Gene Michael

Eugene Richard Michael (Stick)

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 183 lb.

Born: June 2, 1938 in Kent, OH
High School: Akron East HS (Akron, OH)
School: Kent State University (Kent, OH)
Signed
by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 15, 1966
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Dodgers/Tigers/Pirates 1966-1975

Final Game: September 9, 1975
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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
1966 28 PIT NL 30 33 33 9 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 .152 .152 .273 .424 15 9 1 0 0 0 0 /645
1967 29 LAD NL 98 245 223 20 45 3 1 0 7 1 3 11 30 .202 .246 .224 .470 41 50 4 2 9 0 0 6
1968 30 NYY AL 61 119 116 8 23 3 0 1 8 3 2 2 23 .198 .218 .250 .468 45 29 2 1 0 0 0 6/1
1969 31 NYY AL 119 464 412 41 112 24 4 2 31 7 4 43 56 .272 .341 .364 .705 101 150 9 1 6 2 1 *6
1970 32 NYY AL 134 491 435 42 93 10 1 2 38 3 1 50 93 .214 .292 .255 .548 56 111 8 0 4 4 5 *6/54
1971 33 NYY AL 139 513 456 36 102 15 0 3 35 3 3 48 64 .224 .299 .276 .576 69 126 17 3 3 4 8 *6
1972 34 NYY AL 126 430 391 29 91 7 4 1 32 4 2 32 45 .233 .290 .279 .568 72 109 11 1 2 4 4 *6
1973 35 NYY AL 129 446 418 30 94 11 1 3 47 1 3 26 51 .225 .270 .278 .547 58 116 12 0 1 1 0 *6
1974 36 NYY AL 81 193 177 19 46 9 0 0 13 0 0 14 24 .260 .313 .311 .623 81 55 6 0 1 1 0 46/5
1975 37 DET AL 56 158 145 15 31 2 0 3 13 0 0 8 28 .214 .253 .290 .543 52 42 3 0 4 1 0 6/45
10 Yrs 973 3092 2806 249 642 86 12 15 226 22 18 234 421 .229 .288 .284 .572 67 797 73 8 30 17 18
162 Game Avg. 162 515 467 41 107 14 2 2 38 4 3 39 70 .229 .288 .284 .572 67 133 12 1 5 3 3
NYY (7 yrs) 789 2656 2405 205 561 79 10 12 204 21 15 215 356 .233 .296 .289 .585 71 696 65 6 17 16 18
PIT (1 yr) 30 33 33 9 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 .152 .152 .273 .424 15 9 1 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 98 245 223 20 45 3 1 0 7 1 3 11 30 .202 .246 .224 .470 41 50 4 2 9 0 0
DET (1 yr) 56 158 145 15 31 2 0 3 13 0 0 8 28 .214 .253 .290 .543 52 42 3 0 4 1 0
AL (8 yrs) 845 2814 2550 220 592 81 10 15 217 21 15 223 384 .232 .294 .289 .583 70 738 68 6 21 17 18
NL (2 yrs) 128 278 256 29 50 5 2 0 9 1 3 11 37 .195 .234 .230 .465 38 59 5 2 9 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
1966 28 PIT NL 30 33 -4 0 0 -2 0 -5 -0.6 1 -4 -0.5 .480 .496 -0.2 -0.2 -2 $ /645
1967 29 LAD NL 98 245 -14 -0 0 -7 4 -17 -2.0 8 -9 -1.1 .479 .487 -0.3 -0.3 -2 $ 6
1968 30 NYY AL 61 119 -6 -1 0 -7 2 -12 -1.5 3 -8 -1.2 .476 .491 -0.3 -0.6 -2 $13,000 6/1
1969 31 NYY AL 119 464 1 0 -1 2 7 9 1.0 13 22 2.2 .509 .506 2.1 0.9 20 $ *6
1970 32 NYY AL 134 491 -25 1 0 -7 8 -24 -2.7 16 -8 -1.2 .481 .484 -0.3 -0.1 -0 $ *6/54
1971 33 NYY AL 139 513 -17 -1 -1 5 8 -6 -0.8 17 11 0.9 .495 .496 0.4 1.5 6 $ *6
1972 34 NYY AL 126 430 -13 0 -0 -0 7 -7 -0.9 14 8 0.5 .493 .495 0.6 0.7 8 $ *6
1973 35 NYY AL 129 446 -23 -3 0 -6 7 -24 -2.4 14 -10 -1.1 .480 .484 -0.5 0.4 -4 $55,000 *6
1974 36 NYY AL 81 193 -4 -0 -0 1 4 0 0.1 6 6 0.6 .500 .500 0.5 0.6 5 $55,000 46/5
1975 37 DET AL 56 158 -9 -1 1 -3 3 -8 -0.9 5 -3 -0.4 .484 .494 0.0 0.0 -0 $35,000 6/45
10 Seasons 973 3092 -114 -4 0 -24 49 -93 -10.6 98 5 -1.3 .489 .493 2.0 2.9 29 $158,000
NYY (7 yrs) 789 2656 -88 -4 -2 -11 42 -62 -7.2 83 21 0.7 .491 .494 2.5 3.4 33 $123,000
PIT (1 yr) 30 33 -4 0 0 -2 0 -5 -0.6 1 -4 -0.5 .480 .496 -0.2 -0.2 -2 $
LAD (1 yr) 98 245 -14 -0 0 -7 4 -17 -2.0 8 -9 -1.1 .479 .487 -0.3 -0.3 -2 $
DET (1 yr) 56 158 -9 -1 1 -3 3 -8 -0.9 5 -3 -0.4 .484 .494 0.0 0.0 -0 $35,000

