Mike Thompson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: September 6, 1949 in Denver, CO us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 15th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ponca City HS (Ponca City, OK) and the Washington Senators in the 3rd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ponca City HS (Ponca City, OK).

High School: Ponca City HS (Ponca City, OK)

Schools: Nebraska Wesleyan University (Lincoln, NE), Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)

Debut: May 19, 1971 (Age 21-255d, 13,127th in major league history)
vs. BAL 7.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 9 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: September 5, 1975 (Age 25-364d)
vs. LAD 7.0 IP, 6 H, 7 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Michael Wayne Thompson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

ERA

4.86

164.2

113

WHIP

1.737

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
1967	17	WSA-min	A-	2	5	.286	3.76	10	10		3	1		55.0	45	32	23	3	45	0	37	1	0	9				1.636	7.4	0.5	7.4	6.1	0.82	GEN NYPL
1968	18	WSA-min	A	7	13	.350	4.27	29	23		9	0		156.0	141	93	74	3	106	1	136	6	1	42				1.583	8.1	0.2	6.1	7.8	1.28	SBY WCRS
1969	19	WSA-min	A,WRk	9	6	.600	2.46	21	16		6	2	3	106.0	68	42	29	2	78	0	89	4	1	7				1.377	5.8	0.2	6.6	7.6	1.14	BRL,SNR CARL,FLIS
1970	20	WSA-min	AA,AAA	5	11	.313	5.85	24	21		6	1	0	123.0	117	87	80	10	91	2	109	4	0	12				1.691	8.6	0.7	6.7	8.0	1.20	PFD,DEN EL,AA
1971	21	WSA-min	AAA	5	3	.625	4.20	11	9		3	1	0	60.0	55	35	28	2	29	1	50	0	0	2				1.400	8.3	0.3	4.4	7.5	1.72	DEN AA
1971	21	WSA	AL	1	6	.143	4.86	16	12	0	0	0	0	66.2	53	39	36	3	54	2	41	3	0	6	301	68	4.37	1.605	7.2	0.4	7.3	5.5	0.76

1972	22	TEX-min	AAA	6	8	.429	4.10	20	18		4	1	0	112.0	96	59	51	7	64	1	88	5	0	12				1.429	7.7	0.6	5.1	7.1	1.38	DEN AA
1973	23	STL-min	AAA	7	7	.500	2.82	20	19		4	2	0	99.0	88	44	31	3	67	1	92	1	0	8				1.566	8.0	0.3	6.1	8.4	1.37	TUL AA
1973	23	STL	NL	0	0		0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.0	1	0	0	0	5	0	3	0	0	0	18		4.82	1.500	2.3	0.0	11.3	6.8	0.60
1974	24	STL-min	AAA	5	4	.556	3.55	10	10		5	2	0	71.0	56	31	28	0	43	3	78	2	1	6				1.394	7.1	0.0	5.5	9.9	1.81	TUL AA
1974	24	TOT	NL	0	3	.000	5.53	20	5	3	0	0	0	42.1	44	26	26	1	37	4	27	2	1	4	194	67	4.37	1.913	9.4	0.2	7.9	5.7	0.73
1974	24	STL	NL	0	3	.000	5.63	19	4	3	0	0	0	38.1	37	24	24	1	35	4	25	2	1	4	174	64	4.51	1.878	8.7	0.2	8.2	5.9	0.71
1974	24	ATL	NL	0	0		4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	7	2	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	20	92	3.08	2.250	15.8	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00
1975	25	ATL	NL	0	6	.000	4.70	16	10	1	0	0	0	51.2	60	32	27	2	32	0	42	0	2	5	240	81	3.32	1.781	10.5	0.3	5.6	7.3	1.31
1976	26	CIN-min	AAA	5	7	.417	3.97	21	18		2	1	0	93.0	76	46	41	5	68	2	73	1	1	6				1.548	7.4	0.5	6.6	7.1	1.07	INA AA
4 Yrs				1	15	.063	4.86	54	29	4	0	0	0	164.2	158	97	89	6	128	6	113	5	3	15	753	74	4.05	1.737	8.6	0.3	7.0	6.2	0.88
162 Game Avg.				1	12	.063	4.86	44	24	3	0	0	0	135	129	79	73	5	105	5	93	4	2	12	617	74	4.05	1.737	8.6	0.3	7.0	6.2	0.88

ATL (2 yrs)				0	6	.000	4.69	17	11	1	0	0	0	55.2	67	34	29	2	34	0	44	0	2	5	260	82	3.30	1.814	10.8	0.3	5.5	7.1	1.29
STL (2 yrs)				0	3	.000	5.10	21	6	3	0	0	0	42.1	38	24	24	1	40	4	28	2	1	4	192	72	4.54	1.843	8.1	0.2	8.5	6.0	0.70
WSA (1 yr)				1	6	.143	4.86	16	12	0	0	0	0	66.2	53	39	36	3	54	2	41	3	0	6	301	68	4.37	1.605	7.2	0.4	7.3	5.5	0.76

NL (3 yrs)				0	9	.000	4.87	38	17	4	0	0	0	98.0	105	58	53	3	74	4	72	2	3	9	452	77	3.84	1.827	9.6	0.3	6.8	6.6	0.97
AL (1 yr)				1	6	.143	4.86	16	12	0	0	0	0	66.2	53	39	36	3	54	2	41	3	0	6	301	68	4.37	1.605	7.2	0.4	7.3	5.5	0.76

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