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Mike Sullivan
Michael Joseph Sullivan (Big Mike)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 210 lb.
School Boston University

Debut June 17, 1889
Final Game October 12, 1899
Born October 23, 1866 in Boston, MA
Died June 14, 1906 in Boston, MA

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1889 22 WHS NL   0   3   9   3   3   0   6  0   41.0   47   47   33   2   32   15   3   7   187       0  7.24  3.94   54 1.927
 1890 23 CHC NL   5   6  12  12  10   0   0  0   96.0  108   77   49   3   58   33   0   6     0       0  4.59  3.63   79 1.729
 1891 24 TOT      1   4   5   5   5   0   0  0   42.0   41   32   16   2   18   18   0   5     0       0  3.43  3.48  101 1.405
         PHA AA   0   2   2   2   2   0   0  0   18.0   17   13    7   2   10    7   0   0     0       0  3.50  3.83  109 1.500
         NYG NL   1   2   3   3   3   0   0  0   24.0   24   19    9   0    8   11   0   5     0       0  3.38  3.21   95 1.333
 1892 25 CIN NL  12   4  21  16  15   0   5  0  166.3  179   90   57   8   74   56   0  10     0       0  3.08  3.25  105 1.521
 1893 26 CIN NL   8  11  27  18  14   0   9  1  183.7  200  146  103   5  103   40   0   6     0       0  5.05  4.80   95 1.650
 1894 27 TOT NL   8  15  33  23  20   0   9  1  208.3  294  216  150  14  121   40   0  15     0       0  6.48  5.35   83 1.992
         WHS NL   2  10  20  12  11   0   8  1  117.7  166  134   86  10   74   21   0   8     0       0  6.58  5.26   80 2.040
         CLV NL   6   5  13  11   9   0   1  0   90.7  128   82   64   4   47   19   0   7     0       0  6.35  5.47   86 1.930
 1895 28 CLV NL   1   2   4   3   2   0   1  0   31.0   42   34   29   1   16    5   0   3     0       0  8.42  5.02   60 1.871
 1896 29 NYG NL  10  13  25  22  18   0   3  0  185.3  188  131   96   3   71   42   0  11     0       0  4.66  4.18   90 1.397
 1897 30 NYG NL   8   7  23  16  11   1   7  2  148.7  183  113   84   6   71   35  14  13     0       0  5.09  4.14   81 1.709
 1899 32 BSN NL   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  0    9.0   10    6    5   1    4    1   1   0     0       0  5.00  4.16   83 1.556
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .454  54  65 160 119  99   1  40  4 1111.3 1292  892  622  45  568  285  18  76   187       0  5.04  4.30   85 1.674
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  15  38  29  24   0   9  0  270.7  314  217  151  10  138   69   4  18    45   0   0  5.04  4.30   85 1.674
 Career High     12  15  33  23  20   1   9  2  208.3  294  216  150  14  121   56  14  15   187   0   0  3.08  5.35  105 1.397

