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Michael
Hick		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: April 12, 1945 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 28 LOU JL $ 1,800,000   5 4 5 5 3 4 3 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 6 5 5
1974 29 LOU JL $ 1,800,000   5 4 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
1975 30 LOU JL $ 1,800,000   6 4 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 9 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
1976 31 BUF FL $ 1,800,000   6 4 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
1977 32 BUF FL $ 1,800,000   6 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 6 6 6
1978 33 BUF FL $ 1,800,000   5 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
1979 34 BUF FL $ 1,800,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,800,000   4 4 4 4 3 4 3 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 6 5 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,800,000   6 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 9 8 9 9 9 6 6 6
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 28 LOU JL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1974 29 LOU JL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1975 30 LOU JL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1976 31 BUF FL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1977 32 BUF FL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1978 33 BUF FL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1979 34 BUF FL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,800,000 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 28 AAA   12 12 .500 30 30 2 1 0 216.7 206 75 13 73 153 3.12 .251 .312 .372 .684  
1974 29 LOU JL 18 13 .581 33 32 6 0 0 244.3 255 113 15 80 166 4.16 .269 .326 .406 .732 12.6
1975 30 LOU JL 11 17 .393 32 32 10 0 0 242.3 250 103 13 60 177 3.83 .264 .308 .391 .699 9.4
1976 31 LOU JL 1 1 .500 4 4 1 0 0 31.0 30 14 3 9 17 4.06 .250 .308 .408 .716 0.7
  BUF FL 13 11 .542 29 29 11 3 0 220.7 219 86 18 38 152 3.51 .253 .289 .403 .692 10.1
  TOT   14 12 .538 33 33 12 3 0 251.7 249 100 21 47 169 3.58 .253 .292 .403 .695 10.9
1977 32 BUF FL 17 8 .680 30 30 11 2 0 241.0 223 75 10 31 167 2.80 .247 .271 .357 .628 18.5
1978 33 BUF FL 16 8 .667 27 27 5 1 0 197.0 210 87 8 39 133 3.97 .276 .314 .399 .713 6.6
1979 34 BUF FL 4 1 .800 29 4 1 0 1 57.7 56 24 1 18 27 3.75 .250 .310 .339 .649 3.7
1980 35 AAA   1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 22 9 1 3 15 5.79 .349 .379 .476 .855  
6 Years Sim 80 59 .576 184 158 45 6 1 1234.0 1243 502 68 275 839 3.66 .261 .302 .389 .691 61.6
2 Years AAA 13 13 .500 32 32 2 1 0 230.7 228 84 14 76 168 3.28 .258 .317 .379 .696  
Season Average 13 9 .591 30 26 7 1 0 205.7 207 83 11 45 139 3.66 .261 .302 .389 .691  
Career Highs 18 17 .800 33 33 12 3 1 251.7 255 113 21 80 177 4.16 .276 .326 .406 .732  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   689 262 40 143 457   .253 .290 .383 .674
vs LH   554 240 28 132 382   .271 .315 .397 .712
Home 39 30 .565 94 79 17 3 1 624.3 650 257 27 138 449 3.70 .266 .305 .379 .684
Away 41 29 .586 90 79 28 3 0 609.7 593 245 41 137 390 3.62 .255 .297 .400 .697
Mar/Apr 14 4 .778 27 25 4 0 0 198.7 181 67 10 44 123 3.04 .243 .285 .365 .650
May 15 13 .536 31 30 8 2 0 238.7 241 91 9 50 151 3.43 .262 .300 .375 .675
June 8 14 .364 28 26 8 0 0 196.0 207 106 15 59 127 4.87 .271 .323 .434 .757
July 15 8 .652 34 24 5 1 1 193.3 215 83 12 38 132 3.86 .279 .313 .405 .718
August 14 10 .583 37 28 10 1 0 218.0 224 84 13 45 161 3.47 .265 .302 .382 .684
Sep/Oct 14 10 .583 27 25 10 2 0 189.3 175 71 9 39 145 3.38 .242 .280 .376 .656
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
1974 29 LOU JL 33 93 2 3 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 29 .032 .042 .065 .106 -5.2 0.0
1975 30 LOU JL 32 91 6 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 28 .066 .076 .088 .164 -3.9 0.0
1976 31 LOU JL 4 12 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.5 0.0
  BUF FL 29 85 2 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 30 .071 .102 .118 .220 -2.2 0.0
  TOT   33 97 2 7 2 1 0 3 0 0 3 35 .072 .100 .113 .213 -2.8 0.0
