Mike
McQueen
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 30, 1950 in Usa, OK, OKLAHOMA CITY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1984   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 18 TAM AL   6 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 3 3
1970 19 CLE AL   6 6 5 5 5 3 4 5 3 4
1971 20 CLE AL   6 6 5 5 5 3 4 5 4 4
1972 21 CLE AL   6 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 3 4
1973 22 CLE AL   6 6 5 5 5 3 4 4 3 3
1974 23 CLE AL   6 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 3 3
1975 24 CLE AL   6 7 6 6 6 4 5 5 3 3
1976 25 CLE AL   6 9 8 8 7 6 6 7 5 6
1977 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 9 8 8 8 6 7 7 5 5
1978 27 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5
1979 28 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 5 5
1980 29 CLE AL $ 5,264,286 6 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 5 5
1981 30 CLE AL $ 5,264,286 6 9 9 9 8 6 6 7 5 5
1982 31 CLE AL $ 6,000,000 6 9 8 8 7 6 6 7 5 5
1983 32 CLE AL $ 6,000,000 6 9 8 8 7 5 6 6 4 5
1984 33 CLE AL   6 9 8 8 7 6 6 7 6 6
1985 34 CLN NL $ 3,700,000 6 9 8 8 7 6 6 7 6 7
1986 35 NYG NL $ 3,700,000 6 8 7 7 6 5 5 6 5 5
1987 36 NYG NL $ 3,700,000 5 7 6 6 5 4 4 5 4 4
1988 37 LAD NL $ 3,700,000 3 6 5 5 4 3 4 4 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   3 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000 6 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 6 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
1969 18 A   19 5 .792 29 29 1 1 0 199.7 163 54 13 79 234 2.43 .214 .288 .299 .587  
1970 19 AA   16 2 .889 22 22 3 1 0 160.3 117 48 13 45 152 2.69 .203 .261 .304 .566  
1971 20 AA   18 7 .720 28 28 3 3 0 203.3 141 52 8 89 194 2.30 .196 .284 .258 .543  
1972 21 AA   20 6 .769 30 30 4 1 0 208.7 173 65 12 82 199 2.80 .224 .299 .317 .616  
1973 22 AA   0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 11.7 10 3 1 4 17 2.32 .244 .311 .366 .677  
    A   13 6 .684 24 24 0 0 0 171.7 125 44 9 77 175 2.31 .201 .289 .294 .582  
1974 23 A   10 10 .500 29 29 4 2 0 209.7 149 56 15 65 221 2.40 .196 .260 .304 .564  
1975 24 AA   12 8 .600 30 30 0 0 0 211.7 180 71 16 83 181 3.02 .230 .304 .346 .650  
1976 25 AAA   4 3 .571 10 10 0 0 0 67.0 60 22 2 29 56 2.96 .237 .316 .296 .612  
    AA   4 6 .400 12 12 3 1 0 88.7 61 30 7 28 102 3.05 .194 .260 .306 .566  
1977 26 CLE AL 11 16 .407 36 36 0 0 0 231.3 227 97 25 84 160 3.77 .259 .324 .413 .737 15.6
1978 27 CLE AL 10 15 .400 36 36 5 0 0 249.7 217 102 30 79 156 3.68 .231 .291 .396 .687 15.3
1979 28 CLE AL 13 11 .542 35 35 2 1 0 246.0 191 71 14 63 153 2.60 .212 .265 .316 .580 22.4
1980 29 CLE AL 16 9 .640 36 36 2 1 0 230.0 208 98 22 77 166 3.83 .242 .305 .382 .687 15.5
1981 30 CLE AL 10 10 .500 34 34 0 0 0 209.3 182 86 23 84 168 3.70 .228 .304 .366 .670 11.4
1982 31 CLE AL 8 16 .333 35 32 1 0 0 226.0 194 100 26 80 170 3.98 .232 .297 .380 .677 10.2
1983 32 CLE AL 10 4 .714 33 23 1 1 1 161.7 145 90 21 74 123 5.01 .232 .313 .410 .723 4.8
1984 33 CLE AL 17 4 .810 29 29 1 1 0 204.0 159 71 10 71 142 3.13 .213 .280 .319 .599 16.0
