Mike Fitzgerald
Michael Roy Fitzgerald
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 13, 1960 in Long Beach, CA
High School: Lakewood (Lakewood, CA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 6th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1983
Final Game: October 4, 1992
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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
1983 22 NYM NL 8 23 20 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 6 .100 .217 .250 .467 30 5 0 0 0 0 1 /2
1984 23 NYM NL 112 394 360 20 87 15 1 2 33 1 0 24 71 .242 .288 .306 .593 68 110 17 1 5 4 7 2
1985 24 MON NL 108 341 295 25 61 7 1 5 34 5 3 38 55 .207 .297 .288 .585 69 85 8 2 1 5 12 2
1986 25 MON NL 73 243 209 20 59 13 1 6 37 3 2 27 34 .282 .364 .440 .804 122 92 4 1 4 2 6 2
1987 26 MON NL 107 334 287 32 69 11 0 3 36 3 4 42 54 .240 .338 .310 .648 72 89 10 1 3 1 7 2/34
1988 27 MON NL 63 180 155 17 42 6 1 5 23 2 2 19 22 .271 .347 .419 .766 116 65 4 0 4 2 0 2/79
1989 28 MON NL 100 331 290 33 69 18 2 7 42 3 4 35 61 .238 .322 .386 .708 101 112 8 2 2 2 3 2/57
1990 29 MON NL 111 383 313 36 76 18 1 9 41 8 1 60 60 .243 .365 .393 .758 113 123 5 2 5 3 2 2/97
1991 30 MON NL 71 224 198 17 40 5 2 4 28 4 2 22 35 .202 .278 .308 .586 66 61 5 0 1 3 4 2/39
1992 31 CAL AL 95 214 189 19 40 2 0 6 17 2 2 22 34 .212 .294 .317 .611 72 60 4 0 3 0 0 2/97534D
10 Seasons 848 2667 2316 220 545 95 9 48 293 31 20 292 432 .235 .321 .346 .667 87 802 65 9 28 22 42
162 Game Avg. 162 509 442 42 104 18 2 9 56 6 4 56 83 .235 .321 .346 .667 87 153 12 2 5 4 8
MON (7 yrs) 633 2036 1747 180 416 78 8 39 241 28 18 243 321 .238 .331 .359 .690 93 627 44 8 20 18 34
NYM (2 yrs) 120 417 380 21 89 15 1 3 35 1 0 27 77 .234 .284 .303 .587 66 115 17 1 5 4 8
CAL (1 yr) 95 214 189 19 40 2 0 6 17 2 2 22 34 .212 .294 .317 .611 72 60 4 0 3 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 753 2453 2127 201 505 93 9 42 276 29 18 270 398 .237 .323 .349 .672 88 742 61 9 25 22 42
AL (1 yr) 95 214 189 19 40 2 0 6 17 2 2 22 34 .212 .294 .317 .611 72 60 4 0 3 0 0

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
1983 22 NYM NL 23 18 1 1.5 96 .077 .100 .262 .217 .330 .250 .388 .467 .719 30 .129 -2.0 -0.2 .444 .300 .150 .0
1984 23 NYM NL 394 299 29 2.6 93 .292 .242 .262 .288 .327 .306 .381 .593 .708 68 .297 -15.2 -1.6 .469 .133 .064 1.3
1985 24 MON NL 341 251 26 2.8 91 .233 .207 .254 .297 .321 .288 .379 .585 .700 69 .322 -11.2 -1.2 .518 .217 .081 5.0
1986 25 MON NL 243 162 34 5.7 97 .310 .282 .261 .364 .332 .440 .394 .804 .726 122 .622 6.8 0.7 .776 .292 .158 4.0
