Luis Gonzalez

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2008)

AVG .283
HR 354
RBI 1,439
H 2,591
OPS .845
PIV 24,585
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 180 lb
Born
9/3/1967 in Tampa, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1990-09-04
Last Game
2008-09-28
Awards
5× All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Luis Emilio Gonzalez

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,591 9,157 1,412 2,591 596 68 354 1,439 128 1,155 1,218 .283 .367 .479 .845 24,585

Career AVG .283 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — +6.7% above league average.

Career OBP .367 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +9.7% above league average.

Career SLG .479 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — +14.8% above league average.

Career OPS .845 vs. league average .751 across their career seasons — +12.5% above 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
1990 HOU NL 12 21 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 .190 — — — — 0.0
1991 HOU NL 137 473 51 120 28 9 13 69 10 40 101 .254 .255 (-1%) .323 (-1%) .384 (+13%) .708 (+6%) 469.9
1992 HOU NL 122 387 40 94 19 3 10 55 7 24 52 .243 .255 (-5%) .322 (-10%) .377 (+2%) .699 (-4%) -306.0
1993 HOU NL 154 540 82 162 34 3 15 72 20 47 83 .300 .265 (+13%) .332 (+9%) .403 (+13%) .735 (+11%) 1225.7
1994 HOU NL 112 392 57 107 29 4 8 67 15 49 57 .273 .269 (+1%) .338 (+4%) .424 (+1%) .763 (+2%) 196.2
1995 HOU NL 56 209 35 54 10 4 6 35 1 18 30 .258 .266 (-3%) .337 (-5%) .417 (+3%) .755 (avg) -62.5
1995 CHN NL 77 262 34 76 19 4 7 34 5 39 33 .290 .266 (+9%) .337 (+14%) .417 (+13%) .755 (+14%) -62.5
1996 CHN NL 146 483 70 131 30 4 15 79 9 61 49 .271 .269 (avg) .340 (+4%) .426 (+4%) .767 (+4%) 410.8
1997 HOU NL 152 550 78 142 31 2 10 68 10 71 67 .258 .266 (-3%) .336 (+3%) .419 (-10%) .756 (-5%) -307.7
1998 DET AL 154 547 84 146 35 5 23 71 12 57 62 .267 .266 (avg) .335 (+2%) .420 (+13%) .755 (+8%) 826.1
1999 ARI NL 153 614 112 206 45 4 26 111 9 66 63 .336 .271 (+24%) .344 (+17%) .433 (+27%) .778 (+22%) 3034.7
2000 ARI NL 162 618 106 192 47 2 31 114 2 78 85 .311 .270 (+15%) .344 (+14%) .437 (+24%) .782 (+20%) 2714.9
2001 ARI NL 162 609 128 198 36 7 57 142 1 100 83 .325 .263 (+23%) .332 (+29%) .426 (+61%) .758 (+47%) 6430.9
2002 ARI NL 148 524 90 151 19 3 28 103 9 97 76 .288 .261 (+10%) .331 (+21%) .416 (+19%) .747 (+20%) 2502.2
2003 ARI NL 156 579 92 176 46 4 26 104 5 94 67 .304 .264 (+15%) .332 (+21%) .422 (+26%) .754 (+24%) 3158.4
2004 ARI NL 105 379 69 98 28 5 17 48 2 68 58 .259 .266 (-3%) .335 (+11%) .427 (+15%) .762 (+14%) 1111.9
2005 ARI NL 155 579 90 157 37 0 24 79 4 78 90 .271 .264 (+3%) .330 (+11%) .418 (+10%) .749 (+10%) 1449.5
2006 ARI NL 153 586 93 159 52 2 15 73 0 69 58 .271 .269 (+1%) .336 (+5%) .431 (+3%) .768 (+4%) 472.6
2007 LAN NL 139 464 70 129 23 2 15 68 6 56 56 .278 .268 (+4%) .335 (+7%) .422 (+2%) .758 (+4%) 553.4
2008 FLO NL 136 341 30 89 26 1 8 47 1 41 43 .261 .263 (-1%) .333 (+1%) .416 (-1%) .749 (avg) -17.2
Career · 20 seasons 2,591 9,157 1,412 2,591 596 68 354 1,439 128 1,155 1,218 .283 — — — — 23,801

