Mike Hessman
Michael Steven Hessman
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: March 5, 1978 in Fountain Valley, CA
High School: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 22, 2003
Final Game: September 25, 2008
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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
2003 25 ATL NL 19 26 21 2 6 2 0 2 3 0 0 5 6 .286 .423 .667 1.090 178 14 2 0 0 0 1 /7359
2004 26 ATL NL 29 71 69 8 9 3 0 2 5 0 0 1 24 .130 .155 .261 .416 5 18 0 1 0 0 0 3/57
2007 29 DET AL 17 57 51 7 12 0 0 4 12 0 0 5 17 .235 .298 .471 .769 98 24 0 0 0 1 0 3/57
2008 30 DET AL 12 31 27 6 8 1 0 5 7 0 0 2 9 .296 .387 .889 1.276 222 24 0 2 0 0 0 5
4 Seasons 77 185 168 23 35 6 0 13 27 0 0 13 56 .208 .276 .476 .752 91 80 2 3 0 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 389 353 48 74 13 0 27 57 0 0 27 118 .208 .276 .476 .752 91 168 4 6 0 2 2
ATL (2 yrs) 48 97 90 10 15 5 0 4 8 0 0 6 30 .167 .227 .356 .582 48 32 2 1 0 0 1
DET (2 yrs) 29 88 78 13 20 1 0 9 19 0 0 7 26 .256 .330 .615 .945 141 48 0 2 0 1 0
AL (2 yrs) 29 88 78 13 20 1 0 9 19 0 0 7 26 .256 .330 .615 .945 141 48 0 2 0 1 0
NL (2 yrs) 48 97 90 10 15 5 0 4 8 0 0 6 30 .167 .227 .356 .582 48 32 2 1 0 0 1

