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Mike Caldwell
Ralph Michael Caldwell
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: January 22, 1949 in Tarboro, NC
Schools: North Carolina State University
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1971
Final Game: September 25, 1984
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1971 22 SDP NL 1 0 1.000 0.00 6 0 2 0 0 0 6.2 4 0 0 0 3 3 5 0 0 2 26 1.050 5.4 0.0 4.1 6.8 1.67
1972 23 SDP NL 7 11 .389 4.01 42 20 10 4 2 2 163.2 183 92 73 10 49 14 102 4 0 5 714 82 1.418 10.1 0.5 2.7 5.6 2.08
1973 24 SDP NL 5 14 .263 3.74 55 13 27 3 1 10 149.0 146 77 62 8 53 10 86 2 0 10 632 92 1.336 8.8 0.5 3.2 5.2 1.62
1974 25 SFG NL 14 5 .737 2.95 31 27 3 6 2 0 189.1 176 80 62 17 63 1 83 4 0 2 788 129 1.262 8.4 0.8 3.0 3.9 1.32
1975 26 SFG NL 7 13 .350 4.79 38 21 4 4 0 1 163.1 194 102 87 16 48 7 57 5 0 1 723 80 1.482 10.7 0.9 2.6 3.1 1.19
1976 27 SFG NL 1 7 .125 4.86 50 9 19 0 0 2 107.1 145 74 58 5 20 2 55 2 0 7 480 74 1.537 12.2 0.4 1.7 4.6 2.75
1977 28 TOT 5 8 .385 4.46 35 12 10 2 0 1 119.0 126 69 59 7 44 8 49 2 2 5 522 91 1.429 9.5 0.5 3.3 3.7 1.11
1977 28 CIN NL 0 0 4.01 14 0 5 0 0 1 24.2 25 11 11 1 8 1 11 0 0 1 105 98 1.338 9.1 0.4 2.9 4.0 1.38
1977 28 MIL AL 5 8 .385 4.58 21 12 5 2 0 0 94.1 101 58 48 6 36 7 38 2 2 4 417 89 1.452 9.6 0.6 3.4 3.6 1.06
1978 29 MIL AL 22 9 .710 2.36 37 34 1 23 6 1 293.1 258 90 77 14 54 3 131 7 1 8 1176 160 1.064 7.9 0.4 1.7 4.0 2.43 CYA-2,MVP-12
1979 30 MIL AL 16 6 .727 3.29 30 30 0 16 4 0 235.0 252 96 86 18 39 2 89 4 0 5 967 127 1.238 9.7 0.7 1.5 3.4 2.28
1980 31 MIL AL 13 11 .542 4.03 34 33 1 11 2 1 225.1 248 112 101 29 56 2 74 2 2 3 940 96 1.349 9.9 1.2 2.2 3.0 1.32
1981 32 MIL AL 11 9 .550 3.93 24 23 0 3 0 0 144.1 151 70 63 18 38 4 41 1 1 3 609 88 1.309 9.4 1.1 2.4 2.6 1.08
1982 33 MIL AL 17 13 .567 3.91 35 34 0 12 3 0 258.0 269 119 112 30 58 3 75 0 1 9 1064 97 1.267 9.4 1.0 2.0 2.6 1.29
1983 34 MIL AL 12 11 .522 4.53 32 32 0 10 2 0 228.1 269 125 115 35 51 1 58 1 1 3 970 83 1.401 10.6 1.4 2.0 2.3 1.14
1984 35 MIL AL 6 13 .316 4.64 26 19 0 4 1 0 126.0 160 76 65 11 21 2 34 1 1 2 545 84 1.437 11.4 0.8 1.5 2.4 1.62
14 Seasons 137 130 .513 3.81 475 307 77 98 23 18 2408.2 2581 1182 1020 218 597 62 939 35 9 65 10156 99 1.319 9.6 0.8 2.2 3.5 1.57
162 Game Avg. 12 11 .513 3.81 41 27 7 9 2 2 209 224 103 89 19 52 5 82 3 1 6 883 99 1.319 9.6 0.8 2.2 3.5 1.57
MIL (8 yrs) 102 80 .560 3.74 239 217 7 81 18 2 1604.2 1708 746 667 161 353 24 540 18 9 37 6688 103 1.284 9.6 0.9 2.0 3.0 1.53
SFG (3 yrs) 22 25 .468 4.05 119 57 26 10 2 3 460.0 515 256 207 38 131 10 195 11 0 10 1991 93 1.404 10.1 0.7 2.6 3.8 1.49
SDP (3 yrs) 13 25 .342 3.80 103 33 39 7 3 12 319.1 333 169 135 18 105 27 193 6 0 17 1372 88 1.372 9.4 0.5 3.0 5.4 1.84
CIN (1 yr) 0 0 4.01 14 0 5 0 0 1 24.2 25 11 11 1 8 1 11 0 0 1 105 98 1.338 9.1 0.4 2.9 4.0 1.38
AL (8 yrs) 102 80 .560 3.74 239 217 7 81 18 2 1604.2 1708 746 667 161 353 24 540 18 9 37 6688 103 1.284 9.6 0.9 2.0 3.0 1.53
NL (7 yrs) 35 50 .412 3.95 236 90 70 17 5 16 804.0 873 436 353 57 244 38 399 17 0 28 3468 91 1.389 9.8 0.6 2.7 4.5 1.64

