Michael
Poffenberger
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 200
 
Born: March 1, 1956 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
1975 19 SLC FL     0 0 0 0 6 6 6 7 7 7 1 0 0 3 2 2 6 6 6
1976 20 SLC FL     0 1 0 0 6 6 6 7 7 7 1 1 1 4 3 3 8 8 8
1977 21 SLC FL     0 2 1 1 6 6 6 7 7 7 1 1 1 4 4 4 8 8 8
1978 22 SLC FL     0 2 1 2 6 6 6 7 7 7 2 1 1 4 4 4 8 8 8
1979 23 SLC FL     0 3 2 2 6 6 6 7 7 7 2 1 1 4 4 4 9 8 8
1980 24 SLC FL     0 3 2 2 6 6 6 7 7 7 2 1 1 4 4 4 9 8 9
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 0 0 0 6 6 6 7 7 7 1 0 0 3 2 2 6 6 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings     0 3 2 2 6 6 6 7 7 7 2 1 1 4 4 4 9 8 9
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 25 SLC FL   16 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
1982 26 SLC FL   16 11 10 10 7 7 7 14 14 14
1983 27 SLC FL $ 300,000 16 13 12 12 15 15 15 15 15 15
1984 28 SLC FL $ 300,000 16 13 12 12 15 15 15 15 15 15
1985 29 LBC FL $ 300,000 16 13 12 12 15 15 15 15 15 15
1986 30 LBC FL $ 300,000 16 13 12 13 15 15 15 14 14 14
1987 31 LBC FL $ 300,000 16 13 12 12 15 15 15 14 14 14
1988 32 LBC FL $ 300,000 16 13 12 12 15 15 15 12 12 12
1989 33 LBC FL $ 981,429 11 12 12 12 15 15 15 12 12 12
1990 34 LBC FL   11 13 12 12 15 15 15 12 12 12
1991 35 OMA JL $ 850,000 11 12 12 12 14 14 14 11 11 11
OOTP6 Min Ratings   11 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 981,429 16 13 12 13 15 15 15 15 15 15
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
1975 19 SLC FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 20 SLC FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 21 SLC FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 22 SLC FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 23 SLC FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 24 SLC FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 25 SLC FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
1982 26 SLC FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
1983 27 SLC FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
1984 28 SLC FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
1985 29 LBC FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
1986 30 LBC FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
1987 31 LBC FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
1988 32 LBC FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
1989 33 LBC FL $ 981,429   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
1990 34 LBC FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
1991 35 OMA JL $ 850,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 981,429   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 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
1975 19 A   8 8 .500 51 0 0 0 14 51.0 69 37 10 23 59 6.53 .321 .387 .493 .880  
1976 20 A   6 4 .600 56 0 0 0 36 64.7 60 25 6 21 88 3.48 .243 .302 .360 .663  
1977 21 AA   2 10 .167 51 0 0 0 26 57.7 58 27 9 34 81 4.21 .259 .357 .424 .781  
1978 22 AA   2 7 .222 49 0 0 0 28 53.3 66 32 10 33 89 5.40 .314 .407 .505 .912  
1979 23 AA   5 9 .357 53 0 0 0 30 61.3 65 30 9 25 101 4.40 .267 .336 .407 .743  
1980 24 AA   7 5 .583 46 0 0 0 27 53.7 48 21 4 26 76 3.52 .253 .343 .374 .716  
1981 25 AA   7 6 .538 51 0 0 0 27 64.7 52 21 6 22 46 2.92 .224 .291 .349 .640  
1982 26 AAA   0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 0 12.7 12 7 0 9 10 4.98 .240 .356 .280 .636  
    AA   2 3 .400 29 0 0 0 8 33.7 23 8 1 18 29 2.14 .192 .297 .308 .605  
1983 27 SLC FL 0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 1 9.7 15 10 0 8 6 9.32 .349 .451 .419 .870 0.0
    AAA   4 3 .571 67 5 0 0 8 69.3 73 31 7 41 55 4.02 .272 .369 .396 .764  
1984 28 SLC FL 1 0 1.000 30 0 0 0 0 33.0 31 21 1 9 20 5.73 .254 .304 .369 .673 0.9
    AAA   2 2 .500 22 0 0 0 8 19.0 29 11 1 14 17 5.21 .354 .448 .500 .948  
1985 29 LBC FL 2 3 .400 47 0 0 0 1 55.3 62 29 9 13 36 4.72 .277 .320 .473 .793 2.9
    AAA   0 0 .000 21 0 0 0 4 17.7 8 3 0 5 19 1.53 .131 .197 .180 .377  
1986 30 LBC FL 0 2 .000 34 0 0 0 0 31.3 35 20 6 9 23 5.75 .285 .336 .488 .824 1.3
    AAA   1 4 .200 51 0 0 0 0 54.3 55 23 5 19 43 3.81 .266 .327 .396 .724  
1987 31 LBC FL 8 8 .500 68 0 0 0 0 74.0 76 36 14 29 53 4.38 .267 .336 .484 .821 6.6
