Mike
Wallace
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 209
 
Born: February 3, 1951 in Usa, NC, GASTONIA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 22 SDP NL   6 5 4 5 4 2 3 9 8 8
1974 23 SDP NL   6 5 4 5 4 2 3 9 8 8
1975 24 STL NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 4 3 3 9 8 8
1976 25 STL NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 3 2 2 9 8 8
1977 26 PHN NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 3 2 2 9 8 8
1978 27 PHN NL $ 300,000 7 5 4 5 3 2 2 8 8 8
1979 28 PHN NL $ 350,000 6 5 4 5 3 2 2 8 7 7
1980 29 PHN NL $ 350,000 5 5 4 5 3 2 2 7 7 7
1982 31 OAK AL   5 5 5 5 3 2 2 8 7 7
1983 32 OAK AL   5 5 5 5 3 2 2 7 6 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 5 4 5 3 2 2 7 6 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 4 3 3 9 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
1973 22 AA   3 2 .600 6 6 0 0 0 41.0 45 23 1 21 32 5.05 .280 .363 .342 .704  
1974 23 AA   11 10 .524 28 28 0 0 0 184.7 161 65 7 82 153 3.17 .235 .317 .321 .638  
1975 24 STL NL 2 6 .250 11 11 0 0 0 66.7 73 47 7 41 22 6.35 .274 .372 .444 .816 0.0
    AAA   9 9 .500 21 21 2 1 0 141.3 147 62 11 67 87 3.95 .268 .347 .388 .735  
1976 25 STL NL 5 12 .294 22 18 0 0 0 116.3 141 76 9 77 56 5.88 .300 .402 .402 .804 0.6
    AAA   5 6 .455 11 11 0 0 0 71.7 96 34 3 30 38 4.27 .318 .380 .414 .793  
1977 26 PHN NL 4 8 .333 55 0 0 0 6 97.7 99 40 5 80 54 3.69 .268 .397 .355 .752 5.5
1978 27 PHN NL 4 3 .571 35 0 0 0 5 69.3 78 32 6 45 22 4.15 .284 .382 .389 .771 5.1
1979 28 PHN NL 2 8 .200 60 0 0 0 38 60.3 63 30 1 46 22 4.48 .275 .395 .367 .762 5.5
1980 29 AAA   3 4 .429 44 1 0 0 5 42.3 50 17 1 24 31 3.61 .309 .398 .370 .768  
1981 30 AAA   5 1 .833 42 0 0 0 3 43.0 50 26 4 21 36 5.44 .298 .376 .464 .840  
1982 31 AAA   2 1 .667 12 0 0 0 0 21.3 22 18 3 8 17 7.59 .262 .326 .393 .719  
    AA   2 1 .667 41 0 0 0 7 26.7 22 8 0 11 29 2.70 .224 .303 .286 .588  
1983 32 OAK AL 3 3 .500 44 0 0 0 1 76.7 92 68 10 53 48 7.98 .298 .401 .460 .861 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 7.0 5 1 1 3 5 1.29 .185 .267 .296 .563  
6 Years Sim 20 40 .333 227 29 0 0 50 487.0 546 293 38 342 224 5.42 .285 .393 .402 .795 16.8
6 Years AAA 24 21 .533 136 33 2 1 8 326.7 370 158 23 153 214 4.35 .286 .362 .400 .762  
3 Years AA 16 13 .552 75 34 0 0 7 252.3 228 96 8 114 214 3.42 .242 .323 .321 .644  
9 Years Minors 40 34 .541 211 67 2 1 15 579.0 598 254 31 267 428 3.95 .267 .346 .367 .712  
Season Average 3 6 .333 37 4 0 0 8 81.2 91 48 6 57 37 5.42 .285 .393 .402 .795  
Career Highs 5 12 .571 60 18 0 0 38 116.3 141 76 10 80 56 7.98 .300 .402 .460 .861  
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   401 211 28 260 162   .293 .406 .410 .816
vs LH   145 82 10 82 62   .265 .360 .381 .742
Home 11 22 .333 109 14 0 0 21 237.7 271 151 23 171 92 5.72 .289 .399 .430 .828
Away 9 18 .333 118 15 0 0 29 249.3 275 142 15 171 132 5.13 .281 .387 .376 .763
Mar/Apr 1 1 .500 22 0 0 0 6 30.3 35 12 4 26 14 3.56 .302 .430 .448 .878
May 1 9 .100 42 0 0 0 12 66.7 76 51 5 51 29 6.89 .280 .394 .395 .789
June 4 6 .400 34 6 0 0 6 82.7 82 30 3 42 46 3.27 .266 .354 .344 .698
July 5 6 .455 42 5 0 0 8 93.3 89 38 6 71 51 3.67 .253 .378 .349 .728
August 4 13 .235 41 13 0 0 7 105.3 146 100 13 74 34 8.55 .331 .427 .499 .926
Sep/Oct 5 5 .500 46 5 0 0 11 108.7 118 62 7 78 50 5.14 .274 .386 .379 .765
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 24 STL NL P 11 11 66.7 5 16 1 1 .955 2.84    
1976 25 STL NL P 22 18 116.3 7 18 1 1 .962 1.93    
1977 26 PHN NL P 55 0 97.7 7 20 0 1 1.000 2.49    
1978 27 PHN NL P 35 0 69.3 4 15 1 1 .950 2.47    
1979 28 PHN NL P 60 0 60.3 5 14 0 0 1.000 2.83    
1983 32 OAK AL P 44 0 76.7 3 18 1 2 .955 2.47    
Career Totals   227 29 487.0 31 101 4 6 .971 2.44    
Career Highs   60 18 116.3 7 20 1 2 1.000 2.84    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1979-2-38
Games Pitched
1977-5-55
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 41st overall pick, by San Diego in 1973
Injured on 6/19/1974 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 8/4/1974 with a Pulled Tricep Tendon, out for 2 weeks
Traded from San Diego to St. Louis on 3/3/1975 (Going to SDP: DH Willie Horton, P Pete Richert. Going to STL: C Pete Varney, P Mike Wallace, P Rick Wise)
Injured on 4/4/1975 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 8/20/1975
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Philadelphia on 10/29/1981