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
1966 28 PIT NL 33 29 1 0.9 96 .192 .152 .265 .152 .324 .273 .399 .424 .722 15 .059 -3.9 -0.4 .310 .121 .121
1967 29 LAD NL 245 194 12 1.7 83 .233 .202 .248 .246 .308 .224 .363 .470 .672 41 .170 -16.5 -1.8 .330 .063 .022 .0
1968 30 NYY AL 119 97 6 1.7 76 .239 .198 .232 .218 .301 .250 .344 .468 .645 45 .203 -7.9 -0.9 .340 .078 .052 1.5
1969 31 NYY AL 464 321 52 4.4 91 .309 .272 .250 .341 .326 .364 .377 .705 .703 101 .516 1.6 0.2 .629 .204 .092 3.1
1970 32 NYY AL 491 359 35 2.6 93 .265 .214 .252 .292 .325 .255 .385 .548 .710 56 .288 -24.5 -2.5 .464 .161 .041 2.4
1971 33 NYY AL 513 381 37 2.6 87 .252 .224 .248 .299 .319 .276 .368 .576 .687 69 .312 -16.9 -1.8 .473 .158 .053 3.0
1972 34 NYY AL 430 319 31 2.6 81 .258 .233 .243 .290 .312 .279 .351 .568 .663 72 .354 -13.4 -1.5 .460 .133 .046 1.6
1973 35 NYY AL 446 341 29 2.3 90 .249 .225 .255 .270 .323 .278 .375 .547 .697 58 .235 -23.8 -2.4 .413 .110 .053 1.5
1974 36 NYY AL 193 139 17 3.3 88 .299 .260 .257 .313 .322 .311 .370 .623 .691 81 .397 -4.0 -0.4 .504 .130 .051
1975 37 DET AL 158 122 11 2.4 95 .243 .214 .261 .253 .332 .290 .384 .543 .716 52 .260 -10.0 -1.0 .427 .131 .076 .0
10 Yrs 3092 2302 231 2.7 88 .263 .229 .250 .288 .320 .284 .371 .572 .690 67 .319 -119.2 -12.6 .463 .140 .055 17.8
162 Game Avg. 515 383 38 2.7 88 .263 .229 .250 .288 .320 .284 .371 .572 .690 67 .319 -119.2 -12.6 .463 .140 .055 3
NYY (7 yrs) 2656 1957 207 2.8 88 .267 .233 .249 .296 .320 .289 .370 .585 .690 71 .340 -88.8 -9.4 .480 .148 .056 15.3
PIT (1 yr) 33 29 1 0.9 96 .192 .152 .265 .152 .324 .273 .399 .424 .722 15 .059 -3.9 -0.4 .310 .121 .121
LAD (1 yr) 245 194 12 1.7 83 .233 .202 .248 .246 .308 .224 .363 .470 .672 41 .170 -16.5 -1.8 .330 .063 .022 .0
DET (1 yr) 158 122 11 2.4 95 .243 .214 .261 .253 .332 .290 .384 .543 .716 52 .259 -10.0 -1.0 .427 .131 .076 .0
AL (8 yrs) 2814 2079 218 2.8 88 .266 .232 .250 .294 .321 .289 .371 .583 .692 70 .336 -98.8 -10.4 .477 .147 .057 17.5
NL (2 yrs) 278 223 13 1.6 85 .228 .195 .250 .234 .310 .230 .368 .465 .678 38 .154 -20.4 -2.2 .327 .070 .035 .0