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
24 87 12 22 3 0 4 12 11 20 .253

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2001 NLCS ARI 5 19 4 4 0 0 1 4 3 3 .211
2001 NLDS2 ARI 5 19 1 5 0 0 1 1 2 4 .263
2001 WS ARI 7 27 4 7 2 0 1 5 1 11 .259
1999 NLDS2 ARI 4 10 3 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 .200
1997 NLDS2 HOU 3 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home130144986911271155699.283
Away129046597211320199740.283

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2008-09-28 MIANYNW 100000000
2008-09-26 MIANYNW 000000010
2008-09-23 MIAWASL 100000001
2008-09-22 MIACINL 101000000
2008-09-21 MIAPHIL 100000000
2008-09-19 MIAPHIW 410000101
2008-09-18 MIAHOUW 100000000
2008-09-16 MIAHOUW 100000001
2008-09-14 MIAWASW 401000001
2008-09-10 MIAPHIW 412001200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 5 4 33 1 0 1
3B 4 3 5 10 0 1
OF 2441 2367 4482 109 64 17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1990 HOU 1B 2 1 17 0 0 0
1990 HOU 3B 4 3 5 10 0 1
1991 HOU OF 133 124 294 6 5 1
1992 HOU OF 111 96 261 5 2 1
1993 HOU OF 149 142 347 10 8 2
1994 HOU OF 111 103 228 5 2 1
1995 HOU OF 55 52 94 2 2 0
1995 CHN OF 76 73 172 5 4 1
1996 CHN 1B 2 2 13 1 0 0
1996 CHN OF 139 131 231 6 3 2
1997 HOU 1B 1 1 3 0 0 1
1997 HOU OF 146 142 263 10 5 2
1998 DET OF 132 131 232 8 3 0
1999 ARI OF 148 146 271 10 5 1
2000 ARI OF 162 162 293 4 3 1
2001 ARI OF 161 161 280 8 0 1
2002 ARI OF 146 143 252 4 4 1
2003 ARI OF 154 154 249 9 3 1
2004 ARI OF 104 103 162 2 6 0
2005 ARI OF 152 149 270 7 3 1
2006 ARI OF 150 149 256 3 1 1
2007 LAN OF 127 126 192 4 1 0
2008 FLO OF 85 80 135 1 4 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 5
Third Base 4
Left Field 2418
Center Field 9
Right Field 22
Designated Hitter 28

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2005 Branch Rickey Award
2004 Player of the Week Week of 2004-06-05
2001 Player of the Month April
2001 Player of the Month June
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-06-23
2001 Silver Slugger OF
2001 TSN All-Star OF
2000 Player of the Week Week of 2000-06-10
2000 Player of the Week Week of 2000-07-29

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2008 FLO NL $2,000,000
2007 LAN NL $7,156,599
2006 ARI NL $10,673,328
2005 ARI NL $10,083,333
2004 ARI NL $8,250,000
2003 ARI NL $4,000,000
2002 ARI NL $4,333,333
2001 ARI NL $4,833,333
2000 ARI NL $3,333,333
1999 ARI NL $2,050,000
1998 DET AL $2,000,000
1997 HOU NL $1,400,000
1996 CHN NL $1,400,000
1995 HOU NL $1,500,000
1994 HOU NL $1,630,000
1993 HOU NL $360,000
1992 HOU NL $285,000
1991 HOU NL $105,000
Total Career Earnings $65,393,259

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of South Alabama Mobile AL 1986, 1987, 1988

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2003 Most Valuable Player NL 25th 4.0 448 0
2001 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 261.0 448 0
1999 Most Valuable Player NL 18th 12.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Dwight Evans
    .272 avg, 385 HR
  2. 96
    Al Kaline HOF
    .297 avg, 399 HR
  3. 96
    Billy Williams HOF
    .290 avg, 426 HR
  4. 88
    Chili Davis
    .274 avg, 350 HR
  5. 88
    Bernie Williams
    .297 avg, 287 HR
  6. 86
    Carlos Beltran
    .279 avg, 435 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Luis Gonzalez

What years did Luis Gonzalez play?
Luis Gonzalez played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2008.
Was Luis Gonzalez a pitcher?
No. Luis Gonzalez was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Luis Gonzalez hit?
Luis Gonzalez hit 354 career home runs with 2591 hits.