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George Kontos

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 225lb (190cm, 102kg)

Born: June 12, 1985 in Lincolnwood, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL).

High School: Niles West HS (Skokie, IL)

School: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Debut: September 10, 2011 (Age 26-090d, 20,097th in major league history)
vs. LAA 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: August 13, 2018 (Age 33-062d)
vs. NYM 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2012 season

Agents: ACES

Full Name: George Nicholas Kontos

Nicknames: Spartan

Pronunciation: \KAHN-tohs\

Twitter: @G_Kontos

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2012 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

ERA

3.10

350

357.0

288

WHIP

1.154

Summary of 38 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 3 tying, 9 go ahead

4 Tms
SFG	31
PIT	5
CLE	1
NYY	1

Platoon
vs RHB	22
vs LHB	16

Home/Road
Away	26
Home	12

Outs
1	15
0	13
2	10

16 Opps
COL	4
SDP	4
CIN	4
PIT	4
LAD	4
MIL	4
CHC	3
STL	2
MIA	2
OAK	1
LAA	1
NYY	1
PHI	1
WSN	1
HOU	1
CHW	1

34 Batters
Eugenio Suárez	2
Carlos González	2
Cory Spangenberg	2
A.J. Ellis	2
Chris Heisey	1
David Freese	1
Pedro Álvarez	1
Giancarlo Stanton	1
Corey Dickerson	1
Marcus Semien	1
Wilson Ramos	1
Odúbel Herrera	1
Welington Castillo	1
Jonathan Villar	1
Joc Pederson	1
Ben Zobrist	1
Adam Duvall	1
Dexter Fowler	1
Clayton Kershaw	1
Carlos Quentin	1
Starling Marte	1
Jorge Soler	1
Alex Rodriguez	1
Anthony Rizzo	1
Matt Carpenter	1
Nori Aoki	1
Jed Lowrie	1
Torii Hunter	1
Wil Myers	1
DJ LeMahieu	1
Andrew McCutchen	1
Keon Broxton	1
Justin Turner	1
Martín Maldonado	1

15 Parks
Oracle Park (SFO)	9
PNC Pk (PIT)	7
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
Am Fam Field (MIL)	3
Dodger Stad (LOS)	3
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	2
Petco Pk (SAN)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
9	12
7	11
8	7
78	5
89	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	14
1	7
3	7
4	6
5	2
6	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	34
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	25
12-	3
-2-	3
123	2
1--	2
--3	1
-23	1
1-3	1

60 Runs
RISP	11
0 on	25
1 on	6
2 on	5
3 on	2
Any on	13

Inning
4	2
5	3
6	6
7	9
8	12
9	3
Extra	3

4-6	11
7-end	27

RelScore
+4..	12
+3	1
+2	4
+1	2
Tied	7
-1	4
-2	1
-3	1
-4..	6

Ahead	19
Tied	7
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
1-0	7
0-1	7
1-1	4
2-1	4
0-2	2
1-2	2
2-2	2
3-2	1
3-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	7
3B	7
CF	5
2B	4
C	4
RF	3
PH	2
1B	2
DH	2
P	1
SS	1

