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Mike Krukow
Michael Edward Krukow (the Polish Prince)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: January 21, 1952 in Long Beach, CA
High School: San Gabriel (San Gabriel, CA)
School: California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1973. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1976
Final Game: June 4, 1989
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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
1976 24 CHC NL 0 0 8.31 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 6 4 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20 46 1.846 12.5 0.0 4.2 2.1 0.50
1977 25 CHC NL 8 14 .364 4.40 34 33 0 1 1 0 172.0 195 96 84 16 61 8 106 3 4 6 767 100 1.488 10.2 0.8 3.2 5.5 1.74
1978 26 CHC NL 9 3 .750 3.91 27 20 3 3 1 0 138.0 125 62 60 11 53 4 81 5 0 1 582 102 1.290 8.2 0.7 3.5 5.3 1.53
1979 27 CHC NL 9 9 .500 4.21 28 28 0 0 0 0 164.2 172 84 77 13 81 12 119 3 1 5 722 99 1.536 9.4 0.7 4.4 6.5 1.47
1980 28 CHC NL 10 15 .400 4.39 34 34 0 3 0 0 205.0 200 117 100 13 80 5 130 8 2 5 884 90 1.366 8.8 0.6 3.5 5.7 1.63
1981 29 CHC NL 9 9 .500 3.68 25 25 0 2 1 0 144.1 146 68 59 11 55 6 101 2 1 8 622 101 1.393 9.1 0.7 3.4 6.3 1.84
1982 30 PHI NL 13 11 .542 3.12 33 33 0 7 2 0 208.0 211 87 72 8 82 10 138 3 1 13 893 118 1.409 9.1 0.3 3.5 6.0 1.68
1983 31 SFG NL 11 11 .500 3.95 31 31 0 2 1 0 184.1 189 95 81 17 76 8 136 3 1 8 816 90 1.438 9.2 0.8 3.7 6.6 1.79
1984 32 SFG NL 11 12 .478 4.56 35 33 1 3 1 1 199.1 234 117 101 22 78 5 141 5 3 3 903 77 1.565 10.6 1.0 3.5 6.4 1.81
1985 33 SFG NL 8 11 .421 3.38 28 28 0 6 1 0 194.2 176 80 73 19 49 10 150 3 3 10 804 102 1.156 8.1 0.9 2.3 6.9 3.06
1986 34 SFG NL 20 9 .690 3.05 34 34 0 10 2 0 245.0 204 90 83 24 55 4 178 4 0 4 987 116 1.057 7.5 0.9 2.0 6.5 3.24 AS,CYA-3,MVP-15
1987 35 SFG NL 5 6 .455 4.80 30 28 0 3 0 0 163.0 182 98 87 24 46 6 104 2 3 3 699 81 1.399 10.0 1.3 2.5 5.7 2.26
1988 36 SFG NL 7 4 .636 3.54 20 20 0 1 0 0 124.2 111 51 49 13 31 3 75 5 1 5 517 93 1.139 8.0 0.9 2.2 5.4 2.42
1989 37 SFG NL 4 3 .571 3.98 8 8 0 0 0 0 43.0 37 20 19 5 18 3 18 1 2 0 177 85 1.279 7.7 1.0 3.8 3.8 1.00
14 Seasons 124 117 .515 3.90 369 355 4 41 10 1 2190.1 2188 1069 949 196 767 84 1478 47 22 71 9393 96 1.349 9.0 0.8 3.2 6.1 1.93
162 Game Avg. 12 11 .515 3.90 35 33 0 4 1 0 206 206 100 89 18 72 8 139 4 2 7 882 96 1.349 9.0 0.8 3.2 6.1 1.93
SFG (7 yrs) 66 56 .541 3.84 186 182 1 25 5 1 1154.0 1133 551 493 124 353 39 802 23 13 33 4903 92 1.288 8.8 1.0 2.8 6.3 2.27
CHC (6 yrs) 45 50 .474 4.17 150 140 3 9 3 0 828.1 844 431 384 64 332 35 538 21 8 25 3597 97 1.420 9.2 0.7 3.6 5.8 1.62
PHI (1 yr) 13 11 .542 3.12 33 33 0 7 2 0 208.0 211 87 72 8 82 10 138 3 1 13 893 118 1.409 9.1 0.3 3.5 6.0 1.68

