Player Report for #28 Gustavo Vélez

04/26/1981

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P Gustavo Vélez #28

GHL St. Catherines Wildcats (PIT)

Age: 34

Bats: L

Throws: R

Morale: Angry


	7-9, .438, 5.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
2	0	1-0	0	0.00	2.1	2	0	1	2	1.29

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	10	9	11	10
Movement	14	13	15	14
Control	7	7	7	7

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	11	11
Slider	11	11

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	89-90 Mph
Stamina	9
Suggested Role	Bullpen
Groundball Percentage	52 %
Hold Runners	5
Defense	3

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	9
Stealing Ability:	14
Baserunning Inst.:	16
Sacrifice Bunt:	10
Bunt for Hit:	2

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
04/21/1981	BRA	Win, 3-2		2.0	1	0	0	0	1	Win
04/16/1981	@ HAM	Loss, 2-3		0.1	1	0	0	1	1
04/07/1981	BSN	Win, 8-7		3.0	2	0	0	2	3
04/05/1981	PHO	Win, 5-0		4.0	3	0	0	1	0
03/30/1981	PHI	Win, 4-2		2.1	1	1	1	2	1
03/29/1981	@ CIN	Loss, 4-6		0.1	3	3	3	1	0	Loss
03/27/1981	MAN	Loss, 0-1		1.1	1	0	0	0	0
03/26/1981	@ PHO	Loss, 1-6		1.2	4	3	3	1	1

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	High
Loyalty:	Normal
Desire f. Win:	Normal
Greed:	Normal
Intelligence:	High
Work Ethic:	Normal

Gustavo Vélez
Birthday:	11/23/1946
Born in:	Cohoes (New York)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	181 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$120,100
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	7 Years, 1 Day
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	7 Years, 86 Days
Pro Service:	13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1968, 14th Pick in Round 2

Golden Horseshoe League 1981 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	2	2	11.57	7.72	7.72	3.86	2.77	1.29	1.1	.333
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
vs. RHB	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452

Golden Horseshoe League 1981 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	1
April	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	2
Last Year	4	0	0	0	1	0.00	4.0	4	0	0	0	1	2
2 Years Ago	7	0	1	0	4	2.25	8.0	10	2	2	0	1	4
Career	99	0	7	12	44	2.12	119.0	112	34	28	6	37	81
Home	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Road	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Grass	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	2
Night	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	2

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1973 Phoenix - ABA	26	23	0	3	3	3	1.59	51.0	33	10	9	1	12	22	0	0	0.88	.208	17.0	233
1974 Boston - ABA	27	41	0	5	3	11	1.38	52.0	40	11	8	0	13	33	0	0	1.02	.260	18.5	246
1975 Boston - ABA	28	39	0	4	4	4	5.17	38.1	47	28	22	2	24	29	0	0	1.85	.366	-0.3	68
1976 Boston - ABA	29	13	0	0	2	1	1.89	19.0	8	4	4	1	5	7	0	0	0.68	.119	5.6	177
1976 Pittsburgh - ABA	29	9	0	1	0	0	1.74	20.2	20	4	4	0	5	10	0	0	1.21	.308	6.1	199
1976 Total - ABA	29	22	0	1	2	1	1.82	39.2	28	8	8	1	10	17	0	0	0.96	.218	11.8	0
1977 Pittsburgh - ABA	30	33	1	2	3	1	5.14	54.1	60	37	31	6	28	21	0	0	1.62	.292	-1.4	75
1978 Pittsburgh - ABA	31	29	0	6	1	2	3.05	62.0	49	22	21	2	28	32	0	0	1.24	.245	10.9	115
1979 Pittsburgh - ABA	32	23	0	1	3	0	3.35	40.1	30	16	15	4	14	16	0	0	1.09	.208	7.4	112
Total ABA		210	1	22	19	22	3.04	337.2	287	132	114	16	129	170	0	0	1.23	.256	64.1	150

