John Mitchell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 165lb (188cm, 74kg)

Born: August 11, 1965 in Dickson, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 7th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from Overton HS (Nashville, TN).

High School: Overton HS (Nashville, TN)

Debut: September 8, 1986 (Age 21-028d, 15,256th in major league history)
vs. MON 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1990 (Age 25-050d)
vs. CLE 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Full Name: John Kyle Mitchell

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Relatives: Brother of Charlie Mitchell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

4.35

240.0

107

WHIP

1.521

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1983	17	BOS-min	A-	5	6	.455	4.90	16	10	5	2	1	0	75.1	78	57	41	11	41	4	72	0	0	3				1.580	9.3	1.3	4.9	8.6	1.76	ELM NYPL
1984	18	BOS-min	A	16	9	.640	3.14	27	27	0	4	0	0	183.2	160	84	64	9	66	2	109	5	2	21				1.230	7.8	0.4	3.2	5.3	1.65	WHV FLOR
1985	19	BOS-min	AA	12	8	.600	2.70	26	26	0	10	1	0	190.1	143	71	57	4	61	4	108	2	1	11				1.072	6.8	0.2	2.9	5.1	1.77	NBR EL
1986	20	NYM-min	AAA	12	9	.571	3.39	27	27	0	5	2	0	172.1	162	78	65	10	59	2	83	6	1	7				1.282	8.5	0.5	3.1	4.3	1.41	TID IL
1986	20	NYM	NL	0	1	.000	3.60	4	1	1	0	0	0	10.0	10	4	4	1	4	0	2	0	0	2	40	104	4.87	1.400	9.0	0.9	3.6	1.8	0.50
1987	21	NYM-min	AAA	3	2	.600	3.33	8	8	0	1	1	0	48.2	44	24	18	2	20	0	16	3	1	4				1.315	8.1	0.4	3.7	3.0	0.80	TID IL
1987	21	NYM	NL	3	6	.333	4.11	20	19	0	1	0	0	111.2	124	64	51	6	36	3	57	2	1	7	493	93	3.57	1.433	10.0	0.5	2.9	4.6	1.58
1988	22	NYM-min	AAA	10	9	.526	2.84	27	27	0	7	2	0	190.0	164	76	60	8	45	1	65	6	5	7				1.100	7.8	0.4	2.1	3.1	1.44	TID IL
1988	22	NYM	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5		3.77	3.000	18.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
1989	23	NYM-min	AAA	11	11	.500	3.03	26	26	0	7	2	0	178.1	169	78	60	5	57	2	86	4	2	8				1.267	8.5	0.3	2.9	4.3	1.51	TID IL
1989	23	NYM	NL	0	1	.000	6.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	7	2	0	4	1	4	0	0	1	17	63	4.10	2.333	9.0	0.0	12.0	12.0	1.00
1990	24	BAL-min	AAA	5	0	1.000	1.57	8	7	0	3	2	0	46.0	39	9	8	3	9	0	15	1	0	0				1.043	7.6	0.6	1.8	2.9	1.67	ROC IL
1990	24	BAL	AL	6	6	.500	4.64	24	17	2	0	0	0	114.1	133	63	59	7	48	3	43	3	0	3	509	82	4.19	1.583	10.5	0.6	3.8	3.4	0.90
1991	25	SEA-min	AAA	0	2	.000	7.88	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	17	10	7	2	2	0	1	0	0	1				2.375	19.1	2.3	2.3	1.1	0.50	CGY PCL
1993	27	BOS-min	AA	1	1	.500	1.04	8	1	4	0	0	1	17.1	15	2	2	0	2	0	8	0	3	2	67			0.981	7.8	0.0	1.0	4.2	4.00	NBR EL
1994	28	TEX-BOS-min	AAA,AA	3	9	.250	4.78	19	16	2	3	2	0	101.2	117	61	54	6	25	0	47	2	0	3	441			1.397	10.4	0.5	2.2	4.2	1.88	OKC,NBR AA,EL
1995	29	MON-min	AAA	0	1	.000	4.32	6	0	1	0	0	0	8.1	8	4	4	1	3	1	5	0	0	0	35			1.320	8.6	1.1	3.2	5.4	1.67	OTT IL
5 Yrs				9	14	.391	4.35	51	37	3	1	0	0	240.0	272	138	116	14	93	7	107	5	1	13	1064	88	3.93	1.521	10.2	0.5	3.5	4.0	1.15
162 Game Avg.				7	11	.391	4.35	39	29	2	1	0	0	185	210	107	90	11	72	5	83	4	1	10	822	88	3.93	1.521	10.2	0.5	3.5	4.0	1.15

NYM (4 yrs)				3	8	.273	4.08	27	20	1	1	0	0	125.2	139	75	57	7	45	4	64	2	1	10	555	93	3.69	1.464	10.0	0.5	3.2	4.6	1.42
BAL (1 yr)				6	6	.500	4.64	24	17	2	0	0	0	114.1	133	63	59	7	48	3	43	3	0	3	509	82	4.19	1.583	10.5	0.6	3.8	3.4	0.90

NL (4 yrs)				3	8	.273	4.08	27	20	1	1	0	0	125.2	139	75	57	7	45	4	64	2	1	10	555	93	3.69	1.464	10.0	0.5	3.2	4.6	1.42
AL (1 yr)				6	6	.500	4.64	24	17	2	0	0	0	114.1	133	63	59	7	48	3	43	3	0	3	509	82	4.19	1.583	10.5	0.6	3.8	3.4	0.90

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