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1987 35 SFG NL NLCS L STL 1 0 1.000 2.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 9 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 34 1.111 9.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 3.00
1 NLCS 1 0 1.000 2.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 9 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 34 1.111 9.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 3.00

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
1976 24 CHC NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1977 25 CHC NL 34 63 55 4 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 14 .200 .214 .218 .432 12 12 1 0 7 0 0 1
1978 26 CHC NL 27 51 45 4 11 5 0 0 3 0 0 2 13 .244 .271 .356 .626 66 16 0 0 3 1 0 1
1979 27 CHC NL 28 62 51 4 16 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 8 .314 .327 .412 .739 93 21 0 2 7 2 0 1
1980 28 CHC NL 34 74 65 5 16 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 12 .246 .269 .292 .561 53 19 1 0 7 0 0 1
1981 29 CHC NL 25 56 50 5 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 .180 .180 .220 .400 12 11 2 0 6 0 0 1
1982 30 PHI NL 33 77 72 3 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 .181 .181 .194 .375 4 14 0 0 5 0 0 1
1983 31 SFG NL 31 71 63 3 16 2 0 1 8 1 1 2 15 .254 .269 .333 .602 69 21 1 0 4 2 0 1
1984 32 SFG NL 36 76 72 5 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 19 .139 .149 .153 .301 -14 11 1 0 2 1 0 1
1985 33 SFG NL 28 66 55 2 12 4 0 1 3 1 1 1 15 .218 .259 .345 .604 72 19 0 2 8 0 0 1
1986 34 SFG NL 35 98 82 7 12 1 0 0 8 1 0 4 25 .146 .186 .159 .345 -2 13 1 0 12 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-15
1987 35 SFG NL 30 61 54 1 9 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 27 .167 .196 .204 .400 8 11 0 0 5 0 0 1
1988 36 SFG NL 20 47 41 1 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 8 .073 .116 .171 .287 -17 7 0 0 4 0 0 1
1989 37 SFG NL 8 16 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .063 .063 .063 .125 -64 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
14 Seasons 371 819 722 44 139 22 0 5 54 3 2 17 194 .193 .214 .244 .457 26 176 7 4 70 6 0
162 Game Avg. 162 358 315 19 61 10 0 2 24 1 1 7 85 .193 .214 .244 .457 26 77 3 2 31 3 0
SFG (7 yrs) 188 435 383 19 63 11 0 3 30 3 2 12 115 .164 .193 .217 .409 16 83 3 2 35 3 0
CHC (6 yrs) 150 307 267 22 63 10 0 2 22 0 0 5 60 .236 .253 .296 .549 47 79 4 2 30 3 0
PHI (1 yr) 33 77 72 3 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 .181 .181 .194 .375 4 14 0 0 5 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1987 35 SFG NL NLCS STL L 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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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 Awards
1976 CHC NL 24 P 2 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.87 0.70
1977 CHC NL 25 P 34 33 172.0 44 15 26 3 3 .932 2.15 1.21 .950 1.85 0.67
1978 CHC NL 26 P 27 20 138.1 28 9 19 0 1 1.000 1.82 1.04 .950 1.91 0.72
1979 CHC NL 27 P 28 28 164.2 23 11 12 0 3 1.000 1.26 0.82 .948 1.80 0.66
1980 CHC NL 28 P 34 34 205.0 34 10 19 5 3 .853 1.27 0.85 .956 1.91 0.69
1981 CHC NL 29 P 25 25 144.1 36 13 21 2 2 .944 2.12 1.36 .958 1.97 0.68
1982 PHI NL 30 P 33 33 208.0 55 19 35 1 1 .982 2.34 1.64 .951 1.96 0.70
1983 SFG NL 31 P 31 31 184.1 36 13 18 5 1 .861 1.51 1.00 .956 1.92 0.68
1984 SFG NL 32 P 35 33 199.1 33 12 20 1 3 .970 1.44 0.91 .955 1.88 0.67
1985 SFG NL 33 P 28 28 194.2 34 6 27 1 3 .971 1.53 1.18 .953 1.92 0.68
1986 SFG NL 34 P 34 34 245.0 54 17 33 4 1 .926 1.84 1.47 .956 1.94 0.66 AS,CYA-3,MVP-15
1987 SFG NL 35 P 30 28 163.0 40 9 30 1 5 .975 2.15 1.30 .955 1.91 0.62
1988 SFG NL 36 P 20 20 124.2 26 8 18 0 0 1.000 1.88 1.30 .954 1.96 0.69
1989 SFG NL 37 P 8 8 43.0 10 4 6 0 1 1.000 2.09 1.25 .940 1.86 0.62
14 Seasons P 369 355 2190.2 453 146 284 23 27 .949 1.77 1.17 .953 1.91 0.68
14 Seasons TOT 369 355 2190.2 453 146 284 23 27 .949 1.77 1.17 .902 1.91 0.68

