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Michael
Votaw		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: June 13, 1941 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 32 SEA FL $ 562,000   4 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1974 33 SEA FL $ 562,000   5 5 6 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1975 34 DM FL $ 562,000   5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1976 35 DM FL $ 1,500,000   5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1977 36 DM FL $ 1,500,000   5 5 6 5 7 8 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1978 37 DM FL $ 320,000   3 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 320,000   3 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,500,000   5 5 6 6 7 8 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 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 32 SEA FL $ 562,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 33 SEA FL $ 562,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 34 DM FL $ 562,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 35 DM FL $ 1,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 36 DM FL $ 1,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 37 DM FL $ 320,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 320,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
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 32 AAA   1 4 .200 55 11 0 0 5 109.3 95 29 10 36 87 2.39 .230 .292 .344 .636  
1974 33 SEA FL 3 5 .375 56 0 0 0 6 59.0 56 23 7 13 40 3.51 .249 .296 .373 .669 4.6
    AAA   0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 0 13.7 15 5 1 7 9 3.29 .278 .361 .352 .713  
1975 34 SEA FL 2 3 .400 41 0 0 0 3 44.0 51 20 3 16 29 4.09 .291 .358 .400 .758 1.4
  DM FL 2 1 .667 16 0 0 0 4 15.7 8 2 0 2 5 1.15 .154 .200 .173 .373 4.5
  TOT   4 4 .500 57 0 0 0 7 59.7 59 22 3 18 34 3.32 .260 .323 .348 .671 5.9
    AAA   0 0 .000 3 2 0 0 0 7.3 5 3 1 2 7 3.68 .185 .241 .296 .538  
1976 35 DM FL 6 1 .857 45 1 0 0 2 52.3 42 15 3 15 42 2.58 .219 .274 .297 .571 7.3
1977 36 DM FL 6 2 .750 54 0 0 0 0 66.7 69 28 4 25 37 3.78 .275 .345 .382 .728 5.4
1978 37 AAA   3 4 .429 53 2 0 0 1 56.0 57 28 4 22 58 4.50 .263 .331 .364 .695  
4 Years Sim 19 12 .613 212 1 0 0 15 237.7 226 88 17 71 153 3.33 .253 .312 .353 .665 23.2
4 Years AAA 4 8 .333 123 15 0 0 6 186.3 172 65 16 67 161 3.14 .242 .307 .349 .656  
Season Average 4 3 .571 53 0 0 0 3 59.4 56 22 4 17 38 3.33 .253 .312 .353 .665  
Career Highs 6 5 .857 57 1 0 0 7 66.7 69 28 7 25 42 3.78 .275 .345 .382 .728  
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   129 47 11 37 89   .258 .309 .364 .673
vs LH   97 41 6 34 64   .246 .305 .339 .645
Home 13 2 .867 117 0 0 0 8 136.3 126 53 9 41 89 3.50 .251 .308 .353 .660
Away 6 10 .375 95 1 0 0 7 101.3 100 35 8 30 64 3.11 .254 .307 .354 .661
Mar/Apr 2 1 .667 29 0 0 0 3 42.0 35 14 2 13 28 3.00 .232 .293 .311 .604
May 2 2 .500 28 0 0 0 1 29.3 26 10 2 11 15 3.07 .241 .311 .315 .626
June 2 3 .400 37 0 0 0 0 38.0 29 5 2 11 24 1.18 .207 .265 .271 .536
July 3 3 .500 36 0 0 0 1 40.0 55 29 7 9 24 6.53 .325 .360 .509 .868
August 8 1 .889 43 1 0 0 7 53.3 44 11 1 14 33 1.86 .234 .287 .314 .601
Sep/Oct 2 2 .500 39 0 0 0 3 35.0 37 19 3 13 29 4.89 .266 .329 .374 .703
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 33 SEA FL 56 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5 0.3
1975 34 SEA FL 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  DM FL 16 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7 0.3
  TOT   57 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6 0.3
1976 35 DM FL 45 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.3 0.0
1977 36 DM FL 54 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
4 Years Sim 212 14 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .214 .214 .429 .643 1.2 0.5
162 Game Average 10 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 .214 .429 .643 0.9  
Career Highs 57 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6  
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   10 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.7
vs LH   4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.4
Home 90 7 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .571 .857 1.0
Away 48 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.1
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Close/Late   5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .800 1.200 1.2
Mar/Apr 29 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.3
June 13 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5
July 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 17 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.4
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 33 SEA FL P 56 0 59.0 7 10 0 0 1.000 2.59    
1975 34 SEA FL P 41 0 44.0 2 4 1 0 .857 1.23    
  DM FL P 16 0 15.7 1 2 1 0 .750 1.72    
  TOT   P 57 0 59.7 3 6 2 0 .818 1.36    
1976 35 DM FL P 45 1 52.3 4 6 0 3 1.000 1.72    
1977 36 DM FL P 54 0 66.7 4 4 0 0 1.000 1.08    
Career Totals   212 1 237.7 18 26 2 3 .957 1.67    
Career Highs   57 1 66.7 7 10 2 3 1.000 2.59    
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History
Drafted in 30th round, 702nd overall pick, by Seattle in 1973
Had first career hit (double) on 6/3/1974, off Pablo Verlohi (NO)
Earned first career win on 6/15/1974
Traded from Seattle to Des Moines on 7/21/1975 (Going to DM: P M. Votaw, P J. Smith. Going to SEA: SS W. Cherry)
Signed as a free agent by Des Moines on 4/1/1978 to a 1-year deal worth $320,000 per year
 
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