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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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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

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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1987 TOT MLB 25 2B 38 33 283.0 152 65 82 5 18 .967 1.4 5.9 1.4 -0.3 1.7 0 4.67 3.87 .980 5.13 4.47
1987 TOR AL 25 2B 32 30 251.0 137 64 69 4 16 .971 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.1 1.1 0 4.77 4.16 .980 5.12 4.48
1987 LAD NL 25 3B 7 7 50.0 18 3 15 0 0 1.000 1.2 28.8 1.2 0.8 0.4 0 3.24 2.57 .950 2.83 2.34
1987 LAD NL 25 2B 6 3 32.0 15 1 13 1 2 .933 1.4 52.5 1.4 0.8 0.6 0 3.94 2.33 .980 5.20 4.43
1988 LAD NL 26 2B 20 2 73.1 39 11 26 2 6 .949 0.9 14.7 0.9 0.7 0.2 0 4.54 1.85 .979 5.22 4.58
1988 LAD NL 26 3B 6 1 16.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -37.5 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0 2.25 0.67 .950 2.76 2.35
1988 LAD NL 26 SS 4 1 18.2 9 4 5 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -83.6 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -1 4.34 2.25 .967 4.63 4.00
1989 LAD NL 27 2B 4 2 23.0 11 7 4 0 2 1.000 -0.1 -5.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 4.30 2.75 .982 5.13 4.42
1989 LAD NL 27 1B 2 0 6.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 60.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 7.50 2.50 1.000 9.75 8.40
1989 LAD NL 27 3B 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -240.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.25
1989 LAD NL 27 SS 1 0 4.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -90.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 6.75 3.00 .967 4.50 3.90
1990 LAD NL 28 3B 106 75 690.0 235 70 153 12 10 .949 -1.0 -1.7 0.0 -0.8 0.8 -1 2.91 2.10 .947 2.73 2.31
1990 LAD NL 28 SS 15 6 64.1 44 17 26 1 7 .977 -0.4 -7.5 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 6.02 2.87 .966 4.59 4.00
1990 LAD NL 28 2B 9 5 41.2 23 10 12 1 1 .957 0.1 2.9 0.1 0.4 -0.3 0 4.75 2.44 .983 5.01 4.28
1990 LAD NL 28 1B 6 5 43.0 58 55 2 1 5 .983 -0.2 -5.6 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 11.93 9.50 .991 9.59 7.88
1991 LAD NL 29 3B 68 45 401.2 103 30 71 2 5 .981 -0.3 -0.9 0.7 -0.9 1.6 -1 2.26 1.49 .949 2.74 2.31
1991 LAD NL 29 SS 16 5 54.0 25 8 16 1 2 .960 -0.3 -6.7 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 0 4.00 1.50 .968 4.67 3.88
1991 LAD NL 29 1B 10 6 53.0 59 46 12 1 5 .983 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0 9.85 5.80 .992 9.80 8.44
1991 LAD NL 29 2B 5 1 15.0 13 5 8 0 3 1.000 1.2 96.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 1 7.80 2.60 .985 5.16 4.28
1992 LAD NL 30 2B 63 33 331.2 243 104 134 5 26 .979 -3.9 -14.1 -3.9 -1.8 -2.1 0 6.46 3.78 .981 5.18 4.27 AS
1992 LAD NL 30 3B 60 39 335.0 109 15 86 8 5 .927 -4.9 -17.6 -3.9 -1.9 -2.0 -1 2.71 1.68 .953 2.67 2.29 AS
1992 LAD NL 30 SS 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 4.50 3.85 AS
1993 LAD NL 31 2B 17 9 90.0 55 24 28 3 8 .945 -1.4 -18.7 -1.4 -0.8 -0.6 0 5.20 3.06 .980 5.16 4.49
1993 LAD NL 31 3B 6 1 13.0 6 3 2 1 0 .833 -0.2 -18.5 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 3.46 0.83 .950 2.70 2.32
1993 LAD NL 31 SS 3 2 15.2 11 2 8 1 1 .909 -0.7 -53.6 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 5.74 3.33 .964 4.71 4.03
1993 LAD NL 31 1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 9.90 8.00
1993 LAD NL 31 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
1993 LAD NL 31 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1995 ATL NL 33 3B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
8 Seasons 3B 256 168 1511.2 475 125 327 23 20 .952 -6.3 -5.0 -3.3 -3.7 0.4 -3 2.69 1.77 .949 2.72 2.31
7 Seasons 2B 156 85 857.2 536 226 294 16 64 .970 -1.8 -2.5 -2.8 -1.7 -1.1 1 5.46 3.33 .981 5.15 4.39
6 Seasons SS 41 14 160.2 93 32 58 3 10 .968 -3.0 -22.4 -2.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1 5.04 2.20 .967 4.63 3.95
4 Seasons 1B 19 11 103.0 122 105 15 2 10 .984 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.4 -0.3 0 10.49 6.32 .992 9.71 8.24
1 Season OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
1 Season RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
8 Seasons TOT 473 278 2634.0 1226 488 694 44 104 .964 -11.0 -5.0 -8.0 -6.0 -2.0 -3 4.04 2.50 .933 3.90 3.37
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1443), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1980), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 41st round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 11, 1980: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign.

January 13, 1981: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but did not sign.

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (June Secondary).

September 22, 1987: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Juan Guzman.

October 8, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

February 23, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

April 2, 1994: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

May 26, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

July 17, 1994: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

July 27, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

January 20, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 3, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

November 29, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1989Los Angeles Dodgers$90,000
1990Los Angeles Dodgers$135,000
1991Los Angeles Dodgers$307,500
1992Los Angeles Dodgers$587,500
1993Los Angeles Dodgers$970,000
1995Atlanta Braves$255,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,345,000
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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