What years did Mike Gonzalez play?

Mike Gonzalez played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2013.

Was Mike Gonzalez a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Gonzalez pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 511 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mike Gonzalez hit?

Mike Gonzalez hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Mike Gonzalez's career batting average?

Mike Gonzalez batted .333 over his career, with 1 hits in 3 at bats.

How many RBI did Mike Gonzalez have?

Mike Gonzalez drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Mike Gonzalez's career ERA?

Mike Gonzalez finished with a 3.14 career ERA, going 17-24 with 511 strikeouts.

Mike Gonzalez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2013)

Mike Gonzalez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2013 for 6 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 11 seasons. Across 509 career appearances, he went 17-24 with a 3.14 ERA, 511 strikeouts, and 56 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9164.2.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 17–24

ERA 3.14

WHIP 1.30

SO 511

Pitcher PIV 9164.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 5/23/1978 in Corpus Christi, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2003-08-11
Last Game: 2013-09-28

Full name: Michael Vela Gonzalez

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike Gonzalez — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	24	509	0	0	0	56	444.1	371	155	42	205	511	3.14	9164.2

Career ERA 3.14 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 26.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mike Gonzalez (b. 1978) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2003	PIT	NL	0	1	16	0	8.1	7	7	6	6	7.56	—	0.0
2004	PIT	NL	3	1	47	1	43.1	32	6	6	55	1.25	4.46 (+72%)	3136.1
2005	PIT	NL	1	3	51	3	50.0	35	15	31	58	2.70	4.29 (+37%)	1453.5
2006	PIT	NL	3	4	54	24	54.0	42	13	31	64	2.17	4.53 (+52%)	2288.3
2007	ATL	NL	2	0	18	2	17.0	15	3	8	13	1.59	4.47 (+64%)	576.2
2008	ATL	NL	0	3	36	14	33.2	26	16	14	44	4.28	4.32 (+1%)	129.0
2009	ATL	NL	5	4	80	10	74.1	56	20	33	90	2.42	4.32 (+44%)	1523.8
2010	BAL	AL	1	3	29	1	24.2	18	11	14	31	4.01	4.08 (+2%)	796.1
2011	BAL	AL	2	2	49	1	46.1	46	22	18	46	4.27	3.94 (-8%)	-412.8
2011	TEX	AL	0	0	7	0	7.0	5	4	3	5	5.14	—	0.0
2012	WAS	NL	0	0	47	0	35.2	31	12	16	39	3.03	4.01 (+25%)	927.0
2013	MIL	NL	0	3	75	0	50.0	58	26	25	60	4.68	3.87 (-21%)	-1253.0
Career · 12 seasons			17	24	509	56	444.1	371	155	205	511	3.14	—	9,164

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

Mike Gonzalez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
509	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	0

Career AVG .333 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — +27.4% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .667 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — +60.8% above league average.

Career OPS 1.000 vs. league average .744 across their career seasons — +34.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike Gonzalez (b. 1978) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	RBI	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2003	PIT	NL	16	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	PIT	NL	47	1	1	1	2	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	PIT	NL	51	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	PIT	NL	54	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	ATL	NL	18	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	ATL	NL	36	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	ATL	NL	80	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	BAL	AL	29	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	BAL	AL	49	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	TEX	AL	7	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	WAS	NL	47	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	MIL	NL	75	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			509	3	1	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	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

Mike Gonzalez — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Gonzalez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2012	NLDS1	WAS	1	.000
2011	ALCS	TEX	3	.000
2011	ALDS2	TEX	2	.000
2011	WS	TEX	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mike Gonzalez — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	9	0	0	5.1	4	3	1	5	5.06

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mike Gonzalez — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2012	NLDS1	WAS	1	1.0	1	1	0	1	9.00
2011	ALCS	TEX	3	0.2	1	0	0	0	0.00
2011	ALDS2	TEX	2	0.2	1	0	0	2	0.00
2011	WS	TEX	3	3.0	1	2	1	2	6.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Gonzalez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	271	1	0	1	0	2	1.000
Away	238	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike Gonzalez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	271	240.0	196	81	104	264	3.04
Away	238	204.1	175	74	101	247	3.26

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike Gonzalez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2013-09-28	MIL	NYN	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2013-09-20	MIL	STL	—	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0
2013-09-19	MIL	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2013-09-16	MIL	CHC	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
2013-09-14	MIL	CIN	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2013-09-11	MIL	STL	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1
2013-09-10	MIL	STL	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2013-09-04	MIL	PIT	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
2013-09-02	MIL	PIT	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2013-09-01	MIL	LAA	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Gonzalez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	509	0	9	48	2	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Gonzalez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2003	PIT	P	16	0	3	0	0
2004	PIT	P	47	1	5	1	0
2005	PIT	P	51	1	6	0	1
2006	PIT	P	54	2	6	0	0
2007	ATL	P	18	0	2	0	0
2008	ATL	P	36	0	1	0	0
2009	ATL	P	80	4	11	0	1
2010	BAL	P	29	0	0	1	0
2011	BAL	P	49	0	6	0	1
2011	TEX	P	7	0	1	0	0
2012	WAS	P	47	1	2	0	1
2013	MIL	P	75	0	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Mike Gonzalez (b. 1978) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	509

Salary History

Mike Gonzalez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	MIL	NL	$2,250,000
2011	BAL	AL	$6,000,000
2010	BAL	AL	$6,000,000
2009	ATL	NL	$3,450,000
2008	ATL	NL	$2,362,500
2007	ATL	NL	$2,350,000
2006	PIT	NL	$347,000
2005	PIT	NL	$330,000
Total Career Earnings			$23,089,500

College History

Mike Gonzalez — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
San Jacinto College - North Campus	Houston	TX	1997

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Mike Gonzalez: the record in brief

August 11, 2003 and September 28, 2013 bracket Mike Gonzalez's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Pittsburgh Pirates (2003 through 2006), the Atlanta Braves (2007 through 2009), the Baltimore Orioles (2010 to 2011), the Texas Rangers (2011), the Washington Nationals (2012), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2013). Gonzalez, a pitcher by primary position, batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Gonzalez is listed at 6 feet, 2 inches and 200 pounds. The birth record reads May 23, 1978, in Corpus Christi, TX, USA. The given name on file is Michael Vela Gonzalez.

Gonzalez went 17-24 with a 3.14 ERA in 509 games, 0 of them starts. The totals include 511 strikeouts and 56 saves. That 3.14 ERA compares with a 4.25 league average across the same seasons, 26.0% better. The best win total was 5, in 2009. The most saves in one season was 24, in 2006.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Gonzalez

What years did Mike Gonzalez play?: Mike Gonzalez played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2013.
Was Mike Gonzalez a pitcher?: Yes. Mike Gonzalez pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 511 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Gonzalez hit?: Mike Gonzalez hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Mike Gonzalez's career batting average?: Mike Gonzalez batted .333 over his career, with 1 hits in 3 at bats.
How many RBI did Mike Gonzalez have?: Mike Gonzalez drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Mike Gonzalez's career ERA?: Mike Gonzalez finished with a 3.14 career ERA, going 17-24 with 511 strikeouts.