Mike Wallace

Michael Sherman Wallace

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: February 3, 1951 in Gastonia, NC
High School: Madison (Vienna, VA)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 4th round of the 1969 amateur draft.
Signed June 23, 1969. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 27, 1973
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Phillies/Yankees/Rangers 1973-1977

Final Game: May 1, 1977
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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

Standard Pitching

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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
1969	18	PHI-min	Rk	6	6	.500	3.97	14	14					102.0	102	54	45	9	47								1.461	9.0	0.8	4.1			PUL · APPY
1970	19	PHI-min	A	8	8	.500	3.66	25	25					167.0	150	95	68	10	72								1.329	8.1	0.5	3.9			SPB · WCRS
1971	20	PHI-min	AA	10	12	.455	3.52	28	27		7	1	0	184.0	181	91	72	16	62	3	138	2	2	11			1.321	8.9	0.8	3.0	6.8	2.23	REA · EL
1972	21	PHI-min	AAA	16	7	.696	3.46	32	31		8	1	0	203.0	202	103	78	21	91	2	128	1	2	14			1.443	9.0	0.9	4.0	5.7	1.41	EUG · PCL
1973	22	PHI-min	AAA,AA	8	5	.615	4.42	18	17		2	1	0	120.0	131	72	59	15	46	0	68	1	0	9			1.475	9.8	1.1	3.4	5.1	1.48	EUG,REA · PCL,EL
1973	22	PHI	NL	1	1	.500	3.78	20	3	5	1	0	1	33.1	38	16	14	1	15	4	20	0	0	1	146	101	1.590	10.3	0.3	4.1	5.4	1.33
1974	23	NYY-min	AAA	1	1	.500	0.90	5	0		0	0	1	10.0	8	5	1	0	2	0	11	0	0	1			1.000	7.2	0.0	1.8	9.9	5.50	SYR · IL
1974	23	TOT	MLB	7	0	1.000	2.82	31	1	10	0	0	0	60.2	54	24	19	3	37	3	35	0	1	5	266	129	1.500	8.0	0.4	5.5	5.2	0.95
1974	23	PHI	NL	1	0	1.000	5.40	8	0	2	0	0	0	8.1	12	6	5	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	39	73	1.680	13.0	0.0	2.2	1.1	0.50
1974	23	NYY	AL	6	0	1.000	2.41	23	1	8	0	0	0	52.1	42	18	14	3	35	3	34	0	0	5	227	149	1.471	7.2	0.5	6.0	5.8	0.97
1975	24	STL-min	AAA	5	6	.455	4.44	21	8		1	0	2	75.0	80	41	37	5	43	4	62	0	0	3			1.640	9.6	0.6	5.2	7.4	1.44	TUL · AA
1975	24	TOT	MLB	0	0		6.23	12	0	4	0	0	0	13.0	20	9	9	1	6	2	8	0	0	1	64	64	2.000	13.8	0.7	4.2	5.5	1.33
1975	24	NYY	AL	0	0		14.54	3	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	11	7	7	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	25	28	2.769	22.8	2.1	2.1	4.2	2.00
1975	24	STL	NL	0	0		2.08	9	0	4	0	0	0	8.2	9	2	2	0	5	2	6	0	0	1	39	192	1.615	9.3	0.0	5.2	6.2	1.20
1976	25	STL	NL	3	2	.600	4.07	49	0	13	0	0	2	66.1	66	34	30	3	39	2	40	0	1	6	295	88	1.583	9.0	0.4	5.3	5.4	1.03
1977	26	TEX-min	AAA	3	2	.600	5.44	16	3		0	0	2	43.0	63	28	26	2	22	1	31	0	0	6			1.977	13.2	0.4	4.6	6.5	1.41	TUC · PCL
1977	26	TEX	AL	0	0		7.56	5	0	0	0	0	0	8.1	10	7	7	1	10	0	2	0	0	1	43	57	2.400	10.8	1.1	10.8	2.2	0.20
1978	27	PHI-min	AAA	1	5	.167	5.47	36	3		0	0	4	79.0	94	52	48	10	41	2	39	0	0	5			1.709	10.7	1.1	4.7	4.4	0.95	OKC · AA
1979	28	BAL-min	AAA	0	6	.000	6.34	15	7		0	0	0	44.0	64	42	31	3	18	1	32	1	1	4			1.864	13.1	0.6	3.7	6.5	1.78	ROC · IL
5 Seasons				11	3	.786	3.91	117	4	32	1	0	3	181.2	188	90	79	9	107	11	105	0	2	14	814	95	1.624	9.3	0.4	5.3	5.2	0.98
162 Game Avg.				6	2	.786	3.91	66	2	18	1	0	2	102	106	51	44	5	60	6	59	0	1	8	457	95	1.624	9.3	0.4	5.3	5.2	0.98

PHI (2 yrs)				2	1	.667	4.10	28	3	7	1	0	1	41.2	50	22	19	1	17	4	21	0	1	1	185	94	1.608	10.8	0.2	3.7	4.5	1.24
STL (2 yrs)				3	2	.600	3.84	58	0	17	0	0	2	75.0	75	36	32	3	44	4	46	0	1	7	334	94	1.587	9.0	0.4	5.3	5.5	1.05
NYY (2 yrs)				6	0	1.000	3.34	26	1	8	0	0	0	56.2	53	25	21	4	36	3	36	0	0	5	252	108	1.571	8.4	0.6	5.7	5.7	1.00
TEX (1 yr)				0	0		7.56	5	0	0	0	0	0	8.1	10	7	7	1	10	0	2	0	0	1	43	57	2.400	10.8	1.1	10.8	2.2	0.20

