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Mike
Macfarlane		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 225
 
Born: April 12, 1964 in Usa, CA, STOCKTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1992   
Gold Glove Award 1992   
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
1990 26 CHW AL 33 89 8 18 3 2 1 11 0 0 3 25 .202 .223 .315 .538 5.4 0.0
1992 28 CHW AL 140 507 54 122 25 0 11 49 0 0 18 126 .241 .265 .355 .620 44.3 3.1
1993 29 CHW AL 59 152 17 37 8 2 6 31 0 0 8 41 .243 .281 .441 .722 18.2 3.0
1994 30 CHW AL 149 551 78 153 27 2 24 102 0 1 33 138 .278 .317 .465 .781 75.2 12.3
1995 31 CHW AL 154 550 55 111 24 3 17 65 1 0 45 148 .202 .260 .349 .609 50.1 2.2
1996 32 CHW AL 137 478 50 123 34 3 13 77 2 0 31 123 .257 .301 .423 .723 54.2 5.6
1997 33 CHW AL 137 487 65 130 24 2 17 81 1 0 45 136 .267 .329 .429 .758 64.1 11.9
1998 34 CHW AL 131 468 49 102 32 4 10 58 0 1 32 121 .218 .266 .368 .634 40.3 0.4
1999 35 SDP NL 88 169 17 33 8 0 4 23 1 0 20 37 .195 .279 .314 .593 13.5 0.0
2000 36 SDP NL 57 115 9 28 8 1 0 8 0 0 9 25 .243 .298 .330 .629 11.0 0.8
2001 37 CLE AL 71 240 26 47 9 3 3 28 0 0 24 70 .196 .266 .296 .562 17.2 0.0
11 Years Sim 1156 3806 428 904 202 22 106 533 5 2 268 990 .238 .286 .386 .672 393.5 39.3
162 Game Average 533 59 126 28 3 14 74 0 0 37 138 .238 .286 .386 .672 55.1  
Career Highs 154 551 78 153 34 4 24 102 2 1 45 148 .278 .329 .465 .781 75.2  
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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1990 26 CHW AL C 27 21 202.0 166 14 1 0 .994 8.02 18 6 .333 0 1.9
1992 28 CHW AL C 139 135 1225.7 1065 63 6 0 .995 8.28 95 34 .358 6 10.7
1993 29 CHW AL C 52 33 336.3 305 17 0 0 1.000 8.62 20 11 .550 1 3.1
1994 30 CHW AL C 144 132 1233.7 1108 50 8 1 .993 8.45 94 26 .277 4 6.9
1995 31 CHW AL C 107 102 913.0 858 33 3 1 .997 8.78 68 16 .235 5 4.7
1996 32 CHW AL C 132 118 1064.0 928 43 5 0 .995 8.21 95 28 .295 4 5.1
1997 33 CHW AL C 131 123 1116.0 1056 30 6 1 .995 8.76 58 17 .293 9 7.6
1998 34 CHW AL C 128 125 1089.7 1061 30 2 1 .998 9.01 48 14 .292 4 4.4
1999 35 SDP NL C 40 34 313.7 320 17 0 0 1.000 9.67 17 8 .471 2 2.2
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
2000 36 SDP NL C 25 23 192.0 179 4 0 0 1.000 8.58 7 1 .143 2 0.5
    3B 1 0 3.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.70 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2001 37 CLE AL C 71 71 610.7 538 24 1 0 .998 8.28 38 10 .263 0 4.5
  C 996 917 8296.6 7584 325 32 4 .996 8.58 558 171 .306 37 51.6
  3B 1 0 3.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.70 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
Career Totals   999 917 8303.0 7584 326 32 4 .996 8.57 558 171 .306 37 51.6
Career Highs   144 135 1233.7 1108 63 8 1 1.000 9.58 95 34 .550 9  
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
1992 28 CHW AL 16 57 7 13 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 21 .228 .254 .263 .517
1993 29 CHW AL 5 9 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Career Post-Season Batting 21 66 8 14 3 0 0 6 0 0 2 21 .212 .235 .258 .493
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
RBIs
1994-10-102
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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  1. Todd Zeile (963)
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  4. Mickey Tettleton (945)
  5. Ed Sprague (944)
  6. Steve Yeager (936)
  7. Joe Oliver (936)
  8. Keith Moreland (928)
  9. Thurman Munson (926)
  10. Chad Kreuter (923)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 34th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1987
Traded from New York (N) to Chicago (A) on 6/16/1988 (Going to NYM: P Bill Wilkinson, LF Rod Craig. Going to CHW: LF Mark Funderburk, C Mike Macfarlane)
Had first career hit (double) on 4/8/1990, off Kevin Hickey (CLE)
Hit first career homerun on 6/3/1990, off Mark Langston (MIL)
Won World Championship with Chicago (A) in 1992
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1992
1/31/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Toronto on 8/14/1994
1/31/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,878,571 through salary arbitration
1/31/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,878,571 through salary arbitration
11/11/1996: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $5,000,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 8/28/1998 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/5/1999 to a 2-year deal worth $850,000 per year
Injured on 5/20/2000 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/7/2001 to a 1-year deal worth $535,000 per year
 
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