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Michael
Branstetter		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 225
 
Born: May 13, 1944 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 29 CAL JL $ 1,800,000   5 7 5 6 5 4 4 6 5 5 7 6 6 6 5 5 3 4 4
1974 30 CAL JL $ 1,800,000   4 7 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 7 6 6 6 5 5 3 4 4
1975 31 CAL JL $ 1,800,000   4 7 4 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 7 6 6 6 5 5 3 4 4
1976 32 CAL JL $ 1,800,000   5 7 4 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 7 6 6 6 5 5 3 4 4
1977 33 CAL JL $ 1,000,000   5 7 4 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 7 6 6 6 5 5 3 4 3
1978 34 CAL JL     3 6 4 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 7 6 6 6 5 5 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings     3 6 4 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 7 6 6 6 5 5 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,800,000   5 7 5 6 5 4 4 6 5 5 7 6 6 6 5 5 3 4 4
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 29 CAL JL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1974 30 CAL JL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1975 31 CAL JL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1976 32 CAL JL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1977 33 CAL JL $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1978 34 CAL JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 29 CAL JL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 20 11 5 4 2 7.62 .364 .417 .673 1.089 0.0
    AAA   12 10 .545 27 27 4 0 0 203.7 204 83 18 93 110 3.67 .263 .342 .403 .745  
1974 30 CAL JL 3 2 .600 43 3 1 0 0 64.0 62 19 5 23 33 2.67 .250 .315 .387 .702 4.6
1975 31 CAL JL 1 11 .083 41 10 2 0 0 103.0 106 55 11 57 45 4.81 .266 .354 .440 .794 0.0
1976 32 CAL JL 5 1 .833 47 0 0 0 1 48.7 44 25 4 27 22 4.62 .240 .338 .377 .715 2.1
1977 33 CAL JL 1 3 .250 40 0 0 0 1 47.7 45 27 6 17 24 5.10 .250 .313 .433 .746 0.8
1978 34 CAL JL 1 4 .200 14 0 0 0 0 18.3 23 9 0 16 8 4.42 .299 .432 .351 .782 0.1
6 Years Sim 12 22 .353 187 15 3 0 2 294.7 300 146 31 144 134 4.46 .263 .346 .422 .768 7.6
1 Years AAA 12 10 .545 27 27 4 0 0 203.7 204 83 18 93 110 3.67 .263 .342 .403 .745  
Season Average 2 3 .400 31 2 0 0 0 49.1 50 24 5 24 22 4.46 .263 .346 .422 .768  
Career Highs 5 11 .833 47 10 2 0 1 103.0 106 55 11 57 45 7.62 .364 .432 .673 1.089  
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   198 91 16 114 92   .257 .353 .406 .759
vs LH   102 55 15 30 42   .276 .330 .457 .787
Home 7 11 .389 98 7 1 0 1 159.3 159 75 11 74 78 4.24 .257 .336 .393 .729
Away 5 11 .313 89 8 2 0 1 135.3 141 71 20 70 56 4.72 .270 .356 .458 .814
Mar/Apr 1 6 .143 35 2 1 0 1 49.0 53 31 9 23 21 5.70 .276 .353 .516 .869
May 1 3 .250 30 2 1 0 0 58.0 44 23 5 30 35 3.57 .208 .306 .340 .645
June 1 5 .167 38 0 0 0 1 35.3 36 18 2 18 20 4.59 .263 .348 .372 .721
July 2 4 .333 30 7 0 0 0 72.0 86 41 9 36 30 5.13 .298 .375 .474 .849
August 6 3 .667 32 4 1 0 0 54.3 54 23 3 25 18 3.81 .256 .335 .374 .709
Sep/Oct 1 1 .500 22 0 0 0 0 26.0 27 10 3 12 10 3.46 .270 .348 .440 .788
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 29 CAL JL 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.2 0.0
    AAA   3 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4  
1974 30 CAL JL 43 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0 0.0
1975 31 CAL JL 41 24 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .125 .125 .167 .292 0.0 0.0
1976 32 CAL JL 47 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1 0.0
1977 33 CAL JL 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1978 34 CAL JL 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
6 Years Sim 187 45 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 .089 .109 .111 .220 -1.0 0.0
1 Years AAA 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4  
162 Game Average 38 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .089 .109 .111 .220 -0.8  
Career Highs 47 24 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .200 .333 .200 .400 0.2  
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   32 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 .063 .091 .063 .153 -1.5
vs LH   13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .154 .231 .385 0.2
Home 98 22 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .091 .091 .136 .227 -0.7
Away 81 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .087 .125 .087 .212 -0.7
RISP   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .083 .000 .083 -0.7
Close/Late   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0
Mar/Apr 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.2
May 21 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
June 21 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6
July 14 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .063 .063 .063 .125 -0.9
August 17 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Sep/Oct 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 29 CAL JL P 2 2 13.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.38    
1974 30 CAL JL P 43 3 64.0 3 8 1 0 .917 1.55    
1975 31 CAL JL P 41 10 103.0 6 20 1 2 .963 2.27    
1976 32 CAL JL P 47 0 48.7 7 7 1 0 .933 2.59    
1977 33 CAL JL P 40 0 47.7 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.51    
1978 34 CAL JL P 14 0 18.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.49    
Career Totals   187 15 294.7 19 43 3 2 .954 1.89    
Career Highs   47 10 103.0 7 20 1 2 1.000 2.59    
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
1976 32 CAL JL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.7 5 2 0 4 1 3.86 .294 .429 .294 .723
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.7 5 2 0 4 1 3.86 .294 .429 .294 .723
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
1976 32 CAL JL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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History
Drafted in 32nd round, 764th overall pick, by California in 1973
Injured on 6/29/1973 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 2-3 weeks
Had first career hit on 7/22/1973, off Tom Watson (MRQ)
Earned first career win on 7/28/1973
Released by California on 10/2/1978
 
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