Mike
Champion
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: February 10, 1955 in Usa, AL, MONTGOMERY
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 21 MON NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
1977 22 MON NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 5 3 3 3 7 6 6
1978 23 MON NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 6 7
1979 24 MON NL     5 5 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 6 7
1980 25 MON NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 6 6
1981 26 MON NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 2 2 7 6 7
1982 27 MON NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 2 3 7 7 7
1983 28 MON NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 2 2 7 7 7
1984 29 MON NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 6 5 6 3 2 2 7 7 7
1985 30 MON NL $ 350,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 6 5 5 3 2 3 7 7 7
1986 31 MON NL $ 350,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 5 5 3 2 2 7 7 7
1987 32 MON NL $ 350,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 5 6 3 2 2 7 7 7
1988 33 MON NL $ 350,000   6 6 7 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 6 6
1989 34 MON NL $ 350,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 2 2 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1976 21 A   76 95 13 30 6 1 1 23 0 1 11 9 .316 .387 .432 .818 15.0  
1977 22 AA   135 546 52 144 23 4 7 45 6 4 41 60 .264 .315 .359 .674 60.9  
1978 23 AA   137 532 51 155 21 2 1 46 3 5 54 59 .291 .357 .344 .701 65.2  
1979 24 AA   137 540 55 171 23 3 8 51 5 8 53 56 .317 .378 .415 .793 80.6  
1980 25 AAA   135 525 60 155 22 4 8 58 6 6 39 65 .295 .344 .398 .742 68.9  
1981 26 MON NL 51 141 10 38 12 0 0 13 0 1 6 22 .270 .304 .355 .659 14.4 2.4
    AAA   25 102 10 28 4 2 0 8 0 1 5 12 .275 .308 .353 .661 10.2  
1982 27 MON NL 146 454 49 107 18 1 2 33 5 2 10 69 .236 .250 .293 .543 30.2 0.4
1983 28 MON NL 124 364 28 91 14 2 1 31 0 4 13 45 .250 .275 .308 .583 26.4 1.1
1984 29 MON NL 116 295 27 58 14 0 2 21 3 1 17 41 .197 .242 .264 .506 17.0 0.0
1985 30 AA   137 562 84 187 33 3 6 52 4 9 51 62 .333 .388 .434 .822 87.2  
1986 31 AA   137 585 49 168 26 9 6 59 3 8 31 67 .287 .323 .393 .716 68.7  
1987 32 AA   136 515 73 165 32 5 5 75 8 9 47 52 .320 .377 .431 .808 77.9  
1988 33 MON NL 4 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .111 .222 .333 0.0 0.0
    AAA   133 572 65 170 24 2 8 46 15 7 27 84 .297 .329 .388 .717 69.9  
1989 34 AAA   132 521 64 165 24 1 11 47 7 7 28 79 .317 .352 .430 .781 73.0  
5 Years Sim 441 1263 115 295 59 3 5 98 8 8 46 178 .234 .260 .297 .557 87.9 3.9
4 Years AAA 425 1720 199 518 74 9 27 159 28 21 99 240 .301 .340 .402 .741 222.1  
6 Years AA 819 3280 364 990 158 26 33 328 29 43 277 356 .302 .357 .396 .753 440.6  
1 Years A 76 95 13 30 6 1 1 23 0 1 11 9 .316 .385 .432 .817 15.0  
11 Years Minors 1320 5095 576 1538 238 36 61 510 57 65 387 605 .302 .352 .399 .751 677.7  
162 Game Average 463 42 108 21 1 1 36 2 2 16 65 .234 .260 .297 .557 32.3  
Career Highs 146 454 49 107 18 2 2 33 5 4 17 69 .270 .304 .355 .659 30.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   879 71 195 42 2 4 72 4 7 32 137 .222 .249 .288 .537 55.3
vs LH   384 44 100 17 1 1 26 4 1 14 41 .260 .286 .318 .603 33.1
Home 215 620 60 156 31 1 2 58 3 5 25 76 .252 .280 .315 .595 50.1
Away 226 643 55 139 28 2 3 40 5 3 21 102 .216 .241 .280 .521 38.3
RISP   266 0 70 13 0 0 85 0 0 8 36 .263 .279 .312 .591 21.8
Pinch Hitting   20 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .150 .150 .200 .350 0.1
Close/Late   143 12 43 11 0 1 12 0 0 5 19 .301 .324 .399 .723 17.0
Mar/Apr 53 158 11 32 5 0 3 18 0 1 3 27 .203 .216 .291 .507 8.5
May 64 149 9 32 7 1 0 11 1 0 5 17 .215 .240 .275 .515 8.7
June 71 212 17 51 9 0 0 21 2 0 11 26 .241 .276 .283 .559 16.1
July 81 245 35 67 9 1 1 17 1 3 12 27 .273 .308 .331 .638 23.2
August 85 242 22 62 15 0 1 16 3 2 7 42 .256 .280 .331 .611 20.2
Sep/Oct 87 257 21 51 14 1 0 15 1 2 8 39 .198 .222 .261 .483 11.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1981 26 MON NL 2B 22 22 181.7 52 72 1 18 .992 6.14   0.6
    SS 9 7 75.0 15 28 1 4 .977 5.16   0.3
    CF 11 6 61.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.62   0.3
    RF 8 6 51.3 16 1 0 1 1.000 2.98    
1982 27 MON NL RF 103 96 799.7 171 3 0 3 1.000 1.96   2.2
    2B 30 26 237.3 49 101 5 17 .968 5.69   1.1
    SS 12 6 60.7 12 21 0 4 1.000 4.90   0.3
    CF 4 4 36.0 13 0 0 0 1.000 3.25    
1983 28 MON NL SS 64 42 402.0 55 183 4 42 .983 5.33   2.2
    CF 12 10 87.7 26 0 0 0 1.000 2.67   0.4
    2B 11 7 66.0 13 25 1 3 .974 5.18   0.3
    RF 7 6 56.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.61    
1984 29 MON NL 2B 66 54 472.7 108 206 7 42 .978 5.98   2.0
    SS 28 11 131.3 27 62 2 12 .978 6.10   0.7
    3B 9 9 74.0 8 18 1 2 .963 3.16   0.2
    CF 8 7 59.7 18 0 0 0 1.000 2.72   0.1
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1988 33 MON NL 1B 2 1 12.0 18 0 0 2 1.000 13.50   0.0
    2B 1 1 7.0 2 3 0 1 1.000 6.43   0.0
  2B 130 110 964.7 224 407 14 81 .978 5.89   4.1
  RF 119 108 908.0 197 4 0 4 1.000 1.99   2.2
  SS 113 66 669.0 109 294 7 62 .983 5.42   3.5
  CF 35 27 244.3 68 0 0 0 1.000 2.50   0.8
  3B 9 9 74.0 8 18 1 2 .963 3.16   0.2
  1B 2 1 12.0 18 0 0 2 1.000 13.50   0.0
Career Totals   408 321 2872.0 624 723 22 151 .984 4.22   11.0
Career Highs   149 132 1133.7 245 286 10 56 1.000 10.89    
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 78th overall pick, by Montreal in 1976
Injured on 9/2/1977 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 7/11/1980 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Had first career hit on 6/21/1981, off Rollie Fingers (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1982, off Don Sutton (BSN)
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/31/1987 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration