Mike Champion
Robert Michael Champion
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 10, 1955 in Montgomery, AL
High School: Foothill (Santa Ana, CA)
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1976
Final Game: September 24, 1978
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Standard Batting

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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
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 150 546 507 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 Seasons 193 645 598 42 137 16 8 2 49 3 3 33 101 .229 .272 .293 .564 60 175 10 2 12 0 3
162 Game Avg. 162 541 502 35 115 13 7 2 41 3 3 28 85 .229 .272 .293 .564 60 147 8 2 10 0 3

Advanced Batting

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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 546 412 39 2.6 94 .273 .229 .257 .271 .323 .286 .392 .557 .715 57 .253 -30.2 -3.0 .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 Seasons 645 486 47 2.6 93 .273 .229 .256 .272 .322 .293 .388 .564 .710 60 .265 -33.2 -3.3 .443 .119 .064 2.4
162 Game Avg. 541 408 39 2.6 93 .273 .229 .256 .272 .322 .293 .388 .564 .710 60 .265 -33.2 -3.3 .443 .119 .064 2

Ratio Batting*

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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 546 0.2% 15.6% 5.0% 3.9% 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 Seasons 645 0.3% 15.7% 5.1% 4.0% 19% 3.06 5.9 299.0 12.2 1.78 77%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB 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 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 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 40% 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 2
3 Seasons 13 2 24% 216 3 3 50% 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 9 50% 15 10 5 8 5 3 15 4 11
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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 % Opp 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 1 50% 0
1977 22 SDP NL 548 28% 116 1 1 0 0 0.00 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 14 10 71% 111 8 7% 60 22 37% 354 46 13% 25 13 52% 35 16 46% 0
1978 23 SDP NL 59 32% 12 6 2 0 1 1.35 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 10 1 10% 4 1 25% 33 4 12% 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 0
3 Seasons 647 28% 137 7 3 0 1 1.16 2 0 9 1 1 1 1 0 16 12 75% 130 10 8% 69 24 35% 413 51 12% 26 14 54% 40 18 45% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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 22 161 586 545 39 125 16 6 2 45 3 3 28 88 .229 .270 .292 .561 58 159 9 2 11 0 3
1978 23 193 645 598 42 137 16 8 2 49 3 3 33 101 .229 .272 .293 .564 60 175 10 2 12 0 3

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1976 21 11 40 39 5 10 2 0 1 2 0 1 3 .256 .275 .385 .660 4 11
1977 22 150 545 514 39 123 15 6 1 48 3 29 85 .239 .283 .298 .580 43 150
1978 23 32 61 55 4 14 0 2 0 5 0 6 13 .255 .328 .327 .655 6 32
3 Seasons 193 646 608 48 147 17 8 2 55 3 36 101 .242 .286 .306 .592 53 193
162 Game Avg. 162 542 510 40 123 14 7 2 46 3 30 85 .242 .286 .306 .592 44 193

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 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.

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

                                         

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