1977 32 BUF FL 30 90 2 5 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 35 .056 .065 .078 .143 -4.1 0.0
1978 33 BUF FL 27 70 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 18 .043 .082 .057 .139 -4.2 0.0
1979 34 BUF FL 29 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.4 0.0
6 Years Sim 184 456 16 24 8 2 0 17 1 3 9 153 .053 .071 .079 .149 -21.6 0.0
162 Game Average 401 14 21 7 1 0 14 0 2 7 134 .053 .071 .079 .149 -19.0  
Career Highs 33 97 6 7 2 1 0 4 1 2 3 35 .072 .100 .113 .213 -1.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   305 9 16 5 2 0 12 0 1 4 107 .052 .065 .082 .146 -16.5
vs LH   151 7 8 3 0 0 5 1 2 5 46 .053 .082 .073 .155 -7.8
Home 94 211 10 10 5 0 0 7 0 0 4 69 .047 .065 .071 .136 -11.8
Away 90 245 6 14 3 2 0 10 1 3 5 84 .057 .075 .086 .161 -12.5
RISP   123 0 7 1 1 0 16 0 0 2 46 .057 .070 .081 .152 -6.2
Close/Late   45 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 .044 .065 .067 .132 -2.6
Mar/Apr 27 74 3 6 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 27 .081 .081 .122 .203 -2.9
May 30 89 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 29 .034 .044 .067 .111 -6.3
June 28 78 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 30 .051 .051 .051 .103 -5.4
July 34 62 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 22 .032 .077 .032 .109 -3.7
August 28 78 5 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 23 .077 .111 .115 .226 -2.2
Sep/Oct 27 75 4 3 1 1 0 6 1 0 2 22 .040 .063 .080 .143 -3.8
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    
1974 29 LOU JL P 33 32 244.3 24 39 1 3 .984 2.32    
1975 30 LOU JL P 32 32 242.3 15 36 4 3 .927 1.89    
1976 31 LOU JL P 4 4 31.0 2 5 1 0 .875 2.03    
  BUF FL P 29 29 220.7 16 34 4 1 .926 2.04    
  TOT   P 33 33 251.7 18 39 5 1 .919 2.04    
1977 32 BUF FL P 30 30 241.0 10 33 5 0 .896 1.61    
1978 33 BUF FL P 27 27 197.0 7 26 3 1 .917 1.51    
1979 34 BUF FL P 29 4 57.7 1 10 0 0 1.000 1.72    
Career Totals   184 158 1234.0 75 183 18 8 .935 1.88    
Career Highs   33 33 251.7 24 39 5 3 1.000 2.32    
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
1977 32 BUF FL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 9.0 6 1 0 3 3 1.00 .200 .273 .200 .473
1978 33 BUF FL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 1 0 0 0 9.7 6 1 0 3 4 0.93 .188 .257 .188 .445
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
1977 32 BUF FL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Career Post-Season Batting 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1977-4-2.80
 Wins
1974-4-18
1977-7-17
 Losses
1975-3-17
 Winning Pct
1977-5-.680
1978-7-.667
 Complete Games
1976-7-11
1977-5-11
CAR-26-45
 Shutouts
1976-4-3
Hits Allowed
1974-3-255
1975-7-250
 Walks per 9IP
1976-9-1.5
1977-3-1.2
 WHiP
1977-7-1.05
 OOBP
1977-7-.271
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 27    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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  1. Eddie Harris (967)
  2. Chip Foodie (961)
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  4. Santos Vazquez (957)
  5. Damon Rutherford (956)
  6. Cornelius Lattimore (955)
  7. Filla Zerndillo (950)
  8. Greg Doonin (947)
  9. Ebby Calvin Laloosh (945)
  10. Daniel Kinard (944)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ralphie Wadsner (996)
  2. Alonso Cruz (993)
  3. Greg Alexander (993)
  4. Nick Sixx (992)
  5. Don Lombardo (992)
  6. Joaquin Contraveras (991)
  7. Nate Hollins (989)
  8. Al Nipper (986)
  9. Phil Longwell (984)
  10. Shelby Palubiak (982)
History
Drafted in 26th round, 604th overall pick, by Washington in 1973
Traded from Washington to Louisville on 7/21/1973 (Going to WAS: P J. Riles, 2B L. Gullo, C E. Sykes. Going to LOU: C R. Baker, P A. Buckland, P M. Hick)
Earned first career win on 4/5/1974
Had first career hit on 7/11/1974, off Steve Nebraska (WAS)
Traded from Louisville to Buffalo on 5/1/1976 (Going to BUF: P M. Hick. Going to LOU: P K. Robinson, P J. Fillion)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/14/1976, winning 2 games with a 2.12 ERA
Injured on 4/16/1979 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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