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Mike Mason
Michael Paul Mason
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: November 21, 1958 in Faribault, MN
High School: Benilde-St. Margaret's (Minneapolis, MN)
School: Oral Roberts University
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1982
Final Game: May 8, 1988
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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
1982 23 TEX AL 1 2 .333 5.09 4 4 0 0 0 0 23.0 21 13 13 3 9 1 8 0 0 1 96 76 1.304 8.2 1.2 3.5 3.1 0.89
1983 24 TEX AL 0 2 .000 5.91 5 0 2 0 0 0 10.2 10 7 7 0 6 0 9 1 0 0 50 68 1.500 8.4 0.0 5.1 7.6 1.50
1984 25 TEX AL 9 13 .409 3.61 36 24 6 4 0 0 184.1 159 78 74 18 51 4 113 2 1 5 750 115 1.139 7.8 0.9 2.5 5.5 2.22
1985 26 TEX AL 8 15 .348 4.83 38 30 1 1 1 0 179.0 212 113 96 22 73 4 92 3 1 4 800 88 1.592 10.7 1.1 3.7 4.6 1.26
1986 27 TEX AL 7 3 .700 4.33 27 22 2 2 1 0 135.0 135 71 65 11 56 3 85 0 1 5 587 100 1.415 9.0 0.7 3.7 5.7 1.52
1987 28 TOT MLB 4 3 .571 5.64 25 10 3 0 0 0 67.0 80 45 42 10 45 2 49 5 0 2 315 77 1.866 10.7 1.3 6.0 6.6 1.09
1987 28 TEX AL 0 2 .000 5.59 8 6 0 0 0 0 29.0 37 20 18 6 22 2 21 4 0 1 142 81 2.034 11.5 1.9 6.8 6.5 0.95
1987 28 CHC NL 4 1 .800 5.68 17 4 3 0 0 0 38.0 43 25 24 4 23 0 28 1 0 1 173 75 1.737 10.2 0.9 5.4 6.6 1.22
1988 29 MIN AL 0 1 .000 10.80 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 8 8 8 1 9 0 7 0 0 0 37 38 2.550 10.8 1.4 12.2 9.5 0.78
7 Seasons 29 39 .426 4.53 140 90 14 7 2 0 605.2 625 335 305 65 249 14 363 11 3 17 2635 93 1.443 9.3 1.0 3.7 5.4 1.46
162 Game Avg. 9 12 .426 4.53 41 27 4 2 1 0 179 185 99 90 19 74 4 107 3 1 5 779 93 1.443 9.3 1.0 3.7 5.4 1.46
TEX (6 yrs) 25 37 .403 4.38 118 86 11 7 2 0 561.0 574 302 273 60 217 14 328 10 3 16 2425 96 1.410 9.2 1.0 3.5 5.3 1.51
MIN (1 yr) 0 1 .000 10.80 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 8 8 8 1 9 0 7 0 0 0 37 38 2.550 10.8 1.4 12.2 9.5 0.78
CHC (1 yr) 4 1 .800 5.68 17 4 3 0 0 0 38.0 43 25 24 4 23 0 28 1 0 1 173 75 1.737 10.2 0.9 5.4 6.6 1.22
AL (7 yrs) 25 38 .397 4.46 123 86 11 7 2 0 567.2 582 310 281 61 226 14 335 10 3 16 2462 95 1.423 9.2 1.0 3.6 5.3 1.48
NL (1 yr) 4 1 .800 5.68 17 4 3 0 0 0 38.0 43 25 24 4 23 0 28 1 0 1 173 75 1.737 10.2 0.9 5.4 6.6 1.22

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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
1987 28 CHC NL 18 13 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 .300 .222 .522 40 2 0 0 3 0 0 1
8 Seasons 18 13 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 .300 .222 .522 40 2 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 117 81 9 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 36 .222 .300 .222 .522 40 18 0 0 27 0 0

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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
1982 TEX AL 23 P 4 4 23.0 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.35 1.50 .950 1.80 0.72
1983 TEX AL 24 P 5 0 10.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.53 0.60 .967 1.77 0.72
1984 TEX AL 25 P 36 24 184.1 26 4 22 0 0 1.000 1.27 0.72 .958 1.79 0.70
1985 TEX AL 26 P 38 30 179.0 38 4 30 4 0 .895 1.71 0.89 .955 1.86 0.70
1986 TEX AL 27 P 27 22 135.0 28 9 19 0 1 1.000 1.87 1.04 .954 1.83 0.68
1987 TOT MLB 28 P 25 10 67.0 13 2 10 1 2 .923 1.61 0.48 .954 1.88 0.64
1987 TEX AL 28 P 8 6 29.0 7 1 5 1 1 .857 1.86 0.75 .957 1.83 0.68
1987 CHC NL 28 P 17 4 38.0 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 1.42 0.35 .950 1.92 0.62
1988 MIN AL 29 P 5 0 6.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.76 0.68
7 Seasons P 140 90 605.2 114 21 88 5 3 .956 1.62 0.78 .955 1.83 0.69
7 Seasons TOT 140 90 605.2 114 21 88 5 3 .956 1.62 0.78 .911 1.83 0.69

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1984 AL  1.139 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1984 AL  7.763 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1985 AL  15 (7th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 2 (2371), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 14th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 9, 1979: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign.

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign.

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary).

May 15, 1987: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Dave Pavlas (June 6, 1987) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

March 21, 1988: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

April 10, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

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Salaries

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1987San Francisco Giants$280,000
Career (may be incomplete)$280,000
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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