Mike Sweeney

Positions: Designated Hitter, First Baseman and Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: July 22, 1973 in Orange, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 10th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ontario HS (Ontario, CA).

High School: Ontario HS (Ontario, CA)

Debut: September 4, 1995 (Age 22-044d, 14,387th in MLB history)
vs. TOR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 2010 (Age 37-073d)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Agents: ACES

Full Name: Michael John Sweeney

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5x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.8

AB

5188

H

1540

HR

215

BA

.297

R

759

RBI

909

SB

OBP

.366

SLG

.486

OPS

.851

OPS+

118

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1991	17	KCR-min	Rk	38	115	102	8	22	3	0	1	11	1	0	11	9	.216	.287	.275	.561		28	2	0	0	2	0		ROY · GULF
1992	18	KCR-min	A-	59	219	199	17	44	12	1	4	28	3	3	13	54	.221	.280	.352	.632		70	0	4	1	2	0		EUG · NORW
1993	19	KCR-min	A-	53	209	175	32	42	10	2	6	29	1	0	30	41	.240	.359	.423	.782		74	2	3	0	1	0		EUG · NORW
1994	20	KCR-min	A	86	344	276	47	83	20	3	10	52	0	1	55	43	.301	.427	.504	.931		139	8	9	0	4	4		RFD · MIDW
1995	21	KCR-min	A+	99	407	332	61	103	23	1	18	53	6	1	60	39	.310	.424	.548	.972		182	4	9	1	5	7		WMT · CARL
1995	21	KCR	AL	4	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
1996	22	KCR-min	AA,AAA	91	384	336	59	101	27	1	17	67	3	2	38	42	.301	.376	.539	.915		181	5	5	1	4	1		WCH,OMA · TL,AA
1996	22	KCR	AL	50	190	165	23	46	10	0	4	24	1	2	18	21	.279	.358	.412	.770	96	68	7	4	0	3	0	2D/H
1997	23	KCR-min	AAA	40	167	144	22	34	8	1	10	29	0	2	18	20	.236	.323	.514	.837		74	3	2	0	3	1		OMA · AA
1997	23	KCR	AL	84	266	240	30	58	8	0	7	31	3	2	17	33	.242	.306	.363	.668	73	87	8	6	1	2	0	2H/D
1998	24	KCR	AL	92	311	282	32	73	18	0	8	35	2	3	24	38	.259	.320	.408	.728	88	115	7	2	2	1	1	2/H
1999	25	KCR	AL	150	643	575	101	185	44	2	22	102	6	1	54	48	.322	.387	.520	.907	129	299	21	10	0	4	0	3D/2H
2000	26	KCR	AL	159	717	618	105	206	30	0	29	144	8	3	71	67	.333	.407	.523	.930	131	323	15	15	0	13	5	*3D	AS,MVP-11
2001	27	KCR	AL	147	632	559	97	170	46	0	29	99	10	3	64	64	.304	.374	.542	.916	133	303	13	2	1	6	13	3D/H	AS,MVP-21
2002	28	KCR-min	AAA	3	14	12	2	3	1	0	1	4	0	0	1	2	.250	.286	.583	.869		7	1	0	0	1	1		OMA · PCL
2002	28	KCR	AL	126	545	471	81	160	31	1	24	86	9	7	61	46	.340	.417	.563	.979	148	265	9	6	0	7	10	3D/H	AS,MVP-20
2003	29	KCR-min	AAA	2	9	8	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	.250	.333	.750	1.083		6	0	0	0	0	0		OMA · PCL
2003	29	KCR	AL	108	463	392	62	115	18	1	16	83	3	2	64	56	.293	.391	.467	.858	120	183	13	2	0	5	5	D3/H	AS
2004	30	KCR	AL	106	452	411	56	118	23	0	22	79	3	2	33	44	.287	.347	.504	.851	118	207	7	6	0	2	9	3D/H
2005	31	KCR	AL	122	514	470	63	141	39	0	21	83	3	0	33	61	.300	.347	.517	.864	127	243	16	4	1	6	7	D3	AS
2006	32	KCR-min	AAA,AA,A	11	44	35	8	11	3	0	4	10	0	0	8	5	.314	.432	.743	1.175		26	2	0	0	1	0		OMA,WCH,BUR · PCL,TL,MIDW
2006	32	KCR	AL	60	252	217	23	56	15	0	8	33	2	0	28	48	.258	.349	.438	.787	102	95	5	4	0	3	5	D/H
2007	33	KCR-min	AAA	6	23	21	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.190	.217	.238	.455		5	0	1	0	1	0		OMA · PCL
2007	33	KCR	AL	74	289	265	26	69	15	1	7	38	0	0	17	29	.260	.315	.404	.719	88	107	9	5	0	2	4	D/3H
2008	34	OAK-min	AAA	9	29	27	4	6	1	0	1	6	0	0	2	4	.222	.276	.370	.646		10	1	0	0	0	0		SAC · PCL
2008	34	OAK	AL	42	136	126	13	36	8	0	2	12	0	0	7	6	.286	.331	.397	.728	98	50	3	2	0	1	0	DH3
2009	35	SEA	AL	74	266	242	25	68	15	0	8	34	0	0	17	31	.281	.335	.442	.777	108	107	4	4	0	3	2	DH/3
2010	36	SEA-min	AAA	12	50	41	7	15	3	0	2	9	1	0	8	3	.366	.460	.585	1.045		24	1	0	0	1	0		TAC · PCL
2010	36	TOT	MLB	56	168	151	21	38	5	0	8	26	3	0	14	21	.252	.321	.444	.765	109	67	5	2	0	1	0	DH3
2010	36	SEA	AL	30	110	99	11	26	3	0	6	18	2	0	9	14	.263	.327	.475	.802	123	47	3	1	0	1	0	D/H3
2010	36	PHI	NL	26	58	52	10	12	2	0	2	8	1	0	5	7	.231	.310	.385	.695	85	20	2	1	0	0	0	H3
16 Yrs				1454	5848	5188	759	1540	325	5	215	909	53	25	522	613	.297	.366	.486	.851	118	2520	142	74	5	59	61
162 Game Avg.				162	652	578	85	172	36	1	24	101	6	3	58	68	.297	.366	.486	.851	118	281	16	8	1	7	7
				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
KCR (13 yrs)				1282	5278	4669	700	1398	297	5	197	837	50	25	484	555	.299	.369	.492	.861	120	2296	130	66	5	54	59
SEA (2 yrs)				104	376	341	36	94	18	0	14	52	2	0	26	45	.276	.332	.452	.784	112	154	7	5	0	4	2
PHI (1 yr)				26	58	52	10	12	2	0	2	8	1	0	5	7	.231	.310	.385	.695	85	20	2	1	0	0	0
OAK (1 yr)				42	136	126	13	36	8	0	2	12	0	0	7	6	.286	.331	.397	.728	98	50	3	2	0	1	0

AL (16 yrs)				1428	5790	5136	749	1528	323	5	213	901	52	25	517	606	.298	.366	.487	.853	119	2500	140	73	5	59	61
NL (1 yr)				26	58	52	10	12	2	0	2	8	1	0	5	7	.231	.310	.385	.695	85	20	2	1	0	0	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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