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
1966 28 PIT NL 33 0.0% 21.2% 0.0% 9.1% 60% 4.7 16.5 3.20 79%
1967 29 LAD NL 245 0.0% 12.2% 4.5% 1.6% 9% 2.73 7.4 31.9 1.59 79%
1968 30 NYY AL 119 0.8% 19.3% 1.7% 3.4% 17% 11.50 5.0 116.0 14.5 1.56 77%
1969 31 NYY AL 464 0.4% 12.1% 9.3% 6.5% 27% 1.30 7.4 206.0 13.3 1.15 77%
1970 32 NYY AL 491 0.4% 18.9% 10.2% 2.7% 14% 1.86 4.7 217.5 11.4 0.89 70%
1971 33 NYY AL 513 0.6% 12.5% 9.4% 3.5% 18% 1.33 7.1 152.0 13.0 0.89 77%
1972 34 NYY AL 430 0.2% 10.5% 7.4% 2.8% 13% 1.41 8.7 391.0 12.2 1.15 81%
1973 35 NYY AL 446 0.7% 11.4% 5.8% 3.4% 16% 1.96 8.2 139.3 8.9 1.37 82%
1974 36 NYY AL 193 0.0% 12.4% 7.3% 4.7% 20% 1.71 7.4 13.6 0.98 80%
1975 37 DET AL 158 1.9% 17.7% 5.1% 3.2% 16% 3.50 5.2 48.3 11.2 0.90 73%
10 Yrs 3092 0.5% 13.6% 7.6% 3.7% 18% 1.80 6.7 187.1 12.4 1.12 77%
MLB Averages 2.0% 14.6% 8.5% 6.0% 27% 1.71 6.1 45.3 9.1 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
1966 28 PIT NL -3.9 -0.4 33 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 1.09 -0.3 0.0 -3.2 -0.3 0.95 -3.7 1.46 10
1967 29 LAD NL -16.5 -1.8 256 -1.6 2.7 -4.4 .99 -1.7 0.0 -17.5 -2.0 0.96 -16.9 1.71 2
1968 30 NYY AL -8.0 -0.9 125 -1.2 1.0 -2.2 .88 -1.0 -0.4 -7.0 -0.8 0.97 -7.0 0
1969 31 NYY AL 1.6 0.2 480 0.4 8.9 -8.6 1.08 0.0 0.3 -0.5 -0.1 0.93 -0.0 3.56 1
1970 32 NYY AL -24.5 -2.5 501 -2.5 7.0 -9.5 1.05 -1.9 -0.5 -22.4 -2.4 0.98 -19.5 1.61 7
1971 33 NYY AL -16.9 -1.8 524 -1.8 7.9 -9.7 1.05 -2.0 0.3 -30.0 -3.3 1.00 -22.7 1.10 6
1972 34 NYY AL -13.4 -1.5 444 -1.0 5.9 -6.8 .93 -1.3 0.3 -8.6 -1.0 1.01 -10.3 3.86 5
1973 35 NYY AL -24.4 -2.5 452 -0.8 7.0 -7.9 .96 -2.2 1.4 -11.6 -1.2 0.95 -23.3 0
1974 36 NYY AL -4.0 -0.4 194 -0.9 2.2 -3.2 .90 -0.7 -0.3 -7.8 -0.8 0.94 -7.8 2.69 1
1975 37 DET AL -10.2 -1.0 160 -0.6 1.9 -2.5 .91 -0.7 0.1 -11.6 -1.2 0.95 -10.3 0.86 1
10 Yrs -120.0 -12.7 3169 -10.4 45.0 -55.4 1.00 -11.8 1.3 -120.3 -13.1 0.97 -121.4 1.89 33

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
1966 28 PIT NL 0 0 180% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 40% 7 5 2 0 0 0 3 1 2
1967 29 LAD NL 3 0 35% 113 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 50% 14 10 4 1 1 0 11 1 9
1968 30 NYY AL 2 0 28% 61 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 36% 4 2 2 1 1 0 6 3 2
1969 31 NYY AL 5 0 25% 194 7 4 64% 5 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 12 62% 18 11 7 2 0 1 17 2 15
1970 32 NYY AL 5 0 28% 180 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 7 54% 18 13 5 2 0 1 19 4 15
1971 33 NYY AL 7 0 22% 205 3 3 50% 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 4 7 55% 22 15 6 2 1 1 18 1 16
1972 34 NYY AL 4 0 23% 177 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 41% 13 11 2 5 2 3 11 3 7
1973 35 NYY AL 4 0 23% 170 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 30% 25 20 5 5 3 2 14 8 6
1974 36 NYY AL 2 0 32% 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 50% 11 8 2 1 0 1 14 4 10
1975 37 DET AL 3 0 33% 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 33% 9 6 3 4 3 1 2 1 1
10 Yrs 35 0 27% 1257 22 18 55% 20 17 2 0 0 1 12 2 41 55 47% 141 101 38 23 11 10 115 28 83

