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Mike Hessman
Michael Steven Hessman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 215 lb.

Debut August 22, 2003

Born March 5, 1978 in Fountain Valley, CA

Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1996. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2003 25 ATL NL  19   21    2    6   2  0   2    3   0  0   5   6  .286  .423  .667  178   14   0   0   1   0   2
 2004 26 ATL NL  29   69    8    9   3  0   2    5   0  0   1  24  .130  .155  .261    5   18   0   0   0   1   0
 2007 29 DET AL  17   51    7   12   0  0   4   12   0  0   5  17  .235  .298  .471   98   24   0   1   0   0   0
 2008 30 DET AL  12   27    6    8   1  0   5    7   0  0   2   9  .296  .387  .889  224   24   0   0   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       77  168   23   35   6  0  13   27   0  0  13  56  .208  .276  .476   91   80   0   1   1   3   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        353   48   74  13  0  27   57   0  0  27 118  .208  .276  .476   91  168   0   2   2   6   4
 Career High     29   69    8   12   3  0   5   12   0  0   5  24                          24   0   1   1   2   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2003 25 ATL NL   26   17    5   7.9   110| .286  .270| .423  .342| .667  .433|1.090  .775| 178  .702   2.6   0.2   0%
 2004 26 ATL NL   71   60    3   1.3   112| .130  .271| .155  .343| .261  .439| .416  .782|   5  .082 -10.2  -1.0   0%
 2007 29 DET AL   57   40    8   5.3   108| .235  .272| .298  .340| .471  .425| .769  .765|  98  .526  -0.5   0.0   0%
 2008 30 DET AL   31   19   10  14.1   107| .296  .270| .387  .339| .889  .425|1.276  .763| 224  .871   4.5   0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       185  136   26   5.1   110| .208  .271| .276  .341| .476  .432| .752  .773|  91  .510  -3.6  -0.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2003 25 ATL NL OF 8 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 0.50 1.85 2.35 2.18 0 15.3 LF 7 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 0.57 1.54 2.93 1.90 0 12.3 1B 4 30 1 0 3 1.000 .994 7.75 7.97 10.33 9.60 3 27.0 3B 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 2.37 2.45 2.70 0 11.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 2004 26 ATL NL 1B 16 96 4 4 6 .962 .993 6.25 8.23 9.97 9.51 9 90.3 3B 7 2 14 2 1 .889 .958 2.29 2.34 4.97 2.76 2 29.0 LF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.47 2.12 1.85 2 17.0 2007 29 DET AL 1B 12 74 2 0 15 1.000 .995 6.33 7.93 8.11 9.37 11 84.3 3B 4 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 1.50 2.35 1.93 2.64 3 28.0 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 2.25 2.02 0 4.0 2008 30 DET AL 3B 12 7 20 1 3 .964 .957 2.25 2.37 3.47 2.74 7 70.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2003 25 ATL NL 1B 4 30 1 0 3 1.000 .994 7.75 7.97 10.33 9.60 3 27.0 2004 26 ATL NL 1B 16 96 4 4 6 .962 .993 6.25 8.23 9.97 9.51 9 90.3 2007 29 DET AL 1B 12 74 2 0 15 1.000 .995 6.33 7.93 8.11 9.37 11 84.3 2003 25 ATL NL 3B 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 2.37 2.45 2.70 0 11.0 2004 26 ATL NL 3B 7 2 14 2 1 .889 .958 2.29 2.34 4.97 2.76 2 29.0 2007 29 DET AL 3B 4 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 1.50 2.35 1.93 2.64 3 28.0 2008 30 DET AL 3B 12 7 20 1 3 .964 .957 2.25 2.37 3.47 2.74 7 70.0 2003 25 ATL NL LF 7 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 0.57 1.54 2.93 1.90 0 12.3 2004 26 ATL NL LF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.47 2.12 1.85 2 17.0 2007 29 DET AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 2.25 2.02 0 4.0 2003 25 ATL NL OF 8 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 0.50 1.85 2.35 2.18 0 15.3 2004 26 ATL NL OF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.87 2.12 2.17 2 17.0 2007 29 DET AL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.00 2.25 2.25 0 4.0 2003 25 ATL NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.10 0 3.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B* 32 200 7 4 24 .981 .994 6.47 8.09 9.24 9.46 23 201.7 3B* 26 10 42 3 4 .945 .958 2.00 2.36 3.39 2.72 12 138.0 OF* 12 9 0 1 0 .900 .978 0.75 1.87 2.23 2.18 2 36.3 11 0 1# LF* 11 9 0 1 0 .900 .978 0.82 1.54 2.43 1.89 2 33.3 RF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 70 219 49 8 28 .971 .986 3.83 4.89 6.41 6.28 37 376
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1996.

December 21, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 7, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

November 15, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 15, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

November 17, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2004Atlanta Braves$300,000
Career (may be incomplete)$300,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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