P John Mitchell #25
Chicago Cougars FABL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/02/1963
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P JOHN MITCHELL #25 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
15 10 6-1 1 3.04 83.0 64 5 25 46 1.07 1.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 3 3 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 -
Slider 2 -
Curveball 2 -
Changeup 4 -
Sinker 2 -
Splitter 2 -
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 4
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 5
Defense 4
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/28/1963 MON Win, 11-8 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 Save
08/27/1963 MON Loss, 4-7 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1963 LAS Loss, 2-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1963 @ CIN Loss, 1-2 X 10.0 7 1 1 2 7
08/11/1963 @ LAS Loss, 9-15 X 4.2 5 7 7 4 2
08/03/1963 SFS Loss, 1-7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/1963 SFS Win, 11-5 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
07/28/1963 TOR Win, 4-0 X 9.0 5 0 0 2 5 Win
07/21/1963 @ NYI Win, 10-4 X 9.0 8 4 4 0 4 Win
07/14/1963 @ TOR Win, 11-2 X 8.0 6 2 2 2 5 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/14/1937
Born in:Bound Brook, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 7"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$45,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 149 Days
Service This Yr:91 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 132 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1955, 8th Pick in Round 4
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 15 10 6 1 1 3.04 83.0 64 28 28 5 25 46 4 40.0 2 6 60.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 5 2 9.76 6.94 4.99 2.71 3.70 1.07 88 1.5 .240        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 121 25 4 0 2 7 13 28 0 2 1 .207 .289 .289 .578      
vs. RHB 176 39 5 0 3 21 12 18 0 2 0 .222 .271 .301 .572      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 1  
May 1 1 1 0 0 1.08 8.1 7 1 1 0 4 5  
June 3 3 1 1 0 3.52 23.0 19 9 9 1 8 15  
July 4 4 4 0 0 2.81 32.0 26 10 10 2 5 16  
August 7 2 0 0 1 3.66 19.2 12 8 8 2 8 10  
Spring Training 5 0 1 1 0 12.27 3.2 5 5 5 2 1 2  
Last Year 32 32 11 10 0 4.23 217.0 226 114 102 28 74 97  
2 Years Ago 13 13 8 3 0 3.74 86.2 84 42 36 11 31 45  
Career 149 144 57 44 1 4.10 976.0 922 489 445 123 368 611  
Home 8 3 3 0 1 1.24 29.0 15 4 4 0 6 13  
Road 7 7 3 1 0 4.00 54.0 49 24 24 5 19 33  
Grass 15 10 6 1 1 3.04 83.0 64 28 28 5 25 46  
Day 13 8 5 0 1 2.70 66.2 46 20 20 5 18 35  
Night 2 2 1 1 0 4.41 16.1 18 8 8 0 7 11  
As Starter 10 10 6 1 0 3.23 78.0 64 28 28 5 23 45  
As Reliever / Substitution 5 0 0 0 1 0.00 5.0 0 0 0 0 2 1  
CENTURY LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 9 6 5 1 0 1.41 51.0 41 9 8 4 16 25 0 0.0 0 6 100.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 3 3 10.06 7.24 4.41 2.82 3.41 1.12 94 0.8 .236        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 69 18 1 1 1 3 7 8 0 0 0 .261 .329 .348 .677      
vs. RHB 116 23 3 1 3 6 9 17 1 0 0 .198 .254 .319 .573      
CENTURY LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 3 3 0 0 1.25 21.2 13 3 3 1 4 11  
May 4 1 1 0 0 1.80 15.0 15 3 3 2 5 4  
June 2 2 1 1 0 1.26 14.1 13 3 2 1 7 10  
2 Years Ago 12 12 5 4 0 3.93 75.2 73 47 33 6 24 49  
Career 24 21 11 6 0 2.74 144.1 127 61 44 12 45 84  
Home 7 4 3 1 0 1.45 37.1 28 7 6 4 11 20  
Road 2 2 2 0 0 1.32 13.2 13 2 2 0 5 5  
Grass 9 6 5 1 0 1.41 51.0 41 9 8 4 16 25  
Day 1 1 1 0 0 2.57 7.0 5 2 2 0 2 3  
Night 8 5 4 1 0 1.23 44.0 36 7 6 4 14 22  
As Starter 6 6 5 1 0 1.05 42.2 34 6 5 2 14 23  
As Reliever / Substitution 3 0 0 0 0 3.24 8.1 7 3 3 2 2 2  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1958 Chicago - FABL 21 30 30 14 10 0 4.34 201.0 196 103 97 25 75 148 5 2 1.35 .288 4.06 2.5 92
1959 Chicago - FABL 22 33 33 11 13 0 4.17 237.2 210 119 110 32 99 174 7 0 1.30 .261 4.53 2.3 101
1960 Chicago - FABL 23 26 26 7 7 0 4.30 150.2 142 83 72 22 64 101 2 0 1.37 .267 5.03 1.1 105
1961 Chicago - FABL 24 13 13 8 3 0 3.74 86.2 84 42 36 11 31 45 3 1 1.33 .267 4.65 1.0 120
1962 Chicago - FABL 25 32 32 11 10 0 4.23 217.0 226 114 102 28 74 97 6 1 1.38 .276 5.11 1.4 106
1963 Chicago - FABL 26 15 10 6 1 1 3.04 83.0 64 28 28 5 25 46 4 2 1.07 .240 3.70 1.5 138
Total FABL 149 144 57 44 1 4.10 976.0 922 489 445 123 368 611 27 6 1.32 .270 4.58 9.8 105
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1954 Total - 17 16 9 5 1 0 2.00 72.0 56 19 16 2 24 93 0 0 1.11 .280 2.02 2.9 100
1955 Total - 18 11 7 4 0 0 1.79 50.1 38 12 10 1 18 74 0 0 1.11 .282 1.59 2.4 100
1955 La Crosse - C 18 7 0 0 0 1 0.00 13.1 7 0 0 0 5 14 0 0 0.90 .219 1.65 0.5 999
1955 San Jose - B 18 4 4 3 1 0 1.74 31.0 26 6 6 1 4 25 0 0 0.97 .272 2.06 0.9 171
1955 Rockford - A 18 12 6 3 4 1 7.27 43.1 50 36 35 9 17 40 0 0 1.55 .325 4.91 0.1 59
1956 Rockford - A 19 4 4 2 1 0 1.95 27.2 23 8 6 1 11 17 1 1 1.23 .262 3.20 0.6 201
1956 Little Rock - AA 19 6 6 3 0 0 3.73 41.0 44 21 17 6 12 29 3 1 1.37 .304 4.54 0.7 131