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
1966 28 PIT NL 33 100% 5 10 3 0 1 1.46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 6 1 17% 19 2 11% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1967 29 LAD NL 245 100% 45 2 0 0 0 1.71 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 75% 44 4 9% 27 8 30% 131 7 5% 9 1 11% 7 4 57% 0
1968 30 NYY AL 119 100% 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0% 20 2 10% 9 2 22% 67 7 10% 7 3 43% 3 0 0% 0
1969 31 NYY AL 464 100% 112 1 0 0 0 3.56 2 0 7 1 1 2 0 0 7 6 86% 84 9 11% 49 14 29% 258 29 11% 26 11 42% 22 11 50% 0
1970 32 NYY AL 491 100% 93 7 4 0 1 1.61 2 0 14 2 0 1 1 0 10 4 40% 103 8 8% 59 14 24% 316 40 13% 37 17 46% 23 10 43% 0
1971 33 NYY AL 513 100% 102 6 2 0 1 1.10 3 0 17 0 3 1 2 0 12 3 25% 110 17 15% 45 13 29% 346 33 10% 33 14 42% 14 7 50% 0
1972 34 NYY AL 430 100% 91 5 2 0 0 3.86 1 0 11 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 40% 92 11 12% 45 12 27% 265 32 12% 29 14 48% 9 4 44% 0
1973 35 NYY AL 446 100% 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 3 0 2 1 0 2 1 50% 92 12 13% 34 9 26% 269 47 17% 24 13 54% 7 4 57% 0
1974 36 NYY AL 193 100% 46 1 1 0 0 2.69 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 34 6 18% 12 6 50% 123 17 14% 14 7 50% 6 4 67% 0
1975 37 DET AL 158 100% 31 1 1 0 1 0.86 3 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 5 4 80% 31 3 10% 19 10 53% 90 10 11% 4 3 75% 4 2 50% 0
10 Yrs 3092 100% 642 33 13 0 4 1.89 15 0 75 10 5 7 8 0 55 30 55% 617 73 12% 305 89 29% 1884 224 12% 184 83 45% 97 47 48% 0
MLB Averages 54% 76% 11% 31% 14% 47% 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
1966 28 30 33 33 9 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 .152 .152 .273 .424 15 9 1 0 0 0 0
1967 29 128 278 256 29 50 5 2 0 9 1 3 11 37 .195 .234 .230 .465 38 59 5 2 9 0 0
1968 30 189 397 372 37 73 8 2 1 17 4 5 13 60 .196 .229 .237 .466 40 88 7 3 9 0 0
1969 31 308 861 784 78 185 32 6 3 48 11 9 56 116 .236 .290 .304 .593 74 238 16 4 15 2 1
1970 32 442 1352 1219 120 278 42 7 5 86 14 10 106 209 .228 .291 .286 .577 67 349 24 4 19 6 6
1971 33 581 1865 1675 156 380 57 7 8 121 17 13 154 273 .227 .293 .284 .577 68 475 41 7 22 10 14
1972 34 707 2295 2066 185 471 64 11 9 153 21 15 186 318 .228 .292 .283 .575 69 584 52 8 24 14 18
1973 35 836 2741 2484 215 565 75 12 12 200 22 18 212 369 .227 .289 .282 .571 67 700 64 8 25 15 18
1974 36 917 2934 2661 234 611 84 12 12 213 22 18 226 393 .230 .290 .284 .574 68 755 70 8 26 16 18
1975 37 973 3092 2806 249 642 86 12 15 226 22 18 234 421 .229 .288 .284 .572 67 797 73 8 30 17 18

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
1966 28 30 32 32 7 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 .125 .125 .250 .375 1 30
1967 29 98 252 229 25 51 3 1 0 9 1 12 30 .223 .267 .245 .512 15 98
1968 30 61 123 120 10 27 4 0 1 10 4 2 23 .225 .244 .283 .527 8 61
1969 31 119 476 421 47 121 26 4 2 35 8 46 56 .287 .357 .382 .740 58 119
1970 32 134 504 442 47 100 11 1 2 43 3 54 93 .226 .308 .269 .577 37 134
1971 33 140 537 472 44 116 17 0 3 43 3 55 64 .246 .326 .301 .627 46 139
1972 34 132 472 426 40 112 9 5 1 44 5 39 47 .263 .323 .315 .638 44 126
1973 35 129 456 426 34 102 12 1 3 54 1 28 51 .239 .286 .293 .579 36 129
1974 36 81 198 181 22 50 10 0 0 15 0 15 24 .276 .330 .331 .661 20 81
1975 37 56 160 147 16 32 2 0 3 13 0 8 28 .218 .256 .293 .549 11 56
10 Yrs 980 3210 2896 292 715 96 13 15 267 25 259 423 .247 .309 .305 .613 276 973
162 Game Avg. 162 531 479 48 118 16 2 2 44 4 43 70 .247 .309 .305 .613 46 973

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WARs c a p y
1971 AL  1.5 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1967 NL  9 (8th)

                           

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