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Mike
Jeffcoat		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 202
 
Born: August 3, 1959 in Usa, AR, PINE BLUFF
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1989    1996   
Cy Young 1989   
All-Star Selections 1987    1989    1996   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1983 23 TEX AL 1 3 .250 10 8 0 0 0 51.0 50 22 4 19 20 3.88 .258 .326 .402 .728 2.3
1984 24 TEX AL 13 7 .650 32 32 1 0 0 200.7 198 76 9 62 105 3.41 .257 .310 .368 .678 11.3
1985 25 TEX AL 16 8 .667 37 37 2 1 0 239.0 218 69 9 50 158 2.60 .242 .282 .323 .604 18.7
1986 26 TEX AL 11 10 .524 35 35 1 0 0 220.3 221 73 8 36 149 2.98 .261 .291 .363 .654 13.9
1987 27 TEX AL 17 8 .680 36 36 1 0 0 232.7 213 67 8 37 143 2.59 .240 .272 .313 .584 20.7
1988 28 TEX AL 16 8 .667 36 36 1 1 0 228.7 206 74 9 44 160 2.91 .237 .273 .341 .614 18.9
1989 29 TEX AL 20 9 .690 37 37 4 3 0 264.0 222 65 1 28 178 2.22 .225 .246 .289 .535 27.1
1990 30 TEX AL 20 6 .769 37 37 4 2 0 264.7 232 75 3 30 186 2.55 .234 .258 .305 .563 24.4
1991 31 TEX AL 18 6 .750 31 31 0 0 0 209.3 206 53 4 25 172 2.28 .256 .280 .337 .617 20.7
1992 32 PIT NL 7 4 .636 18 18 1 1 0 116.0 110 42 3 16 81 3.26 .249 .280 .357 .638 9.1
  BOS AL 7 5 .583 17 17 0 0 0 112.3 104 41 3 16 78 3.28 .245 .276 .351 .627 7.3
  TOT   14 9 .609 35 35 1 1 0 228.3 214 83 6 32 159 3.27 .247 .278 .354 .632 16.4
1993 33 BOS AL 19 10 .655 38 38 2 1 0 255.0 229 85 9 39 212 3.00 .235 .267 .327 .593 18.9
1994 34 BOS AL 15 12 .556 33 33 6 2 0 238.0 198 68 6 28 195 2.57 .221 .246 .314 .560 21.3
1995 35 NOR AL 17 8 .680 36 36 0 0 0 249.7 248 98 12 28 216 3.53 .255 .280 .374 .653 19.7
1996 36 TEX AL 20 7 .741 37 37 0 0 0 241.3 232 75 14 39 214 2.80 .248 .283 .340 .623 23.7
1997 37 TEX AL 15 11 .577 38 38 3 1 0 258.0 241 94 16 48 211 3.28 .245 .284 .356 .640 19.6
1998 38 TEX AL 16 12 .571 38 38 1 1 0 242.7 243 113 26 67 221 4.19 .256 .311 .417 .727 16.5
1999 39 TEX AL 3 3 .500 12 12 0 0 0 72.0 83 49 15 27 47 6.13 .285 .342 .536 .878 1.7
17 Years Sim 251 137 .647 558 556 27 13 0 3695.3 3454 1239 159 639 2746 3.02 .245 .279 .346 .625 295.9
Season Average 14 8 .636 32 32 1 0 0 217.4 203 72 9 37 161 3.02 .245 .279 .346 .625  
Career Highs 20 12 .769 38 38 6 3 0 264.7 248 113 26 67 221 6.13 .285 .342 .536 .878  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1992 32 PIT NL 18 36 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .083 .105 .111 .216 -0.8 0.0
1 Years Sim 18 36 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .083 .105 .111 .216 -0.8 0.0
162 Game Average 324 18 27 9 0 0 18 0 0 9 90 .083 .105 .111 .216 -7.5  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1983 23 TEX AL P 10 8 51.0 3 8 0 0 1.000 1.94    
1984 24 TEX AL P 32 32 200.7 9 31 1 4 .976 1.79    
1985 25 TEX AL P 37 37 239.0 11 30 0 4 1.000 1.54    
1986 26 TEX AL P 35 35 220.3 14 27 1 1 .976 1.67    
1987 27 TEX AL P 36 36 232.7 20 18 1 2 .974 1.47    
