Mike
Thompson
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 190
 
Born: September 6, 1949 in Usa, CO, DENVER
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1971 21 KCR AL   7 6 7 7 1 1 1 10 10 10
1972 22 KCR AL $ 300,000 7 7 7 7 1 1 1 9 9 9
1973 23 KCR AL $ 300,000 7 7 7 7 1 1 1 9 9 9
1974 24 KCR AL $ 300,000 7 7 7 7 1 1 1 9 9 9
1975 25 KCR AL   7 6 7 7 1 1 1 9 9 9
1976 26 KCR AL   7 6 7 7 1 1 1 8 8 8
1977 27 KCR AL $ 300,000 7 6 7 6 1 1 1 8 8 8
1978 28 KCR AL $ 350,000 7 6 6 6 1 1 1 9 9 9
1979 29 KCR AL $ 350,000 7 5 6 6 1 1 1 8 8 8
1981 31 SEM AL $ 650,000 6 5 6 6 1 1 1 8 8 8
1982 32 SEM AL   6 5 6 6 1 1 1 8 8 8
1983 33 NYG NL $ 300,333 6 5 6 5 1 1 1 8 8 8
1984 34 CLE AL   6 5 6 5 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 6 5 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 650,000 7 7 7 7 1 1 1 10 10 10
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 21 AAA   7 6 .538 18 18 0 0 0 102.7 108 50 6 79 107 4.38 .266 .386 .357 .743  
1972 22 KCR AL 0 0 .000 13 0 0 0 0 15.3 15 10 4 7 16 5.87 .254 .333 .492 .825 0.3
1973 23 KCR AL 5 7 .417 29 16 0 0 2 117.7 124 81 7 95 78 6.20 .274 .397 .386 .784 2.6
1974 24 KCR AL 8 5 .615 39 11 0 0 1 124.7 133 73 13 86 78 5.27 .275 .383 .400 .782 7.8
1975 25 AAA   5 7 .417 31 11 1 0 10 89.3 75 36 4 68 80 3.63 .229 .361 .326 .687  
1976 26 AAA   8 4 .667 19 19 0 0 0 108.3 99 42 7 71 97 3.49 .243 .355 .338 .693  
1977 27 KCR AL 1 2 .333 12 3 0 0 1 35.7 37 25 3 26 26 6.31 .261 .375 .408 .783 0.0
1978 28 AAA   1 8 .111 75 0 0 0 7 59.7 50 32 1 41 44 4.83 .230 .353 .309 .661  
1979 29 KCR AL 1 0 1.000 4 1 0 0 0 12.0 13 4 0 10 3 3.00 .302 .444 .326 .770 1.1
1980 30 AAA   1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 27.0 23 11 3 13 25 3.67 .230 .319 .370 .689  
1981 31 SEM AL 1 2 .333 8 0 0 0 2 8.0 7 1 1 5 4 1.13 .233 .343 .400 .743 1.1
1982 32 SEM AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 2.7 4 0 0 2 0 0.00 .308 .400 .308 .708 0.2
1983 33 NYG NL 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 7.7 7 6 0 7 7 7.05 .233 .378 .300 .678 0.0
    AAA   1 4 .200 6 3 0 0 0 21.3 34 19 2 8 13 8.02 .351 .400 .464 .864  
1984 34 AAA   1 1 .500 22 0 0 0 0 33.3 27 10 0 26 33 2.70 .227 .366 .286 .651  
8 Years Sim 16 17 .485 112 31 0 0 7 323.6 340 200 28 238 212 5.56 .271 .387 .394 .781 13.1
7 Years AAA 24 32 .429 175 55 1 0 17 441.6 416 200 23 306 399 4.08 .248 .364 .342 .707  
Season Average 2 2 .500 14 3 0 0 0 40.5 42 25 3 29 26 5.56 .271 .387 .394 .781  
Career Highs 8 7 1.000 39 16 0 0 2 124.7 133 81 13 95 78 7.05 .308 .444 .492 .825  
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   174 102 13 115 110   .266 .376 .390 .766
vs LH   166 98 15 123 102   .277 .400 .399 .799
Home 11 7 .611 56 16 0 0 4 165.0 166 95 12 113 104 5.18 .262 .374 .384 .758
Away 5 10 .333 56 15 0 0 3 158.6 174 105 16 125 108 5.96 .281 .401 .405 .806
Mar/Apr 2 4 .333 19 4 0 0 0 47.3 43 22 1 35 41 4.18 .238 .361 .304 .665
May 2 0 1.000 22 0 0 0 2 31.6 39 27 5 28 20 7.68 .310 .435 .484 .919
June 1 1 .500 23 0 0 0 2 43.3 50 36 7 26 27 7.48 .291 .384 .471 .855
July 1 3 .250 15 4 0 0 0 38.0 45 31 3 33 27 7.34 .304 .431 .405 .836
August 5 4 .556 14 10 0 0 1 69.3 75 37 8 53 42 4.80 .275 .393 .425 .818
Sep/Oct 5 5 .500 19 13 0 0 2 94.0 88 47 4 63 55 4.50 .249 .363 .343 .706
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1972 22 KCR AL P 13 0 15.3 2 1 0 1 1.000 1.76    
1973 23 KCR AL P 29 16 117.7 6 10 1 3 .941 1.22    
1974 24 KCR AL P 39 11 124.7 6 11 0 0 1.000 1.23    
1977 27 KCR AL P 12 3 35.7 0 8 0 0 1.000 2.02    
1979 29 KCR AL P 4 1 12.0 0 3 0 1 1.000 2.25    
1981 31 SEM AL P 8 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1982 32 SEM AL P 2 0 2.7 1 1 1 0 .667 6.77    
1983 33 NYG NL P 5 0 7.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.17    
Career Totals   112 31 323.6 16 36 2 5 .963 1.45    
Career Highs   39 16 124.7 6 11 1 3 1.000 6.77    
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1971
4/2/1971: Signed a minor league contract extension with Kansas City
Injured on 7/18/1972 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 8 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/14/1973
Injured on 8/3/1975 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/23/1976 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 6/26/1976 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 7/26/1976 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/21/1976 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/16/1977 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6 weeks
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
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
Traded from Kansas City to Indianapolis on 3/4/1980 (Going to KCR: RF Jim Fuller. Going to IND: C Duffy Dyer, P Mike Thompson)
Released by Indianapolis on 10/4/1980
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/9/1981 to a 2-year deal worth $650,000 per year