Pete
Mikkelsen
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 225
 
Born: October 25, 1939 in Usa, NY, STATEN ISLAND
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1967   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 24 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 6
1965 25 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1966 26 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6
1967 27 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1968 28 NYG NL $ 905,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6
1969 29 NYG NL $ 905,000 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
1970 30 NYG NL $ 905,000 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 5
1971 31 NYG NL $ 860,000 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 5
1972 32 NYG NL $ 860,000 5 6 7 7 5 6 6 5 6 6
1973 33 NYG NL $ 860,000 5 6 7 7 5 5 5 4 5 4
1974 34 NYG NL $ 860,000 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 5 4
1975 35 DET AL $ 500,000 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 4 3
1976 36 DET AL $ 500,000 4 6 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3
1977 37 BAL AL $ 2,100,000 4 6 7 6 5 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,100,000 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 24 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 25 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 26 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 27 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 28 NYG NL $ 905,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 29 NYG NL $ 905,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 30 NYG NL $ 905,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 31 NYG NL $ 860,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 32 NYG NL $ 860,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 33 NYG NL $ 860,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 34 NYG NL $ 860,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 35 DET AL $ 500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 36 DET AL $ 500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 37 BAL AL $ 2,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1964 24 NYG NL 0 3 .000 16 0 0 0 3 21.7 25 13 5 10 14 5.40 .287 .354 .506 .859 0.1
    AAA   6 2 .750 40 0 0 0 11 41.7 42 11 0 12 39 2.38 .261 .312 .304 .616  
1965 25 NYG NL 1 2 .333 12 0 0 0 1 12.0 10 7 5 2 7 5.25 .213 .245 .532 .777 0.4
1966 26 NYG NL 2 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 0 24.7 21 9 1 7 18 3.28 .223 .277 .319 .596 2.0
1967 27 NYG NL 8 5 .615 70 0 0 0 12 83.3 78 41 9 39 53 4.43 .248 .332 .419 .751 7.0
1968 28 NYG NL 7 5 .583 65 1 0 0 6 77.3 70 34 8 25 48 3.96 .241 .308 .379 .688 6.0
1969 29 NYG NL 4 5 .444 31 0 0 0 1 49.0 45 21 5 20 32 3.86 .243 .317 .373 .690 3.6
1970 30 NYG NL 5 2 .714 21 0 0 0 2 25.7 35 21 7 11 17 7.37 .321 .377 .569 .946 0.1
1971 31 NYG NL 3 3 .500 48 0 0 0 6 79.3 86 59 18 40 49 6.69 .278 .363 .492 .855 0.0
1972 32 NYG NL 9 14 .391 46 23 0 0 2 182.7 168 85 26 86 126 4.19 .243 .330 .420 .750 12.0
1973 33 NYG NL 10 9 .526 63 0 0 0 6 127.7 135 75 18 56 92 5.29 .269 .345 .442 .787 6.9
1974 34 NYG NL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 7.0 9 7 1 4 4 9.00 .300 .382 .500 .882 0.0
    AAA   0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 0 10.3 13 7 3 2 10 6.10 .302 .333 .605 .938  
1975 35 DET AL 7 3 .700 67 1 0 0 7 108.0 87 50 17 57 63 4.17 .217 .317 .392 .709 9.5
1976 36 DET AL 1 1 .500 25 0 0 0 2 43.3 41 18 3 15 29 3.74 .243 .305 .349 .654 3.7
1977 37 BAL AL 7 2 .778 53 0 0 0 6 94.0 101 42 12 50 62 4.02 .277 .371 .416 .787 7.3
14 Years Sim 64 54 .542 538 25 0 0 54 935.6 911 482 135 422 614 4.64 .254 .334 .423 .757 58.6
2 Years AAA 6 3 .667 48 0 0 0 11 52.0 55 18 3 14 49 3.12 .270 .317 .368 .684  
Season Average 4 3 .571 38 1 0 0 3 66.8 65 34 9 30 43 4.64 .254 .334 .423 .757  
Career Highs 10 14 1.000 70 23 0 0 12 182.7 168 85 26 86 126 9.00 .321 .382 .569 .946  
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   526 278 88 212 389   .250 .319 .436 .754
vs LH   385 204 47 210 225   .259 .350 .405 .755
Home 41 28 .594 291 13 0 0 28 516.0 519 277 85 247 327 4.83 .261 .343 .450 .793
Away 23 26 .469 247 12 0 0 27 419.6 392 205 50 175 287 4.40 .244 .318 .389 .707
Mar/Apr 9 14 .391 105 0 0 0 12 151.3 158 99 25 58 96 5.89 .267 .333 .452 .785
May 12 6 .667 95 0 0 0 11 169.0 149 64 21 82 119 3.41 .234 .322 .381 .702
June 13 13 .500 87 7 0 0 6 167.0 159 87 20 77 88 4.69 .250 .331 .416 .747
July 10 7 .588 74 6 0 0 7 127.6 124 64 20 68 84 4.51 .256 .347 .414 .762
August 11 9 .550 87 6 0 0 7 159.0 166 79 24 67 118 4.47 .263 .333 .438 .772
Sep/Oct 9 5 .643 90 6 0 0 12 161.6 155 89 25 70 109 4.96 .253 .330 .436 .766
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
1966 26 NYG NL 16 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6 0.2
1967 27 NYG NL 70 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1968 28 NYG NL 65 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
3 Years Sim 151 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.2 0.2