OrderPos
3rd	7
2nd	6
5th	5
1st	4
4th	4
8th	4
9th	3
6th	3
7th	2

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	24

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2011-09-10	Torii Hunter	LAA		NYY	ahead 5-0	b 8	1	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	4	DH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2012-07-08	Andrew McCutchen	PIT		SFG	ahead 10-2	b 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); N. Walker Scores
3	3	2	1	2012-07-28	A.J. Ellis	LAD	@	SFG	ahead 4-0	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	3	1	2012-08-31	Anthony Rizzo	CHC		SFG	ahead 5-1	b 5	0	---	5,(2-2) .CCBBX	1	3	3	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2013-04-01	Clayton Kershaw	LAD		SFG	tied 0-0	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	1	28%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
6	6	2	1	2013-04-16	Nori Aoki	MIL		SFG	ahead 9-7	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	9	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
7	7	3	1	2013-05-17	Carlos González	COL		SFG	ahead 9-5	b 6	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	7	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
8	8	4	1	2013-06-11	Pedro Álvarez	PIT		SFG	ahead 6-2	b 7	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	5	2%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Martin Scores
9	9	5	1	2013-07-03	Chris Heisey	CIN		SFG	behind 1-2	b 6	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	7	20%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	6	1	2013-07-14	Carlos Quentin	SDP		SFG	ahead 8-1	b 5	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	3	7	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); E. Cabrera Scores
11	11	7	1	2013-09-20	Alex Rodriguez	NYY		SFG	tied 1-1	b 7	2	123	4,(2-1) .BS*BX	4	2	DH	35%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Ryan Scores; J. Murphy Scores; I. Suzuki Scores
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2014-08-31	Martín Maldonado	MIL	@	SFG	behind 1-7	t 7	1	---	6,(2-2) CCBFBX	1	7	2	1%	2%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2015-04-27	Joc Pederson	LAD		SFG	ahead 4-3	b 6	0	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	8	8	11%	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
14	14	2	1	2015-05-22	DJ LeMahieu	COL		SFG	behind 0-7	b 7	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	8	4	4%	6%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); W. Rosario Scores; N. Hundley Scores
15	15	3	1	2015-06-19	Justin Turner	LAD		SFG	behind 3-9	b 8	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	3	5	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
16	16	4	1	2015-07-05	Wilson Ramos	WSN		SFG	tied 1-1	b 6	1	---	2,(0-1) .FX	1	5	2	19%	73%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
17	17	5	1	2015-08-12	Jed Lowrie	HOU	@	SFG	ahead 1-0	t 8	2	---	8,(3-2) CFBFBBFX	1	4	5	13%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	6	1	2015-08-22	Starling Marte	PIT		SFG	tied 2-2	b 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	7	47%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
19	19	7	1	2015-09-03	Carlos González	COL		SFG	ahead 7-2	b 4	0	-2-	4,(2-1) ..1>C.B2BX	2	3	9	2%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); J. Reyes Scores
20	20	8	1	2015-09-22	Cory Spangenberg	SDP		SFG	behind 0-2	b 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	4	13%	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
21	21	9	1	2015-10-04	Corey Dickerson	COL	@	SFG	behind 0-3	t 9	1	12-	3,(0-2) CFX	3	5	7	37%	44%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); R. Ynoa Scores; N. Arenado Scores
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2016-05-20	Ben Zobrist	CHC	@	SFG	ahead 5-1	t 8	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	5	4	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
23	23	2	2	2016-05-20	Jorge Soler	CHC	@	SFG	ahead 6-1	t 8	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
24	24	3	1	2016-06-21	David Freese	PIT		SFG	behind 1-15	b 8	0	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	4	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Stewart Scores/unER
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	2017-04-30	Wil Myers	SDP	@	SFG	tied 2-2	t 12	1	12-	2,(1-0) *BX	3	3	3	38%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Spangenberg Scores; E. Aybar Scores
26	26	2	1	2017-05-06	Eugenio Suárez	CIN		SFG	ahead 10-2	b 4	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	5	5	0%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
27	27	3	1	2017-05-19	Dexter Fowler	STL		SFG	behind 2-3	b 7	0	1-3	3,(1-1) .BSX	3	1	8	26%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); K. Wong Scores; J. Peralta Scores
28	28	4	1	2017-06-04	Odúbel Herrera	PHI		SFG	ahead 5-3	b 5	0	---	4,(2-1) .BBCX	1	2	8	7%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
29	29	5	1	2017-06-07	Jonathan Villar	MIL		SFG	ahead 5-3	b 7	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	1	4	5%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
30	30	6	1	2017-07-09	A.J. Ellis	MIA	@	SFG	tied 7-7	t 11	1	--3	3,(0-2) .CSX	2	9	PH	25%	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Realmuto Scores/unER
31	31	7	2	2017-07-09	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	@	SFG	ahead 9-7	t 11	2	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	2	9	5%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Stanton Scores/unER
32	32	8	1	2017-07-31	Marcus Semien	OAK		SFG	behind 2-3	b 6	1	123	3,(1-1) .SBX	4	2	6	35%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Maxwell Scores; R. Davis Scores; M. Joyce Scores
33	33	9	1	2017-08-16	Keon Broxton	MIL		PIT	behind 4-5	b 7	0	---	4,(1-2) .CSBX	1	8	8	22%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	2018-04-05	Adam Duvall	CIN	@	PIT	behind 1-5	t 8	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	4	7	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
35	35	2	1	2018-04-07	Eugenio Suárez	CIN	@	PIT	tied 4-4	t 8	2	-23	2,(0-1) FX	3	2	5	41%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Barnhart Scores; B. Hamilton Scores
36	36	3	1	2018-05-08	Welington Castillo	CHW		PIT	behind 5-10	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	5	2	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
37	37	4	1	2018-05-19	Cory Spangenberg	SDP	@	PIT	ahead 5-2	t 9	1	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	9	PH	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
38	38	5	1	2018-06-26	Matt Carpenter	STL		CLE	ahead 10-2	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	1	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)