1B Gary Mitchell #12
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
04/09/1968
1B GARY MITCHELL #12 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 65 65 65 65
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 40
Errors: - 55 55
Arm: 20 30 55
Turn DP: - 55 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/05/1968 WAS Win, 13-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
04/04/1968 @ BRO Loss, 1-6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/03/1968 MIL Loss, 3-7 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/02/1968 @ CIN Loss, 0-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/01/1968 @ NYK Win, 9-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
03/31/1968 SDC Loss, 1-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
03/30/1968 @ KCB Win, 4-2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
03/29/1968 CHI Win, 8-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
03/27/1968 @ STL Loss, 4-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
03/25/1968 CLE Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
His hustle is admired by the younger players on the team.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:03/30/1929
Born in:Rock Island, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$100,000
Signed Through:1968 Season
Major Service:14 Years, 27 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 13th Pick in Round 3
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1952 Detroit - MLB 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -106 -0.0
1953 Detroit - MLB 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 197 362 0.0
1954 Detroit - MLB 25 11 14 6 2 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 .429 .529 .571 1.101 198 207 0.4
1955 Detroit - MLB 26 98 285 73 19 4 5 41 56 56 0 2 36 9 4 .256 .376 .404 .780 112 117 1.0
1956 Detroit - MLB 27 111 258 60 6 2 6 31 38 45 1 0 36 4 1 .233 .349 .341 .690 99 108 0.7
1957 Detroit - MLB 28 128 294 66 12 1 7 28 47 51 4 2 40 8 7 .224 .345 .344 .688 94 103 0.7
1958 Detroit - MLB 29 154 531 122 21 7 15 68 88 75 0 4 77 6 7 .230 .323 .380 .703 98 102 3.0
1959 Chicago - MLB 30 159 557 155 25 6 14 72 76 110 0 6 79 9 8 .278 .394 .420 .814 128 132 4.9
1960 Chicago - MLB 31 133 484 130 23 6 11 65 76 90 2 6 85 18 8 .269 .381 .409 .791 124 128 3.5
1961 Chicago - MLB 32 151 507 128 17 5 26 85 87 91 5 4 94 9 5 .252 .369 .460 .829 126 127 3.7
1962 Chicago - MLB 33 157 582 157 21 6 18 79 91 98 3 3 95 20 7 .270 .376 .419 .795 129 136 5.2
1963 Chicago - MLB 34 161 588 153 25 10 18 93 86 92 1 4 119 6 6 .260 .359 .429 .788 133 133 4.2
1964 Chicago - MLB 35 151 573 148 19 3 20 48 90 89 4 4 106 13 7 .258 .360 .407 .766 130 136 6.0
1965 Chicago - MLB 36 111 393 101 18 3 20 61 51 51 2 1 72 6 5 .257 .345 .471 .815 143 150 4.1
1966 Cincinnati - MLB 37 97 354 89 11 4 15 43 53 52 2 1 60 4 7 .251 .350 .432 .782 129 136 2.9
1966 Dallas - MLB 37 49 149 51 6 3 8 25 26 20 0 0 16 5 3 .342 .420 .584 1.004 195 201 2.3
1966 Total - MLB 37 146 503 140 17 7 23 68 79 72 2 1 76 9 10 .278 .370 .477 .847 148 155 5.3
1967 Dallas - MLB 38 115 344 79 15 2 4 33 43 40 2 1 71 10 4 .230 .313 .320 .632 96 100 1.5
Total MLB 1788 5914 1518 240 62 187 773 913 964 26 38 988 127 79 .257 .361 .413 .774 123 128 44.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1951 Total - 22 48 210 56 7 2 5 38 44 28 2 2 26 33 9 .267 .355 .390 .746 100 100 0.9
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1954 Detroit - MLB 25 7 10 6 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.100 1.700 349 363 0.4
1966 Dallas - MLB 37 8 29 6 1 1 1 3 6 1 0 0 7 0 0 .207 .233 .414 .647 88 90 -0.3
1967 Dallas - MLB 38 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 11 52 -0.5
Total MLB 18 41 12 1 2 2 7 10 2 0 0 7 0 0 .293 .326 .561 .887 143 151
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Detroit - MLB CF 3 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 19.1 2.33 +0.1 1.009
1955 Detroit - MLB LF 22 17 40 1 0 42 1 .976 156.2 2.36 -0.4 1.002
1955 Detroit - MLB CF 52 48 185 2 1 187 0 1.000 433.2 3.88 -12.6 .917
1956 Detroit - MLB 1B 43 41 350 31 38 383 2 .995 365.2 9.38 -0.5 1.020
1956 Detroit - MLB LF 18 11 23 2 0 26 1 .962 109.1 2.06 -1.5 .959
1956 Detroit - MLB CF 4 1 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 23.2 4.56 +0.3 1.011
1957 Detroit - MLB 1B 60 34 346 34 38 381 1 .997 364.0 9.40 +2.7 1.098
1957 Detroit - MLB LF 14 12 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 103.0 1.57 +0.1 1.006
1957 Detroit - MLB CF 20 18 61 3 1 65 1 .985 171.2 3.36 -3.0 .946
1958 Detroit - MLB 1B 137 123 1042 110 87 1157 5 .996 1121.2 9.24 +10.3 1.077
1958 Detroit - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Detroit - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Detroit - MLB LF 5 5 12 0 0 13 1 .923 44.1 2.44 +1.4 1.180
1959 Chicago - MLB 1B 135 135 1240 106 133 1354 8 .994 1197.0 10.12 +7.9 1.062
1959 Chicago - MLB LF 24 21 51 0 0 52 1 .981 184.2 2.49 -0.2 1.046
1959 Chicago - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Chicago - MLB 1B 131 131 1134 100 111 1242 8 .994 1151.2 9.64 +5.2 1.026
1960 Chicago - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Chicago - MLB 1B 140 138 1222 99 118 1328 7 .995 1220.2 9.74 +6.5 1.046
1961 Chicago - MLB CF 2 1 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 21.0 4.71 +0.2 1.012
