Mike Porzio

Lawrence Michael Porzio

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 20, 1972 in Waterbury, CT
High School: Fairfield Prep (Fairfield, CT)
Schools: Villanova University (Villanova, PA), Western Connecticut State University (Danbury, CT)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 9, 1999
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Rockies 1999-2003

Final Game: July 26, 2003
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Christy Mathewson… #4. Tom Seaver… #5. Greg Maddux… #6. Pete Alexander… #7. Lefty Grove…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Christy Mathewson… #4. Tom Seaver… #5. Greg Maddux… #6. Pete Alexander… #7. Lefty Grove…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

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
1993	20	CHC-min	Rk	1	3	.250	3.83	10	8	2	0	0	0	42.1	42	26	18	1	30	0	30	3	2	1	200		1.701	8.9	0.2	6.4	6.4	1.00	CBF · GULF
1994	21	CHC-min	Rk	0	3	.000	5.93	7	0	6	0	0	1	13.2	19	10	9	0	6	0	5	1	0	0	64		1.829	12.5	0.0	4.0	3.3	0.83	CBF · GULF
1995	22	OGD	Rk	4	3	.571	6.38	8	8	0	2	0	0	48.0	66	39	34	4	15	0	26	2	0	6	220		1.688	12.4	0.8	2.8	4.9	1.73	OGD · PION
1998	25	ATL-COL-min	A+	5	5	.500	2.58	33	18	8	1	0	2	139.1	114	54	40	13	42	5	141	3	0	2	557		1.120	7.4	0.8	2.7	9.1	3.36	DVE,SAL · CARL
1999	26	COL-min	AAA	5	1	.833	3.38	35	0	6	0	0	0	42.2	44	16	16	5	30	4	33	3	1	4	198		1.734	9.3	1.1	6.3	7.0	1.10	CSP · PCL
1999	26	COL	NL	0	0		8.59	16	0	3	0	0	0	14.2	21	14	14	5	10	0	10	0	0	0	75	69	2.114	12.9	3.1	6.1	6.1	1.00

2000	27	COL-min	AA,AAA	7	7	.500	4.58	26	24	2	1	1	0	147.1	150	83	75	18	51	0	116	5	1	5	635		1.364	9.2	1.1	3.1	7.1	2.27	CAR,CSP · SOUL,PCL
2001	28	CHW-min	AAA,AA	7	6	.538	4.09	33	25	2	0	0	0	147.1	141	78	67	15	60	2	117	9	1	11	641		1.364	8.6	0.9	3.7	7.1	1.95	CHR,BIR · IL,SOUL
2002	29	CHW-min	AAA	6	5	.545	4.52	14	13	0	0	1	0	75.2	83	43	38	9	29	0	59	6	0	1	332		1.480	9.9	1.1	3.4	7.0	2.03	CHR · IL
2002	29	CHW	AL	2	2	.500	4.81	32	0	8	0	0	0	43.0	40	25	23	10	23	2	33	3	1	3	190	94	1.465	8.4	2.1	4.8	6.9	1.43
2003	30	CHW-min	AAA	8	6	.571	4.24	26	22	3	1	0	0	133.2	124	70	63	19	47	1	115	8	0	3	568		1.279	8.3	1.3	3.2	7.7	2.45	CHR · IL
2003	30	CHW	AL	1	1	.500	6.43	3	3	0	0	0	0	14.0	18	10	10	2	1	0	9	2	0	0	62	74	1.357	11.6	1.3	0.6	5.8	9.00
2004	31	CLE-min	A-,AAA	0	0		4.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	9.0	13	8	4	1	3	0	5	0	0	2	43		1.778	13.0	1.0	3.0	5.0	1.67	MHV,BFL · NYPL,IL
2005	32	ATL-min	AA,AAA	2	4	.333	4.62	16	5	1	0	0	0	37.0	41	19	19	4	16	1	22	1	1	1	161		1.541	10.0	1.0	3.9	5.4	1.38	MSS,RMD · SOUL,IL
3 Yrs				3	3	.500	5.90	51	3	11	0	0	0	71.2	79	49	47	17	34	2	52	5	1	3	327	82	1.577	9.9	2.1	4.3	6.5	1.53
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.500	5.90	64	4	14	0	0	0	90	99	62	59	21	43	3	65	6	1	4	412	82	1.577	9.9	2.1	4.3	6.5	1.53

CHW (2 yrs)				3	3	.500	5.21	35	3	8	0	0	0	57.0	58	35	33	12	24	2	42	5	1	3	252	88	1.439	9.2	1.9	3.8	6.6	1.75
COL (1 yr)				0	0		8.59	16	0	3	0	0	0	14.2	21	14	14	5	10	0	10	0	0	0	75	69	2.114	12.9	3.1	6.1	6.1	1.00