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1981 32 MIL AL ALDS L NYY 0 1 .000 4.32 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.1 9 4 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 33 1.080 9.7 2.2 0.0 4.3
1982 33 MIL AL ALCS W CAL 0 1 .000 15.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 6 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 18 2.667 21.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
1982 33 MIL AL WS L STL 2 0 1.000 2.04 3 2 1 1 1 0 17.2 19 4 4 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 74 1.245 9.7 0.0 1.5 3.1 2.00
2 Seasons (3 Series) 2 2 .500 4.03 6 4 1 1 1 0 29.0 35 14 13 2 4 0 12 0 0 1 125 1.345 10.9 0.6 1.2 3.7 3.00
1 ALDS 0 1 .000 4.32 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.1 9 4 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 33 1.080 9.7 2.2 0.0 4.3
1 ALCS 0 1 .000 15.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 6 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 18 2.667 21.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
1 WS 2 0 1.000 2.04 3 2 1 1 1 0 17.2 19 4 4 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 74 1.245 9.7 0.0 1.5 3.1 2.00
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1971 22 SDP NL 6 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 760 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1972 23 SDP NL 42 55 50 1 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 20 .140 .137 .140 .277 -18 7 3 0 4 1 0 1
1973 24 SDP NL 56 39 35 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .143 .167 .143 .310 -10 5 2 0 3 0 0 1
1974 25 SFG NL 31 72 63 4 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 15 .143 .169 .143 .312 -13 9 1 0 7 0 0 1
1975 26 SFG NL 38 51 44 2 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 .159 .159 .227 .386 5 10 2 0 7 0 0 1
1976 27 SFG NL 50 20 19 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .158 .158 .211 .368 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1977 28 TOT 14 5 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .600 1.000 1.600 318 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 28 CIN NL 14 5 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 1.000 1.600 318 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Seasons 237 243 216 11 34 7 0 0 8 0 0 4 62 .157 .172 .190 .362 2 41 8 0 22 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 166 148 8 23 5 0 0 5 0 0 3 42 .157 .172 .190 .362 2 28 5 0 15 1 0
SFG (3 yrs) 119 143 126 7 19 4 0 0 5 0 0 2 30 .151 .164 .183 .347 -5 23 3 0 15 0 0
SDP (3 yrs) 104 95 86 3 13 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 32 .151 .159 .163 .322 -6 14 5 0 7 1 0
CIN (1 yr) 14 5 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 1.000 1.600 318 4 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 237 243 216 11 34 7 0 0 8 0 0 4 62 .157 .172 .190 .362 2 41 8 0 22 1 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1971 SDP NL 22 P 6 0 6.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 4.05 0.50 .967 1.89 0.78
1972 SDP NL 23 P 42 20 163.2 58 9 47 2 3 .966 0.0 0.0 3.08 1.33 .950 1.78 0.73
1973 SDP NL 24 P 55 13 149.0 43 12 29 2 1 .953 0.0 0.0 2.48 0.75 .949 1.88 0.73
1974 SFG NL 25 P 31 27 189.1 59 11 48 0 7 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.80 1.90 .941 1.88 0.71
1975 SFG NL 26 P 38 21 163.1 44 10 33 1 2 .977 0.0 0.0 2.37 1.13 .943 1.86 0.72
1976 SFG NL 27 P 50 9 107.1 31 8 22 1 2 .968 0.0 0.0 2.52 0.60 .948 1.88 0.72
1977 TOT 28 P 35 12 119.0 38 7 31 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.87 1.09 .945 1.93 0.77
1977 CIN NL 28 P 14 0 24.2 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.46 0.29 .950 1.86 0.67
1977 MIL AL 28 P 21 12 94.1 34 7 27 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.24 1.62 .944 1.95 0.84
1978 MIL AL 29 P 37 34 293.1 64 14 50 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.96 1.73 .952 1.90 0.85 CYA-2,MVP-12
1979 MIL AL 30 P 30 31 235.0 73 7 64 2 3 .973 0.0 0.0 2.72 2.37 .948 1.92 0.81
1980 MIL AL 31 P 34 33 225.1 46 8 37 1 5 .978 0.0 0.0 1.80 1.32 .957 1.85 0.77
1981 MIL AL 32 P 24 23 144.1 31 5 26 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.93 1.29 .961 1.98 0.81
1982 MIL AL 33 P 35 34 258.0 62 13 48 1 5 .984 0.0 0.0 2.13 1.74 .956 1.80 0.73
1983 MIL AL 34 P 32 32 228.1 44 4 38 2 4 .955 0.0 0.0 1.66 1.31 .959 1.80 0.73
1984 MIL AL 35 P 26 19 126.0 34 7 24 3 2 .912 0.0 0.0 2.21 1.19 .959 1.79 0.70
14 Seasons P 475 308 2408.2 630 116 499 15 39 .976 0.0 0.0 2.30 1.29 .951 1.86 0.75
14 Seasons TOT 475 308 2408.2 630 116 499 15 39 .976 0.0 0.0 2.30 1.29 .927 1.86 0.75

