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Mike
Smithson		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 8''
Weight: 220
 
Born: January 21, 1955 in Usa, TN, CENTERVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1982   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1982 27 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 8 7 5 6 6
1983 28 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 8 7 5 6 6
1984 29 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 5 5
1985 30 MIN AL $ 350,000 8 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 5 5
1986 31 MIN AL $ 421,429 8 4 5 4 7 7 7 5 5 5
1987 32 MIN AL $ 421,429 8 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 6 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 421,429 8 4 5 4 7 8 7 5 6 6
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
1982 27 MIN AL 3 1 .750 27 0 0 0 2 59.7 47 16 0 19 24 2.41 .217 .289 .286 .575 6.4
1983 28 MIN AL 8 15 .348 30 30 4 0 0 217.7 247 110 26 59 87 4.55 .286 .333 .440 .773 6.9
1984 29 MIN AL 10 11 .476 26 26 5 2 0 191.7 186 91 19 57 86 4.27 .252 .306 .401 .707 9.5
1985 30 MIN AL 9 16 .360 31 31 8 1 0 226.3 259 107 19 59 102 4.25 .290 .335 .423 .758 10.0
1986 31 MIN AL 8 13 .381 55 13 0 0 13 125.7 155 99 27 57 56 7.09 .303 .370 .528 .899 0.0
1987 32 MIN AL 5 6 .455 54 2 0 0 2 89.0 127 73 20 29 53 7.38 .328 .378 .545 .923 0.0
6 Years Sim 43 62 .410 223 102 17 3 17 910.0 1021 496 111 280 408 4.91 .283 .335 .442 .778 32.8
Season Average 7 10 .412 37 17 2 0 2 151.7 170 82 18 46 68 4.91 .283 .335 .442 .778  
Career Highs 10 16 .750 55 31 8 2 13 226.3 259 110 27 59 102 7.38 .328 .378 .545 .923  
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   468 237 60 114 212   .279 .325 .455 .780
vs LH   553 259 51 166 196   .286 .342 .431 .774
Home 20 34 .370 119 55 7 2 6 511.6 558 260 60 158 215 4.57 .279 .332 .443 .775
Away 23 28 .451 104 47 10 1 11 398.3 463 236 51 122 193 5.33 .287 .337 .442 .779
Mar/Apr 9 10 .474 37 14 5 1 6 142.6 139 61 13 52 59 3.85 .257 .323 .409 .732
May 7 12 .368 50 20 3 1 6 164.3 200 97 21 61 70 5.31 .297 .355 .455 .811
June 6 10 .375 33 14 2 0 0 119.6 145 74 17 32 57 5.57 .301 .345 .455 .800
July 3 4 .429 35 10 2 0 4 119.7 130 48 9 25 63 3.61 .273 .309 .395 .704
August 13 13 .500 43 23 3 1 1 210.3 215 99 26 65 87 4.24 .265 .319 .426 .745
Sep/Oct 5 13 .278 25 21 2 0 0 153.3 192 117 25 45 72 6.87 .305 .352 .504 .856
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1982 27 MIN AL P 27 0 59.7 4 14 0 0 1.000 2.72    
1983 28 MIN AL P 30 30 217.7 12 35 2 2 .959 1.94    
1984 29 MIN AL P 26 26 191.7 21 25 2 0 .958 2.16    
1985 30 MIN AL P 31 31 226.3 15 38 3 3 .946 2.11    
1986 31 MIN AL P 55 13 125.7 3 14 0 0 1.000 1.22    
1987 32 MIN AL P 54 2 89.0 10 17 1 0 .964 2.73    
Career Totals   223 102 910.0 65 143 8 5 .963 2.06    
Career Highs   55 31 226.3 21 38 3 3 1.000 2.73    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1983-8-15
 Shutouts
1984-6-2
 Hits Allowed
1985-4-259
 Homeruns Allowed
1983-5-26
1986-3-27
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Nub Kleinke (973)
  2. Si Johnson (966)
  3. Dave Gumpert (963)
  4. Tom Bradley (960)
  5. Red Shea (954)
  6. Red Lucas (954)
  7. Bill Hands (954)
  8. Bob Bruce (954)
  9. Johnny Beazley (954)
  10. Ed Figueroa (953)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 59th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1982
Earned first career win on 4/16/1982
Was selected to the 1982 Allstar game
Injured on 6/19/1984 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $421,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $421,429 through salary arbitration
 
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