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Mike
Kekich		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: April 2, 1945 in Usa, CA, SAN DIEGO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1965 20 MON NL   8 5 5 5 4 3 3 7 7 7
1966 21 MON NL   8 5 5 5 4 3 3 7 6 6
1967 22 MON NL   8 5 5 5 5 4 4 8 7 7
1968 23 MON NL   8 5 5 5 6 5 5 8 7 8
1969 24 MON NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 5 5 9 8 8
1970 25 MON NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 5 5 8 7 8
1971 26 MON NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 4 3 3 8 7 7
1972 27 MON NL   8 5 5 5 3 2 2 8 8 8
1973 28 MON NL   8 5 4 4 3 2 2 8 8 8
1974 29 MON NL   7 4 4 4 3 1 2 8 7 7
1975 30 MON NL   7 4 4 4 3 2 2 8 7 7
1976 31 MON NL   7 4 3 3 2 1 1 8 7 7
1977 32 BAL AL $ 300,000 7 4 3 3 1 1 1 8 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 3 3 1 1 1 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 5 5 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
1965 20 AA   2 6 .250 14 14 0 0 0 90.0 74 39 5 48 100 3.90 .228 .328 .346 .674  
1966 21 AA   14 8 .636 30 30 5 4 0 221.3 165 61 11 86 214 2.48 .206 .283 .285 .568  
1967 22 AAA   5 10 .333 24 24 2 1 0 158.0 163 56 15 99 131 3.19 .266 .368 .389 .757  
    AA   3 2 .600 6 6 0 0 0 40.3 37 17 3 15 42 3.79 .239 .306 .374 .680  
1968 23 AAA   5 13 .278 25 25 1 0 0 159.0 196 67 9 53 135 3.79 .305 .358 .403 .761  
1969 24 MON NL 4 13 .235 23 18 3 0 0 144.3 149 66 12 66 74 4.12 .269 .346 .382 .728 7.2
    AAA   0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 6.7 3 2 1 0 5 2.70 .130 .130 .261 .391  
1970 25 MON NL 10 8 .556 24 20 7 1 0 162.7 158 68 14 54 83 3.76 .256 .314 .362 .676 10.7
1971 26 MON NL 1 1 .500 15 0 0 0 0 17.3 24 15 3 18 9 7.79 .333 .462 .486 .948 0.0
1972 27 AAA   2 3 .400 35 0 0 0 5 60.7 58 21 4 31 43 3.12 .258 .348 .360 .708  
1973 28 AAA   2 1 .667 26 0 0 0 0 52.7 52 27 3 34 35 4.61 .249 .354 .364 .718  
1974 29 AAA   1 3 .250 24 0 0 0 1 46.3 50 30 5 42 27 5.83 .275 .411 .418 .828  
1975 30 AAA   3 6 .333 42 0 0 0 1 69.7 81 34 4 54 43 4.39 .296 .412 .380 .791  
1976 31 AAA   1 3 .250 27 0 0 0 0 34.7 40 21 3 35 13 5.45 .280 .421 .392 .813  
1977 32 BAL AL 1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 0 16.3 16 6 1 9 4 3.31 .271 .377 .424 .801 1.6
    AA   1 0 1.000 34 0 0 0 4 42.7 44 17 1 11 32 3.59 .260 .306 .331 .637  
    A   1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 2 1 1 3 3.60 .350 .381 .500 .881  
1978 33 AA   2 0 1.000 15 0 0 0 0 27.3 20 10 2 13 19 3.29 .206 .300 .289 .589  
4 Years Sim 16 22 .421 67 38 10 1 0 340.7 347 155 30 147 170 4.10 .267 .340 .380 .720 19.5
8 Years AAA 19 40 .322 206 49 3 1 7 587.6 643 258 44 348 432 3.95 .278 .373 .388 .760  
5 Years AA 22 16 .579 99 50 5 4 4 421.7 340 144 22 173 407 3.07 .220 .299 .312 .611  
1 Years A 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 2 1 1 3 3.60 .350 .381 .500 .881  
14 Years Minors 42 56 .429 309 99 8 5 11 1014.3 990 404 67 522 842 3.58 .255 .344 .358 .702  
Season Average 4 5 .444 16 9 2 0 0 85.2 86 38 7 36 42 4.10 .267 .340 .380 .720  
Career Highs 10 13 1.000 24 20 7 1 0 162.7 158 68 14 66 83 7.79 .333 .462 .486 .948  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   255 119 20 121 129   .266 .348 .370 .718
vs LH   92 36 10 26 41   .269 .321 .409 .730
Home 9 10 .474 34 20 4 1 0 185.7 170 74 18 82 90 3.59 .247 .327 .365 .692
Away 7 12 .368 33 18 6 0 0 155.0 177 81 12 65 80 4.70 .288 .356 .397 .754
Mar/Apr 4 0 1.000 5 4 0 0 0 33.0 25 6 0 13 20 1.64 .210 .288 .235 .523
May 1 3 .250 12 4 2 0 0 37.3 52 21 6 10 21 5.06 .335 .376 .497 .873
June 4 4 .500 17 7 2 0 0 71.7 70 41 9 41 41 5.15 .259 .357 .385 .742
July 5 3 .625 11 10 2 1 0 78.7 72 30 5 17 35 3.43 .241 .282 .324 .606
August 1 5 .167 9 6 1 0 0 49.0 54 27 6 33 21 4.96 .293 .401 .457 .857
Sep/Oct 1 7 .125 13 7 3 0 0 71.0 74 30 4 33 32 3.80 .269 .347 .382 .729
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1969 24 MON NL P 23 18 144.3 13 22 0 2 1.000 2.18    
1970 25 MON NL P 24 20 162.7 9 29 1 6 .974 2.10    
1971 26 MON NL P 15 0 17.3 1 2 0 1 1.000 1.56    
1977 32 BAL AL P 5 0 16.3 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.20    
Career Totals   67 38 340.7 24 56 1 9 .988 2.11    
Career Highs   24 20 162.7 13 29 1 6 1.000 2.20    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
OSLG
1970-10-.362
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 59th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1965
Traded from Boston (N) to Montreal on 3/3/1965 (Going to MON: P Mike Kekich. Going to BSN: P Luis Tiant)
Injured on 7/10/1968 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 7/27/1968 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Injured on 3/11/1969 with a Spasms Back, out for 5 weeks
Earned first career win on 6/11/1969
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1970, going 4-0, 1.11
Released by Montreal on 3/3/1977
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 4/3/1977 to a minor league deal
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/20/1978 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Released by Baltimore on 9/1/1978
 
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