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Mike
Fitzgerald		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 205
 
Born: July 13, 1960 in Usa, CA, LONG BEACH
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1990   
All-Star Selections 1990   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 22 WAS NL     4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6
1984 23 WAS NL     4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6
1985 24 WAS NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1986 25 WAS NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 6 6
1987 26 WAS NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5
1988 27 WAS NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6
1989 28 WAS NL $ 1,600,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6
1990 29 WAS NL $ 1,600,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,600,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6
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
1983 22 AA   134 429 47 133 24 2 10 49 7 7 79 58 .310 .417 .445 .863 79.7  
1984 23 AAA   80 259 33 69 13 2 9 42 3 0 33 42 .266 .349 .436 .786 40.4  
    AA   50 51 7 16 4 0 2 11 0 0 17 6 .314 .485 .510 .995 13.2  
1985 24 WAS NL 21 69 8 15 2 0 3 11 0 1 8 10 .217 .295 .377 .672 7.1 0.8
    AAA   128 453 60 129 27 1 15 58 9 3 67 77 .285 .377 .448 .825 77.4  
1986 25 WAS NL 108 341 28 72 12 0 3 27 2 0 29 87 .211 .272 .273 .544 22.7 0.0
1987 26 WAS NL 139 449 61 98 22 1 9 54 2 1 64 110 .218 .314 .332 .646 51.8 7.2
1988 27 WAS NL 133 470 53 101 28 0 6 54 3 0 57 126 .215 .299 .313 .611 44.3 4.0
1989 28 WAS NL 135 460 63 102 26 2 7 51 0 2 62 103 .222 .312 .333 .645 49.7 6.2
1990 29 WAS NL 141 495 79 146 37 2 12 74 2 1 63 94 .295 .375 .451 .825 80.5 17.4
6 Years Sim 677 2284 292 534 127 5 40 271 9 5 283 530 .234 .317 .346 .663 256.2 35.7
2 Years AAA 208 712 93 198 40 3 24 100 12 3 100 119 .278 .365 .444 .808 117.8  
2 Years AA 184 480 54 149 28 2 12 60 7 7 96 64 .310 .429 .452 .881 92.9  
4 Years Minors 392 1192 147 347 68 5 36 160 19 10 196 183 .291 .391 .447 .838 210.7  
162 Game Average 546 69 127 30 1 9 64 2 1 67 126 .234 .317 .346 .663 61.3  
Career Highs 141 495 79 146 37 2 12 74 3 2 64 126 .295 .375 .451 .825 80.5  
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   1646 211 393 94 4 32 204 7 3 206 372 .239 .322 .359 .681 199.5
vs LH   638 81 141 33 1 8 67 2 2 77 158 .221 .305 .313 .618 64.0
Home 331 1088 144 256 73 3 17 129 3 3 136 268 .235 .320 .355 .675 127.6
Away 346 1196 148 278 54 2 23 142 6 2 147 262 .232 .314 .339 .653 135.9
RISP   633 0 150 35 0 6 207 0 0 93 147 .237 .327 .321 .648 73.6
Pinch Hitting   34 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 .118 .189 .118 .307 -0.2
Close/Late   304 34 63 9 0 4 30 0 0 41 70 .207 .301 .276 .577 28.0
Mar/Apr 106 367 46 89 14 0 8 45 1 1 45 91 .243 .324 .346 .670 43.6
May 116 404 41 94 26 1 8 48 1 0 42 86 .233 .305 .361 .667 45.5
June 105 359 39 92 27 1 4 48 1 1 44 79 .256 .335 .370 .705 45.4
July 105 365 60 80 22 1 6 44 1 0 48 93 .219 .305 .334 .639 40.2
August 122 396 51 84 18 0 6 38 1 2 50 92 .212 .298 .303 .601 38.2
Sep/Oct 123 393 55 95 20 2 8 48 4 1 54 89 .242 .336 .364 .700 50.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1985 24 WAS NL C 21 21 180.3 141 10 2 0 .987 7.54 20 8 .400 0 1.3
1986 25 WAS NL C 91 88 790.3 582 39 3 0 .995 7.07 83 24 .289 2 3.8
    3B 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1987 26 WAS NL C 135 129 1184.0 839 54 12 1 .987 6.79 120 36 .300 1 6.3
1988 27 WAS NL C 130 126 1128.7 811 66 9 0 .990 6.99 105 45 .429 2 8.7
1989 28 WAS NL C 135 129 1176.7 878 52 8 2 .991 7.11 105 27 .257 1 5.6
1990 29 WAS NL C 130 126 1124.3 835 43 6 0 .993 7.03 108 29 .269 2 6.3
  C 642 619 5584.3 4086 264 40 3 .991 7.01 541 169 .312 8 32.0
  3B 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   644 619 5591.3 4087 264 40 3 .991 7.00 541 169 .312 8 32.1
Career Highs   135 129 1184.0 878 66 12 2 .995 7.54 120 45 .429 2  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1988 27 WAS NL 6 28 2 11 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 .393 .414 .393 .807
1989 28 WAS NL 9 35 5 14 4 0 0 4 0 0 2 5 .400 .432 .514 .947
1990 29 WAS NL 13 57 11 20 7 0 4 17 0 0 5 8 .351 .406 .684 1.090
Career Post-Season Batting 28 120 18 45 11 0 4 26 0 0 8 15 .375 .415 .567 .982
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Strikeouts
1988-7-126
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 24    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  4. Duffy Dyer (953)
  5. Charlie Berry (953)
  6. Tom Satriano (952)
  7. Ernie Vick (951)
  8. Ray Mueller (948)
  9. Carl Warwick (946)
  10. Bob Brenly (945)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 81st overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1969
Traded from Tampa Bay to New York (A) on 6/1/1969 (Going to NYA: CF Wayne Comer, P Mike Garman, 1B Eddie Leon, C Bob Didier. Going to TAM: P Jim O'toole)
Traded from New York (A) to Seattle on 2/3/1972 (Going to SEM: C Bob Didier. Going to NYA: P Tom Qualters)
Injured on 5/4/1972 with a Bruised Foot, out for 3 days
Injured on 7/23/1975 with a Fractured Cheekbone, out for 6-7 weeks
Injured on 3/26/1977 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/17/1977 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 8/15/1978 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Seattle on 4/3/1979
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 4/3/1979 to a minor league deal
Had first career hit (double) on 4/7/1979, off Bob Stanley (DET)
Injured on 7/26/1980 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season
Traded from Cleveland (N) to Colorado on 2/14/1981 (Going to COL: 2B Larry Bowa, C Bob Didier, P Mike Jones, RF Bill Russell. Going to CLN: SS Frank Taveras)
Hit first career homerun on 6/14/1981, off Butch Metzger (LAD)
Drafted in 2nd round, 47th overall pick, by Washington in 1983
Injured on 7/5/1984 with a Bruised Finger, out for 3 days
Had first career hit on 9/8/1985, off Dave Gumpert (MON)
Hit first career homerun on 9/12/1985, off Eric Wilkins (OAK)
7/31/1988: Signed a contract extension with Washington , $1,600,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1990, hitting .432 with 2 HR, 18 RBI
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game
Injured on 10/6/1990 with a Bruised Ribs, out for 1-2 weeks
Won World Championship with Washington in 1990
 
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