Mike Caruso
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 172 lb.

Born: May 27, 1977 in Queens, NY
High School: Stoneman-Douglas (Parkland, FL)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed June 17, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: March 31, 1998
Final Game: August 9, 2002
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1998 CHW AL 21 SS 131 129 1121.1 629 216 378 35 91 .944 -3.3 -3.5 -2.3 -0.5 -1.8 -1 4.77 4.53 .973 4.71 4.26 RoY-3
1999 CHW AL 22 SS 132 125 1114.2 555 183 348 24 86 .957 -10.2 -11.0 -10.2 -1.8 -8.4 0 4.29 4.02 .970 4.73 4.19
1999 CHW AL 22 DH 2
2002 KCR AL 25 SS 5 2 23.1 14 4 10 0 0 1.000 1.3 66.9 1.3 0.1 1.2 0 5.40 2.80 .971 4.55 4.16
2002 KCR AL 25 2B 4 2 25.0 15 10 4 1 1 .933 -1.3 -62.4 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 0 5.04 3.50 .980 4.90 4.35
2002 KCR AL 25 3B 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -90.0 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 0 2.25 0.50 .900 2.70 2.40
3 Seasons SS 268 256 2259.1 1198 403 736 59 177 .951 -12.2 -6.5 -11.2 -2.2 -9.0 -1 4.54 4.25 .972 4.72 4.22
1 Season 2B 4 2 25.0 15 10 4 1 1 .933 -1.3 -62.4 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 0 5.04 3.50 .980 4.90 4.35
1 Season 3B 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -90.0 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 0 2.25 0.50 .900 2.70 2.40
1 Season DH 2
3 Seasons TOT 274 258 2288.1 1214 414 740 60 178 .951 -13.8 -7.2 -12.8 -2.4 -10.3 -1 4.54 4.21 .922 4.72 4.21

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1998 CHW AL 21 133 129 133 131 0 0 0 0 0 131 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
1999 CHW AL 22 136 125 136 132 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2002 KCR AL 25 12 4 12 11 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
3 Seasons 281 258 281 274 0 0 0 4 2 268 0 0 0 0 0 4 8
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1998 CHW AL 21 5119 57% 76% 30% 557 78% 3 213 99 84 31 382 304 67 0 4 35 2 24 9 22 91 37 2 32 7 1 82 39 41 6 4 2
1999 CHW AL 22 5138 56% 76% 30% 453 90% 2 181 93 68 20 350 257 85 0 5 24 0 24 0 19 86 44 6 26 3 4 84 50 33 0 0 0
2002 KCR AL 25 101 48% 82% 38% 13 100% 0 4 3 1 0 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 10358 57% 76% 30% 1023 83% 5 398 195 153 51 742 570 153 0 9 59 2 48 9 41 177 81 8 58 10 5 166 89 74 6 4 2
MLB Averages 56% 74% 29% 92%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
2002 KCR AL 25 112 55% 77% 30% 5 80% 0 7 1 6 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1 Season 112 55% 77% 30% 5 80% 0 7 1 6 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 74% 29% 94%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
2002 KCR AL 25 18 61% 72% 28% 1 100% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 18 61% 72% 28% 1 100% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 74% 29% 89% 58%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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