1985 34 CLN NL 11 5 .688 72 0 0 0 4 135.7 91 38 13 51 111 2.52 .192 .277 .318 .595 14.2
1986 35 CLN NL 3 2 .600 30 8 0 0 2 56.3 63 22 10 29 44 3.52 .283 .368 .462 .829 3.6
  NYG NL 3 6 .333 10 2 0 0 0 57.3 67 37 10 18 39 5.81 .289 .341 .466 .807 0.5
  TOT   6 8 .429 40 10 0 0 2 113.7 130 59 20 47 83 4.67 .286 .354 .464 .818 4.1
1987 36 NYG NL 2 12 .143 69 6 0 0 4 140.3 154 82 25 63 104 5.26 .276 .348 .482 .830 2.1
1988 37 AA   3 2 .600 46 0 0 0 3 45.0 34 17 5 18 48 3.40 .211 .291 .329 .620  
11 Years Sim 114 110 .509 455 277 12 4 11 2147.6 1898 894 229 773 1536 3.75 .235 .303 .382 .684 131.7
1 Years AAA 4 3 .571 10 10 0 0 0 67.0 60 22 2 29 56 2.96 .237 .316 .296 .612  
7 Years AA 73 31 .702 170 124 13 6 3 929.3 716 286 62 349 893 2.77 .213 .287 .309 .596  
3 Years A 42 21 .667 82 82 5 3 0 581.0 437 154 37 221 630 2.39 .204 .278 .299 .578  
11 Years Minors 119 55 .684 262 216 18 9 3 1577.3 1213 462 101 599 1579 2.64 .211 .285 .305 .590  
Season Average 10 10 .500 41 25 1 0 1 195.2 172 81 20 70 139 3.75 .235 .303 .382 .684  
Career Highs 17 16 .810 72 36 5 1 4 249.7 227 102 30 84 170 5.26 .286 .354 .482 .830  
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   1441 665 170 607 1086   .247 .318 .396 .713
vs LH   457 229 59 166 450   .205 .260 .346 .605
Home 56 48 .538 236 140 4 3 6 1127.3 1009 442 111 375 771 3.53 .239 .301 .378 .679
Away 58 62 .483 219 137 8 1 6 1020.3 889 452 118 398 765 3.99 .231 .303 .386 .689
Mar/Apr 17 20 .459 59 50 0 0 0 338.6 313 184 44 119 238 4.89 .242 .306 .399 .706
May 23 16 .590 87 48 3 1 3 380.3 315 129 32 140 255 3.05 .225 .295 .352 .647
June 24 18 .571 78 45 2 1 0 356.0 333 152 36 131 296 3.84 .244 .311 .394 .705
July 22 13 .629 77 44 3 1 3 363.0 310 128 33 129 248 3.17 .229 .296 .359 .655
August 15 22 .405 82 47 1 0 3 381.3 309 137 39 143 284 3.23 .220 .293 .365 .658
Sep/Oct 13 21 .382 72 43 4 1 3 328.3 318 164 45 111 215 4.50 .253 .313 .427 .740
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 26 CLE AL P 36 36 231.3 15 33 1 2 .980 1.87    
1978 27 CLE AL P 36 36 249.7 13 43 0 2 1.000 2.02    
1979 28 CLE AL P 35 35 246.0 19 39 0 2 1.000 2.12    
1980 29 CLE AL P 36 36 230.0 12 29 1 5 .976 1.60    
1981 30 CLE AL P 34 34 209.3 8 33 2 3 .953 1.76    
1982 31 CLE AL P 35 32 226.0 11 24 0 2 1.000 1.39    
1983 32 CLE AL P 33 23 161.7 7 20 2 0 .931 1.50    
1984 33 CLE AL P 29 29 204.0 11 32 0 2 1.000 1.90    
1985 34 CLN NL P 72 0 135.7 6 20 1 1 .963 1.72    
1986 35 CLN NL P 30 8 56.3 1 8 0 0 1.000 1.44    
  NYG NL P 10 2 57.3 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.57    
  TOT   P 40 10 113.7 3 16 0 1 1.000 1.50    
1987 36 NYG NL P 69 6 140.3 12 27 0 2 1.000 2.50    
Career Totals   455 277 2147.6 117 316 7 22 .984 1.81    
Career Highs   72 36 249.7 19 43 2 5 1.000 2.50    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1979 28 CLE AL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 15.7 10 2 1 3 10 1.15 .169 .210 .237 .447
1980 29 CLE AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 9.3 12 12 2 9 5 11.58 .308 .438 .513 .950