1988 28 TEX AL P 36 36 228.7 11 22 0 1 1.000 1.30    
1989 29 TEX AL P 37 37 264.0 17 27 1 2 .978 1.50    
1990 30 TEX AL P 37 37 264.7 13 40 1 3 .981 1.80    
1991 31 TEX AL P 31 31 209.3 8 21 1 1 .967 1.25    
1992 32 PIT NL P 18 18 116.0 4 22 0 2 1.000 2.02    
  BOS AL P 17 17 112.3 4 21 0 1 1.000 2.00    
  TOT   P 35 35 228.3 8 43 0 3 1.000 2.01    
1993 33 BOS AL P 38 38 255.0 5 33 2 1 .950 1.34    
1994 34 BOS AL P 33 33 238.0 15 33 0 1 1.000 1.82    
1995 35 NOR AL P 36 36 249.7 11 28 0 2 1.000 1.41    
1996 36 TEX AL P 37 37 241.3 9 25 0 2 1.000 1.27    
1997 37 TEX AL P 38 38 258.0 15 32 0 2 1.000 1.64    
1998 38 TEX AL P 38 38 242.7 16 22 0 1 1.000 1.41    
1999 39 TEX AL P 12 12 72.0 0 6 0 0 1.000 0.75    
Career Totals   558 556 3695.3 185 446 8 30 .987 1.54    
Career Highs   38 38 264.7 20 43 2 4 1.000 2.01    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1986 26 TEX AL 2 1 .667 4 4 0 0 0 27.7 22 8 2 4 19 2.60 .220 .250 .360 .610
1987 27 TEX AL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 6 2 0 2 7 3.00 .250 .308 .250 .558
1989 29 TEX AL 4 0 1.000 5 5 1 1 0 36.0 23 3 0 5 20 0.75 .178 .209 .225 .434
1990 30 TEX AL 1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 23.3 13 3 1 3 12 1.16 .160 .190 .259 .450
1991 31 TEX AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.7 7 2 0 1 4 2.35 .241 .267 .276 .543
1993 33 BOS AL 0 2 .000 3 3 0 0 0 16.7 19 9 0 2 11 4.86 .275 .296 .333 .629
1996 36 TEX AL 2 2 .500 5 5 0 0 0 33.0 24 7 0 3 33 1.91 .198 .218 .256 .474
1997 37 TEX AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 7 2 1 0 6 2.25 .241 .241 .448 .690
Career Post-Season Pitching 10 7 .588 23 23 1 1 0 158.3 121 36 4 20 112 2.05 .208 .234 .287 .521
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1989 29 TEX AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1996 36 TEX AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1985-8-2.60
1987-6-2.59
1988-6-2.91
1989-1-2.22
1990-3-2.55
1991-3-2.28
1994-3-2.57
1995-7-3.53
1996-3-2.80
1997-5-3.28
CAR-23-3.02
 Wins
1985-8-16
1987-7-17
1989-1-20
1990-4-20
1991-4-18
1993-9-19
1995-5-17
1996-5-20
1997-10-15
1998-7-16
CAR-5-251
 Winning Pct
1984-8-.650
1985-9-.667
1987-7-.680
1989-7-.690
1990-3-.769
1991-3-.750
1993-9-.655
1995-6-.680
1996-2-.741
CAR-14-.647
 Games Started
1985-4-37
1987-9-36
1989-3-37
1990-6-37
1993-5-38
1997-2-38
1998-3-38
CAR-7-556
 Complete Games
1989-5-4
1990-3-4
1994-2-6
1997-6-3
 Shutouts
1988-9-1
1989-1-3
1990-3-2
1992-6-1
1994-1-2
1997-6-1
1998-6-1
CAR-23-13
Innings Pitched
1989-3-264.0
1990-2-264.7
1993-6-255.0
1995-6-249.7
1996-9-241.3
1997-2-258.0
1998-7-242.7
CAR-9-3695.3
 Hits Allowed
1995-10-248
1997-7-241
1998-8-243
CAR-9-3454
 Strikeouts
1985-8-158
1989-10-178
1990-6-186
1998-10-221
CAR-14-2746
 Walks per 9IP
1986-8-1.5
1987-9-1.4
1989-3-1.0
1990-4-1.0
1991-4-1.1
1993-4-1.4
1994-2-1.1
1995-2-1.0
1996-5-1.5
1997-4-1.7
1998-9-2.5
CAR-15-1.6
 Hits per 9IP
1988-5-8.1
1989-6-7.6
1990-7-7.9
