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Mike Caldwell
Ralph Michael Caldwell

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
School North Carolina State University

Debut September 4, 1971
  vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 25, 1984
Born January 22, 1949 in Tarboro, NC

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1971 22 SDP NL   1   0   6   0   0   0   2  0    6.7    4    0    0   0    3    5   0   2    26   3   0  0.00  3.30  inf 1.050
 1972 23 SDP NL   7  11  42  20   4   2  10  2  163.7  183   92   73  10   49  102   4   5   714  14   0  4.01  3.28   82 1.418
 1973 24 SDP NL   5  14  55  13   3   1  27 10  149.0  146   77   62   8   53   86   2  10   632  10   0  3.74  3.45   92 1.336
 1974 25 SFG NL  14   5  31  27   6   2   3  0  189.3  176   80   62  17   63   83   4   2   788   1   0  2.95  3.81  129 1.262
 1975 26 SFG NL   7  13  38  21   4   0   4  1  163.3  194  102   87  16   48   57   5   1   723   7   0  4.79  3.81   80 1.482
 1976 27 SFG NL   1   7  50   9   0   0  19  2  107.3  145   74   58   5   20   55   2   7   480   2   0  4.86  3.61   74 1.537
 1977 28 TOT      5   8  35  12   2   0  10  1  119.0  126   69   59   7   44   49   2   5   522   8   2  4.46  4.05   91 1.429
         CIN NL   0   0  14   0   0   0   5  1   24.7   25   11   11   1    8   11   0   1   105   1   0  4.01  3.95   98 1.338
         MIL AL   5   8  21  12   2   0   5  0   94.3  101   58   48   6   36   38   2   4   417   7   2  4.58  4.07   89 1.452
 1978 29 MIL AL  22   9  37  34  23   6   1  1  293.3  258   90   77  14   54  131   7   8  1176   3   1  2.36  3.78  160 1.064 MVP-12,CYA-2
 1979 30 MIL AL  16   6  30  30  16   4   0  0  235.0  252   96   86  18   39   89   4   5   967   2   0  3.29  4.19  127 1.238
 1980 31 MIL AL  13  11  34  33  11   2   1  1  225.3  248  112  101  29   56   74   2   3   940   2   2  4.03  3.88   96 1.349
 1981 32 MIL AL  11   9  24  23   3   0   0  0  144.3  151   70   63  18   38   41   1   3   609   4   1  3.93  3.44   88 1.309
 1982 33 MIL AL  17  13  35  34  12   3   0  0  258.0  269  119  112  30   58   75   0   9  1064   3   1  3.91  3.80   97 1.267
 1983 34 MIL AL  12  11  32  32  10   2   0  0  228.3  269  125  115  35   51   58   1   3   970   1   1  4.53  3.75   83 1.401
 1984 35 MIL AL   6  13  26  19   4   1   0  0  126.0  160   76   65  11   21   34   1   2   545   2   1  4.64  3.88   84 1.437
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 14 Yr WL% .513 137 130 475 307  98  23  77 18 2408.7 2581 1182 1020 218  597  939  35  65 10156  62   9  3.81  3.77   99 1.319
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  11  41  26   8   2   6  1  209.3  224  102   88  18   51   81   3   5   883   5   0  3.81  3.77   99 1.319
 Career High     22  14  55  34  23   6  27 10  293.3  269  125  115  35   63  131   7  10  1176  14   2  2.36  4.19  160 1.064
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 22 SDP NL   6    1    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 2.000  760    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1972 23 SDP NL  42   50    1    7   0  0   0    3   0  0   0  20  .140  .137  .140  -18    7   4   1   0   0   3
 1973 24 SDP NL  56   35    2    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  12  .143  .167  .143  -10    5   3   0   0   0   2
 1974 25 SFG NL  31   63    4    9   0  0   0    2   0  0   2  15  .143  .169  .143  -13    9   7   0   0   0   1
 1975 26 SFG NL  38   44    2    7   3  0   0    3   0  0   0  11  .159  .159  .227    5   10   7   0   0   0   2
 1976 27 SFG NL  50   19    1    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .158  .158  .211    3    4   1   0   0   0   0
 1977 28 TOT     35    4    1    2   2  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .500  .600 1.000  318    4   0   0   0   0   0
         CIN NL  14    4    1    2   2  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .500  .600 1.000  318    4   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     476  216   11   34   7  0   0    8   0  0   4  62  .157  .172  .190    2   41  22   1   0   0   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         74    4   12   2  0   0    3   0  0   1  21  .157  .172  .190    2   14   7   0   0   0   3
 Career High     56   63    4    9   3  0   0    3   0  0   2  20                          10   7   1   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1971 22 SDP NL    1    0    2          86|1.000  .252|1.000  .316|2.000  .368|3.000  .684| 760         0.9   0.1   0%
