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Mike
Gates		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 165
 
Born: September 20, 1956 in Usa, CA, CULVER CITY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1982   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 24 LAD NL $ 300,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 4 4 6 7 6
1982 25 LAD NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 4 4 6 7 7
1983 26 LAD NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 4 4 7 8 7
1984 27 LAD NL $ 300,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 4 4 7 7 7
1985 28 LAD NL $ 300,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 4 4 6 6 6
1986 29 LAD NL $ 350,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 5 6 6 3 4 4 6 6 6
1987 30 LAD NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 4 4 6 6 6
1988 31 LAD NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 6 6 3 4 4 7 8 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
1981 24 LAD NL 100 306 21 54 12 2 1 12 2 2 20 44 .176 .225 .239 .463 11.9 0.0
    AA   25 99 12 33 4 1 2 5 3 1 14 11 .333 .416 .455 .870 18.4  
1982 25 LAD NL 145 451 39 105 20 0 1 33 1 3 27 56 .233 .276 .284 .560 33.0 3.1
1983 26 LAD NL 16 19 4 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .368 .632 1.7 0.2
    AAA   104 413 44 112 18 2 5 32 6 5 30 44 .271 .321 .361 .681 46.5  
1984 27 LAD NL 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.3 0.0
    AAA   103 365 35 95 13 1 6 41 5 5 30 43 .260 .316 .351 .667 40.1  
1985 28 LAD NL 51 51 4 7 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 12 .137 .170 .176 .346 0.1 0.0
1986 29 LAD NL 21 22 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 .227 .292 .318 .610 1.7 0.2
1987 30 LAD NL 25 30 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .233 .281 .233 .515 1.7 0.0
1988 31 LAD NL 41 118 12 23 8 1 0 8 0 1 10 30 .195 .264 .280 .543 7.7 0.0
    AAA   49 184 19 43 6 2 1 21 2 4 16 28 .234 .295 .304 .599 15.8  
8 Years Sim 404 1007 83 207 46 3 2 61 4 7 63 152 .206 .252 .263 .515 57.3 3.5
3 Years AAA 256 962 98 250 37 5 12 94 13 14 76 115 .260 .313 .346 .659 102.5  
1 Years AA 25 99 12 33 4 1 2 5 3 1 14 11 .333 .416 .455 .870 18.4  
4 Years Minors 281 1061 110 283 41 6 14 99 16 15 90 126 .267 .323 .356 .679 120.9  
162 Game Average 403 33 83 18 1 0 24 1 2 25 60 .206 .252 .263 .515 23.0  
Career Highs 145 451 39 105 20 2 1 33 2 3 27 56 .263 .292 .368 .632 33.0  
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   808 73 171 40 2 2 49 3 7 50 120 .212 .257 .274 .531 51.4
vs LH   199 10 36 6 1 0 12 1 0 13 32 .181 .233 .221 .454 8.8
Home 198 486 38 96 25 1 0 20 1 4 32 84 .198 .248 .253 .501 26.4
Away 206 521 45 111 21 2 2 41 3 3 31 68 .213 .257 .273 .529 33.8
RISP   196 0 40 6 0 0 49 0 0 11 27 .204 .243 .235 .478 10.1
Pinch Hitting   13 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 .231 .308 .538 0.8
Close/Late   151 8 30 8 0 0 4 0 0 6 21 .199 .229 .252 .481 7.2
Mar/Apr 46 101 9 26 2 0 0 9 0 1 4 14 .257 .283 .277 .560 7.3
May 62 168 17 37 8 0 0 11 0 1 9 22 .220 .267 .268 .535 10.4
June 65 167 15 34 8 2 0 11 1 0 12 21 .204 .256 .275 .531 11.3
July 59 150 16 36 10 0 2 12 0 1 6 21 .240 .269 .347 .616 12.9
August 74 175 8 29 9 0 0 8 1 3 11 32 .166 .213 .217 .430 5.4
Sep/Oct 98 246 18 45 9 1 0 10 2 1 21 42 .183 .246 .228 .474 12.9
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 24 LAD NL 2B 99 99 789.3 201 380 6 93 .990 6.62   3.5
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1982 25 LAD NL 2B 145 145 1208.0 294 570 12 130 .986 6.44   4.3
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1983 26 LAD NL 2B 12 0 29.3 11 12 0 2 1.000 7.06   0.1
    SS 2 0 4.7 3 2 1 0 .833 9.66   0.0
1984 27 LAD NL 2B 5 3 30.0 8 10 0 5 1.000 5.40   0.1
1985 28 LAD NL 2B 45 13 158.3 36 68 2 18 .981 5.91   0.6
    SS 5 0 14.0 3 9 1 3 .923 7.71   0.1
1986 29 LAD NL 2B 13 4 45.3 9 21 1 2 .968 5.96   0.3
    3B 4 0 11.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.64   0.0
    SS 3 0 6.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 7.50   0.0
1987 30 LAD NL 2B 19 4 65.0 11 25 0 4 1.000 4.98   0.3
    SS 4 0 9.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 5.00   0.1
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1988 31 LAD NL 2B 40 34 316.7 65 137 1 24 .995 5.74   1.6
  2B 378 302 2642.0 635 1223 22 278 .988 6.33   10.7
  SS 14 0 33.7 9 18 2 3 .931 7.22   0.2
  3B 5 0 13.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.38   0.0
  RF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   399 302 2691.6 644 1243 24 281 .987 6.31   11.0
Career Highs   146 145 1210.0 294 570 12 130 1.000 7.41    
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  4. George Williams (960)
  5. Bill Wambsganss (956)
  6. Charlie Gilbert (956)
  7. Willy Miranda (954)
  8. Mike Richardt (949)
  9. Johnny Berardino (949)
  10. Tom Ragland (947)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 83rd overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1981
Had first career hit on 5/4/1981, off Jack Morris (MIA)
Hit first career homerun on 7/6/1981, off Ed Halicki (KCR)
Injured on 3/18/1982 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1982
Injured on 5/20/1984 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 6/10/1984 with a Bruised Heel, out for 3 days
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
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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