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1995 BBWAA ( 0.2%)

All-Star Games
1986 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1986 NL (15, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1339th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1986 NL (3, 12%)
0.12 Career Shares (165th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1982 NL  3.115 (10th)
1986 NL  3.049 (8th)

Wins s c a p y
1986 NL  20 (2nd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1986 NL  .690 (6th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1986 NL  1.057 (2nd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1986 NL  7.494 (8th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1985 NL  2.265 (9th)
1986 NL  2.020 (3rd)
1987 NL  2.540 (7th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1979 NL  6.504 (5th)
1980 NL  5.707 (9th)
1981 NL  6.298 (7th)
1983 NL  6.640 (9th)
1985 NL  6.935 (6th)
Career  6.073 (208th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1986 NL  245.0 (6th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1981 NL  101 (8th)
1986 NL  178 (9th)
Career  1478 (178th)

Games Started s c a p y
1980 NL  34 (9th)
1981 NL  25 (1st)
1984 NL  33 (7th)
1986 NL  34 (10th)
Career  355 (180th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1986 NL  10 (4th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1982 NL  2 (9th)
1986 NL  2 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1981 NL  11 (3rd)
1984 NL  22 (6th)
1986 NL  24 (5th)
Career  196 (204th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1980 NL  80 (9th)
1982 NL  82 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1984 NL  234 (1st)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1985 NL  3.061 (6th)
1986 NL  3.236 (4th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1982 NL  .346 (2nd)

Losses s c a p y
1977 NL  14 (9th)
1980 NL  15 (3rd)
1981 NL  9 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1980 NL  100 (6th)
1981 NL  59 (8th)
1984 NL  101 (2nd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1981 NL  8 (3rd)
1982 NL  13 (5th)
1983 NL  8 (9th)
1985 NL  10 (4th)
Career  71 (220th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1980 NL  8 (1st)
1984 NL  5 (5th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1982 NL  118 (8th)
1986 NL  116 (8th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1986 NL  12 (6th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 42 (585), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 10 (925), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (719), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  3. Mike Harkey (990)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

June 4, 1970: Drafted by the California Angels in the 32nd round of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1973.

December 8, 1981: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dan Larson, Keith Moreland and Dickie Noles.

December 14, 1982: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Charles Penigar (minors) and Mark Davis to the San Francisco Giants for Al Holland and Joe Morgan.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985San Francisco Giants$630,000
1986San Francisco Giants$745,000
1987San Francisco Giants$648,000
1988San Francisco Giants$900,000
1989San Francisco Giants$875,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,798,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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