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Mike
Fornieles		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 197
 
Born: January 18, 1932 in Cuba, , HAVANA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 20 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 7 7 7 7 8 8
1953 21 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 7
1954 22 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
1955 23 CIN NL   7 4 5 4 5 6 6 5 6 5
1956 24 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
1957 25 CIN NL $ 968,571 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
1958 26 CIN NL $ 968,571 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
1959 27 CIN NL $ 968,571 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7
1960 28 SEM AL $ 1,500,000 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7
1961 29 BOS AL $ 1,500,000 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 7
1962 30 BOS AL $ 1,500,000 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 6 7 6
1963 31 BOS AL $ 1,500,000 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 6 6 6
1964 32 BOS AL $ 1,500,000 3 5 6 6 3 4 3 5 5 5
1965 33 BOS AL $ 1,500,000 3 5 6 6 3 4 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   3 4 5 4 3 4 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,500,000 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 20 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1953 21 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1954 22 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1955 23 CIN NL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1956 24 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1957 25 CIN NL $ 968,571   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1958 26 CIN NL $ 968,571   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1959 27 CIN NL $ 968,571   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1960 28 SEM AL $ 1,500,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1961 29 BOS AL $ 1,500,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1962 30 BOS AL $ 1,500,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1963 31 BOS AL $ 1,500,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1964 32 BOS AL $ 1,500,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1965 33 BOS AL $ 1,500,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,500,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1952 20 CIN NL 8 16 .333 30 30 3 0 0 187.0 256 139 25 69 78 6.69 .327 .384 .482 .866 0.0
    AAA   3 2 .600 6 6 2 0 0 47.7 37 11 3 16 27 2.08 .215 .282 .326 .607  
1953 21 CIN NL 10 6 .625 57 7 0 0 1 101.3 99 54 14 44 49 4.80 .264 .343 .397 .741 6.1
1954 22 CIN NL 2 3 .400 65 0 0 0 3 83.0 92 51 9 37 28 5.53 .282 .351 .436 .787 3.4
1955 23 AAA   11 8 .579 26 26 1 1 0 174.0 158 78 14 83 137 4.03 .239 .324 .345 .670  
1956 24 CIN NL 4 7 .364 18 15 4 0 0 112.7 107 53 8 45 59 4.23 .253 .326 .352 .678 4.6
    AAA   3 5 .375 12 12 1 0 0 87.7 83 38 10 29 82 3.90 .246 .306 .392 .698  
1957 25 CIN NL 2 3 .400 10 10 1 0 0 69.7 70 41 10 36 44 5.30 .264 .351 .460 .811 0.2
1958 26 CIN NL 3 6 .333 44 6 0 0 13 85.3 82 39 15 30 48 4.11 .251 .318 .425 .743 7.1
1959 27 CIN NL 4 6 .400 71 0 0 0 5 87.7 103 46 16 29 59 4.72 .298 .360 .491 .851 4.1
1960 28 SEM AL 5 7 .417 80 0 0 0 3 94.7 84 46 8 49 54 4.37 .239 .328 .372 .700 6.8
1961 29 SEM AL 2 4 .333 54 2 0 0 1 64.3 56 23 3 19 40 3.22 .234 .285 .335 .620 5.2
  BOS AL 1 0 1.000 15 0 0 0 0 21.0 19 7 1 12 13 3.00 .244 .341 .372 .712 1.7
  TOT   3 4 .429 69 2 0 0 1 85.3 75 30 4 31 53 3.16 .237 .299 .344 .643 6.9
1962 30 BOS AL 4 7 .364 80 0 0 0 21 85.3 75 35 9 37 45 3.69 .237 .317 .347 .664 9.1
1963 31 BOS AL 6 8 .429 44 0 0 0 18 48.3 51 21 8 20 29 3.91 .274 .340 .430 .770 3.8
1964 32 BOS AL 3 6 .333 43 0 0 0 11 48.7 45 19 4 21 33 3.51 .249 .328 .354 .682 4.1
1965 33 BOS AL 2 7 .222 42 0 0 0 4 40.3 41 16 3 26 21 3.57 .259 .368 .335 .703 0.4
13 Years Sim 56 86 .394 653 70 8 0 80 1129.3 1180 590 133 474 600 4.70 .271 .343 .412 .755 56.6
3 Years AAA 17 15 .531 44 44 4 1 0 309.3 278 127 27 128 246 3.70 .238 .313 .356 .669  
Season Average 4 6 .400 50 5 0 0 6 86.9 90 45 10 36 46 4.70 .271 .343 .412 .755  
Career Highs 10 16 .625 80 30 4 0 21 187.0 256 139 25 69 78 6.69 .327 .384 .491 .866  
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   627 313 68 225 377   .257 .320 .388 .708
vs LH   553 277 65 249 223   .288 .370 .443 .813
Home 28 38 .424 346 36 2 0 35 612.3 602 305 73 260 321 4.48 .259 .333 .403 .736
Away 28 48 .368 307 34 6 0 48 517.0 578 285 60 214 279 4.96 .285 .353 .423 .776
Mar/Apr 11 9 .550 113 9 1 0 13 182.0 178 83 24 61 108 4.11 .257 .317 .418 .735
May 11 16 .407 122 14 1 0 10 217.3 215 106 19 91 105 4.39 .261 .334 .388 .723
June 8 17 .320 115 11 0 0 18 191.6 216 117 24 98 95 5.49 .289 .371 .418 .790
July 9 17 .346 112 7 1 0 14 163.9 196 104 29 66 83 5.71 .298 .362 .482 .844
August 7 11 .389 104 7 2 0 18 160.6 171 78 14 65 99 4.37 .274 .343 .393 .736
Sep/Oct 10 16 .385 87 22 3 0 10 213.6 204 102 23 93 110 4.30 .252 .329 .384 .713
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
1952 20 CIN NL 30 57 3 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 .175 .203 .175 .379 1.3 0.0
1953 21 CIN NL 57 17 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .176 .176 .235 .412 0.5 0.0
