#25 Mike Sheffield, Catcher, 26 yrs, Connecticut Thunder
Tuesday, 10/29/2010 |
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| Mike Sheffield
9/17/1984
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England
5"9
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Catcher
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R
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Average
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 5,000,000
2013
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
170 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 92 | 59 | 79 | 66 | 62 |
| Versus LHP | 93 | 59 | 79 | 67 | 62 |
| Versus RHP | 91 | 59 | 79 | 66 | 62 |
| Talent | 85 | 55 | 86 | 60 | 55 |
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C : 40 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 70
Infield Arm : 24
Outfield Arm : 12
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/23 | BOS | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 9/24 | BOS | W 9-3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #4 | PoG | |
| 9/25 | BOS | W 9-7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
| 9/26 | NY | W 6-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 9/27 | NY | W 12-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 9/29 | NY | L 3-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 10/2 | @CLE | L 8-12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
| 10/3 | @CLE | L 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 10/5 | CLE | W 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 10/6 | CLE | L 4-13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| | 145 | 555 | 183 | 34 | 3 | 31 | 122 | 118 | 70 | 87 | .330 | .404 | .569 | .973 | 1.028 | .240 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| | 137 | 631 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 316 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 85.7 | 129.7 | 8.9 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 133 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .359 | .474 | .833 |
| vs. RHP | 422 | 146 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 101 | 94 | 54 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .418 | .600 | 1.018 |
| Close/Late | 60 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .433 | .493 | .883 | 1.376 |
| Scoring Position | 152 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 87 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .401 | .484 | .632 | 1.115 |
| Pinch Hitting | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 70 | 267 | 99 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 64 | 60 | 31 | 40 | .371 | .435 | .625 | 1.061 |
| Road | 75 | 288 | 84 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 58 | 58 | 39 | 47 | .292 | .376 | .517 | .893 |
| March/April | 25 | 101 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 14 | .327 | .415 | .545 | .960 |
| May | 25 | 95 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 15 | .347 | .410 | .558 | .967 |
| June | 24 | 83 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 19 | .313 | .392 | .639 | 1.030 |
| July | 23 | 88 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 13 | .364 | .429 | .591 | 1.019 |
| August | 27 | 106 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 14 | .321 | .379 | .557 | .936 |
| Sept/Oct | 21 | 82 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | .305 | .402 | .537 | .939 |
| Postseason | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .176 | .176 | .353 | .529 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2004 | 163 | 576 | 143 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 79 | 67 | 61 | 3 | 8 | 101 | 9 | 5 | .248 | .319 | .351 | .670 | CON |
| 2005 | 162 | 632 | 175 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 84 | 93 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 87 | 11 | 4 | .277 | .333 | .443 | .776 | CON,NL |
| 2006 | 134 | 536 | 169 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 112 | 94 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 13 | 5 | .315 | .379 | .532 | .910 | CT |
| 2007 | 162 | 626 | 193 | 25 | 2 | 32 | 123 | 112 | 61 | 5 | 9 | 98 | 10 | 8 | .308 | .369 | .508 | .877 | CT,NL |
| 2008 | 162 | 615 | 174 | 30 | 2 | 24 | 96 | 103 | 49 | 4 | 7 | 98 | 13 | 5 | .283 | .336 | .455 | .792 | CT |
| 2009 | 151 | 558 | 155 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 87 | 97 | 61 | 3 | 5 | 81 | 6 | 3 | .278 | .349 | .409 | .758 | CT |
| 2010 | 145 | 555 | 183 | 34 | 3 | 31 | 122 | 118 | 70 | 2 | 4 | 87 | 12 | 2 | .330 | .404 | .569 | .973 | CT,NL |
| Total | 1079 | 4098 | 1192 | 160 | 13 | 177 | 703 | 684 | 404 | 27 | 41 | 627 | 74 | 32 | .291 | .355 | .466 | .821 | |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2006 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
| 2007 | 16 | 63 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .338 | .492 | .830 |
| 2008 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 |
| 2010 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .353 | .529 |
| Total | 33 | 127 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | .228 | .279 | .394 | .673 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Catcher | 111 | 107 | 793 | 78 | 0 | 884 | 13 | .985 | 962.2 | 8.26 | 1 | 211 | 70 | 33.2 |
| Shortstop | 16 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 46 | 2 | .957 | 133.1 | 3.11 | | | | |
| Leftfield | 9 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | 83.1 | 1.51 | | | | |
| Centerfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 2.00 | | | | |
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Played for England in the 2004 World Cup...
Drafted in 4th round, 60th overall pick, by Connecticut in 2004...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/6/2004, off Carlos Zamorano (BOS)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/8/2004, off Dan Reyes (DET)...
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game...
Won NL and Overall Silver Slugger Award at C in 2005 with 24 HRs...
Played for England in the 2006 World Cup...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/2006, hitting .414 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
Injured on 6/28/2006 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks...
Was selected to the 2006 Allstar game...
Won NL and Overall Squatter AWard in 2006...
Won NL and Overall Silver Slugger Award at C in 2006 with 33 HRs...
Selected to the All-ABL 1st Team at C in 2006...
2/1/2007: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,642,857 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game...
Won World Championship with Connecticut in 2007...
Won NL and Overall Silver Slugger Award at C in 2007 with 32 HRs...
Won NL and Overall Squatter Award in 2007...
Selected to the All-ABL 1st Team at C in 2007...
2/1/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,642,857 through salary arbitration...
Played for England in the 2008 World Cup...
Won NL and Overall Silver Slugger Award at C in 2008 with 24 HRs...
1/31/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,642,857 through salary arbitration...
5/31/2009: Signed a contract extension with Connecticut, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Injured on 7/5/2009 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week...
Hit for the cycle against Minnesota on 5/11/2010...
Was selected to the 2010 Allstar game...
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 8/11/2010...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG
2006 - .532 - 6th
| OPS
2006 - .910 - 9th
| Homeruns
2006 - 33 - 6th
2007 - 32 - 5th
| RBI
2007 - 123 - 3rd
| Runs
2007 - 112 - 6th
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BB
2004 - 61 - 10th
2007 - 61 - 9th
2009 - 61 - 8th
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