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Mike
Kilkenny		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: April 11, 1945 in Can, ON, BRADFORD
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1978   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 24 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 6 6 6
1970 25 SDP NL   6 6 6 6 4 3 3 5 5 5
1971 26 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 5 5 5
1972 27 SDP NL   6 8 8 8 4 3 3 5 5 5
1973 28 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 8 8 8 4 3 3 6 6 6
1974 29 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 4 3 3 6 6 6
1975 30 SDP NL   6 7 7 7 4 3 3 6 6 6
1976 31 SDP NL   6 7 6 6 4 3 3 7 7 7
1977 32 SDP NL   6 7 7 7 4 3 3 7 7 7
1978 33 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 4 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 6 6 6 4 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 8 8 8 4 3 3 7 7 7
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
1969 24 SDP NL 0 3 .000 5 5 0 0 0 26.7 36 21 7 13 17 7.09 .319 .386 .584 .970 0.0
    AAA   12 4 .750 29 29 0 0 0 203.7 150 64 14 94 157 2.83 .205 .295 .310 .605  
1970 25 AA   11 9 .550 29 29 2 1 0 208.7 143 49 10 102 203 2.11 .192 .290 .266 .556  
1971 26 SDP NL 2 2 .500 18 1 0 0 2 58.3 54 21 6 41 38 3.24 .249 .372 .350 .722 6.1
1972 27 AAA   11 7 .611 27 27 0 0 0 170.3 161 67 11 98 129 3.54 .250 .350 .345 .695  
1973 28 SDP NL 8 15 .348 54 13 0 0 3 136.0 149 116 16 124 77 7.68 .280 .414 .440 .854 0.0
1974 29 SDP NL 5 4 .556 12 12 0 0 0 78.3 80 41 12 38 54 4.71 .271 .350 .444 .794 4.7
1975 30 AAA   8 5 .615 22 22 0 0 0 142.3 141 61 9 73 114 3.86 .257 .345 .363 .708  
1976 31 AAA   13 4 .765 24 24 1 0 0 163.3 134 52 12 87 139 2.87 .220 .318 .311 .629  
1977 32 AAA   14 13 .519 31 31 4 3 0 197.7 196 79 15 100 158 3.60 .255 .340 .373 .713  
1978 33 SDP NL 0 0 .000 15 0 0 0 1 31.3 21 8 2 13 9 2.30 .186 .281 .292 .573 2.6
1979 34 AAA   2 2 .500 58 0 0 0 5 56.3 63 33 6 39 46 5.27 .289 .397 .440 .837  
5 Years Sim 15 24 .385 104 31 0 0 6 330.7 340 207 43 229 195 5.63 .268 .379 .425 .804 13.3
6 Years AAA 60 35 .632 191 133 5 3 5 933.6 845 356 67 491 743 3.43 .240 .333 .347 .680  
1 Years AA 11 9 .550 29 29 2 1 0 208.7 143 49 10 102 203 2.11 .192 .290 .266 .556  
7 Years Minors 71 44 .617 220 162 7 4 5 1142.3 988 405 77 593 946 3.19 .232 .326 .333 .658  
Season Average 3 4 .429 20 6 0 0 1 66.1 68 41 8 45 39 5.63 .268 .379 .425 .804  
Career Highs 8 15 .556 54 13 0 0 3 136.0 149 116 16 124 77 7.68 .319 .414 .584 .970  
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   259 146 31 175 140   .276 .390 .433 .823
vs LH   81 61 12 54 55   .245 .351 .402 .752
Home 10 15 .400 58 18 0 0 1 180.0 200 121 29 134 108 6.05 .285 .400 .455 .855
Away 5 9 .357 46 13 0 0 5 150.6 140 86 14 95 87 5.14 .246 .354 .388 .742
Mar/Apr 3 2 .600 14 5 0 0 0 52.7 54 27 12 33 34 4.62 .267 .370 .490 .860
May 3 5 .375 19 7 0 0 0 72.7 75 46 6 42 32 5.70 .269 .364 .405 .770
June 3 4 .429 15 4 0 0 0 34.3 31 23 1 28 18 6.03 .248 .386 .296 .682
July 0 4 .000 9 4 0 0 0 24.3 28 27 5 27 11 9.99 .289 .444 .526 .969
August 3 3 .500 25 2 0 0 6 61.0 66 30 7 37 38 4.43 .281 .379 .421 .800
Sep/Oct 3 6 .333 22 9 0 0 0 85.7 86 54 12 62 62 5.67 .259 .376 .425 .800
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 SDP NL P 5 5 26.7 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.36    
1971 26 SDP NL P 18 1 58.3 3 11 0 3 1.000 2.16    
1973 28 SDP NL P 54 13 136.0 5 23 1 2 .966 1.85    
1974 29 SDP NL P 12 12 78.3 5 12 0 1 1.000 1.95    
1978 33 SDP NL P 15 0 31.3 2 6 0 0 1.000 2.30    
Career Totals   104 31 330.7 17 57 1 6 .987 2.01    
Career Highs   54 13 136.0 5 23 1 3 1.000 2.36    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1973-10-54
 Walks Allowed
1973-3-124
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 52nd overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1969
Traded from Tampa Bay to San Diego on 2/21/1969 (Going to SDP: 2B Jim Davenport, P Bill Lee, P Mike Kilkenny. Going to TAM: P Wayne Schurr)
Injured on 6/24/1969 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Earned first career win on 9/2/1971
Injured on 5/29/1972 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Injured on 6/4/1974 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
Injured on 5/22/1978 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Won World Championship with San Diego in 1978
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,034,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/28/1979 with a Bruised Finger, out for 3 days
Injured on 8/13/1979 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Released by San Diego on 10/28/1979
 
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