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Bobby
Mitchell		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 175
 
Born: April 7, 1955 in Usa, UT, SALT LAKE CIT
 
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
1980 25 OAK AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7
1981 26 OAK AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
1982 27 OAK AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 8 7 7 7 7
1983 28 OAK AL     6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 8 7 7 7 7
1984 29 OAK AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 8 8 7 7 7
1985 30 OAK AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 8 8 7 7 7
1986 31 OAK AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 8 8 6 7 7
1987 32 OAK AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 8 8 6 7 7
1988 33 OAK AL $ 1,542,857   8 8 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 8 8 6 7 6
1989 34 OAK AL $ 1,542,857   8 8 7 2 2 2 4 5 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
1990 35 OAK AL     7 7 7 1 1 1 4 4 4 6 7 7 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 6 7 7 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,542,857   8 8 8 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 8 8 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
1980 25 AA   29 109 11 23 3 1 3 11 1 2 12 14 .211 .289 .339 .629 10.9  
    A   107 371 46 89 9 5 1 29 11 10 86 26 .240 .383 .299 .682 51.1  
1981 26 AA   136 477 60 112 16 3 3 41 7 10 100 55 .235 .367 .300 .667 61.0  
1982 27 AAA   16 16 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 .125 .263 .188 .451 0.9  
    AA   102 366 37 94 7 2 2 33 4 9 56 34 .257 .355 .303 .659 42.3  
1983 28 AAA   137 498 85 148 15 8 10 53 12 15 81 60 .297 .396 .420 .815 82.3  
1984 29 OAK AL 11 26 1 9 1 0 0 4 1 2 2 3 .346 .379 .385 .764 3.8 0.7
    AAA   133 520 67 158 17 5 7 60 14 11 82 70 .304 .399 .396 .795 84.1  
1985 30 OAK AL 138 415 62 124 22 2 3 47 11 8 49 46 .299 .374 .383 .757 57.1 10.5
1986 31 OAK AL 151 517 53 130 13 3 2 56 5 9 43 79 .251 .306 .300 .606 46.6 3.7
1987 32 OAK AL 155 586 65 156 25 1 4 67 5 8 58 92 .266 .333 .333 .666 64.7 9.3
1988 33 OAK AL 138 484 60 135 29 3 1 36 7 4 61 72 .279 .361 .357 .718 62.2 11.8
1989 34 OAK AL 149 555 69 155 16 7 8 54 2 6 58 103 .279 .348 .377 .725 69.7 15.2
1990 35 OAK AL 25 92 10 26 1 1 0 5 3 4 15 17 .283 .383 .315 .698 11.2 1.8
    AAA   112 418 62 146 9 4 7 48 8 11 68 80 .349 .440 .440 .881 78.6  
7 Years Sim 767 2675 320 735 107 17 18 269 34 41 286 412 .275 .345 .348 .693 315.3 52.9
4 Years AAA 398 1452 218 454 42 17 24 163 34 37 234 213 .313 .407 .415 .822 246.0  
3 Years AA 267 952 108 229 26 6 8 85 12 21 168 103 .241 .354 .306 .660 114.1  
1 Years A 107 371 46 89 9 5 1 29 11 10 86 26 .240 .383 .299 .682 51.1  
8 Years Minors 772 2775 372 772 77 28 33 277 57 68 488 342 .278 .386 .362 .748 411.2  
162 Game Average 564 67 155 22 3 3 56 7 8 60 87 .275 .345 .348 .693 66.6  
Career Highs 155 586 69 156 29 7 8 67 11 9 61 103 .346 .383 .385 .764 69.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2068 248 574 89 13 15 228 28 33 221 311 .278 .347 .355 .702 253.9
vs LH   607 72 161 18 4 3 41 6 8 65 101 .265 .337 .323 .660 67.2
Home 385 1335 181 378 40 11 7 145 19 16 145 212 .283 .352 .345 .698 166.0
Away 382 1340 139 357 67 6 11 124 15 25 141 200 .266 .337 .350 .687 155.1
RISP   668 0 190 30 2 4 238 0 0 78 98 .284 .357 .353 .710 87.1
Pinch Hitting   57 7 23 4 2 0 11 0 0 5 6 .404 .460 .544 1.004 11.9
