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
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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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

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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
1987	21	SEA-min	A,A-	5	5	.500	4.65	15	14	0	2	1	0	91.0	97	54	47	9	34	2	91	3	1	3			1.440	9.6	0.9	3.4	9.0	2.68	WAU,BLH · MIDW,NORW
1988	22	SEA-min	A	2	1	.667	3.16	11	6	4	0	0	1	31.1	31	16	11	1	13	0	24	1	1	1			1.404	8.9	0.3	3.7	6.9	1.85	WAU · MIDW
1989	23	SEA-min	AA,A	8	6	.571	2.11	45	4	25	1	0	9	93.2	75	30	22	6	43	6	108	2	1	4			1.260	7.2	0.6	4.1	10.4	2.51	WPT,WAU · EL,MIDW
1990	24	SEA-min	AA	12	8	.600	1.90	26	26	0	5	1	0	179.2	136	47	38	8	29	1	149	1	1	4			0.918	6.8	0.4	1.5	7.5	5.14	WPT · EL
1990	24	SEA	AL	0	2	.000	10.66	5	3	1	0	0	0	12.2	22	17	15	1	5	0	6	2	0	0	66	38	2.132	15.6	0.7	3.6	4.3	1.20
1991	25	BOS-min	AAA	7	1	.875	2.34	8	8	0	2	1	0	57.2	39	16	15	2	11	0	42	1	0	0	220		0.867	6.1	0.3	1.7	6.6	3.82	PAW · IL
1991	25	BOS	AL	9	10	.474	4.85	22	22	0	0	0	0	130.0	140	79	70	18	47	2	91	0	0	1	562	89	1.438	9.7	1.2	3.3	6.3	1.94
1992	26	BOS-min	AAA	1	3	.250	3.31	5	5	0	2	0	0	32.2	32	14	12	3	9	0	37	0	0	0	138		1.255	8.8	0.8	2.5	10.2	4.11	PAW · IL
1992	26	BOS	AL	4	10	.286	4.75	28	18	3	0	0	0	130.2	126	78	69	12	58	2	79	2	0	8	566	89	1.408	8.7	0.8	4.0	5.4	1.36
1993	27	WSN-DET-min	AAA	1	2	.333	2.70	9	5	2	0	0	1	30.0	23	11	9	2	11	0	35	0	0	3	123		1.133	6.9	0.6	3.3	10.5	3.18	OTT,TOL · IL
1993	27	TOT	MLB	2	3	.400	4.93	34	2	4	0	0	0	49.1	52	33	27	3	26	3	25	1	0	2	224	87	1.581	9.5	0.5	4.7	4.6	0.96
1993	27	MON	NL	2	3	.400	5.21	24	2	3	0	0	0	38.0	40	28	22	3	19	2	21	1	0	0	173	82	1.553	9.5	0.7	4.5	5.0	1.11
1993	27	DET	AL	0	0		3.97	10	0	1	0	0	0	11.1	12	5	5	0	7	1	4	0	0	2	51	112	1.676	9.5	0.0	5.6	3.2	0.57
1994	28	DET	AL	2	2	.500	4.14	38	1	14	0	0	5	58.2	53	35	27	10	23	5	31	0	0	1	254	118	1.295	8.1	1.5	3.5	4.8	1.35
1995	29	DET-min	AAA	0	1	.000	4.41	11	1	4	0	0	0	16.1	19	8	8	2	13	0	10	0	0	1	77		1.959	10.5	1.1	7.2	5.5	0.77	TOL · IL
1995	29	DET	AL	0	0		14.59	9	0	1	0	0	0	12.1	27	20	20	5	2	1	7	0	0	1	66	34	2.351	19.7	3.6	1.5	5.1	3.50
1996	30	NYM-min	AAA	13	3	.813	3.21	24	24	0	2	2	0	146.0	125	58	52	18	38	3	125	2	0	3	590		1.116	7.7	1.1	2.3	7.7	3.29	NFK · IL
1997	31	NYY-HOU-min	AAA	7	5	.583	5.04	25	17	3	1	0	0	116.0	126	72	65	13	38	0	89	4	0	3	495		1.414	9.8	1.0	2.9	6.9	2.34	CLB,NOR · IL,AA
1998	32	FLA-min	AAA	5	7	.417	6.01	14	14	0	1	0	0	88.1	107	63	59	17	34	1	53	1	0	1	397		1.596	10.9	1.7	3.5	5.4	1.56	CHR · IL
6 Seasons				17	27	.386	5.21	136	46	23	0	0	5	393.2	420	262	228	49	161	13	239	5	0	13	1738	84	1.476	9.6	1.1	3.7	5.5	1.48
162 Game Avg.				6	10	.386	5.21	51	17	9	0	0	2	147	157	98	85	18	60	5	89	2	0	5	649	84	1.476	9.6	1.1	3.7	5.5	1.48