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1978-AL-12-10%
0.10 Career Shares (893rd)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1978-AL--2--54%
0.54 Career Shares (88th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1974 NL--2.947--10th
1978 AL--2.363--3rd
1979 AL--3.294--6th

Wins s c a p y
1978 AL--22--2nd
1979 AL--16--8th
1981 AL--11--10th
1982 AL--17--5th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1974 NL--.737--2nd
1978 AL--.710--5th
1979 AL--.727--1st

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1978 AL--1.064--2nd
1979 AL--1.238--9th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1978 AL--7.916--6th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1978 AL--1.657--3rd
1979 AL--1.494--2nd
1982 AL--2.023--7th
1983 AL--2.010--6th
Career--2.231--167th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1978 AL--293.3--3rd
1982 AL--258.0--4th

Games Started s c a p y
1981 AL--23--9th

Complete Games s c a p y
1978 AL--23--1st
1979 AL--16--5th
1982 AL--12--5th

Shutouts s c a p y
1978 AL--6--2nd
1979 AL--4--4th
1980 AL--2--10th
1982 AL--3--4th
1983 AL--2--9th
Career--23--204th

Home Runs s c a p y
1980 AL--29--2nd
1981 AL--18--1st
1982 AL--30--9th
1983 AL--35--2nd
Career--218--147th

Hits s c a p y
1978 AL--258--7th
1979 AL--252--6th
1982 AL--269--2nd
1983 AL--269--3rd
Career--2581--206th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1978 AL--2.426--4th
1979 AL--2.282--5th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1978 AL--.430--3rd
1979 AL--.689--8th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1982 AL--112--6th
1983 AL--115--4th
Career--1020--206th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1973 NL--10--5th
1982 AL--9--5th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1978 AL--1176--3rd
1982 AL--1064--5th
Career--10156--220th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1974 NL--129--8th
1978 AL--160--3rd
1979 AL--127--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 2 (727), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 65 (387), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 27 (464), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (708), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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, John Curtis and Vic Harris.

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.

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