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Mike
Mendoza		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 215
 
Born: November 26, 1955 in Inglewood, CA, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1983   
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
1979 23 NYY AL 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 14.3 11 3 1 4 0 1.88 .200 .254 .345 .600 1.2
1980 24 NYY AL 3 1 .750 20 0 0 0 1 27.0 24 16 3 14 8 5.33 .229 .317 .457 .774 1.1
1981 25 PHI NL 3 2 .600 43 0 0 0 5 43.7 26 11 5 12 13 2.27 .166 .222 .363 .585 6.1
1982 26 PHI NL 10 4 .714 72 8 0 0 1 104.0 81 25 5 19 42 2.16 .210 .246 .319 .564 11.3
1983 27 PHI NL 6 4 .600 90 0 0 0 3 87.7 57 16 3 17 31 1.64 .183 .224 .288 .512 11.6
1984 28 PHI NL 4 0 1.000 85 0 0 0 2 89.0 70 25 3 11 38 2.53 .215 .240 .357 .597 9.4
1985 29 PHI NL 6 9 .400 85 0 0 0 11 95.3 64 26 2 20 35 2.45 .187 .230 .289 .520 12.6
1986 30 PHI NL 4 2 .667 96 0 0 0 2 102.7 81 29 4 24 38 2.54 .224 .269 .340 .608 10.9
1987 31 PHI NL 5 3 .625 78 0 0 0 0 75.3 58 21 2 18 27 2.51 .209 .256 .331 .587 9.0
1988 32 PHI NL 2 2 .500 35 0 0 0 1 41.7 59 29 5 7 13 6.27 .324 .346 .467 .813 0.0
1990 34 KCR AL 2 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 0 13.3 15 4 1 0 2 2.70 .288 .288 .365 .654 1.6
11 Years Sim 45 27 .625 621 8 0 0 26 694.0 546 205 34 146 247 2.66 .214 .254 .341 .595 74.7
Season Average 4 2 .667 56 0 0 0 2 63.1 49 18 3 13 22 2.66 .214 .254 .341 .595  
Career Highs 10 9 1.000 96 8 0 0 11 104.0 81 29 5 24 42 6.27 .324 .346 .467 .813  
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
1981 25 PHI NL 43 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0.7 0.3
1982 26 PHI NL 72 14 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .214 .267 .286 .552 1.0 0.0
1983 27 PHI NL 90 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1984 28 PHI NL 85 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1985 29 PHI NL 85 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0 0.0
1986 30 PHI NL 96 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.6 0.0
1987 31 PHI NL 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3 0.0
1988 32 PHI NL 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
8 Years Sim 584 31 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 17 .161 .278 .194 .471 1.9 0.3
162 Game Average 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .161 .278 .194 .471 0.5  
Career Highs 96 14 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .500 1.000 .500 1.167 1.0  
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    
1979 23 NYY AL P 8 0 14.3 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.51    
1980 24 NYY AL P 20 0 27.0 2 4 1 0 .857 2.00    
1981 25 PHI NL P 43 0 43.7 1 14 2 1 .882 3.09    
1982 26 PHI NL P 72 8 104.0 7 17 1 2 .960 2.08    
1983 27 PHI NL P 90 0 87.7 7 21 0 2 1.000 2.87    
1984 28 PHI NL P 85 0 89.0 2 16 1 3 .947 1.82    
1985 29 PHI NL P 85 0 95.3 11 24 3 0 .921 3.30    
1986 30 PHI NL P 96 0 102.7 8 13 1 2 .955 1.84    
1987 31 PHI NL P 78 0 75.3 5 14 3 0 .864 2.27    
1988 32 PHI NL P 35 0 41.7 1 11 3 0 .800 2.59    
1990 34 KCR AL P 9 0 13.3 1 2 0 1 1.000 2.03    
Career Totals   621 8 694.0 46 139 15 11 .925 2.40    
Career Highs   96 8 104.0 11 24 3 3 1.000 3.30    
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
1981 25 PHI NL 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 2 3.7 3 0 0 3 3 0.00 .214 .353 .286 .639
1983 27 PHI NL 0 1 .000 10 0 0 0 0 7.7 8 6 2 1 1 7.05 .258 .281 .613 .894
1984 28 PHI NL 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 8.3 4 0 0 1 3 0.00 .143 .172 .143 .315
1985 29 PHI NL 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 0 8.7 11 6 2 1 5 6.24 .306 .324 .667 .991
1986 30 PHI NL 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 0 7.7 4 0 0 0 5 0.00 .148 .148 .185 .333
1987 31 PHI NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.7 3 0 0 1 2 0.00 .188 .235 .375 .610
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 3 .250 37 0 0 0 2 40.6 33 12 4 7 19 2.66 .217 .252 .408 .659
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1983-5-90
1984-8-85
1985-8-85
1986-2-96
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 36    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 33)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 33rd overall pick, by California in 1979
Drafted in 2nd round, 33rd overall pick, by California in 1979
Traded from California to New York (A) on 3/2/1979
Earned first career win on 8/16/1980
Traded from New York (A) to Philadelphia on 5/27/1981 (Going to PHI: 2B J. Cox, P D. Gullett, P M. Mendoza. Going to NYY: 3B T. Brookens, P S. Trout)
Injured on 6/3/1981 with a Pulled Tricep Tendon, out for 2 weeks
Had first career hit on 9/5/1981, off Jerry Koosman (NYM)
Was selected to the 1983 Allstar game
Traded from Philadelphia to Kansas City on 7/31/1989 (Going to PHI: RF Clint Hurdle, C Darren Daulton. Going to KCR: RF Rafael Palmeiro, C Joe Girardi, P Pete Harnisch, P Mike Mendoza)
 
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