Daniel Ponce de Leon
Daniel Robert Ponce de Leon
Born: January 16, 1992
La Mirada, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 24 (2010 June Amateur Draft, Tampa Bay Rays)
Draft: Round 38 (2012 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
Draft: Round 14 (2013 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
Draft: Round 9 (2014 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: La Mirada HS
Cypress CC
Houston
La Mirada (CA) HS
Career: 2014-2023
Major League Statistics
Daniel Ponce de Leon compiled a career record of 53 wins and 36 losses and a 3.61 ERA in his 140-game pitching career with the State College Spikes, Peoria Chiefs, Palm Beach Cardinals, Springfield Cardinals, Memphis Redbirds, Rochester Red Wings, Tacoma Rainiers, Toledo Mud Hens, Charlotte Knights and Mexico City Diablos Rojos. He began playing during the 2014 season and last took the field during the 2023 campaign.
 State College Spikes |
 Peoria Chiefs |
 Palm Beach Cardinals |
 Springfield Cardinals |
 Memphis Redbirds |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Tacoma Rainiers |
 Charlotte Knights |
 Mexico City Diablos Rojos |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Short Season A | NYPL | State College Spikes | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.44 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.3 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 183 |
| 2015 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.47 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76.7 | 72 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 323 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.49 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.3 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 162 |
| 2016 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.52 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 151.0 | 128 | 71 | 59 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 122 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 642 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.24 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 96.3 | 69 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 110 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 409 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.88 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84.3 | 62 | 30 | 27 | 7 | 43 | 1 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 358 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Memphis Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| 2021 | AA | AACE | Springfield Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 16.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.65 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.7 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 124 |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 5 | 8 | .385 | 7.95 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.3 | 77 | 64 | 63 | 16 | 42 | 0 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 332 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.69 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 2023 | Ind | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | 0 | 0 | 5.81 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 125 | |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 1 | 4 | .200 | 9.99 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.3 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 |
| Totals | 53 | 36 | .596 | 3.61 | 140 | 134 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 675.0 | 575 | 311 | 271 | 56 | 298 | 2 | 642 | 40 | 1 | 31 | 2889 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | 27 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .154 | .200 | .154 | .354 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 19 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 16 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .188 | .235 | .188 | .423 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Memphis Redbirds | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 73 | 59 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | .104 | .137 | .104 | .241 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Short Season A | NYPL | State College Spikes | P | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | P | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
| 2015 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | P | 13 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 1.308 |
| 2016 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | P | 27 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 3 | .931 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | P | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.167 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | P | 19 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .684 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | P | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .562 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Memphis Redbirds | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2021 | AA | AACE | Springfield Cardinals | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .143 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | P | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .312 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | P | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2023 | Ind | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | P | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Totals | 114 | 34 | 59 | 3 | 4 | .969 | .816 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | State College Spikes | SLN | June 20, 2014 | August 28, 2014 |
| 2015 | A | Midwest League | Peoria Chiefs | SLN | April 11, 2015 | June 28, 2015 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Palm Beach Cardinals | SLN | July 4, 2015 | August 14, 2015 |
| 2016 | AA | Texas League | Springfield Cardinals | SLN | April 9, 2016 | August 31, 2016 |
| 2017 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | April 11, 2017 | May 9, 2017 |
| 2018 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | April 5, 2018 | August 26, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | April 7, 2019 | August 25, 2019 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | May 13, 2021 | July 28, 2021 |
| 2021 | AA | AA Central | Springfield Cardinals | SLN | August 3, 2021 | August 3, 2021 |
| 2022 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA | April 9, 2022 | July 13, 2022 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | WAS | July 28, 2022 | September 4, 2022 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | September 13, 2022 | September 23, 2022 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | April 13, 2023 | May 25, 2023 |
| 2023 | Ind | Mexican League | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | June 28, 2023 | August 5, 2023 |
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