1987 26 MON NL 334 236 30 3.4 108 .286 .240 .273 .338 .343 .310 .425 .648 .767 72 .353 -10.9 -1.1 .565 .213 .070 3.0
1988 27 MON NL 180 125 23 5.0 93 .285 .271 .261 .347 .325 .419 .383 .766 .708 116 .599 3.5 0.4 .706 .271 .148 2.9
1989 28 MON NL 331 237 35 4.0 92 .277 .238 .256 .322 .324 .386 .382 .708 .705 101 .492 0.7 0.1 .635 .266 .148 4.2
1990 29 MON NL 383 251 51 5.4 95 .271 .243 .260 .365 .325 .393 .390 .758 .715 113 .597 8.6 0.9 .790 .364 .150 8.5
1991 30 MON NL 224 169 17 2.7 93 .222 .202 .256 .278 .324 .308 .384 .586 .708 66 .309 -9.1 -0.9 .515 .227 .106 4.0
1992 31 CAL AL 214 158 18 3.1 94 .228 .212 .259 .294 .328 .317 .385 .611 .713 72 .340 -7.7 -0.8 .529 .222 .106 3.0
10 Seasons 2667 1906 264 3.7 95 .267 .235 .260 .321 .328 .346 .389 .667 .717 87 .436 -36.4 -3.7 .600 .242 .111 37.7
162 Game Avg. 509 364 50 3.7 95 .267 .235 .260 .321 .328 .346 .389 .667 .717 87 .436 -36.4 -3.7 .600 .242 .111 7
MON (7 yrs) 2036 1431 216 4.1 96 .268 .238 .260 .331 .328 .359 .392 .690 .719 93 .474 -11.4 -1.1 .637 .266 .121 32.6
NYM (2 yrs) 417 317 30 2.5 93 .283 .234 .262 .284 .327 .303 .382 .587 .709 66 .287 -17.2 -1.8 .468 .142 .068 1.5
CAL (1 yr) 214 158 18 3.1 94 .228 .212 .259 .294 .328 .317 .385 .611 .713 72 .340 -7.7 -0.8 .529 .222 .106 3.0
NL (9 yrs) 2453 1748 246 3.8 95 .271 .237 .261 .323 .328 .349 .390 .672 .717 88 .444 -28.7 -2.9 .607 .244 .111 34.3
AL (1 yr) 214 158 18 3.1 94 .228 .212 .259 .294 .328 .317 .385 .611 .713 72 .340 -7.7 -0.8 .529 .222 .106 3.0

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
1983 22 NYM NL 23 4.4% 26.1% 13.0% 4.4% 50% 2.00 3.3 20.0 10.0 0.63 57%
1984 23 NYM NL 394 0.5% 18.0% 6.1% 4.6% 21% 2.96 5.1 180.0 10.9 1.51 74%
1985 24 MON NL 341 1.5% 16.1% 11.1% 3.8% 21% 1.45 5.4 59.0 8.7 1.14 70%
1986 25 MON NL 243 2.5% 14.0% 11.1% 8.2% 34% 1.26 6.1 34.8 5.6 1.30 70%
1987 26 MON NL 334 0.9% 16.2% 12.6% 4.2% 20% 1.29 5.3 95.7 8.0 0.93 69%
1988 27 MON NL 180 2.8% 12.2% 10.6% 6.7% 29% 1.16 7.0 31.0 6.7 0.54 0.74 72% 21% 10.9% 45%
1989 28 MON NL 331 2.1% 18.4% 10.6% 8.2% 39% 1.74 4.8 41.4 6.9 0.81 1.14 68% 17% 7.1% 22%
1990 29 MON NL 383 2.4% 15.7% 15.7% 7.3% 37% 1.00 5.2 34.8 7.6 0.87 1.20 64% 20% 8.2% 19%
1991 30 MON NL 224 1.8% 15.6% 9.8% 4.9% 28% 1.59 5.7 49.5 7.1 0.60 0.90 72% 19% 4.6% 14%
1992 31 CAL AL 214 2.8% 15.9% 10.3% 3.7% 20% 1.55 5.6 31.5 11.1 0.70 0.86 70% 16% 8.1% 17%
10 Seasons 2667 1.8% 16.2% 11.0% 5.7% 28% 1.48 5.4 48.3 7.9 0.73 1.09 70% 19% 7.5% 22%
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
1983 22 NYM NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 23 NYM NL 6 0 16% 138 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 32% 20 15 4 2 2 0 15 6 8
