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Mike Kekich

Michael Dennis Kekich

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 196 lb.

Born: April 2, 1945 in San Diego, CA
High School: Lynwood HS (Lynwood, CA)
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 9, 1965
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Mariners/Dodgers/Rangers/Indians 1965-1977

Final Game: October 1, 1977
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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
1965 20 LAD NL 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1968 23 LAD NL 25 40 37 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .081 .105 .081 .186 -41 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1969 24 NYY AL 28 30 27 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .111 .111 .148 .259 -27 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
1970 25 NYY AL 26 36 32 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 .094 .147 .094 .241 -30 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1971 26 NYY AL 37 62 52 2 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 11 .154 .185 .154 .339 -0 8 0 0 8 0 0 1
1972 27 NYY AL 29 65 59 3 8 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 14 .136 .136 .169 .305 -8 10 0 0 6 0 0 1
1973 28 TOT AL 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
1973 28 NYY AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1973 28 CLE AL 19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
1975 30 TEX AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 32 SEA AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Yrs 238 236 209 11 25 1 1 0 12 0 0 5 51 .120 .140 .134 .274 -19 28 0 0 22 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 161 142 7 17 1 1 0 8 0 0 3 35 .120 .140 .134 .274 -19 19 0 0 15 0 0
NYY (5 yrs) 125 193 170 7 22 1 1 0 11 0 0 4 42 .129 .149 .147 .296 -13 25 0 0 19 0 0
LAD (2 yrs) 30 43 39 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .077 .100 .077 .177 -44 3 0 0 3 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 208 193 170 8 22 1 1 0 11 0 0 4 42 .129 .149 .147 .296 -13 25 0 0 19 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 30 43 39 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .077 .100 .077 .177 -44 3 0 0 3 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 Awards
1965 20 LAD NL 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .513 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1968 23 LAD NL 25 40 -6 0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 $ 1
1969 24 NYY AL 28 30 -5 0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $12,500 1
1970 25 NYY AL 26 36 -6 -1 1 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1971 26 NYY AL 37 62 -7 -0 0 0 7 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1972 27 NYY AL 29 65 -8 -0 0 0 6 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 -0.0 0 $ 1
1973 28 NYY AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1973 28 CLE AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $30,000 1/D
1975 30 TEX AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1977 32 SEA AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
9 Seasons 238 236 -32 -1 2 0 25 -6 -0.7 8 2 -0.7 .497 .500 -0.7 0.1 2 $42,500
NYY (5 yrs) 125 193 -26 -1 2 0 21 -5 -0.6 6 1 -0.6 .496 .499 -0.6 -0.0 1 $12,500
LAD (2 yrs) 30 43 -6 0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .495 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $
TEX (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
CLE (1 yr) 19 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $30,000
SEA (1 yr) 41 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 PwrSpd
1965 20 LAD NL 3 3 0 0.0 88 .000 .000 .250 .000 .312 .000 .378 .000 .690 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1968 23 LAD NL 40 36 0 0.0 75 .107 .081 .243 .105 .300 .081 .342 .186 .642 -41 .000 -6.2 -0.7 .118 .027 .000
1969 24 NYY AL 30 27 1 1.0 91 .176 .111 .250 .111 .326 .148 .377 .259 .703 -27 .067 -4.5 -0.5 .167 .037 .037
1970 25 NYY AL 36 31 1 0.9 93 .120 .094 .252 .147 .325 .094 .385 .241 .710 -30 .051 -5.7 -0.6 .172 .063 .000
1971 26 NYY AL 62 52 2 1.0 87 .195 .154 .248 .185 .319 .154 .368 .339 .687 -0 .076 -6.8 -0.7 .227 .038 .000
1972 27 NYY AL 65 57 2 0.9 81 .178 .136 .243 .136 .311 .169 .351 .305 .663 -8 .078 -8.1 -0.9 .196 .034 .034
9 Yrs 236 206 6 0.8 85 .158 .120 .247 .140 .315 .134 .363 .274 .678 -19 .050 -31.8 -3.5 .179 .038 .014
162 Game Avg. 161 140 4 0.8 85 .158 .120 .247 .140 .315 .134 .363 .274 .678 -19 .050 -31.8 -3.5 .179 .038 .014
NYY (5 yrs) 193 167 6 1.0 87 .172 .129 .247 .149 .319 .147 .367 .296 .686 -13 .070 -25.1 -2.7 .196 .041 .018
LAD (2 yrs) 43 39 0 0.0 76 .100 .077 .243 .100 .301 .077 .344 .177 .645 -44 .000 -6.7 -0.8 .111 .026 .000
AL (7 yrs) 193 167 6 1.0 87 .172 .129 .247 .149 .319 .147 .367 .296 .686 -13 .070 -25.1 -2.7 .196 .041 .018
NL (2 yrs) 43 39 0 0.0 76 .100 .077 .243 .100 .301 .077 .344 .177 .645 -44 .000 -6.7 -0.8 .111 .026 .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
1965 20 LAD NL 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.00 67%
1968 23 LAD NL 40 0.0% 22.5% 2.5% 0.0% 0% 9.00 4.1 37.0 4.40 70%
1969 24 NYY AL 30 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 3.3% 33% 2.7 27.0 1.38 57%
1970 25 NYY AL 36 0.0% 19.4% 5.6% 0.0% 0% 3.50 4.6 16.0 5.00 69%
1971 26 NYY AL 62 0.0% 17.7% 3.2% 0.0% 0% 5.50 4.7 13.0 2.23 66%
1972 27 NYY AL 65 0.0% 21.5% 0.0% 1.5% 13% 4.2 14.8 2.58 69%
9 Yrs 236 0.0% 21.6% 2.1% 0.9% 8% 10.20 4.1 17.4 2.65 67%
MLB Averages 2.0% 14.4% 8.5% 6.1% 27% 1.69 6.2 45.2 9.0 1.11 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1965 20 LAD NL -0.5 -0.1 3 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 1.65 -0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 1.49 -0.1 0
1968 23 LAD NL -6.2 -0.7 40 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 .95 -0.6 0.1 -4.3 -0.5 0.88 -5.3 0
1969 24 NYY AL -4.5 -0.5 31 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 1.16 -0.6 0.1 -6.2 -0.7 1.06 -6.0 0
1970 25 NYY AL -5.7 -0.6 36 -0.5 0.2 -0.6 .98 -0.5 -0.0 -5.1 -0.5 0.96 -5.1 0
1971 26 NYY AL -6.8 -0.7 62 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 .98 -0.9 0.2 -5.9 -0.6 0.98 -8.4 0
1972 27 NYY AL -8.1 -0.9 66 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 .89 -0.8 0.1 -6.8 -0.8 1.00 -7.7 0
1973 28 TOT AL 0.0 0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .21 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.1 1.57 0.5
1973 28 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1973 28 CLE AL 0.0 0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .21 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.1 1.57 0.5
1975 30 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1977 32 SEA AL 0.0 0.0
9 Yrs -31.8 -3.5 239 -2.8 1.7 -4.4 .98 -3.3 0.4 -27.8 -3.1 0.99 -32.1 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1965 20 LAD NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 23 LAD NL 0 0 75% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67% 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
1969 24 NYY AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1970 25 NYY AL 0 0 40% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1971 26 NYY AL 0 0 20% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 27 NYY AL 0 0 38% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 1 0 37% 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 33% 6 5 1 2 2 0 4 1 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
1965 20 LAD NL 3 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1968 23 LAD NL 40 38% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 6 0 0% 7 1 14% 18 1 6% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1969 24 NYY AL 30 33% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 8 0 0% 9 3 33% 24 1 4% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1970 25 NYY AL 36 39% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 7 0 0% 9 3 33% 26 2 8% 2 2 100% 2 1 50% 0
1971 26 NYY AL 62 29% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 89% 11 0 0% 12 2 17% 39 4 10% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
1972 27 NYY AL 65 34% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 60% 12 0 0% 14 3 21% 45 5 11% 6 2 33% 3 3 100% 0
9 Yrs 236 34% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 31 22 71% 47 0 0% 53 12 23% 156 13 8% 11 6 55% 7 4 57% 0
MLB Averages 54% 77% 11% 32% 14% 48% 52%

