Fernando Gonzalez
1972–1979 · bats R / throws R · Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres
404G
.235AVG
.274OBP
.336SLG
More career statistics
244H
17HR
104RBI
8SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404 | 1,114 | 1,038 | 85 | 244 | 40 | 7 | 17 | 104 | 58 | 114 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 349 | .235 | .274 | .336 | .610 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1979-04-19 to 1979-05-01
8longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1978-08-10 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1977-08-31 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1978-07-14 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 207 | 573 | 124 | 7 | 55 | 33 | 62 | .235 | .274 | .326 |
| Away | 197 | 541 | 120 | 10 | 49 | 25 | 52 | .235 | .268 | .346 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 43 | 124 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 13 | .254 | .290 | .364 |
| May | 67 | 183 | 35 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 15 | .202 | .235 | .347 |
| June | 90 | 243 | 55 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 32 | .236 | .247 | .309 |
| July | 80 | 233 | 48 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 21 | .229 | .270 | .352 |
| August | 74 | 244 | 56 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 20 | .248 | .295 | .336 |
| September | 49 | 86 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 13 | .260 | .326 | .312 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| montreal-expos | 36 | 89 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | .235 | .247 | .306 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 35 | 98 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | .200 | .245 | .322 |
| cincinnati-reds | 35 | 100 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 9 | .293 | .340 | .413 |
| chicago-cubs | 34 | 90 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 14 | .220 | .267 | .378 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 34 | 103 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | .216 | .262 | .289 |
| san-francisco-giants | 34 | 103 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | .210 | .223 | .260 |
| new-york-mets | 31 | 80 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | .260 | .325 | .370 |
| houston-astros | 31 | 97 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | .211 | .247 | .356 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1973 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 5 | – | .224 | – | – |
| 1974 | Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees | 60 | 142 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .204 | – | – |
| 1977 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 181 | 50 | 4 | 27 | 3 | .276 | – | – |
| 1978 | Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres | 110 | 341 | 84 | 2 | 29 | 4 | .246 | – | – |
| 1979 |  San Diego Padres | 114 | 323 | 70 | 9 | 34 | – | .217 | – | – |