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Mike Cook

Michael Horace Cook

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 14, 1963 in Charleston, SC
High School: St. Andrew's Parish HS (Charleston, SC)
School: University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 1, 1986 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Angels/Twins/Orioles 1986-1993

Final Game: October 3, 1993 (Age 30)
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Standard Pitching

More Stats

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
1985	21	ANA-min	A	0	0		1.80	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.0	6	3	2	0	7	0	10	1	0	1			1.300	5.4	0.0	6.3	9.0	1.43	QDS · MIDW
1986	22	ANA-min	AA,AAA	8	7	.533	4.15	24	24	0	2	0	0	160.2	150	96	74	12	76	0	117	5	3	13			1.407	8.4	0.7	4.3	6.6	1.54	MDL,EDM · TL,PCL
1986	22	CAL	AL	0	2	.000	9.00	5	1	1	0	0	0	9.0	13	12	9	3	7	1	6	0	0	0	46	47	2.222	13.0	3.0	7.0	6.0	0.86
1987	23	ANA-min	AAA	4	7	.364	6.48	15	15	0	4	2	0	83.1	81	64	60	8	54	1	54	1	2	12			1.620	8.7	0.9	5.8	5.8	1.00	EDM · PCL
1987	23	CAL	AL	1	2	.333	5.50	16	1	6	0	0	0	34.1	34	21	21	7	18	0	27	0	1	3	148	80	1.515	8.9	1.8	4.7	7.1	1.50
1988	24	ANA-min	AAA	5	9	.357	4.85	51	5	34	0	0	10	91.0	93	56	49	11	41	6	84	2	0	6			1.473	9.2	1.1	4.1	8.3	2.05	EDM · PCL
1988	24	CAL	AL	0	1	.000	4.91	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.2	4	2	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	15	87	1.364	9.8	0.0	2.5	4.9	2.00
1989	25	MIN-min	AAA	5	3	.625	3.66	42	0	36	0	0	12	64.0	53	29	26	1	35	0	55	1	0	5			1.375	7.5	0.1	4.9	7.7	1.57	POR · PCL
1989	25	MIN	AL	0	1	.000	5.06	15	0	5	0	0	0	21.1	22	12	12	1	17	1	15	1	0	0	102	84	1.828	9.3	0.4	7.2	6.3	0.88

1990	26	MIN-min	AAA	6	8	.429	3.20	19	19	0	2	1	0	115.1	105	54	41	8	59	0	63	5	0	4			1.422	8.2	0.6	4.6	4.9	1.07	POR · PCL
1991	27	SEA-min	AAA	2	4	.333	9.68	10	6	1	0	0	0	30.2	45	35	33	5	24	0	18	1	0	1			2.250	13.2	1.5	7.0	5.3	0.75	CGY · PCL
1992	28	STL-min	AAA	3	2	.600	4.60	43	0	8	0	0	0	58.2	58	31	30	5	31	4	56	1	1	3	259		1.517	8.9	0.8	4.8	8.6	1.81	LOU · AA
1993	29	BAL-min	AAA	6	7	.462	3.10	57	0	38	0	0	13	81.1	77	39	28	3	48	9	74	5	0	11	373		1.537	8.5	0.3	5.3	8.2	1.54	ROC · IL
1993	29	BAL	AL	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	1	13		1.000	3.0	0.0	6.0	9.0	1.50
1994	30	NYM-BAL-min	AAA	2	7	.222	2.19	53	0	44	0	0	19	65.2	66	20	16	0	25	4	64	1	0	6	282		1.386	9.0	0.0	3.4	8.8	2.56	NFK,ROC · IL
5 Yrs				1	6	.143	5.55	41	2	13	0	0	0	71.1	74	47	44	11	45	3	53	2	1	5	324	78	1.668	9.3	1.4	5.7	6.7	1.18
162 Game Avg.				2	9	.143	5.55	65	3	21	0	0	0	113	117	74	70	17	71	5	84	3	2	8	512	78	1.668	9.3	1.4	5.7	6.7	1.18