Close/Late   313 48 89 9 2 4 32 0 0 45 50 .284 .376 .364 .740 45.1
Mar/Apr 138 459 56 126 22 5 2 47 9 7 63 75 .275 .363 .357 .721 61.3
May 126 422 59 104 13 2 3 42 3 6 40 75 .246 .311 .308 .619 40.5
June 123 429 42 115 19 3 2 38 4 4 41 58 .268 .330 .340 .670 48.4
July 114 430 57 123 13 4 2 44 6 7 47 64 .286 .358 .349 .707 53.7
August 133 485 63 151 23 3 5 57 6 8 42 68 .311 .367 .402 .769 67.6
Sep/Oct 133 450 43 116 17 0 4 41 6 9 53 72 .258 .335 .322 .658 49.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1984 29 OAK AL CF 9 8 68.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.59   0.2
    RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1985 30 OAK AL RF 102 99 827.7 167 5 3 0 .983 1.87   2.2
    CF 16 2 42.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.71    
    LF 4 3 28.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.93    
    SS 2 0 4.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 6.75   0.0
1986 31 OAK AL 1B 86 83 741.7 850 54 21 79 .977 10.97   0.5
    CF 23 16 140.3 32 3 0 2 1.000 2.24   1.1
    RF 13 4 56.3 18 1 0 1 1.000 3.04    
    LF 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00    
1987 32 OAK AL RF 8 6 59.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.53   0.2
    1B 2 0 6.0 7 1 1 1 .889 12.00   0.0
    CF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1988 33 OAK AL RF 78 74 668.3 118 4 0 1 1.000 1.64   1.6
    LF 28 26 223.0 37 0 0 0 1.000 1.49    
    CF 18 6 77.3 19 0 0 0 1.000 2.21    
    1B 10 7 67.0 82 8 3 10 .968 12.09   0.1
1989 34 OAK AL LF 91 89 778.0 149 5 1 1 .994 1.78   0.8
    RF 53 49 433.7 86 1 4 1 .956 1.81    
    CF 2 1 11.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.64    
    1B 2 1 10.0 12 1 0 2 1.000 11.70   0.0
1990 35 OAK AL CF 24 24 215.7 65 1 0 0 1.000 2.75   0.7
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  RF 255 232 2048.0 399 11 7 3 .983 1.80   3.9
  LF 125 118 1034.0 194 5 1 1 .995 1.73   0.8
  1B 100 91 824.7 951 64 25 92 .976 11.08   0.7
  CF 93 57 557.3 139 4 0 2 1.000 2.31   1.9
  SS 2 0 4.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 6.75   0.0
Career Totals   575 498 4468.0 1684 86 33 98 .982 3.57   7.4
Career Highs   148 140 1232.7 902 58 21 82 1.000 9.18    
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
1984 29 OAK AL 8 8 2 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
1985 30 OAK AL 7 28 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 .250 .276 .286 .562
Career Post-Season Batting 15 36 4 11 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 3 .306 .324 .361 .685
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.
Games
1987-8-155
 Singles
1989-6-124
 Triples
1989-7-7
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  4. Mike Hershberger (951)
  5. Gil Flores (948)
  6. Mel Clark (947)
  7. Si Rosenthal (946)
  8. Buster Mills (946)
  9. Joe Orsulak (945)
  10. Jimmy Wasdell (943)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 74th overall pick, by Oakland in 1980
Injured on 6/7/1983 with a Bruised Hand, out for 3 days
Had first career hit on 9/6/1984, off Ed Whitson (PHN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/23/1985, off Jim Beattie (IND)
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,542,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,542,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,542,857 through salary arbitration
Released by Oakland on 10/29/1990
 
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