Gio Gonzalez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2020)

W–L 131–101
ERA 3.70
WHIP 1.32
SO 1,860
Pitcher PIV 20442.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 205 lb
Born
9/19/1985 in Hialeah, FL, USA
MLB Debut
2008-08-06
Last Game
2020-09-27
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Giovany Aramis Gonzalez

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
131 101 344 328 4 2 0 1933.0 1,744 795 171 815 1,860 3.70 20442.2

Career ERA 3.70 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 10.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2008 OAK AL 1 4 10 7 0 0 0 34.0 32 29 25 34 7.68 4.32 (-78%) -2312.0
2009 OAK AL 6 7 20 17 0 0 0 98.7 113 63 56 109 5.75 4.32 (-33%) -354.1
2010 OAK AL 15 9 33 33 1 0 0 200.7 171 72 92 171 3.23 4.08 (+21%) 1557.2
2011 OAK AL 16 12 32 32 0 0 0 202.0 175 70 91 197 3.12 3.94 (+21%) 1594.7
2012 WAS NL 21 8 32 32 2 1 0 199.3 149 64 76 207 2.89 4.01 (+28%) 6177.6
2013 WAS NL 11 8 32 32 1 1 0 195.7 169 73 76 192 3.36 3.87 (+13%) 2314.1
2014 WAS NL 10 10 27 27 0 0 0 158.7 134 63 56 162 3.57 3.74 (+4%) 2930.9
2015 WAS NL 11 8 31 31 0 0 0 175.7 181 74 69 169 3.79 3.96 (+4%) 4155.8
2016 WAS NL 11 11 32 32 0 0 0 177.3 179 90 59 171 4.57 4.19 (-9%) 1969.8
2017 WAS NL 15 9 32 32 0 0 0 201.0 158 66 79 188 2.96 4.36 (+32%) 2246.0
2018 WAS NL 7 11 27 27 0 0 0 145.7 153 74 70 126 4.57 4.15 (-10%) -376.2
2018 MIL NL 3 0 5 5 0 0 0 25.3 14 6 10 22 2.13 4.15 (+49%) 327.6
2019 MIL NL 3 2 19 17 0 0 0 87.3 76 34 37 78 3.50 4.51 (+22%) 1036.9
2020 CHA AL 1 2 12 4 0 0 0 31.7 40 17 19 34 4.83 4.45 (-8%) -826.0
Career · 14 seasons 131 101 344 328 4 2 0 1,933.0 1,744 795 815 1,860 3.70 — 20,442

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 Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
344 410 16 37 7 0 3 17 0 9 190 .090 .118 .129 .247 -2,436

Career AVG .090 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 64.6% below league average.

Career OBP .118 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 63.5% below league average.

Career SLG .129 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 68.5% below league average.

Career OPS .247 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 66.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2008 OAK AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 OAK AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 OAK AL 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 OAK AL 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 WAS NL 32 64 2 6 1 0 1 4 0 1 25 .094 .254 (-63%) .318 (-67%) .405 (-61%) .724 (-64%) -667.0
2013 WAS NL 32 56 2 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 16 .089 .253 (-65%) .317 (-62%) .396 (-59%) .714 (-61%) -537.7
2014 WAS NL 27 46 3 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 26 .087 — — — — 0.0
2015 WAS NL 31 43 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 18 .093 — — — — 0.0
2016 WAS NL 32 52 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 24 .135 .255 (-47%) .321 (-54%) .417 (-59%) .738 (-57%) -489.5
2017 WAS NL 32 66 3 6 0 0 0 5 0 4 29 .091 .254 (-64%) .324 (-56%) .425 (-79%) .750 (-69%) -741.6
2018 WAS NL 27 44 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 .068 — — — — 0.0
2018 MIL NL 5 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 .143 — — — — 0.0
2019 MIL NL 19 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 .040 — — — — 0.0
2020 CHA AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 344 410 16 37 7 0 3 17 0 9 190 .090 — — — — -2,436

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2018 NLCS MIL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 NLDS2 WAS 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2016 NLDS2 WAS 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
2014 NLDS1 WAS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2012 NLDS1 WAS 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 8 8 0 29.3 23 16 21 27 4.91

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2018 NLCS MIL 0 0 2 2 0 3.0 3 2 2 1 6.00
2017 NLDS2 WAS 0 0 2 2 0 8.0 6 6 6 11 6.75
2016 NLDS2 WAS 0 0 1 1 0 4.3 4 3 1 4 6.23
2014 NLDS1 WAS 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 4 0 1 1 0.00
2012 NLDS1 WAS 0 0 2 2 0 10.0 6 5 11 10 4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home16519781716.086
Away179213820211.094

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home165934.08343603839103.47
Away179999.09104354329503.92

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2020-09-27 CHWCHC — 0.1100010
2020-09-25 CHWCHC — 1.1222011
2020-09-23 CHWCLE L 0.1111001
2020-09-18 CHWCIN — 2.1200140
2020-09-14 CHWMIN — 0.2000200
2020-09-09 CHWPIT — 2.0110320
2020-08-22 CHWCHC W 3.2100320
2020-08-17 CHWDET — 4.26222100
2020-08-11 CHWDET — 4.2622121
2020-08-06 CHWMIL L 4.1854332

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 344 328 79 250 10 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2008 OAK P 10 7 1 5 0 1
2009 OAK P 20 17 1 14 1 1
2010 OAK P 33 33 7 33 1 0
2011 OAK P 32 32 10 23 1 3
2012 WAS P 32 32 10 22 2 1
2013 WAS P 32 32 6 16 1 1
2014 WAS P 27 27 6 19 1 1
2015 WAS P 31 31 9 32 0 1
2016 WAS P 32 32 13 26 1 0
2017 WAS P 32 32 6 23 0 1
2018 WAS P 27 27 4 20 1 1
2018 MIL P 5 5 0 3 0 0
2019 MIL P 19 17 5 12 1 0
2020 CHA P 12 4 1 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 344

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2012 Pitcher of the Month May
2011 Player of the Week Week of 2011-07-04

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 WAS NL $12,100,000
2015 WAS NL $11,000,000
2014 WAS NL $8,500,000
2013 WAS NL $6,350,000
2012 WAS NL $3,350,000
2011 OAK AL $420,000
2010 OAK AL $405,000
Total Career Earnings $42,125,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2017 Cy Young Award NL 6th 18.0 210 0
2012 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 93.0 224 1
2012 Most Valuable Player NL 20th 8.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Gio Gonzalez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jason Schmidt
    130-96, 3.96 ERA
  2. 90
    Carlos Zambrano
    132-91, 3.66 ERA
  3. 84
    Tim Lincecum
    110-89, 3.74 ERA
  4. 84
    Scott Kazmir
    108-97, 4.02 ERA
  5. 83
    Lance Lynn
    143-99, 3.74 ERA
  6. 78
    Yovani Gallardo
    121-101, 4.06 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Gio Gonzalez

What years did Gio Gonzalez play?
Gio Gonzalez played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2020.
Was Gio Gonzalez a pitcher?
Yes. Gio Gonzalez pitched in the major leagues, recording 131 wins and 1860 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Gio Gonzalez hit?
Gio Gonzalez hit 3 career home runs with 37 hits.