DET (3 yrs)				2	2	.500	5.68	57	1	16	0	0	5	82.1	92	60	52	15	32	7	42	0	0	4	371	85	1.506	10.1	1.6	3.5	4.6	1.31
BOS (2 yrs)				13	20	.394	4.80	50	40	3	0	0	0	260.2	266	157	139	30	105	4	170	2	0	9	1128	89	1.423	9.2	1.0	3.6	5.9	1.62
MON (1 yr)				2	3	.400	5.21	24	2	3	0	0	0	38.0	40	28	22	3	19	2	21	1	0	0	173	82	1.553	9.5	0.7	4.5	5.0	1.11
SEA (1 yr)				0	2	.000	10.66	5	3	1	0	0	0	12.2	22	17	15	1	5	0	6	2	0	0	66	38	2.132	15.6	0.7	3.6	4.3	1.20

AL (6 yrs)			AL	15	24	.385	5.21	112	44	20	0	0	5	355.2	380	234	206	46	142	11	218	4	0	13	1565	84	1.468	9.6	1.2	3.6	5.5	1.54
NL (1 yr)			NL	2	3	.400	5.21	24	2	3	0	0	0	38.0	40	28	22	3	19	2	21	1	0	0	173	82	1.553	9.5	0.7	4.5	5.0	1.11

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1990	24	SEA	AL	12.2	3	17	7	1	.9	-10	-1.1	$
1991	25	BOS	AL	130.0	22	79	77	3	.9	-2	-0.2	$
1992	26	BOS	AL	130.2	18	78	86	-2	1.0	8	0.7	$177,000
1993	27	MON	NL	38.0	2	28	24	-1	.9	-4	-0.6	$109,000
1993	27	DET	AL	11.1	0	5	7	0	1.1	2	0.2	$
1994	28	DET	AL	58.2	1	35	44	-2	1.2	9	0.4	$150,000
1995	29	DET	AL	12.1	0	20	10	-1	.9	-10	-0.9	$165,000
6 Seasons				393.2	46	262	255	-2	1.0	-7	-1.5	$601,000

DET (3 yrs)				82.1	1	60	61	-3	1.1	1	-0.3	$315,000
BOS (2 yrs)				260.2	40	157	163	1	1.0	6	0.5	$177,000
MON (1 yr)				38.0	2	28	24	-1	.9	-4	-0.6	$109,000
SEA (1 yr)				12.2	3	17	7	1	.9	-10	-1.1	$

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
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	WSN-DET-min	AAA	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0	OTT,TOL · IL
1993	27	TOT	MLB	34	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	-42	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	-42	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 Seasons				136	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	-42	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	-42	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	-42	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	-42	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1993	27	MON	NL	5	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$109,000	1
1 Season				5	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$109,000

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1990	SEA	AL	24	P	5	3	12.2	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	2.13	0.60	.953	1.78	1.76	0	1	100%	1
1991	BOS	AL	25	P	22	22	130.0	26	12	13	1	2	.962	1.73	1.14	.956	1.80	1.80	11	5	31%	1
1992	BOS	AL	26	P	28	18	130.2	29	13	15	1	2	.966	1.93	1.00	.953	1.72	1.71	3	2	40%	1
1993	TOT	MLB	27	P	34	2	49.1	8	1	7	0	0	1.000	1.46	0.24	.954	1.82	1.81	4	2	33%	2
1993	MON	NL	27	P	24	2	38.0	6	1	5	0	0	1.000	1.42	0.25	.953	1.85	1.83	3	2	40%	1
1993	DET	AL	27	P	10	0	11.1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.59	0.20	.955	1.75	1.78	1	0	0%	1
1994	DET	AL	28	P	38	1	58.2	8	6	2	0	0	1.000	1.23	0.21	.956	1.72	1.71	1	0	0%	0
1995	DET	AL	29	P	9	0	12.1	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	2.19	0.33	.960	1.75	1.77	1	2	67%	0
	6 Seasons			P	136	46	393.2	77	35	40	2	4	.974	1.71	0.55	.955	1.76	1.76	20	12	38%	5
	6 Seasons			TOT	136	46	393.2	77	35	40	2	4	.974	1.71	0.55	.955	1.76	1.76	20	12	38%	5

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Transactions

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 18th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1987.
April 1, 1991: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Boston Red Sox for Rob Murphy.
December 8, 1992: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Terry Powers (minors) to the Montreal Expos for Ivan Calderon.
August 22, 1993: Released by the Montreal Expos.
August 28, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
December 23, 1994: Granted Free Agency.
April 14, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
September 1, 1995: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources	Notes
1992	26	Boston Red Sox	$177,000	11/4/92 Toronto Sun	Includes $10,000 incentives
1993	27	Montreal Expos	$109,000*
1994	28	Detroit Tigers	$150,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1
1995	29	Detroit Tigers	$165,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$601,000

Disputed Salaries
*1993 - $109,000 - 1996 Joint Exhibit 1 -

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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