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Rafael Montero

P · HOU

35 yrs

Pitcher

Description

Position: P
Team: HOU
Type: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Born: 1990-10-17
Age: 35
Country: Dominican Republic
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 193 lb
Last active: 2025

Career Résumé

11 seasons

Seasons	11 2014–2025
Games	380
W-L	23-30
ERA	4.68
WHIP	1.45
IP	523
SO	517
SV	30

Pitching

Regular season

Season	Tm	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	BB	HR	ER	xERA	Brl%
2025	DET	1	2	4.48	1.31	59	0	0	60.1	58	37	5	30	3.58	7.0%
2024	HOU	1	2	4.70	1.41	41	0	0	38.1	23	19	8	20	5.77	10.1%
2023	HOU	3	3	5.08	1.53	68	0	1	67.1	79	29	11	38	4.55	9.1%
2022WS Champ	HOU	5	2	2.37	1.02	71	0	14	68.1	73	23	3	18	2.75	2.9%
2021	HOU	5	4	6.39	1.54	44	0	7	49.1	42	17	4	35	3.55	5.0%
2020	TEX	0	1	4.08	1.02	17	0	8	17.2	19	6	2	8	4.96	15.6%
2019	TEX	2	0	2.48	0.97	22	0	0	29.0	34	5	5	8	4.26	13.9%
2017	NYM	5	11	5.52	1.75	34	18	0	119.0	114	67	12	73	4.39	4.1%
2016	NYM	0	1	8.05	2.05	9	3	0	19.0	20	16	4	17	6.91	7.0%
2015	NYM	0	1	4.50	1.40	5	1	0	10.0	13	5	0	5	1.97	3.6%
2014	NYM	1	3	4.06	1.51	10	8	0	44.1	42	23	8	20	—	—

Fielding

Regular season · OAA 2016+

Season	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
2025	P	59	0	60.1	6	4	0	0	1.000	1.49	—
2024	P	41	0	38.1	1	3	1	0	.800	0.94	—
2023	P	68	0	67.1	2	8	0	1	1.000	1.34	—
2022WS Champ	P	71	0	68.1	2	6	1	1	.889	1.05	—
2021	P	44	0	49.1	4	5	0	1	1.000	1.64	—
2020	P	17	0	17.2	2	0	0	0	1.000	1.02	—
2019	P	22	0	29.0	4	3	0	1	1.000	2.17	—
2017	P	34	18	119.0	4	13	0	1	1.000	1.29	—
2016	P	9	3	19.0	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.95	—
2015	P	5	1	10.0	2	1	0	0	1.000	2.70	—
2014	P	10	8	44.1	2	6	0	1	1.000	1.62	—