1954 22 CIN NL 65 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1956 24 CIN NL 18 35 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 .086 .086 .086 .171 -1.3 0.0
1957 25 CIN NL 10 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .115 .115 .115 .231 -0.5 0.0
1958 26 CIN NL 44 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .063 .063 .063 .125 -1.2 0.0
1959 27 CIN NL 71 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1960 28 SEM AL 80 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1961 29 SEM AL 54 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
  BOS AL 15 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5 0.2
  TOT   69 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .222 .333 0.0 0.2
1962 30 BOS AL 80 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.6 0.2
1963 31 BOS AL 44 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1964 32 BOS AL 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1965 33 BOS AL 42 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
13 Years Sim 653 185 6 23 3 0 0 8 0 0 2 41 .124 .134 .141 .274 -2.0 0.5
162 Game Average 45 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .124 .134 .141 .274 -0.5  
Career Highs 80 57 3 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 11 .333 .333 .667 1.000 1.3  
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   121 4 13 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 29 .107 .115 .107 .222 -3.5
vs LH   64 2 10 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 12 .156 .169 .203 .372 0.8
Home 324 98 2 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 24 .133 .141 .143 .284 -1.1
Away 251 87 4 10 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 17 .115 .125 .138 .263 -1.6
RISP   38 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 8 .132 .132 .132 .263 -0.7
Close/Late   19 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .158 .158 .158 .316 0.0
Mar/Apr 51 24 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .167 .200 .167 .367 0.4
May 64 39 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .103 .103 .103 .205 -1.4
June 48 26 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .231 .231 .269 .500 1.3
July 74 25 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .080 .080 .120 .200 -1.0
August 69 25 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .080 .080 .080 .160 -1.2
Sep/Oct 38 46 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 14 .109 .128 .130 .258 -0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 20 CIN NL P 30 30 187.0 12 54 2 7 .971 3.18    
1953 21 CIN NL P 57 7 101.3 12 17 1 0 .967 2.58    
1954 22 CIN NL P 65 0 83.0 4 13 0 0 1.000 1.84    
1956 24 CIN NL P 18 15 112.7 10 24 2 2 .944 2.72    
1957 25 CIN NL P 10 10 69.7 0 12 1 0 .923 1.55    
1958 26 CIN NL P 44 6 85.3 4 14 1 1 .947 1.90    
1959 27 CIN NL P 71 0 87.7 3 17 0 1 1.000 2.05    
1960 28 SEM AL P 80 0 94.7 6 14 1 2 .952 1.90    
1961 29 SEM AL P 54 2 64.3 5 8 2 1 .867 1.82    
  BOS AL P 15 0 21.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.14    
  TOT   P 69 2 85.3 7 11 2 1 .900 1.90    
1962 30 BOS AL P 80 0 85.3 6 15 0 2 1.000 2.21    
1963 31 BOS AL P 44 0 48.3 5 5 0 0 1.000 1.86    
1964 32 BOS AL P 43 0 48.7 2 9 2 0 .846 2.03    
1965 33 BOS AL P 42 0 40.3 1 10 1 1 .917 2.45    
Career Totals   653 70 1129.3 72 215 13 17 .957 2.29    
Career Highs   80 30 187.0 12 54 2 7 1.000 3.18    
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
1961 29 BOS AL 1 2 .333 5 0 0 0 0 6.7 9 5 0 4 5 6.76 .346 .433 .462 .895
1963 31 BOS AL 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 3 3.7 3 2 1 2 2 4.92 .273 .385 .545 .930
1965 33 BOS AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 .000 .143 .000 .143
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 3 .250 11 0 0 0 3 12.3 12 7 1 7 7 5.11 .279 .380 .419 .799
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1952-9-16
 Saves
1958-4-13
1962-1-21
1963-4-18
1964-7-11
 Games Pitched
1953-10-57
1954-7-65
1959-7-71
1960-4-80
1961-5-69
1962-3-80
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Rick Sutcliffe (948)
  2. Bob Buhl (947)
  3. Ron Taylor (943)
  4. Mark Gubicza (942)
  5. Tom Poholsky (935)
  6. Don Lee (934)
  7. Mike Stanton (928)
  8. Junior Thompson (925)
  9. Orlando Pena (924)
  10. Joe Landrum (924)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1952
Injured on 3/5/1952 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/11/1952, off Johnny Rigney (BOS)
Earned first career win on 4/11/1952
Injured on 4/18/1955 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $968,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $968,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $968,571 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/11/1960 to a 4-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
Traded from Seattle to Boston (A) on 7/31/1961 (Going to SEM: P Bob Buhl. Going to BOS: C Frank Torre, P Mike Fornieles, P Don Mcmahon)
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/13/1964 to a 2-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
Injured on 3/16/1965 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
 
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