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Mike Champion

Robert Michael Champion

Position: Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 10, 1955 in Montgomery, AL
High School: Foothill HS (Santa Ana, CA)
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1976 (Age 21)
Team: Padres 1976-1978

Final Game: September 24, 1978 (Age 23)
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Standard Batting

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
1976 21 SDP NL 11 40 38 4 9 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 .237 .256 .368 .625 83 14 1 0 1 0 0 4
1977 22 SDP NL 150 548 507 35 116 14 6 1 43 3 3 27 85 .229 .271 .286 .557 57 145 8 2 10 0 3 *4
1978 23 SDP NL 32 59 53 3 12 0 2 0 4 0 0 5 13 .226 .293 .302 .595 74 16 1 0 1 0 0 4/5
3 Yrs 193 647 598 42 137 16 8 2 49 3 3 33 101 .229 .272 .293 .564 60 175 10 2 12 0 3
162 Game Avg. 162 543 502 35 115 13 7 2 41 3 3 28 85 .229 .272 .293 .564 60 147 8 2 10 0 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1976 21 SDP NL 11 40 -1 -0 -0 -1 0 -3 -0.3 1 -1 -0.2 .473 .498 -0.0 -0.1 0 4
1977 22 SDP NL 150 548 -26 -1 2 -15 5 -34 -3.7 18 -17 -2.0 .475 .477 -0.5 -1.1 -2 $19,000 *4
1978 23 SDP NL 32 59 1 -0 -0 -3 1 -2 -0.2 2 0 0.0 .495 .499 0.3 -0.2 3 4/5
3 Seasons 193 647 -26 -1 2 -19 5 -39 -4.2 21 -18 -2.2 .479 .491 -0.2 -1.5 1 $19,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1976 21 SDP NL 40 31 3 2.6 85 .235 .237 .253 .256 .318 .368 .361 .625 .679 83 .305 -1.0 -0.1 .500 .158 .132 .0
1977 22 SDP NL 548 412 39 2.6 93 .273 .229 .256 .271 .322 .286 .390 .557 .711 57 .253 -29.5 -2.9 .433 .110 .057 1.5
1978 23 SDP NL 59 43 5 3.1 87 .300 .226 .251 .293 .318 .302 .370 .595 .687 74 .368 -2.0 -0.2 .500 .170 .075
3 Yrs 647 486 47 2.6 92 .273 .229 .255 .272 .321 .293 .386 .564 .707 60 .265 -32.5 -3.3 .443 .119 .064 2.4
162 Game Avg. 543 408 39 2.6 92 .273 .229 .255 .272 .321 .293 .386 .564 .707 60 .265 -32.5 -3.3 .443 .119 .064 2

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1976 21 SDP NL 40 2.5% 7.5% 2.5% 7.5% 33% 3.00 12.7 38.0 19.0 1.64 85%
1977 22 SDP NL 548 0.2% 15.5% 4.9% 3.8% 18% 3.15 6.0 507.0 11.8 1.84 77%
1978 23 SDP NL 59 0.0% 22.0% 8.5% 3.4% 17% 2.60 4.1 13.3 1.36 68%
3 Yrs 647 0.3% 15.6% 5.1% 4.0% 19% 3.06 5.9 299.0 12.2 1.78 77%
MLB Averages 1.9% 12.9% 8.5% 6.4% 28% 1.52 6.9 47.2 8.7 1.09 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1976 21 SDP NL -1.0 -0.1 40 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 1.10 -0.2 -0.2 -2.3 -0.3 0.96 -2.5 0
1977 22 SDP NL -29.5 -2.9 560 -1.9 7.9 -9.9 .99 -2.8 0.8 -24.3 -2.6 0.96 -29.8 0.01 1
1978 23 SDP NL -2.0 -0.2 59 0.2 1.2 -1.0 1.11 -0.0 0.2 -0.3 -0.0 0.92 -0.4 1.30 6
3 Yrs -32.5 -3.3 659 -2.2 9.5 -11.7 1.00 -3.0 0.8 -26.8 -2.8 0.96 -32.7 1.12 7

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1976 21 SDP NL 0 0 33% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1977 22 SDP NL 9 2 24% 185 3 3 50% 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 2 9 52% 13 8 5 7 4 3 11 3 8
1978 23 SDP NL 4 0 18% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40% 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 2
3 Yrs 13 2 24% 216 3 3 50% 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 1 2 9 50% 15 10 5 8 5 3 15 4 11

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1976 21 SDP NL 40 30% 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 100% 9 1 11% 5 1 20% 26 1 4% 0 0 2 0 0% 0
1977 22 SDP NL 548 28% 116 1 1 0 0 0.01 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 14 10 71% 111 8 7% 60 22 37% 354 46 13% 25 13 52% 26 15 58% 0
1978 23 SDP NL 59 32% 12 6 2 0 1 1.30 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 10 1 10% 4 1 25% 33 4 12% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 0
3 Yrs 647 28% 137 7 3 0 1 1.12 2 0 9 1 1 1 1 0 16 12 75% 130 10 8% 69 24 35% 413 51 12% 26 14 54% 30 16 53% 0
MLB Averages 55% 79% 11% 35% 14% 50% 54%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1976 21 11 40 38 4 9 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 .237 .256 .368 .625 83 14 1 0 1 0 0
1977 22 161 588 545 39 125 16 6 2 45 3 3 28 88 .229 .270 .292 .561 59 159 9 2 11 0 3
1978 23 193 647 598 42 137 16 8 2 49 3 3 33 101 .229 .272 .293 .564 60 175 10 2 12 0 3

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1976 21 11 41 39 4 10 2 0 1 2 0 1 3 .256 .275 .385 .660 4 11
1977 22 150 557 516 40 125 15 6 1 49 3 29 85 .242 .285 .300 .586 44 150
1978 23 32 62 55 4 14 0 2 0 5 0 6 13 .255 .328 .327 .655 6 32
3 Yrs 193 660 610 48 149 17 8 2 56 3 36 101 .244 .289 .308 .597 54 193
162 Game Avg. 162 554 512 40 125 14 7 2 47 3 30 85 .244 .289 .308 .597 45 193

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1976 NL  born 1955-02-10 (10th)

                                         

Similarity Scores

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