Cumulative Batting

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
1965 20 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
1966 21 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
1967 22 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
1968 23 30 43 39 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .077 .100 .077 .177 -44 3 0 0 3 0 0
1969 24 58 73 66 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 19 .091 .104 .106 .211 -37 7 0 0 6 0 0
1970 25 84 109 98 5 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 26 .092 .119 .102 .221 -35 10 0 0 8 0 0
1971 26 121 171 150 7 17 1 0 0 8 0 0 5 37 .113 .142 .120 .262 -23 18 0 0 16 0 0
1972 27 150 236 209 10 25 1 1 0 12 0 0 5 51 .120 .140 .134 .274 -19 28 0 0 22 0 0
1973 28 174 236 209 11 25 1 1 0 12 0 0 5 51 .120 .140 .134 .274 -19 28 0 0 22 0 0
1974 29 174 236 209 11 25 1 1 0 12 0 0 5 51 .120 .140 .134 .274 -19 28 0 0 22 0 0
1975 30 197 236 209 11 25 1 1 0 12 0 0 5 51 .120 .140 .134 .274 -19 28 0 0 22 0 0
1976 31 197 236 209 11 25 1 1 0 12 0 0 5 51 .120 .140 .134 .274 -19 28 0 0 22 0 0
1977 32 238 236 209 11 25 1 1 0 12 0 0 5 51 .120 .140 .134 .274 -19 28 0 0 22 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1965 20 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1968 23 25 40 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .026 .000 .026 0 25
1969 24 28 32 29 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 .172 .172 .241 .414 1 28
1970 25 26 36 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .000 .059 .000 .059 0 26
1971 26 37 64 54 3 10 0 0 0 5 0 2 11 .185 .214 .185 .399 2 37
1972 27 30 69 63 5 10 0 1 0 6 0 0 15 .159 .159 .190 .349 2 29
6 Yrs 151 244 217 8 25 2 1 0 13 0 5 52 .115 .135 .134 .269 5 150
162 Game Avg. 162 262 233 9 27 2 1 0 14 0 5 56 .115 .135 .134 .269 5 150

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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