Mike Gardiner

Michael James Gardiner

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 19, 1965 in Sarnia, Ontario, CAN
School: Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 18th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1990
Teams (by GP): Tigers/RedSox/Expos/Mariners 1990-1995

Final Game: July 2, 1995
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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
1987	21	SEA-min	A-,A	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		BLH,WAU · NORW,MIDW
1988	22	SEA-min	A	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		WAU · MIDW
1989	23	SEA-min	A,AA	45	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		WAU,WPT · MIDW,EL
1990	24	SEA-min	AA	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		WPT · EL
1990	24	SEA	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1991	25	BOS-min	AAA	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
1991	25	BOS	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1992	26	BOS-min	AAA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
1992	26	BOS	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993	27	DET-WSN-min	AAA	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0	0		TOL,OTT · IL
1993	27	TOT	MLB	34	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	-41	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993	27	MON	NL	24	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	-41	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993	27	DET	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1994	28	DET	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1995	29	DET-min	AAA	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
1995	29	DET	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1996	30	NYM-min	AAA	24	23	19	0	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	1	4	.105	.143	.158	.301		3	1	0	2	1	0		NFK · IL
1997	31	HOU-NYY-min	AAA	25	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	1	0	0		NOR,CLB · AA,IL
1998	32	FLA-min	AAA	14	15	12	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.167	.231	.167	.397		2	0	0	2	0	0		CHR · IL
6 Yrs				136	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	-41	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.200	.000	.200	-41	0	0	0	0	0	0

DET (3 yrs)				57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
BOS (2 yrs)				50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
MON (1 yr)				24	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	-41	0	0	0	0	0	0
SEA (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (6 yrs)				112	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 yr)				24	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	-41	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1990	24	SEA	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1991	25	BOS	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1992	26	BOS	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$177,000	1
1993	27	MON	NL	24	5	-1	0	0	0	1	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$109,000	1
1993	27	DET	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1994	28	DET	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$150,000	1
1995	29	DET	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$165,000	/1
6 Seasons				136	5	-1	0	0	0	1	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$601,000

DET (3 yrs)				57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$315,000
BOS (2 yrs)				50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$177,000
MON (1 yr)				24	5	-1	0	0	0	1	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$109,000
SEA (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

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
1993	27	TOT	MLB	5	4	0	0.0	107	.000	.000	.276	.200	.342	.000	.420	.200	.762	-41	.000	-0.8	-0.1	.250	.250	.000
1993	27	MON	NL	5	4	0	0.0	107	.000	.000	.276	.200	.342	.000	.420	.200	.762	-41	.000	-0.8	-0.1	.250	.250	.000
6 Yrs				5	4	0	0.0	107	.000	.000	.276	.200	.342	.000	.420	.200	.762	-41	.000	-0.8	-0.1	.250	.250	.000
162 Game Avg.				6	5	0	0.0	107	.000	.000	.276	.200	.342	.000	.420	.200	.762	-41	.000	-0.8	-0.1	.250	.250	.000

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
1993	27	TOT	MLB	5	0.0%	60.0%	20.0%	0.0%		3.00	1.3			0.00	0.00	20%	0%	0.0%	0%
1993	27	MON	NL	5	0.0%	60.0%	20.0%	0.0%		3.00	1.3			0.00	0.00	20%	0%	0.0%	0%
6 Yrs				5	0.0%	60.0%	20.0%	0.0%		3.00	1.3			0.00	0.00	20%	0%	0.0%	0%
MLB Averages					2.3%	15.3%	8.8%	7.0%	30%	1.75	5.8	39.4	8.1	0.81	1.07	72%	21%	6.7%	16%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1990	24	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0
1991	25	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0
1992	26	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0
1993	27	TOT	MLB	-0.8	-0.1	5	-0.0	0.0	-0.1	.46	-0.1	-0.0	-0.6	-0.1	0.82	-0.7	0
1993	27	MON	NL	-0.8	-0.1	5	-0.0	0.0	-0.1	.46	-0.1	-0.0	-0.6	-0.1	0.82	-0.7	0
1993	27	DET	AL	0.0	0.0
1994	28	DET	AL	0.0	0.0
1995	29	DET	AL	0.0	0.0
6 Yrs				-0.8	-0.1	5	-0.0	0.0	-0.1	.46	-0.1	-0.0	-0.6	-0.1	0.82	-0.7	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	RS%	SBO
1993	27	TOT	MLB	0%	3
1993	27	MON	NL	0%	3
6 Yrs				0%	3

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	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1993	27	TOT	MLB	5	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1993	27	MON	NL	5	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
6 Yrs				5	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
MLB Averages					59%																			72%			10%			35%			15%			52%			57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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
1993	27	TOT	MLB	3	15	5.00	8	53%	50%	13%	25%	13%	50%	0%	27%	75%	33%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	33%	1	0	0%	2	0	0
1993	27	MON	NL	3	15	5.00	8	53%	50%	13%	25%	13%	50%	0%	27%	75%	33%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	33%	1	0	0%	2	0	0
1 Yr				3	15	5.00	8	53%	50%	13%	25%	13%	50%	0%	27%	75%	33%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	33%	1	0	0%	2	0	0
MLB Averages						3.66		61%	25%	14%	27%	33%	75%	2%	46%	81%	31%	6%			16%			9%			27%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1993	27	89	5	4	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	-41
1994	28	127	5	4	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	-41
1995	29	136	5	4	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	-41

Neutralized Batting

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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	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
1993	27	34	5	4	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	34
1 Yr		34	5	4	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	34
162 Game Avg.		162	24	19	5	14	.000	.200	.000	.200	34

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