000
1994 CLE AL $350,000
1993 CAL AL $750,000
1992 CAL AL $325,000
1991 TOR AL $306,250
1990 BAL AL $191,250
1989 BAL AL $95,000
1988 BAL AL $75,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $2,725,375

College History

Rene Gonzales — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
California State University Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 1982

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Rene Gonzales (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Phil Gagliano
    .238 avg, 14 HR
  2. 67
    Joey Amalfitano
    .244 avg, 9 HR
  3. 64
    Dave Anderson
    .242 avg, 19 HR
  4. 62
    Fred Marsh
    .239 avg, 10 HR
  5. 59
    Chuck Schilling
    .239 avg, 23 HR
  6. 57
    Joe Koppe
    .236 avg, 19 HR

Rene Gonzales: the record in brief

Rene Gonzales's major league career runs from a debut on July 27, 1984 to a final game on September 28, 1997. Gonzales played for the Montreal Expos (1984 to 1986), the Baltimore Orioles (1987 through 1990), the Toronto Blue Jays (1991), the California Angels (1992 through 1995), the Cleveland Indians (1994), the Texas Rangers (1996), and the Colorado Rockies (1997). Gonzales, born on September 3, 1960, in Austin, TX, USA, is listed as a third baseman and both batted and threw right-handed. Gonzales's listed size is 180 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. The given name on file is Rene Adrian Gonzales.

In 705 games and 1,539 at bats, Gonzales batted .239 with 368 hits, along with 19 home runs, 136 RBI, and 23 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .315 clip and slugging .320, Gonzales finished with a .634 OPS. Over the seasons Gonzales played, league hitters batted .261; the .239 career figure is 8.5% below that. By OPS the gap is 12.8% below league average (.634 against .728).

Frequently Asked Questions about Rene Gonzales

What years did Rene Gonzales play?
Rene Gonzales played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1997.
Was Rene Gonzales a pitcher?
No. Rene Gonzales was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Rene Gonzales hit?
Rene Gonzales hit 19 career home runs with 368 hits.
What teams did Rene Gonzales play for?
Rene Gonzales played for 7 teams: the Montreal Expos (1984, 1986), the Baltimore Orioles (1987–1990), the Toronto Blue Jays (1991), the California Angels (1992–1993, 1995), the Cleveland Indians (1994), the Texas Rangers (1996), and the Colorado Rockies (1997).
What were Rene Gonzales's career stats?
In 705 games, Rene Gonzales had 368 hits, 19 home runs, 136 RBI, 185 runs, and 23 stolen bases, with a .239 batting average.
How much did Rene Gonzales earn in his career?
Rene Gonzales's recorded salaries total $2,725,375 over 9 seasons, 1988 to 1996. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gonzales's career ran from 1984 to 1997. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1986, 1987, and 1997.
What was Rene Gonzales's salary?
Rene Gonzales's last recorded salary was $407,875, in 1996. His highest recorded salary was $750,000, in 1993, and his lowest was $75,000, in 1988. The Salary History table lists each season from 1988 to 1996.
What position did Rene Gonzales play?
Rene Gonzales played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Rene Gonzales and how much did he weigh?
Rene Gonzales was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 180 pounds.
How many home runs did Rene Gonzales hit each season?
Rene Gonzales's home runs by season: 0 in 1984, 0 in 1986, 1 in 1987, 2 in 1988, 1 in 1989, 1 in 1990, 1 in 1991, 7 in 1992, 2 in 1993, 1 in 1994, 1 in 1995, 2 in 1996, and 0 in 1997. His most in one season was 7, in 1992.
What was Rene Gonzales's career batting average?
Rene Gonzales batted .239 over his career, with 368 hits in 1,539 at bats.
How many RBI did Rene Gonzales have?
Rene Gonzales drove in 136 runs in his career.
What was Rene Gonzales's career ERA?
Rene Gonzales finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.
Is Rene Gonzales in the Hall of Fame?
No. Rene Gonzales has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.