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Willie Mays League
8-19-2085
Steve Villanueva Relief Pitcher
Retired (2021, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.66 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 169-93 Status Deceased (2052) Option Years 0  
SV 116 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 10-02-1984
K 1977 Drafted Round 1, Pick 5
(2002)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(157 games)
IP 2386.0
WHIP 1.26
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C    Ldrship C-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val B-
Speed D- Bunt C- Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 10
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
2004 STL
0
 2
6
0
0
0
0
 1
8.1
 8 7 7 2 4
5
1.44
7.56
2005 STL
5
 1
28
0
0
0
4
 2
60.2
 66 36 32 2 18
43
1.38
4.75
2006 STL
0
 2
6
0
0
0
1
 1
8.1
 20 18 18 0 9
10
3.48
19.44
2007 STL
4
 0
41
0
0
0
6
 0
76.0
 83 34 34 1 31
58
1.50
4.03
2008 STL
2
 5
26
26
1
0
0
 0
119.1
 111 52 50 0 50
119
1.35
3.77
2009 STL
19
 9
68
5
0
0
15
 3
196.2
 173 82 74 1 70
156
1.24
3.39
2010 STL
14
 5
90
0
0
0
13
 12
193.0
 211 114 104 3 71
172
1.46
4.85
2011 STL
14
 7
78
0
0
0
14
 7
219.1
 182 81 71 5 67
165
1.14
2.91
2012 STL
6
 18
93
0
0
0
10
 7
211.1
 241 138 132 2 84
162
1.54
5.62
2013 STL-DET
13
 11
68
13
0
0
7
 8
182.1
 168 85 81 5 58
149
1.24
4.00
2013 STL
11
 11
57
10
0
0
7
 7
158.1
 152 75 71 4 47
128
1.26
4.04
2013 DET
2
 0
11
3
0
0
0
 1
24.0
 16 10 10 1 11
21
1.13
3.75
2014 DET
7
 3
54
0
0
0
3
 4
101.2
 97 47 44 1 38
93
1.33
3.90
2015 DET
16
 2
54
0
0
0
0
 1
141.0
 120 50 49 2 38
112
1.12
3.13
2016 DET
11
 8
28
20
6
2
0
 0
183.1
 152 60 56 1 52
149
1.11
2.75
2017 TOR
15
 8
35
35
8
1
0
 0
239.2
 187 75 65 2 73
212
1.08
2.44
2018 TOR
18
 7
36
36
1
0
0
 0
234.0
 193 82 77 3 84
194
1.18
2.96
2019 TOR
13
 2
113
0
0
0
37
 5
133.0
 115 51 51 1 47
113
1.22
3.45
2020 TOR
9
 3
43
0
0
0
6
 6
54.0
 47 19 19 0 17
47
1.19
3.17
2021 TOR
3
 0
4
3
2
0
0
 0
24.0
 18 6 5 0 5
18
0.96
1.88
2085
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
169
 93
871
138
18
3
116
 57
2386.0
 2192 1037 969 31 816
1977
1.26
3.66
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2021-11-01Steve Villanueva has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2021-10-03The Toronto Bluejays have designated Steve Villanueva for assignment.
2021-09-17The Toronto Bluejays have promoted Steve Villanueva to the major league team.
2021-08-03The Toronto Bluejays have promoted Nyls Puhl to the major league team. The Toronto Bluejays have designated Steve Villanueva for assignment.
2021-04-08The Toronto Bluejays have re-claimed Steve Villanueva from the waiver wire.
2021-04-08The Toronto Bluejays have designated Steve Villanueva for assignment.
2020-09-26Steve Villanueva of the Toronto Bluejays is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
2017-03-07Trade #1138084 has been completed between the Detroit The Chosen Ones and the Toronto Bluejays. The Toronto Bluejays receive Bill Slaughter, Steve Villanueva from the Detroit The Chosen Ones in exchange for Draft Pick 2017 Round 1 TOR (Leo Blackaby Detroit). Protest This Trade.
2013-08-19A trade has been completed between the Detroit The Chosen Ones and the St. Louis Tar Heels. The St. Louis Tar Heels receive John Clay, Bob Aaron from the Detroit The Chosen Ones in exchange for Steve Villanueva. Protest This Trade.
2011-08-14Steve Villanueva of the St. Louis Tar Heels is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
2010-09-13Steve Villanueva of the St. Louis Tar Heels is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
2007-03-03The St. Louis Tar Heels have promoted Ted Whited to the major league team. The St. Louis Tar Heels have promoted Steve Villanueva to the major league team.
2006-06-04The St. Louis Tar Heels have promoted Bill Guthridge to the major league team. The St. Louis Tar Heels have sent Steve Villanueva to the minors.
2005-06-16The St. Louis Tar Heels have promoted Don Haeffner to the major league team. The St. Louis Tar Heels have promoted Steve Villanueva to the major league team. The St. Louis Tar Heels have sent Clyde Michael to the minors. The St. Louis Tar Heels have designated Bill Guthridge for assignment.
2004-10-03The St. Louis Tar Heels have promoted Lee Kinder to the major league team. The St. Louis Tar Heels have sent Steve Villanueva to the minors. The St. Louis Tar Heels have sent Joe Sawyer to the minors. The St. Louis Tar Heels have sent Clyde Michael to the minors. The St. Louis Tar Heels have sent Evar Williams to the minors.
2004-09-22The St. Louis Tar Heels have promoted Clyde Michael to the major league team. The St. Louis Tar Heels have promoted Steve Villanueva to the major league team.
2001-07-09A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Tar Heels and the Washington Bureaucrats. The Washington Bureaucrats receive David Noel, Draft Pick 2003 Round 1 STL (Charlie Madden), Draft Pick 2002 Round 1 STL (Tony Crockett) from the St. Louis Tar Heels in exchange for Jim Bierbauer, Draft Pick 2002 Round 1 WAS (Steve Villanueva).