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Mike
Stanton		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: September 25, 1952 in Usa, AL, PHENIX CITY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1979   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 22 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 4 5 5 7 8 8
1976 23 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 4 5 5 7 8 8
1977 24 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 7 9 8 4 5 5 6 6 6
1978 25 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 4 5 5 6 6 6
1979 26 OAK AL $ 350,000 6 7 8 7 4 5 4 6 6 6
1980 27 OAK AL $ 914,286 7 7 8 8 4 5 4 5 6 6
1981 28 OAK AL $ 1,017,143 7 7 8 8 4 5 4 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 4 5 4 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,017,143 7 7 9 8 4 5 5 7 8 8
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
1975 22 OAK AL 4 14 .222 23 23 3 1 0 149.3 171 92 17 71 110 5.54 .284 .358 .448 .805 2.7
    AAA   1 5 .167 9 9 1 0 0 58.0 59 29 3 29 52 4.50 .257 .340 .391 .731  
1976 23 OAK AL 11 11 .500 32 32 3 2 0 219.0 185 96 23 109 157 3.95 .229 .322 .360 .682 13.9
1977 24 OAK AL 8 17 .320 36 20 0 0 5 150.7 166 90 16 76 119 5.38 .278 .362 .422 .784 3.9
1978 25 OAK AL 10 20 .333 34 30 2 1 0 208.0 213 114 26 100 132 4.93 .268 .351 .441 .792 7.3
1979 26 OAK AL 2 9 .182 59 0 0 0 30 79.3 80 31 6 40 48 3.52 .266 .352 .379 .730 8.6
1980 27 OAK AL 6 9 .400 64 0 0 0 34 69.3 69 34 7 34 54 4.41 .266 .351 .409 .760 9.4
1981 28 OAK AL 4 4 .500 26 4 0 0 10 51.7 59 31 5 33 34 5.40 .295 .393 .440 .833 2.5
7 Years Sim 45 84 .349 274 109 8 4 79 927.3 943 488 100 463 654 4.74 .265 .350 .413 .763 48.4
1 Years AAA 1 5 .167 9 9 1 0 0 58.0 59 29 3 29 52 4.50 .257 .340 .391 .731  
Season Average 6 12 .333 39 15 1 0 11 132.5 134 69 14 66 93 4.74 .265 .350 .413 .763  
Career Highs 11 20 .500 64 32 3 2 34 219.0 213 114 26 109 157 5.54 .295 .393 .448 .833  
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   426 251 47 184 369   .243 .315 .386 .700
vs LH   517 237 53 279 285   .286 .381 .439 .821
Home 18 36 .333 134 50 3 2 44 434.6 441 242 56 221 291 5.01 .263 .349 .427 .776
Away 27 48 .360 140 59 5 2 35 492.6 502 246 44 242 363 4.49 .266 .349 .400 .750
Mar/Apr 6 13 .316 43 20 2 1 11 172.6 157 81 13 95 141 4.22 .237 .333 .337 .670
May 11 15 .423 61 21 2 1 21 175.3 167 84 16 96 129 4.31 .257 .353 .393 .746
June 12 15 .444 48 27 1 0 11 208.3 207 120 27 115 147 5.18 .260 .353 .433 .787
July 7 10 .412 35 14 0 0 10 120.0 102 57 19 58 80 4.28 .232 .321 .420 .742
August 5 7 .417 35 11 1 1 13 103.0 121 54 10 37 64 4.72 .294 .352 .427 .779
Sep/Oct 4 24 .143 52 16 2 1 13 148.0 189 92 15 62 93 5.59 .313 .377 .475 .852
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1975 22 OAK AL P 23 23 149.3 9 13 0 0 1.000 1.33    
1976 23 OAK AL P 32 32 219.0 10 28 1 3 .974 1.56    
1977 24 OAK AL P 36 20 150.7 14 23 1 4 .974 2.21    
1978 25 OAK AL P 34 30 208.0 12 21 1 2 .971 1.43    
1979 26 OAK AL P 59 0 79.3 4 13 0 1 1.000 1.93    
1980 27 OAK AL P 64 0 69.3 4 14 0 3 1.000 2.34    
1981 28 OAK AL P 26 4 51.7 1 11 0 0 1.000 2.09    
Career Totals   274 109 927.3 54 123 3 13 .983 1.72    
Career Highs   64 32 219.0 14 28 1 4 1.000 2.34    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1977-5-17
1978-2-20
 Saves
1979-4-30
1980-3-34
 Games Pitched
1980-10-64
 Shutouts
1975-7-1
1976-4-2
 Homeruns Allowed
1978-9-26
 Walks Allowed
1976-9-109
Hits per 9IP
1976-8-7.6
 OAVG
1976-8-.229
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Bob Buhl (958)
  2. Mark Gubicza (952)
  3. Earl Francis (945)
  4. Jim Bunning (939)
  5. Bob Bruce (938)
  6. Bill Hands (935)
  7. Mace Brown (934)
  8. Eric King (933)
  9. Bob Trowbridge (931)
  10. Tommie Sisk (931)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Oakland in 1975
Earned first career win on 5/13/1975
Injured on 8/15/1975 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,017,143 through salary arbitration
4/3/1981: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $520,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 6/18/1981 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for entire career
 
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