 1972 23 SDP NL   55   51    1   0.5    85| .140  .247| .137  .314| .140  .365| .277  .679| -18  .023  -7.5  -0.8   0%
 1973 24 SDP NL   39   35    1   0.8    89| .143  .252| .167  .319| .143  .374| .310  .694| -10  .041  -5.0  -0.5   0%
 1974 25 SFG NL   72   62    2   0.9    99| .143  .268| .169  .341| .143  .387| .312  .728| -13  .052 -10.1  -1.1   0%
 1975 26 SFG NL   51   46    1   0.6    99| .159  .270| .159  .341| .227  .390| .386  .732|   5  .025  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1976 27 SFG NL   20   17    1   1.6    94| .158  .266| .158  .333| .211  .379| .369  .712|   3  .149  -2.5  -0.3   0%
 1977 28 TOT       5    2    3  40.5   105| .500  .272| .600  .340|1.000  .414|1.600  .754| 318  .981   1.4   0.1   0%
         CIN NL    5    2    3  40.5   105| .500  .272| .600  .340|1.000  .414|1.600  .754| 318  .981   1.4   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons      243  213   11   1.4    94| .157  .261| .172  .330| .190  .380| .362  .711|   2  .115 -28.7  -3.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1971 22 SDP NL P 6 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.50 0.78 4.03 1.88 0 6.7 1972 23 SDP NL P 42 9 47 2 3 .966 .951 1.33 0.73 3.08 1.78 20 163.7 1973 24 SDP NL P 55 12 29 2 1 .953 .949 0.75 0.73 2.48 1.88 13 149.0 1974 25 SFG NL P 31 11 48 0 7 1.000 .944 1.90 0.71 2.81 1.88 27 189.3 1975 26 SFG NL P 38 10 33 1 2 .977 .945 1.13 0.72 2.37 1.86 21 163.3 1976 27 SFG NL P 50 8 22 1 2 .968 .949 0.60 0.72 2.52 1.88 9 107.3 1977 28 TOT P 35 7 31 0 3 1.000 .948 1.09 0.77 2.87 1.93 12 119.0 CIN NL P 14 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.67 1.46 1.86 0 24.7 MIL AL P 21 7 27 0 3 1.000 .947 1.62 0.84 3.24 1.95 12 94.3 1978 29 MIL AL P 37 14 50 0 2 1.000 .954 1.73 0.85 1.96 1.90 34 293.3 1979 30 MIL AL P 30 7 64 2 3 .973 .949 2.37 0.81 2.72 1.92 31 235.0 1980 31 MIL AL P 34 8 37 1 5 .978 .957 1.32 0.77 1.80 1.85 33 225.3 1981 32 MIL AL P 24 5 26 0 0 1.000 .963 1.29 0.81 1.93 1.98 23 144.3 1982 33 MIL AL P 35 13 48 1 5 .984 .958 1.74 0.73 2.13 1.80 34 258.0 1983 34 MIL AL P 32 4 38 2 4 .955 .959 1.31 0.73 1.66 1.80 32 228.3 1984 35 MIL AL P 26 7 24 3 2 .912 .957 1.19 0.70 2.21 1.79 19 126.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1971 22 SDP NL P 6 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.50 0.78 4.03 1.88 0 6.7 1972 23 SDP NL P 42 9 47 2 3 .966 .951 1.33 0.73 3.08 1.78 20 163.7 1973 24 SDP NL P 55 12 29 2 1 .953 .949 0.75 0.73 2.48 1.88 13 149.0 1974 25 SFG NL P 31 11 48 0 7 1.000 .944 1.90 0.71 2.81 1.88 27 189.3 1975 26 SFG NL P 38 10 33 1 2 .977 .945 1.13 0.72 2.37 1.86 21 163.3 1976 27 SFG NL P 50 8 22 1 2 .968 .949 0.60 0.72 2.52 1.88 9 107.3 1977 28 TOT P 35 7 31 0 3 1.000 .948 1.09 0.77 2.87 1.93 12 119.0 CIN NL P 14 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.67 1.46 1.86 0 24.7 MIL AL P 21 7 27 0 3 1.000 .947 1.62 0.84 3.24 1.95 12 94.3 1978 29 MIL AL P 37 14 50 0 2 1.000 .954 1.73 0.85 1.96 1.90 34 293.3 1979 30 MIL AL P 30 7 64 2 3 .973 .949 2.37 0.81 2.72 1.92 31 235.0 1980 31 MIL AL P 34 8 37 1 5 .978 .957 1.32 0.77 1.80 1.85 33 225.3 1981 32 MIL AL P 24 5 26 0 0 1.000 .963 1.29 0.81 1.93 1.98 23 144.3 1982 33 MIL AL P 35 13 48 1 5 .984 .958 1.74 0.73 2.13 1.80 34 258.0 1983 34 MIL AL P 32 4 38 2 4 .955 .959 1.31 0.73 1.66 1.80 32 228.3 1984 35 MIL AL P 26 7 24 3 2 .912 .957 1.19 0.70 2.21 1.79 19 126.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 475 116 499 15 39 .976 .952 1.29 0.75 2.30 1.86 308 2408.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 475 116 499 15 39 .976 .952 1.29 0.75 2.30 1.86 308 2409
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1981   ALDS  MIL NYY     L   2   1   4.32  0  1  0  0   8.1   9   4   0   4 
 1982   ALCS  MIL CAL     W   1   1  15.00  0  1  0  0   3     7   5   1   2 
        WS    MIL STL     L   3   2   2.04  2  0  0  1  17.2  19   4   3   6 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Postseason Ser      1-2   6   4   4.03  2  2  0  1  29    35  13   4  12 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1981   ALDS  MIL NYY     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1982   ALCS  MIL CAL     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    MIL STL     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Postseason Series   1-2   6   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1978-AL-12-0.10
Car-885-0.10 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1978-AL-2-0.54
Car-86-0.54 shares