AL (2 yrs)				3	3	.500	5.21	35	3	8	0	0	0	57.0	58	35	33	12	24	2	42	5	1	3	252	88	1.439	9.2	1.9	3.8	6.6	1.75
NL (1 yr)				0	0		8.59	16	0	3	0	0	0	14.2	21	14	14	5	10	0	10	0	0	0	75	69	2.114	12.9	3.1	6.1	6.1	1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1999	26	COL	NL	14.2	16	0	14	8.59	5.26	-0.62	-0.40	138.9	7.61	-2	-0.2	.3	0.0	0.0	-0	.490	.499	$200,000

2002	29	CHW	AL	43.0	32	0	25	5.23	4.87	0.07	-0.37	102.2	4.53	-4	-0.3	.9	-0.1	0.0	2	.489	.498	$215,000
2003	30	CHW	AL	14.0	3	3	10	6.43	4.55	0.15	0.17	100.0	4.57	-3	-0.3		-0.0	-0.1	-1	.413	.498	$
3 Seasons				71.2	51	3	49	6.15	4.89	-0.05	-0.27	109.2	5.17	-8	-0.8	.7	-0.1	-0.1	1	.485	.498	$415,000

CHW (2 yrs)				57.0	35	3	35	5.53	4.79	0.09	-0.24	101.6	4.54	-6	-0.6	.9	-0.1	-0.1	1	.483	.498	$215,000
COL (1 yr)				14.2	16	0	14	8.59	5.26	-0.62	-0.40	138.9	7.61	-2	-0.2	.3	0.0	0.0	-0	.490	.499	$200,000

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	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1993	20	CHC-min	Rk	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		CBF · GULF
1994	21	CHC-min	Rk	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		CBF · GULF
1995	22	OGD	Rk	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		OGD · PION
1998	25	COL-ATL-min	A+	33	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0		SAL,DVE · CARL
1999	26	COL-min	AAA	35	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0		CSP · PCL
1999	26	COL	NL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1

2000	27	COL-min	AA,AAA	26	26	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	.043	.120	.043	.163	1	0	0	1	0	0		CAR,CSP · SOUL,PCL
2001	28	CHW-min	AA,AAA	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		BIR,CHR · SOUL,IL
2002	29	CHW-min	AAA	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		CHR · IL
2002	29	CHW	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	30	CHW-min	AAA	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		CHR · IL
2003	30	CHW	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2004	31	CLE-min	A-,AAA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		MHV,BFL · NYPL,IL
2005	32	ATL-min	AA,AAA	16	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0		MSS,RMD · SOUL,IL
3 Yrs				51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

CHW (2 yrs)				35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
COL (1 yr)				16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (2 yrs)				35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 yr)				16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	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
1999	26	COL	NL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$200,000	1

2002	29	CHW	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$215,000	1
2003	30	CHW	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
3 Seasons				51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$415,000

CHW (2 yrs)				35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$215,000
COL (1 yr)				16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$200,000

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%
1999	COL	NL	26	P	16	0	14.2	3	0	3	0	1.000			1.84	0.19	.950	1.72	1.71	0	0
2002	CHW	AL	29	P	32	0	43.0	6	3	3	1	1.000			1.26	0.19	.957	1.70	1.67	1	1	50%	32%
2003	CHW	AL	30	P	3	3	14.0	4	0	4	0	1.000	1	14	2.57	1.33	.958	1.74	1.70	2	0	0%	30%
	3 Seasons			P	51	3	71.2	13	3	10	1	1.000	1	14	1.63	0.25	.955	1.71	1.68	3	1	25%	31%
	3 Seasons			TOT	51	3	71.2	13	3	10	1	1.000	1	85	1.63	0.25	.955	1.71	1.68	3	1	25%	31%

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Transactions

June 30, 1993: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.
July 19, 1994: Released by the Chicago Cubs.
February 20, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
April 1, 1995: Released by the Boston Red Sox.
March 2, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
March 25, 1997: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
March 8, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
July 30, 1998: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with David Cortes to the Colorado Rockies for Greg Colbrunn.
March 27, 2000: Released by the Colorado Rockies.
March 28, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.
October 15, 2000: Granted Free Agency.
January 13, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.
October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.
November 14, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.
September 29, 2003: Granted Free Agency.
December 17, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
July 15, 2004: Released by the Cleveland Indians.
April 23, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
July 18, 2005: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1999	26	Colorado Rockies	$200,000	11/19/99 USA Today

2002	29	Chicago White Sox	$215,000	4/3/02 AP

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$415,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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