George Kontos Autographs
George Kontos is an American professional baseball player, born on June 12th, 1985, in Lincolnwood, Illinois. Kontos attended Northwestern University, where he played college baseball. He committed to play baseball at Northwestern before being drafted by the New York Yankees in the fifth round of the 2006 MLB draft. Kontos played in the minor leagues for seven seasons before being called up to the major league level in 2011.
Kontos’ major league debut was on September 10th, 2011, where he pitched a scoreless inning for the Yankees. He was then traded to the San Francisco Giants in the middle of the 2012 season. While with the Giants, Kontos was a valuable relief pitcher and played an essential role in the team's 2012 and 2014 championship runs. Over the course of his major league career, he has accumulated a 3.14 earned run average (ERA) and recorded 326 strikeouts in 348 innings pitched.
In addition to his major league career, Kontos has also played internationally for Team Italy in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. However, after the 2018 season, Kontos became a free agent and was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in January of 2019. In July of 2019, the Pirates granted Kontos his unconditional release, and he remains a free agent. Despite his current situation, Kontos’ impact on the Giants' success cements him as a notable player in baseball history.
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Traded items with a signature of George Kontos
The most expensive item with a signature of George Kontos (George Kontos Signed 2014 World Series Baseball,San Francisco Giants,SF,WS,Proof) was sold in February 2015 for $75.00 while the cheapest item (New York Yankee George Kontos Signed Autographed card) found a new owner for $0.15 in January 2009. The month with the most items sold (7) was September 2011 with an average selling price of $15.00 for an autographed item of George Kontos. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2015 with $75.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.15 was January 2009. In average, an autographed item from George Kontos is worth $12.74.
Most recently, these items with a signature of George Kontos were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2008 Bowman Signs Of the Future George Kontos Autograph #SOF-GK | $5.00 |  |
 | 2008 Tristar Signa Cuts Cut Signature Autograph Auto George Kontos gold /50 | $8.00 | |
| 2008 Tristar Signa Cuts Cut Signature Autograph Auto George Kontos gold /50 | $8.00 | |
| 2008 Tristar Signa Cuts Cut Signature Autograph Auto George Kontos gold /50 | $7.00 | |
| 2009 Bowman George Kontos Prospect Auto Autograph | $5.99 | |
| 2009 BOWMAN PROSPECTS GEORGE KONTOS AUTOGRAPH #BPA-GK NEW YORK YANKEES | $4.72 | |
| 2010 Tristar George Kontos Signa Cuts Auto Autograph #16/25 | $1.25 | |
 | George Kontos 2007 Justifiable #18 New York Yankees Auto Autographed Signed Card | $4.69 | |
| George Kontos 2008 Tristar Signa Cuts Autograph | $9.99 | |
| George Kontos SF Giants Signed Auto Official 2014 World Series Baseball JSA Cert | $34.90 | |
| George Kontos Signed Autograph 2006 NYPL Top Prospects MiLB Baseball Card | $9.99 | |
| George Kontos Signed Baseball San Francisco Giants Autographed Photo Proof SF | $49.99 | |
| Signed Baseball Card Auto George Kontos 2015 Topps Update #US168 Giants | $29.94 | |
| Yankees George Kontos Signed 2006 Bowman Chrome Autograph Card #DP32 | $5.75 | |
| Yankees George Kontos Signed 2006 Bowman Chrome Autograph Card #DP32 | $11.32 | |
Latest News about George Kontos
What Giants will miss most without Buster Posey in George Kontos' eyes (12/22/2021): George Kontos threw to Buster Posey for six seasons. On this week's Giants Talk, he discusses what the Giants will be missing without Posey in their lineup and clubhouse.
