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Mike Harkey

Michael Anthony Harkey

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: October 25, 1966 in San Diego, CA
High School: Ganesha HS (Pomona, CA)
School: California State University Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1988 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Rockies/Athletics/Angels/Dodgers 1988-1997

Final Game: September 28, 1997 (Age 30)
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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
1988 21 CHC NL 0 3 .000 2.60 5 5 0 0 0 0 34.2 33 14 10 0 15 3 18 2 1 2 155 141 1.385 8.6 0.0 3.9 4.7 1.20
1990 23 CHC NL 12 6 .667 3.26 27 27 0 2 1 0 173.2 153 71 63 14 59 8 94 7 1 8 728 126 1.221 7.9 0.7 3.1 4.9 1.59 RoY-5
1991 24 CHC NL 0 2 .000 5.30 4 4 0 0 0 0 18.2 21 11 11 3 6 1 15 0 0 1 84 75 1.446 10.1 1.4 2.9 7.2 2.50
1992 25 CHC NL 4 0 1.000 1.89 7 7 0 0 0 0 38.0 34 13 8 4 15 0 21 1 1 3 159 193 1.289 8.1 0.9 3.6 5.0 1.40
1993 26 CHC NL 10 10 .500 5.26 28 28 0 1 0 0 157.1 187 100 92 17 43 4 67 3 3 1 676 75 1.462 10.7 1.0 2.5 3.8 1.56
1994 27 COL NL 1 6 .143 5.79 24 13 3 0 0 0 91.2 125 61 59 10 35 4 39 1 2 0 415 86 1.745 12.3 1.0 3.4 3.8 1.11
1995 28 TOT AL 8 9 .471 5.44 26 20 1 1 0 0 127.1 155 78 77 24 47 2 56 4 0 2 573 83 1.586 11.0 1.7 3.3 4.0 1.19
1995 28 OAK AL 4 6 .400 6.27 14 12 1 0 0 0 66.0 75 46 46 12 31 0 28 3 0 2 296 69 1.606 10.2 1.6 4.2 3.8 0.90
1995 28 CAL AL 4 3 .571 4.55 12 8 0 1 0 0 61.1 80 32 31 12 16 2 28 1 0 0 277 103 1.565 11.7 1.8 2.3 4.1 1.75
1997 30 LAD NL 1 0 1.000 4.30 10 0 5 0 0 0 14.2 12 8 7 3 5 0 6 0 0 0 62 93 1.159 7.4 1.8 3.1 3.7 1.20
8 Yrs 36 36 .500 4.49 131 104 9 4 1 0 656.0 720 356 327 75 225 22 316 18 8 17 2852 94 1.441 9.9 1.0 3.1 4.3 1.40
162 Game Avg. 10 10 .500 4.49 38 30 3 1 0 0 190 208 103 95 22 65 6 91 5 2 5 825 94 1.441 9.9 1.0 3.1 4.3 1.40
CHC (5 yrs) 26 21 .553 3.92 71 71 0 3 1 0 422.1 428 209 184 38 138 16 215 13 6 15 1802 101 1.340 9.1 0.8 2.9 4.6 1.56
LAD (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 4.30 10 0 5 0 0 0 14.2 12 8 7 3 5 0 6 0 0 0 62 93 1.159 7.4 1.8 3.1 3.7 1.20
CAL (1 yr) 4 3 .571 4.55 12 8 0 1 0 0 61.1 80 32 31 12 16 2 28 1 0 0 277 103 1.565 11.7 1.8 2.3 4.1 1.75
COL (1 yr) 1 6 .143 5.79 24 13 3 0 0 0 91.2 125 61 59 10 35 4 39 1 2 0 415 86 1.745 12.3 1.0 3.4 3.8 1.11
OAK (1 yr) 4 6 .400 6.27 14 12 1 0 0 0 66.0 75 46 46 12 31 0 28 3 0 2 296 69 1.606 10.2 1.6 4.2 3.8 0.90
NL (7 yrs) 28 27 .509 4.26 105 84 8 3 1 0 528.2 565 278 250 51 178 20 260 14 8 15 2279 97 1.405 9.6 0.9 3.0 4.4 1.46
AL (1 yr) 8 9 .471 5.44 26 20 1 1 0 0 127.1 155 78 77 24 47 2 56 4 0 2 573 83 1.586 11.0 1.7 3.3 4.0 1.19