1957 Little Rock - AA 20 4 4 1 1 0 2.57 28.0 29 8 8 2 8 16 2 1 1.32 .307 4.14 0.7 198
1960 Milwaukee - AAA 23 3 3 1 1 0 1.53 17.2 13 5 3 2 5 10 0 0 1.02 .212 3.72 0.2 247
1961 Little Rock - AA 24 5 5 3 1 0 1.55 40.2 24 7 7 2 8 25 3 1 0.79 .191 2.43 1.6 272
1961 Milwaukee - AAA 24 12 12 5 4 0 3.93 75.2 73 47 33 6 24 49 0 0 1.28 .275 3.40 1.6 100
1963 Milwaukee - AAA 26 9 6 5 1 0 1.41 51.0 41 9 8 4 16 25 0 0 1.12 .236 3.41 0.8 257
Total DIX 15 15 7 2 0 2.63 109.2 97 36 32 10 28 70 8 3 1.14 .265 3.66 181.4
Total CL 24 21 11 6 0 2.74 144.1 127 61 44 12 45 84 0 0 1.19 .254 3.44 140.9
Total HL 16 10 5 5 1 5.20 71.0 73 44 41 10 28 57 1 1 1.42 .300 4.24 81.1
Total COW 4 4 3 1 0 1.74 31.0 26 6 6 1 4 25 0 0 0.97 .272 2.06 170.9
Total UMVA 7 0 0 0 1 0.00 13.1 7 0 0 0 5 14 0 0 0.90 .219 1.65 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1955 Rockford - A P 12 6 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 43.1 1.04 +0.0 .995
1955 San Jose - B P 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 31.0 0.00 +0.4 .000
1955 La Crosse - C P 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 13.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Little Rock - AA P 6 6 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 41.0 1.32 -0.1 1.204
1956 Rockford - A P 4 4 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 27.2 2.28 +0.5 1.332
1957 Little Rock - AA P 4 4 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 +0.5 1.012
1958 Chicago - MLB P 29 29 13 21 3 36 2 .944 201.0 1.52 +1.5 1.024
1959 Chicago - MLB P 33 33 10 19 2 29 0 1.000 237.2 1.10 +1.8 .956
1960 Chicago - MLB P 26 26 10 18 2 29 1 .966 150.2 1.67 +2.0 1.016
1960 Milwaukee - AAA P 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 .500 17.2 0.51 -0.7 .000
1961 Chicago - MLB P 13 13 3 9 0 15 3 .800 86.2 1.25 -1.0 .735
1961 Milwaukee - AAA P 12 12 5 7 1 15 3 .800 75.2 1.43 -1.6 .720
1961 Little Rock - AA P 5 5 1 0 0 3 2 .333 40.2 0.22 -0.5 .000
1962 Chicago - MLB P 32 32 16 24 2 40 0 1.000 217.0 1.66 +0.7 1.011
1963 Chicago - MLB P 15 10 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 83.0 0.98 +1.0 1.171
1963 Milwaukee - AAA P 9 6 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 51.0 1.06 +0.5 .993
TOTAL P 214 193 76 120 11 208 12 .942 1345.1 1.31 +5.1 .967
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1955 Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft out of high school (Pittston; Pittston, PA) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 4, Pick 8, 56th overall pick).
07/20/1955 Released by the Chicago organization.
07/25/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Little Rock Governors organization.
05/06/1956 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3 months.
07/20/1956 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Terre Haute Brewers with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/31/1956 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Nashville Chieftains with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/16/1956 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/21/1956 Injured (torn UCL),out for 15-16 months.
09/05/1957 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/20/1957 Injured (sprained elbow),out for 6 weeks.
09/23/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Little Rock Governors!
05/01/1958 Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award.
06/10/1958 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kansas City Kings with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/01/1958 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Sailors with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/10/1958 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/05/1958 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/14/1959 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/14/1960 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Chicago Cougars development complex.
05/10/1961 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/09/1961 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
03/07/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Chicago Cougars development complex.
09/19/1962 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Dallas Wranglers with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
03/15/1963 Outstandingly completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Chicago Cougars development complex.
06/08/1963 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Dallas Wranglers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/28/1963 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1959 33 10
1962 32 3
Year L Rank
1959 13 8
Year Win. % Rank
1958 .583 7
Year HRA Rank
1958 25 8
1959 32 3
1960 22 8
1962 28 4
Year K Rank
1959 174 6
Year BABIP Rank
1959 .261 5
1962 .276 5
Year K/BB Rank
1958 1.97 9
Year H/9 Rank
1959 7.95 5
Year K/9 Rank
1958 6.63 4
1959 6.59 4
Year CG Rank
1962 6 9
Year CGP Rank
1962 .188 9
Year SHO Rank
1958 2 8
1961 1 10
1962 1 8
Year GB% Rank
1962 0.52 10
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