1985 24 MON NL 6 0 21% 120 5 3 63% 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 33% 9 7 2 4 3 0 11 5 6
1986 25 MON NL 0 0 17% 102 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 21% 9 9 0 4 3 1 6 3 3
1987 26 MON NL 2 0 27% 126 3 4 43% 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 7 38% 9 7 2 2 1 1 13 7 6
1988 27 MON NL 3 0 21% 69 2 2 50% 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 61% 9 5 4 3 2 1 6 0 6
1989 28 MON NL 4 0 26% 123 3 4 43% 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 23% 12 11 1 1 1 0 9 4 4
1990 29 MON NL 3 0 21% 146 8 1 89% 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 33% 14 12 2 4 3 1 9 2 6
1991 30 MON NL 2 0 22% 61 4 2 67% 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 59% 10 5 5 1 0 0 6 1 5
1992 31 CAL AL 1 0 23% 63 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 33% 10 8 2 0 0 0 5 2 3
10 Seasons 27 0 22% 953 31 20 61% 30 18 1 1 0 1 6 1 31 38 36% 103 80 22 21 15 4 80 30 47
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
1983 22 NYM NL 23 22% 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 9 1 11% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
1984 23 NYM NL 394 39% 87 7 1 0 0 1.44 2 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 5 5 100% 84 17 20% 42 11 26% 248 32 13% 23 12 52% 22 7 32% 0
1985 24 MON NL 341 33% 61 2 1 0 1 1.92 5 0 10 5 0 3 2 0 1 1 100% 56 8 14% 28 8 29% 199 30 15% 25 13 52% 24 6 25% 0
1986 25 MON NL 243 31% 59 3 0 0 1 2.57 6 0 8 5 1 1 5 0 7 4 57% 47 4 9% 24 13 54% 155 31 20% 23 14 61% 17 8 47% 0
1987 26 MON NL 333 44% 69 5 2 0 2 2.42 3 1 15 1 2 1 2 0 4 3 75% 63 10 16% 32 9 28% 247 33 13% 20 12 60% 26 8 31% 1
1988 27 MON NL 180 44% 42 6 3 15 4 1 2 2.85 5 1 9 5 0 3 2 0 7 4 57% 43 4 9% 21 8 38% 124 18 15% 13 6 46% 13 6 46% 0
1989 28 MON NL 331 35% 69 3 1 10 3 0 1 3.43 7 1 10 5 2 3 4 0 3 2 67% 55 8 15% 33 10 30% 232 36 16% 23 13 57% 26 10 38% 0
1990 29 MON NL 383 45% 76 7 1 11 4 0 3 2.81 9 0 7 4 5 2 7 0 5 5 100% 60 5 8% 33 11 33% 223 33 15% 25 7 28% 24 10 42% 0
1991 30 MON NL 224 42% 40 12 1 8 2 1 4 2.45 4 0 13 1 3 1 3 0 2 1 50% 40 5 13% 23 8 35% 145 25 17% 21 12 57% 8 1 13% 0
1992 31 CAL AL 214 37% 40 15 3 10 1 0 1 1.63 6 0 5 3 3 3 3 0 7 3 43% 33 4 12% 13 4 31% 120 12 10% 8 3 38% 8 3 38% 0
10 Seasons 2666 39% 545 43 9 71 18 2 15 2.50 48 3 84 30 18 19 29 0 41 28 68% 484 65 13% 251 83 33% 1702 251 15% 183 93 51% 169 60 36% 1
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 27 MON NL 171 616 3.60 364 59% 27% 13% 24% 36% 73% 0% 43% 83% 36% 4% 7 2 18% 31 12 12% 20 8 35% 9 0 0
1989 28 MON NL 325 1210 3.72 726 60% 27% 15% 25% 32% 72% 2% 43% 78% 34% 6% 19 1 17% 56 22 9% 29 16 28% 6 0 7
