Chris Michalak

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: January 4, 1971 in Joliet, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 15th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN) and the Oakland Athletics in the 12th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN).

High School: Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL)

School: University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)

Debut: August 22, 1998 (Age 27-230d, 17,317th in major league history)
vs. NYM 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 27, 2006 (Age 35-266d)
vs. FLA 3.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

National Team: us USA (Pro)

Full Name: Christian Matthew Michalak

Pronunciation: \mah-HALL-ick\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.2

ERA

4.70

191.1

WHIP

1.636

Summary of 27 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 6 go ahead

4 Tms
TOR	14
TEX	6
CIN	6
ARI	1

Platoon
vs RHB	21
vs LHB	6

Home/Road
Away	14
Home	13

Outs
0	10
2	9
1	8

18 Opps
BOS	5
OAK	2
TEX	2
SEA	2
NYY	2
KCR	2
MIN	1
CHC	1
CIN	1
ANA	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
ATL	1
PHI	1
LAD	1
MON	1
FLA	1
HOU	1

25 Batters
Manny Ramirez	3
Chris Stynes	1
Jason Giambi	1
Orlando Cabrera	1
Russell Martin	1
Ryan Howard	1
Brian Jordan	1
Miguel Tejada	1
David Justice	1
Adam Everett	1
Gabe Kapler	1
Carlos Beltrán	1
Henry Blanco	1
Jorge Posada	1
Xavier Nady	1
Mike Piazza	1
David Eckstein	1
Carlos Guillén	1
Brook Fordyce	1
Mike Lamb	1
Jason Varitek	1
David Ortiz	1
John Olerud	1
Hanley Ramírez	1
Mike Sweeney	1

13 Parks
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	7
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	4
Fenway Pk (BOS)	3
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1

Where Hit
7	14
9	6
78	3
8	2
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	7
1	5
2	5
4	4
5	3
6	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18
2·HR gms	3
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	18
1--	7
12-	2

38 Runs
RISP	2
0 on	18
1 on	7
2 on	2
Any on	9

Inning
1	3
2	2
3	2
4	4
5	7
6	4
7	4
8	1

1-3	7
4-6	15
7-end	5

RelScore
+4..	5
+2	2
+1	6
Tied	5
-1	4
-2	2
-4..	3

Ahead	13
Tied	5
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	5
1-0	3
2-1	3
1-1	3
2-0	3
3-2	2
1-2	2
0-1	2
2-2	2
0-2	1
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	5
C	5
SS	5
DH	4
2B	2
CF	2
LF	2
RF	1
3B	1

OrderPos
5th	7
4th	7
7th	4
3rd	2
1st	2
8th	2
2nd	2
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	15

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1998-09-11	Brook Fordyce	CIN		ARI	ahead 7-1	b 4	2	12-	4,(2-1) BBCX	3	7	2	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Young Scores; A. Boone Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2001-04-13	Mike Sweeney	KCR	@	TOR	behind 0-1	t 4	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	DH	12%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	2	1	2001-04-18	David Justice	NYY	@	TOR	behind 0-4	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	DH	6%	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	3	1	2001-05-15	David Eckstein	ANA		TOR	behind 0-8	b 7	2	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	1	4	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	4	1	2001-05-20	Gabe Kapler	TEX		TOR	ahead 2-0	b 4	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	5	8	7%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	5	1	2001-05-31	Jason Varitek	BOS	@	TOR	ahead 1-0	t 5	2	---	6,(3-2) BCBBCX	1	8	2	12%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
7	7	6	2	2001-05-31	Manny Ramirez	BOS	@	TOR	ahead 2-1	t 6	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	DH	19%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); C. Everett Scores
8	8	7	1	2001-06-11	Brian Jordan	ATL	@	TOR	behind 1-2	t 6	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	9	30%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Jones Scores
9	9	8	1	2001-06-23	Chris Stynes	BOS		TOR	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	2	4	10%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	9	2	2001-06-23	Manny Ramirez	BOS		TOR	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	4	7	9%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
11	11	10	3	2001-06-23	Manny Ramirez	BOS		TOR	behind 4-9	b 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	7	6%	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	11	1	2001-07-08	Orlando Cabrera	MON	@	TOR	behind 2-4	t 5	2	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	4	6	10%	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	12	1	2001-07-15	Mike Piazza	NYM		TOR	ahead 3-2	b 5	1	1--	8,(2-2) SBSBFFFX	2	4	2	17%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Agbayani Scores
14	14	13	1	2001-07-22	Jorge Posada	NYY		TOR	ahead 5-1	b 5	2	1--	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	5	2	5%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); T. Martinez Scores
15	15	14	1	2001-08-19	Mike Lamb	TEX	@	TOR	ahead 6-4	t 7	0	---	5,(2-2) SBCBX	1	7	5	8%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	15	1	2001-09-05	David Ortiz	MIN	@	TEX	ahead 5-0	t 5	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	DH	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	16	1	2001-09-25	Carlos Guillén	SEA	@	TEX	ahead 6-2	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	6	4%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	17	2	2001-09-25	John Olerud	SEA	@	TEX	ahead 7-2	t 6	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	5	3	4%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Boone Scores
19	19	18	1	2001-10-03	Miguel Tejada	OAK		TEX	behind 3-4	b 7	1	---	6,(3-2) CBBFBX	1	2	6	23%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	19	2	2001-10-03	Jason Giambi	OAK		TEX	tied 4-4	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	3	21%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2002-05-26 (2)	Carlos Beltrán	KCR		TEX	tied 7-7	b 6	0	1--	3,(1-1) SBX	2	3	8	20%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); N. Pérez Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2006-08-12	Ryan Howard	PHI		CIN	behind 5-6	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	29%	61%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
23	23	2	1	2006-08-18	Xavier Nady	PIT	@	CIN	ahead 2-1	t 3	1	12-	5,(1-2) CFFBX	3	5	3	20%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); F. Sanchez Scores; J. Bay Scores
24	24	3	1	2006-08-23	Adam Everett	HOU	@	CIN	behind 0-2	t 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	6	11%	37%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
25	25	4	1	2006-08-28	Russell Martin	LAD		CIN	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	3,(2-0) BB1X	2	7	2	19%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); A. Ethier Scores
26	26	5	1	2006-09-22	Henry Blanco	CHC	@	CIN	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	3	9%	67%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
27	27	6	1	2006-09-27	Hanley Ramírez	FLA		CIN	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	6	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)