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% Salary Awards
1988 21 CHC NL 34.2 5 5 14 3.63 3.59 -0.21 0.12 108.1 4.23 2 0.3 -0.0 0.6 5 .550 .502
1990 23 CHC NL 173.2 27 27 71 3.68 4.28 -0.46 0.15 107.3 5.25 27 3.2 -0.1 4.6 45 .619 .520 $104,500 RoY-5
1991 24 CHC NL 18.2 4 4 11 5.30 4.25 0.03 0.15 106.3 4.65 -2 -0.2 -0.0 -0.0 0 .460 .499 $220,000
1992 25 CHC NL 38.0 7 7 13 3.08 3.82 0.01 0.13 100.5 3.97 4 0.4 -0.0 0.7 6 .562 .503 $230,000
1993 26 CHC NL 157.1 28 28 100 5.72 4.41 0.31 0.16 101.2 4.30 -28 -2.7 -0.1 -1.4 -12 .405 .484 $397,500
1994 27 COL NL 91.2 24 13 61 5.99 4.56 -0.31 0.07 118.2 5.84 -2 -0.2 .3 -0.1 0.5 6 .491 .499 $625,000
1995 28 OAK AL 66.0 14 12 46 6.27 5.18 -0.28 0.15 89.7 5.03 -9 -0.8 .6 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .442 .495 $325,000
1995 28 CAL AL 61.1 12 8 32 4.70 5.18 0.14 0.06 98.5 5.02 2 0.2 .4 -0.1 0.8 9 .519 .501
1997 30 LAD NL 14.2 10 0 8 4.91 4.86 -0.26 -0.37 88.9 4.23 -1 -0.1 .5 0.0 0.0 0 .488 .499
8 Seasons 656.0 131 104 356 4.88 4.47 -0.12 0.12 104.0 4.89 -6 0.2 .4 -0.4 5.6 59 .501 .500 $1,902,000
CHC (5 yrs) 422.1 71 71 209 4.45 4.23 -0.09 0.15 104.4 4.67 4 1.1 -0.2 4.5 45 .515 .501 $952,000
LAD (1 yr) 14.2 10 0 8 4.91 4.86 -0.26 -0.37 88.9 4.23 -1 -0.1 .5 0.0 0.0 0 .488 .499
CAL (1 yr) 61.1 12 8 32 4.70 5.18 0.14 0.06 98.5 5.02 2 0.2 .4 -0.1 0.8 9 .519 .501
COL (1 yr) 91.2 24 13 61 5.99 4.56 -0.31 0.07 118.2 5.84 -2 -0.2 .3 -0.1 0.5 6 .491 .499 $625,000
OAK (1 yr) 66.0 14 12 46 6.27 5.18 -0.28 0.15 89.7 5.03 -9 -0.8 .6 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .442 .495 $325,000

