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Michael
Sturges		  
Nickname: Headgame
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 220
 
Born: October 25, 1921 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1953    1954   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 30 SEA CL $ 8,350,000  
1953 31 SEA CL $ 8,350,000  
1954 32 SEA CL $ 8,350,000  
1955 33 SEA CL $ 8,350,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 8,350,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,350,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 30 SEA CL $ 8,350,000  
1953 31 SEA CL $ 8,350,000  
1954 32 SEA CL $ 8,350,000  
1955 33 SEA CL $ 8,350,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 8,350,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,350,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 30 SEA CL 20 14 .588 38 38 19 3 0 301.7 305 117 16 54 255 3.49 .261 .300 .380 .680 25.1
1953 31 SEA CL 20 14 .588 38 38 18 1 0 290.3 321 128 29 43 220 3.97 .281 .315 .435 .750 19.8
1954 32 SEA CL 20 13 .606 39 39 21 1 0 323.3 327 131 26 62 252 3.65 .257 .298 .388 .687 24.5
3 Years Sim 60 41 .594 115 115 58 5 0 915.3 953 376 71 159 727 3.70 .266 .304 .401 .705 69.4
Season Average 20 13 .606 38 38 19 1 0 305.1 317 125 23 53 242 3.70 .266 .304 .401 .705  
Career Highs 20 14 .606 39 39 21 3 0 323.3 327 131 29 62 255 3.97 .281 .315 .435 .750  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   496 208 35 81 419   .251 .281 .378 .658
vs LH   457 168 36 78 308   .284 .318 .429 .746
Home 34 20 .630 58 58 31 3 0 491.3 490 181 31 82 397 3.32 .258 .289 .381 .670
Away 26 21 .553 57 57 27 2 0 424.0 463 195 40 77 330 4.14 .275 .306 .423 .729
Mar/Apr 7 4 .636 14 14 7 2 0 117.7 118 40 11 17 75 3.06 .262 .288 .401 .690
May 14 4 .778 20 20 9 0 0 156.7 174 59 15 17 118 3.39 .275 .294 .409 .703
June 9 10 .474 22 22 11 1 0 174.7 172 73 12 45 164 3.76 .254 .301 .381 .682
July 13 7 .650 21 21 14 0 0 169.7 179 70 13 33 143 3.71 .268 .303 .415 .718
August 9 12 .429 23 23 11 1 0 182.3 193 82 14 28 143 4.05 .269 .297 .402 .698
Sep/Oct 8 4 .667 15 15 12 1 0 114.3 117 52 6 19 84 4.09 .267 .298 .393 .690
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 30 SEA CL 38 110 9 16 4 0 0 9 1 0 5 45 .145 .190 .182 .371 1.6 0.0
1953 31 SEA CL 38 109 9 18 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 41 .165 .188 .174 .362 1.7 0.0
1954 32 SEA CL 39 124 15 19 4 0 1 11 1 1 7 45 .153 .197 .210 .407 3.9 0.0
3 Years Sim 115 343 33 53 9 0 1 23 2 2 14 131 .155 .192 .190 .381 7.2 0.0
162 Game Average 483 46 74 12 0 1 32 2 2 19 184 .155 .192 .190 .381 10.2  
Career Highs 39 124 15 19 4 0 1 11 1 1 7 45 .165 .197 .210 .407 3.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   270 21 41 6 0 1 20 2 2 10 102 .152 .185 .185 .370 3.9
vs LH   73 12 12 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 29 .164 .215 .205 .421 2.2
Home 58 170 14 27 5 0 0 14 2 1 9 70 .159 .210 .188 .398 4.0
Away 57 173 19 26 4 0 1 9 0 1 5 61 .150 .173 .191 .364 2.1
RISP   94 0 13 3 0 0 21 0 0 6 45 .138 .196 .170 .366 1.4
Close/Late   29 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .138 .167 .138 .305 -0.1
Mar/Apr 14 39 4 5 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 14 .128 .190 .256 .447 1.6
May 20 60 4 7 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 25 .117 .143 .150 .293 -0.9
June 22 63 10 16 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 19 .254 .309 .270 .579 5.1