1990 29 MON NL 314 1239 3.95 704 57% 29% 13% 27% 30% 70% 1% 40% 80% 32% 5% 16 2 17% 52 23 14% 45 17 35% 69 2 5
1991 30 MON NL 224 887 3.96 511 58% 28% 15% 24% 33% 72% 3% 41% 79% 25% 5% 11 1 19% 43 21 11% 24 14 26% 0 0 0
1992 31 CAL AL 214 803 3.75 492 61% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 0% 46% 80% 33% 4% 9 2 14% 31 12 8% 18 8 21% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 1248 4755 3.81 2797 59% 27% 14% 26% 32% 72% 1% 42% 80% 32% 5% 62 8 17% 213 90 11% 136 63 29% 84 2 12
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
1983 22 8 23 20 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 6 .100 .217 .250 .467 30 5 0 0 0 0 1
1984 23 120 417 380 21 89 15 1 3 35 1 0 27 77 .234 .284 .303 .587 66 115 17 1 5 4 8
1985 24 228 758 675 46 150 22 2 8 69 6 3 65 132 .222 .290 .296 .586 67 200 25 3 6 9 20
1986 25 301 1001 884 66 209 35 3 14 106 9 5 92 166 .236 .308 .330 .638 80 292 29 4 10 11 26
1987 26 408 1335 1171 98 278 46 3 17 142 12 9 134 220 .237 .315 .325 .641 78 381 39 5 13 12 33
1988 27 471 1515 1326 115 320 52 4 22 165 14 11 153 242 .241 .319 .336 .655 83 446 43 5 17 14 33
1989 28 571 1846 1616 148 389 70 6 29 207 17 15 188 303 .241 .320 .345 .665 86 558 51 7 19 16 36
1990 29 682 2229 1929 184 465 88 7 38 248 25 16 248 363 .241 .327 .353 .680 90 681 56 9 24 19 38
1991 30 753 2453 2127 201 505 93 9 42 276 29 18 270 398 .237 .323 .349 .672 88 742 61 9 25 22 42
1992 31 848 2667 2316 220 545 95 9 48 293 31 20 292 432 .235 .321 .346 .667 87 802 65 9 28 22 42

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
1983 22 8 23 20 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 3 6 .100 .217 .250 .467 1 8
1984 23 112 389 360 22 87 15 1 2 37 1 24 71 .242 .288 .306 .593 32 112
1985 24 108 351 302 29 68 8 1 6 39 6 42 55 .225 .319 .318 .637 30 108
1986 25 73 243 212 21 62 14 1 6 39 3 28 34 .292 .374 .453 .827 36 73
1987 26 107 326 284 30 66 11 0 3 34 3 40 54 .232 .328 .303 .631 28 107
1988 27 63 179 157 19 44 6 1 5 25 2 20 22 .280 .358 .427 .784 25 63
1989 28 100 335 294 36 73 19 2 7 46 3 37 61 .248 .334 .398 .732 39 100
1990 29 111 396 323 39 86 20 1 10 45 9 68 60 .266 .394 .427 .821 55 111
1991 30 71 226 200 19 42 5 2 4 31 4 23 35 .210 .288 .315 .603 19 71
1992 31 95 216 192 21 43 2 0 6 19 2 24 34 .224 .310 .328 .638 20 95
10 Seasons 848 2684 2344 237 573 100 9 50 317 33 309 432 .244 .332 .359 .691 285 848
162 Game Avg. 162 513 448 45 109 19 2 10 61 6 59 83 .244 .332 .359 .691 54 848

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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