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1968 Total - COL	21	14	11	5	2	1	3.20	76.0	73	29	27	3	23	64	0	0	1.26	.313	0.0	100
1969 Oxnard - A	22	14	14	9	0	0	1.75	97.2	73	23	19	2	26	57	2	1	1.01	.241	29.0	207
1969 McAllen - AA	22	10	0	0	3	4	2.70	10.0	10	4	3	0	6	5	0	0	1.60	.294	2.0	136
1969 Ajax - AAA	22	3	0	0	0	0	3.00	6.0	9	2	2	0	0	9	0	0	1.50	.500	0.9	108
1970 McAllen - AA	23	17	0	3	2	4	1.85	24.1	19	6	5	0	12	20	0	0	1.27	.275	7.7	193
1970 Ajax - AAA	23	12	0	0	3	7	3.38	10.2	10	5	4	1	6	7	0	0	1.50	.273	1.4	110
1971 McAllen - AA	24	14	0	1	2	1	3.60	20.0	18	13	8	3	15	16	0	0	1.65	.254	1.7	95
1971 Ajax - AAA	24	26	0	3	2	13	1.35	33.1	23	6	5	3	9	26	0	0	0.96	.225	12.2	276
1972 Ajax - AAA	25	32	0	1	4	16	2.15	37.2	32	10	9	1	12	16	0	0	1.17	.256	8.1	146
1973 Ajax - AAA	26	13	0	1	3	3	3.18	17.0	22	9	6	1	7	15	0	0	1.71	.382	2.3	103
1979 St. Catherines - AAA	32	7	0	1	0	4	2.25	8.0	10	2	2	0	1	4	0	0	1.38	.357	2.4	162
1980 St. Catherines - AAA	33	4	0	0	0	1	0.00	4.0	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.25	.286	2.1	999
1981 St. Catherines - AAA	34	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.29	.333	1.1	999
Total GHL		99	0	7	12	44	2.12	119.0	112	34	28	6	37	81	0	0	1.25	.291	30.5	217.5
Total STL		41	0	4	7	9	2.65	54.1	47	23	16	3	33	41	0	0	1.47	.272	11.4	146.4
Total SCL		14	14	9	0	0	1.75	97.2	73	23	19	2	26	57	2	1	1.01	.241	29.0	207.0

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1978 Pittsburgh - ABA	31	1	0	0	0	0	3.86	2.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.86	.125	0.0	0
Total ABA		1	0	0	0	0	3.86	2.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.86	.125	0.0	90.9

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1973 Phoenix - ML	P	23	0	3	11	1	14	0	1.000	51.0	2.47	+0.7	1.125
1974 Boston - ML	P	41	0	2	7	0	9	0	1.000	52.0	1.56	+0.2	1.046
1975 Boston - ML	P	39	0	1	5	0	6	0	1.000	38.1	1.41	+0.2	1.040
1976 Boston - ML	P	13	0	1	2	0	3	0	1.000	19.0	1.42	+0.1	1.044
1976 Pittsburgh - ML	P	9	0	2	3	1	5	0	1.000	20.2	2.18	+0.1	1.044
1977 Pittsburgh - ML	P	33	1	4	5	0	9	0	1.000	54.1	1.49	+0.1	1.034
1978 Pittsburgh - ML	P	29	0	3	12	0	16	1	.938	62.0	2.18	+0.3	1.037
1979 Pittsburgh - ML	P	23	0	1	6	0	8	1	.875	40.1	1.56	-0.4	.888
1981 St. Catherines - AAA	P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.1	0.00	-0.5	.000

Player History
06/15/1968	Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 14, 33rd overall pick) by the San Francisco Golden Gators, out of college (NC-Charlotte).
08/11/1968	Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Golden Gators organization with a signing bonus of $37,900.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 12 (14); Control: 5 (9).
05/19/1969	Injured (sore shoulder), out for 2 weeks.
06/01/1969	Wins the SCL NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/09/1969	Was selected to the 1969 Southern California League All-Star Game.
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 7 (11).
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 9 (11).
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 8 (9).
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 9 (11).
10/06/1973	Was traded by the Phoenix Aces to the Boston Morrills, along with RF Albert Osborne, in exchange for 3B Gregory Bridges, CF Roger George.
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 10 (11).
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 9 (9).
07/28/1976	Was traded by the Boston Morrills to the Pittsburgh Keystones, along with 1B Steve Howard, in exchange for C Corbin Fairfield.
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 8 (8).
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 9 (9).
06/10/1978	Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/01/1978	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for one week.
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 9 (9).
03/17/1980	Injured (biceps strain), out for 2-3 weeks.
04/16/1980	Injured (torn flexor tendon (elbow)), out for 10 months.
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 7 (7).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SV	Rank
1974	11	8

Year	HLD	Rank
1975	13	2

Year	GF	Rank
1974	31	4