Gio Gonzalez
2008–2020 · P

Gio Gonzalez

6' 0", 205 lbs·Lived to 41·Bats R / Throws L
All-Star
Pitcher archetype· SP· DERIVED
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2020 · 14,591 pitches · 90.7 mph fastball
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Career Highs
2.89
Best ERA · 2012
21
Most W · 2012
207
Most K · 2012
1.129
Best WHIP · 2012
Career Arc · OPS
8 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
13 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

13 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2008ATH10000
2009ATH20000
2010ATH33400.000.0000
2011ATH32300.000.0000
2012WSH326414.094.26236
2013WSH325611.089.28139
2014WSH274612.087.26137
2015WSH314302.093.26837
2016WSH325202.135.32143
2017WSH326605.091.23431
2018WSH325101.078.19427
2019MIL192500.040.11715
2020CWS12000
Career344410317.090

Career · Pitching

13 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2008ATH1034.0147.6856341.676
2009ATH2098.7675.75751091.713
2010ATH33200.71593.231261711.311
2011ATH32202.016123.121261971.317
2012WSH32199.32182.891392071.129
2013WSH32195.71183.361151921.252
2014WSH27158.710103.571051621.197
2015WSH31175.71183.791041691.423
2016WSH32177.311114.57911711.342
2017WSH32201.01592.961471881.179
2018WSH32171.010114.21981481.444
2019MIL1987.3323.50128781.294
2020CWS1231.7124.8392341.863
Career3441933.11311011860
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

LHP · 14,435 pitches · 2015–2020
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFSICHCU
FF · 4-Seam Fastball33.3% · 90.9 mph
SI · Sinker25.7% · 90.5 mph
CH · Changeup20.5% · 83.3 mph
CU · Curveball20.4% · 76.4 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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