162 Game Average 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.2  
Career Highs 70 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
vs LH   8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Home 80 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.1
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Close/Late   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
Mar/Apr 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
June 19 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
July 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Sep/Oct 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1964 24 NYG NL P 16 0 21.7 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.25    
1965 25 NYG NL P 12 0 12.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.50    
1966 26 NYG NL P 16 0 24.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.46    
1967 27 NYG NL P 70 0 83.3 4 13 2 2 .895 1.84    
1968 28 NYG NL P 65 1 77.3 4 13 1 1 .944 1.98    
1969 29 NYG NL P 31 0 49.0 6 6 1 0 .923 2.20    
1970 30 NYG NL P 21 0 25.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.40    
1971 31 NYG NL P 48 0 79.3 1 9 2 1 .833 1.13    
1972 32 NYG NL P 46 23 182.7 9 28 1 1 .974 1.82    
1973 33 NYG NL P 63 0 127.7 2 17 0 3 1.000 1.34    
1974 34 NYG NL P 5 0 7.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00    
1975 35 DET AL P 67 1 108.0 8 11 1 0 .950 1.58    
1976 36 DET AL P 25 0 43.3 2 8 0 0 1.000 2.08    
1977 37 BAL AL P 53 0 94.0 1 12 0 2 1.000 1.24    
Career Totals   538 25 935.6 40 127 9 10 .949 1.61    
Career Highs   70 23 182.7 9 28 2 3 1.000 2.20    
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
1967 27 NYG NL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 6.7 6 2 0 1 3 2.70 .240 .269 .280 .549
1968 28 NYG NL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 1 3.7 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 .154 .154 .231 .385
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 1 10.3 8 2 0 1 5 1.74 .211 .231 .263 .494
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1967-7-12
Games Pitched
1967-9-70
1973-4-63
1975-3-67
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by Detroit in 1943
Injured on 7/10/1943 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 7/12/1943 with a Bruised Foot, out for one week
Injured on 8/24/1943 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Had first career hit on 9/11/1943, off Al Gerheauser (PIT)
Injured on 5/31/1944 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 4/10/1945, off Dave Smith (BOS)
Traded from Detroit to Seattle on 7/1/1946 (Going to SEM: 2B Cass Michaels. Going to DET: LF Charlie Keller)
3/3/1948: Signed a minor league contract extension with Seattle
Injured on 7/10/1948 with a Fractured Jaw, out for 3-4 weeks
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,421,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,900,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/15/1951 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
2/1/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,900,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Seattle to Boston (A) on 2/1/1952 (Going to BOS: SS Cass Michaels. Going to SEM: RF Eddie Lukon)
6/1/1952: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $2,750,000 per year, for 3 years
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 9/30/1952
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New York (A) on 9/2/1953
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1953, hitting .667 with 1 HR, 3 RBI
Traded from Boston (A) to Brooklyn on 3/3/1954 (Going to BRK: SS Cass Michaels. Going to BOS: 3B Whitey Kurowski)
9/1/1955: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $2,140,000 per year, for 2 years
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 9/6/1956
Injured on 5/3/1957 with a Broken Hand, out for 4-5 weeks
10/16/1957: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $2,200,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 8/6/1961 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Worcester on 2/15/1962 to a 4-year deal worth $451,001 per year
Drafted in 3rd round, 54th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1964
Earned first career win on 8/23/1965
Had first career hit on 5/1/1966, off Dooley Womack (LAD)
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1967
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $905,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $905,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $905,000 through salary arbitration
6/1/1970: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $860,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 7/19/1970 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7-8 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/16/1975 to a 2-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Injured on 7/12/1975 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 2/9/1977 to a 3-year deal worth $2,100,000 per year