1962 Chicago - MLB 1B 151 149 1361 102 141 1473 10 .993 1338.2 9.84 +8.8 1.064
1962 Chicago - MLB LF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 15.2 2.30 +0.5 .989
1962 Chicago - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Chicago - MLB 1B 155 154 1334 84 132 1429 11 .992 1402.1 9.10 +3.0 1.023
1963 Chicago - MLB 3B 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.045
1964 Chicago - MLB 1B 147 146 1285 85 129 1375 5 .996 1306.0 9.44 +6.8 1.057
1964 Chicago - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Chicago - MLB SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.2 1.054
1964 Chicago - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Chicago - MLB 1B 99 98 915 77 100 998 6 .994 853.0 10.47 +5.3 1.055
1966 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 94 94 836 62 69 900 2 .998 823.0 9.82 +7.7 1.056
1966 Dallas - MLB 1B 45 42 367 25 35 396 4 .990 371.0 9.51 -0.5 .993
1966 Cincinnati - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.2 .991
1967 Dallas - MLB 1B 100 90 782 47 66 834 5 .994 805.1 9.26 +2.4 1.017
1967 Dallas - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 1437 1375 12214 962 1197 13250 74 .994 12320.0 9.63 +65.7 1.049
TOTAL 3B 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 1.045
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.2 1.054
TOTAL LF 88 67 149 3 0 156 4 .974 618.2 2.21 -0.0 1.022
TOTAL CF 81 70 273 6 2 280 1 .996 669.1 3.75 -15.1 .932
PLAYER HISTORY
11/01/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 13, 53rd overall pick) by the Detroit Wolverines, out of college (Oklahoma State).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 45 (55).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
09/14/1957 Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
09/26/1957 Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), out for one week.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
08/11/1958 Goes 5-6 against the New York Empires, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
08/18/1958 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
11/21/1958 Was traded by the Detroit Wolverines to the Chicago Traders in exchange for RF Mike Christoph, RP Bill Persails, and a 3rd round draft pick.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
03/13/1959 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/04/1959 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/12/1959 Was selected to the 1959 The American Circuits All-Star Game.
09/20/1959 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
05/24/1960 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 4 weeks.
09/26/1960 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
07/19/1961 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 70 (70).
04/24/1962 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for one week.
06/27/1962 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
07/07/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/16/1963 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the St. Louis Explorers, with 7 RBI and 2 runs scored.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
07/12/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/28/1964 Injured (tendinitis (knee)),out for one week.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
05/15/1965 Injured (fractured rib),out for 6 weeks.
09/18/1965 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for one week.
11/07/1965 Became a free agent.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
01/04/1966 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $720,000 with the Cincinnati Packers organization.
03/28/1966 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/19/1966 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
07/25/1966 Was traded by the Cincinnati Packers to the Dallas Wranglers in exchange for SP Chris Montgomery.
09/19/1966 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
10/11/1966 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for one week.
10/19/1966 Wins the 1966 World Series with the Dallas Wranglers.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
10/19/1967 Wins the 1967 World Series with the Dallas Wranglers.
11/08/1967 Became a free agent.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
02/09/1968 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $100,000 with the Los Angeles Blockbusters organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1959 156 2
1962 151 4
1963 155 2
Year PA Rank
1962 687 3
1963 685 2
1964 670 4
Year AB Rank
1963 588 6
Year K Rank
1961 94 10
1963 119 7
Year TB Rank
1963 252 7
Year 3B Rank
1963 10 3
Year HR Rank
1961 26 10
Year SB Rank
1960 18 10
1962 20 7
Year RBI Rank
1963 93 5
Year R Rank
1962 91 6
1963 86 3
1964 90 3
Year BB Rank
1959 110 3
1960 90 5
1961 91 4
1962 98 2
1963 92 1
1964 89 1
Year IBB Rank
1959 6 6
1961 7 1
1963 8 1
Year HP Rank
1961 5 10
Year SF Rank
1959 6 7
Year EBH Rank
1963 53 7
Year OBP Rank
1959 .394 8
1962 .376 6
1963 .359 5
1964 .360 4
Year SLG Rank
1963 .429 10
Year RC Rank
1962 99.38 9
1963 96.23 3
1964 89.16 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1962 6.04 10
1963 5.79 7
Year ISO Rank
1963 .168 9
Year wOBA Rank
1963 .346 9
Year OPS Rank
1963 .788 9
Year WAR Rank
1962 4.9 9
1964 5.9 6
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