ERA
1974 NL-2.95-10
1978 AL-2.36-3
1979 AL-3.29-6

Wins
1978 AL-22-2
1979 AL-16-8
1981 AL-11-10
1982 AL-17-5

Won-Loss %
1974 NL-.737-3
1978 AL-.710-5
1979 AL-.727-2

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1978 AL-1.064-2
1979 AL-1.238-9

Hits Allowed/9IP
1978 AL-7.92-6

Bases on Balls/9IP
1978 AL-1.66-3
1979 AL-1.49-2
1982 AL-2.02-7
1983 AL-2.01-6

Innings
1978 AL-293.3-3
1982 AL-258.0-4

Games Started
1981 AL-23-9

Comp. Games
1978 AL-23-1
1979 AL-16-5
1982 AL-12-5

Shutouts
1978 AL-6-2
1979 AL-4-4
1980 AL-2-10
1982 AL-3-4
1983 AL-2-9

Home Runs Allow.
1980 AL-29-2
1981 AL-18-1
1982 AL-30-9
1983 AL-35-2

Hits Allowed
1978 AL-258-7
1979 AL-252-6
1982 AL-269-2
1983 AL-269-3

SO to Walk
1978 AL-2.43-4
1979 AL-2.28-5

Earned Runs Allow.
1982 AL-112-6
1983 AL-115-4

Wild Pitches
1973 NL-10-5
1982 AL-9-5

Batters Faced
1978 AL-1176-3
1982 AL-1064-5

Adjusted ERA+
1974 NL-129-8
1978 AL-160-3
1979 AL-127-7

         

Black Ink: Pitching - 2 (732) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 65 (377) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 11.0 (705) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 27.5 (461) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the 1971 amateur draft.

October 25, 1973: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Willie McCovey and Bernie Williams.

October 20, 1976: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with John D'Acquisto and Dave Rader to the St. Louis Cardinals for Willie Crawford, Vic Harris, and John Curtis.

March 29, 1977: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Pat Darcy.

June 15, 1977: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dick O'Keefe (minors) and Garry Pyka (minors).

January 11, 1985: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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