1982 31 CLE AL 1 3 .250 6 6 1 0 0 37.0 38 18 3 17 21 4.38 .255 .331 .383 .714
1984 33 CLE AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 14 10 3 6 10 7.50 .298 .377 .532 .909
1985 34 CLN NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 2.3 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .143 .143 .143 .286
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 6 .143 15 12 1 0 1 76.3 75 42 9 35 47 4.95 .249 .327 .389 .716
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1979-3-2.60
1984-6-3.13
Wins
1980-10-16
1984-3-17
Losses
1977-9-16
1978-8-15
1982-4-16
Winning Pct
1984-2-.810
1985-4-.688
Games Pitched
1985-3-72
Games Started
1977-2-36
1978-3-36
1979-4-35
1980-3-36
Homeruns Allowed
1978-3-30
1981-10-23
1982-4-26
1987-5-25
Strikeouts
1978-8-156
1979-3-153
1980-4-166
1981-8-168
1982-5-170
Hits per 9IP
1978-3-7.8
1979-1-7.0
1980-9-8.1
1981-7-7.8
1982-8-7.7
1984-2-7.0
Strikeouts per 9IP
1977-10-6.2
1979-6-5.6
1980-4-6.5
1981-5-7.2
1982-4-6.8
WHiP
1978-7-1.19
1979-2-1.03
1984-5-1.13
OAVG
1978-3-.231
1979-1-.212
1980-9-.242
1981-6-.228
1982-9-.232
1984-2-.213
OOBP
1978-6-.291
1979-3-.265
1984-5-.280
OSLG
1979-3-.316
1984-3-.319
OOPS
1979-2-.580
1984-3-.599
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 69    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 7th round, 121st overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1969
Traded from Tampa Bay to Colorado on 3/3/1970 (Going to TAM: 1B Chuck Schilling. Going to COL: P Mike Mcqueen)
Traded from Colorado to Cleveland (A) on 3/3/1970 (Going to COL: SS Jerry Kenney. Going to CLE: P Mike Mcqueen)
Injured on 5/9/1970 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/22/1970 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/20/1971 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 4/3/1973 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks
Injured on 5/14/1974 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/9/1976 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 7 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/13/1977
Won Player of the Week award on 7/1/1979, winning 2 games with a 0.55 ERA
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,264,286 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,264,286 through salary arbitration
6/1/1981: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (A), $6,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 7/30/1981 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 9/6/1981 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game
Released by Cleveland (A) on 10/31/1984
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/24/1985 to a 4-year deal worth $3,700,000 per year
Injured on 4/1/1986 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Traded from Cleveland (N) to New York (N) on 7/31/1986 (Going to CLN: 1B Clint Hurdle. Going to NYG: 1B Mike Hargrove, P Mike Mcqueen, LF Mike Vail)
Traded from New York (N) to Los Angeles on 2/2/1988 (Going to LAD: CF Shane Mack, P Mike Mcqueen, P J.r. Richard, P Rick Camp, CF Jerry Mumphrey. Going to NYG: P Willie Hernandez)