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Chris Michalak

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.
School University of Notre Dame

Debut August 22, 1998
  vs. NYM 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER
Born January 4, 1971 in Joliet, IL

Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 12th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1993. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1998 27 ARI NL   0   0   5   0   0   0   2  0    5.3    9    7    7   1    4    5   0   0    29   0   0 11.81  4.20   36 2.438
 2001 30 TOT AL   8   9  35  18   0   0   4  1  136.7  157   74   67  19   55   67  13   1   610   5   6  4.41  4.63  105 1.551
         TOR AL   6   7  24  18   0   0   2  0  115.0  133   66   59  14   49   57  12   0   517   5   5  4.62  4.62  100 1.583
         TEX AL   2   2  11   0   0   0   2  1   21.7   24    8    8   5    6   10   1   1    93   0   1  3.32  4.70  142 1.385
 2002 31 TEX AL   0   2  13   0   0   0   4  0   14.3   20    7    7   1   10    5   1   1    71   2   0  4.40  4.78  109 2.093
 2006 35 CIN NL   2   4   8   6   0   0   0  0   35.0   42   21   19   6   16   10   3   1   162   2   1  4.89  4.67   96 1.657
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .400  10  15  61  24   0   0  10  1  191.3  228  109  100  27   85   87  17   3   872   9   7  4.70  4.64   99 1.636
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8  12  48  19   0   0   8  0  153.0  182   87   80  21   68   69  13   2   697   7   5  4.70  4.64   99 1.636
 Career High      8   9  35  18   0   0   4  1  136.7  157   74   67  19   55   67  13   1   610   5   6  4.41  4.63  105 1.551

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2001 30 TOT AL  13    3    0    1   0  1   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333 1.000  230    3   2   0   0   0   0
         TOR AL   2    3    0    1   0  1   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333 1.000  230    3   2   0   0   0   0
 2006 35 CIN NL   8    8    0    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .250  .333  .375   79    3   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       39   11    0    3   1  1   0    0   0  0   1   6  .273  .333  .545  119    6   4   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         46    0   12   4  4   0    0   0  0   4  25  .273  .333  .545  119   25  17   0   0   0   0
 Career High     13    8    0    2   1  1   0    0   0  0   1   5                           3   2   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2001 30 TOT AL    5    4    1   6.7   109| .333  .270| .333  .337|1.000  .433|1.333  .769| 230  .625   0.4   0.0   0%
         TOR AL    5    4    1   6.7   109| .333  .270| .333  .337|1.000  .433|1.333  .769| 230  .625   0.4   0.0   0%
 2006 35 CIN NL   11    8    1   3.4   116| .250  .277| .333  .348| .375  .450| .708  .798|  79  .317  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons        16   12    2   4.5   114| .273  .275| .333  .346| .545  .445| .878  .791| 119  .441   0.2   0.0   0%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1998 27 ARI NL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.54 0.00 1.87 0 5.3 2001 30 TOT AL P 35 14 30 1 2 .978 .957 1.26 0.49 2.90 1.75 18 136.7 TOR AL P 24 11 26 1 2 .974 .956 1.54 0.49 2.90 1.75 18 115.0 TEX AL P 11 3 4 0 0 1.000 .959 0.64 0.49 2.90 1.74 0 21.7 2002 31 TEX AL P 13 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.31 0.48 2.52 1.70 0 14.3 2006 35 CIN NL P 8 2 9 1 1 .917 .957 1.38 0.42 2.83 1.72 6 35.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 27 ARI NL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.54 0.00 1.87 0 5.3 2001 30 TOT AL P 35 14 30 1 2 .978 .957 1.26 0.49 2.90 1.75 18 136.7 TOR AL P 24 11 26 1 2 .974 .956 1.54 0.49 2.90 1.75 18 115.0 TEX AL P 11 3 4 0 0 1.000 .959 0.64 0.49 2.90 1.74 0 21.7 2002 31 TEX AL P 13 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.31 0.48 2.52 1.70 0 14.3 2006 35 CIN NL P 8 2 9 1 1 .917 .957 1.38 0.42 2.83 1.72 6 35.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 61 16 43 2 3 .967 .956 0.97 0.48 2.78 1.75 24 191.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 61 16 43 2 3 .967 .956 0.97 0.48 2.78 1.75 24 191
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Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

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2001 AL-13-5

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Transactions 

June 3, 1993: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 12th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1993.

April 1, 1997: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

April 8, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

October 17, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

November 10, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

October 16, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

January 25, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

June 19, 1999: Released by the Anaheim Angels.

June 23, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

January 9, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

April 25, 2000: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

May 6, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 18, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

December 13, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

August 22, 2001: Selected off waivers by the Texas Rangers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

May 31, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

June 6, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 15, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

November 19, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

July 29, 2003: Sent to the Cincinnati Reds by the Colorado Rockies as part of a conditional deal.

October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

February 19, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

July 11, 2004: Sent to the Florida Marlins by the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

February 28, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

April 3, 2005: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

April 5, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

February 20, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

November 22, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998Arizona Diamondbacks$170,000
2001Toronto Blue Jays$200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$370,000

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