Gonzalo
Canton
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 220
 
Born: July 29, 1973 in Dominican Republic
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2008    2009   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 30 TIT KL $ 10,680,000 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8
2005 31 DDR KL $ 10,680,000 9 9 10 10 8 9 9 8 8 8
2006 32 DDR KL $ 10,680,000 9 9 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8
2007 33 EFH KL $ 10,680,000 9 9 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8
2008 34 OK HL $ 10,500,000 9 9 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8
2009 35 OK HL $ 10,500,000 9 8 9 9 7 8 8 7 7 7
2010 36 OK HL $ 5,560,000 9 7 9 8 6 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 5,560,000 9 7 9 8 6 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,680,000 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 30 TIT KL $ 10,680,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1
2005 31 DDR KL $ 10,680,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1
2006 32 DDR KL $ 10,680,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1
2007 33 EFH KL $ 10,680,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1
2008 34 OK HL $ 10,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1
2009 35 OK HL $ 10,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1
2010 36 OK HL $ 5,560,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 5,560,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,680,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Nolan Ryan Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 30 TIT KL 14 10 .583 34 34 1 0 0 232.3 191 76 11 44 252 2.94 .224 .263 .342 .605 15.0
2005 31 DDR KL 12 14 .462 35 35 2 1 0 239.0 204 83 21 57 267 3.13 .228 .281 .364 .645 14.8
2006 32 DDR KL 10 13 .435 35 35 1 1 0 233.3 180 74 24 51 270 2.85 .210 .263 .355 .618 18.3
2007 33 DDR KL 9 11 .450 23 23 3 2 0 150.3 128 56 12 44 156 3.35 .225 .289 .363 .652 12.4
  EFH KL 9 2 .818 13 13 2 1 0 90.0 54 19 5 23 105 1.90 .170 .236 .278 .514 11.5
  TOT   18 13 .581 36 36 5 3 0 240.3 182 75 17 67 261 2.81 .206 .270 .332 .602 23.9
2008 34 OK HL 16 11 .593 36 36 8 3 0 271.3 199 83 24 75 292 2.75 .203 .262 .337 .599 24.6
2009 35 OK HL 14 18 .438 36 36 5 1 0 241.3 202 89 25 68 252 3.32 .225 .283 .364 .648 16.3
2010 36 OK HL 7 19 .269 34 34 2 0 0 214.0 186 108 32 85 218 4.54 .234 .314 .413 .727 1.0
7 Years Sim 91 98 .481 246 246 24 9 0 1671.6 1344 588 154 447 1812 3.17 .218 .276 .357 .634 114.0
Season Average 13 14 .481 35 35 3 1 0 238.8 192 84 22 63 258 3.17 .218 .276 .357 .634  
Career Highs 18 19 .593 36 36 8 3 0 271.3 204 108 32 85 292 4.54 .234 .314 .413 .727  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   737 323 81 233 1078   .216 .266 .351 .618
vs LH   607 265 73 214 734   .221 .277 .365 .642
Home 38 62 .380 129 129 11 3 0 891.3 726 330 98 230 993 3.33 .219 .270 .374 .643
Away 53 36 .596 117 117 13 6 0 780.3 618 258 56 217 819 2.98 .217 .273 .338 .611
Mar/Apr 16 19 .457 37 37 3 1 0 243.0 210 88 23 69 255 3.26 .231 .285 .368 .652
May 14 18 .438 43 43 4 3 0 284.0 230 108 22 84 291 3.42 .219 .277 .352 .629
June 17 14 .548 40 40 4 1 0 273.0 215 97 27 63 303 3.20 .215 .261 .362 .623
July 12 15 .444 38 38 7 2 0 268.0 211 94 29 68 294 3.16 .215 .266 .372 .638
August 18 12 .600 42 42 3 1 0 278.3 212 77 23 79 326 2.49 .209 .266 .327 .593
Sep/Oct 14 20 .412 46 46 3 1 0 325.3 266 124 30 84 343 3.43 .222 .273 .364 .637
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hank Aaron Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 30 TIT KL 34 73 2 8 5 0 0 3 1 0 3 31 .110 .145 .178 .323 0.3 0.0
2005 31 DDR KL 35 74 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 42 .068 .092 .095 .187 -2.8 0.0
2006 32 DDR KL 35 66 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 34 .030 .059 .045 .104 -3.9 0.0
2007 33 DDR KL 23 50 1 9 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 17 .180 .180 .260 .440 2.0 0.0
  EFH KL 13 26 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 7 .154 .267 .154 .421 1.4 0.0
  TOT   36 76 4 13 1 0 1 9 0 0 4 24 .171 .213 .224 .436 3.5 0.0
2008 34 OK HL 36 79 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 36 .063 .128 .089 .217 -1.1 0.0
2009 35 OK HL 36 69 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33 .014 .056 .014 .070 -4.6 0.0
2010 36 OK HL 34 61 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 32 .033 .063 .049 .112 -3.1 0.0
7 Years Sim 246 498 14 36 10 1 1 17 1 0 19 232 .072 .111 .102 .214 -11.7 0.0
162 Game Average 327 9 23 6 0 0 11 0 0 12 152 .072 .111 .102 .214 -7.7  
Career Highs 36 79 4 13 5 1 1 9 1 0 5 42 .171 .213 .224 .436 3.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   368 11 31 6 1 1 12 1 0 15 173 .084 .124 .114 .238 -8.8
