Mike Sharperson
Michael Tyrone Sharperson
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 191 lb.

Born: October 4, 1961 in Orangeburg, SC
High School: Wilkinson (Orangeburg, SC)
Drafted
by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 6, 1987
Final Game: July 15, 1995
Died: May 26, 1996 in Las Vegas, NV
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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
1987 25 TOT MLB 42 142 129 11 29 6 1 0 10 2 1 11 20 .225 .291 .287 .578 54 37 3 1 1 0 1 4/5
1987 25 TOR AL 32 105 96 4 20 4 1 0 9 2 1 7 15 .208 .269 .271 .540 43 26 2 1 1 0 0 4
1987 25 LAD NL 10 37 33 7 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 .273 .351 .333 .685 85 11 1 0 0 0 1 /54
1988 26 LAD NL 46 64 59 8 16 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 12 .271 .290 .288 .578 69 17 1 1 2 1 0 4/56
1989 27 LAD NL 27 34 28 2 7 3 0 0 5 0 1 4 7 .250 .333 .357 .690 99 10 1 0 1 1 1 /4356
1990 28 LAD NL 129 415 357 42 106 14 2 3 36 15 6 46 39 .297 .376 .373 .748 109 133 5 1 8 3 6 56/43
1991 29 LAD NL 105 252 216 24 60 11 2 2 20 1 3 25 24 .278 .355 .375 .730 108 81 2 1 10 0 0 563/4
1992 30 LAD NL 128 372 317 48 95 21 0 3 36 2 2 47 33 .300 .387 .394 .781 124 125 9 0 5 3 1 45/6 AS
1993 31 LAD NL 73 97 90 13 23 4 0 2 10 2 0 5 17 .256 .299 .367 .666 82 33 2 1 0 1 0 4/5639
1995 33 ATL NL 7 7 7 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .286 .429 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 /5
8 Seasons 557 1383 1203 149 337 61 5 10 123 22 14 139 154 .280 .355 .364 .719 102 438 23 5 27 9 9
162 Game Avg. 162 402 350 43 98 18 1 3 36 6 4 40 45 .280 .355 .364 .719 102 127 7 1 8 3 3
LAD (7 yrs) 518 1271 1100 144 316 56 4 10 112 20 13 132 137 .287 .363 .373 .736 108 410 21 4 26 9 9
ATL (1 yr) 7 7 7 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .286 .429 8 2 0 0 0 0 0
TOR (1 yr) 32 105 96 4 20 4 1 0 9 2 1 7 15 .208 .269 .271 .540 43 26 2 1 1 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 525 1278 1107 145 317 57 4 10 114 20 13 132 139 .286 .362 .372 .734 107 412 21 4 26 9 9
AL (1 yr) 32 105 96 4 20 4 1 0 9 2 1 7 15 .208 .269 .271 .540 43 26 2 1 1 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
1987 25 TOT MLB 142 105 11 2.8 107 .266 .225 .267 .291 .336 .287 .426 .578 .762 54 .263 -8.7 -0.8 .481 .155 .062 .0
1987 25 TOR AL 105 80 7 2.3 108 .247 .208 .267 .269 .336 .271 .429 .540 .765 43 .201 -8.1 -0.8 .443 .146 .063 .0
1987 25 LAD NL 37 25 4 4.3 104 .321 .273 .267 .351 .336 .333 .416 .685 .751 85 .454 -0.6 -0.1 .600 .182 .061
1988 26 LAD NL 64 48 5 2.8 88 .333 .271 .254 .290 .317 .288 .373 .578 .690 69 .345 -2.4 -0.3 .400 .017 .017
1989 27 LAD NL 34 25 3 3.2 90 .318 .250 .253 .333 .320 .357 .376 .690 .696 99 .398 0.3 0.0 .565 .214 .107
1990 28 LAD NL 415 273 54 5.3 96 .324 .297 .262 .376 .328 .373 .393 .748 .721 109 .584 6.5 0.7 .721 .230 .076 5.0
1991 29 LAD NL 252 171 30 4.7 92 .305 .278 .255 .355 .323 .375 .382 .730 .705 108 .554 2.9 0.3 .652 .204 .097 1.3
1992 30 LAD NL 372 241 50 5.6 91 .324 .300 .258 .387 .323 .394 .380 .781 .703 124 .636 12.7 1.3 .738 .243 .095 2.4
1993 31 LAD NL 97 70 10 3.8 99 .292 .256 .265 .299 .329 .367 .404 .666 .733 82 .413 -2.3 -0.2 .594 .189 .111 2.0
1995 33 ATL NL 7 6 0 0.0 109 .200 .143 .274 .143 .344 .286 .427 .429 .771 8 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .333 .143 .143
8 Seasons 1383 939 163 4.7 95 .312 .280 .260 .355 .326 .364 .391 .719 .717 102 .534 8.0 0.9 .653 .206 .084 13.8
162 Game Avg. 402 273 47 4.7 95 .312 .280 .260 .355 .326 .364 .391 .719 .717 102 .534 2 0 .653 .206 .084 4
