Michael Steven Hessman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 215 lb.
Born: March 5, 1978 in Fountain Valley, California, US
High School: Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, CA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, CA).
Other SR Links: Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18 | Braves | GULF | Rk | ATL | 53 | 210 | 190 | 13 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 41 | .216 | .277 | .295 | .571 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 19 | Macon | SALL | A | ATL | 122 | 508 | 459 | 69 | 108 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 167 | .235 | .305 | .427 | .732 | 196 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | Danville | CARL | A+ | ATL | 118 | 483 | 445 | 47 | 89 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 172 | .200 | .259 | .382 | .641 | 170 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | Myrtle Beach | CARL | A+ | ATL | 103 | 426 | 365 | 62 | 90 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 135 | .247 | .347 | .504 | .852 | 184 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 22 | Greenville | SOUL | AA | ATL | 127 | 484 | 437 | 52 | 80 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 178 | .183 | .258 | .371 | .629 | 162 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | Greenville | SOUL | AA | ATL | 129 | 524 | 478 | 66 | 110 | 23 | 2 | 26 | 80 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 124 | .230 | .298 | .450 | .748 | 215 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 24 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | 134 | 532 | 484 | 67 | 127 | 28 | 1 | 26 | 77 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 107 | .262 | .321 | .486 | .807 | 235 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-Rk | ATL | 101 | 415 | 374 | 48 | 90 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 89 | .241 | .292 | .425 | .717 | 159 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25 | Danville | APPY | Rk | ATL | 5 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .067 | .200 | .067 | .267 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | 96 | 395 | 359 | 47 | 89 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 87 | .248 | .296 | .440 | .736 | 158 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | 78 | 304 | 265 | 48 | 76 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 65 | .287 | .365 | .562 | .927 | 149 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 27 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 134 | 547 | 473 | 69 | 101 | 19 | 1 | 28 | 74 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 154 | .214 | .313 | .436 | .748 | 206 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 28 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 101 | 394 | 345 | 45 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 129 | .165 | .269 | .406 | .675 | 140 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 29 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 117 | 498 | 422 | 71 | 107 | 24 | 2 | 31 | 101 | 6 | 11 | 64 | 153 | .254 | .356 | .540 | .896 | 228 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008 | 30 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 108 | 473 | 399 | 83 | 108 | 20 | 5 | 34 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 140 | .271 | .374 | .602 | .976 | 240 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2009 | 31 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 131 | 548 | 466 | 58 | 101 | 30 | 3 | 23 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 171 | .217 | .324 | .442 | .766 | 206 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 | 32 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-Rk | NYM | 65 | 286 | 252 | 44 | 70 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 60 | .278 | .353 | .571 | .925 | 144 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 32 | Mets | GULF | Rk | NYM | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 32 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | NYM | 64 | 282 | 248 | 43 | 68 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 60 | .274 | .351 | .573 | .924 | 142 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 33 | Orix | JPPL | Fgn | 48 | 142 | 130 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 46 | .192 | .261 | .377 | .637 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 34 | Oklahoma City | PCL | AAA | HOU | 123 | 492 | 441 | 73 | 102 | 19 | 0 | 35 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 136 | .231 | .301 | .512 | .813 | 226 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2013 | 35 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | 35 | 140 | 121 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 42 | .248 | .336 | .512 | .848 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 Seasons | 1827 | 7406 | 6546 | 942 | 1512 | 341 | 20 | 378 | 1059 | 37 | 41 | 679 | 2109 | .231 | .312 | .462 | .775 | 3027 | 100 | 118 | 10 | 53 | 30 | |||||
| AAA (11 seasons) | AAA | 1121 | 4605 | 4023 | 622 | 966 | 208 | 16 | 262 | 707 | 28 | 27 | 460 | 1244 | .240 | .326 | .495 | .821 | 1992 | 69 | 74 | 6 | 42 | 24 | ||||
| Rk (3 seasons) | Rk | 59 | 234 | 209 | 15 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 43 | .211 | .274 | .282 | .556 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| AA (2 seasons) | AA | 256 | 1008 | 915 | 118 | 190 | 46 | 3 | 45 | 130 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 302 | .208 | .279 | .412 | .691 | 377 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| A+ (2 seasons) | A+ | 221 | 909 | 810 | 109 | 179 | 46 | 0 | 43 | 117 | 3 | 6 | 77 | 307 | .221 | .300 | .437 | .737 | 354 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| A (1 season) | A | 122 | 508 | 459 | 69 | 108 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 167 | .235 | .305 | .427 | .732 | 196 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Fgn (1 season) | Fgn | 48 | 142 | 130 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 46 | .192 | .261 | .377 | .637 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23 | Greenville | SOUL | AA | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.0 | ||
| 2005 | 27 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.500 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2009 | 31 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2.000 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| 3 Seasons | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.45 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1.636 | 12.3 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 2.00 | |||||
| AAA (2 seasons) | AAA | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.38 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.875 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.00 | ||||
| AA (1 season) | AA | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.0 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | Rctch | Rtz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18 | Braves | GULF | Rk | ATL | OF | 10 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 1.60 | |||||||||
| 1996 | 18 | Braves | GULF | Rk | ATL | RF | 10 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 18 | Braves | GULF | Rk | ATL | LF | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 18 | Braves | GULF | Rk | ATL | 3B | 23 | 53 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 1 | .849 | 1.96 | |||||||||
| 1996 | 18 | Braves | GULF | Rk | ATL | 1B | 16 | 145 | 134 | 9 | 2 | 13 | .986 | 8.94 | |||||||||
| 1997 | 19 | Macon | SALL | A | ATL | 3B | 116 | 287 | 74 | 184 | 29 | 17 | .899 | 2.22 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 20 | Danville | CARL | A+ | ATL | 3B | 112 | 272 | 62 | 192 | 18 | 16 | .934 | 2.27 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 21 | Myrtle Beach | CARL | A+ | ATL | SS | 6 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 3.83 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 21 | Myrtle Beach | CARL | A+ | ATL | 3B | 97 | 219 | 74 | 132 | 13 | 8 | .941 | 2.12 | |||||||||
