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Mike Tyson
Michael Ray Tyson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 13, 1950 in Rocky Mount, NC
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1970 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1972
Final Game: October 2, 1981
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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
1972 22 STL NL 13 38 37 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 .189 .211 .216 .427 22 8 0 0 0 0 0 4/6
1973 23 STL NL 144 506 469 48 114 15 4 1 33 2 5 23 66 .243 .279 .299 .577 60 140 9 2 7 5 10 *64
1974 24 STL NL 151 455 422 35 94 14 5 1 37 4 2 22 70 .223 .264 .287 .551 55 121 15 3 4 4 9 *64
1975 25 STL NL 122 402 368 45 98 16 3 2 37 5 2 24 39 .266 .316 .342 .658 80 126 7 3 6 1 4 64/5
1976 26 STL NL 76 264 245 26 70 12 9 3 28 3 1 16 34 .286 .326 .445 .771 117 109 6 0 0 3 5 4
1977 27 STL NL 138 457 418 42 103 15 2 7 57 3 4 30 48 .246 .299 .342 .641 73 143 9 2 5 2 11 *4
1978 28 STL NL 125 405 377 26 88 16 0 3 26 2 0 24 41 .233 .277 .300 .577 63 113 14 0 1 3 7 *4
1979 29 STL NL 75 207 190 18 42 8 2 5 20 2 1 13 28 .221 .272 .363 .635 71 69 5 1 1 2 6 4
1980 30 CHC NL 123 363 341 34 81 19 3 3 23 1 2 15 61 .238 .273 .337 .610 65 115 5 2 4 1 3 *4
1981 31 CHC NL 50 103 92 6 17 2 0 2 8 1 0 7 15 .185 .248 .272 .519 45 25 0 1 2 1 1 4/6
10 Seasons 1017 3200 2959 281 714 118 28 27 269 23 18 175 411 .241 .285 .327 .612 69 969 70 14 30 22 56
162 Game Avg. 162 510 471 45 114 19 4 4 43 4 3 28 65 .241 .285 .327 .612 69 154 11 2 5 4 9
STL (8 yrs) 844 2734 2526 241 616 97 25 22 238 21 16 153 335 .244 .288 .328 .616 70 829 65 11 24 20 52
CHC (2 yrs) 173 466 433 40 98 21 3 5 31 2 2 22 76 .226 .267 .323 .591 61 140 5 3 6 2 4

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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
1972 STL NL 22 2B 11 10 73.0 52 20 31 1 3 .981 1.9 31.2 1.9 2.5 -0.6 0 6.29 4.64 .979 5.36 4.88
1972 STL NL 22 SS 2 2 18.0 13 6 5 2 1 .846 -1.3 -86.7 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 0 5.50 5.50 .969 5.05 4.50
1973 STL NL 23 SS 128 123 1076.0 587 202 352 33 68 .944 -4.2 -4.7 -4.2 -2.7 -1.5 0 4.63 4.33 .962 4.93 4.31
1973 STL NL 23 2B 16 14 124.1 86 37 49 0 12 1.000 -0.4 -3.9 0.6 0.1 0.6 -1 6.23 5.38 .979 5.52 4.91
1974 STL NL 24 SS 143 134 1104.1 671 231 410 30 108 .955 7.8 8.5 1.8 1.6 0.1 6 5.22 4.48 .961 4.97 4.26
1974 STL NL 24 2B 12 8 70.0 41 16 24 1 7 .976 1.0 17.1 1.0 1.2 -0.3 0 5.14 3.33 .973 5.46 4.64
1975 STL NL 25 SS 95 84 749.0 412 154 246 12 44 .971 -6.0 -9.6 -7.0 0.6 -7.7 1 4.81 4.21 .963 4.99 4.21
1975 STL NL 25 2B 24 16 148.0 89 29 57 3 8 .966 2.5 20.3 3.5 2.3 1.1 -1 5.23 3.58 .975 5.54 4.92
1975 STL NL 25 3B 5 2 23.2 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.28 1.20 .950 2.97 2.58
1976 STL NL 26 2B 74 72 611.2 407 158 237 12 54 .971 6.9 13.5 5.9 2.6 3.3 1 5.81 5.34 .975 5.48 4.93
1977 STL NL 27 2B 135 128 1097.0 705 267 423 15 99 .979 18.8 20.6 15.8 6.5 9.4 3 5.66 5.11 .977 5.24 4.47
1978 STL NL 28 2B 124 115 986.2 565 246 306 13 78 .977 -9.7 -11.8 -11.7 -7.0 -4.7 2 5.04 4.45 .977 5.30 4.34
1979 STL NL 29 2B 71 57 493.2 317 125 184 8 42 .975 1.6 3.9 1.6 1.0 0.6 0 5.63 4.35 .979 5.42 4.55
1980 CHC NL 30 2B 117 104 862.1 569 222 329 18 69 .968 -4.2 -5.8 -5.2 -6.4 1.2 1 5.75 4.71 .980 5.49 4.71
1981 CHC NL 31 2B 36 23 211.1 134 50 76 8 14 .940 -5.5 -31.2 -5.5 -3.9 -1.5 0 5.37 3.50 .983 5.52 4.72
1981 CHC NL 31 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.40
10 Seasons 2B 620 547 4678.0 2965 1170 1716 79 386 .973 12.9 3.3 7.9 -1.1 9.1 5 5.55 4.65 .978 5.38 4.61
5 Seasons SS 369 343 2948.1 1683 593 1013 77 221 .954 -3.7 -1.5 -10.7 -0.5 -10.4 7 4.90 4.35 .962 4.96 4.27
1 Season 3B 5 2 23.2 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.28 1.20 .950 2.97 2.58
10 Seasons TOT 994 892 7650.0 4654 1764 2734 156 607 .966 9.2 1.4 -2.8 -1.6 -1.3 12 5.29 4.53 .939 5.21 4.47

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1976 NL--9--5th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 1 (2515), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1580), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

January 17, 1970: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1970 amateur draft.

October 17, 1979: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Donnie Moore.

March 15, 1982: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

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