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Bobby Mitchell
Robert Van Mitchell

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lb.
School University of Southern California

Debut September 1, 1980
  vs. NYM 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 21, 1983
Born April 7, 1955 in Salt Lake City, UT

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 25 LAD NL   9    3    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .333  .500  .333  139    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1981 26 LAD NL  10    8    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .125  .222  .125    2    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1982 27 MIN AL 124  454   48  113  11  6   2   28   8  9  54  53  .249  .331  .313   76  142   2   1   4   2   6
 1983 28 MIN AL  59  152   26   35   4  2   1   15   1  1  28  21  .230  .354  .303   81   46   0   0   2   1   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      202  617   75  150  15  8   3   43   9 10  84  78  .243  .336  .308   77  190   2   1   6   3   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        495   60  120  12  6   2   34   7  8  67  63  .243  .336  .308   77  152   2   1   5   2   7
 Career High    124  454   48  113  11  6   2   28   8  9  54  53  .249  .331  .313   76  142   2   1   4   2   6
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1980 25 LAD NL    4    2    1  13.5    94| .333  .266| .500  .328| .333  .385| .833  .713| 139  .893   0.3   0.0   0%
 1981 26 LAD NL    9    7    0   0.0    89| .125  .259| .222  .324| .125  .371| .347  .695|   2  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1982 27 MIN AL  513  359   48   3.6   101| .249  .267| .331  .332| .313  .408| .644  .739|  76  .389 -14.6  -1.5  47%
 1983 28 MIN AL  181  121   18   4.0   101| .230  .270| .354  .333| .303  .408| .657  .740|  81  .440  -3.4  -0.3  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       707  489   67   3.7   101| .243  .268| .336  .332| .308  .407| .644  .739|  77  .402 -18.8  -1.9  47%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1980 25 LAD NL OF 8 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.62 1.98 3.46 2.28 1 13.0 CF 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 2.37 4.00 2.80 1 9.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 2.25 2.02 0 4.0 1981 26 LAD NL OF 7 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.86 2.01 2.84 2.32 0 19.0 CF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 2.53 3.60 2.79 0 10.0 RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.65 2.57 2.06 0 7.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1982 27 MIN AL OF 121 350 8 1 3 .997 .982 2.96 2.15 3.17 2.47 114 1016.3 CF 115 331 8 2 2 .994 .985 2.95 2.49 3.26 2.84 104 934.7 RF 6 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.90 2.20 2.26 5 41.0 LF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 1.90 1.55 2.30 5 40.7 1983 28 MIN AL CF 44 94 3 1 1 .990 .987 2.20 2.56 2.65 2.93 36 329.0 OF 44 94 2 1 1 .990 .981 2.18 2.16 2.62 2.50 36 330.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1980 25 LAD NL CF 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 2.37 4.00 2.80 1 9.0 1981 26 LAD NL CF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 2.53 3.60 2.79 0 10.0 1982 27 MIN AL CF 115 331 8 2 2 .994 .985 2.95 2.49 3.26 2.84 104 934.7 1983 28 MIN AL CF 44 94 3 1 1 .990 .987 2.20 2.56 2.65 2.93 36 329.0 1981 26 LAD NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1982 27 MIN AL LF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 1.90 1.55 2.30 5 40.7 1983 28 MIN AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1980 25 LAD NL OF 8 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.62 1.98 3.46 2.28 1 13.0 1981 26 LAD NL OF 7 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.86 2.01 2.84 2.32 0 19.0 1982 27 MIN AL OF 121 350 8 1 3 .997 .982 2.96 2.15 3.17 2.47 114 1016.3 1983 28 MIN AL OF 44 94 2 1 1 .990 .981 2.18 2.16 2.62 2.50 36 330.0 1980 25 LAD NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 2.25 2.02 0 4.0 1981 26 LAD NL RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.65 2.57 2.06 0 7.0 1982 27 MIN AL RF 6 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.90 2.20 2.26 5 41.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 180 455 10 2 4 .996 .982 2.58 2.14 3.04 2.47 151 1378.3 7 172 9# CF* 172 433 11 3 3 .993 .985 2.58 2.50 3.12 2.86 141 1282.7 RF* 9 13 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.44 1.82 2.25 2.22 5 52.0 LF* 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.00 1.89 1.44 2.31 5 43.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 180 455 10 2 4 .996 .982 2.58 2.14 3.04 2.47 151 1378
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

January 6, 1982: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Bobby Castillo to the Minnesota Twins for Scotti Madison and Paul Voight (minors).


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