| 2000 | 22 | Greenville | SOUL | AA | ATL | 3B | 123 | 309 | 67 | 219 | 23 | 17 | .926 | 2.33 | |||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | Greenville | SOUL | AA | ATL | OF | 18 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .964 | 1.50 | |||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | Greenville | SOUL | AA | ATL | LF | 18 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | Greenville | SOUL | AA | ATL | 3B | 113 | 317 | 74 | 217 | 26 | 20 | .918 | 2.58 | |||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | Greenville | SOUL | AA | ATL | 1B | 5 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.20 | |||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | Greenville | SOUL | AA | ATL | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 24 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | 3B | 116 | 289 | 72 | 200 | 17 | 12 | .941 | 2.34 | |||||||||
| 2002 | 24 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | 1B | 14 | 108 | 99 | 8 | 1 | 11 | .991 | 7.64 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-Rk | ATL | LF | 19 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-Rk | ATL | OF | 27 | 43 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .977 | 1.56 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 25 | Danville | APPY | Rk | ATL | OF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 25 | Danville | APPY | Rk | ATL | LF | 3 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 25 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | OF | 24 | 40 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .975 | 1.63 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 25 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | RF | 9 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 25 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | LF | 16 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 25 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | 3B | 19 | 53 | 12 | 39 | 2 | 2 | .962 | 2.68 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 25 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | 1B | 54 | 422 | 392 | 28 | 2 | 33 | .995 | 7.78 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 26 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | OF | 13 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.15 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 26 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | 3B | 41 | 103 | 26 | 75 | 2 | 8 | .981 | 2.46 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 26 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | 2B | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 26 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | 1B | 31 | 166 | 156 | 8 | 2 | 24 | .988 | 5.29 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 27 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | LF | 16 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.13 | -3 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 27 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 3B | 75 | 224 | 52 | 169 | 3 | 16 | .987 | 2.95 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 27 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 1B | 31 | 299 | 278 | 21 | 0 | 26 | 1.000 | 9.65 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 27 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 28 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | SS | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.00 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 28 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 3B | 98 | 300 | 82 | 210 | 8 | 23 | .973 | 2.98 | 11 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 28 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 1B | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 15.00 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 29 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 3B | 115 | 354 | 81 | 264 | 9 | 34 | .975 | 3.00 | 26 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 29 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 1B | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 9.00 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2008 | 30 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | SS | 5 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | .875 | 2.80 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2008 | 30 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 3B | 104 | 275 | 81 | 189 | 5 | 16 | .982 | 2.60 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 31 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | RF | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.33 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 31 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 31 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 31 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | SS | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.33 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 31 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 3B | 110 | 315 | 66 | 239 | 10 | 21 | .968 | 2.77 | 13 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 31 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 31 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | 1B | 14 | 108 | 96 | 8 | 4 | 14 | .963 | 7.43 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 31 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2009 | 31 | Toledo | IL | AAA | DET | P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2010 | 32 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | NYM | 3B | 47 | 129 | 22 | 105 | 2 | 14 | .984 | 2.70 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 32 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | NYM | 1B | 7 | 68 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 9.71 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 33 | Orix | JPPL | Fgn | 3B | 8 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.88 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 33 | Orix | JPPL | Fgn | 1B | 13 | 96 | 91 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .990 | 7.31 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 34 | Oklahoma City | PCL | AAA | HOU | 1B | 105 | 905 | 838 | 63 | 4 | 67 | .996 | 8.58 | |||||||||
| 2013 | 35 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | 1B | 27 | 209 | 191 | 17 | 1 | 22 | .995 | 7.70 | |||||||||
| 2013 | 35 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | 3B | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.00 | |||||||||
| 2013 | 35 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | DH | 3 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 18 Seasons | 1758 | 6291 | 3382 | 2710 | 199 | 460 | .968 | 3.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |||||||||||
| 3B (17 seasons) | 3B | 1321 | 3523 | 864 | 2483 | 176 | 227 | .950 | 2.53 | 51 | |||||||||||||
| 1B (13 seasons) | 1B | 319 | 2577 | 2388 | 171 | 18 | 220 | .993 | 8.02 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| LF (5 seasons) | LF | 55 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.33 | -3 | |||||||||||||
| OF (4 seasons) | OF | 68 | 103 | 91 | 9 | 3 | 2 | .971 | 1.47 | -2 | |||||||||||||
| SS (4 seasons) | SS | 16 | 54 | 11 | 41 | 2 | 9 | .963 | 3.25 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| P (3 seasons) | P | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| RF (3 seasons) | RF | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.18 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2B (2 seasons) | 2B | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.60 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| CF (1 season) | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| C (1 season) | C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| DH (1 season) | DH | 3 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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