Elih Villanueva
Elih Christopher Villanueva
Born: July 27, 1986
Miami, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 230
Draft: Round 27 (2008 June Amateur Draft, Florida Marlins)
School: Florida State
Career: 2008-2023
Major League Statistics
Elih Villanueva compiled a career record of 96 wins and 91 losses and a 4.27 ERA in his 275-game pitching career with the Marlins, Jamestown Jammers, Jupiter Hammerheads, Jacksonville Suns, New Orleans Zephyrs, Bowie Baysox, Norfolk Tides, Portland Sea Dogs, Lancaster Barnstormers, Monterrey Sultanes, West Virginia Power/Charleston Dirty Birds, Kentucky Wild Health Genomes and Spire City Ghost Hounds. He began playing during the 2008 season and last took the field during the 2023 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Jammers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.89 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 |
| 2008 | R | GULF | Marlins | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.77 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.47 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 158.0 | 159 | 68 | 61 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 110 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 654 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 14 | 4 | .778 | 2.26 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 179.0 | 137 | 56 | 45 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 115 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 709 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5.35 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0 | 199 | 113 | 98 | 24 | 59 | 2 | 105 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 728 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.90 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 113.0 | 120 | 57 | 49 | 11 | 44 | 5 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 494 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.50 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.3 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 183 |
| 2013 | R | GULF | Marlins | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 10 | 10 | .500 | 4.47 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137.0 | 148 | 77 | 68 | 18 | 47 | 0 | 104 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 604 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2.93 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 110.7 | 92 | 40 | 36 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 437 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.71 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.3 | 67 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 248 |
| 2017 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 5 | 5 | .500 | 7.85 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.3 | 85 | 53 | 50 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 275 |
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.72 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.3 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 151 |
| 2021 | Ind | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 1 | 3 | .250 | 13.11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 2021 | Ind | ATLL | West Virginia Power/Charleston Dirty Birds | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.39 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98.3 | 99 | 64 | 48 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 431 |
| 2022 | Ind | ATLL | Kentucky Wild Health Genomes | 12 | 9 | .571 | 5.45 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 140.3 | 133 | 89 | 85 | 21 | 67 | 0 | 151 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 621 |
| 2023 | Ind | ATLL | Spire City Ghost Hounds | 1 | 7 | .125 | 7.33 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.3 | 80 | 58 | 54 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 306 |
| Totals | 96 | 91 | .513 | 4.27 | 275 | 248 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1441.3 | 1474 | 776 | 684 | 168 | 429 | 7 | 1092 | 75 | 6 | 75 | 6175 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 28 | 43 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .171 | .237 | .229 | .465 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 28 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .152 | .200 | .333 | .533 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 32 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .235 | .267 | .502 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 29 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .241 | .241 | .241 | .483 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 127 | 143 | 123 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | .179 | .214 | .260 | .474 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Jammers | P | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .800 | .800 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2008 | R | GULF | Marlins | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | P | 26 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | .935 | 1.115 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | .893 | .893 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | P | 28 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.429 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | P | 32 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .957 | .688 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | P | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 2013 | R | GULF | Marlins | P | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | P | 27 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .962 | .926 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | P | 17 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .917 | 1.294 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | P | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.455 |
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | P | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .571 |
| 2017 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | P | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .923 | .857 |
| 2021 | Ind | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | P | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2021 | Ind | ATLL | West Virginia Power/Charleston Dirty Birds | P | 18 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .944 |
| 2022 | Ind | ATLL | Kentucky Wild Health Genomes | P | 24 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .708 |
| 2023 | Ind | ATLL | Spire City Ghost Hounds | P | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Totals | 251 | 90 | 150 | 12 | 5 | .952 | .956 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | R | Gulf Coast League | Marlins | FLO | July 15, 2008 | July 19, 2008 |
| 2008 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Jamestown Jammers | FLO | July 24, 2008 | September 3, 2008 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Jupiter Hammerheads | FLO | August 17, 2008 | August 29, 2008 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Jupiter Hammerheads | FLO | April 9, 2009 | August 26, 2009 |
| 2009 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | LAN | September 1, 2009 | September 7, 2009 |
| 2010 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | LAN | April 8, 2010 | September 4, 2010 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | FLO | April 7, 2011 | September 5, 2011 |
| 2012 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | MIA | April 6, 2012 | August 30, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | MIA | April 8, 2013 | September 2, 2013 |
| 2013 | R | Gulf Coast League | Marlins | MIA | July 27, 2013 | August 13, 2013 |
| 2014 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | MIA | April 6, 2014 | August 26, 2014 |
| 2015 | AA | Eastern League | Bowie Baysox | BAL | April 10, 2015 | August 1, 2015 |
| 2015 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | BAL | May 17, 2015 | September 7, 2015 |
| 2017 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lancaster Barnstormers | April 22, 2017 | June 1, 2017 | |
| 2017 | AA | Eastern League | Portland Sea Dogs | BOS | June 7, 2017 | September 2, 2017 |
| 2021 | Ind | Atlantic | West Virginia Power/Charleston Dirty Birds | May 30, 2021 | October 6, 2021 | |
| 2021 | Ind | Mexican | Monterrey Sultanes | July 11, 2021 | July 30, 2021 | |
| 2022 | Ind | Atlantic League | Kentucky Wild Health Genomes | April 22, 2022 | September 14, 2022 | |
| 2023 | Ind | Atlantic League | Spire City Ghost Hounds | April 30, 2023 | July 8, 2023 |
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