LAD (7 yrs) 1271 853 156 4.9 94 .318 .287 .259 .363 .325 .373 .387 .736 .712 108 .564 17.1 1.8 .676 .212 .085 13.3
ATL (1 yr) 7 6 0 0.0 109 .200 .143 .274 .143 .344 .286 .427 .429 .771 8 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .333 .143 .143
TOR (1 yr) 105 80 7 2.3 108 .247 .208 .267 .269 .336 .271 .429 .540 .765 43 .200 -8.1 -0.8 .443 .146 .063 .0
NL (8 yrs) 1278 859 156 4.9 94 .317 .286 .259 .362 .325 .372 .388 .734 .713 107 .560 16.1 1.7 .674 .211 .086 13.3
AL (1 yr) 105 80 7 2.3 108 .247 .208 .267 .269 .336 .271 .429 .540 .765 43 .200 -8.1 -0.8 .443 .146 .063 .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
1988 26 LAD NL NLCS NYM W 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1992 LAD NL 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1987 25 TOT MLB 142 0.0% 14.1% 7.8% 4.9% 24% 1.82 6.5 12.9 1.53 77%
1987 25 TOR AL 105 0.0% 14.3% 6.7% 4.8% 25% 2.14 6.4 10.7 1.63 77%
1987 25 LAD NL 37 0.0% 13.5% 10.8% 5.4% 22% 1.25 6.6 33.0 1.25 76%
1988 26 LAD NL 64 0.0% 18.8% 1.6% 1.6% 6% 12.00 4.9 14.8 1.40 1.62 75% 10% 0.0% 40%
1989 27 LAD NL 34 0.0% 20.6% 11.8% 8.8% 43% 1.75 4.0 5.6 0.69 1.14 65% 22% 0.0% 38%
1990 28 LAD NL 415 0.7% 9.4% 11.1% 4.6% 18% 0.85 9.2 119.0 9.9 0.76 1.06 77% 27% 2.1% 19%
1991 29 LAD NL 252 0.8% 9.5% 9.9% 6.0% 25% 0.96 9.0 108.0 10.8 0.82 1.20 75% 26% 2.1% 8%
1992 30 LAD NL 372 0.8% 8.9% 12.6% 6.5% 25% 0.70 9.6 105.7 8.8 0.69 0.92 76% 24% 2.0% 12%
1993 31 LAD NL 97 2.1% 17.5% 5.2% 6.2% 26% 3.40 5.3 45.0 9.0 1.31 1.89 74% 19% 6.9% 9%
1995 33 ATL NL 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 14.3% 100% 3.5 3.5 0.25 0.33 71% 20% 0.0% 25%
8 Seasons 1383 0.7% 11.1% 10.1% 5.5% 23% 1.11 7.8 120.3 9.8 0.80 1.14 76% 24% 2.3% 15%
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
1987 25 TOT MLB 3 0 27% 42 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 60% 8 4 4 2 1 1 5 0 4
1987 25 TOR AL 1 0 14% 25 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 67% 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
1987 25 LAD NL 2 0 54% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 56% 4 2 2 2 1 1 3 0 2
1988 26 LAD NL 1 0 44% 30 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 71% 1 1 0 3 1 2 3 0 3
1989 27 LAD NL 2 0 18% 12 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 25% 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1
1990 28 LAD NL 4 0 26% 181 15 6 71% 14 3 1 0 0 3 2 2 6 12 64% 26 10 16 4 1 2 12 2 9
1991 29 LAD NL 2 0 26% 101 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 27% 17 14 3 4 2 2 5 3 2
1992 30 LAD NL 4 0 32% 162 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 13 45% 21 14 7 2 1 1 15 6 9
1993 31 LAD NL 2 0 41% 35 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 29% 7 5 2 1 1 0 6 3 2
1995 33 ATL NL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 18 0 30% 564 22 14 61% 21 11 1 0 0 3 6 4 17 39 48% 81 48 32 17 8 8 48 15 30
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
1987 25 TOT MLB 142 27% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 17 3 18% 11 4 36% 79 10 13% 6 4 67% 13 5 38% 0
1987 25 TOR AL 105 27% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 13 2 15% 9 3 33% 63 9 14% 6 4 67% 9 4 44% 0
1987 25 LAD NL 37 30% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 2 1 50% 16 1 6% 0 0 4 1 25% 0
1988 26 LAD NL 64 38% 16 2 0 22 3 0 2 1.31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 11 1 9% 6 3 50% 33 4 12% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1989 27 LAD NL 34 47% 7 3 0 15 3 0 3 2.27 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 8 1 13% 3 1 33% 27 6 22% 7 4 57% 3 0 0% 0
