Chris Michalak
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 4, 1971 in Joliet, IL
High School: Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL)
School: University of Notre Dame
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 12th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 22, 1998
Final Game: September 27, 2006
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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
1998 27 ARI NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2001 30 TOR AL 2 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 230 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
2006 35 CIN NL 8 11 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 .333 .375 .708 79 3 0 0 2 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 15 16 11 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 .273 .333 .545 .879 119 6 0 0 4 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 173 119 0 32 11 11 0 0 0 0 11 65 .273 .333 .545 .879 119 65 0 0 43 0 0
ARI (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 8 11 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 .333 .375 .708 79 3 0 0 2 0 0
TOR (1 yr) 2 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 230 3 0 0 2 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 13 11 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 .333 .375 .708 79 3 0 0 2 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 2 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 230 3 0 0 2 0 0

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
2001 30 TOR AL 5 4 1 6.7 109 .500 .333 .270 .333 .337 1.000 .433 1.333 .769 230 .625 0.4 0.0 1.500 .667 .667
2006 35 CIN NL 11 8 1 3.4 116 .667 .250 .277 .333 .348 .375 .450 .708 .798 79 .317 -0.2 -0.0 .667 .250 .125
5 Seasons 16 12 2 4.5 114 .600 .273 .275 .333 .346 .545 .445 .879 .791 119 .440 0.2 0.0 .875 .364 .273
162 Game Avg. 173 130 22 4.5 114 .600 .273 .275 .333 .346 .545 .445 .879 .791 119 .440 2 0 .875 .364 .273
CIN (1 yr) 11 8 1 3.4 116 .667 .250 .277 .333 .348 .375 .450 .708 .798 79 .317 -0.2 -0.0 .667 .250 .125
TOR (1 yr) 5 4 1 6.7 109 .500 .333 .270 .333 .337 1.000 .433 1.333 .769 230 .625 0.4 0.0 1.500 .667 .667

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
2001 30 TOR AL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 20.0% 100% 3.0 0.00 2.00 40% 25% 0.0% 0%
2006 35 CIN NL 11 0.0% 45.5% 9.1% 9.1% 50% 5.00 1.6 0.50 27% 20% 0.0% 0%
4 Seasons 16 0.0% 37.5% 6.3% 12.5% 67% 6.00 1.8 0.33 5.00 31% 22% 0.0% 0%
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
2001 30 TOR AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 35 CIN NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
2001 30 TOR AL 5 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2006 35 CIN NL 11 82% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
4 Seasons 16 88% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 4 0 0% 6 1 17% 8 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 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
2001 30 TOR AL 5 12 2.40 10 83% 30% 10% 20% 40% 70% 0% 58% 86% 40% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2006 35 CIN NL 11 41 3.73 28 68% 54% 18% 11% 18% 46% 0% 32% 62% 18% 9% 1 0 9% 1 0 9% 1 0 40% 0 0 0
2 Seasons 16 53 3.31 38 72% 47% 16% 13% 24% 53% 0% 38% 70% 25% 6% 1 0 6% 1 0 6% 1 0 33% 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
2001 30 14 10 6 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 230 6 0 0 4 0 0
2002 31 7 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 230 3 0 0 2 0 0
2003 32 7 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 230 3 0 0 2 0 0
2004 33 7 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 230 3 0 0 2 0 0
2005 34 7 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 230 3 0 0 2 0 0
2006 35 15 16 11 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 .273 .333 .545 .879 119 6 0 0 4 0 0

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
2001 30 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 2
2006 35 8 9 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 .333 .375 .708 1 8
2 Seasons 10 12 11 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 .182 .250 .273 .523 2 10
162 Game Avg. 162 194 178 0 32 16 0 0 0 0 16 97 .182 .250 .273 .523 32 10

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