1988 32 LBC FL 6 5 .545 74 0 0 0 5 64.3 70 28 4 21 32 3.92 .277 .335 .435 .769 5.7
1989 33 LBC FL 4 8 .333 101 0 0 0 0 90.3 101 55 13 24 58 5.48 .283 .332 .473 .806 4.1
1990 34 LBC FL 3 4 .429 71 0 0 0 1 60.3 90 46 11 21 36 6.86 .346 .396 .538 .934 0.0
1991 35 AAA   0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 1 9.7 8 3 1 4 9 2.80 .229 .308 .371 .679  
8 Years Sim 24 30 .444 436 0 0 0 8 418.3 480 245 58 134 264 5.27 .288 .343 .472 .815 21.6
6 Years AAA 7 9 .438 182 5 0 0 21 182.6 185 78 14 92 153 3.84 .263 .348 .380 .728  
6 Years AA 25 40 .385 279 0 0 0 146 324.3 312 139 39 158 422 3.86 .256 .341 .401 .742  
2 Years A 14 12 .538 107 0 0 0 50 115.7 129 62 16 44 147 4.82 .279 .342 .422 .764  
14 Years Minors 46 61 .430 568 5 0 0 217 622.6 626 279 69 294 722 4.03 .263 .344 .399 .742  
Season Average 3 3 .500 54 0 0 0 1 52.3 60 30 7 16 33 5.27 .288 .343 .472 .815  
Career Highs 8 8 1.000 101 0 0 0 5 90.3 101 55 14 29 58 9.32 .349 .451 .538 .934  
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   356 160 41 100 190   .298 .352 .481 .833
vs LH   124 85 17 34 74   .263 .313 .448 .761
Home 14 13 .519 226 0 0 0 4 223.6 244 131 33 81 136 5.27 .275 .336 .475 .811
Away 10 17 .370 210 0 0 0 4 194.7 236 114 25 53 128 5.27 .302 .347 .467 .814
Mar/Apr 3 7 .300 58 0 0 0 1 49.7 48 31 7 20 33 5.62 .249 .319 .446 .765
May 2 4 .333 77 0 0 0 1 73.7 79 40 10 17 46 4.89 .274 .315 .427 .742
June 3 3 .500 70 0 0 0 1 74.3 93 47 10 29 53 5.69 .310 .371 .517 .887
July 3 3 .500 47 0 0 0 0 51.0 57 28 8 13 37 4.94 .279 .323 .539 .862
August 7 3 .700 90 0 0 0 3 83.0 83 38 8 32 49 4.12 .263 .331 .381 .712
Sep/Oct 6 10 .375 94 0 0 0 2 86.6 120 61 15 23 46 6.34 .327 .367 .523 .890
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
1975 19 A   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1984 28 SLC FL 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1 0.0
1985 29 LBC FL 47 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1986 30 LBC FL 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1987 31 LBC FL 68 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1989 33 LBC FL 101 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1990 34 LBC FL 71 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
6 Years Sim 351 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .071 .000 .071 -0.9 0.0
1 Years A 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .071 .000 .071 -0.4  
Career Highs 101 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1  
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   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
vs LH   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 -0.3
Home 145 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
Away 82 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1
RISP   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0
July 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
August 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Sep/Oct 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .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    
1983 27 SLC FL P 11 0 9.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 3.73    
1984 28 SLC FL P 30 0 33.0 5 3 0 0 1.000 2.18    
1985 29 LBC FL P 47 0 55.3 2 10 0 0 1.000 1.95    
1986 30 LBC FL P 34 0 31.3 1 4 1 0 .833 1.44    
1987 31 LBC FL P 68 0 74.0 2 10 0 1 1.000 1.46    
1988 32 LBC FL P 74 0 64.3 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.12    
1989 33 LBC FL P 101 0 90.3 3 11 1 1 .933 1.39    
1990 34 LBC FL P 71 0 60.3 2 8 0 0 1.000 1.49    
Career Totals   436 0 418.3 18 55 2 2 .973 1.57    
Career Highs   101 0 90.3 5 11 1 1 1.000 3.73    
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
1987 31 LBC FL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0.00 .143 .143 .143 .286
1988 32 LBC FL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 6 0.00 .063 .063 .063 .125
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1989-5-101
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 18th round, 419th overall pick, by Louisville in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/1/1973
Had first career hit on 8/25/1973, off Jorge Martinez (CAL)
Drafted in 7th round, 165th overall pick, by Salt Lake City in 1975