July 21 69 7 10 1 0 0 7 1 1 0 22 .145 .145 .159 .304 -0.6
August 23 67 5 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 29 .134 .194 .164 .359 1.1
Sep/Oct 15 45 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 22 .133 .152 .156 .308 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 30 SEA CL P 38 38 301.7 18 51 5 3 .932 2.06    
1953 31 SEA CL P 38 38 290.3 15 45 2 2 .968 1.86    
1954 32 SEA CL P 39 39 323.3 28 67 6 2 .941 2.64    
Career Totals   115 115 915.3 61 163 13 7 .945 2.20    
Career Highs   39 39 323.3 28 67 6 3 .968 2.64    
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
1952 30 SEA CL 1 1 .500 2 2 2 0 0 18.0 19 6 0 1 11 3.00 .284 .294 .373 .667
1954 32 SEA CL 1 3 .250 4 4 4 0 0 36.0 37 15 2 10 26 3.75 .266 .315 .360 .675
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 4 .333 6 6 6 0 0 54.0 56 21 2 11 37 3.50 .272 .309 .364 .673
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
1952 30 SEA CL 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286
1954 32 SEA CL 4 13 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .231 .267 .308 .574
Career Post-Season Batting 6 20 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .200 .227 .250 .477
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1952-4-3.49
1954-7-3.65
CAR-3-3.70
 Wins
1952-1-20
1953-2-20
1954-3-20
CAR-18-60
 Losses
1953-8-14
CAR-33-41
 Winning Pct
1952-8-.588
1954-9-.606
CAR-10-.594
 Games Started
1952-4-38
1953-2-38
1954-2-39
CAR-33-115
 Complete Games
1952-3-19
1953-1-18
1954-1-21
CAR-5-58
Shutouts
1952-1-3
CAR-17-5
 Innings Pitched
1952-4-301.7
1953-5-290.3
1954-2-323.3
CAR-29-915.3
 Hits Allowed
1952-5-305
1953-1-321
1954-4-327
CAR-30-953
 Homeruns Allowed
1953-6-29
CAR-36-71
 Strikeouts
1952-5-255
1953-6-220
1954-4-252
CAR-20-727
 Walks per 9IP
1952-3-1.6
1953-2-1.3
1954-3-1.7
CAR-1-1.6
Hits per 9IP
1952-9-9.1
1954-9-9.1
CAR-18-9.4
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1954-10-7.0
CAR-16-7.1
 WHiP
1952-3-1.19
1953-7-1.25
1954-4-1.20
CAR-4-1.21
 OAVG
1952-9-.261
1954-6-.257
CAR-17-.266
 OOBP
1952-4-.300
1953-10-.315
1954-3-.298
CAR-4-.304
 OSLG
1952-8-.380
1954-8-.388
CAR-13-.401
OOPS
1952-5-.680
1954-7-.687
CAR-11-.705
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 9
   Gray Ink Test: 69
   Hall of Fame Standards: 24
 
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  6. Jack Hitchcock (939)
  7. Isaias Jimenez (932)
  8. Bruce Carlson (932)
  9. Clyde Pearson (925)
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  1. William Holley (992)
  2. Bruce Carlson (990)
  3. Ruben Ibarra (984)
  4. Gary Wadsworth (983)
  5. Clyde Pearson (981)
  6. Winfred Converse (975)
  7. Francis Wachter (964)
  8. Cameron Hagans (960)
  9. Donald Phillips (959)
  10. Kasey Cook (951)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 26th overall pick, by Seattle in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/16/1952
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1952, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1952, going 3-0, 0.97
Had first career hit (double) on 5/3/1952, off Steven Caesar (SF)
6/23/1953: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $8,350,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Hit first career homerun on 4/18/1954, off Michael Jackson (POR)
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
 
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