1990 28 LAD NL 415 58% 106 15 4 19 7 0 2 0.99 3 0 13 2 1 1 2 0 11 8 73% 77 5 6% 38 19 50% 263 37 14% 24 15 63% 25 10 40% 0
1991 29 LAD NL 252 73% 60 13 0 22 6 0 3 1.90 2 0 11 0 2 1 1 0 11 10 91% 54 2 4% 31 17 55% 161 20 12% 14 7 50% 16 11 69% 0
1992 30 LAD NL 372 62% 95 31 3 38 8 0 2 1.34 3 0 6 0 3 2 1 0 9 5 56% 102 9 9% 50 23 46% 274 38 14% 24 12 50% 29 9 31% 0
1993 31 LAD NL 97 84% 23 3 0 47 12 1 4 1.12 2 0 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 2 10% 9 4 44% 68 9 13% 10 5 50% 6 4 67% 0
1995 33 ATL NL 7 43% 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0.62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
8 Seasons 1383 59% 337 67 7 169 39 1 16 1.36 10 0 41 2 8 5 5 0 35 27 77% 289 23 8% 148 71 48% 908 126 14% 88 49 56% 95 41 43% 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
1988 26 LAD NL 62 251 4.05 166 66% 27% 10% 34% 29% 73% 0% 49% 86% 35% 6% 4 0 18% 11 2 11% 7 4 25% 2 0 0
1989 27 LAD NL 32 123 3.84 78 63% 32% 17% 23% 28% 68% 9% 43% 75% 25% 6% 2 0 19% 6 2 9% 3 1 33% 2 0 0
1990 28 LAD NL 323 1099 3.40 663 60% 29% 9% 22% 40% 71% 3% 43% 87% 28% 7% 21 3 18% 57 15 10% 32 17 34% 92 0 4
1991 29 LAD NL 252 915 3.63 564 62% 32% 10% 22% 36% 68% 0% 42% 85% 27% 6% 15 0 18% 45 9 8% 21 6 29% 0 0 0
1992 30 LAD NL 372 1472 3.96 866 59% 34% 7% 25% 34% 66% 1% 39% 89% 20% 7% 27 1 20% 74 15 11% 41 13 36% 0 0 0
1993 31 LAD NL 97 377 3.89 239 63% 27% 14% 28% 31% 73% 0% 46% 80% 21% 6% 6 0 19% 18 4 9% 9 6 24% 0 0 0
1995 33 ATL NL 7 31 4.43 22 71% 27% 18% 32% 23% 73% 0% 52% 75% 29% 0% 0 0 29% 2 1 14% 1 1 50% 0 0 0
7 Seasons 1145 4268 3.73 2598 61% 31% 9% 24% 35% 69% 1% 42% 86% 25% 7% 75 4 19% 213 48 10% 114 48 32% 96 0 4
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
1987 25 42 142 129 11 29 6 1 0 10 2 1 11 20 .225 .291 .287 .578 54 37 3 1 1 0 1
1988 26 88 206 188 19 45 7 1 0 14 2 2 12 32 .239 .291 .287 .578 58 54 4 2 3 1 1
1989 27 115 240 216 21 52 10 1 0 19 2 3 16 39 .241 .297 .296 .593 63 64 5 2 4 2 2
1990 28 244 655 573 63 158 24 3 3 55 17 9 62 78 .276 .347 .344 .691 92 197 10 3 12 5 8
1991 29 349 907 789 87 218 35 5 5 75 18 12 87 102 .276 .349 .352 .701 96 278 12 4 22 5 8
1992 30 477 1279 1106 135 313 56 5 8 111 20 14 134 135 .283 .360 .364 .725 104 403 21 4 27 8 9
1993 31 550 1376 1196 148 336 60 5 10 121 22 14 139 152 .281 .356 .365 .720 102 436 23 5 27 9 9
1994 32 550 1376 1196 148 336 60 5 10 121 22 14 139 152 .281 .356 .365 .720 102 436 23 5 27 9 9
1995 33 557 1383 1203 149 337 61 5 10 123 22 14 139 154 .280 .355 .364 .719 102 438 23 5 27 9 9

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1987 25 42 140 128 10 28 6 1 0 9 2 11 20 .219 .286 .281 .567 10 42
1988 26 46 64 61 10 18 1 0 0 5 0 1 12 .295 .313 .311 .624 6 46
1989 27 27 35 29 3 8 3 0 0 6 0 5 7 .276 .371 .379 .751 4 27
1990 28 129 421 367 45 116 15 2 3 39 16 50 39 .316 .397 .392 .789 58 129
1991 29 105 251 222 26 66 12 2 2 22 1 28 24 .297 .378 .396 .775 33 105
1992 30 128 383 328 56 106 23 0 3 42 2 52 33 .323 .413 .421 .833 58 128
1993 31 73 97 90 13 23 4 0 2 10 2 5 17 .256 .299 .367 .666 10 73
1995 33 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
8 Seasons 558 1399 1233 163 365 64 5 10 133 23 152 154 .296 .373 .380 .753 179 557
162 Game Avg. 162 406 358 47 106 19 1 3 39 7 44 45 .296 .373 .380 .753 52 557

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1992 *

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1991 NL  10 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1448), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1950), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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