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John
Mitchell		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: August 11, 1965 in Usa, TN, DICKSON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1986 20 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 4 7 8 7 8 9 8
1987 21 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 8 8 8 9 9
1988 22 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 8 8 8 9 9
1989 23 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 8 8 9 9 9
1990 24 MIN AL $ 5,057,143 8 5 5 5 7 8 7 8 9 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 4 5 4 7 8 7 8 9 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,057,143 8 5 5 5 7 8 8 9 9 9
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
1986 20 MIN AL 1 0 1.000 24 0 0 0 0 24.0 43 26 5 8 9 9.75 .391 .429 .591 1.019 0.0
    AAA   6 4 .600 32 13 0 0 1 98.7 121 40 3 32 67 3.65 .294 .345 .401 .747  
1987 21 MIN AL 10 12 .455 34 31 1 1 0 217.7 211 86 4 66 139 3.56 .250 .307 .344 .651 18.0
1988 22 MIN AL 9 9 .500 34 34 1 0 0 213.7 225 106 8 82 123 4.47 .267 .330 .390 .720 8.3
1989 23 MIN AL 18 7 .720 32 32 5 3 0 226.0 201 74 9 70 93 2.95 .236 .293 .336 .628 18.4
1990 24 MIN AL 11 5 .688 28 28 0 0 0 174.0 170 65 9 42 102 3.36 .250 .293 .361 .654 12.3
5 Years Sim 49 33 .598 152 125 7 4 0 855.3 850 357 35 268 466 3.76 .255 .310 .365 .676 57.0
1 Years AAA 6 4 .600 32 13 0 0 1 98.7 121 40 3 32 67 3.65 .294 .345 .401 .747  
Season Average 9 6 .600 30 25 1 0 0 171.1 170 71 7 53 93 3.76 .255 .310 .365 .676  
Career Highs 18 12 1.000 34 34 5 3 0 226.0 225 106 9 82 139 9.75 .391 .429 .591 1.019  
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   316 149 19 84 246   .220 .263 .330 .593
vs LH   534 208 16 184 220   .282 .346 .392 .738
Home 18 15 .545 74 59 3 2 0 418.7 411 173 13 117 229 3.72 .251 .301 .354 .655
Away 31 18 .633 78 66 4 2 0 436.7 439 184 22 151 237 3.79 .260 .320 .376 .696
Mar/Apr 10 8 .556 32 22 0 0 0 143.7 156 66 8 45 75 4.14 .267 .319 .390 .709
May 10 5 .667 36 22 0 0 0 159.7 175 72 8 46 88 4.06 .275 .324 .392 .716
June 7 6 .538 20 20 1 0 0 129.7 123 54 2 46 71 3.75 .248 .312 .329 .640
July 7 5 .583 17 17 1 1 0 115.3 107 41 2 41 55 3.20 .244 .309 .338 .647
August 8 5 .615 24 24 3 3 0 164.0 153 70 8 44 92 3.84 .244 .294 .359 .652
Sep/Oct 7 4 .636 23 20 2 0 0 143.0 136 54 7 46 85 3.40 .249 .307 .369 .676
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1986 20 MIN AL P 24 0 24.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.13    
1987 21 MIN AL P 34 31 217.7 16 31 2 4 .959 1.94    
1988 22 MIN AL P 34 34 213.7 18 29 1 3 .979 1.98    
1989 23 MIN AL P 32 32 226.0 19 38 2 3 .966 2.27    
1990 24 MIN AL P 28 28 174.0 11 25 1 1 .973 1.86    
Career Totals   152 125 855.3 65 125 6 11 .969 2.00    
Career Highs   34 34 226.0 19 38 2 4 1.000 2.27    
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
1990 24 MIN AL 1 1 .500 4 4 0 0 0 21.7 24 16 0 4 10 6.65 .276 .308 .437 .744
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 4 4 0 0 0 21.7 24 16 0 4 10 6.65 .276 .308 .437 .744
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1989-6-2.95
1990-5-3.36
 Wins
1989-3-18
 Winning Pct
1989-5-.720
1990-6-.688
 Games Started
1988-10-34
 Complete Games
1989-5-5
 Shutouts
1987-5-1
1989-2-3
Innings Pitched
1987-10-217.7
1989-10-226.0
 Hits Allowed
1988-7-225
 Walks Allowed
1988-10-82
 Walks per 9IP
1990-10-2.2
 WHiP
1990-10-1.22
 OOBP
1990-8-.293
OSLG
1987-5-.344
1989-8-.336
1990-9-.361
 OOPS
1989-8-.628
1990-6-.654
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 31    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Mike Boddicker (959)
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  3. David Cone (954)
  4. Bruce Ruffin (953)
  5. Julio Solano (951)
  6. Herm Holshouser (950)
  7. Dan Plesac (947)
  8. Randy O'Neal (947)
  9. Greg Swindell (946)
  10. Chuck Estrada (944)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 51st overall pick, by Minnesota in 1986
Earned first career win on 5/21/1986
Injured on 4/24/1989 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/22/1989 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 7/22/1989, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,057,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/19/1990 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
 
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