Rafael
Velasco
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 190
 
Born: November 21, 1990 in Cuba
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2009 18 UTA GL     0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5
2010 19 UTA GL     0 2 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 8 8
2011 20 VIR GL     0 3 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
2012 21 VIR GL     1 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3 9 9 9
2013 22 VIR GL     0 4 4 4 3 2 2 7 7 7 6 6 6 2 2 2 8 8 8
2014 23 VIR GL     1 5 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 8 8 8
2015 24 MIN GL     1 5 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 9 9 9
2016 25 MIN GL     2 5 4 4 3 2 3 7 7 7 8 8 8 2 2 2 10 10 10
2017 26 MIN GL     1 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7 8 8 8 1 1 1 9 9 9
2018 27 MIN GL     1 4 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8 1 1 1 9 9 9
2019 28 MIN GL     1 4 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8 1 1 1 9 9 9
2020 29 MIN GL $ 100,000   1 4 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8 1 1 1 9 9 9
2021 30 MIN GL     1 4 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8 1 1 1 9 9 9
2022 31 MIN GL     0 4 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8 1 1 1 9 9 9
2023 32 MIN GL     0 4 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8 1 0 0 9 9 9
2024 33 MIN GL     1 4 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8 1 0 0 10 10 10
2025 34 MIN GL     3 6 6 6 3 2 3 7 7 7 8 8 8 0 0 0 10 10 10
Min Ratings     0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5
Max Ratings $ 100,000   3 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8 3 3 3 10 10 10
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Pitcher or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2009 18 A   1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 0 0 0 4 5 0.00 .000 .143 .000 .143  
2010 19 A   11 8 .579 28 28 3 0 0 211.0 172 58 13 59 208 2.47 .218 .273 .344 .617  
2011 20 AA   9 13 .409 28 28 1 1 0 193.3 176 88 15 84 227 4.10 .241 .320 .380 .700  
2012 21 AA   9 11 .450 25 25 4 1 0 174.3 141 65 13 71 271 3.36 .219 .296 .363 .659  
2013 22 AA   12 6 .667 25 25 0 0 0 171.7 108 37 3 58 273 1.94 .175 .246 .263 .509  
2014 23 AA   6 8 .429 25 25 1 0 0 165.3 121 51 11 62 246 2.78 .202 .276 .313 .590  
2015 24 A   12 4 .750 22 22 0 0 0 154.0 112 36 5 52 227 2.10 .200 .268 .311 .579  
2016 25 AA   12 6 .667 25 25 0 0 0 167.0 110 48 7 60 251 2.59 .185 .260 .287 .547  
2017 26 AA   3 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 20.3 16 5 0 12 26 2.21 .222 .333 .278 .611  
2018 27 AA   9 6 .600 23 22 0 0 0 136.7 95 45 5 72 227 2.96 .194 .297 .294 .591  
2019 28 AA   9 5 .643 25 22 0 0 0 133.7 110 53 2 78 217 3.57 .222 .328 .313 .640  
2020 29 MIN GL 2 6 .250 16 16 0 0 0 51.3 89 71 8 68 35 12.45 .372 .506 .573 1.080 0.0
    AA   6 0 1.000 12 12 0 0 0 69.7 46 16 0 48 113 2.07 .185 .316 .233 .549  
2021 30 AAA   7 7 .500 24 24 0 0 0 131.3 123 64 5 104 205 4.39 .250 .381 .360 .741  
2022 31 AAA   9 5 .643 24 24 1 1 0 136.7 127 60 3 103 190 3.95 .249 .375 .335 .710  
2023 32 AAA   3 3 .500 11 11 0 0 0 59.0 63 31 6 48 92 4.73 .270 .395 .399 .794  
1 Years Sim 2 6 .250 16 16 0 0 0 51.3 89 71 8 68 35 12.45 .372 .506 .573 1.080 0.0
3 Years AAA 19 15 .559 59 59 1 1 0 327.0 313 155 14 255 487 4.27 .253 .381 .357 .738  
9 Years AA 75 55 .577 191 187 6 2 0 1232.0 923 408 56 545 1851 2.98 .205 .291 .314 .605  
3 Years A 24 12 .667 51 51 3 0 0 372.3 284 94 18 115 440 2.27 .207 .268 .324 .593  
15 Years Minors 118 82 .590 301 297 10 3 0 1931.3 1520 657 88 915 2778 3.06 .214 .304 .323 .627  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Pitching split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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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   66 47 7 49 21   .400 .537 .612 1.150
vs LH   23 24 1 19 14   .311 .452 .486 .938
Home 1 2 .333 7 7 0 0 0 24.0 50 34 5 25 15 12.75 .407 .507 .642 1.149
Away 1 4 .200 9 9 0 0 0 27.3 39 37 3 43 20 12.18 .336 .516 .500 1.016
June 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 5.0 12 11 1 8 4 19.80 .462 .588 .615 1.204
July 1 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 11.0 16 13 1 16 4 10.64 .333 .500 .521 1.021
August 1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 13.3 24 15 3 16 10 10.13 .381 .506 .587 1.094
Sep/Oct 0 2 .000 7 7 0 0 0 22.0 37 32 3 28 17 13.09 .363 .500 .578 1.078
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2020 29 MIN GL P 16 16 51.3 4 12 1 3 .941 2.81    
Career Totals   16 16 51.3 4 12 1 3 .941 2.81    
Career Highs   16 16 51.3 4 12 1 3 .941 2.81    
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 37th overall pick, by Utah in 2009
Injured on 4/2/2009 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Traded from Utah to Virginia on 3/2/2011
Injured on 7/22/2011 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 10/12/2011 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6-7 weeks