1993-10-8.1
1994-7-7.5
1997-8-8.4
 WHiP
1988-4-1.09
1989-4-0.95
1990-4-0.99
1991-7-1.10
1993-7-1.05
1994-2-0.95
1995-5-1.11
1996-6-1.12
1997-4-1.12
1998-10-1.28
CAR-21-1.11
OAVG
1988-5-.237
1989-6-.225
1990-9-.234
1993-10-.235
1994-7-.221
1997-9-.245
 OOBP
1988-4-.273
1989-4-.246
1990-6-.258
1991-8-.280
1993-7-.267
1994-2-.246
1995-6-.280
1996-5-.283
1997-4-.284
CAR-21-.279
 OSLG
1985-10-.323
1987-6-.313
1988-6-.341
1989-2-.289
1990-3-.305
1993-9-.327
1994-4-.314
1995-9-.374
1996-5-.340
1997-8-.356
CAR-46-.346
 OOPS
1987-6-.584
1988-4-.614
1989-2-.535
1990-3-.563
1991-10-.617
1993-8-.593
1994-1-.560
1995-7-.653
1996-4-.623
1997-7-.640
CAR-21-.625
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 200    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 68    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 33)
 
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History
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1978, going 4-0, 1.30
Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game
Drafted in 4th round, 100th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1983
Traded from New York (A) to Texas on 7/1/1983 (Going to TEX: RF B. Butler, P M. Jeffcoat. Going to NYY: LF D. Mattingly)
Earned first career win on 9/27/1983
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
Injured on 9/22/1988 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1988, going 5-0, 0.79
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Texas in 1989
Won Cy Young in 1989, going 20-9, 2.22 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1990, going 3-0, 1.13
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1990, going 4-1, 0.96
Injured on 4/6/1991 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/8/1992 to a 4-year deal worth $15,000,000 per year
Had first career hit (double) on 4/24/1992, off David Palmer (SDP)
Traded from Pittsburgh to Boston on 7/16/1992 (Going to PIT: LF Phil Plantier. Going to BOS: P Mike Jeffcoat)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/3/1994, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Traded from Boston to New Orleans on 4/1/1995 (Going to NOR: P Mike Jeffcoat, P Rick Helling, LF Lee Tinsley, RF Darryl Strawberry, LF Scott Cooper. Going to BOS: P Gene Nelson, P Dave Mlicki, CF Matt Lawton)
Signed as a free agent by Texas on 2/6/1996 to a 2-year deal worth $18,000,000 per year
Was selected to the 1996 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Texas in 1996
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1997, going 3-1, 1.38
8/16/1997: Signed a contract extension with Texas, $8,900,000 per year, for 1 years
6/16/1998: Signed a contract extension with Texas, $4,000,000 per year, for 1 years
Injured on 6/18/1999 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 7/6/1999 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Released by Texas on 9/1/1999
 
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