CAL (3 yrs)				1	5	.167	6.13	24	2	8	0	0	0	47.0	51	35	32	10	26	1	35	1	1	4	209	71	1.638	9.8	1.9	5.0	6.7	1.35
MIN (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.06	15	0	5	0	0	0	21.1	22	12	12	1	17	1	15	1	0	0	102	84	1.828	9.3	0.4	7.2	6.3	0.88
BAL (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	1	13		1.000	3.0	0.0	6.0	9.0	1.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%
1986	22	CAL	AL	9.0	5	1	12	12.00	4.25	0.45	-0.17	102.4	3.71	-8	-0.7	.3	0.2	-0.5	-7	.353	.495
1987	23	CAL	AL	34.1	16	1	21	5.50	5.17	0.21	-0.32	96.3	4.48	-4	-0.4	.7	0.0	-0.0	-0	.476	.498
1988	24	CAL	AL	3.2	3	0	2	4.91	4.31	-0.14	-0.34	102.4	4.20	-0	-0.0	.8	-0.0	0.0	0	.490	.500
1989	25	MIN	AL	21.1	15	0	12	5.06	4.45	-0.13	-0.34	106.6	4.51	-1	-0.1	.6	-0.0	0.1	1	.490	.499

1993	29	BAL	AL	3.0	2	0	0	0.00	5.30	0.37	-0.41	106.0	4.79	2	0.2	.1	-0.1	0.1	2	.586	.501
5 Seasons				71.1	41	2	47	5.93	4.80	0.13	-0.31	100.9	4.39	-12	-1.1	.6	0.1	-0.4	-5	.473	.499

CAL (3 yrs)				47.0	24	2	35	6.70	4.93	0.23	-0.29	98.0	4.31	-13	-1.1	.7	0.2	-0.5	-8	.452	.498
MIN (1 yr)				21.1	15	0	12	5.06	4.45	-0.13	-0.34	106.6	4.51	-1	-0.1	.6	-0.0	0.1	1	.490	.499
BAL (1 yr)				3.0	2	0	0	0.00	5.30	0.37	-0.41	106.0	4.79	2	0.2	.1	-0.1	0.1	2	.586	.501

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	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1985	21	ANA-min	A	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0		QDS · MIDW
1986	22	ANA-min	AA,AAA	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0		MDL,EDM · TL,PCL
1986	22	CAL	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1987	23	ANA-min	AAA	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0		EDM · PCL
1987	23	CAL	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1988	24	ANA-min	AAA	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0		EDM · PCL
1988	24	CAL	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1989	25	MIN-min	AAA	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0		POR · PCL
1989	25	MIN	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1990	26	MIN-min	AAA	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0	0	0		POR · PCL
1991	27	SEA-min	AAA	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		CGY · PCL
1992	28	STL-min	AAA	43	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.500	.500	.750	1.250	3	0	0	0	0	0		LOU · AA
1993	29	BAL-min	AAA	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		ROC · IL
1993	29	BAL	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1994	30	BAL-NYM-min	AAA	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		ROC,NFK · IL
5 Yrs				41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

CAL (3 yrs)				24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
MIN (1 yr)				15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

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	Pos
1986	22	CAL	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	/1
1987	23	CAL	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	1
1988	24	CAL	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	/1
1989	25	MIN	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	1

1993	29	BAL	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	/1
5 Seasons				41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0

CAL (3 yrs)				24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0
MIN (1 yr)				15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0
BAL (1 yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%
1986	CAL	AL	22	P	5	1	9.0	2	0	2	0	1.000	2.00	0.40	.955	1.80	1.80	0	1	100%	34%
1987	CAL	AL	23	P	16	1	34.1	12	4	8	1	1.000	3.15	0.75	.955	1.83	1.82	4	3	43%	31%
1988	CAL	AL	24	P	3	0	3.2	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.72	1.77	1	0	0%	31%
1989	MIN	AL	25	P	15	0	21.1	2	2	0	0	1.000	0.84	0.13	.960	1.86	1.85	3	0	0%	31%
1993	BAL	AL	29	P	2	0	3.0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.80	1.80	0	0
	5 Seasons			P	41	2	71.1	16	6	10	1	1.000	2.02	0.39	.956	1.83	1.82	8	4	33%	31%
	5 Seasons			TOT	41	2	71.1	16	6	10	1	1.000	2.02	0.39	.956	1.83	1.82	8	4	33%	31%

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Transactions

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 6th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign.
June 3, 1985: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft.
November 3, 1988: Traded by the California Angels with Rob Wassenaar (minors) and Paul Sorrento to the Minnesota Twins for Kevin Trudeau (minors) and Bert Blyleven.
April 5, 1991: Released by the Minnesota Twins.
April 19, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
July 4, 1991: Released by the Seattle Mariners.
December 18, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
October 15, 1992: Granted Free Agency.
January 23, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

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