vs LH   130 3 5 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 59 .038 .074 .069 .143 -7.3
Home 129 242 7 22 3 0 1 8 1 0 11 117 .091 .134 .116 .250 -4.6
Away 117 256 7 14 7 1 0 9 0 0 8 115 .055 .090 .090 .179 -11.4
RISP   93 0 7 0 0 0 14 0 0 4 42 .075 .120 .075 .195 -3.4
Close/Late   22 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 .091 .091 .182 .273 -0.4
Mar/Apr 37 78 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 42 .038 .074 .038 .113 -4.5
May 43 84 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 35 .060 .092 .060 .151 -4.1
June 40 80 3 8 2 0 1 4 0 0 6 41 .100 .172 .163 .335 0.5
July 38 85 2 8 2 1 0 5 0 0 3 36 .094 .135 .141 .276 -1.4
August 42 78 5 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 40 .077 .122 .115 .237 -2.2
Sep/Oct 46 93 3 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 38 .065 .073 .097 .170 -4.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hoover Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 30 TIT KL P 34 34 232.3 13 17 0 3 1.000 1.16    
2005 31 DDR KL P 35 35 239.0 5 25 3 3 .909 1.13    
2006 32 DDR KL P 35 35 233.3 8 27 2 0 .946 1.35    
2007 33 DDR KL P 23 23 150.3 9 16 2 2 .926 1.50    
  EFH KL P 13 13 90.0 5 10 1 1 .938 1.50    
  TOT   P 36 36 240.3 14 26 3 3 .930 1.50    
2008 34 OK HL P 36 36 271.3 13 29 1 1 .977 1.39    
2009 35 OK HL P 36 36 241.3 17 27 0 2 1.000 1.64    
2010 36 OK HL P 34 34 214.0 10 32 1 2 .977 1.77    
Career Totals   246 246 1671.6 80 183 10 14 .963 1.42    
Career Highs   36 36 271.3 17 32 3 3 1.000 1.77    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2004 30 TIT KL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 10 4 1 3 18 2.77 .208 .255 .313 .567
2007 33 EFH KL 0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 16.0 19 12 3 10 19 6.75 .288 .382 .455 .836
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 5 5 0 0 0 29.0 29 16 4 13 37 4.97 .254 .331 .395 .725
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2004 30 TIT KL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
2007 33 EFH KL 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2006-4-2.85
2007-5-2.81
2008-7-2.75
CAR-10-3.17
Wins
2004-9-14
2007-7-18
2008-6-16
CAR-15-91
Losses
2009-3-18
2010-5-19
CAR-2-98
Winning Pct
CAR-41-.481
Games Started
2005-6-35
2006-4-35
2007-5-36
2008-5-36
2009-2-36
CAR-6-246
Complete Games
2007-4-5
2008-3-8
2009-4-5
CAR-5-24
Shutouts
2005-4-1
2006-5-1
2007-2-3
2008-4-3
CAR-4-9
Innings Pitched
2005-4-239.0
2006-4-233.3
2008-2-271.3
CAR-3-1671.7
Hits Allowed
CAR-12-1344
Homeruns Allowed
2008-8-24
2010-3-32
CAR-6-154
Strikeouts
2004-8-252
2005-5-267
2006-3-270
2007-5-261
2008-3-292
2009-8-252
CAR-6-1812
Walks Allowed
2008-10-75
2010-3-85
CAR-11-447
Walks per 9IP
2004-10-1.7
2006-9-2.0
CAR-25-2.4
Hits per 9IP
2006-4-6.9
2007-2-6.8
2008-3-6.6
2009-10-7.5
CAR-7-7.2
Strikeouts per 9IP
2004-9-9.8
2005-5-10.1
2006-4-10.4
2007-8-9.8
2008-5-9.7
2009-9-9.4
2010-10-9.2
CAR-10-9.8
WHiP
2004-7-1.01
2005-9-1.09
2006-2-0.99
2007-3-1.04
2008-5-1.01
CAR-7-1.07
OAVG
2005-9-.228
2006-4-.210
2007-2-.206
2008-3-.203
2009-10-.225
CAR-7-.218
OOBP
2004-7-.263
2005-9-.281
2006-1-.263
2007-3-.270
2008-4-.262
CAR-9-.276
OSLG
2006-7-.355
2007-5-.332
2008-9-.337
CAR-16-.357
OOPS
2004-8-.605
2006-4-.618
2007-3-.602
2008-5-.599
CAR-11-.634
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 98
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32
 
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  1. Geronimo Gracia (993)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Tittybong in 2004
Earned first career win on 4/11/2004
Had first career hit on 4/16/2004, off Adam Spano (JBZ)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/2004, going 5-0, 1.13
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/2004, going 5-0, 1.67
Won Player of the Week award on 4/12/2005, winning 2 games with a 0.54 ERA
Injured on 5/22/2005 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/2005, going 4-1, 1.64
Hit first career homerun on 6/15/2007, off Jacobo Lozano (FCO)
Traded from Dyersville to Effingham on 7/31/2007 (Going to DDR: P Glenn Salgado, P Rudolph Ellis, RF Joseph Bulloch. Going to EFH: P Gonzalo Canton)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/2007, going 5-0, 0.97
Pitched NO-HITTER against Orlando on 8/25/2007, striking out 9
Won Player of the Week award on 8/27/2007, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Ottawa on 2/7/2008 to a 2-year deal worth $10,500,000 per year
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game
10/8/2009: Signed a contract extension with Ottawa, $5,560,000 per year, for 3 years