Mike Christopher

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 205lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: November 3, 1963 in Petersburg, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from East Carolina University (Greenville, NC).

High School: Dinwiddie County HS (Dinwiddie, VA)

School: East Carolina University (Greenville, NC)

Debut: September 10, 1991 (Age 27-311d, 16,057th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 11, 1996 (Age 32-190d)
vs. TEX 2.2 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1995 season

Full Name: Michael Wayne Christopher

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

4.90

125.0

WHIP

1.528

Summary of 25 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 1 go ahead

2 Tms
DET	20
CLE	5

Platoon
vs LHB	13
vs RHB	12

Home/Road
Home	15
Away	10

Outs
0	11
2	8
1	6

10 Opps
OAK	4
MIN	3
CAL	3
SEA	3
TOR	3
BOS	2
TEX	2
MIL	2
CHW	2
BAL	1

22 Batters
Terry Steinbach	2
Dan Wilson	2
Mo Vaughn	2
Matt Stairs	1
Pat Meares	1
Cal Ripken Jr.	1
Fernando Viña	1
Dave Nilsson	1
Kirby Puckett	1
J.T. Snow	1
Chip Hale	1
Lance Johnson	1
Joe Carter	1
Warren Newson	1
Jorge Fábregas	1
Robin Ventura	1
Ed Sprague	1
Juan González	1
John Olerud	1
Pedro Muñoz	1
Russ Davis	1
Jim Edmonds	1

8 Parks
Tiger Stad (DET)	12
ClevelandStd (CLE)	3
Angel Stad (ANA)	3
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Cashman Fld (LAS)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	11
7	10
89	2
78	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	8
1	4
3	4
4	3
5	3
Unk	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	14
2·HR gms	4
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	17
--3	2
-2-	2
1-3	2
12-	1
1--	1

36 Runs
RISP	7
0 on	17
1 on	5
2 on	3
Any on	8

Inning
4	3
5	1
6	2
7	6
8	10
9	3

4-6	6
7-end	19

RelScore
+4..	11
+3	2
+2	2
+1	3
Tied	1
-2	1
-4..	5

Ahead	18
Tied	1
Behind	6

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	4
1-0	4
0-1	4
2-1	3
1-1	3
Unk	2
2-2	2
1-2	1
3-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	5
1B	4
CF	3
RF	3
3B	3
SS	2
PH/DH	1
PH	1
2B	1
DH	1
LF	1

OrderPos
3rd	6
5th	5
8th	4
4th	3
7th	2
6th	2
1st	1
9th	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	4
Low Lev	20

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1992-05-16	Kirby Puckett	MIN	@	CLE	ahead 7-1	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	8	2%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); K. Puckett Scores
2	2	2	1	1992-10-03	Cal Ripken Jr.	BAL	@	CLE	ahead 3-0	t 5	0	--3	2,(0-1) .CX	2	3	6	5%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Mercedes Scores; C. Ripken Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1993-04-11	Joe Carter	TOR		CLE	behind 5-9	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	4	7	4%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	2	1	1993-04-19	John Olerud	TOR	@	CLE	ahead 6-1	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
5	5	3	1	1993-04-22	J.T. Snow	CAL		CLE	ahead 7-0	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	3	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1995-07-22	Jim Edmonds	CAL		DET	ahead 10-3	b 7	2	-2-	3,(1-1) BFX	2	2	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Fábregas Scores
7	7	2	1	1995-08-01	Mo Vaughn	BOS	@	DET	ahead 11-0	t 7	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
8	8	3	1	1995-08-14	Dave Nilsson	MIL		DET	ahead 2-1	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	9	8%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	4	1	1995-08-21	Lance Johnson	CHW	@	DET	ahead 4-3	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	9%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
10	10	5	2	1995-08-21	Robin Ventura	CHW	@	DET	ahead 5-3	t 9	2	1--	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	5	5	7%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Raines Scores
11	11	6	1	1995-09-10	Ed Sprague	TOR		DET	behind 0-2	b 8	1	--3	3,(1-1) FBX	2	5	5	33%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Carter Scores
12	12	7	1	1995-09-14	Fernando Viña	MIL	@	DET	ahead 3-2	t 6	1	-2-	4,(2-1) BB.FX	2	9	4	17%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Loretta Scores/unER
13	13	8	1	1995-09-27	Mo Vaughn	BOS		DET	behind 1-7	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	3	3	1%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1996-04-02	Pat Meares	MIN		DET	behind 3-9	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	6	3%	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	2	1	1996-04-05	Matt Stairs	OAK		DET	ahead 9-2	b 8	2	1-3	2,(0-1) CX	3	6	PH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Giambi Scores; E. Young Scores
16	16	3	2	1996-04-05	Terry Steinbach	OAK		DET	ahead 12-2	b 8	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
17	17	4	1	1996-04-11	Dan Wilson	SEA	@	DET	ahead 2-0	t 7	0	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	8	2	8%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	5	2	1996-04-11	Russ Davis	SEA	@	DET	ahead 3-0	t 8	2	12-	5,(2-2) FBBSX	3	7	5	8%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Martínez Scores; P. Sorrento Scores
19	19	6	3	1996-04-11	Dan Wilson	SEA	@	DET	ahead 6-0	t 8	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	1%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
20	20	7	1	1996-04-22	Jorge Fábregas	CAL		DET	tied 5-5	b 8	1	---		1	8	2	27%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	8	1	1996-04-24	Chip Hale	MIN	@	DET	ahead 21-10	t 9	1	1-3		3	3	PH/DH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Reboulet Scores; M. Lawton Scores
22	22	9	1	1996-04-26	Pedro Muñoz	OAK	@	DET	behind 3-14	t 7	0	---	2,(0-1) .SX	1	5	9	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
23	23	10	2	1996-04-26	Terry Steinbach	OAK	@	DET	behind 4-14	t 7	0	---	7,(1-2) CSFFBFX	1	6	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	11	1	1996-05-03	Juan González	TEX	@	DET	ahead 8-0	t 4	2	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	4	9	1%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
25	25	12	2	1996-05-03	Warren Newson	TEX	@	DET	ahead 9-0	t 4	2	---	5,(2-2) BBCFX	1	5	DH	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)