Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1990
- Draft
- 1988Rd 4, Pk 90
- College
- South Alabama
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2001
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1990
- Draft
- 1988Rd 4, Pk 90
- College
- South Alabama
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2001
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,591
- AB
- 9,157
- R
- 1,412
- H
- 2,591
- HR
- 354
- RBI
- 1,439
- SB
- 128
- AVG
- .283
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | HOU | 12 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| 1991 | HOU | 137 | 473 | 51 | 120 | 13 | 69 | 10 | .254 |
| 1992 | HOU | 122 | 387 | 40 | 94 | 10 | 55 | 7 | .243 |
| 1993 | HOU | 154 | 540 | 82 | 162 | 15 | 72 | 20 | .300 |
| 1994 | HOU | 112 | 392 | 57 | 107 | 8 | 67 | 15 | .273 |
| 1995 |  HOU/CHC | 133 | 471 | 69 | 130 | 13 | 69 | 6 | .276 |
| 1996 | CHC | 146 | 483 | 70 | 131 | 15 | 79 | 9 | .271 |
| 1997 | HOU | 152 | 550 | 78 | 142 | 10 | 68 | 10 | .258 |
| 1998 | DET | 154 | 547 | 84 | 146 | 23 | 71 | 12 | .267 |
| 1999 | ARI | 153 | 614 | 112 | 206 | 26 | 111 | 9 | .336 |
| 2000 | ARI | 162 | 618 | 106 | 192 | 31 | 114 | 2 | .311 |
| 2001 | ARI | 162 | 609 | 128 | 198 | 57 | 142 | 1 | .325 |
| 2002 | ARI | 148 | 524 | 90 | 151 | 28 | 103 | 9 | .288 |
| 2003 | ARI | 156 | 579 | 92 | 176 | 26 | 104 | 5 | .304 |
| 2004 | ARI | 105 | 379 | 69 | 98 | 17 | 48 | 2 | .259 |
| 2005 | ARI | 155 | 579 | 90 | 157 | 24 | 79 | 4 | .271 |
| 2006 | ARI | 153 | 586 | 93 | 159 | 15 | 73 | 0 | .271 |
| 2007 | LAD | 139 | 464 | 70 | 129 | 15 | 68 | 6 | .278 |
| 2008 | MIA | 136 | 341 | 30 | 89 | 8 | 47 | 1 | .261 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 24
- AB
- 87
- R
- 12
- H
- 22
- HR
- 4
- RBI
- 12
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .253
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 10,531
- TB
- 4,385
- XBH
- 1,018
- HBP
- 111
- IBB
- 150
- GIDP
- 212
- P/PA
- 1.50
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | HOU | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | HOU | 526 | 205 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | HOU | 416 | 149 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | HOU | 610 | 247 | 52 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | HOU | 450 | 168 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | HOU/CHC | 541 | 214 | 50 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | CHC | 555 | 214 | 49 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | HOU | 631 | 207 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | DET | 620 | 260 | 63 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | ARI | 693 | 337 | 75 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | ARI | 722 | 336 | 80 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | ARI | 728 | 419 | 100 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 0 |
| 2002 | ARI | 633 | 260 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4.0 |
| 2003 | ARI | 679 | 308 | 76 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | ARI | 451 | 187 | 50 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | ARI | 672 | 266 | 61 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | ARI | 668 | 260 | 69 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | LAD | 526 | 201 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | MIA | 387 | 141 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.9 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 48.0
- RC
- 1598.2
- RC/27
- 6.20
- ISOP
- .196
- SECA
- .327
- BB/K
- 0.95
- AB/HR
- 25.9
- GO/FO
- 0.70
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | HOU | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | .095 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | HOU | 3.4 | 64.8 | 4.7 | .180 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 36.4 | 0 |
| 1992 | HOU | 2.5 | 41.4 | 3.6 | .142 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 38.7 | 0 |
| 1993 | HOU | 5.1 | 90.6 | 6 | .157 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 36 | 0 |
| 1994 | HOU | 1.3 | 58.2 | 5 | .156 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 49 | 0 |
| 1995 | HOU/CHC | 2.0 | 73.4 | 5.3 | .178 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 36.2 | 0 |
| 1996 | CHC | 2.4 | 75.7 | 5.4 | .172 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 32.2 | 0 |
| 1997 | HOU | 1.7 | 73.8 | 4.6 | .118 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 55 | 0 |
| 1998 | DET | 2.1 | 89.6 | 5.7 | .208 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 23.8 | 0 |
| 1999 | ARI | 6.2 | 129.7 | 8.1 | .213 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 23.6 | 0 |
| 2000 | ARI | 3.9 | 128.9 | 7.6 | .233 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 19.9 | 0 |
| 2001 | ARI | 7.8 | 166.4 | 10.4 | .363 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 0 |
| 2002 | ARI | 3.1 | 107 | 7.3 | .208 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 18.7 | 0 |
| 2003 | ARI | 2.9 | 119.2 | 7.5 | .228 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 22.3 | 0 |
| 2004 | ARI | 1.3 | 70.1 | 6.4 | .235 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 22.3 | 0.5 |
| 2005 | ARI | 2.3 | 98.6 | 6 | .188 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 24.1 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | ARI | 0.8 | 91.8 | 5.5 | .172 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 39.1 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | LAD | 0.0 | 72.9 | 5.6 | .155 | 0.3 | 1 | 30.9 | 0.7 |
| 2008 | MIA | -0.8 | 46.8 | 4.7 | .152 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 42.6 | 0.7 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Luis Gonzalez's career stats?
Luis Gonzalez played 19 seasons for the Astros, the Cubs, the Tigers, the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers and the Marlins. He was a career .283 hitter with 2,591 hits, 354 home runs and 1,439 RBI. His best season was 1999: a .336 batting average, 26 home runs and 111 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1990 to 2008
Luis Gonzalez finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.
Championships
- 2001 World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Awards
All-time career rank
- 99th in home runs (354)
- 85th in hits (2,591)
- 56th in rbi (1,439)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1999 (8th)
- Home Runs: 2001 (3rd)
- RBI: 2001 (3rd)
- Hits: 1999 (3rd), 2001 (7th)
- OPS: 2001 (4th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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