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
2003 25 ATL NL 26 17 5 7.9 110 .308 .286 .270 .423 .342 .667 .433 1.090 .775 178 .702 2.6 0.2 1.118 .619 .381 .0
2004 26 ATL NL 71 60 3 1.3 112 .163 .130 .271 .155 .343 .261 .439 .416 .782 5 .082 -10.2 -1.0 .333 .145 .130 .0
2007 29 DET AL 57 40 8 5.3 109 .258 .235 .273 .298 .341 .471 .427 .769 .769 98 .526 -0.6 -0.1 .744 .333 .235 .0
2008 30 DET AL 31 19 10 14.1 108 .231 .296 .272 .387 .340 .889 .427 1.276 .767 222 .871 4.5 0.4 1.474 .667 .593 .0
4 Seasons 185 136 26 5.1 110 .220 .208 .272 .276 .342 .476 .433 .752 .774 91 .510 -3.7 -0.5 .711 .345 .268 .0
162 Game Avg. 389 286 55 5.1 110 .220 .208 .272 .276 .342 .476 .433 .752 .774 91 .510 -3.7 -0.5 .711 .345 .268
ATL (2 yrs) 97 77 8 2.8 112 .196 .167 .270 .227 .342 .356 .437 .582 .780 48 .255 -7.6 -0.8 .506 .256 .189 .0
DET (2 yrs) 88 59 18 8.1 109 .250 .256 .273 .330 .341 .615 .427 .945 .768 141 .708 3.9 0.3 .983 .449 .359 .0
AL (2 yrs) 88 59 18 8.1 109 .250 .256 .273 .330 .341 .615 .427 .945 .768 141 .708 3.9 0.3 .983 .449 .359 .0
NL (2 yrs) 97 77 8 2.8 112 .196 .167 .270 .227 .342 .356 .437 .582 .780 48 .255 -7.6 -0.8 .506 .256 .189 .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
2003 25 ATL NL 26 7.7% 23.1% 19.2% 15.4% 67% 1.20 3.5 10.5 7.0 0.67 1.20 50% 7% 22.2% 0%
2004 26 ATL NL 71 2.8% 33.8% 1.4% 7.0% 56% 24.00 2.9 34.5 13.8 0.15 0.09 61% 20% 6.1% 15%
2007 29 DET AL 57 7.0% 29.8% 8.8% 7.0% 33% 3.40 3.0 12.8 4.3 0.35 0.28 54% 11% 21.1% 27%
2008 30 DET AL 31 16.1% 29.0% 6.5% 19.4% 75% 4.50 3.0 5.4 3.9 0.50 0.67 42% 17% 55.6% 25%
4 Seasons 185 7.0% 30.3% 7.0% 10.3% 54% 4.31 3.0 12.9 6.2 0.31 0.30 54% 15% 18.6% 19%
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
2003 25 ATL NL 0 0 0% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 26 ATL NL 1 0 67% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29% 2 2 0 2 2 0 3 1 2
2007 29 DET AL 0 0 23% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20% 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
2008 30 DET AL 0 0 14% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 1 0 26% 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21% 8 7 1 3 3 0 3 1 2
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
2003 25 ATL NL 26 58% 6 0 0 5 1 1 1 0.45 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 11 1 9% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
2004 26 ATL NL 71 39% 9 0 0 9 2 0 2 1.21 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 0% 7 1 14% 39 3 8% 3 1 33% 3 2 67% 0
2007 29 DET AL 57 46% 12 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.06 4 0 2 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 8 0 0% 9 3 33% 39 8 21% 5 1 20% 3 1 33% 0
2008 30 DET AL 31 55% 8 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.57 5 0 1 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 6 0 0% 2 0 0% 20 2 10% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
4 Seasons 185 46% 35 0 0 18 4 1 3 0.83 13 0 4 10 3 10 3 0 0 0 29 2 7% 20 4 20% 109 14 13% 11 3 27% 10 4 40% 0
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
2003 25 ATL NL 26 120 4.62 69 58% 14% 25% 39% 22% 86% 4% 49% 71% 46% 0% 0 0 12% 3 3 19% 5 3 17% 0 0 0
2004 26 ATL NL 71 272 3.83 187 69% 21% 30% 25% 24% 79% 0% 54% 61% 42% 0% 0 0 3% 2 2 3% 2 1 21% 0 0 0
2007 29 DET AL 57 240 4.21 154 64% 23% 26% 29% 23% 77% 0% 50% 66% 32% 5% 3 1 19% 11 4 5% 3 1 12% 0 0 0
2008 30 DET AL 31 136 4.39 87 64% 22% 25% 32% 21% 78% 0% 50% 68% 32% 10% 3 1 16% 5 2 13% 4 2 22% 0 0 0
4 Seasons 185 768 4.15 497 65% 21% 27% 29% 23% 79% 1% 51% 65% 38% 3% 6 2 11% 21 11 8% 14 7 18% 0 0 0
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
2003 25 19 26 21 2 6 2 0 2 3 0 0 5 6 .286 .423 .667 1.090 178 14 2 0 0 0 1
2004 26 48 97 90 10 15 5 0 4 8 0 0 6 30 .167 .227 .356 .582 48 32 2 1 0 0 1
2005 27 48 97 90 10 15 5 0 4 8 0 0 6 30 .167 .227 .356 .582 48 32 2 1 0 0 1
2006 28 48 97 90 10 15 5 0 4 8 0 0 6 30 .167 .227 .356 .582 48 32 2 1 0 0 1
2007 29 65 154 141 17 27 5 0 8 20 0 0 11 47 .191 .253 .397 .650 66 56 2 1 0 1 1
2008 30 77 185 168 23 35 6 0 13 27 0 0 13 56 .208 .276 .476 .752 91 80 2 3 0 1 1

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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2003 25 19 24 20 2 5 2 0 2 3 0 4 6 .250 .375 .650 1.025 5 19
2004 26 29 72 70 8 10 3 0 2 5 0 1 24 .143 .167 .271 .438 3 29
2007 29 17 57 51 6 12 0 0 4 11 0 5 17 .235 .298 .471 .769 7 17
2008 30 12 31 27 6 8 1 0 5 6 0 2 9 .296 .387 .889 1.276 9 12
4 Seasons 77 184 168 22 35 6 0 13 25 0 12 56 .208 .272 .476 .748 24 77
162 Game Avg. 162 387 353 46 74 13 0 27 53 0 25 118 .208 .272 .476 .748 50 77

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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