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Mike
Krukow		  
Nickname: Polish Prince
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 210
 
Born: January 21, 1952 in Usa, CA, LONG BEACH
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1977   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 24 DET AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
1977 25 DET AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1978 26 DET AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 4 5 5 3 3 3
1979 27 DET AL   8 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 3 3
1980 28 DET AL   8 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 3 3
1981 29 DET AL   8 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1982 30 DET AL   8 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1983 31 DET AL   8 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
1984 32 DET AL   8 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
1985 33 DET AL   7 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1976 24 DET AL 1 7 .125 10 10 2 0 0 68.3 92 55 6 37 32 7.24 .319 .399 .465 .864 0.0
    AAA   9 3 .750 18 18 4 2 0 133.3 90 30 6 35 91 2.03 .188 .243 .263 .506  
1977 25 DET AL 6 19 .240 33 33 5 1 0 236.0 233 123 31 100 109 4.69 .255 .329 .412 .741 11.5
1978 26 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 4 1 0 2 2 1.42 .182 .250 .318 .568 0.6
1979 27 AA   9 14 .391 30 30 1 0 0 208.0 201 89 18 57 144 3.85 .251 .301 .357 .658  
1980 28 AA   15 5 .750 27 27 2 1 0 202.7 150 49 5 58 160 2.18 .205 .264 .275 .539  
1981 29 AA   6 7 .462 20 20 1 1 0 124.0 129 45 11 45 94 3.27 .265 .327 .388 .715  
1982 30 AA   7 7 .500 21 21 0 0 0 130.0 111 42 11 38 130 2.91 .228 .284 .335 .620  
1983 31 AA   6 14 .300 29 29 1 0 0 197.7 173 85 14 100 168 3.87 .234 .325 .349 .674  
1984 32 AA   10 10 .500 29 29 3 0 0 204.0 203 79 18 72 163 3.49 .260 .322 .379 .701  
1985 33 AA   5 11 .313 20 20 1 0 0 122.7 120 61 16 34 103 4.48 .253 .303 .406 .709  
3 Years Sim 7 26 .212 44 44 7 1 0 310.7 329 179 37 139 143 5.19 .269 .344 .423 .767 12.2
1 Years AAA 9 3 .750 18 18 4 2 0 133.3 90 30 6 35 91 2.03 .188 .243 .263 .506  
7 Years AA 58 68 .460 176 176 9 2 0 1189.0 1087 450 93 404 962 3.41 .242 .304 .352 .656  
8 Years Minors 67 71 .486 194 194 13 4 0 1322.3 1177 480 99 439 1053 3.27 .236 .298 .344 .642  
Season Average 2 8 .200 14 14 2 0 0 103.6 109 59 12 46 47 5.19 .269 .344 .423 .767  
Career Highs 6 19 .240 33 33 5 1 0 236.0 233 123 31 100 109 7.24 .319 .399 .465 .864  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   164 95 21 71 95   .249 .322 .402 .724
vs LH   165 84 16 68 48   .293 .369 .447 .815
Home 2 13 .133 20 20 1 0 0 142.3 159 89 25 65 62 5.63 .275 .348 .472 .821
Away 5 13 .278 24 24 6 1 0 168.3 170 90 12 74 81 4.81 .264 .339 .378 .718
Mar/Apr 0 5 .000 6 6 0 0 0 37.3 45 27 7 13 19 6.51 .294 .349 .523 .872
May 4 0 1.000 5 5 1 0 0 41.7 35 16 3 18 14 3.46 .227 .308 .338 .646
June 0 11 .000 11 11 4 0 0 82.0 93 52 10 31 50 5.71 .278 .339 .427 .766
July 1 7 .125 11 11 1 0 0 68.3 81 50 8 37 25 6.59 .298 .382 .467 .849
August 0 2 .000 5 5 0 0 0 33.0 39 16 3 17 18 4.36 .293 .373 .406 .779
Sep/Oct 2 1 .667 6 6 1 1 0 48.3 36 18 6 23 17 3.35 .205 .296 .347 .643
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1976 24 DET AL P 10 10 68.3 4 10 1 0 .933 1.84    
1977 25 DET AL P 33 33 236.0 19 56 0 0 1.000 2.86    
1978 26 DET AL P 1 1 6.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   44 44 310.7 23 66 1 0 .989 2.58    
Career Highs   33 33 236.0 19 56 1 0 1.000 2.86    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1977-2-19
 Homeruns Allowed
1977-3-31
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Bucky Walters (983)
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  4. Vic Sorrell (973)
  5. Jeff Jones (971)
  6. Jeff James (971)
  7. Ken Hill (969)
  8. Hugh East (969)
  9. Tim Belcher (967)
  10. Mike Maddux (966)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 33rd overall pick, by Detroit in 1976
Earned first career win on 7/5/1976
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1977
Injured on 4/6/1978 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
Injured on 4/4/1979 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 6/23/1979 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 4/4/1981 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 8/10/1981 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/31/1981 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
 
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