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
1988 21 CHC NL 5 13 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182 -48 1 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1990 23 CHC NL 27 66 56 4 14 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 16 .250 .276 .321 .597 59 18 0 1 8 0 0 1 RoY-5
1991 24 CHC NL 4 6 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .500 .400 .900 153 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1992 25 CHC NL 8 15 15 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 .267 .267 .533 50 4 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1993 26 CHC NL 28 60 54 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 .093 .109 .111 .220 -40 6 0 0 5 0 0 1
1994 27 COL NL 24 26 22 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .182 .182 .182 .364 -10 4 0 0 4 0 0 1
1995 28 TOT AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 28 OAK AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 28 CAL AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 30 LAD NL 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
8 Yrs 132 189 164 12 30 5 0 0 7 0 0 3 51 .183 .202 .213 .416 12 35 0 1 21 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 232 201 15 37 6 0 0 9 0 0 4 63 .183 .202 .213 .416 12 43 0 1 26 0 0
CHC (5 yrs) 72 160 141 11 26 5 0 0 4 0 0 3 42 .184 .207 .220 .427 16 31 0 1 15 0 0
COL (1 yr) 24 26 22 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .182 .182 .182 .364 -10 4 0 0 4 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 106 189 164 12 30 5 0 0 7 0 0 3 51 .183 .202 .213 .416 12 35 0 1 21 0 0
AL (1 yr) 26 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 Salary Pos Awards
1988 21 CHC NL 5 13 -2 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .482 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 /1
1990 23 CHC NL 27 66 -4 0 0 0 9 6 0.6 2 8 0.6 .522 .504 0.6 0.0 8 $104,500 1 RoY-5
1991 24 CHC NL 4 6 0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .528 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $220,000 /1
1992 25 CHC NL 8 15 -1 -0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .514 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $230,000 /1
1993 26 CHC NL 28 60 -10 -0 1 0 8 -1 -0.1 2 0 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 0 $397,500 1
1994 27 COL NL 24 26 -4 0 0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $625,000 1
1995 28 OAK AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $325,000 1
1995 28 CAL AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
1997 30 LAD NL 10 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .496 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 1
8 Seasons 132 189 -21 0 1 0 26 6 0.7 6 12 0.7 .505 .500 0.6 0.1 12 $1,902,000
CHC (5 yrs) 72 160 -17 0 1 0 21 5 0.6 5 10 0.6 .508 .501 0.5 0.0 10 $952,000
COL (1 yr) 24 26 -4 0 0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $625,000
OAK (1 yr) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $325,000
LAD (1 yr) 10 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .496 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0
CAL (1 yr) 12 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 CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1988 CHC NL 21 P 5 5 0 34.2 7 2 3 2 0 .714 1.30 1.00 .954 1.97 1.96 3 5 63% 29% 0
1990 CHC NL 23 P 27 27 2 173.2 36 19 16 1 0 .972 1.81 1.30 .957 1.80 1.79 8 6 43% 29% 1 RoY-5
1991 CHC NL 24 P 4 4 0 18.2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.93 1.00 .955 1.88 1.85 2 0 0% 33% 0
1992 CHC NL 25 P 7 7 0 38.0 7 1 6 0 1 1.000 1.66 1.00 .954 1.94 1.94 3 3 50% 32% 0
1993 CHC NL 26 P 28 28 1 157.1 34 9 20 5 2 .853 1.66 1.04 .953 1.84 1.83 7 6 46% 31% 1
1994 COL NL 27 P 24 13 0 91.2 25 10 15 0 3 1.000 2.45 1.04 .958 1.87 1.85 7 6 46% 32% 0
1995 TOT AL 28 P 26 20 1 127.1 24 7 17 0 2 1.000 1.70 0.92 .960 1.79 1.77 18 6 25% 31% 2
1995 OAK AL 28 P 14 12 0 66.0 16 4 12 0 2 1.000 2.18 1.14 .960 1.79 1.77 11 3 21% 31% 1
1995 CAL AL 28 P 12 8 1 61.1 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.17 0.67 .960 1.79 1.77 7 3 30% 31% 1
1997 LAD NL 30 P 10 0 0 14.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.61 0.10 .950 1.84 1.84 0 0 0
8 Seasons P 131 104 4 656.0 138 49 81 8 8 .942 1.78 0.99 .956 1.84 1.83 48 32 40% 31% 4
8 Seasons TOT 131 104 4 656.0 138 49 81 8 8 .942 1.78 0.99 .956 1.84 1.83 48 32 40% 31% 4
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1990 NL  4.6 (7th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1990 NL  .667 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1990 NL  7.929 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1995 AL  24 (8th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1990 NL  8 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1990 NL  7 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1990 NL  126 (9th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1993 NL  5 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1988 NL  born 1966-10-25 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1909), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1738), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (1045th), 6.3 career WAR/8.0 7yr-peak WAR/7.1 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  5. Roy Smith (976)
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  10. Jerome Williams (972)
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  3. Tom Phoebus (990)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. John Burkett (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Mike Krukow (990)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Aaron Cook (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. John Farrell (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

  • June 4, 1984: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 18th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign.
  • June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1987.
  • December 20, 1993: Granted Free Agency.
  • January 4, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.
  • October 18, 1994: Granted Free Agency.
  • March 8, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
  • July 19, 1995: Selected off waivers by the California Angels from the Oakland Athletics.
  • December 21, 1995: Granted Free Agency.
  • February 16, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  • October 15, 1996: Granted Free Agency.
  • February 18, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  • October 6, 1997: Granted Free Agency.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. We attempt to update transactions throughout the season.

Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
199023Chicago Cubs$104,500USA Today
199124Chicago Cubs$220,000USA Today survey
199225Chicago Cubs$230,00011/4/92 Toronto SunIncludes $40,000 incentives
199326Chicago Cubs$397,5001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $122,500 earned bonus
199427Colorado Rockies$625,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $25,000 earned bonus
199528Oakland Athletics$325,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $325,000 earned bonus
Career to date (may be incomplete)$1,902,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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