NL (4 yrs)			NL	5	3	.625	3.93	86	3	24	1	0	3	116.2	125	58	51	4	61	8	67	0	2	8	519	94	1.594	9.6	0.3	4.7	5.2	1.10
AL (3 yrs)			AL	6	0	1.000	3.88	31	1	8	0	0	0	65.0	63	32	28	5	46	3	38	0	0	6	295	96	1.677	8.7	0.7	6.4	5.3	0.83

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1973	22	PHI	NL	33.1	3	16	19	0	.7	3	0.2	$
1974	23	PHI	NL	8.1	0	6	4	0	1.4	-2	-0.3	$
1974	23	NYY	AL	52.1	1	18	27	1	.8	9	0.7	$
1975	24	NYY	AL	4.1	0	7	2	0	.2	-5	-0.4	$
1975	24	STL	NL	8.2	0	2	5	0	.5	3	0.2	$
1976	25	STL	NL	66.1	0	34	36	0	.7	2	-0.2	$
1977	26	TEX	AL	8.1	0	7	5	0	.3	-2	-0.2	$
5 Seasons				181.2	4	90	98	1	.7	8	-0.0	$

PHI (2 yrs)				41.2	3	22	23	0	.8	1	-0.1	$
STL (2 yrs)				75.0	0	36	41	0	.7	5	0.0	$
NYY (2 yrs)				56.2	1	25	29	1	.8	4	0.3	$
TEX (1 yr)				8.1	0	7	5	0	.3	-2	-0.2	$

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
1969	18	PHI-min	Rk	14	32	32		5	0	0	0						.156	.156	.156	.313		5						PUL · APPY
1970	19	PHI-min	A	25	54	54		6	0	0	0						.111	.111	.111	.222		6						SPB · WCRS
1971	20	PHI-min	AA	28	76	59	5	10	0	1	0	4	0	0	12	24	.169	.310	.203	.513		12		0	5	0		REA · EL
1972	21	PHI-min	AAA	32	92	80	6	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	47	.138	.207	.150	.357		12		0	5	0		EUG · PCL
1973	22	PHI-min	AA,AAA	18	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400		1		0	0	0		REA,EUG · EL,PCL
1973	22	PHI	NL	20	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	-40	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1974	23	NYY-min	AAA	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0		SYR · IL
1974	23	TOT	MLB	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1974	23	PHI	NL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1974	23	NYY	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1975	24	STL-min	AAA	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		TUL · AA
1975	24	TOT	MLB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1975	24	NYY	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1975	24	STL	NL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1976	25	STL	NL	49	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	90	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1977	26	TEX-min	AAA	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		TUC · PCL
1977	26	TEX	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1978	27	PHI-min	AAA	36	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500		1		0	0	0		OKC · AA
1979	28	BAL-min	AAA	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0		ROC · IL
5 Seasons				117	8	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.143	.250	.143	.393	12	1	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	11	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.143	.250	.143	.393	12	1	0	0	0	0	0

PHI (2 yrs)				28	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	-40	0	0	0	0	0	0
STL (2 yrs)				58	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	90	1	0	0	0	0	0
NYY (2 yrs)				26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
TEX (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (4 yrs)				86	8	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.143	.250	.143	.393	12	1	0	0	0	0	0
AL (3 yrs)				31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1973	22	PHI	NL	5	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1

1976	25	STL	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
2 Seasons				8	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$

PHI (1 yr)				5	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$
STL (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1973	PHI	NL	22	P	20	3	1	33.1	5	2	3	0	0	1.000	1.35	0.25	.950	1.89	1.88	1	1	50%	0
1974	TOT	MLB	23	P	31	1	0	60.2	8	4	3	1	0	.875	1.04	0.23	.948	1.81	1.82	3	4	57%	0
1974	PHI	NL	23	P	8	0	0	8.1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.84	1.88	1	0	0%	0
1974	NYY	AL	23	P	23	1	0	52.1	8	4	3	1	0	.875	1.20	0.30	.948	1.81	1.80	2	4	67%	0
1975	TOT	MLB	24	P	12	0	0	13.0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	2.77	0.33	.945	1.87	1.86	1	0	0%	0
1975	NYY	AL	24	P	3	0	0	4.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	2.08	0.33	.940	1.87	1.87	1	0	0%	0
1975	STL	NL	24	P	9	0	0	8.2	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	3.12	0.33	.947	1.87	1.86	0	0		0
1976	STL	NL	25	P	49	0	0	66.1	14	1	12	1	2	.929	1.76	0.27	.950	1.87	1.87	4	6	60%	3
1977	TEX	AL	26	P	5	0	0	8.1	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	3.24	0.60	.947	1.94	1.92	0	1	100%	0
	5 Seasons			P	117	4	1	181.2	34	9	23	2	2	.941	1.59	0.27	.949	1.86	1.86	9	12	57%	3
	5 Seasons			TOT	117	4	1	181.2	34	9	23	2	2	.941	1.59	0.27	.949	1.86	1.86	9	12	57%	3

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Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Transactions

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 4th round of the 1969 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 1969.
May 3, 1974: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the New York Yankees for Ken Wright.
June 13, 1975: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the New York Yankees.
October 22, 1976: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Texas Rangers for John Sutton.

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