Mike
Caldwell
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: January 22, 1949 in Usa, NC, TARBORO
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1971 22 CLN NL   9 3 3 3 8 7 7 7 6 6
1972 23 CLN NL   9 3 2 3 7 7 7 6 5 5
1973 24 CLN NL   9 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 5 5
1974 25 CLN NL   9 5 4 4 8 7 7 5 4 5
1975 26 CLN NL   9 5 5 5 8 7 7 5 4 4
1976 27 CLN NL   9 6 5 5 8 7 7 5 4 5
1977 28 CLN NL   9 6 5 6 7 6 7 5 4 4
1978 29 CLN NL   9 5 5 5 7 6 6 5 4 4
1979 30 CLN NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 7 6 6 5 4 4
1980 31 CLN NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 5
1981 32 COL NL   9 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 5
1982 33 COL NL   9 5 4 4 6 6 6 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 3 2 3 6 6 6 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 9 6 5 6 8 7 7 7 6 6
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
1971 22 AAA   6 3 .667 12 12 1 0 0 76.0 101 36 7 25 49 4.26 .311 .360 .452 .812  
    AA   9 1 .900 17 17 2 1 0 114.3 116 36 5 29 81 2.83 .262 .308 .339 .647  
1972 23 AAA   5 11 .313 23 23 1 0 0 141.3 204 89 16 45 82 5.67 .333 .379 .474 .853  
1973 24 AAA   11 12 .478 29 29 1 0 0 181.0 241 107 18 71 114 5.32 .315 .373 .434 .807  
1974 25 AAA   7 7 .500 18 18 1 0 0 120.0 164 54 11 37 67 4.05 .326 .372 .469 .841  
1975 26 AAA   2 0 1.000 7 3 0 0 0 30.7 34 6 1 10 20 1.76 .286 .341 .336 .677  
1976 27 AAA   2 1 .667 12 5 0 0 0 40.3 33 17 6 19 22 3.79 .224 .313 .429 .742  
1977 28 AAA   6 10 .375 19 19 1 0 0 111.0 141 68 8 33 83 5.51 .305 .352 .439 .791  
1978 29 AAA   7 8 .467 20 20 2 1 0 139.3 130 60 21 54 100 3.88 .246 .316 .410 .726  
1979 30 CLN NL 4 4 .500 49 0 0 0 0 92.3 107 46 9 30 39 4.48 .290 .343 .431 .773 4.0
1980 31 CLN NL 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 3 1 1 1 5.40 .286 .318 .571 .890 0.3
    AAA   1 2 .333 18 4 1 1 2 43.0 40 15 3 13 30 3.14 .252 .308 .371 .679  
1981 32 AA   4 2 .667 45 0 0 0 10 40.3 34 17 3 17 44 3.79 .224 .302 .342 .644  
1982 33 AA   5 3 .625 48 0 0 0 5 69.7 62 20 7 21 58 2.58 .234 .290 .355 .645  
2 Years Sim 5 4 .556 53 0 0 0 0 97.3 113 49 10 31 40 4.53 .290 .341 .438 .780 4.3
9 Years AAA 47 54 .465 158 133 8 2 2 882.7 1088 452 91 307 567 4.61 .300 .355 .438 .793  
3 Years AA 18 6 .750 110 17 2 1 15 224.3 212 73 15 67 183 2.93 .247 .301 .345 .646  
12 Years Minors 65 60 .520 268 150 10 3 17 1107.0 1300 525 106 374 750 4.27 .290 .345 .420 .765  
Season Average 2 2 .500 26 0 0 0 0 48.7 56 24 5 15 20 4.53 .290 .341 .438 .780  
Career Highs 4 4 1.000 49 0 0 0 0 92.3 107 46 9 30 39 5.40 .290 .343 .571 .890  
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   73 38 7 23 23   .282 .340 .436 .777
vs LH   40 11 3 8 17   .305 .345 .443 .788
Home 4 0 1.000 27 0 0 0 0 64.0 66 24 7 18 28 3.38 .264 .313 .400 .713
Away 1 4 .200 26 0 0 0 0 33.3 47 25 3 13 12 6.75 .336 .392 .507 .899
Mar/Apr 3 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 0 4.3 1 0 0 0 2 0.00 .067 .067 .067 .133
May 1 1 .500 6 0 0 0 0 6.7 10 3 2 2 1 4.05 .385 .429 .615 1.044
June 1 0 1.000 11 0 0 0 0 19.0 21 10 1 6 8 4.74 .288 .342 .397 .739
July 0 2 .000 8 0 0 0 0 21.0 20 9 3 7 7 3.86 .247 .307 .420 .727
August 0 0 .000 14 0 0 0 0 27.0 38 18 3 5 15 6.00 .330 .358 .496 .854
Sep/Oct 0 1 .000 9 0 0 0 0 19.3 23 9 1 11 7 4.19 .288 .374 .425 .799
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1979 30 CLN NL P 49 0 92.3 10 16 1 2 .963 2.53    
1980 31 CLN NL P 4 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
Career Totals   53 0 97.3 11 16 1 2 .964 2.50    
Career Highs   49 0 92.3 10 16 1 2 1.000 2.53    
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 23rd overall pick, by Cleveland (N) in 1971
4/2/1971: Signed a minor league contract extension with Cleveland (N)
Injured on 4/4/1971 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Injured on 5/31/1972 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 7/27/1972 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 7/12/1974 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 9 weeks
Injured on 4/16/1977 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Injured on 5/28/1977 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 8/10/1977 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 8 weeks
Injured on 5/5/1978 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6-7 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/13/1979
Traded from Cleveland (N) to Colorado on 2/14/1981 (Going to COL: CF Jim Lyttle, LF Glenn Adams, C Manny Sanguillen, P Mike Caldwell. Going to CLN: LF Glenn Burke)