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1889 22 WHS NL   9   19    2    1   0  0   0    0   0      1   2  .053  .143  .053  -43    1               1    
 1890 23 CHC NL  12   40    1    5   1  0   0    7   0      2  12  .125  .167  .150   -9    6               0    
 1891 24 TOT      5   17    3    2   0  0   0    0   1      0   5  .118  .118  .118  -32    2               0    
         PHA AA   2    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0               0    
         NYG NL   3   10    3    2   0  0   0    0   1      0   0  .200  .200  .200   19    2               0    
 1892 25 CIN NL  21   74    5   13   1  1   0    5   0      0  17  .176  .187  .216   22   16               1    
 1893 26 CIN NL  27   79    7   16   2  0   1    7   2      2   9  .203  .222  .266   28   21               0    
 1894 27 TOT NL  33  101   10   22   2  2   1   15   0      4  20  .218  .248  .307   33   31               0    
         WHS NL  20   57    4    9   1  1   1    7   0      2  11  .158  .186  .263    9   15               0    
         CLV NL  13   44    6   13   1  1   0    8   0      2   9  .295  .326  .364   63   16               0    
 1895 28 CLV NL   4   15    2    2   1  0   0    1   0      0   3  .133  .133  .200  -17    3   0           0    
 1896 29 NYG NL  25   77   10   16   1  0   0    5   0      1  14  .208  .228  .221   20   17   2           1    
 1897 30 NYG NL  23   66    6   18   1  0   0    8   0      2      .273  .294  .288   56   19   0           0    
 1899 32 BSN NL   1    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      1      .333  .500  .333  122    1   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     160  491   46   96   9  3   2   48   3  0  13  82  .196  .221  .238   23  117   2   0   0   3   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        497   47   97   9  3   2   49   3  0  13  83  .196  .221  .238   23  118   2   0   0   3   0
 Career High     33  101   10   22   2  2   1   15   2  0   4  20                          31   2   0   0   1   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1889 22 WHS NL   21   18    0   0.0    91| .053  .265| .143  .336| .053  .362| .196  .698| -43  .000  -3.6  -0.4     
 1890 23 CHC NL   42   35    1   0.8    91| .125  .264| .167  .341| .150  .357| .317  .698|  -9  .046  -5.8  -0.6     
 1891 24 TOT      17   15    0   0.0    89| .118  .260| .118  .337| .118  .352| .236  .689| -32  .000  -2.9  -0.3     
         PHA AA    7    7    0   0.0    94| .000  .266| .000  .350| .000  .359| .000  .709|-100  .000  -1.9  -0.2     
         NYG NL   10    8    0   0.0    85| .200  .255| .200  .328| .200  .347| .400  .676|  19  .000  -1.1  -0.1     
 1892 25 CIN NL   75   61    3   1.3    80| .176  .250| .187  .324| .216  .335| .403  .659|  22  .130  -7.4  -0.8     
 1893 26 CIN NL   81   63    5   2.1   108| .203  .288| .222  .367| .266  .393| .488  .759|  28  .174  -8.7  -0.8     
 1894 27 TOT NL  105   79    8   2.6   127| .218  .316| .248  .387| .307  .445| .555  .832|  33  .182 -12.0  -1.1     
         WHS NL   59   48    3   1.6   124| .158  .312| .186  .383| .263  .439| .449  .822|   9  .084  -9.0  -0.8     
         CLV NL   46   31    5   4.2   130| .295  .321| .326  .393| .364  .452| .690  .845|  63  .343  -2.9  -0.3     
 1895 28 CLV NL   15   13    0   0.0   117| .133  .310| .133  .377| .200  .419| .333  .795| -17  .000  -2.7  -0.3     
 1896 29 NYG NL   81   63    4   1.6   105| .208  .294| .228  .358| .221  .392| .449  .750|  20  .122  -9.0  -0.9     
 1897 30 NYG NL   68   48    6   3.2   105| .273  .295| .294  .358| .288  .392| .582  .750|  56  .328  -4.3  -0.4     
 1899 32 BSN NL    4    2    1  12.9   107| .333  .301| .500  .364| .333  .392| .833  .756| 122  .882   0.2   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      509  397   28   1.8   104| .196  .287| .221  .358| .238  .390| .459  .748|  23  .148 -56.1  -5.6     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1889 22 WHS NL P 9 3 7 4 0 .714 .909 1.11 1.93 2.20 2.22 3 41.0 1890 23 CHC NL P 12 8 16 2 2 .923 .899 2.00 2.01 2.25 2.24 12 96.0 1891 24 TOT P 5 1 8 2 0 .818 .909 1.80 2.04 1.93 2.42 5 42.0 PHA AA P 2 0 3 1 0 .750 .909 1.50 2.15 1.50 2.60 2 18.0 NYG NL P 3 1 5 1 0 .857 .909 2.00 1.97 2.25 2.29 3 24.0 1892 25 CIN NL P 21 3 31 6 1 .850 .902 1.62 2.17 1.84 2.49 16 166.3 1893 26 CIN NL P 27 11 40 10 4 .836 .912 1.89 2.07 2.50 2.50 18 183.7 1894 27 TOT NL P 33 8 35 5 0 .896 .913 1.30 1.74 1.86 2.18 23 208.4 WHS NL P 20 5 21 4 0 .867 .912 1.30 1.74 1.99 2.18 12 117.7 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 0 1 CLV NL P 13 3 14 1 0 .944 .914 1.31 1.74 1.69 2.18 11 90.7 1895 28 CLV NL P 4 1 5 1 0 .857 .923 1.50 2.00 1.74 2.53 3 31.0 1896 29 NYG NL P 25 8 45 6 2 .898 .915 2.12 2.20 2.57 2.72 22 185.3 1897 30 NYG NL P 23 4 39 6 2 .878 .921 1.87 2.10 2.60 2.55 16 148.7 1899 32 BSN NL P 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.20 1.00 2.70 1 9.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1894 27 WHS NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 0 1 1889 22 WHS NL P 9 3 7 4 0 .714 .909 1.11 1.93 2.20 2.22 3 41.0 1890 23 CHC NL P 12 8 16 2 2 .923 .899 2.00 2.01 2.25 2.24 12 96.0 1891 24 TOT P 5 1 8 2 0 .818 .909 1.80 2.04 1.93 2.42 5 42.0 PHA AA P 2 0 3 1 0 .750 .909 1.50 2.15 1.50 2.60 2 18.0 NYG NL P 3 1 5 1 0 .857 .909 2.00 1.97 2.25 2.29 3 24.0 1892 25 CIN NL P 21 3 31 6 1 .850 .902 1.62 2.17 1.84 2.49 16 166.3 1893 26 CIN NL P 27 11 40 10 4 .836 .912 1.89 2.07 2.50 2.50 18 183.7 1894 27 TOT NL P 33 8 35 5 0 .896 .913 1.30 1.74 1.86 2.18 23 208.4 WHS NL P 20 5 21 4 0 .867 .912 1.30 1.74 1.99 2.18 12 117.7 CLV NL P 13 3 14 1 0 .944 .914 1.31 1.74 1.69 2.18 11 90.7 1895 28 CLV NL P 4 1 5 1 0 .857 .923 1.50 2.00 1.74 2.53 3 31.0 1896 29 NYG NL P 25 8 45 6 2 .898 .915 2.12 2.20 2.57 2.72 22 185.3 1897 30 NYG NL P 23 4 39 6 2 .878 .921 1.87 2.10 2.60 2.55 16 148.7 1899 32 BSN NL P 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.20 1.00 2.70 1 9.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total P* 160 48 226 42 11 .867 .912 1.71 2.03 119 1111.3 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 0 1 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 161 48 226 42 11 .867 .912 1.70 2.03
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Won-Loss %
1892 NL-.750-1

Hits Allowed/9IP
1896 NL-9.13-3

Saves
1893 NL-1-6
1894 NL-1-9
1897 NL-2-3

Home Runs Allow.
1894 NL-14-10

Wild Pitches
1894 NL-15-6
1896 NL-11-9
1897 NL-13-7

Games Finished
1889 NL-6-3
1892 NL-5-10
1893 NL-9-2
1894 NL-9-5
1897 NL-7-4

Black Ink: Pitching - 3 (545) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 14 (1250) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1467) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

November 17, 1893: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Washington Senators for Dummy Hoy.

August 15, 1894: Released by the Washington Senators.

August 17, 1894: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Spiders.


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