Pitching game log

2025 · last 59

Date		Opp	Res	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	Pit
2025-09-27	@	BOS	W	H	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	1	21
2025-09-24	@	CLE	L	ND	0.0	1	2	0	0	2	0	14
2025-09-23	@	CLE	L	ND	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
2025-09-20	vs	ATL	L	ND	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	9
2025-09-19	vs	ATL	L	ND	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	1	21
2025-09-16	vs	CLE	L	ND	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	4	22
2025-09-13	@	MIA	L	L	0.1	2	3	2	1	0	0	9
2025-09-12	@	MIA	L	ND	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	1	18
2025-09-07	vs	CWS	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20
2025-09-06	vs	CWS	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13
2025-09-03	vs	NYM	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	15
2025-09-01	vs	NYM	L	ND	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	1	17
2025-08-31	@	KC	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9
2025-08-27	@	ATH	L	ND	2.2	0	0	0	0	1	4	36
2025-08-24	vs	KC	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	24
2025-08-20	vs	HOU	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14
2025-08-14	@	MIN	W	W	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	2	16
2025-08-10	vs	LAA	W	ND	1.2	1	2	2	1	3	0	28
2025-08-09	vs	LAA	L	ND	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	1	24
2025-08-05	vs	MIN	L	ND	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	0	22
2025-07-29	@	KC	L	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16
2025-07-28	@	KC	W	ND	0.0	2	3	3	0	2	0	14
2025-07-25	@	TEX	L	ND	1.1	2	4	4	0	2	1	28
2025-07-21	vs	SF	W	ND	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	18
2025-07-19	vs	NYY	L	H	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	29
2025-07-12	@	STL	W	ND	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	14
2025-07-11	@	STL	W	H	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17
2025-07-09	@	ATH	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	22
2025-07-05	vs	BAL	L	L	1.0	2	3	2	0	1	1	22
2025-07-02	vs	LAA	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	16
2025-06-28	vs	PHI	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17
2025-06-27	vs	PHI	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
2025-06-24	@	NYM	W	H	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
2025-06-21	@	MIA	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	24
2025-06-19	vs	NYM	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	13
2025-06-14	vs	COL	W	ND	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	4	30
2025-06-08	@	SF	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15
2025-06-03	vs	AZ	L	ND	1.2	4	3	3	1	0	1	39
2025-05-31	vs	BOS	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15
2025-05-29	@	PHI	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2	26
2025-05-27	@	PHI	L	ND	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2025-05-20	@	WSH	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	18
2025-05-17	@	BOS	L	H	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	1	14
2025-05-14	vs	WSH	L	ND	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	3	29
2025-05-10	@	PIT	W	H	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	14
2025-05-08	vs	CIN	W	H	0.1	1	1	1	0	2	0	17
2025-05-06	vs	CIN	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	18
2025-05-02	vs	LAD	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14
2025-04-29	@	COL	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10
2025-04-27	@	AZ	L	ND	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
2025-04-23	vs	STL	W	ND	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	1	17
2025-04-22	vs	STL	L	H	0.1	2	2	2	0	2	0	24
2025-04-19	vs	MIN	W	ND	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	2	23
2025-04-15	@	TOR	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20
2025-04-12	@	TB	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	1	31
2025-04-10	vs	PHI	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2	14
2025-04-06	@	MIN	W	ND	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	3	39
2025-04-02	vs	SF	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9
2025-03-31	vs	SF	L	ND	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	23

2025 · vs 402

K/9

8.750

BB/9

5.51

HR/9

0.776

ERA

4.4828

WHIP

1.3136

xERA

3.5870

Brl%A

7.0%72

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Career Highs

Stat	Best	Year
Wins	5	2022
SO	114	2017
SV	14	2022
ERA	2.37	2022
WHIP	0.97	2019

Comparable Players

2025 · stat-profile similarity

Tyler FergusonATH32y
4.66 ERA · 54 K · 1.33 WHIP
94%
vs
Cole HenryWSH26y
4.27 ERA · 52 K · 1.42 WHIP
85%
vs
Ian HamiltonNYY31y
4.28 ERA · 42 K · 1.25 WHIP
84%
vs
Scott BarlowCIN33y
4.21 ERA · 75 K · 1.39 WHIP
84%
vs
Camilo DovalNYY28y
3.58 ERA · 72 K · 1.32 WHIP
82%
vs

Accolades

World Series Champion

2022

Career Arc

ERA by season · taller = better

Year over Year

pitching trajectory

Yr	Tm	W	ERA	WHIP	SO	IP
20	TEX	0	4.08	1.02	19	18
21	HOU	5▲	6.39▲	1.54▲	42▲	49▲
22	HOU	5	2.37▼	1.02▼	73▲	68▲
23	HOU	3▼	5.08▲	1.53▲	79▲	67▼
24	HOU	1▼	4.70▼	1.41▼	23▼	38▼
25	DET	1	4.48▼	1.31▼	58▲	60▲

Career Milestones

chase to the next mark

Wins23

27 to 50

Strikeouts517

483 to 1,000

Saves30

70 to 100

Season

Pitch Arsenal

2025 · Statcast

Pitch	Use	Velo	Spin
Splitter	47%	87.9	1617
4-Seam	40%	95.2	2384
Slider	8%	85.1	2402
Sinker	5%	95.0	2300

Plate Discipline

2025 · induced

30.9%

Chase

lg 28.5%

67.9%

Z-Swing

lg 67%

28.6%

Whiff

lg 24.5%

71.4%

Contact

lg 76%

40.9%

Zone

lg 48.5%

27.0%

CSW

lg 28%

1,165 pitches · green/red vs league avg

Statcast Trend

xERA by season · taller = better

Barrel% Against by season · taller = better

Per game	2.5
Ceiling (90th)	6.4
Floor (10th)	-2.7
Std dev	4.2
Boom rate	34%
Bust rate	32%
Profile	Volatile